2 Steps Forward with James and Ade: Recent Episodes
St. Marcus
James and Ade are walking through the Bible with you 1 chapter at a time, 1 day at a time, with 3 daily devotional thoughts, a couple loving disagreements, and an infinite amount of household pets and awkward pauses.
We want to grow closer with Jesus, with one another, and with you.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "I AM the Door"; 2) "I AM the Good Shepherd"; and 3) WE ARE (by nature) Sheep
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Cause & Healing of Sinful Conditions; 2) A Symbolic, but Nonmagical Method; and 3) Strong and Courageous in God's Promises.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) No Condemnation; No Enabling; 2) "I AM the Light of the World"; and 3) Offspring of the Serpent
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "Prove Yourself"; 2) The Danger of Mixing the Bible, Moralistic Religion; and 3) Superstition.
James and Ade are walking through the Bible with you 1 chapter at a time, 1 day at a time, with 3 daily devotional thoughts, a couple loving disagreements, and an infinite amount of household pets and awkward pauses. We want to grow closer with Jesus, with one another, and with you.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Metaphor of the Disabled Man; 2) "These Are the Scriptures That Testify About Me"; and 3) Strong and Courageous in God's Promises.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "He Had to Go Through Samaria"; 2) Surprised by Grace; and 3) Taking Christ at His Word.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Born Again; 2) The Most Famous Verse; and 3) "He Must Become Greater; I Must Become Less."
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Never-Ending Party; 2) A Greater Moses; and 3) A Clean Temple
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) John's Distinction of "Types"; 2) John's Distinction of "Life"; and 3) Different Ways of Coming to Jesus
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) 2 Primary Sources of Idols; 2) A Unilateral Spiritual Decision; and 3) The Importance of History
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Cities of Refuge; 2) Levitical Cities; and 3) Distance Creates Cynicism
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Women Who Will Not Be Denied; 2) The Joseph/Judah Contrast; and 3) The Leader Who Goes Last
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Inherit vs. Purchase & Rent vs. Own; 2) On the Dangerous Fringes of Faith; and 3) Spiritual Growth at 85
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Forces of Nature as God's Weapons; 2) The Sun Stands Still; and 3) The Secret to Success
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) A Different Strategy Than Jericho; 2) A Covenant Renewal; and 3) Impetuous Israel + the Scientific Approach
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Whole Affected by the One; 2) Mandatory Surgery; and 3) The Eternal Fate of Achan
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Tumbling Walls on the 7th Day; 2) A Celebration With Ram's Horns; and 3) Everything in Jericho Belongs to the Lord
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Circumcision (Renewing a Covenant of Faith); 2) Ministering to Needs; and 3) The Captain of the Lord's Army
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Crossing the Great River (An Act of Faith); 2) Crossing into the Promised Land (Claiming Our Inheritance); and 3) The Good and Bad of Memorials
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) True Faith Responds to What God Has Done; 2) True Faith Always Acts; and 3) True Faith Is Placed in a God Who Saves
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Intro to Joshua; 2) The Kingdom is Bigger Than Any One Human; and 3) Strong and Courageous in God's Promises
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The End; 2) Limited Suffering; and 3) Conclusion Until the End
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Most Detailed Prediction in Scripture; 2) A Failed Arranged Marriage & Constant Conflict; and 3) Antiochus Epiphanes & the Antichrist
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Glorious Man - Angels; 2) Spiritual Warfare; and 3) God's Healing Touch Through Angels
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Consequence of Sin - 70 Years of Captivity; 2) The Power of One Man's Prayer; and 3) Wild Prophetic Interpretation
023 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) A Vision of the Greek Empire; 2) Preparing the Way for God's Kingdom; and 3) A Dangerous Final Horn.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Intro to Daniel's 2nd Half; 2) A Dream of 4 Beasts; and 3) The Little Horn.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Unflappable Spiritual Disciplines; 2) Weak and Sleepless Rulers; and 3) Emerging from a Would-Be Tomb.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Confidence in this World's Walls; 2) A Divine Message of Judgment, and 3) Forgetting the Past.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Insanity of Pride; 2) The Bearer of Bad News; and 3) The Soothing of Repentance
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Discomfort in Refusing to Bow; 2) Confidence in God's Sovereign Power & Will; and 3) Surviving Life's Furnaces Due to the Presence of God & Friends
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God Deposes & Raises Kings; 2) The Expanding Kingdom of God; and 3) The Tact of Daniel
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Cultural Indoctrination; 2) Lifestyle Evangelism; and 3) Secular Education
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Minimal Facts Argument; 2) Make Disciples; and 3) All Authority
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Unguilty by Dissociation?; 2) The Testimony of Endurance; and 3) The Theology of the Cross
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Misunderstood Like Mary; 2) Kindness to Judas; and 3) Defending Jesus
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Waiting Preparedly; 2) Doing Something with Your God-Given Abilities; and 3) Christ's Call for Compassion
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The End of Jerusalem or the World?; 2) The "Abomination That Causes Desolation"; and 3) Amillennialism & the Implications of Urgency.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Who Were the Pharisees?; 2) 8 Woes; and 3) The Issue of the Tithe.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) A Banquet Without Excuses; 2) Marriage in Heaven; and 3) Understanding the Commandments
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Benevolent King; 2) 2 Acts of Judgment; and 3) The Inability to Grow Spiritually
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Grace Is Greater Than Fair; 2) Heavenly Greatness; and 3) Practicing Servanthood to the Lowly
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Danger of Marriage for Those Who Should Be Single; 2) Technicalities About Divorce; and 3) Rewards for Faithfulness
