Jesus addressed a pressing question that was haunting the minds of the Pharisees. If everyone presses into the Kingdom of God, then what's to become of Israel? What of the Law and the Prophets? Has God divorced Israel in favor of the Church? SESSION NOTES I. Reviewing The Parable Of The Unjust Steward. A. Luke 16:1-8 II. Reviewing The Personal Application Of The Parable. A. Luke 16:9-13 B. Luke 14:26-27 C. Matthew 6:19-21 D. Matthew 16:25-27 III. Jesus Responds To The Ridicule Of The Pharisees. ...
Jun 10, 2024
While Jesus continued enjoying a dinner with new disciples who were previously professional sinners, he gave them a controversial parable about a shrewd manager who betrayed his employer in favor of his customers by remitting some of their debts. SESSION NOTES I. Reviewing The Parable Of The Lost Sheep. A. Luke 15:1-7 B. Matthew 18:11-14 II. Reviewing The Parable Of The Lost Coin. A. Luke 15:8-10 III. Reviewing The Parable Of The Lost Sons. A. Luke 15:11-32 IV. The Parable Of The Unjust Steward....
Jun 09, 2024
When religious leaders murmur against Jesus for the quality of his company, he responds with the Lost & Found Parables in which 3 types of lost souls are described. The last of these is a surprise for the Pharisees as they are included in the parable as well. SESSION NOTES I. Reviewing The Parable Of The Great Supper. A. Luke 14:15-24 II. Reviewing The Demands Of Discipleship. A. Luke 14:25-35 B. II Corinthians 6:4-10 III. The Parable Of The Lost Sheep. A. Luke 15:1-7 B. Matthew 18:11-14 IV....
Jun 09, 2024
Jesus is invited to a dinner with religious leaders where he's set up for another Sabbath trap. After springing the trap, he finds the opportunity to teach them about mercy, humility, hospitality, the call to salvation and the cost of discipleship. SESSION NOTES I. Jesus Gets Set-Up For Another Sabbath Trap. A. Luke 14:1-6 II. A Lesson In Humility. A. Luke 14:7-11 B. Proverbs 25:6-7 III. Hospitality That God Will Reward. A. Luke 14:12-14 IV. The Invitation To Salvation. A. Luke 14:15-24 V. The D...
Jun 08, 2024
This session will be catch-up much like what you would expect on the first day of school after Summer vacation. I want to review what's been building not only to refresh our memories, but to take in the majesty of the overall design of what's actually unfolding before us. SESSION NOTES I. When Jesus Attended The Feast Of Tabernacles. John 7:11-53 II. The Woman Caught In Adultery. John 8:1-12 III. Jesus Claims To Be The Voice Of The Burning Bush. John 8:13-59 IV. The Man Who Was Born Blind. John ...
Jun 08, 2024
Today, some believe that Jesus never proclaimed equality with God. The religious leaders who had Jesus crucified would say otherwise. In this session, Jesus goes to Jerusalem to attend the Feast of Dedication where he is accused of such a blasphemy. SESSION NOTES I. Jesus Attends The Feast Of Dedication In Jerusalem. A. John 10:22-23 II. Opposition From The Religious Leaders. A. John 10:24-27 B. John 6:37-40 III. The Sheep Are In The Shepherd's Hand. A. John 10:28 IV. The Sheep Are In The Father...
Jun 07, 2024
In this session, Jesus initiates a call to national repentance, warning Israel in a parable (of a fruitless fig tree) that they will be cut down and out if they don't repent of their disbelief. He then reminds them of the parables of the mustard seed and the leaven. SESSION NOTES I. Jesus' Call To National & Individual Repentance. A. Luke 13:1-5 II. The Parable Of The Fig Tree. A. Luke 13:6-9 III. Jesus Heals A Crippled Woman On The Sabbath. A. Luke 13:10-17 IV. The Parable Of The Mustard Se...
Jun 07, 2024
Jesus warns his 70 new disciples against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, he builds up their courage against death threats of religious persecution and then he gives several parables which admonish readiness and watchfulness for his imminent return. SESSION NOTES I. Jesus Proclaims That All Religious Hypocrisy Will Be Exposed. A. Luke 12:1-3 II. Jesus Comforts & Encourages The 70 Against Fears Of Religious Persecution & Unmet Needs. A. Luke 12:4-12 B. Matthew 10:26-33 C. Matthew 12:22-32 ...
