Lehman Ave Church of Christ

Equipped 2024 - Teacher Workshop for Children by Traci Sproule Part 2

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 2:30 MPR 4 Speaker

 

Speaker:Traci Sproule

 

Stepping into the Bible

Lecture #2: ...You can do it

The Hallway

The Classrooms

The Media Center

The Teacher's Binder

• 5 copies of each binder—one for each teacher
• Intended to give teachers “everything” needed
  • Teacher Instruction
  • Lesson Plan
  • Handwork
  • Songbook and flash drive
• Intended to unify our educational efforts
• Intended to ensure consistency
• Intended to be easily adaptable to all ages

The Lesson Plan

• Take Home Review Sheet
  • Objective
  • Scripture Reference
  • Memory Verse
  • Lesson Facts
  • Review Questions
• Narrative
• Discussion Questions for Older Kids
• Wednesday Night Highlights
• Suggested Songs

The Curriculum

• 16 Semesters
  • Customized numbering system:  Semester.Session.Lesson
• 280 lessons of original material
• 8 Old Testament semesters (with 1 review semester)
• 8 New Testament semesters (with 1 review semester)
• 2-week mini-session
• Rotation every four weeks

Decisions to Make / Lessons Learned

• This was a whole new way of teaching for everyone involved, including the curriculum, the schedule, the rotation, etc.
  • We implemented mandatory Teacher Training
    • Every three years: In-depth training for all teachers, explaining of how to teach in this new program
    • Before every semester: Teacher Meeting to discuss expectations and answer any questions
• The rotation of classes every 4 weeks (in a 20-week semester) would mean most of the kids would start classes out of order
  • We decided the older kids would go through in chronological order
  • We created the timeline bulletin board in each classroom to show where each room fit
• The change from the 13-week quarter system to a 20-week semester system created some issues with the middle school, high school and adult classes that were still on the quarter system
  • We decided to change all of our upper classes (middle school, high school and adults) over to the 20-week semester system – divided in half, so that we now have 10-week sessions for our upper classes instead of 13-week quarters
  • During the Two-Week Mini-Session, when the children all meet together for review and Bible drills, all of the upper classes meet together in the auditorium for two weeks of an intergenerational Bible class
• The rotation of different-sized children through classes with different-sized furniture creates some difficulty
  • We decided to move the furniture from class to class every four weeks
  • We have also considered purchasing furniture that would fit multiple age groups
• The rotation of classes every 4 weeks created confusion for the parents to know which classroom their kids were in
  • We created magnets for the metal door frames, to make easy (but unobtrusive) room identification
• We had to get used to starting and stopping semesters at seemingly “random” times
• We had to decide how and when to promote our kids to their next grade levels

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUAnFjvP7jM

Duration 41:55

Equipped 2024 - Teacher Workshop for Children by Traci Sproule Part 1

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 2:30 MPR 4 Speaker

 

Speaker:Traci Sproule

 

Stepping into the Bible

Lecture #1: If you can dream it...

The Dream

• Congregation: Palm Beach Lakes church of Christ
• The congregation has a strong history of children’s Bible classes
• We desired and talked about writing our own curriculum for years
• Finally, the dream became more than just a dream 

  • December 2009  -  The Initial Meeting: An Idea Sparked

  • January 2010  -  The Concept Presented: A Curriculum Adopted

  • Mid 2012  -  The Elder Challenge: A Target Set

  • January 2013  -  The Teaching Begins: A Work in Progress

  • August 2019   -  The Curriculum Finished: A Dream Realized

The Development: Envision

• We wanted a curriculum that truly fit our needs
  • A program that would teach the Bible
  • A program that focused on Bible education over entertainment
  • A complete program that was not a collection from various sources
  • A consistent direction, format and appearance throughout
  • A reusable program that would not become outdated over time
  • An engaging program that got the parents involved at home each week

• We wanted an immersive experience
  • From the moment the kids entered their hallway
  • When they walked into their classrooms
  • We wanted just a few weeks in each classroom to keep them engaged

• We wanted a complete teaching resource
  • Something that would make it easier for our teachers to prepare
  • Something that would make it easier for our teachers to teach
  • Something that would make it easier for members to agree to teach
  • Something that would guarantee consistency of lessons from teacher to teacher