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Way We Treat The Lowly; 2) The Process of Managing Sin in Others; and 3) Incalculable Forgiveness
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The OT Points to Christ; 2) Failure to Drive Out Demons; and 3) To Not Cause Offense
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Obsessively Material; 2) Peter's Profession - WDTM?; and 3) Peter's Transgression - WDTM?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Spiritual Danger of Tradition; 2) Faith Despite Circumstance; and 3) Why Is Feeding 4000 Recorded?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Non-Compromising Witness; 2) Trusting God's Provision; and 3) Obsession With Circumstances Will Sink You
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Nature of Parables; 2) The Parable of Soils; and 3) Weeds & Nets, Mustard & Yeast, and Hidden Treasures
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Mercy Greater Than Sacrifice; 2) Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit; and 3) The Sign of Jonah
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) John the Baptist Doubts; 2) A Childish Generation; and 3) God's Sliding Scale of Judgment
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Uniqueness of Apostles; 2) Shrewd and Innocent; and 3) The Division of Families
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Power to Forgive; 2) All People Need Jesus; and 3) Praying For Young People in Ministry
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Christian Confidence; 2) The Cost of Discipleship; and 3) The Testimony of Demons & Unbelievers
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Moral Judgment; 2) False Prophets & Disciples; and 3) The Foundation for Building Life
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Hypocritical Prayer; 2) Treasures and Hearts; and 3) The Logic of Believers and Worrying
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) What Are the Beatitudes?, 2) Salt of the Earth, and 3) Turning the Other Cheek
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Can Jesus Be Tempted; 2) Defeating Temptation; and 3) Fishers of Men
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Wildness of John the Baptist; 2) The Brood of Vipers; and 3) The Baptism of Jesus
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Star of Bethlehem; 2) Gifts of Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh; and 3) What Nazareth Prophecy?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jesus' Genealogy; 2) The Names Given to Jesus; and 3) Joseph's Courage = The Courage of Christians
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "Prayer For Us," 2) Words Full of Grace; and 3) The Personal Ministry of Paul
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "Set Your Minds On Things Above," 2) "Put To Death the Earthly Nature," and 3) Christian Day
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "Taken Captive" by False Teaching; 2) The "Fullness of Christ," and 3) Legalism (esp. Judaizers vs. Gnostics)
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Intro to Colossians; 2) The Colossian Heresy; and 3) Christ's Relationship With Creation
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Good Leadership Is Consistently Good; 2) The Danger of the Mixed Multitude; and 3) A Summary of Christian Management
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Qualifications for Leaders of God's People; 2) Connection to God Brings Joy; and 3) Gratitude Always Creates Generosity
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Value of Written Promises; 2) Serving God by Where You Live; and 3) A Matrix for Decision-Making
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Synergy of Prayer & Bible Study; 2) Good Prayer Contains Humble, Honest, Specific Confession; and 3) The Downfall of Doing Well
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Understanding God's Word - A Defense of Children's Church; 2) Methodology & Small Groups; and 3) Let the Gospel Predominate
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Christian Ministry Is Gospel Proclamation Ahead of Polemics; 2) The Presence of Fear vs. The Sin of Fear; and 3) Tough Love
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Addressing Internal Conflict; 2) Sacrificial Leadership; and 3) Living for an Audience of One
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Difficulty of Completing a Project; 2) Leading in Attitude, Word, & Deed; and 3) 4 Sources of Satanic Discouragement
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) No Task for God Goes Unnoticed; 2) Leading the Interdependence of God's People; and 3) The Church Must Work
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) 6 More Qualities of Great & Godly Leaders; 2) Personally Identifying with the Hurt of Others; and 3) Believers Navigating Politics
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) A Leader Has a Clear Recognition of the Needs of His People; 2) A Leader Is Personally Concerned with the Needs of His People; and 3) A Leader Is Available to Meet the Need Himself
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Willful Leadership; 2) Humility Relieves Anxiety; and 3) Not Alon
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Everyone Must Give An Account; 2) Spend Time Here Serving Others; and 3) Suffering for the Right Reasons
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Wives Sanctifying Husbands; 2) Such Obvious Hope; and 3) Baptism & Noah's Flood
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) All God's People Are Now the Royal Priesthood; 2) Exiles in the World; and 3) Such Good Lives
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Gospel of Inheritance; 2) Suffering As an Opportunity to Express Faith; and 3) Even the Angels Long to Look
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Intro to Jude; 2) License to Sin; and 3) Quoting Non-Biblical Books
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Fair & Livable Wages; 2) Patient Suffering; and 2) Prayer & Oil
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Inherent Selfishness; 2) Judging Our Neighbors; and 3) The Brevity of Life.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Tongue's Power to Direct; 2) The Tongue's Power to Destroy; and 3) Fighting Earthly Wisdom
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Paying No Attention to Worldly Status; 2) Counterfeit Faith; and 3) The Spectrum of Faith.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Intro to James; 2) Monitoring Desire; and 3) Practicing God's Word
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Conditional "IF" of the Old Covenant; 2) Unable to Outrun God's Will; and 3) A Price Tag on Humans.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Calendar of Israel; 2) Consulting God in the Unknowns; and 3) The Year of Jubilee.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Obstacle of Physical Deformity; 2) Avoiding the Mindless Motions of Religion; and 3) Close Communion
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Tricky Biblical Interpretation; 2) Serious As Death; and 3) Protecting the Lives of Children
