| Title: | The CHRISTIAN Notesfile |
| Notice: | Jesus reigns! - Intros: note 4; Praise: note 165 |
| Moderator: | ICTHUS::YUILLE ON |
| Created: | Tue Feb 16 1993 |
| Last Modified: | Fri May 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 962 |
| Total number of notes: | 42902 |
Please call with any questions, or to register for the following
discussion course. DTN 264-7321 or (603) 424-1373.
An Ancient Faith in a Modern World
A Study of the Apostles' Creed from a Biblical Perspective
Sponsored by Christ Presbyterian Church, Nashua
A nine session discussion course for interested DEC employees in Merrimack
held over 9 lunchtime sessions at MKO2 - Bald Mountain Conference Room -
Pole Location 2B08. The first meeting will be on January 5, 1994,
continuing for nine Wednesday sessions (12:00-1:00) on the following topics:
1. 1/5/94 I believe
2. 1/12/94 in God the Father, Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth.
3. 1/19/94 And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost;
born of the virgin Mary;
4. 1/26/94 Suffered under Pontius Pilate;
Was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell;
5. 2/2/94 The third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father
Almighty;
From thence He shall come to judge the quick and
the dead.
6. 2/9/94 I believe in the Holy Ghost;
7. 2/16/94 the Holy Catholic Church;
the Communion of Saints;
the Forgiveness of sins;
8. 2/23/94 the Resurrection of the body;
And the life everlasting.
9. 3/2/94 Amen.
Instructor: Steve Magee MDiv - Church Officer - Digital Employee - CALL TO
REGISTER AND TO RECEIVE MATERIALS IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST CLASS - DTN 264-7321
HOME: 8 CONCORD RD. (EAST RIDGE) MERRIMACK, NH 03054 (603) 424-1373
Christ Presbyterian Church gathers for worship every Sunday at 10:00 A.M.
at One Progress Ave., Nashua.
SAMPLE CLASS OUTLINE ON NEXT PAGE
SESSION ONE: "I BELIEVE"
THEME: The Source of Authority in Life
Hebrews 1:1-2
1 In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at
many times and in various ways,
2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he
appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.
BIBLE TEACHING: GOD'S COMPLETED WORD TO US IS THE REVELATION OF THE SON,
GIVEN TO US IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.
Preparation:
1. Read The Apostles' Creed and note questions that you have
about the creed.
2. Read Hebrews 1-2
3. Begin a personal journal for this discussion group
(You will not be asked to share this with other members
of the group.) Begin by noting your beliefs about who God is.
Can you identify where you learned these things about God?
Also, note your reasons for taking this course.
4. Consider the following questions for discussion
IMPLICATIONS FOR LIVING - DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What are some possible sources of authority for living?
2. Is one source of authority just as good as another?
3. What is your source of authority, and how does the Bible relate to it?
4. HOW WOULD YOUR LIFE BE DIFFERENT IF YOU BELIEVED THAT THE BIBLE
WAS THE COMPLETED WORD OF GOD?
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| 344.1 | Lunch Discussion on God the Father Almighty | GERBIL::MAGEE | Fri Jan 07 1994 14:48 | 30 | |
You are invited to a lunchtime discussion!
TIME: Wednesday 1/12/94, 12:00
TOPIC: "GOD THE FATHER, ALMIGHTY, MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH"
PLACE: MKO2 (Merrimack, NH) - Bald Mountain Conference Room - Pole 2B8
Preparation:
* Read Hebrews 1-2
* Consider the following questions for discussion.
1. What does it mean that God is "Almighty"?
2. What does it mean that God is our "Father"?
3. If we accept the duties that we have been given and believe firmly
in the Almighty power of God, our Father, in what sense are we better
equipped to diligently apply ourselves to those duties than one who does
not know God as an Almighty Father?
4. How is our knowledge of God as Almighty Father a help to us in the
midst of suffering?
5. Why difference does it make if we believe that God created and
sustains all things?
Hope to see you there!
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| 344.2 | Lunch Discussion on Jesus Christ | GERBIL::MAGEE | Thu Jan 13 1994 11:53 | 48 | |
You are invited to a lunchtime discussion!
TIME: Wednesday 1/19/94, 12:00
TOPIC: "JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD"
PLACE: MKO2 (Merrimack, NH) - Bald Mountain Conference Room - Pole 2B8
"AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON,
OUR LORD; WHO WAS CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY
GHOST; BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY"
THEME: We belong to Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 1:5-6
5 For to which of the angels did God ever say,
"You are My Son,
today I have become your Father"?
Or again,
"I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son"?
6. And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says,
"Let all God's angels worship Him."
BIBLE TEACHING: THE ANOINTED SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY BEGOTTEN
SON OF THE FATHER, FULLY GOD AND FULLY MAN, IS OUR LORD. WE
BELONG TO HIM.
Preparation:
1. Review Hebrews 1-2. Read Psalm 2.
2. Consider the following questions for discussion.
IMPLICATIONS FOR LIVING - DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What claim to my life does Jesus have as the "first-born of creation?"
2. What claim to my life does Jesus have as the "first-born of the dead?"
3. Why is it significant if JESUS (Savior) is my Lord, rather than Moses,
David, or some other great religious leader?
4. What aspects of the Son of God as he is described in Psalm 2 are most
foreign to our understanding of who Jesus is?
5. What are the some of the practical benefits of knowing that our Lord
and Savior was born of the Virgin Mary?
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| 344.3 | Lunch Discussion - Sufferings of Christ | GERBIL::MAGEE | Mon Jan 24 1994 08:32 | 43 | |
You are invited to a lunchtime discussion!
TIME: Wednesday 1/26/94, 12:00
TOPIC: The Sufferings of Christ for Us
PLACE: MKO2 (Merrimack, NH) - Bald Mountain Conference Room - Pole 2B8
"SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE; WAS CRUCIFIED, DEAD AND BURIED;
HE DESCENDED INTO HELL"
THEME: Christ delivered us from the power of death.
Hebrews 2:14-15
14 Since, the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their
humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the
power of death - that is, the devil -
15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their
of death.
BIBLE TEACHING: JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD, SUFFERED THE PAINS OF HELL FOR US,
THAT WE MIGHT LIVE.
Preparation:
1. Read Hebrews 1-2. Read Psalm 8.
2. Consider the following questions for discussion.
IMPLICATIONS FOR LIVING - DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What does this text say about our death if we do not know Christ?
2. What does this text tell us about the extraordinary death of Christ?
How was it different from our death?
3. What does this text say about our death if we know Christ?
4. Why is it significant that the death of Christ and his sufferings of
the pains of hell be an historical event rather than a continuing
present reality?
5. What does it mean to take up our cross and follow Jesus?
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