The Development: Evaluate

• We evaluated our Media Center
  • Loaded with teaching resourced created and developed for over 40 years
  • Space enough for designing and storing room decorations
• We evaluated our classroom arrangement
  • Classroom space would allow for five teaching rooms, plus one other room
  • Divided our children’s classes (Age 3 thru Grade 5) into five age groups
    • Age 3-4, K, Grade 1, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-5
• We evaluated key people
  • First, we developed a curriculum development committee
  • Then, we developed small auxiliary committees (2-3 people on each one)
    • Classroom Decoration Committee
    • Hallway Committee
    • Teaching Resources Committee

The Development: Execute

• The Curriculum Committee – Writing “Stepping into the Bible”
  • We sat down as a group, with open Bibles, and identified Bible lessons to teach
    • We ended up identifying 280 Bible lessons to be part of the curriculum
  • We decided to do away with the 13-week quarter system
    • We wanted the children to rotate classrooms (in Bible scenes) on a frequent basis
  • We decided that each age group would be taught in each classroom for four weeks
    • Each classroom represented a particular division of Biblical narrative
    • Four lessons were grouped together to be taught in each room
    • We called these 4-week teaching rounds, “Sessions”
  • We decided that we would rotate every four weeks through the five classrooms
    • Each age group would have an opportunity to be taught in each classroom
    • The total time for these rotations would be 20 weeks, which we called, “Semesters”
  • Finally, an internal “writing” committee began creating each lesson plan
    • Each lesson plan was intended for all age groups – tailored by the teacher to their specific class
  • Each lesson was written to contain specific and consistent elements:
    • Objective
    • Scripture Reference
    • Memory Verse
    • Lesson Facts
    • Review Questions
    • Narrative
    • Discussion Questions for Older Kids
• The Classroom Committee – Creating the Environment
  • Design and decorate FIVE classrooms for each semester, with each classroom representing an immersion into one of the 4-lesson sessions
  • Create some kind of picture-based timeline in the room
  • Realized a need for time between semesters to change each classroom
    • Created the 2-week mini-session
    • For two weeks, the children’s hallway was blocked off for the rooms to be changed out
    • All of the children (Age 3 thru Grade 5) met together in our multipurpose room
    • A special team was created to coordinate the 2-week mini-session for the kids
• The Hallway Committee – Immerse Upon Arrival
  • Transform the entire hallway where our children’s classes meet
  • Bible stories to come alive on the walls, covering every square inch
  • Tell the story of the Bible from one end of the hallway to the other
  • Include some 3-D elements coming out of the walls
• The Teaching Resources Committee – Reinforcing the Lessons
  • Each classroom to be stocked with visual aids to help enhance teaching the lesson
  • Ample selection of handwork for the children that corresponded to the Bible lesson
  • Songs that would fit and reinforce each lesson
  • Make Wednesday nights special, providing additional lesson reinforcement 

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9beg5Z6iD0

Duration 40:40

Equipped 2024 - Into The Word: "The I AM Statements" by Jeff Jenkins

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 2:30PM Tent Speaker

 

Speaker: Jeff Jenkins

 

• There is a lot of times in John where Jesus says I am
• Jews were the only people who had only one God. So many over groups worship more than one god or idol.
• Psalm 16:24
• Jews believed anyone who asked you to worship other Gods should be put to death. So when Jesus says I am he is falling into this scrutiny.
• There are some stuff days in life. What will keep you going in these times.
• Jesus is the light of the world
• Although Jesus is not still on the earth physically, Christians still share his light to others.
• John 18. Jesus is claiming to be God.
• John 10. Jesus is the good shepherd.
• John 14. Jesus claims to be the only way to get to God
• Ephesians 2:12 describes what we were like before Christ 

 

Speaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPDt5PPZ5M8

 

Duration 39:10

Equipped 2024 - Teacher Workshop for Adults - Teens by David Sproule Part 2

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 3:30 MPR 4 Speaker

 

Speaker:David Sproule

 

10-class training class to train people to teach teens and adults

 

Teacher Selection

• (Page 6 of notebook)
• Everyone Needs to Teach.
• Not Everyone Needs to Teach (in a Classroom).
• There Needs to Be a Selection Process.
  • Elders have some responsibility to guard the flock

