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7 principles of financial giving

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1) Giving is motivated by GRACE
2) Christians are STEWARDS
3) our financial giving is an index of our spiritual VITALITY AND MATURITY (2 Cor. 8:7*)
4) give according to what you HAVE
5) the NEEDS of others should have a moral bearing on our finances
6) God abundantly BLESSES the gracious giver (2 Cor. 9:6-11**)
7) our first responsibility is to support our LOCAL CHURCH

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The Kingdoms in Daniel’s vision (in order)

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Babylon
Medo-Persia
Greece
Rome I
Church Age
Rome II
Messianic Kingdom
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Key signs of the end of the age

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1) the Gospel preached to all nations

2) the abomination of desolation

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End times events (in order)

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CRTSMGN

Church Age - period between 1st & 2nd comings

Rapture - when Jesus comes and takes the church out of this world to be with him

Tribulation - the 7 year period in which God returns to work with Israel and is dominated by the Antichrist

Second Coming - when Jesus physically returns to earth to set up His kingdom

Millennial Kingdom - the 1000 year reign of Jesus on earth

Great White Throne Judgement - the judgement of non-believers

New Heavens & New Earth - the after-life or heaven

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5 ministries in which all Christians should be involved (areas of uniformity)

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1) Intercessory Prayer
2) Evangelism
3) Missions
4) Discipleship
5) Financial Giving

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4 Principles of Guidance

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SWAP

1) Scripture - soak your mind in it (Rom. 12:2)
2) Willingness - be willing to do God’s will before you know it (Jn. 7:17)
3) Acting - act on God’s moral will that you already know about (Matt. 13:12*)
4) Praying - pray regularly for God’s guidance

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5 types of prayer

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1) Worship - verbal acknowledgment and appreciation of who God is
2) Thanksgiving
3) Petition
4) Intercession - asking for others’ needs (prayer as ministry)
5) Warfare - opposing the devil through anticipating his “schemes”

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3 stages of salvation

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JUSTIFICATION - accept Christ = declared righteous; establish position, one act of faith; once for all time
SANCTIFICATION - spiritual growth; transforms condition, many acts of faith; never-ending
GLORIFICATION - moral perfection, deliverance from sin’s presence; matches condition with position; once for all time

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11 attributes of God

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(JR LIVES SOOO)

Just
Righteous (God is the essence of moral goodness)
Loving
Immutable (God doesn’t change with regard to his attributes or promises)
Veracity (He is truthful and faithful to His Word)
Eternal
Self-Existent
Sovereign
Omniscient
Omnipresent
Omnipotent

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8 covert tactics of satan

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(STOP DAD D)

Seduction

Temptation - momentary enticement and suggestion to sin in order to neutralize us

Opposition - specific actions designed to hinder Christian ministry

Persecution - attacks on Christians to wear them down and/or intimidate them into backing off from radical commitment to Christ

Division - personal alienation between Christians (esp. Workers) caused by sinful attitudes

Accusation - personal denunciation based on real or alleged sins in order to alienate from God and demoralize

Deception - distortion of Biblical truth to neutralize active zealous Christians and deter/confuse non-Christians

Doubt - seeks to erode a Christian’s confidence in God

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5 ways to respond to suffering

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1) Don’t be surprised
2) Don’t compare your sufferings to others
3) Focus on God’s promises
4) Give thanks while you are suffering
5) Tell God how you feel, but determine to follow His will

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3 aspects of spiritual maturity

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1) biblical love - the love of Christ - sacrificial, disciplining, forgiving
2) doctrinal - the mind of Christ - knowing God’s word and developing His perspective on reality
3) moral- the character of Christ - the deep seated change in our character, behavior, values and attitudes that God works to gradually affect

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7 aspects of our new identity

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(Eph 1)
FAIR DD

FORGIVENESS through Jesus’ death
ADOPTION as God’s child (Eph. 1:5)
INHERITANCE
Unique ROLE in God’s purpose

DELIVERED from sin nature’s authority
DELIVERED from satan’s authority

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Know, Consider, Present (what does this mean? verse?)

