100 Days of Scripture Day 1
John 1 & 2
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Richard Hill
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Larry Miles
Bible Reading Schedule (April 8-15, 2012)
04/08/12 Sunday Ruth 1-4 Luke 11:29-54 04/09/12 Monday 1 Samuel 1-3 Luke 12:1-34 04/10/12 Tuesday 1 Samuel 4-6 Luke 12:35-59 04/11/12 Wednesday 1 Samuel 7-9 Luke 13:1-21 04/12/12 Thursday 1 Samuel 10-12 Luke 13:22-35 04/13/12 Friday 1 Samuel 13-14 Luke 14:1-24 04/14/12 Saturday 1 Samuel 15-16 Luke 14:25-35 04/15/12 Sunday 1 Samuel 17-18 Luke 15:1-10 -
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That dead body over which the vultures circle
From stumbling blocks to vultures, Luke 17 presents vigorous teaching by the Master. As today’s NT reading (jump here for the plan), it reminds us that the faith is not a happy-go-lucky lark, but a determined, focused, and deliberate path we follow, guided as we are by the truth of Christ.
People in this world go along doing their own thing, but the shadow of judgment ever looms. Hence, our task of proclamation will include judgment, as we root out sin among ourselves, exercise our faith, do what is but our duty to do, and constantly turn back to the Lord to throw ourselves at his feet in praise and thanksgiving. Because we are not a part of that dead body over which the vultures circle.
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Revelation
Ch. 1 – Source of the message / Blessed are those who read & obey / Signification of the message / Shortness of the timeframe / The glorious Christ
Ch. 2 – Letters to the churches at Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamus, & Thyatira
Ch. 3 – Letters to the churches at Sardis, Philadelphia, & Laodicaea
Ch. 4 – John summoned to heaven via a vision / Sights in heaven / Song of heaven
Ch. 5 – A sealed book / Lamentation because no one is worthy to open it / Manifestation of the Lamb, worthy to open the book / Exaltation of the Lamb
Ch. 6 – The 1st 6 seals: white horse, red horse, black horse, pale horse, martyred souls under the altar / The great day of His wrath
Ch. 7 – 144,000 sealed / An innumerable host worships God, cared for by the Lamb of God
Ch. 8 – The 7th seal opened (7 trumpets) / Silence in heaven for half an hour / The 1st 4 trumpets sound: (1) hail & fire mingled with blood – third part of trees & all green grass burned up; (2) great mountain burning with fire cast into the sea – third part of the sea becomes blood, third part of sea creatures die, third part of ships destroyed; (3) great star falls from heaven, burning as a lamp (star called Wormwood), fell upon third part of rivers & waters – waters made poison, & many men die; (4) third part of the sun, moon, & stars darkened
Ch. 9 – The 5th trumpet: bottomless pit opened & locusts / The 6th trumpet: 4 angels loosed / No repentance forthcoming
Ch. 10 – John is given a book/scroll, told to eat it (sweet in eating, but bitter in his belly)
Ch. 11 – The temple measured / The 2 witnesses / The 7th trumpet: all heaven worships God
Ch. 12 – The woman, the child, & the dragon / Satan cast out of heaven / The woman persecuted
Ch. 13 – The beast from the sea / The beast from the earth
Ch. 14 – The Lamb & the 144,000 redeemed / Proclamations of 3 angels / Reaping the earth’s harvest & reaping the grapes of wrath
Ch. 15 – Prelude to the 7 bowl judgments
Ch. 16 – The 7 bowls: (1) loathsome sores; (2) sea turned to blood; (3) waters turned to blood; (4) men are scorched; (5) darkness & pain; (6) Euphrates dried up; (7) earth utterly shaken
Ch. 17 – The great harlot & the scarlet beast / Meaning of the harlot & the beast
Ch. 18 – The fall of Babylon the great / The world mourns Babylon’s fall / The finality of Babylon’s fall
Ch. 19 – Heaven rejoices over Babylon’s fall / The triumphant Christ on a white horse / Defeat of the beast & his armies
Ch. 20 – Satan bound for 1000 years / Souls of martyred saints reign with Christ for 1000 years / Satan cast into the lake of fire & brimstone / The final judgment
Ch. 21 – New heaven & new earth / Those who will be cast into the lake of fire & brimstone / The new Jerusalem
Ch. 22 – The river of life & description of heaven / Jesus’ final invitation & warning / Benediction
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 3 John