Jun 06, 2024
For those of you who have ever been burdened by the oppression of religious legalism, you are going to love these next 18 verses in which Jesus verbally lashes out on 2 religious leaders for legalism and hypocrisy. SESSION NOTES I. External Righteousness VS Internal Righteousness. Luke 11:37-41 II. Jesus Rebukes The Legalism Of The Pharisee. Luke 11:42-44 III. Jesus Rebukes The Legalism Of The Mosaic Law Expert. Luke 11:45-52 IV. The Religious Leaders Respond. Luke 11:53-54 QUOTES & REFERENC...
Jun 04, 2024
Prayer isn't an incantation which prompts God to move the way we want, but rather it's a live conversation of both speaking and listening to a God who desires to build a relationship with us. We examine how this works and how Satan attempts to stop it. SESSION NOTES I. Mary & Martha: The Importance Of Prayer. A. Luke 10:38-42 B. Psalm 139:1-18 C. Hebrews 4:13-16 D. Romans 8:26-27 II. Jesus Gives A Template For Prayer. A. Luke 11:1-4 B. Matthew 6:5-13 C. Ephesians 6:18 III. Jesus Encourages P...
Jun 03, 2024
If you know how to talk over a telephone, then you know how to pray to God. Unfortunately, Satan has done a great deal to confuse what prayer is all about, even among Christians. In this study, Jesus sets the record straight on prayer and what it's all about. SESSION NOTES I. Mary & Martha: The Importance Of Prayer. A. Luke 10:38-42 II. Jesus Gives A Template For Prayer. A. Luke 11:1-4 B. Matthew 6:5-13 III. Jesus Encourages Persistence In Prayer. A. Luke 11:5-13 B. Philippians 4:6-7 C. Hebr...
Jun 02, 2024
Jesus has given us the power and the authority over all the powers of Satan and his demonic forces. Christians can fall into one of two dangerous traps concerning this awesome power, one is to completely ignore it, the other is to constantly dwell upon it. SESSION NOTES I. Jesus Commissions 70 New Disciples. A. Luke 10:1-16 B. Related Passages: 1. Matthew 9:35 - 10:15 2. Mark 6:7-11 3. Luke 9:1-5 II. Jesus Gives Them Authority Over All The Power Of The Enemy. A. Luke 10:17-20 B. Related Passages...
Jun 01, 2024
Jesus healed a man who was blind from birth and his behavior afterwards showed evidence of one who not only received physical eyesight, but Spiritual eyesight which freed him from the oppression of the Pharisees. Jesus gave the Parable of the Good Shepherd. SESSION NOTES I. Jesus Gives Sight To A Man Who Was Born Blind. A. John 9:1-7 1. Was Born Blind: Spiritually & Physically. 2. Clay On The Eyes: Symbolic Of The Man's Spiritual Condition. 3. Washing In The Pool Of Siloam: Symbolic Of The C...
May 30, 2024
12 verses in John 8 about a woman caught in adultery have caused great controversy. Satan has attempted to remove them from our Bibles for 2000 years because in them we finally begin to get a taste of just how far-reaching the power of God's Grace really is. SESSION NOTES I. Last Segment Before The Disputed Passage. John 7:50-52 II. Day's End: Everyone Goes Home. John 7:53 - 8:1 III. A New Day Begins: Jesus Returns To The Temple. John 8:2 IV. Jesus Postpones Judgment Against A Woman Taken In Adu...
May 28, 2024
Jesus was met with opposition from family members, followers, strangers and religious leaders before, during and after his attendance to the Feast of Tabernacles. His proclamation of origin and authority being from THE FATHER sent everyone into divisions. SESSION NOTES I. Jesus' Brothers (In Disbelief) Offer Him Advice In Public Ministry. John 7:1-9 II. Samaria Rejects Jesus On His Way To Jerusalem. A. Matthew 19:1 B. Luke 9:51-56 C. John 7:10 III. In Search Of Jesus At The Feast Of Tabernacles....