Teacher Preparation

• (Page 7 of notebook)
• Class #1: Introduction to Teaching at This Congregation
  • Teach
  • Teach the Bible
• Class #2: How to Be an Effective Bible Class Teacher
  • Have a deep reverence for God
  • Soberly be reminded of your responsibility
  • Only teach what fits you
    • Don't teach what you don't know
    • Some topics don't need to be taught by some people
    • Only teach what fits the students
    • Only each what you have made your own
    • Realize each class is important
    • Don't forget your goal
• Class #3: General Principles for Preparing Bible Class Lessons
  • Pray
  • Let Bible explains itself before consulting commentaries
  • Keep it in context
  • Thoroughly study and prepare in advance
• Class #4: Preparing a Textual Study for a Bible Class Lesson (See Lesson 8)
• Class #5: Preparing a Topical Study for a Bible Class Lesson (See Lesson 9)
• Class #6: Preparing a Character Study for a Bible Class Lesson (See Lesson 10)
• Class #7: General Principles for Presenting Bible Class Lessons
  • Use your notes
  • Don't raise questions you can't answer
  • Lean on the mature, knowledgeable Christians in the class for support.
    • Might be a sister offering wisdom in class
  • Wrap up the class in a nice package
• Class #8: Students Presenting Textual Bible Studies
• Class #9: Students Presenting Topical Bible Studies
• Class #10: Students Presenting Bible Character Studies

Teacher Evaluation

• Evaluation Is Essential to Ensure Excellence in Our Education Efforts.
• Talk to the Teacher.
• There Needs to Be an Evaluation Process.

Teacher Appreciation

• Showing Appreciation Is Biblical.
• Showing Appreciation Is Effective.
• Showing Appreciation Is Simple.
  • Publicly
  • Short notes
  • Annual Teacher Appreciation Banquet

The Blessing of Being a Bible Class Teacher

• Many Excuses Are Offered to Avoid Being a Bible Class Teacher.
• The Blessings & Benefits from Being a Bible Class Teacher Are Innumerable.
• The Blessings of Being a Bible Class Teacher Far Outweigh the Excuses.
• Will You Accept the Challenge of Being an Effective, Loving, Passionate Bible Class Teacher?

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rLQj7kurnY

Duration 40:51

Equipped 2024 - Teacher Workshop for Adults - Teens by David Sproule Part 1

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 2:30 MPR 4 Speaker

 

Speaker:David Sproule

 

The need for Bible teaching in the church

• There has always been a need for Bible teaching in the church.
  • Sharing of Paul's letters
• The condition of our society and homes emphasizes a need for Bible teaching.
  • Large number of broken homes
• What is the cannon, universal need of every person today?
• The Bible and, therefore, Bible education is essential in the church.

The biblical Authority for Bible teaching in the church

• In the Old Testament, teaching God's word was done regularly.
• In the life of Jesus, teaching God's word was done regularly
• In the New Testament, teaching God's word has done regularly
  • Jesus instructed His disciples to teach others,
  • We see the emphasis of the early church on teaching,
  • We see certain teachers and certain students identified
• The Bible Gives Ample Authority for Teaching the Bible to Children & Adults.
  • The Bible says that “faith comes by hearing” (Rom. 10:17).

The expediency of making Bible classes fit your congregation

• All that the church does must be done by the authority of Christ.
• While Teaching the Bible Is Required, the Method Used in the Bible School Is Expedient.
  • An expedient aids in carrying out God’s will in a manner in which He has authorized.
  • The expedient itself must be authorized, but it does allow for options in its implementation.
  • Thus, the church must teach the Bible, and it can do so in a way that best fits that congregation.
    • The day
    • The time
    • The format
    • The schedule
    • The curriculum
• Each congregation is unique.

Stepping into the Bible

The Dream

• Congregation: Palm Beach Lakes church of Christ
• The congregation has a strong history of children’s Bible classes
• We desired and talked about writing our own curriculum for years
• Finally, the dream became more than just a dream
  • December 2009  -  The Initial Meeting: An Idea Sparked
  • January 2010  -  The Concept Presented: A Curriculum Adopted
  • Mid 2012  -  The Elder Challenge: A Target Set
  • January 2013  -  The Teaching Begins: A Work in Progress
  • August 2019   -  The Curriculum Finished: A Dream Realized

The Development: Envision

• We wanted a curriculum that truly fit our needs
  • A program that would teach the Bible
  • A program that focused on Bible education over entertainment
  • A complete program that was not a collection from various sources
  • A consistent direction, format and appearance throughout
  • An engaging program that got the parents involved at home each week
• We wanted an immersive experience
  • From the moment the kids entered their hallway
  • When they walked into their classrooms
  • We wanted just a few weeks in each classroom to keep them engaged
• We wanted a complete teaching resource
  • Something that would make it easier for our teachers to prepare and teach
  • Something that would make it easier for members to agree to teach
  • Something that would guarantee consistency of lessons from teacher to teacher

