Sunday School Lesson “God’s Good World” September 2, 2018 Genesis 1:1-13; Colossians 1:15-18 Pastor’s Notes (Some additional thoughts for your Sunday school lesson): If you don’t get “creation” right … everything else is wrong. Evolution strips God of His authority and removes all responsibility from man; man becomes a god unto himself. God created everything (Genesis 1:1-2). “beginning” only in the sense of a point of time. Time charts movement, from one point to another; h

Sunday School Lesson “The Return of the King” August 26, 2018 Revelation 21:1-8; 22:1-5, 8-15 Pastor’s Notes (Some additional thoughts for your Sunday school lesson): The Book of Revelation is John’s record of the vision received while on the Isle of Patmos (probably written around AD 95). While most of the New Testament is historical, Revelation is a futuristic glimpse of what will be. The Book of Revelation (The Revelation of Jesus Christ) is filled with imagery of God wrat

Pastor’s Connect Blog “I Will” “I Will Avoid the Traps of Churchianity” (chapter 8) “I Will Make a Difference (chapter 9) August 19, 2018 This post is meant to help direct your Connect study … These are some of the pastor’s thoughts and insights … ask the Holy Spirit to reveal truth, speak to you and through you …. Chapter 8 “I Will Avoid the Traps of Churchianity” GET STARTED: Read Rainer’s definition of Churchianity (p. 93, para 1) and discuss what it means. Read 1 Corinthi

Sunday School Lesson “Heaven’s Songs” August 19, 2018 Revelation 4:2-5:14 Pastor’s Notes (Some additional thoughts for your Sunday school lesson): The Book of Revelation is John’s record of the vision received while on the Isle of Patmos (probably written around AD 95). While most of the New Testament is historical, Revelation is a futuristic glimpse of what will be. The Book of Revelation (The Revelation of Jesus Christ) is filled with imagery of God wrath and judgment upon

Pastor’s Connect Blog “I Will” “I Will Avoid the Traps of Churchianity” (chapter 8) August 12, 2018 This post is meant to help direct your Connect study … These are some of the pastor’s thoughts and insights … ask the Holy Spirit to reveal truth, speak to you and through you …. GET STARTED: Read Rainer’s definition of Churchianity (p. 93, para 1) and discuss what it means. Read 1 Corinthians 12:27-28 and discuss the biblical description for church membership. Discuss the Five

Sunday School Lesson “Seven Words for Seven Churches” August 12, 2018 Revelation 2:1-7; 3:1-6 Pastor’s Notes (Some additional thoughts for your Sunday school lesson): The Book of Revelation is John’s record of the vision received while on the Isle of Patmos (probably written around AD 95). While most of the New Testament is historical, Revelation is a futuristic glimpse of what will be. The Book of Revelation (The Revelation of Jesus Christ) is filled with imagery of God wrat

Pastor’s Connect Blog “I Will” “I Will Not Be a Church Dropout” (chapter 7) August 5, 2018 This post is meant to help direct your Connect study … These are some of the pastor’s thoughts and insights … ask the Holy Spirit to reveal truth, speak to you and through you …. GET STARTED: Rainer begins chapter seven taking about a “who’s who” in his life. Name someone who was a positive influence in your Christian life. Chapter seven discusses the reasons why some people become chur

Sunday School Lesson “John Has a Vision of Jesus” August 5, 2018 Revelation 1:9-20 Pastor’s Notes (Some additional thoughts for your Sunday school lesson): The Book of Revelation is John’s record of the vision received while on the Isle of Patmos (probably written around AD 95). While most of the New Testament is historical, Revelation is a futuristic glimpse of what will be. The Book of Revelation (The Revelation of Jesus Christ) is filled with imagery of God's wrath and jud