May 27, 2024
After Jesus spent time discussing forgiveness and reconciliation, he gave a controversial parable that's become known as the parable of the unforgiving servant. What makes it controversial is that it's been given 4 different interpretations. We examine all 4. SESSION NOTES I. The 1st Interpretation. A. The Ten Thousand Talents (Matthew 18:23-25) = The Sins Of A Man Not Yet Saved By Grace. B. The Master's Forgiveness (Matthew 18:26-27) = Salvation; Man's Sins Are Forgiven; He Is Now Saved By Grac...
May 26, 2024
Satan has hidden the truth about what forgiveness really is. It's not about the other person, it's not even about the transgression. It's about healing from the hurt a transgression has caused by transferring the debt to another account, THE CROSS. SESSION NOTES I. Reconciliation Has Conditions: In Review. A. Matthew 18:15-17 B. 1st Corinthians 2:15 C. 1st Corinthians 15:33 D. 1st John 1:6-7 II. Reconciliation Has Conditions: Jesus Re-Confirms... A. The Granted Authority To Bind And Loose. B. Th...
May 25, 2024
Forgiveness is a challenge for most today because we've been falsely taught that reconciliation must always follow. Jesus taught in Matthew 18 that this simply isn't true. Forgiveness and reconciliation are separate things, they are not the same. SESSION NOTES I. Forgiveness & Reconciliation Are Separate Things; They Are Not The Same. A. An Example Of Biblically Justified Unreconciliation: 1. Matthew 18:15-17 2. 1st Corinthians 5:1-11 3. 2nd Corinthians 2:4-11 4. 2nd Corinthians 7:8-12 B. Fo...
May 24, 2024
Jesus overheard an embarrassing debate between his disciples about who among them would be greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus sat a little child next to him for visual aid representing the child of God and explained how to be great in the Kingdom. SESSION NOTES I. Jesus Speaks Again Of His Upcoming Death & Resurrection. A. Matthew 17:22-23 B. Mark 9:30-32 C. Luke 9:43-45 II. The Quandary Of Jesus & The Temple Tax. A. Matthew 17:24-27 III. Who Is Greatest In The Kingdom Of Heaven? A...
May 23, 2024
Jesus said the faith of a mustard seed could enable us to move mountains and nothing would be impossible for us. We address how to get that kind of faith, what prayer and fasting is all about, we examine various types of mountains and how God removes them. SESSION NOTES I. The Disciples Fail To Heal A Child From Demonic Possession. A. Matthew 17:14-17 B. Mark 9:14-19 C. Luke 9:37-41 II. A Behavioral Study Of Demons Once They've Been Outmatched. A. Matthew 17:18 B. Mark 9:20-27 C. Luke 9:42 III. ...
May 22, 2024
Jesus took Peter, James and John to a high spot on a mountain where the super-physics of eternity temporarily intersected. Jesus' face transfigured before them, shining as bright as the sun when all of a sudden, Moses and Elijah showed up to receive orders. SESSION NOTES I. A Special Promise To Peter, James & John. A. Matthew 16:28 B. Mark 9:1 C. Luke 9:27 II. The Famous Trans-Dimensional Encounter Known As "The Transfiguration". A. Matthew 17:1-8 B. Mark 9:2-8 C. Luke 9:28-36 D. 2nd Peter 1...
May 21, 2024
Jesus said that whoever saves his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will save it. In this session we talk about seeking 1st the Kingdom of God, what it means to delight ourselves in the Lord and we address unmet needs and the desires of our heart. SESSION NOTES I. Understanding The Meaning Behind The Phrase, "Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me." A. Matthew 16:24 B. Mark 8:34 C. Luke 9:23 II. Solving A Mystery: "Whoever Saves His Life Will Lose It, But Whoever Loses His Life Will Save I...
May 20, 2024
Our warfare is spiritual, not physical. Our enemies are invisible super-beings who've been waging war against the people of God for thousands of years. They use human beings, the circumstances of our lives and even our own thoughts as camouflage. SESSION NOTES I. Jesus Foretells His Death And Resurrection. A. Matthew 16:19-21 B. Mark 8:30-31 C. Luke 9:21-22 II. Peter's Rebuke To Jesus. A. Matthew 16:22 B. Mark 8:32 III. Jesus' Rebuke To Satan (via Peter). A. Matthew 16:23 B. Mark 8:33 IV. Review...