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Rom 6:6,11,13
KNOW - learning what the bible teaches about our new identity and reflecting on it (promises) (Rom. 6:6)
CONSIDER - choosing to affirm what God said about your identity in spite of whatever (Rom. 6:11)
PRESENT - choose to step out in faith to act in ways that are consistent with new identity (Rom. 6:13)

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3 types of suffering

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  • Fallen World
  • Wrong Actions
  • Following Christ
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4 rules of critical interpretation

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CPHU

1) interpret in light of the CONTEXT of the passage
2) interpret in light of “PROGRESSIVE REVELATION”
3) interpret IN HARMONY with other scriptures
4) interpret the UNCLEAR in light of the CLEAR

17
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How to find the main point of a passage

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  • imperative statements
  • words that signal transition or conclusion
  • overarching, controlling idea
  • independent clauses expressing a complete thought
18
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Armenianism

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(TCURP)
Total Depravity
Conditional Election
Unlimited Atonement
Resistible grace
Present assurance of salvation (emphasis on free will)
19
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Calvinism

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(TULIP)

Total depravity
Unconditional election
Limited Atonement
Irresistible grace
Perseverance of the saints (eternal security of the elected)
20
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Old Covenant vs. New Covenant

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Where? 
   OC = earthly tabernacle
   NC = heavenly (presence of God)
What?
   OC = animal sacrifices
   NC = His own blood
When?
   OC = year after year
   NC = once for all
Result?
   OC = ceremonial cleansing only (symbolic)
   NC = full salvation (no symbolism)
21
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Means of Growth

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Word
Prayer
Ministry/Body Life
Suffering

22
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Old Covenant

HS attributes

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HS is:
with
selectively given
temporary
symbolism of OT was there to direct (e.g. sacrifice)
23
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New Covenant

HS attributes

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HS is:
in
universally given
permanent
direct access
24
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Why did Jesus have to be a man/human?

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to pay for sin

Heb. 2

25
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Why did Jesus have to be sinless?

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to be an acceptable sacrifice

Heb. 7

26
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Why did Jesus have to be fully God?

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to pay for an infinite amount of sin in a finite amount of time
(1 Jn. 2:2)

27
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Is water baptism necessary for salvation? Why or why not?

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It is not required in order to be saved, baptism is a RESPONSE to salvation

Acts 16:30,31; Luke 23:42,43 (thief on cross not baptized); Acts 10:47; 1 Cor. 1:17

27
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Ministries of the Holy Spirit

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Prior to conversion:
- Holy Spirit convicts

At conversion: (RIBBS)

  • regenerates (Christ in us)
  • indwells (Christ in us)
  • baptizes
  • bestows spiritual gifts
  • seals

After (subsequent) to conversion: (CAGE IE)

  • comforts and imparts hope
  • assures us of our salvation
  • guides us into God’s will for our lives
  • empowers us for character transformation and a fruitful ministry
  • illuminates the Bible’s meaning, significance and application
  • enables Christians to be effective in prayer
  • these are always available to Christians, but they are contingent on our willingness to walk by the Spirit
28
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Why is it reasonable to believe the Bible is inspired?

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  1. Historical reliability
  2. Fulfilled prophecy (unique)
  3. Jesus’ view of scripture
29
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Messianic Prophecies

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Daniel 9 - the time of Messiah’s death
Ps. 22 - the manner of Messiah’s death
Isaiah 53 - the purpose of Messiah’s death

30
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Hour glass diagram - how God narrowed down the identity of the “seed” in the OT, and then how he wants the church to take the blessing of Christ’s salvation to the whole world

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IDENTITY OF THE SEED
Human Race
Jewish Nation
Tribe of Judah
Descendant of David

JESUS

IMPACT OF THE SEED
Church Age - the blessing of redemption spreads
Millennial Kingdom - God reestablishes His rule

31
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Abrahamic covenant - elements

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Gen. 12:1-3
Land
Nationhood
Personal blessing
All nations blessed through one of Abraham's descendants
32
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5 communication guidelines when speaking with non-Christians

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1) Find common ground
2) Pick carefully what to disagree with
3) Be patient. Our culture is biblically illiterate.
4) Seek to understand and tell your story
5) Remember the witness of Christian community

33
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How do we know the Bible is inspired?

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1) single unified story, multiple authors
2) detailed OT prophecy fulfilled by Christ
3) Jesus had a high view of scripture and he rose from the dead and what he said about scripture should be given weight

34
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Components of walking by the Spirit

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1) keeping in step with Spirit - be alert and responsive to the Spirit’s personal guidance in your life
2) sowing to the spirit - participating regularly in the “means of growth”
3) setting your mind on the things of the Spirit - volitional reflection on the truths concerning what God has freely given us through Christ
Romans 8

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