Ch. 1 – Encouraging Gaius (desire for his prosperity, no greater joy than to hear of children walking in truth) / Egotistical Diotrephes / Exemplary Demetrius
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 2 John
Ch. 1 – Love one another / Walk after His commandments / Beware deceivers – don’t receive them or bid them Godspeed
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 1 John
Ch. 1 – Jesus, the life & light of Christians
Ch. 2 – Jesus, the Advocate with the Father / To know Him is to keep His commandments / Love one another / Love not the world / Antichrist = one who denies Jesus is the Christ
Ch. 3 – God’s love in making us His children / Live righteously because you’re God’s children / Love one another
Ch. 4 – Test the spirits / Love one another – it shows that we love God & you can’t say you love God if you don’t love your brother
Ch. 5 – The love of God = keeping His commandments / Faith is the victory / These things written that you may know that you have eternal life
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: John 17-21
Ch. 17 – Jesus’ prayer: (1) for Himself, that He might be glorified; (2) for the apostles; (3) for all believers; & (4) for unity
Ch. 18 – Judas’ betrayal / Peter’s denial / Jesus before Pilate / “My kingdom is not of this world”
Ch. 19 – Jesus is crucified (side pierced to confirm death) / Jesus is buried
Ch. 20 – Jesus is risen! – appears to Mary Magdalene, 10 apostles (without Thomas), & Thomas (along with the other 10) / Purpose of the book – that we might believe!
Ch. 21 – The 153 fish (3rd appearance to apostles as a group) / Jesus asks Peter if he loves Him / The writer’s witness of Jesus
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J. Randal Matheny
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Chad Dollahite
Definitely…an event like that, though, and my guess is you’d tend to remember (aside from the inspiration aspect)!
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: John 13-16
Ch. 13 – Jesus washes apostles’ feet / Jesus predicts Judas’ betrayal…he leaves to betray Jesus / Command to love one another
Ch. 14 – Jesus: the Way, Truth, Life / The Father revealed through Jesus / Jesus encourages the apostles, promises the Comforter
Ch. 15 – Jesus, the True Vine & the apostles, the branches / Branches must bear fruit / Jesus warns of persecution
Ch. 16 – Jesus must go away, but He will send the Comforter
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J. Randal Matheny
The shock of divine love
One of the wonderful blessings of working with non-Christians and new Christians is seeing the effect that the Word has upon hearts. Looking through their eyes at a passage of Scripture helps me to gain new perspective.
I’ve read the Bible since before I can remember. It was the first book put into my hands as a child. I can’t remember not hearing and reading it. So when someone reads the Bible for the first time, their reactions remind me of the power God has put into this book.
Last night during the reading of 1 Cor. 13, there were physical reactions when the realization hit that this kind of love is what we’re called to show to others: furrowing of the brow, tightening of the chest, eyes widening in amazement, the body first leaning forward, then collapsing against the sofa.
It’s a shock. And one that old timers like me need to feel now and again as well. Lest we forget.
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: John 9-12
Ch. 9 – Jesus heals a blind man / The Jews persist in their unbelief
Ch. 10 – “I am the Good Shepherd / The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep
Ch. 11 – “I am the resurrection & the life” / Lazarus raised from the dead / Pharisees debate what to do about Jesus
Ch. 12 – Mary anoints Jesus / Jesus enters Jerusalem / Time for the Son to be glorified / Jesus, the light of the world – His word will judge those who reject Him
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: John 5-8
Ch. 5 – Jesus heals on the sabbath / Witnesses of Jesus’ deity: Jesus, John, miracles, the Father, Moses
Ch. 6 – 5000 fed with 5 loaves & 2 fish / Jesus, the Bread of Life / “the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” (v. 63)
Ch. 7 – Debate among the people re: Jesus’ nature: is He the Christ?
