Last week we learned about Paul’s passion for sharing the Gospel with the Gentiles (non-Jews) was acknowledged and accepted. There was a recognition that Paul’s passion to serve the Gentiles was authentic and from God. The same compassion and commitment that Peter had for the Jewish people. The unresolved issue and challenge was what happens…
After Paul’s greetings to the people of Galatia, Paul describes a meeting that happen. This week we begin to realize why this meeting was important, not only to the people involved in the meeting, but to the Galatians as well. 1Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along…
As we continue our sessions in the book of Galatians, we continue to learn more about the young Christians in Asia Minor and the broken-hearted Apostle Paul. Last session we read through some of the other letter introductions that Paul wrote, and this session we begin with a classic, the first letter to the Thessalonian…
We have learned a bit about the culture and the first missionary journey of Paul into Asia Minor, now referred to as Galatia. For previous sessions, please refer to the Session Outline. Before we dive right into the scripture for the week, we want to begin with a reality check of our own. Have you…
After learning about the region last week, we engage with the group as the visit the region on what is known as “Paul’s first missionary journey”, but there is a lot more than what we might relate to a “mission trip” The apostle Paul went on three pioneering missionary journeys, followed by a trip to Rome.…
We read a lot about Paul traveling around and sharing the Good News; we hear of many different people that were with Paul. He seems to be all over the place and we get many letters from Paul addressing many places and we can get a bit confused on timing and reasoning behind some of…
Over the past 7 sessions we have learned a lot about the Kingdom of Heaven and what it is like. We grasp the reality of the challenges and also the blessings. The truth that needs to be realized is that there was not only a sacrifice by God for us, but a cost that we…
As we continue in the parables about the Kingdom of Heaven, we continue to learn about parables and allegories, this week is no exception. The parable of the Good Fig Tree is captured in synoptic gospels as follows. 32 “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to…
Continuing with our experience in learning about the Kingdom of Heaven with Jesus, this week we get a bit more bazaar parable, that of a Barren Fig Tree. Sometime there are some strange readings in the Bible and we just continue on reading looking for something to grab on to. We must realize that Jesus…
Building on last weeks discussion on “Scattering Seeds”, we now look at the next step in the harvest plans. After planting seeds we anticipate that the seeds will sprout and grow into a harvest This specific parable is only captured in the book of Matthew. We remember that these teaching sessions were given when Jesus…