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Resources for Discussion Class Hour on February 7, 2018

Sermon Title: Love God. Love People. But How? Text: 1 John 4:7-21 Click here to listen to or watch the sermon Download tonight’s complete study guide Brief summary (what’s the point of this text/sermon?) As you know, our theme for 2018 is Love God. Love People. Change the World. That’s easy enough to say, and it’s so obviously taught in Scripture that none of us would argue against its importance. But still, this question remains: we want to do it,…

January 2018 Philippines Mission Work Newsletter

The time is soon approaching when Bill Rayburn will be traveling to ACU along with a team of three ladies who will be working with the ladies in Pangasinan to equip them to better teach their children. Bill will be teaching a course on the Book of Revelation for students at ACU. The ladies will conduct a two-day “teach the teachers” workshop for teachers of children’s Bible classes throughout the region. Following the workshop on Monday and Tuesday, the ladies…

Resources for Discussion Class Hour on January 31, 2018

Sermon Title: God’s Covenant with You Text: Genesis 15:1-21 and Luke 22:14-23 (Please read) Click here to listen to or watch the sermon Download tonight’s complete study guide Brief summary (what’s the point of this text/sermon?) At the end of 2017 Chuck preached two sermons on key concepts that help us see the Bible’s storyline more clearly. The first focused on holiness and the second on glory. In this sermon we studied a third idea: covenant. In one sense, a…

Resources for Discussion Class Hour on January 24, 2018

Sermon Title: How to Grow a Loving Church Text: Romans 12:9-16 Click here to listen to or watch the sermon Download tonight’s complete study guide Brief summary (what’s the point of this text/sermon?): A study of 39 churches was done once to determine why some churches grow and some don’t. The conclusion? Growing churches have an attitude of love toward one another and toward those outside the church. Dale’s question in this sermon was: How do we grow a loving…

Resources for Discussion Class Hour on January 17, 2018

Sermon Title: Love God. Love People. Change the World. Text: Ephesians 3:20-21: “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Click here to listen to or watch the sermon Download tonight’s complete study guide. Brief summary (what’s the point of this text/sermon?): Every organization…

Resources for Discussion Class Hour on January 10, 2018

Sermon Title: Living in Unity and Peace Text: Psalm 133:1-3 Click here to review the sermon Download tonight’s complete study guide. Brief summary (what’s the point of this text/sermon?) David uses two analogies to describe why unity among brothers is both good and pleasant: (1) The anointing oil of the high priests; (2) The dew of Mount Hermon. He tells us that unity “is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard.”…

Resources for Discussion Class Hour on January 3, 2018

Sermon Title: Your Identity in Christ Text: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Click here to review the sermon Download tonight’s complete study guide. Brief summary (what’s the point of this text/sermon?) There’s a tendency for us as Christians to hide the things we’re struggling with, especially the sins that are often considered to be particularly “bad.” In 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Paul mentions many “bad” sins that these Christians had formerly practiced: sexual immorality, idolatry, homosexual practices, theft, drunkenness, etc. Many of these…