Ch. 8 – Woman taken in adultery / “The truth shall make you free” / Abraham’s descendants = those who follow God
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: John 1-4
Ch. 1 – The eternal Word / The Word made flesh / Testimony of John / Jesus’ baptism / Andrew, Peter, Nathaniel, & Jesus
Ch. 2 – Jesus’ first miracle / Jesus cleanses the temple / “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up”
Ch. 3 – Jesus & Nicodemus / “For God so loved the world…” – God sent His son to save all / John points all to Jesus
Ch. 4 – Jesus & the Samaritan woman at the well / Jesus’ second miracle (healing the nobleman’s son)
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Philippians
Ch. 1 – Paul’s imprisonment has actually served to the furtherance of the gospel / To live is Christ, & to die is gain
Ch. 2 – Mind of Christ: humility & service / Exaltation of Christ / Paul’s plan to send Timothy / Epaphroditus’ service, sickness
Ch. 3 – Paul’s Jewish heritage, gladly forfeited for Christ / Pressing toward the mark / Our citizenship is in heaven
Ch. 4 – Rejoice in the Lord always / Think on good things / I can do all things through Christ / God shall supply all needs
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Ephesians (alternate)
Here is an alternate chapter-by-chapter rundown of Ephesians (not original with me, though I don’t know where I got it). This one focuses on the overall theme of the book, the church of Jesus Christ. Someone once wrote that Colossians could be summed up with “The Christ of the Church” as its theme, & Ephesians could be summed up with “The Church of the Christ” as its theme.
Ch. 1—The church: Christ’s body
Ch. 2—The church: The house/temple of God
Ch. 3—The church: Declaring the wisdom of God
Ch. 4—The church: Perfection & unification of the church
Ch. 5—The church: The spotless bride of Christ
Ch. 6—The church: The army of God
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J. Randal Matheny
Looks like it might be Tenney. I’m away from the office. Anybody got a copy of NT Survey to check?
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Chad Dollahite
I don’t have that book, but if that’s the source, let me know; I really like to give credit where it’s due, & I just happened to find this in my files without any kind of citation.
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Ephesians
Ch. 1 – All spiritual blessings in Christ / Predetermination of salvation in Christ / Christ is head of the church, His body
Ch. 2 – Resurrected from spiritual death / Christ made peace: in the household of God, the church
Ch. 3 – Paul’s ministry to the Gentiles / The church in the eternal purpose of God / God glorified in the church
Ch. 4 – Keep the unity of the Spirit / 7 ones: body, Spirit, hope, Lord, faith, baptism, God / Put off the old man, put on the new
Ch. 5 – Putting away sinful living, walk as children of light / Husbands & wives, Christ & the church
Ch. 6 – Instructions to parents & children, servants & masters / Put on the whole armor of God & stand!
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J. Randal Matheny
I’m working now on an article (in Portuguese) for our website, from Ephesians 4. Powerful stuff!
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Chad Dollahite
We studied Ephesians for one week of Bible camp last year, and I don’t think I’d ever realized just how much power is packed into that little book!
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Philippians
Ch. 1 – Paul’s imprisonment has actually served to the furtherance of the gospel / To live is Christ, & to die is gain
Ch. 2 – Mind of Christ: humility & service / Exaltation of Christ / Paul’s plan to send Timothy / Epaphroditus’ service, sickness
Ch. 3 – Paul’s Jewish heritage, gladly forfeited for Christ / Pressing toward the mark / Our citizenship is in heaven
Ch. 4 – Rejoice in the Lord always / Think on good things / I can do all things through Christ / God shall supply all needs
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 2 Corinthians 5-13
Ch. 5 – Our heavenly house / The ministry of reconciliation
Ch. 6 – That the ministry be not blamed / Be holy!
Ch. 7 – Godly sorrow works repentance, but the sorrow of the world works death
Ch. 8 – Proving the sincerity of your love (giving) / Providing things honest in the sight of all men
Ch. 9 – Bountiful sowing & bountiful reaping / God loves a cheerful giver / God’s indescribable gift
Ch. 10 – The spiritual war / Paul’s authority / Measured by God’s standards
Ch. 11 – True & false apostles / Glorying in infirmity
Ch. 12 – God’s grace is sufficient / To spend & to be spent (Paul’s great love for the Corinthian brethren)
Ch. 13 – Weakness & power / Examine yourselves
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Glenda Williams
Ladies meet for hour of prayer
The ladies of the Geneva church meet on Monday morning at 9:00 A.M. for an hour of prayer. The group began with two and increased to seven last week and nine in attendance this week. The group is growing in love for God, and each other, as they meet for Bible reading and pray for the less fortunate, the church and the country.
Each week the group meets in a different home. The lady opening her home for the prayer group provides light refreshments which are enjoyed after the hour, but only if she chooses to do so.
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14).
Oh, for more Monday morning prayer groups!