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Because God Said So; 2) Genetic Prohibition; and 3) Cultural Sexual Norms
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Significance of Blood; 2) The Infrequency of Meat; and 3) Modifications for Future Worship
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) What Is "Atonement"?; 2) The Seriousness of Sin; and 3) The Imagery of the Day of Atonement
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God in the Bedroom; 2) Cleanliness, a Woman's Period, and God's Protection; and 3) God Takes Purity Seriously
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) An Illustration of Sin; 2) The Ugliness of Sin; and 3) The Priest's Ritual Foreshadows the Cleansing of Christ
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Shame for Childbirth?; 2) Maternity Leave; and 3) Dedication of a Child/Forgiveness for a Child
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Separation From Defilement; 2) Dietary Laws and Us; and 3) The Specific Animals Mentioned
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "Unauthorized" Worship; 2) The Business of Ministry; and 3) Why Such a Severe Judgment?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Concept of Priesthood; 2) Priestly Dress; and 3) Seeing the Glory of the Lord
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Clergy and Offerings; 2) Practical Hygiene; and 3) A Thigh, A Breast, & The Sign of the Cross
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Income Proportioned Gifts; 2) Sin Offering vs. Guilt Offering; and 3) A Summary to Avoid Confusion
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Fellowship Offering - Peace with God; 2) Not Eating Fat or Blood; and 3) The Impact of Leaders' Sins
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Intro to Leviticus; 2) Worship Characterized by Sacrifice & the Burnt Offering; and 3) The Grain Offering
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Two or More Witnesses; 2) Examining Yourself for Faith; and 3) Strive for Full Restoration.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Thorns in the Flesh; 2) Taking Christians for Granted; and 3) Timeline & Paul's Fear of the Corinthians' Impenitence.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Stepford God; 2) Masquerading As Angels of Light; and 3) Boasting in Weaknesses.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The "Weapons" of God; 2) Forcefulness & Gentleness in Ministry; and 3) Paul's Sarcasm.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Prepare Responsibly for Offerings; 2) Sowing Generously, Reaping Abundantly; and 3) Meeting the Needs of God's People.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God's Great Exchange in Financial Terms; 2) God's Desire for Economic Equality Amongst Believers; and 3) Managing Gifts Responsibly.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Correction without Condemnation; 2) Encouraged by a Friend; and 3) Painful, but Healthy.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Urgency for God's Grace; 2) Time to Grow Up; and 3) Yoked with Unbelievers.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Moving Out of the Earthly Tent; 2) A Heavenly Point of View; and 3) God's Great Exchange.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Promoting Christ, Not Self; 2) Jars of Clay; and 3) Fixing Eyes on the Eternal.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Living Letters of Recommendation; 2) Words That Give Life, Not Death; and 3) Gracious, But More Gracious.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Ministerial Transparency & Vulnerability; 2) Readmitting the Repentant; and 3) Christ and the Roman Triumph.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Intro to 2 Corinthians; 2) Suffering Produces Dependance on God; and 3) Honesty with an Offended Bunch.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Hospitality & Kindness to Friends and Strangers; 2) Marriage & Sexual Purity; and 3) Submitting to Spiritual Authorities.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Willful Pain; 2) Disciplining Children; and 3) Living for the Now (The Frivolity of Esau).
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) More Than A Definition of Faith; 2) "Heroes" of Faith; and 3) Looking Forward To What We're Promised.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) One Final Sacrifice; 2) Meeting Together; and 3) Deliberate Sin.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Weakness of the Earthly Tabernacle; 2) The Strength & Beauty of the New Tabernacle; and 3) Jesus Wrote Us Into His Will.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Melchizedek Was NOT Jesus; 2) Converting Out of Paradigms; and 3) The New Covenant Is Already Fulfilled.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Good Foundations; 2) Impossible to Return After Falling Away?; and 3) Hope Anchored in Christ Jesus.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Order of Melchizedek; 2) Bored Christians; and 3) "Baby Food" Bible Teaching.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Faith & Rest; 2) Effort to Enter Rest; and 3) Confidence in Our High Priest.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Comparison to Moses; 2) God's People in the Wilderness; and 3) Disobedience Forfeits Rest.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Drifting Away; 2) Perfected Through Suffering; and 3) Jesus Empathizes With Our Weaknesses.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Intro to Hebrews; 2) Jesus the "Firstborn"; and 3) Jesus the "Creator."
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Pride...The Work of Satan; 2) The Natural & Supernatural; and 3) True Worship Costs Something.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Lord "Delivers"; 2) The Lord Elevated Humble David; and 3) No One Can Do It Alone.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Chaos Rules Where Sin Exists; 2) The Consequences of Unreconciled Sin; and 3) David Leaving Military Work.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) David, Absalom, & Disordered Loves; 2) David Lets Mistakes Go; and 3) The Beginning of North/South Tension.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Useless Without Work; 2) Pride Before Fall; and 3) Cursed at a Tree.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Don't Make Major Decisions in Bad Emotional States; 2) The Assault of Critics; and 3) Absalom's Dominance-Seeking Orgy.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Warning Against Demagogues; 2) The Loyalty of Ittai; and 3) David Weeps.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) David Deceived Again; 2) Handsome Absalom; and 3) Resistance to Reconciliation.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Strong, Dangerous Desires; 2) Lust - A "Love" That Is Actually Hatred; and 3) Absalom's Advantageous Revenge.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Being Objective About Personal Sins; 2) A Sin From Every Angle; and 3) "I Will Go To Him, But He Will Not Return To Me."
