New Living Translation (thought for thought) God’s Good News 8 Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world. 9 God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs... Continue Reading →
Text Greetings from Paul This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News. 2 God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures. 3 The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he... Continue Reading →
We're about a week away from our dive into Romans now, so I wanted to post some good resources for studying this cornerstone book of the New Testament. Here are a few of the best resources out there on this great book! Commentaries Since the word of God doesn't change, I love both new... Continue Reading →
We'll be starting in Romans on the 5th of October. So, to whet your appetite, here's Luther's epic preface to this excellent book of the Bible! (John Wesley, one of the greatest preachers in history, became a Christian as this was read aloud to him.) Enjoy! Preface to the Epistle of St. Paul to... Continue Reading →
Alright guys, here's our readings for this month! We'll be meeting in 2 weeks, July 20th. Our doctrine this month is the creation of humanity. We'll look at why God created us, and therefore our purpose as people he created. We'll also look at the fact that we are created in the image of God... Continue Reading →
On the evening of May 18th we'll be diving in to the doctrine of Scripture for our first Theology on Tap session! We'll see where it goes, but things we may get into will include: the Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptora (Scripture alone), the doctrine of the Canon of Scripture (what's in the Bible), the... Continue Reading →
Our last gathering before we break for the summer will be on May 4th. Its been a great study together through the book of Hebrews, getting to know Jesus' work for us better, as the author has pleaded with us to persevere. Here's our Bible text (NLT) and devotion on our section, Hebrews 13,... Continue Reading →
John Piper: Faith to be Strong and Faith to be Weak 11:29 John Piper: Running with the Witnesses 11:39 John Piper: The Painful Discipline of our Heavenly Father 12:3 Matt Chandler: Tough Love 12:3 John Piper: Fail Not to Obtain the Grace of God 12:12 John Piper: You have come to Mount Zion 12:18
Hebrews 11:29 - 12:29 ESV: By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those... Continue Reading →
Here's a sermon by my favorite theologian Jonathan Edwards for our text this month. Enjoy! Jonathan Edwards ~ The Christian Pilgrim Heb. 11:13-14 And confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things, declare plainly that they seek a country. The apostle is here setting forth... Continue Reading →
CUP O' JOE THEOLOGY 