Mar 16 AM – Bud Talbert
March 16, 2008
The Influence of the Christian (Mt 5.13-16)
Today we had the blessing of a visit by Bud Talbert, a college friend and co-labourer. Bud is the founding pastor of Foundation Baptist Church in Calgary, Alberta. The church there recently called a full-time pastor and Bud is heading to Edmonton to begin a Bible college ministry for Western Canada.
Bud’s first message of the day addressed the subject of Christian influence. You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world. Let your light so shine . . . Our world is full of men and women who seek influence in the lives of other men. The Lord says you, too, are an influence. But is your influence a Christian influence or not?
Mar 9 PM – Prayer
March 9, 2008
The First and Hardest Lesson on Prayer (Mt 5.44; Lk 6.28)
Putting the Lord’s teaching on prayer into chronological order reveals a startling beginning. Lesson 1: “Pray for them that despitefully use you.” What? Couldn’t we work up to that? But this is where the Lord starts his teaching as recorded in the Sermon on the Mount. This is the way of spiritual life and it is a key to godliness.
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Mar 9 Study – Bible Interp
March 9, 2008
The Interpretation of the Bible (supplement) (Mt 2.18, Jer 31.15)
Last week I felt I was a little unclear. I left us all confused about the difference between direct prophecies and typical prophecies. So before concluding our lesson on The Interpretation of the Bible, I offered a little supplement dealing with Matthew’s remarks on the killing of the infants in Bethlehem (Mt 2.18) and Jeremiah’s prophecy which Matthew says is fulfilled in this incident (Jer 31.15). How can we say that Jeremiah is fulfilled in Matthew when the two passages are clearly talking about two different events?
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Mar 9 AM – Romans
March 9, 2008
To Everyone who Believes (Rm 1.16c)
Since God’s power for salvation is available to everyone who believes, it is essential that we know what it means to believe. What kind of belief constitutes saving faith? What assurance will we have as we look honestly at our own works, whether the degraded works of the flesh or fleshly pride of moralism, if we do not know the one cure to both?
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Mar 2 PM – Communion
March 2, 2008
The Need for Purification (Lev 5.1-13)
We need purification because we can’t keep from contamination by our sins. We sin without thinking. We sin without trying. We need the grace and mercy of God to take away the contamination caused by our sins.
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Mar 2 Study – Bible Interp
March 2, 2008
Basic Theology: The Interpretation of the Bible (1)
In which we begin an overview of hermeneutics, the study of studying … or discerning the principles by which we interpret the Bible.
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Mar 2 AM – Romans
March 2, 2008
The Power of God (Rm 1.16b)
The gospel can be summed by a clear set of theological facts. But the gospel is much more than a mere collection of facts. It is much more than bare orthodoxy. It is the power of God unto salvation.
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