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The First Sin - Omission of Duty; 2) Uriah More Faithful Than David; and 3) The Slippery Slopes of Sin.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Kindness of God; 2) Saving Face; and 3) The King's Willingness to Fight.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Did God Want a Temple?; 2) The Davidic Covenant; and 3) The Lord Gives David Constant Victory.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Restoring the Ark to Israel; 2) Right Aim, Wrong Methodology; and 3) David Dances & Michal Criticizes.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) David Stand Unnecessary Murder; 2) David's Final Coronation; and 3) Jerusalem, the New Capital.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Does God Condone Polygamy?; 2) Abner the Pragmatist; and 3) Joab's Judgment.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) David Anointed 3 Times; 2) Abner Looks Out for Abner; and 3) Overzealous Asahel.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Mourning & Murder; 2) Respect for the Deceased; and 3) Jonathan - Love More Dear Than a Woman.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Solid Christian Parenting; 2) The Believer's Relationship with Authority; and 3) Spiritual Warfare.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Not Even a "Hint" of Sexual Immorality; 2) Christians Are to Submit to One Another; and 3) Husband/Wife and Christ/Church.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Goal of Clergy is to Equip the Saints; 2) Speaking Truth in Love; and 3) Not Working Hard - Stealing.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Mystery of the Gospel; 2) God's Wisdom Revealed Through the Church; and 3) The Dimensions of God's Love.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Gift of Salvation; 2) Humans and Dividing Walls; and 3) Dwelling with Christians, Dwelling with God.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) A Trinitarian Salvation Project; 2) Identity "in Christ"; and 3) Know the Hope.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Saul's Tragic End; 2) A Word About Suicide; and 3) One Bright Spot.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Philistines Still Don't Trust David; 2) The Egyptian & Doing the Right Thing; and 3) Generosity Comes from Understanding It All Belongs to God.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) David's Dubious Tactics; 2) Saul, the Spiritual Hypocrite; and 3) Are Ghosts Real?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Divine Justice Upon An Ungenerous Man; 2) A Good Woman Deescalates the Violence; and 3) David Acts on Principles Over Circumstances.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Saul's Delusional Signs; 2) God's Providential Protection of David; and 3) David Won't Harm God's Anointed.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) David's Band of Misfit Toys; 2) Perfect Arguments Don't Change Hearts; and 3) God's Sovereignty Over the Priesthood.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Spiritual Conflict in Families; 2) Friends Like Jonathan; and 3) David in Exile.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Satan's Determination; 2) Michal's Easily Accessed Idols; and 3) Saul's Religious Experience.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jonathan & David "One in Spirit"; 2) David's Wife Michal; and 3) Saul's Passive-Aggressive Cowardice.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Giant Goliath; 2) David's Confidence; and 3) Vicarious Victory.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) What Man Values vs. What God Values; 2) David, a Shepherd Warrior; and 3) A Tormenting Spirit.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God's Issue With the Amalekites; 2) Saul's Compromise; and 3) The Guts to Do What's Right.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Faith vs. Fear; 2) Saul Acts Impulsively; and 3) Saul's Foolish Vow.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Failure to Pray = Sin; 2) Relationship with God on Own Terms; and 3) Indebted to the Wicked.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Sin Wants to Humiliate; 2) The Spirit Moves Us to Action; and 3) God Deserves Worship for Rescue.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) 3 Prophecies for Saul; 2) Modesty or Fear?; and 3) Saul's Insecurities
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Intro to Saul; 2) Saul's Spiritual Background; and 3) God's Providence.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Lord's Gracious Presence; 2) Commemorating Significant Spiritual Accomplishment; and 3) Israel Wants a King.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Testing Jehovah, Lord Over All; 2) The Power To Become More Than You Are; and 3) God's Holy Wrath.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Every god Will Fall Before Him; 2) Every Pagan Will Know Him; and 3) The Plague of Tumors.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God as a Good Luck Charm; 2) Eli Dies; and 3) Ichabod - "The Glory Has Departed."
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Samuel Didn't Yet "Know the LORD"; 2) "Speak, Your Servant Is Listening"; and 3) Eli Accepts God's Good Judgment.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Sacrifice & Song; 2) Weak Eli's Wicked Sons; and 3) The Judgment of the Licentious.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Samuel, Last of Judges; 2) A Semi-Faithful Head of Household; and 3) Drunk in Prayer.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Forgetting the Word Will Make You Sad & Scared; 2) Disappointed with God; and 3) The Ascension.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Danger of Democracy; 2) Simon of Cyrene; and 3) "Father, Forgive Them."
