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{IDENTITY AND MISSION}
  1. The Mission of the Church - {PDF Copy} - (Matthew 24:14 - The Church is commissioned by Jesus to proclaim his gospel to ALL nations until the end of the age)
  2. Both Jew and Greek - {PDF Copy} - (The equality of Jew and Gentile before God is a key theme throughout the book of Romans – both stand or fall on the same basis)
  3. The Heir of the World - {PDF Copy} - (According to Romans, the land promise to Abraham encompassed the entire world, not just the land of Canaan – Romans 4:13)
  4. Coheirs and Brethren - {PDF Copy} - (The Apostle Paul links the bodily Resurrection of the saints with the New Creation. The promised redemption includes both)
  5. The Priestly Reign of the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 20:4-6 - The image of the saints reigning as a “kingdom of Priests” is linked to the vision of the “Son of Man” received by Daniel)
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  6. The People of God in Revelation - (Final victory over the “Dragon” means the redemption of men and women from every nation who follow the “Lamb wherever he goes”) - {PDF Copy}
  7. The Redeemed People of the Earth - (In Revelation, the redeemed people of God is composed of men and women from every nation purchased by the death of Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
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  8. Kingdom of God or Christendom? - {PDF Copy} - (The Church and the Gospel of Jesus belong to no nation or culture of this present age)
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  9. The Controversy at Galatia - An Overview - {PDF Copy} - (The key dispute at Galatia was whether Gentile converts must be circumcised and keep some, at least, of the required deeds of the Torah)
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  10. Social Implications of the Torah - {PDF Copy} - (Galatians 3:26 - In Christ, no longer can there be Jew or Gentile; To live under the law means social divisions in the church)
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  11. Neither Jew nor Greek - {PDF Copy} - (With the arrival of the "seed" of Abraham, Jesus Christ, the old divisions between Jew and Gentile are wholly inappropriate)
  12. The True Seed of Abraham - Faith, not D.N.A. - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the true "seed" of Abraham and heir of the covenant promises)
  13. The Key Sign of the End of the Age - {PDF Copy} - (Matthew 24:14 - The "End" will not come until the Gospel of Jesus Christ is proclaimed to all nations)
  14. The Message and and Hope of the Gospel - {PDF Copy} - (The Good News about what God has accomplished in Jesus Christ is for every man and woman wherever he or she may live)
{PERSECUTION AND SUFFERING}
  1. The Tribulation of the Church - {PDF Copy} - (In the book of Revelation, faithful saints experience “tribulation,” whereas, the unrepentant undergo “wrath”)
  2. Appointed to Tribulation - {PDF Copy} - (Disciples of Jesus escape “wrath” but endure “tribulation” - To which they have been “appointed”)
  3. The Christian Response to Persecution - {PDF Copy} - (How are disciples of Jesus to respond to hostility, accusations, and persecution?)
  4. Persecution, Suffering, and Discipleship - {PDF Copy} - (New Testament teachings about Christian reactions to persecution are contrary to the "wisdom" of this age)
{TO FOLLOW THE LAMB}
  1. The Paradigm of Calvary - {PDF Copy} - (“Christ crucified” is the pattern for, and the test of, genuine discipleship. THAT is the Christ believers are called to emulate)
  2. A Sobering Conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount - {PDF Copy} - (Matthew 7:21-28 - Disciples who refuse to follow the teachings of Jesus may be excluded from the Kingdom)
  3. To Follow Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (To follow Jesus “wherever he goes” means a life of self-denial and sacrificial service for others – Matthew 20:20-28)
  4. Whosoever will follow Me - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 8:27-38 - The Son of Man cannot be known apart from his suffering for others)
  5. Greatness in the Kingdom of God - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 10:35-45 - Jesus taught that to be a true member of the kingdom of God necessitates a life of self-sacrificial service to others, not power over them)
  6. Jesus Refused Political Power - {PDF Copy} - (He rejected Satan's offer of political power and chose, instead, the way of the Suffering Servant)
  7. Signs and Wonders or Christ Crucified? - {PDF Copy} - (Claims that the Church will reap a great harvest of souls through displays of mighty "signs and wonders" do not square with Scripture)
  8. Faithful and Unfaithful Disciples - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 9:41-50 - Whatever anyone does to a disciple of Jesus, whether for good or evil, is the same as doing it to Jesus)
  9. Paul and governing authorities - {PDF Copy} - (Romans 13:1-8 - To rebel against even tyrannical governments is to resist God's "arrangement")
  10. Let this mind be in you - {PDF Copy} - (Paul summons believers to emulate the self-sacrificial obedience of Jesus in their service to one another)
  11. Perfect as the Heavenly Father - {PDF Copy} - (Mercy and love are the defining characteristics of the disciple of Jesus and the nature of God)
  12. Discipleship is service to the insignificant - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 9:33-37 - Despite the words of Jesus about suffering on behalf of others, the disciples continued to measure “greatness” by grandness, grandeur, and power over others)
  13. The Cost of Discipleship - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 6:7-30 - The execution of John the Baptist served as an example of the cost of discipleship)
{SCRIPTURE}
  1. The Language of the New Testament - {PDF Copy} - (Was the New Testament composed in Greek or Hebrew? All evidence points to the former as the original language)
Dark Path Photo by Peter Hall on Unsplash
Dark Path Photo by Peter Hall on Unsplash


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