Segment 30: Our Great High Priest
Presenter: William L. Lane
Hebrews takes the form of a sermon, a “word of exhortation.”
Hebrews is an insistent call to listen to the word that God has spoken. It
was prepared for a specific local congregation whose members had
become weary with the constant struggle they faced as Christians.
The pastor urged them to fix their gaze on Jesus so they would not
grow weary. The people of the new covenant were consecrated to the
service of God through Jesus’ sacrificial death. Consecration to God
implies committed discipleship. The task of the disciple is to emulate
Jesus, who faithfully did the will of God, regardless of the cost.
Disciple One: Because each One of us is called to be a Disciple
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Video Segment 29 Summary (April 11, 2011 class)
Segment 29: A Pastor Gives Guidance
Presenter: Leander E. Keck
The letters to Timothy and Titus are called the Pastoral Epistles.
They are concerned with pastoral problems from the standpoint of
leadership. Most scholars think a follower of Paul wrote these letters
in Paul’s name. They take for granted a church structure with
clearly defined responsibilities and a society and family structure different
from our own. The summaries of essentials of Christian belief found in these
letters are probably early Christian confessions or creeds.
Presenter: Leander E. Keck
The letters to Timothy and Titus are called the Pastoral Epistles.
They are concerned with pastoral problems from the standpoint of
leadership. Most scholars think a follower of Paul wrote these letters
in Paul’s name. They take for granted a church structure with
clearly defined responsibilities and a society and family structure different
from our own. The summaries of essentials of Christian belief found in these
letters are probably early Christian confessions or creeds.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Video Segment 28 Summary (April 4, 2011 class)
Segment 28: The Son Shall Set Us Free
Presenter: Thomas L. Hoyt, Jr.
Galatians addresses two major problems: the nature and authenticity
of Paul’s apostleship and the relationship of Christian freedom to the
Mosaic law. On the question of the terms on which Gentiles could be
admitted to the church, Paul argues that all persons who have faith are
in fact blessed as they share Abraham’s faith based on God’s
promises. The Law was a kind of guardian until persons were mature
enough to receive the faith in Christ. The Galatians were now free to live
by the guidance of the Spirit. But freedom is not license. Whoever
lives by the Spirit does what the Law intended.
Presenter: Thomas L. Hoyt, Jr.
Galatians addresses two major problems: the nature and authenticity
of Paul’s apostleship and the relationship of Christian freedom to the
Mosaic law. On the question of the terms on which Gentiles could be
admitted to the church, Paul argues that all persons who have faith are
in fact blessed as they share Abraham’s faith based on God’s
promises. The Law was a kind of guardian until persons were mature
enough to receive the faith in Christ. The Galatians were now free to live
by the guidance of the Spirit. But freedom is not license. Whoever
lives by the Spirit does what the Law intended.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Video Segment 27 Summary (March 27, 2011 class)
Segment 27: A Congregation in Ferment
Presenter: Pheme Perkins
Corinth was a city of social, cultural, and ethnic diversity. Paul constantly
had to deal with quarrels and misunderstanding in the church there. In
the Corinthian correspondence, Paul returns repeatedly to two simple
principles: Since Jesus died for all people, no one can claim to be better
than any fellow Christian; and love is the standard by which we determine
how we treat others in all situations. Despite all the controversies with the
Corinthians, Paul never let the Corinthians forget that they had to
make that love a reality in their lives.
Presenter: Pheme Perkins
Corinth was a city of social, cultural, and ethnic diversity. Paul constantly
had to deal with quarrels and misunderstanding in the church there. In
the Corinthian correspondence, Paul returns repeatedly to two simple
principles: Since Jesus died for all people, no one can claim to be better
than any fellow Christian; and love is the standard by which we determine
how we treat others in all situations. Despite all the controversies with the
Corinthians, Paul never let the Corinthians forget that they had to
make that love a reality in their lives.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Video Segment 26 Summary (March 21, 2011 class)
Segment 26: Put Right With God Through Faith
Presenter: Richard B. Hays
Can God be trusted? In Romans Paul addresses the problem of God’s
universal justice, God’s faithfulness to Israel, and how the death
and resurrection of Jesus are to be understood as the fulfillment of
all that God had promised Israel. Romans is Paul’s defense of the
gospel and his appeal for support of his work. He concludes that no human unfaithfulness is more powerful than the faithfulness of Jesus Christ and
that the God who has chosen us freely in love can be trusted.
Presenter: Richard B. Hays
Can God be trusted? In Romans Paul addresses the problem of God’s
universal justice, God’s faithfulness to Israel, and how the death
and resurrection of Jesus are to be understood as the fulfillment of
all that God had promised Israel. Romans is Paul’s defense of the
gospel and his appeal for support of his work. He concludes that no human unfaithfulness is more powerful than the faithfulness of Jesus Christ and
that the God who has chosen us freely in love can be trusted.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Video Segment 25 Summary (March 14, 2011 class)
Segment 25: The Gospel Penetrates the World
Presenter: J. Ellsworth Kalas
The task of the first-generation Christians was difficult. Most of
them had not been outside their own village, and the message they
carried was hard to believe. They went first to major cities and began
their ministry there in the synagogues among Jews. Ephesians
enlarges the definition of world to mean the world of power and prejudice,
the world of hate and divisions, the world of ideas and culture
patterns, the world of intellectual struggle and spiritual conflict.
Presenter: J. Ellsworth Kalas
The task of the first-generation Christians was difficult. Most of
them had not been outside their own village, and the message they
carried was hard to believe. They went first to major cities and began
their ministry there in the synagogues among Jews. Ephesians
enlarges the definition of world to mean the world of power and prejudice,
the world of hate and divisions, the world of ideas and culture
patterns, the world of intellectual struggle and spiritual conflict.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
March 28 Disciple class
Danny has let me know that he will be having an evangelism meeting on Monday, March 28, 2011 at 7 pm in Fellowship Hall.
As I think some of our Disciple group would like to attend this meeting (and we need to at least move locations), I propose we move the March 28 meeting to Sunday, March 27th at 1 pm. Any comments?
As I think some of our Disciple group would like to attend this meeting (and we need to at least move locations), I propose we move the March 28 meeting to Sunday, March 27th at 1 pm. Any comments?
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