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Blueprint of a Disciple Falling; 2) Grieved by Swords; and 3) The Symbolic Crowing of a Rooster.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Poor Widow's Large Offering; 2) "This Generation Will Not Pass Away Until This Has Happened"; 3) Signs of the End.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Religious Capacity to Kill; 2) Two Kingdoms; and 3) Debunking the Sadducees.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Fruit of Repentance; 2) Unhealthy Fear of God; and 3) Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Persistence With God; 2) Receiving the Kingdom Like a Child; and 3) The Religion of the Rich Young Man.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Generous Forgiveness or Enabling; 2) General Ingratitude; and 3) Left Behind.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jesus Commends Shrewdness; 2) The Delusional Rich Man; and 3) They Will Not Be Convinced.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Rejoicing Over Repentance; 2) The Two Lost Sons; and 3) Longing For A Better Older Brother.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Befriending Those Who Don't Open Doors; 2) Rejecting the Invitation; and 3) Christianity Costs Me My Family?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Punishment for Sins?; 2) A Woman Finally Finds Peace; and 3) Spiritual Overestimation.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) How Does Money Make Us Fools?; 2) Investing in Eternity; and 3) The Spiritually Sleep World.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jesus Rebukes BOTH Demons & Bad Logic; 2) The Power to Change; and 3) Jesus Upholds the Tithe.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jesus' Sliding Scale of Judgment; 2) The Secret of the Good Samaritan; and 3) The Problem With Martha's Religion.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jesus' Feeding Ministry; 2) Implications of Transfiguration; and 3) Jesus Rejects Potential Followers.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Parable = Parabola; 2) The Four Types of Soil; and 3) Using Your Faith.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) A Centurion's Faith; 2) An Unbelieving Generation; and 3) The Difference Among Sinners.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jesus' Sabbath Miracles; 2) The Upside-Down Kingdom of Blessings; and 3) Don't Judge.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Leveraging Technology; 2) Faith = Submitting Even If Doubting; and 3) Miraculously Forgiving Sins.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Tempted By Good Things; 2) Defeating Temptations; and 3) Rejected In His Hometown.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Historical Reporting; 2) Unusual John the Baptist; and 3) Why Was Jesus Baptized?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Announcing To Shepherds; 2) Simeon & Anna; and 3) Prioritizing God Overly Earthly Authorities.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Evidence-Based Faith; 2) The Consequence of Doubt; and 3) Leaping In The Womb.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Purging Evil From The Body; 2) The Bad Guys Are Winning; and 3) ALMOST Everyone Did As They Saw Fit.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) What Was A Concubine?; 2) Apostate Gibeah, i.e. Willful Rejection of God; and 3) Heightened Awareness.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) What's the Deal with the Danites; 2) "What Else Do I Have?"; and 3) Today's Idol Priests.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Chronology of Judges 17-21; 2) Spiritually Broken Homes; and 3) Worldly Ministers.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Spiritual Gifts vs. Spiritual Fruit; 2) Samson = The Archetype of Lovestruck Men; and 3) Men Moving Into Darkness.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Weak & Worldly Fathers; 2) Justifying Vengeance as Ministry; and 3) Is God Glorified?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) A Judge of Low Character; 2) Samson Jokes About Unfaithfulness; and 3) The Way Godless Men Treat Women.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Nazirite Vow; 2) A Special Offering Foreshadowing Christian Worship; and 3) Samson's Strength & Weakness.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jealousy's Ugly Head; 2) Civil War & Disintegration; and 3) "Shibboleth".
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God Can Use Scoundrels; 2) Talking Without Thinking; and 3) The Influence of Molech/Culture.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) You Made Your Bed; 2) Can Your gods Save You?; and 3) God Identifies With Our Misery.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Danger of Hiring Friends & Family; 2) Jotham's Parable; and 3) No One Wins in Godless Civilization.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Courage to Be A "Manly" Leader; 2) Celebrity Worship; and 3) Living Like A King.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Confidence in God, Not Self; 2) Everyday Tests; and 3) Repeated Encouragement.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Where Is God When It Hurts?; 2) Why Gideon?; and 3) Tearing Down Altars to Create Altars.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Biblical Poetry as Mnemonic Device; 2) Praise for Volunteers; and 3) Praise for a Courageous Woman.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Reformation vs. Revival; 2) Significance of a Female Judge; and 3) Women of God as Prophetesses.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Necessity of Good Leadership; 2) The Lord's Work Is A Dirty Job; and 3) Using What You Got.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Half-Hearted Repentance; 2) Terrible Parenting; and 3) The Cycle of the Judges.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Splintering of God's People; 2) Israel Successful as God Promised; and 3) Israel Failed to Eradicate Enemies from the Land.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Personalized Ministry; 2) Warnings Against False Teaching; and 3) God Crushes Satan Under YOUR Feet.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Suffering WITH One Another; 2) Personal Feelings Rooted in Scripture; and 3) Building on Someone Else's Foundation.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Don't Judge on Disputable Matters; 2) Cultural Disagreements; and 3) Seek Unity at Sacrifice to Self, Without Enabling.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Government as God's Agent; 2) Fulfillment of Law = Love; and 3) Live As Though The End Is Near.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Counterintuitive Lifestyle; 2) Redefining "Worship"; and 3) Different Gifts, Same Body.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Doctrine of Election; 2) The Propagation of the Olive Tree; and 3) Theology Produces Doxology.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Physical Israel & Spiritual Israel; 2) The Importance of Verbal Professions of Faith; and 3) Where Faith Does (and Doesn't) Come From.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Children of God, NOT Employees; 2) All Creation Groaning; and 3) God's Sovereignty Means No Reason to Fear.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Helpfulness of the Law; 2) Sin as Addiction; and 3) Thanks Be To God Who Gives Victory!
