Gideon Pt 4
Gideon pt 4 Last week we ended with Gideon and his 300 brave soldiers surrounding the Mennonite army of 135,000. They let lamps and blue trumpets and caused the Midianite army to panic and start killing each other and confusion. They also chased them and captured some of their leaders. Along the way, Gideon and […]
Gideon Pt 3
Gideon Pt 3 Judges 7:1-25 A very brief summary of what we’ve studied so far: Gideon is an Israelite, who is nothing special on his own. His people are under oppression from the Midianites for the last seven years. They are this way because they have fallen away from God. Gideon is chosen to Help […]
Gideon Pt 2
Gideon Pt 2 Last week we went over: Throughout Israel’s history, they have times of following the Lord, and times when they fall away. When they fall away, God allows Israel to be taken into oppression from neighboring groups. We are going to start here in Gideons time which Israel has been oppressed by the […]
PERSONAL RENEWAL
PERSONAL RENEWAL Romans 12:1-2; Phil. 3:13-14 OPEN IT: Give us a definition of who you are in seven words or less. DIG INTO IT: a) Why is personal sacrifice considered an act of worship?b) What should be evident in the lives of those who have had their minds renewed? a) Do these promises to Israel […]
Gideon Pt 1
Gideon Intro: Discuss studying men of the Bible. Throughout Israel’s history, they have times of following the Lord, and times when they fall away. When they fall away, God allows Israel to be taken into oppression from neighboring groups. We are going to start here in Gideons time which Israel has been oppressed by the […]
God Placed Eternity in the Heart
There’s a verse that I refer to all the time in the Bible, and it’s actually the first four words of the Bible, “In the beginning God…” Last week we went over that and I explained why I say that all the time. There’s another verse that I have referred to many times. I have […]
In the Beginning God…revisited…
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God… -What is a worldview? Everybody has a lens in which they view life. One view, which nobody can ignore, is called a secular worldview. Every person is engulfed in this every day. You cannot avoid it. Every TV show, every newspaper, every social media has most, if not all […]
What is a modern man made god?
Today’s topic is about AI and Christians. Does everybody know what AI is? According to one of the creators of AI, Google cofounder, Larry Page, “the ultimate goal of the race to build artificial intelligence is to create a “digital God.“ This is a silicon based life form that would understand everything in the world… […]
OUTREACH
Acts 13:1-12 OPEN IT: When was the last time you did something new and exciting? Tell us about it. DIG INTO IT: 1. Read Acts 13:1-3 and answer the following questions: 1. Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought […]
The Gecko is “Designed” to Climb
Tonight we have a pretty fun, apologetics illustration of creation versus evolution. There are a lot of these examples, but I happen to find this one the other day. I’m sure everybody here knows what a gecko lizard is. And you probably know that a gecko lizard can run across the floor really fast, but […]