The Development: Execute

• The Curriculum Committee – Writing “Stepping into the Bible”
  • We sat down as a group, with open Bibles, and identified Bible lessons to teach
    • We ended up identifying 280 Bible lessons to be part of the curriculum
  • We decided to do away with the 13-week quarter system
    • We wanted the children to rotate classrooms (in Bible scenes) on a frequent basis
  • We decided that each age group would be taught in each classroom for four weeks
    • Each classroom represented a particular division of Biblical narrative
    • Four lessons were grouped together to be taught in each room
    • We called these 4-week teaching rounds, “Sessions”
  • We decided that we would rotate every four weeks through the five classrooms
    • Each age group would have an opportunity to be taught in each classroom
    • The total time for these rotations would be 20 weeks, which we called, “Semesters”
  • Finally, an internal “writing” committee began creating each lesson plan
    • Each lesson plan was intended for all age groups – tailored by the teacher to their specific class

• The Classroom Committee – Creating the Environment
  • Design and decorate FIVE classrooms for each semester, with each classroom representing an immersion into one of the 4-lesson sessions
  • Create some kind of picture-based timeline in the room
  • Realized a need for time (two weeks) between semesters to change each classroom
• The Hallway Committee – Immerse Upon Arrival
  • Transform the entire hallway where our children’s classes meet
  • Bible stories to come alive on the walls, covering every square inch
  • Tell the story of the Bible from one end of the hallway to the other
  • Include some 3-D elements coming out of the walls
• The Teaching Resources Committee – Reinforcing the Lessons
  • Each classroom to be stocked with visual aids to help enhance teaching the lesson
  • Ample selection of handwork for the children that corresponded to the Bible lesson
  • Songs that would fit and reinforce each lesson
  • Make Wednesday nights special, providing additional lesson reinforcement

The Classrooms

(Several pictures)

The Media Center

(Pictures)

The Teacher's Binder

• Each binder has four lessons (for each classroom)
• Intended to give teachers “everything” needed
  • Teacher Instruction
  • Lesson Plan
  • Handwork
  • Songbook and flash drive
• Intended to unify our educational efforts
• Intended to ensure consistency
• Intended to be easily adaptable to all ages

The Lesson Plan

• Take Home Review Sheet (picture)
  • Objective
  • Scripture Reference
  • Memory Verse
  • Lesson Facts
  • Review Questions
• Narrative
• Discussion Questions for Older Kids
• Wednesday Night Highlights
• Suggested Songs (pictures)

The Curriculum

• 16 Semesters
  • Customized numbering system:  Semester.Session.Lesson
• 280 lessons of original material
• 8 Old Testament semesters (with 1 review semester)
• 8 New Testament semesters (with 1 review semester)
• 2-week mini-session
• Rotation every four weeks

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mBFZooJPFg

Duration: 45:43

Equipped 2024 - "God's Grand Entrance" by John Moore

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 2:30PM Auditorium Speaker

 

Speaker: John Moore

 

John 12 -

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

12 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. ² Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. ³ Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

⁴ But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, ⁵ “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” ⁶ He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.

⁷ “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. ⁸ You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

⁹ Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. ¹⁰ So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, ¹¹ for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King

¹² The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. ¹³ They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,

“Hosanna!”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”

“Blessed is the king of Israel!”

¹⁴ Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:

¹⁵ “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;
    see, your king is coming,
    seated on a donkey’s colt.”

¹⁶ At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.

¹⁷ Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. ¹⁸ Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him. ¹⁹ So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”

Jesus Predicts His Death

²⁰ Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. ²¹ They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” ²² Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.

²³ Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. ²⁴ Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. ²⁵ Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶ Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

²⁷ “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify your name!”

Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” ²⁹ The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.

³⁰ Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. ³¹ Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. ³² And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” ³³ He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.

³⁴ The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

³⁵ Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. ³⁶ Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews

³⁷ Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. ³⁸ This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:

“Lord, who has believed our message
    and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

³⁹ For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:

⁴⁰ “He has blinded their eyes
    and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
    nor understand with their hearts,
    nor turn—and I would heal them.^"

⁴¹ Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.

⁴² Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; ⁴³ for they loved human praise more than praise from God.

⁴⁴ Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. ⁴⁵ The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. ⁴⁶ I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

⁴⁷ “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. ⁴⁸ There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. ⁴⁹ For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. ⁵⁰ I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”

 

John looks at John 12 and reflects on why Mary anoints Jesus.