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Count Yourself Dead; 2) No Longer Slaves to Sin; and 3) Now Slaves to Righteousness.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Suffering Produces Hope; 2) While We Were Still Sinners; and 3) The Sin and Grace We Don't Cause.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Righteousness Through Faith, Not Faithfulness; 2) Subtle Spiritual Boasting; and 3) Living By Faith, Not Circumstances.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Righteousness: What Is It?; 2) Righteousness: How Do We Get It?; and 3) Righteousness: What Do We Do With It?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Inherent Morality; 2) Circumstantial Morality & Baseless Judgment; and 3) Salvation in a "Circumcised" Savior.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Intro to the Gospel - The Righteousness of Christ; 2) Offended by the Gospel; and 3) Unbelief = Truth Suppression + Idolatry.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Eyewitness Testimony, 2) What To Do With Weird Passages, and 3) The Power of Future Resurrection.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Clear Communication; 2) Propriety in Worship; and 3) What About Women in Worship?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Faith, Miracles, and Good Works without Christian Love; 2) Love Personified; and 3) The Image of Love.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Spiritual Gifting; 2) The Body Analogy; and 3) The Potential for Jealousy.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Gender Roles; 2) A Union of Things Coming Together; and 3) Remember vs. Dismember.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) No "New" Temptations; 2) Does God Give Us More Than We Can Handle?; and 3) Red Herrings and Christian Freedom.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Payment for Gospel Ministry?; 2) Everything to Everyone; and 3) Christian Self-Discipline.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "Weak" Consciences; 2) One God or Many?; and 3) Not Abusing Christian Freedom.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) A Command for Marital Sex; 2) The Sanctifying of Non-Believing Spouses; and 3) Singleness & "He Must Belong to the Lord."
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Lawsuits Amongst Believers; 2) Outsourcing Difficult Conversations; and 3) Our Bodies as God's Temples.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Sexual Immorality as Pride; 2) Sinful Tolerance in the Church; and 3) Judging the World vs. Judging the Church.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Whose Opinion Really Matters?; 2) Can I Be Objective About Myself?; and 3) How to Offer Loving Critique as Christians.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Performance-Based Identity; 2) Co-Workers in God's Service; and 3) Collectively, We ARE God's Temple.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Apostle Paul's Skill Set; 2) The World Ultimately Rejects Christianity; and 3) Spiritual Truths are Spiritually Discerned.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Why the Divisions?; 2) The Jewish/Greek Distinction; and 3) Shaming the Proud Via the Weak.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "As the Lord Commanded"; 2) Moving With God; and 3) Reviewing the Metaphor of Exodus.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) More Than Enough Gifts; 2) Wood Overlaid With Gold; and 3) Why the Redundancy?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Lord Is Both Forgiving and Just; 2) Israel Needs Reminders, Not New Information; and 3) Moses Is Radiant After Encountering God.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Idolatry or Syncretism; 2) Moses Intercedes and God Relents; and 3) Sickness & Slaughter.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Idolatry or Syncretism; 2) Moses Intercedes and God Relents; and 3) Sickness & Slaughter.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Sacrifices Day & Night; 2) Skilled & Faithful; and 3) The Sabbath Regulations.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Ark, Tabernacle, and Courtyard; 2) The "Horns of the Altar"; and 3) The Urim & Thummim.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "We Will Obey Everything the Lord Our God Has Said"; 2) The Covenant of Blood; and 3) Israelite Leaders "See" God.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Justice for the Poor, and the Rich; 2) Three Annual Festivals; and 3) What Is "The Hornet"?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Deterrents for Crime; 2) The Death Penalty for Non-Murder; and 3) Borrowing and Lending.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God Allowed Slaves?; 2) Just Laws; and 3) God Defends the Life of Slaves and Unborn Children.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Deliverance, Then Commands; 2) The Commandments Contain a Principle, and an Application; and 3) The Structure of the Commandments.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "On Eagle's Wings"; 2) The Sincerity of Faith; and 3) A Healthy Fear of God.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Water from the Rock; 2) Hands Raised Toward God; and 3) Jethro's Organizational Wisdom.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Desire for Oppression; 2) Where Do You Direct Your Eyes?; and 3) Deliverance Through Watery Chaos.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) A Blueprint for Worship Music, 2) Sadness After Victory, and 3) Foreshadowing of the Cross?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Desire for Oppression; 2) Where Do You Direct Your Eyes?; and 3) Deliverance Through Watery Chaos.
1) Foreshadowing the Lord's Supper & the Final Banquet 2) A Free Nation in Exile 3) Separation and Unity
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Foreshadowing the Final Judgment; 2) Justice, Compensation, and Appropriate Punishment; and 3) Who Are These Pharaohs?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God Hardens Pharaoh's Heart; 2) For Generations to Come; and 3) Bartering With God.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Attacking the "gods"; 2) God's Increased Force; and 3) Contrition vs. Attrition.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Series of Plagues; 2) Pharaoh Hardens His Heart; and 3) The Object Lessons of Sin.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The LORD Hears, Feels, Remembers, and Acts; 2) Who Are the Plagues For?; and 3) Counterfeit Miracles.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Lives That Belong to the LORD; 2) Constant Complaining; and 3) Is God Bringing Trouble or Rescue?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Moses' Reluctance to Lead; 2) Moses' Miraculous Signs; and 3) Zipporah's "Bridegroom of Blood."
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Lord as Consuming, but Non-Destructive, Fire; 2) God as "I AM"; and 3) Sanctified Plunder.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Miracle, Coincidence, or Careful Planning?; 2) Moses is NOT Ready to Lead; and 3) Outsider to Outsider to Outsider.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Earth Without "Happily Ever After," 2) Fearing God Rather Than Men; and 3) Godly Deceit?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God Communicates Through Cultural Forms; 2) Unexpected Visitors; and 3) Acts Never Ends.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Common Sense is God's Gift Too; 2) Fatalism or Free Will; and 3) Paul's Calm in a Storm.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Blessing & Curse of Politics; 2) Paul's Perfected Testimony; and 3) Paul's Appeal to Caesar.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Corrupt Worldly Justice; 2) Paul's Logical Defense; and 3) Impending Judgment.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Assurance in Tough Times; 2) Some Are Dedicated to Hating Christians; and 3) God's Nuanced Work.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Paul's Testimony; 2) The Danger of Familiarity; and 3) God's Continued Sovereignty Over Paul.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Willingness to Die; 2) Paul's Balance of Christian Freedom; and 3) Evil Religious People.