May 19, 2024
The word Church is used in our English Bibles to define the Greek word, Ecclesia which means Assembly or Congregation. In context of every place the word Ecclesia appears, it has nothing to do with Sunday mornings or worship services. SESSION NOTES I. Jesus Heals Another Multitude / Mark Focuses On One Healing That Employed Unusual Methods. A. Matthew 15:29-31 B. Mark 7:31-37 II. Jesus Feeds 4000 People With 3 Fish And 7 Loaves Of Bread. A. Matthew 15:32-39 B. Mark 8:1-10 C. Philippians 4:19 III...
May 18, 2024
When men take their man-made religious traditions and call them commandments of God, they're treading on dangerous ground. The more we compare God's Word with our understanding of church and religion, we discover a massive contradiction. SESSION NOTES I. Religious Leaders Complain To Jesus About His Disciples Not Washing Their Hands. A. Matthew 15:1-2 B. Mark 7:1-5 II. A Religious View Of Sin VS God's View Of Sin. A. Matthew 15:3-6 B. Mark 7:8-13 III. The Word Of Religion VS The Word Of God. A. ...
May 17, 2024
Jesus said all who come to Him, will be saved. This is a voluntary act of faith on our part. God saves us after we choose him, and not before. But Paul's letters say we were chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world. So who chose who first? SESSION NOTES I. The 5000 Who Were Fed Seek Jesus Out The Next Morning. A. John 6:22-25 II. Jesus Tells Them, " I Am The Bread Of Life ." A. John 6:26-35 B. Exodus 16:11-35 III. Exploring The Paradoxes Of Salvation Due To Our Imprisonment Inside Lin...
May 16, 2024
Jesus required that his disciples follow his directions and remain focused on HIM and HIS abilities, rather than being focused on their circumstances or limitations. Doing this is what led to 5000 people being fed with 2 fish and 5 loaves and Peter walking on water. SESSION NOTES I. The Beheading Of John The Baptist. A. Matthew 14:3-12 B. Mark 6:17-29 II. King Herod Becomes Alarmed By The Reports Of Jesus' Abilities. A. Matthew 14:1-2 B. Mark 6:14-16 C. Luke 9:7-9 III. Jesus Feeds 5000 People Wi...
May 15, 2024
6000 demons conjured up a violent storm and sent it to Jesus' location once they became aware that he was headed in their direction. When they realized the storm hadn't stopped him, they escaped into a herd of hogs, who then committed mass suicide. SESSION NOTES I. Leaving The Dead To Bury Their Own Dead. A. Matthew 8:18-22 B. Luke 9:56-62 II. Jesus Calms A Killer Storm That May Have Been Demonically Induced. A. Matthew 8:23-27 B. Mark 4:35-41 C. Luke 8:22-25 III. Jesus Is Met By Two Individuals...
May 14, 2024
The Kingdom Parables (Matthew 13) are a prophetic timeline of all church history from the 1st century to the Present. This is an amazing and incredible study. If Jesus had given his Kingdom Parables in any other order, this prophetic property wouldn't apply. SESSION NOTES I. Parable Of The Sower Of Seed Into 4 Types Of Soil. A. Personal Application: Sowing The Word Of God Into The Hearts Of Men 1. Matthew 13:3-9 & 19-23 2. Mark 4:3-9 & 15-20 3. Luke 8:5-8 & 12-15 4. Paul's Letter To ...
May 13, 2024
What happens when a person's heart is given some truth? Why do some hearts accept it easily while others don't? Why do some Christians grow while others never grow? What about the Christians who become hardened against their faith and turn against it? SESSION NOTES I. Introduction To The Kingdom Parables & The Parable Of The Sower And 4 Soils. A. Matthew 13:1-9 B. Mark 4:1-9 C. Luke 8:4-8 II. Jesus Explains To His Disciples The Reason For Why He Is Now Teaching In Parables. A. Matthew 13:10-...
May 12, 2024
