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Helpful PowerPoint Slides The following are simply some slides that we believe are helpful in understanding God’s Word and how to apply it in our lives. We will add more from time to time.

Bible Study & Discipleship

Bible Books to Read Early Genesis John Romans Ephesians James

Fundamental Beliefs (DIMES) Deity of Christ Inerrancy of Scripture Miracles (and Virgin Birth) Eventual Return of Christ (and Bodily Resurrection of Saints) Substitutionary Atonement

Purposes of the Law 1. Shows us our sin (Gal 3:24) 2. Restrains evil people (1 Tim 1:8-11) 3. Guides us in godly living (Ps 119:11).

Discipleship

The New Testament speaks of Disciple: Christian: • 3 • 269 Jesus told us to make disciples — and to be disciples. He didn’t tell us to ―be‖ Christians. Prayer: ―Lord, I give myself to You . . . to be Your disciple.‖

2 Timothy 3:16-17 Source unknown--researching

How to Have Peace w/ God John 17:3 Heb 11:1 hearing knowing faith Rom 10:17 ≈ hope John 15:11 John 14:27 1 Cor 13:13 joy love peace other obey fruit John 14:21 Gal 5:22-23

3 Aspects of Salvation: 1. Past Regeneration 2. Present Sanctification 3. Future Glorification Philippians 1:6, 2 Cor 1:10, etc

The Love of God 1. Intra-trinitarian love 2. Love of creation 3. Love for people 4. Love for the elect 5. Love for the obedient D. A. Carson’s The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God

Jesus spells love O-B-E-Y John 14:15 John 14:21 John 14:23 John 14:24

Fruit of the Spirit How’s Your Love -life? Love Love exulting Joy My Heart Peace Love reposing Longsuffering Longsuffering: Passive Gentleness My Neighbor Goodness Longsuffering: Active Faith Faith toward God Meekness My God Self-Control Faith in the life

Fruit of the Spirit  Love “Being”  Joy emphasis  Peace  Longsuffering - patience  Gentleness - kindness  Goodness “Doing”  Faithfulness - faith emphasis  Meekness  Self-Control - temperance

WORRY Worry manifests fear. Worry is not an emotion. Worry numbs our emotions. We worry so we won’t have to fear, grieve, or blame.

Emotional Distress Future Blame Past Present Self Guilt Fear Other Grief Anger (Worry) Unknown Anxiety

Getting Back on Track (Repenting) Confess - 1 John 1:8-10 Prov 28:13 Yield - Rom 6:11-13 Trust - Eph 5:18 1 John 5 14-15

Levels of Relationship With Christ Where am I? Witness Comrade Where are my friends? Reconciliation Healing What next? Confessing Learning Who, what, when, Dependence where, why & how? Acquaintance Hearsay

The Disciplines 1. Meditation 8. Service 2. Prayer 9. Confession 3. Fasting 10. Worship 4. Study 11. Guidance 5. Simplicity 12. Celebration 6. Solitude 13. Evangelism 7. Submission

Kingdom & Church

The Kingdom of God Matt 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

The Kingdom of God . . . is the reign of God through Christ in the lives of persons as evidenced by His activity in, through, and around them.

The Kingdom of God . . . was prophesied in the Old Testament, pictured in Israel, proclaimed by John the Baptist, inaugurated by Christ during His public ministry on earth, extended in the lives of believers through the church in the present age, and will be consummated by Christ when He returns to earth to rule with His saints.

Jesus speaks of : The Kingdom: 112 times The Church: 2 times Kingdom is Jesus become reality in me.

The Church That small group of regenerate persons who unite themselves voluntarily together in accordance with the commands of Christ for the purpose of establishing completely Christ’s Kingdom in themselves and in the world.

5 Instructions for the Church • Love God with all your heart - WORSHIP • Love your neighbor as yourself – MINISTRY • Go . . . make disciples -EVANGELISM • Baptizing them -FELLOWSHIP • Teaching them to obey -DISCIPLESHIP

Christ & Culture • Christ against culture • Christ of culture • Christ transforming culture • Christ above culture • Christ and culture in paradox Reinhold Niebuhr