3 1/2 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Paul's Intentional Discipleship; 2) A Long Sermon Won't Kill You; 3) Paul's Mission-Mindedness; and 4) Watch Over the Flock.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Baptism of the Spirit; 2) You Can't "Use" Jesus for Personal Gain; and 3) Christianity Disrupts the Idolatry of Society.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Divine Displacement; 2) Division of Church & State; and 3) Apollos the "Great Help."
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Noble Bereans; 2) A Different Culture; and 3) Witnessing in a Post-Christian Society.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Cultural Sensitivity for the Sake of the Gospel; 2) The Prominent Role of Women in the Early Church; and 3) The Transformative Power of Grace.
3 application points from Acts 15: 1) Jesus + Nothing = Everything; 2) Unnecessary & Necessary Burdens; and 3) Paul & Barnabas Agree to Disagree.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Resisting Flattery; 2) Mob Mentality; and 3) Supernatural Resilience.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Diversity in Leadership; 2) The Humbling of Wise Men; and 3) Paul Knows His Bible.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Will God Miraculously Help You? 2) Additional Evidence of Christianity's Truth; and 3) Herod's Pride Kills Him.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Jews Scolded Peter; 2) The Fruit of Stephen's Stoning & A Diverse Church in Antioch; and 3) The Collection for Jerusalem.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God-Fearing Qualities; 2) Christian Freedom; and 3) No Favoritism.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Saul's Conversion; 2) Jewish Leaders Want To Kill Saul Now; and 3) Peter's Miracles.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Landmark Cases Create New Norms; 2) Professional Jealousy & Christian Celebrity; and 3) "Unless Someone Explains It To Me."
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Stephen's Great Speech; 2) Stephen's Courage Based on Looking at Jesus; and 3) Stephen Becomes Like Jesus.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Number Dynamics of the Church; 2) Diverse Leadership; and 3) Religious Opposition from Within.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Honesty Before God; 3) Gamaliel's Advice; and 2) The Church Before the Watching World.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Growth Through Opposition; 2) Believers Acknowledge the Sovereignty of God; and 3) Communal Christians.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Speaking in Tongues; 2) Peter's Call to Repentance; and 3) Lifestyle of Early Believers.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Speaking in Tongues; 2) Peter's Call to Repentance; and 3) Lifestyle of Early Believers.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Companion Volume to Luke's Gospel; 2) Underqualified Disciples; and 3) Calling Process.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Still Not Believing; 2) Jesus Calls Out Peter in a Good Way; and 3) The Miraculous Signs.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Pontius Pilate's Sin; 2) The Irony & Imagery; and 3) The Credibility of Enemy Conversion.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Disciples Overestimate Themselves; 2) Willing Spirit, Weak Flesh; and 3) The Accusations Against Jesus.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Physical Temple's Destruction; 2) The Predicting of the End, and 3) The Benefits of NOT Knowing the Last Day.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Paying Taxes to the Government; 2) Marriage in the Afterlife; and 3) What Made the Widow's Offering So Great?
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Humble King; 2) Jesus' Fury; and 3) Thought-Provoking Deflection.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Joseph's Master Plan; 2) The Brothers' Growth; and 3) A Rationale Defense.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Receiving the Kingdom Like a Child; 2) Riches, or The Other Thing That Defines You; and 3) Promises Without Belief.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Transfiguration Glory - No Tents; 2) We Believe, But Disbelieve; and 3) Criticism of Off Brand Christians.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Refusal to Believe; 2) Spiritual Whiplash; and 3) Take Up Your Cross.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Self-Righteous Traditions; 2) Humility & Persistence; and 3) Jesus Recreating.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) No Hometown Respect; 2) A Faithful Man Executed; and 3) Teaching & Testing.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Reality of Being Demonized; 2) A Man Becomes an Amazing Evangelist; and 3) "The Child Is Asleep" and They Laughed.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Sower and the Seeds; 2) Parables: Lamp, Growing Seeds, and Mustard Seed; and 3) Jesus is Greater Than the Storm.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Healing on the Sabbath; 2) Intentional Discipleship; and 3) True Family.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jesus Teaches Religious People HE Is Lord; 2) Jesus Eats With "Sinners"; 3) Jesus, Fasting, & New Wineskins.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) John's Baptism vs. Jesus' Baptism; 2) They "Left Their Nets"; 3) Demonic Activity.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Joseph Was Loved by the People; 2) Joseph's Forgiveness (PART I) - "Am I in the Place of God?"; 3) Joseph's Forgiveness (PART II) - God's Sovereignty.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Visions for the Sons are Not All Good; 2) Predictive Prophecy; 3) Judah's Blessing.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Lost & Gained; 2) Jacob Crosses His Arms for the Blessing; 3) Joseph Gets One More Ridge of Land.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Proper Preparation; 2) Joseph's Business Sense; and 3) Jacob Still Prioritizing the Lord.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God Still Speaking to Jacob; 2) Historical Record of Family; and 3) Joseph's People Skills.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Emotional Outburst; 2) God's Sovereignty; 3) Sanctified Encouragement.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) The Family Hits Rock Bottom; 2) "Your God Has Given You Treasure"; and 3) Benjamin Favored.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God's Sovereignty; 2) Joseph Tests His Brothers; and 3) The Brothers Are Growing.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God's Sovereignty; 2) Impending Prosperity & Famine; and 3) Joseph's Wise Stewardship.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God's Sovereignty; 2) Random Acts of Kindness; 3) Honest Proclamation.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) God's Sovereignty; 2) God's Ministry Through Joseph; 3) Joseph Flees Temptation.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Judah Left the Believing Community; 2) Kinsman Redeemer/Levirate Marriage; 3) The Messy Line of the Savior.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "Sins of the Father" Passed from Generation to Generation; 2) No Good Guys; 3) God's Sovereignty.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Esau Does Things His Own Way; 2) Prosperity Doesn't Equal Approval; 3) Historical Recording.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jacob Called to Worship at Bethel; 2) Rachel, Jacob's Favorite Wife, Dies in Labor; 3) Reuben Sleeps With Bilhah.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Dinah Wandered Into Hivite Culture; 2) Shechem and Sexual Obsession; 3) The Brothers Deceive Shechem.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jacob's Faith and Lack Thereof; 2) Esau Forgives; 3) Jacob, the Imperfect Worshipper.
