The good ground are those with a honest, good heart, having heard the word of God. Luke 9 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. Luke 9:1 He then sent them out to preach his words in many various cities. And later on throughout the chapter, he feed a great multitude(thousands) of hungry people with only a loaf of bread and
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY The LIFE AND MINISTRY OF PAUL THE APOSTLE A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO Dr. LORNE A. MCCUNE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE NBST 522 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY BRYON GROSVALET LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 SAUL OF TARSUS 3 The Early Years 4 Saul Receives Rabbinical Training 6 Saul is Zealous to Defend the Jewish Faith 7 SAUL'S CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY 10 Jesus Disciples Saul 12 Saul is Zealous for the Christian Faith 13 God Prepares Saul for the Work of the Ministry 14 Saul Ministers to the Believers at Antioch 14 PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS 16 Paul’s First Missionary Journey 16 Paul’s Secord Missionary Journey 19 Paul’s Third Missionary Journey 20 CONCLUSION 24 BIBLIOGRAPHY 25 INTRODUCTION Paul the Apostle was a very important man in the history of Christianity as a theologian, missionary, and writer of the New Testament. Ordained by God, he was one of the major interpreter’s of the teachings of Jesus Christ. During 30 years of ministry, Paul wrote 13 epistles of the New Testament while under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The epistles address the life, death, resurrection of Christ and its implications for all humanity. In His divine wisdom, the Lord foresaw that Paul would best fulfill His plan to spread the gospel of the resurrected Christ to the entire known western world in order to reach His people with the story of redemption.
Summary Placing aside the foreword and introduction, there are ten chapters or sections to this book. Divided into sections, the first four chapters present the argument that believer’s baptism is based upon the New Testament. Chapter One is more of an essay written by Andreas Kostenberger. Kostenberger places emphasis upon three important baptismals: John the Baptist, Jesus, and the figurative baptisms of the disciples. After presenting the Gospel of Mark’s account of the baptisms performed by John the Baptist, he writes, “The underlying symbolism of the Baptism’s baptism is that of cleansing from sin and of spiritual renewal.” Water baptism then is prior to spiritual renewal or at least accompanies it.
EExegesis of Mark 2:1-12 Presented to Dr. Joel Breidenbaugh Liberty Theological Seminary Lynchburg, VA In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for HOMI 501-D05 LUO By Nathaniel Jones ID 21077684 July 16,2012 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………………………………….. 3 Translation………………………………………………………. 3 Exegetical Issues………………………………………………… 5 Key Terms……………………………………………………….. 5 Other key terms and phrases…………………………………… 6 Historical Context……………………………………………….. 12 Literary Analysis …………………………………………………15 Application ………………………………………………………..16 Sermon Outline………………………………………………….. 18 CONCLUSION………………………………………………….. 19 BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………. 20 INTRODUCTION How great is the faith of the ones who dug a hole in someone else’s roof to get a sick man to Christ. The manner in which they impressed Jesus with their faith and compassion towards their friend are emphasized in sermons taken from Mark 2:1-12. However, in his headquarters in the city of Capernaum there is more that happens previous to this account in the ministry of the Savior.
The general purpose may be that Melchizedek may have been a human being sent by God to deliver (messenger) and test the faith of those who considered themselves as Christians. Mystery of Melchizedek Melchizedek is known to be the man of mystery from the Old and New Testaments he was a priest of the Most High God. After Abrahams rescue of Lot he was ministered by the mystery man known as Melchizedek who blessed him in which Abraham gave a 10th of everything he had. Was this man the King of Salem (Peace)? His name had a rather interesting meaning: Melchizedek (King of Righteousness).
Beginning with Abram's call in Genesis 12:1-3, the Bible now introduces the solution to the world's sinful dilemma. The faithful obedience of a single individual becomes a powerful instrument in God's hands. The Book of Genesis opens the Hebrew Bible with the story of creation. God, creates the heavens and the earth, he creates the world by speaking into the darkness and calling into being light, sky, land, vegetation, and living creatures over the course of six days. Each day, he pauses to
Jesus addressed many issues during his sermon on the mount. The book of Matthew’s gives us a view through Jewish eyes. His version was written toward the Jewish people. Matthew 7: 21-23 looks at the false prophets and hypocrites and the concerns for their salvation should they not change their course toward sincerity. INTRODUCTION Matthew is the first book of the four Gospels.
His teachings had many ideas from Jewish tradition. For example monotheism, belief in one god, and the Ten Commandments. He also taught that god will end all the evil things and he will make a kingdom for people who repented their sins. Jesus gathered twelve special disciples. Life and teachings are the gospels, the first four books of the New Testament of the bible.
In the Gospel of Mark, I see Jesus, the Son of God, as a loving, faithful, obedient servant who walks in compassion; doing the will of His Father. He is a servant. His message to us all is “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). Jesus witnessed to us on how to be great, by giving our life in service to God. Jesus taught us a new definition for greatness, the word servant.
Three Missionary Journeys Paul’s ministry after Christ death and resurrection was filled with travels and meeting with people all over the land of that time. Today we call these types of people missionaries, back then it really was Paul just following what Christ asked him to do. Paul was and is one of the most influential poets of the Bible. In this essay we will focus on the three major travel journeys that Paul took to plant churches and reach the Gentiles of the day. The three major journeys that Paul took we will split up by calling them Paul’s first missionary trip, his second missionary trip and finally his third missionary trip.