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 2 Corinthians 1-4
Ch. 1 – Comfort, consolation, confidence
Ch. 2 – Response to repentance / A sweet savor in Christ
Ch. 3 – The letter & the spirit (glory of the new covenant)
Ch. 4 – Walking in light / Treasure in earthen vessels
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 1 Corinthians 13-16
Ch. 13 – The “more excellent way” – love (the greatest gift is love)
Ch. 14 – Spiritual gifts (continued): prophecy & tongues / Tongues a sign to unbelievers, must be interpreted / Do all things decently & in order
Ch. 15 – The resurrection: our hope is in Christ’s resurrection; death, the last enemy; consequences of denying the resurrection; the resurrection body; final victory
Ch. 16 – The collection / Paul’s personal plans & final exhortations
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 1 Corinthians 9-12
Ch. 9 – Right of a preacher to live of the gospel (if he chooses) / All things to all men / Striving lawfully
Ch. 10 – Learn from OT examples: flee idolatry; take heed, lest you fall; God will make a way of escape / Do all to God’s glory
Ch. 11 – Head coverings / The Lord’s Supper instructions: conduct, self-examination
Ch. 12 – Spiritual gifts: differing gifts, but 1 body (unity!) / “…yet show I unto you a more excellent way”
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 1 Corinthians 5-8
Ch. 5 – Church discipline needed: immorality defiles the church, withdraw from the wicked brother
Ch. 6 – Going to law against brethren over smaller matters / Glorify God in your body & your spirit
Ch. 7 – Principles re: marriage (for the “present distress,” v. 26)
Ch. 8 – Principles re: meat offered to idols (i.e., matters of conscience) – be sensitive to weaker brethren’s consciences
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 1 Corinthians 1-4
Ch. 1 – Plea for unity / Christ, the power & wisdom of God / Glory only in the Lord
Ch. 2 – Paul’s preaching: Jesus Christ & Him crucified / The Spirit has revealed the mind of God via the Bible
Ch. 3 – Sectarianism = carnality (or, spiritual immaturity) / Watering, working, warning / Christ, the foundation / The wisdom of the world = foolishness with God
Ch. 4 – Stewards of the mysteries of God / The apostles: fools for Christ’s sake / Paul’s love for the Corinthians
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Romans 13-16
Ch. 13 – Obey civil authority / Owe no one anything, but to love one another / Make no provision for the flesh
Ch. 14 – In matters of conscience, let the stronger brother defer to the weaker out of love
Ch. 15 – Unity in Christ / Paul hopes to go to Rome
Ch. 16 – Personal greetings / Mark & avoid those who cause divisions & offenses
***I will be out of town next week for the Memphis School of Preaching lectures. Lord willing, I will resume the chapter-by-chapter study Monday, April 4.
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J. Randal Matheny
We’ll look forward to your return. But you really ought to stay up late or get up earlier to keep these going. Just kidding.
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Chad Dollahite
I thought about it for a short, fleeting moment… ;-) We are looking forward to getting away & hearing some good preaching, too!
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J. Randal Matheny
Preacher types need to get away for renewal now and again. Enjoy!
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Chad Dollahite
Definitely…thanks, brother!
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Romans 9-12
Ch. 9 – Paul’s great desire for Israel’s salvation
Ch. 10 – The Jews’ zeal is not according to knowledge / No difference in Jew, Greek: whoever obeys God will be saved
Ch. 11 – Jews not cast away, if they will believe Christ & obey Him
Ch. 12 – Present bodies a living sacrifice / One body, but many members with different functions / Instructions for faithful living
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Romans 5-8
Ch. 5 – While we were sinners, Christ died for us / Death came through Adam, life through Christ
Ch. 6 – Baptized into Christ / Buried with Him by baptism / Servants of sin unto death or of obedience unto life / Wages of sin = death
Ch. 7 – Christ made us dead to the law, free to be married to Christ / The inward battle
Ch. 8 – No condemnation to those in Christ (who walk by the Spirit, not the flesh) / Joint-heirs with Christ / Intercession of the Spirit / More than conquerors
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Sid Williams
Walk in the Spirit means, “to possess the Seven Spirits of God, received by prayer, in New Jerusalem (New Covenant kingdom of the Living God). These are: One Body (From Calling in First Century; but New Jerusalem now), One Spirit (Wisdom), One Hope (Knowledge), One Lord (Iesous’ riches), One Faith (Bibe), One Dipping (Dippiong),One God (Adoption) – Ephesians 4.4-6; ana several others.
“If anyone have not Spirit of Anointed, he is not of Him” – Rom. 8.9.