3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) Jacob's Grown, but Stayed Much the Same; 2) Jacob Wrestles to Get Away, Then Holds On; 3) Jacob Encounters God, and Now Is Limping.
3 application points from Genesis 24: People Envy Good Fortune, Laban Pursues Jacob, and Rachel Deceives Laban
3 application points from Genesis 30: Rachel's Jealousy of Leah Through Comparison, Jacob Purchased with Mandrakes, & Jacob's Business Savvy.
3 application points from Genesis 29: The Curing Power of Rachel's Beauty, Jacob Tricked Into Marrying Leah, and Leah Learns to Love the Lord Above All.
3 application points from Genesis 28: Jacob Encounters God, God Probably Stood Above/Beside Jacob, Not at the Top of the Stairs, and When He Encountered God, Jacob Worshipped.
3 application points from Genesis 27: An Overprotective Mother, Jacob Desperate for His Father’s Affection, and Jacob’s Deception Blows Up His Life.
3 application points from Genesis 26: Isaac Lies About Rebekah Being His Sister, God Appears to Isaac, + Esau Took Canaanite Wives.
3 application thoughts from Genesis 25: Jacob the Heelgrabber, Isaac "Loved" Esau, Esau Abandons His Birthright.
3 application points from Genesis 24: Choosing a Spouse Wisely, Abraham's Non-Negotiables, and God's Sovereignty in the Day-to-Day.
3 application points from Genesis 23: Mourning as Believers, Your Neighbors' Favor, and Abraham Refuses a Handout.
3 application points from Genesis 22: Rooting Out Idolatry & The Blessing of Sacrifice, The Gospel of Substitute Sacrifice, and Abraham Blessed in Obedience.
3 application points from Genesis 21: Acting on God's Promises, Sarah & Hagar Blow Up... Again, + Abraham is a Humble Resident.
3 application points from Genesis 20: Abraham's Pet Sins, "Outthinking" God, + Blessings Through Grace AND Blessings Through Obedience.
3 application points from Genesis 19: The Slow Erosion of Lot, The Sin of Sodom, + The Picture of Salvation.
3 application points from Genesis 18: Abraham Examples Hospitality, Sarah Laughs at God's Promises, + The Power of Intercessory Prayer.
3 application points from Genesis 17: God Reiterates His Promises, The Symbolic Nature of Circumcision, + Abraham is Still Proven Sinful.
3 application points from Genesis 16: God's Stance on Polygamy, Abram Abandons His Responsibility, + the Angel of the Lord Cares for Hagar.
3 application points from Genesis 15: God Reiterates His Promises Again, Abram's Problem Solving, + A Tangible Covenant.
3 application points from Genesis 14: The Bible's Historical Detail, Mysterious Melchizedek, + Abram's Confidence in God's Provision.
3 application points from Genesis 13: Lot's Slippery Slope, Abram's Generosity to Lot, + Abram's Tent and Altar.
3 application points from Genesis 12: Abram Called Away From Something KNOWN, Abram Called To Something UNKNOWN, + Taking Matters Into Your Own Hands.
3 application points from Genesis 11: Subduing the Earth Through Technology, Making a Name for Yourself, + Abram's Family.
3 application points from Genesis 10: The History of People Groups, Non-linear Reading of the Bible, + The Savior Through Shem.
3 application points from Genesis 9: The Value of Life, The Rainbow as a Reminder, + Noah's Fallen Family.
3 application points from Genesis 8: Noah Gets Off the Ark and Immediately Worships, We Still Need to Subdue and Steward the Earth, + Every Inclination of the Heart is STILL Evil.
3 application points from Genesis 7: We Do It To Ourselves, A Loving God Must Judge, + Relax If You're In the Ark.
3 application points from Genesis 6: Who Are the Nephilim, God Brings Judgment--And He Will Again, + God Doesn't Give Noah All the Answers.
3 application points from Genesis 5: Biblical Genealogy, "Walking with God," + The Incredible Length of Life.
3 application points from Genesis 4: Cain & Abel Were Both Worshippers, The Crouching Nature of Sin, + My Brother's Keeper.
3 application points from Genesis 3: Did God Really Say?, The First Gospel, + The Consequences of Sin.
3 application points from Genesis 2: Not Good to Be Alone, God Tells Adam, + Suitable Helper.
3 application points from Genesis 1: The Appearance of Age, A God of Order, + The Image of God.