Messages That Matter By Dr. Andrew Corbett

The Eight Greatest True Stories in the Bible overviews the 8 most important stories in the Bible which, when understood, reveals that the Bible is one story told over a series of what appears to be quite different stories. This is Part 1, The Beginning.

There is a crisis manhood. Young boys are growing up in a culture that is inevitably confusing. On the one hand they are being told that gender is merely a social construct, and on the other hand their natural inclinations are being manipulated by the pedlars of pornography which presents a distorted view of femininity all in the name of women's liberation. Little wonder then that our culture is bereft of a clear vision of what it means to be a man. Dr. Corbett presents a biblical vision of true manhood by considering the preeminent example of Jesus the Christ.

The most natural response that people have toward someone who hurts them is anger, and a desire for vengeance. This inevitably leads to bitterness, excuses, and blame, that can poison our soul. The only way to move past this hurt is to forgive. But how? Forgiving someone who has hurt you is perhaps the most unnatural response for a hurt person. In this short sermon series, Dr. Andrew Corbett introduces the Bible's step-by-step journey for learning how to forgive and be forgiven.

The most natural response that people have toward someone who hurts them is anger, and a desire for vengeance. This inevitably leads to bitterness, excuses, and blame, that can poison our soul. The only way to move past this hurt is to forgive. But how? Forgiving someone who has hurt you is perhaps the most unnatural response for a hurt person. In this short sermon series, Dr. Andrew Corbett introduces the Bible's step-by-step journey for learning how to forgive.

The most natural response that people have toward someone who hurts them is anger, and a desire for vengeance. This inevitably leads to bitterness, excuses, and blame, that can poison our soul. The only way to move past this hurt is to forgive. But how? Forgiving someone who has hurt you is perhaps the most unnatural response for a hurt person. In this short sermon series, Dr. Andrew Corbett introduces the Bible's step-by-step journey for learning how to forgive.

The most natural response that people have toward someone who hurts them is anger, and a desire for vengeance. This inevitably leads to bitterness, excuses, and blame, that can poison our soul. The only way to move past this hurt is to forgive. But how? Forgiving someone who has hurt you is perhaps the most unnatural response for a hurt person. In this short sermon series, Dr. Andrew Corbett introduces the Bible's step-by-step journey for learning how to forgive.

Paul had a fatherly love for Timothy whom he considered to be his son. These were his last letters he wrote to him before he was executed. To download the Bible Study series, Dear Timothy, go to - https://www.andrewcorbett.net/bible-studies-for-small-groups/Dear-Timothy/ The title of these small group Bible studies, ‘Dear Timothy’, is meant to convey an immediate warmth of relationship that the Apostle Paul had over several decades with his young protégé whom he considered to be his son. Some people have the perception that Paul was a cold-hearted man - but cold-hearted people are rarely characterised by long-term relationships. The fact that Timothy was just one of the many long-term friendships that Paul had with various men and women should tell us something important about the man who wrote to Timothy. Paul’s concern for his young lieutenant also involved his concern for the Ephesians. The issues that he addresses to Timothy were really the issues that the church at Ephesus were grappling with. And it is

To download the Bible Study series, Dear Timothy, go to - https://www.andrewcorbett.net/bible-studies-for-small-groups/Dear-Timothy/ The title of these small group Bible studies, ‘Dear Timothy’, is meant to convey an immediate warmth of relationship that the Apostle Paul had over several decades with his young protégé whom he considered to be his son. Some people have the perception that Paul was a cold-hearted man - but cold-hearted people are rarely characterised by long-term relationships. The fact that Timothy was just one of the many long-term friendships that Paul had with various men and women should tell us something important about the man who wrote to Timothy. Paul’s concern for his young lieutenant also involved his concern for the Ephesians. The issues that he addresses to Timothy were really the issues that the church at Ephesus were grappling with. And it is my third hope that we come to see that these are the same issues we are also grappling with as a church today. -Dr. Andrew Corbett The apo

To download the Bible Study series, Dear Timothy, go to - https://www.andrewcorbett.net/bible-studies-for-small-groups/Dear-Timothy/ The title of these small group Bible studies, ‘Dear Timothy’, is meant to convey an immediate warmth of relationship that the Apostle Paul had over several decades with his young protégé whom he considered to be his son. Some people have the perception that Paul was a cold-hearted man - but cold-hearted people are rarely characterised by long-term relationships. The fact that Timothy was just one of the many long-term friendships that Paul had with various men and women should tell us something important about the man who wrote to Timothy. Paul’s concern for his young lieutenant also involved his concern for the Ephesians. The issues that he addresses to Timothy were really the issues that the church at Ephesus were grappling with. And it is my third hope that we come to see that these are the same issues we are also grappling with as a church today. -Dr. Andrew Corbett

Paul had a fatherly love for Timothy whom he considered to be his son. These were his last letters he wrote to him before he was executed. To download the Bible Study series, Dear Timothy, go to - https://www.andrewcorbett.net/bible-studies-for-small-groups/Dear-Timothy/ The title of these small group Bible studies, ‘Dear Timothy’, is meant to convey an immediate warmth of relationship that the Apostle Paul had over several decades with his young protégé whom he considered to be his son. Some people have the perception that Paul was a cold-hearted man - but cold-hearted people are rarely characterised by long-term relationships. The fact that Timothy was just one of the many long-term friendships that Paul had with various men and women should tell us something important about the man who wrote to Timothy. Paul’s concern for his young lieutenant also involved his concern for the Ephesians. The issues that he addresses to Timothy were really the issues that the church at Ephesus were grappling with. And it is

