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Easter Sunday 4/5/2015 The Real “Real Meaning” of Easter After His Death (as a SAS) on Good Friday, Jesus Christ Was Resurrected (LBSR) from the Dead on the First Easter Sunday A Central Effect of the Real “Real Meaning” of Easter Christ’s Literal Bodily Supernatural Resurrection Validates the Saving Power of His Death on the Cross as a SAS for our Sins Which is Why He/His Work is the Basis of Eternal Life for All Who Believe in Him!

1-2 Thessalonians Practical Prophecy 4/1/2015 Titus 2:13-14 Survey of New Testament Passages on the Rapture Event The Potentially Purifying Power of Prophecy “…every believer who has this hope (the imminent return of Christ for His Church) fixed on Him, purifies him/herself, just as He is pure.” 1 John 3:3

Study of the Book of Acts 3/29/2015 Acts 2:14-36 God’s Purpose for “Signs/Wonders” Miracles is to Validate the Beginning of Major New Phases of His Program Take This To Heart The Real Meaning of “The Day of Pentecost” in Acts 2 Was to Mark and Validate in a Unique and Undeniable Way the End of the OT Era and the Beginning of the NT Church Age The General Principle: God’s Purpose for (Special “Signs/Wonders”) Miracles is to Mark/Validate the Beginning […]

1-2 Thessalonians Practical Prophecy 3/25/2015 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth Involves Distinguishing between the Rapture and the 2nd Advent

Study of the Book of Acts 3/22/2015 Acts 2:1-13 The Supernatural Start of NT Church The Significance of the 50 Days between the Resurrection of Christ and the Advent of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2 Take This To Heart The Christian faith in rooted and built upon truth/facts-real people, real places and real events. Consistent with that principle: God has made it a point to highlight and validate major new phases of His program […]

Practical Prophecy 3/18/2015 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 What the Rapture is Ultimately All About Interpretation The Rapture is all about the Literal,Bodily,Supernatural Resurrection of Church Age Believers Application The now is real and important, but it is not ultimate and is only temporary

Study of the Book of Acts 3/15/2015 Acts 1:12-14 The Uniqueness of the Apostles Take This To Heart The Uniqueness of the Apostles Is an Important Part of the Uniqueness of New Testament Christianity The New Testament Church Rooted in a Succession of Apostolic Truth/Propositions NOT on a Succession of Apostolic Teachers/Persons The New Testament Books Apostolic and Authentic 1st Century Documents Written by Eyewitnesses Moved by the Holy Spirit and Providentially Preserved by the Holy Spirit

Study of the Book of Acts 3/8/2015 Acts 1:12-26 Surprising Spirituality Prayerful Anticipation of the Advent of the Holy Spirit Followed by Flipping a Coin to Determine a New Apostle?!? Take This To Heart 1: True Spirituality often looks like “nothin’ special” to the human eye. 2: Flipping a coin can be a legitimate way for believers to make certain non-moral decisions and has the advantage of eliminating any appearance of favoritism.

Study of the Book of Acts 2/22/2015 Acts 1:9-11 The Ascension: Proof Positive That Christianity Is an Out of this World Reality Take This To Heart: The Ascension: Proof Positive That Christianity Is an Out of this World Reality > The Now 1: It Fulfilled Major OT Prophecy about the Messiah (Psalm 110/Psalm 2) 2: It Anticipates the Ultimate Fulfillment of All Biblical Prophecy in the Advent of Messiah as the Lion of Judah (Zechariah 14:1-4; Matthew 24:29-31)

Study of the Book of Acts 2/15/2015 Acts 1:6-8 A Powerful Prophecy Precept from Jesus Himself: Biblical Thinkers Don’t Set Dates for the End-Times Take This To Heart God Knows the Exact Timeline for the Initiation of End-Times Prophecy… …We Don’t and That’s OK!?! According the Scripture We Can Know Quite a Bit about “The Who/What/Where” of the End-Times Even Though We Can’t Know the Exact “When” of the End-Times

Study of the Book of Acts                              2/8/2015 Acts 1:1-5 TAKE THIS TO HEART “Doing Nothing” (i.e. Waiting Prayerfully While Doing Nothing Overt That Seems “Significant”) Can Sometimes Be Exactly the Right Thing to Do In This Fallen World/with our Finite Personal Resources “Nothing” is Sometimes the Only Thing We Can Do. BTW: “Only” Praying IS Doing Something Significant

