Getting To Know God | Week 6 | Mitchell Dorris -- Jehovah-Shalom is derived from two key components: Jehovah (or Yahweh), which is the personal name of God in the Old Testament, and Shalom, which means "peace" in Hebrew. Together, the name Jehovah-Shalom translates to "The Lord is Peace." -- Notes
Getting To Know God | Week 5 | Ken Miller -- Jehovah-M'Keddesh (sometimes written as Yahweh-M'Kaddesh) translates to "The Lord Who Sanctifies" or "The Lord Who Makes Holy." This name reflects God's role in sanctifying or setting apart His people for holiness and service. It emphasizes God's active role in purifying and consecrating His followers to live according to His will. -- Notes
Getting To Know God | Week 4 | Mitchell Dorris -- The name Jehovah-Nissi is used in Exodus 17:15 and is translated as "The Lord is My Banner." This name reveals a significant aspect of God's character and His role as a protector and source of victory for His people. -- Notes
Getting To Know God | Week 3 | Ken Miller -- Jehovah-Rapha is one of the compound names of God in the Bible, often translated as "The Lord Who Heals" or "The Lord Our Healer." God instructed Moses to throw a piece of wood into the water, making it sweet and drinkable. After this event, God declared Himself as "Jehovah-Rapha," promising that if the Israelites listened to His commands and kept His statutes, He would protect them from the diseases that afflicted the Egyptians. -- Notes...
Getting To Know God | Week 2 | Ken Miller -- Jehovah-Jireh is one of the names of God found in the Bible, specifically in the Old Testament. It is derived from the Hebrew words "YHWH" (the personal name for God, often translated as "LORD") and "Yireh" (meaning "will see" or "will provide"). Therefore, Jehovah-Jireh can be understood as "The LORD will provide" or "The LORD will see to it." -- Notes...
Getting To Know God | Week 1 | Ken Miller -- This will be the introductory lesson to the series and is intended to set up the context for all the names of God we will be studying. In this lesson, we will look at three primary names for God: Elohim, El Elyon, and El Shaddai. -- Notes
Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 11 | Ken Miller -- With the last words of Elihu ringing in his ears, Job finally gets the one thing he has longed for throughout this long and arduous ordeal: He hears from God. His friends have run out of words but Job has not lost hope. -- Notes
Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 10 | Ken Miller -- This lesson picks up where we left off last week and provides further insight into Job’s weak but lingering faith in God. He has been battered, abused, falsely accused, and robbed of his health, prosperity, reputation, and dignity. But he refuses to give up on God. -- Notes
Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 9 | Ken Miller -- In these passages, we will see Job addressing the false claims of his friends while trying to defend his innocence in the face of their relentless accusations of guilt. Job even utters a series of extended prayers to God, pleading for vindication and a validation of his innocence. -- Notes
Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 8 | Ken Miller -- In this lesson, we meet Elihu, the enigmatic and highly confident representative of the younger generation. Undeterred by the wisdom of his more senior companions, Elihu steps up to the podium and waxes eloquent for six very dense and repetitive chapters. Undeterred by his young age, Elihu dresses down his elders, accusing them of having failed miserably in their efforts to convict Job. -- Notes...
Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 7 | Ken Miller -- This week’s lesson brings us to Zophar, the third of Job’s vociferous friends. This guy throws fuel on the fire, adding insult to injury and causing further pain and suffering for Job. -- Notes
Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 6 | Ken Miller -- Bildad will pick up where Eliphaz left off, but add little new information to the conversation. He will simply up the ante and increase the attacks on Job, refusing to accept his pleas of innocence. -- Notes
Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 5 | Ken Miller -- The friends of Job spend 14 chapters posturing and pontificating about their explanations for his suffering. In each case, they say a lot of right-sounding things that God condemns as being wrong. They meant well, but their over-confident opinions about God and his suffering servant were not only hurtful to Job but damaging to God’s reputation. -- Notes...
Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 4 | Ken Miller -- To better understand the Book of Job, we’ll take this week to fast-forward to the very last chapter where God provides a surprising but often overlooked insight into its over-arching message. The Book of Job is not about suffering; that’s just the context. It is really about the character and nature of God Almighty. -- Notes
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Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 2 | Ken Miller The goal of this lesson is to establish the non-negotiable reality of Job’s innocence as testified by the Lord Himself. This point is critical to understanding everything else that happens in the book. Notes
Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 1 | Ken Miller It is essential that we understand the historical and theological nature behind the story of Job. While the book was likely written by a Jew and for a Jewish audience, none of the characters in the book are ethnic Jews because the nation of Israel did not yet exist. Notes
Faith Under Fire – Week 6 | Ken Miller As we wrap up the series, we will follow Paul's lead and call our men to live out the truths contained in this book within the context of their faith community. Paul is writing to believers, not a single, solitary Christian. Notes
Faith Under Fire – Week 5 | Ken Miller While many of us would acknowledge and confirm the concept of freedom in Christ, we still struggle with understanding what it looks like in everyday life. In this chapter, Paul points out the human tendency to view justification as our responsibility. Notes
Faith Under Fire – Week 4 | Mitchell Dorris This lesson is all about God's provision for our ongoing transformation into Christlikeness. Not only does He provide the basis of our salvation, but He provides everything we need for our ongoing sanctification. Notes
Faith Under Fire – Week 3 | Mitchell Dorris In this chapter, Paul continues to unpack the unique and uncompromising nature of salvation by faith alone in Christ alone. He is battling the Judaizers who are attempting to add law-keeping to the gospel message. Notes
Faith Under Fire – Week 2 | Ken Miller In this lesson we want to establish the historical context of the New Testament church and its internal struggle to reconcile the grace made possible in Christ and the more legalistic requirements found in the Mosaic Law. Notes
Faith Under Fire – Week 1 | Ken Miller In this introductory lesson, we will set up the background to the letter, including authorship, audience, theme, and historical context. The goal will be to establish the identity of Paul, the cultural context taking place in Galatia, and the doctrinal conflict he is trying to address. Notes
So Great a Salvation – Week 12 | Ken Miller The author wraps up his letter with a call for his readers to live up to their calling as God's sons and daughters. Their faith in the promises of God should produce hope for tomorrow but also fruit in the here and now. Notes
So Great A Salvation - Week 11 | Michael Dorris Having visited the faith of the Old Testament saints, the author now calls on his readers to exhibit that same kind of faith amid their own set of trials and struggles. This was a call to remain steadfast in the face of obstacles and unwavering in their commitment to the promises of God. Notes
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So Great a Salvation – Week 9 | Ken Miller This chapter is one of the most recognized passages in the entire Bible, but it is often misunderstood and even overlooked. In it, the author defines faith and then follows that up with examples from the Old Testament. Notes Additional Resources...
So Great a Salvation – Week 8 | Ken Miller Notes Additional Resources
So Great a Salvation – Week 7 | Ken Miller The Jewish Christians who received this letter were being tempted to return to their Hebrew roots and worship God through the ancient religion of Judaism. Notes Additional Resources
So Great a Salvation – Week 6 | Ken Miller Notes Additional Resources