To download the Bible Study series, Dear Timothy, go to - https://www.andrewcorbett.net/bible-studies-for-small-groups/Dear-Timothy/ The title of these small group Bible studies, ‘Dear Timothy’, is meant to convey an immediate warmth of relationship that the Apostle Paul had over several decades with his young protégé whom he considered to be his son. Some people have the perception that Paul was a cold-hearted man - but cold-hearted people are rarely characterised by long-term relationships. The fact that Timothy was just one of the many long-term friendships that Paul had with various men and women should tell us something important about the man who wrote to Timothy. Paul’s concern for his young lieutenant also involved his concern for the Ephesians. The issues that he addresses to Timothy were really the issues that the church at Ephesus were grappling with. And it is my third hope that we come to see that these are the same issues we are also grappling with as a church today. -Dr. Andrew Corbett

To download the Bible Study series, Dear Timothy, go to - https://www.andrewcorbett.net/bible-studies-for-small-groups/Dear-Timothy/ The title of these small group Bible studies, ‘Dear Timothy’, is meant to convey an immediate warmth of relationship that the Apostle Paul had over several decades with his young protégé whom he considered to be his son. Some people have the perception that Paul was a cold-hearted man - but cold-hearted people are rarely characterised by long-term relationships. The fact that Timothy was just one of the many long-term friendships that Paul had with various men and women should tell us something important about the man who wrote to Timothy. Paul’s concern for his young lieutenant also involved his concern for the Ephesians. The issues that he addresses to Timothy were really the issues that the church at Ephesus were grappling with. And it is my third hope that we come to see that these are the same issues we are also grappling with as a church today. -Dr. Andrew Corbett

To download the Bible Study series, Dear Timothy, go to - https://www.andrewcorbett.net/bible-studies-for-small-groups/Dear-Timothy/ The title of these small group Bible studies, ‘Dear Timothy’, is meant to convey an immediate warmth of relationship that the Apostle Paul had over several decades with his young protégé whom he considered to be his son. Some people have the perception that Paul was a cold-hearted man - but cold-hearted people are rarely characterised by long-term relationships. The fact that Timothy was just one of the many long-term friendships that Paul had with various men and women should tell us something important about the man who wrote to Timothy. Paul’s concern for his young lieutenant also involved his concern for the Ephesians. The issues that he addresses to Timothy were really the issues that the church at Ephesus were grappling with. And it is my third hope that we come to see that these are the same issues we are also grappling with as a church today. -Dr. Andrew Corbett

Dear Timothy, is meant to convey an immediate warmth of relationship that he had over several decades with a young man whom he considered to be his son. Cold-hearted people are rarely characterised by long-term relationships. The fact that Timothy was just one of the many long-term friendships that Paul had with various men and women should tell us something important about the man who wrote to Timothy. Paul’s concern for his young lieutenant also involved his concern for the Ephesians. The issues that he addresses to Timothy were really the issues that the church at Ephesus were grappling with. And it is my third hope that we come to see that these are the same issues we are also grappling with as a church today.

To download the Bible Study series, Dear Timothy, go to - https://www.andrewcorbett.net/bible-studies-for-small-groups/Dear-Timothy/ The title of these small group Bible studies, ‘Dear Timothy’, is meant to convey an immediate warmth of relationship that the Apostle Paul had over several decades with his young protégé whom he considered to be his son. Some people have the perception that Paul was a cold-hearted man - but cold-hearted people are rarely characterised by long-term relationships. The fact that Timothy was just one of the many long-term friendships that Paul had with various men and women should tell us something important about the man who wrote to Timothy. Paul’s concern for his young lieutenant also involved his concern for the Ephesians. The issues that he addresses to Timothy were really the issues that the church at Ephesus were grappling with. And it is my third hope that we come to see that these are the same issues we are also grappling with as a church today.

The apostle Paul is often considered to be a rather cold-hearted man. On the occasions when I have asked different women if they would have appreciated being pastored by him, it has been met with a resounding “No!” I suspect this is because Paul is similarly perceived as a male-chauvinist due to his various comments about women needing to be quiet in church and not permitted to teach a man. If this is your opinion of Paul, it is my hope that you might come to soften your view of him after completing this study of what are his final surviving epistles before he was executed at the command of Caesar Nero in AD 64. In addition to this negative opinion about the apostle Paul there are those who see him as a bigot and fundamentalist who has no place in shaping the Christianity of the current times. It is my hope that I can demonstrate that what Paul wrote in these epistles was indeed inspired by the Holy Spirit to a person and audience around AD 62 but still has divinely ordained relevance to our times. In fact,

The New Testament describes the Church as 'the Household of God'. To appreciate what Christ intends His Church to be, it is helpful to understand what this concept means. Within the household, good conduct was encouraged through the bestowing of honour, and bad conduct was discouraged through shame. How does shame work in today's culture — especially in the Church?

There is a world of difference between being sceptical and cynical.

The New Testament describes the Church as 'the Household of God'. The Greco-Roman Household was a microcosm of the Roman Empire. One ancient scholar wrote that the strength of the empire was build on the strength of the 'Household'. To appreciate what Christ intends His Church to be, it is helpful to understand what this concept means.

In Ephesians 2:19, the Apostle Paul describes the Church as 'The Household of God'. To understand what this meant to the first Christians helps us to understand today why the Church is so central to God's plan.