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Romans 1-4
Ch. 1 – Paul’s desire to go to Rome / The gospel is God’s power to salvation / God gave the Gentiles over to their uncleanness
Ch. 2 – Jews are inexcusable because they’ve sinned, too / No respect of persons with God / Circumcision of the heart, not flesh, matters with God
Ch. 3 – Advantage of the Jews = having the Law / All have sinned, but Christ sent to be a propitiation
Ch. 4 – Abraham’s justification by grace through obedient faith
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Sid Williams
I have written an “exhaustive” commentary on Romans. I may be the only expositor to have undersdtood the book. The Pope teaches, as you have posted, “Chsps 1 & 2 about Gentiles. Paul wrote 3 times, “To the Jew first and to the Greek also.” I have located every phrase in Chps 1 & 2 in the OT applying to the Jews. You should learn to, “Quit reciting ther Pope.”
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Chad Dollahite
Sid, thanks for the comment, but please don’t attempt to read my mind. You clearly are unable to do so. I am not Catholic, and I’m certainly not going to lean upon a fallible man for my understanding of Scripture, but I can read, and I stand by the summary given of Romans 1-2.
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Galatians
Ch. 1 – No other gospel / Paul not taught by men, but by revelation
Ch. 2 – Paul’s trip to Jerusalem / Confrontation w/Peter at Antioch / Justification by Christ, not the Law / Crucified with Christ
Ch. 3 – Abrahamic promise made before Law of Moses, not disannulled by it / Law of Moses was to bring us to Christ / All one in Christ
Ch. 4 – Christians adopted as sons, heirs / Allegory of Hagar & Sarah
Ch. 5 – Stand fast / Circumcision, uncircumcision irrelevant / Walk in the Spirit / Works of the flesh vs. fruit of the Spirit
Ch. 6 – Restore the fallen / Bear one another’s burden / Reap what you sow / Do good to all / Glory in the cross
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Galatians
Ch. 1 – No other gospel / Paul not taught by men, but by revelation
Ch. 2 – Paul’s trip to Jerusalem / Confrontation with Peter at Antioch / Justification by Christ, not the Law of Moses / “I am crucified with Christ…”
Ch. 3 – Abrahamic promise made before the Law of Moses, not disannulled by it / The Law of Moses was to bring us to Christ / All one in Christ
Ch. 4 – Christians adopted as sons, heirs / Allegory of Hagar & Sarah
Ch. 5 – Stand fast / Fleshly circumcision, uncircumcision irrelevant / Walk in the Spirit / Works of the flesh vs. fruit of the Spirit
Ch. 6 – Restore the fallen / Bear one another’s burden / Reap what you sow / Do good to all / Glory in the cross
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Philemon
Ch. 1 – Paul beseeches Philemon to accept his new brother in Christ
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J. Randal Matheny
Now that was an easy book to do! Chapter, too. If men were putting the Bible together, they’d not consider this one worthy of inclusion, I dare say. But Paul says so much in so little space.
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Chad Dollahite
Haha! That’s exactly what I thought when I posted it! You are right, though…SOOO much said in such a short little book.
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Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Titus
Ch. 1 – Ordain elders in every city / Qualifications of elders
Ch. 2 – Instructions for aged men & women, young men & women, servants / God’s grace has appeared to all
Ch. 3 – Obey civil authority / Faithful living / Maintain good works / Reject one who is a heretic after 1st & 2nd admonition
Glenda Williams
Grandma’s treadle machine is at rest
Grandma Evie Lee Bryant had a treadle sewing machine, identical to the one pictured, to which I have fallen heir. She did sewing and alterations while peddling with both feet and guiding the fabric at the needle with her hands. Grandma enjoyed piecing and quilting tops. She taught me to quilt on wood quilting frames that rested on four straight back chairs. Everyone learned fast Grandma didn’t like it when we bumped the quilting frame. A quilter could stick their finger or the frame might fall off the chair back.
Grandpa sat on his yellow platform rocker and cut out quilt squares for Grandma when he wasn’t reading his Bible. More often than not, Grandpa, with his 6′ 4″ thin statue, sat with his legs crossed. The crossed foot easily touched the floor. Grandpa usually had an open Bible on his lap. If you caught him just right you could see a puff of smoke drifting up from the black pipe in his mouth. When things got quiet and still, Grandpa rested his nose between his right thumb and pointer finger, sliding it gently up and down his nose as he lulled himself to sleep while sitting on his chair.
Grandma’s treadle sewing machine hasn’t been used in many years. It has a prominent place in our home. At the age of 11 years mother stood and sewed clothes for her doll on the machine. That makes it priceless to me. And the time Grandma spent teaching me to quilt wasn’t wasted either. Today I follow her tradition as I quilt a top made from scraps that mother had saved.
