NEW BEGINNERS

Class Notes: Session 3

Dear New Beginner's

Here are the notes from tonight's class. If you have any questions, please let me know. I really enjoyed seeing you this evening and hope you found this third session helpful.

December 8 th 2005

1. Q and A
2. Book review (Genesis-Exodus)
3. Practical Drills (Finding your way around the OT)
4. Principles of personal application
5. Review of Homework

Book Review: Thematic Outline of Genesis and Exodus

Genesis: Theological Narrative/History,

1. Creation
2. Sin/Death
3. Adam and Eve have children
4. The murder of Abel
5. Seth and Cain
6. Noah and the flood
7. The Tower of Babel
8. Abraham
9. Isaac and Ishmael
10. The near sacrifice of Isaac
11. Jacob
12. The sons of Jacob
13. Joseph

Exodus: History/Law

1. Israel oppressed
2. Moses born and raised
3. Moses in exile
4. The call of Moses
5. Aaron's call
6. Confronting Pharaoh and the ten plagues
7. The first Passover
8. Crossing the Red Sea
9. Journey to the Promised Land
10. Covenant at Sinai (ten commandments)
11. The book of the Covenant and list of laws
12. The establishment of the Tabernacle and regulations regarding its care.
13. The Golden calf
14. The renewal of the covenant
15. God's tent set up and dedicated.

Practical Drills: Finding passages in the OT

1. Review of “Half” method (see last week's class notes)
2. Reminder of the OT book categories (see last week's notes)

                 a. Psalm 95

                 b. 2 Kings 4:42-44

                 c. Deuteronomy 30:1-4

                 d. Nehemiah 8:1-4

Principles of Personal Application

1.       Prayer: Lord, help me to understand your word and apply it to my life.

2.       The three questions:

            a.        What does this tell me about God?

            b.       What does this tell me about humanity?

            c.        What does this tell me about myself or what is God trying to tell me?

3.       Prayer: Lord, thank you for your word, please use it to lead me and make me like you.

Review of Homework: Philippians

Author: Paul 

Setting : Paul is in a prison in Rome writing to a church he founded.

Date: 61 AD

Genre : Epistle

Main themes: 

• Humility : 2:1-4

• Freedom from pride in self and the righteousness that comes from Christ (3:4-10)
• Pressing toward the goal: 3:13-14
• Freedom from anxiety : 4:1-6
• Contentment : trusting in the God who provides (4:13)
• Joy: the word occurs 16 times

Outline from the NIV Study Bible:

I Greeting (1:1-2)

II Thanksgiving and Prayer for the Philippians (1:3-11)

III Paul's personal Circumstances (1:12-26)

IV Exhortations

1. Living a life worthy of the gospel (1:27-30)
2. Following the servant attitude of Christ (2:1-18)                                                

V. Paul's associates in the gospel

1. Timothy (2:19-24
2. Epaphroditus (2:25-30)

VI Warnings against Judaizers and Antinomians

               1. Against Judaizers or legalists (3:1-16)

                     2. Against Antinomians or libertines (3:17-4:1)

VII Final Exhortations, Thanks and Conclusion

                   1.. Exhortations concerning certain aspects of the Christian life (4:2-9)

                   2.  Concluding testimony and repeated thanks (4:10-20)

                   3.  Final greetings (4:21-23)

Discussion: The three application questions

What does this tell me about God?

What does this tell me about humanity?

What does this tell me about myself or what is God trying to tell me?

Homework: Romans 1-7