Recap: Last week, we saw that Peter wrote to instruct married couples by giving them very practical points. Wives are to submit, or be subject to the authority of their husband and by their pure and respectful behavior they would even be able to win an unbelieving husband to the Lord without a word. She is to be adorned by a "gentle and quiet" (or an undisturbed and unagitated) spirit. Likewise, husbands are to make a lifelong study of their wives learning all about her and give her honour and value. By this, their prayers will not be hindered.
Ephesians 5.22-33: The Mystery of Marriage
Sunday, 29 Aug 2010
66:25 minutes (28.25 MB)
66:25 minutes (28.25 MB)
Please excuse the audio quality degradation which occurs approximately 30 minutes into this teaching.
Biblical Dinner, 11 September 2010, 6 PM
Come join us for a hands-on presentation designed to simulate the historical and biblical setting of a first-century meal.
6 PM at Harvest
27 Pennybridge Industrial Estate,
Unit 6C
Ballymena, BT42 3AU
Requested donation of £3 (Meal included)
Please, bring a cushion.
Interact Handout 67 - 1 Peter 3:1-9
Recap: The context for this passage about marriage in 1 Peter chapter 3 actually begins at verse 11 in the previous chapter. Peter is writing to believers in what is today northern Turkey. They are beginning to face hardships and persecution as believers and he wants to encourage them and teach them how to act in the face of difficulties.
1 Peter 3.1-9: How to Inherit a Blessing in Marriage
Sunday, 22 Aug 2010
59:46 minutes (32.55 MB)
59:46 minutes (32.55 MB)
Interact Handout 66 - 1 Samuel 29 to 31
Recap:
Saul is in a difficult situation and God is not speaking to him. So he decides to call the pyschic hotline. Suddenly in the midst of the apparent seance, Samuel appears and basically tells Saul that his kingdom is finished and so is he. Fear grips Saul completely. His last supper is some veal, eaten with a medium while his enemies wait some 8 miles up the road. This passage reminds us of the reality of the afterlife; sin untreated will lead to damaged lives and damned souls. In addition we can learn some lessons about interpreting God’s silence in our lives.
Understanding:
1 Samuel 29-31: Are You Attached?
Sunday, 1 Aug 2010
54:25 minutes (26.53 MB)
Compromise often leads us into a difficult place where we end up on a collision course with God and His people. David found himself in that position, but thanks to God’s mercy there was a way out. Coming home to Ziklag he was meet with devastation and the sad reality that all he had had been taken away. This was his wakeup call from the life of concession he had been living in enemy territory. He began to seek God by and the Lord answered him and brought about restoration on David’s life.
54:25 minutes (26.53 MB)
Compromise often leads us into a difficult place where we end up on a collision course with God and His people. David found himself in that position, but thanks to God’s mercy there was a way out. Coming home to Ziklag he was meet with devastation and the sad reality that all he had had been taken away. This was his wakeup call from the life of concession he had been living in enemy territory. He began to seek God by and the Lord answered him and brought about restoration on David’s life.
1 Samuel 28: It's All Over
Sunday, 25 Jul 2010
58:19 minutes (28.25 MB)
In this chapter the story switches back again to King Saul. He is in a difficult situation and God is not speaking to him. So he decides to call the pyshic hotline. Suddenly in the midst of the apparent seance, Samuel appears and basically tells Saul that his kingdom is finished and so is he. Fear grips Saul completely. His last supper is some veal, eaten with a medium while his enemies wait some 8 miles up the road. This passage reminds us of the reality of the afterlife; sin untreated will lead to damaged lives and damned souls.
58:19 minutes (28.25 MB)
In this chapter the story switches back again to King Saul. He is in a difficult situation and God is not speaking to him. So he decides to call the pyshic hotline. Suddenly in the midst of the apparent seance, Samuel appears and basically tells Saul that his kingdom is finished and so is he. Fear grips Saul completely. His last supper is some veal, eaten with a medium while his enemies wait some 8 miles up the road. This passage reminds us of the reality of the afterlife; sin untreated will lead to damaged lives and damned souls.
1 Samuel 27: David's Depressed Decision Making
Sunday, 18 Jul 2010
52:24 minutes (25.23 MB)
The Spiritual life can sometimes flow in cycles. In the last chapter David is in top form - forgiving his enemies and trusting God’s care and protection. Then he starts thinking ‘in his heart’. David becomes depressed and then he makes a string of very bad decisions. Initially leaving Israel and heading into Philistine country seems to go well; His old enemy Saul leaves off chasing him. However as he leads his compromised lifestyle, the illusion that he in control begins to fade.
52:24 minutes (25.23 MB)
The Spiritual life can sometimes flow in cycles. In the last chapter David is in top form - forgiving his enemies and trusting God’s care and protection. Then he starts thinking ‘in his heart’. David becomes depressed and then he makes a string of very bad decisions. Initially leaving Israel and heading into Philistine country seems to go well; His old enemy Saul leaves off chasing him. However as he leads his compromised lifestyle, the illusion that he in control begins to fade.