Study of the Book of Acts                                                                                          2/1/2015 Introduction to the Book of Acts “Jesus Is Alive As Head Of His Bride”   What is the “Book of Acts” (or “The Acts of the Apostles”)? Who wrote The Book of Acts? Why Was The Book Written in the First Place? When Was the Book Originally Written? Final Question How can we get a good sense of the overall content of 28 whole chapters? One Answer Start by remembering just eight […]

Tanglewood Bible Fellowship                                                                                                        01/25/2015 The Life of Christ A-Z Take This To Heart Don’t Leave Today Without These Five Foundational Truths 1: Supernatural Conception/Nine Months Later the Virgin Birth […]

The POGs of TBF 2015 Purpose: Matthew 28:19-20 ONE Command: “Make Disciples (of Jesus-Not Brad, Homer or Ron)” THREE Participles (of Means Modifying the Command) 1: Go with the Gospel (Salvation-Mark 16:15) 2: Baptize Those Who Believe (Identification-1 Cor 1:14-17) 3: Teach Believers in the L-Church (Participation-Heb 10:23-25) Objectives: Ephesians 4:11-16 The Body of Believers Gathers for Edification on the LORD’s Day+ So When Scattered, We Can Live/Share the Gospel (as Salt/Light) Goals/Basic Functions: Acts 2:42/2:47 Acts 2:42 [when the […]

Take This To Heart What We Don’t Do…Does Define Us and Can/Should Help All of Us Better Appreciate and More Fully + Participate in TBF This (New) Year and Every Year The Word Teaches We Should: Do all things (in the church) in an orderly manner 1 Corinthians 14:40 Our informality should not ever become irreverence Our flexibility should not ever lead us to sloppiness The Word Teaches We Should: Do all things (in the church) without grumbling or complaining […]

Tanglewood Bible Fellowship 12/28/2014 Phillipians 2:1-11 Suffering and Trials are a Reality of Life Take This To Heart We can Find Joy in the Midst of Suffering By remembering how awesome it is to be in Christ and by sharing in that reality with other Christians

Tanglewood Bible Fellowship 12/21/2014 Matthew 2:1-12 Iraqis Visit the Christ Child!?! The Aftermath of the First Christmas and the Real “Real Meaning” of Christmas Take This To Heart The Jewish Messiah is the Savior of the World “…(the Gospel) is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes to the Jew first and also to the Gentile.” Romans 1:16 The Real “Real Meaning” of Christmas The Babe in That Manger Was/Is the God-Man-Savior

Upper Room Discourse Series 12/14/2014 John 17:20-26 Christian Unity is a Fact That Should Be Celebrated and Manifested Take This To Heart Christian Unity is a Fact That Should Celebrated and Manifested The General Rule Rather than vilifying other believers/with whom we disagree on secondary issues-we should validate them by focusing on the majors/the things on which we DO agree. Certain Specific Instances If/When we must disagree we should do so with grace/finesse. We should do so discretely and respectfully. […]

Upper Room Discourse Series                       12/7/2014 John 17:1-19 The Real Lord’s Prayer: John 17   John 17:1–5 Jesus Prays for Himself Jesus Prays That God/Father Would Restore to Him His Heavenly Glory v1 Jesus Prays That Through Him, Human Beings Can/Will Enjoy Heavenly Glory v2-3 Jesus Prays That God/Father Would Restore to Him His Heavenly Glory v4-5 John 17:6-19 Jesus Prays for the Eleven Apostles Jesus Prays Thanking the Father for the Eleven/Their Faith in Him v6-10 Jesus Prays That God/Father Would Keep the Eleven Strong Spiritually as He […]

11/30/2014 John 16:16-33 Believers Will Have Perplexity in the Crises of Life If We Fail to Rest in the Reality (and the Implications) of the Resurrection of Christ v16-19 Believers Can Have (Eye of the Hurricane) Peace in the Crises of Life If We Rest in the Reality (and the Implications) of the Resurrection of Christ v20-33 Take This Home Keep It Real about Reality The Reality of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Revolutionizes Everything about Reality for Everybody (Whether […]