Paul told Titus 2:3-5…”the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things — that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discrete, chaste, homemakers, good obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.” True teaching which is needed today, but often left forgotten.
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Mike Riley
Amen, Glenda! Great story of the fortitude of people who lived in a time where quality made a difference, including high moral standards.
Like your grandmother, my grandmother had (an used) an old Singer sewing machine for many years. They are relics now, but still a great reminder of those folks who sacrificed their time, talents and energy in order to help others.
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 2 Timothy
Ch. 1 – Timothy’s faithful mother & grandmother / Hold fast the pattern of sound words
Ch. 2 – “The things that thou hast heard of me…commit to faithful men…” / A good soldier / Study, but avoid foolish strivings
Ch. 3 – Turn away from those with a mere form of godliness / Stay strong in the Scriptures / All Scripture is God-breathed
Ch. 4 – Preach the Word! / Paul’s death at hand / Demas gone, only Luke is left / Bring Mark, the books / Come before winter
Stephen R. Bradd
Catholic Advice (from Years Past)
I saw the following in a KY bulletin today & thought it was relevant. – SRB
Here is an excerpt from an address by the cardinals in the Roman Church to Pope Pius III [in 1503 AD], which is preserved in the National Library of Paris, folio NO. 1068, vol. 2, pp. 650-651:
“Of all the advice that we can offer your holiness we must open your eyes well and use all possible force in the matter, namely, to permit the reading of the gospel as little as possible in all the countries under your jurisdiction. Let the very part of the gospel suffice which is usually read in mass, and let no one be permitted to read more. So long as people will be content with the small amount, your interest will prosper; but as soon as the people want to read more, your interest will fail. The Bible is the book, which more than any other, has raised against us the tumults and tempests by which we have almost perished. In fact, if one compares the teaching of the Bible with what takes place in our church, he will soon find discord, and will realize that our teachings are often different from the Bible, and oftener still, contrary to it.”
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 1 Timothy
Ch. 1 – Charge some that they teach no other doctrine / God’s grace & mercy toward Paul
Ch. 2 – Pray for those in civil authority / One mediator between God & men / Women not permitted to teach over men
Ch. 3 – Qualifications of elders & deacons / The church = the house of God = the pillar & ground of the truth
Ch. 4 – Some shall depart the faith / “Let no man despise thy youth…” / “Take heed to thyself & to the doctrine…”
Ch. 5 – Behavior toward older & younger men, older & younger women / The church’s duty toward widows & toward elders
Ch. 6 – Servants’ duty toward masters / Money dangers / Flee, follow, fight (vv. 11-12)
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 2 Thessalonians
Ch. 1 – The 2nd coming: rest for the faithful, punishment for the wicked
Ch. 2 – Before Christ returns, man of sin will be revealed (there will be a falling away)
Ch. 3 – Pray for the Word to have free course / Withdraw from the disorderly
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: 1 Thessalonians
Ch. 1 – Faithfulness of the Thessalonians / Turning from idols to God
Ch. 2 – In trust with the gospel: Paul’s love for them & their love for him
Ch. 3 – Re: Timothy’s visit to check on them & the good news he brought back
Ch. 4 – Appeal for purity / The coming of the Lord
Ch. 5 – The day of the Lord / Children of light / Misc. instructions
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Mark 13-16
Ch. 13 – Jesus teaching re: destruction of Jerusalem & the end of time (no one knows when He’s coming again: be prepared!)
Ch. 14 – “She hath done what she could” / Jesus’ last supper / Jesus in the garden & betrayed / Jesus’ trial / Peter denies Jesus
Ch. 15 – Jesus before Pilate / Barabbas released, Jesus crucified / The centurion’s confession
Ch. 16 – He is risen! / Post-resurrection appearances / The Great Commission / Jesus’ ascension
Chad Dollahite
Chapter by Chapter: Mark 9-12
Ch. 9 – The kingdom at hand (imminent) / Jesus transfigured / Jesus casts out a spirit, foretells His death / The last shall be first
Ch. 10 – Suffer the little children / Jesus teaches re: marriage, danger of riches, service, foretells His death / Bartimaeus healed
Ch. 11 – Jesus enters Jerusalem, curses the barren fig tree, cleanses the temple / “By what authority?”
Ch. 12 – Parable of the wicked husbandmen / God & Caesar / Re: the resurrection / The greatest command / A widow gives all
That specific number of the fish is amazing to me. A small detail that says a lot.