 

Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jCaxUkincU

 

Duration 41:38

Equipped 2024 - Youth: "How the Descriptions of Jesus in John Can Help My Faith" by Scott Cain

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 1:30PM Tent Speaker

 

Speaker: Scott Cain

John 20:31

Faith

• Trust in an individual
  • a lot of description of Jesus in John

 

Faith faces the fact of…

Jesus' Facts (John 1:1-14)

• Jesus’ Rationality (John 1:1-3)
• Jesus’ Identity (John 1:1-17)

“The World”	Jesus
In the Beginning	Eternal
With God	Distinct from the Father
Was God	Deity/Godhead
All… Made by Him	Creator
Flesh… dwelt among us	Human
Only begotten	Son of God
Grace and Truth	Brought Grace and Truth

• Jesus’ Reality (John 1:14)
  • John bases his description of Jesus on evidence
  • Gnostics - made up, what they claim they knew
    • Ex. Dualism: spiritual =good and humanity = bad
      • Jesus wasn’t actual physical
      • Others claim Jesus was physical but not deity
      • Know-it-alls that didn’t know anything

Jesus’ Forgiveness

• John 1:29 words of John the Baptist
• Isaiah 53:4-7 suffering servant
• “It’s not ok, but it’s going to be ok”
• John 12:32

• Model of forgiveness (Personal and moving passages on forgiveness)

  • John 5:14 (general forgiveness)
  • John 4:17-18, 21 (woman at the well)
  • John 8:7, 11 (woman caught in act of adultery, failed to catch her accomplice)
  • John 13:38; 21:17 (Peter will deny Jesus 3x) why did Peter go back to tomb a 2nd time?  Peter wept bitterly over his own actions. 
  • Every time sin happens, someone made a choice

• Motive of Forgiveness (John 3:16)

Jesus’ Friendship (John 15:13)

• Out of Friendship…
  • He died for me (John 15:13)
  • I live for Him (John 15:14)
  • He shared His Father’s Will (John 15:15)
  • I have His Father’s Ear (15:15, 16:27)

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ESJBRbG2k

 

Duration 41:43

Equipped 2024 - Women: "Looking Up! With Kathy and Carla" by Kathy Pollard and Carla Moore

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 1:30PM MPR 1 Speaker

 

Speakers: Kathy Pollard and Carla Moore

 

During the Equipped Workshop Kathy and Carla thought it would interesting to have a live crossover episode of their popular podcast Looking Up! With Kathy and Carla 

 

Along with some normal parts of their podcast, the two ladies start reviewing past notes from the margins in the book of John in their bibles.

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-RAWFsdQJc

 

Duration 42:09

Equipped 2024 - "Friend of the Family" by Justin Rogers

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 1:30PM Auditorium Speaker

 

Speaker: Justin Rogers

 

A Friend of the Family

• Divine absence

  • THE IRONY OF “LAZARUS”

  • DIVINE ABSENCE ENHANCES GOD’S GLORY (V. 4)

  • DIVINE ABSENCE DOES NOT SIGNAL A LOSS OF CONCERN (V. 5)

• Personal confrontation

  • MARTHA—FAITHFUL FRUSTRATION (VV. 20-27)

  • MARY—PERSONAL INSULT (VV. 28-32)

• Emotional Savior

  • JESUS IS EMOTIONAL (V. 33)

  • JESUS IS “SKEPTICAL” (V. 34)

  • JESUS IS JUDGED (V. 36-37)

• Astonishing miracle

  • MARTHA’S INTERRUPTION (VV. 38-40)

  • JESUS’ PRAYER (VV. 41-42

  • LAZARUS’ RESURRECTION (VV. 43-44)

• “Things are not always as they seem”

  • Conflicts in the narrative

       -Problem of pain

       -Problem of persecution

       -Problem of people-pleasing

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w80FGksOLIo

 

Duration 38:51

Equipped 2024 - "Love One Another" by Maddox Wilson

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 1:10PM Auditorium Speaker

 

Speaker: Maddox Wilson

 

John 13:34 - ³⁴ A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. ³⁵ By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

John 15:12 - ¹² “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Ephesians 4:32 - ³² Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

1 Corinthians 13:4-13 - ⁴ Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant ⁵ or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;^{[b] 6} it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. ⁸ Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰ but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. ¹¹ When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. ¹² For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. ¹³ So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Luke 6:31 - ³¹ And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

1 John 4:11 - ¹¹ Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Matthew 22:36-40 - ³⁶ “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” ³⁷ And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. ³⁸ This is the great and first commandment. ³⁹ And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ⁴⁰ On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

 

Using a few points Maddox illustrates the importance of love for each other and how we can show this love in our lives. We should follow the example shown by Christ. The power of love is in the actions we take.

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsFBdTXL1Vc&list=PL6RXulneS57-f64A4gRQRIrrFFpl2lKuj&index=38

 

Duration 4:57