The Joy of Fellowship with Christ/Other Christians
Upper Room Discourse Series 11/02/2014 John 15:12-17 Take This To Heart The BSOP (Biblical Standard Operating Procedure) for All Believers is to Forge a “Growing Fellowship/ Friendship” with Christ and in His Name with Other Christians Our close friends will make us or break…
The Secret to Joy in the Christian Life Isn’t…a Secret
Upper Room Discourse Series 10/19/2014 John 15:7-11 Happiness < Joy Positive emotional feelings based on pleasant happenings/circumstances Joy > Happiness The inner contentment of the soul which is actively occupied with Jesus Christ-Who He is, what He has done and what He will do. Joy can be…
Abide in Christ
Tanglewood Bible Fellowship 10/12/2014 John 15:1-6 The Key to TBS: Abide in Christ Believers Are to Abide in Christ So We Can Bear Much Spiritual Fruit 15:1-5a Believers Are to Abide in Christ So We Can Avoid Spiritual Mediocrity/Divine Discipline 15:5b-6 Take This To Heart God is MORE…
Three Key Facts about the Rapture
Upper Room Discourse Series 10/5/2014 Three Key Facts about the Rapture Believers Need to Know 1st: Is the Rapture Really Taught in Scripture? John 14:1-3 Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare…
The Dangers of Observation and Interpretation (Apart from Context and Correlation)
John 6:53-54 The Dangers of Observation and Interpretation (Apart from Context and Correlation) John 6:53-43: Radical (Attention Getting) Statement Which Could Be Interpreted in Different Ways unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. He who…
What True Biblical Spirituality Does NOT Look Like
John 13-17 The Upper Room Discourse 8/10/2014 John 13:21-30 What True Biblical Spirituality Does NOT Look Like Take This To Heart General Principle Good-Good Works, Including True Full Spiritual Servanthood are the FRUIT Not the ROOT, the EFFECT Not the CAUSE of Salvation. Specific Case Going to…
What TBS (True Biblical Spirituality) Looks Like
John 13-17 Upper Room Discourse Study 8/3/2014 John 13:1-20 What TBS (True Biblical Spirituality) Looks Like The Upper Room Discourse at a Glance Take This To Heart Fact: The Ultimate Pattern for True Biblical Spirituality/Fellowship with the Lord is Given to Us by Jesus When He Washed the…