EGL Wk. Three Readings
Tag: Bible Study
Exploring God’s Library 2021 – Week One
Week 1 (10.17 to 10.23.2020)
Portion 1 - “In the Beginning”
Weekly FB live (Tuesday, 6-7pm pst) 10.20.2020
Devotional
“New Beginning,” Valley of Vision p. 93.
1st Five Books - Genesis Chapters 1-6:8
Paradise to Prison, Commentary on Genesis by John J. Davis p. 15-117
Prophets & Writings - Joshua Chapters 1-10
The Book of Joshua, by Marten H. Woudstra, p. 26-42: 66-76: 106-117
New Testament - Matthew Chapters 1-7
Behold the King by Stanley D. Toussaint, Intro, p. 17-34; 35-119
Psalms - Chapter 1-7
Treasury of David by Charles H. Spurgeon, Psalms 1, p. 13-15
Proverbs - Chapter 1-2:15
Proverbs by Charles Bridges, Preface, ixi-xv, Proverbs 1:5-7, p. 2-4
Doctrine of the Week
Creation - Pastor John MacArthur on the theology of creation and ex nihilo
Marker of the Week
Genealogy - Alistair Begg’s Sermon on Matthew 1
Historical Figure
Alfred Edersheim, Life & Times of Jesus the Messiah
Resource of the Week
Memory Verse - Psalm 1:1-3
“Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.”
Announcements
Recommended - New King James MacArthur Study Bible
Closing Prayer
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The Book of Acts
EGL2020. Although we are still reading through the Old Testament and will continue to do so at our present pace, we have finished our journey through the New Testament. However, we thought that it would be a profitable experience for those who choose to during the remainder of our reading year to experience what it would be like to plunge into an exposition of one book of the New Testament.
We have chosen the Book of Acts. We fondly recall as new believers devouring audio tapes each evening after work. With Bible and pen in hand, we intently listened at our little kitchen table in Santa Monica, California, to Pastor John MacArthur exposit the Book of Revelation and First John.
Much of our exploration of the Word this year has been built upon the foundation of our years at Grace Community Church listening to three live sermons by Pastor MacArthur each week as he taught through the Scriptures verse by verse on Wednesday evening, Sunday morning and Sunday evening. We have utilized his excellent Bibliography on commentaries and helps along with our experience of his multitude of references to historic resources of the church from Gurnall to Owen, to Spurgeon to Watson.
So here’s the plan. While we may not get through the entire Book of Acts, we will be reading the Word along with his two set commentary on Acts and each day posting the verses we will read accompanied by a link to the appropriate sermon on Acts. They are about 50 minutes long, but so worth your time as is the Word of Grace website which is a treasure house which you will want to visit over and over as you continue to mine the riches from God’s Word.
Before we plunge into the verse by verse study of the Book of Acts by Pastor MacArthur, we start today with his excellent introduction. You may not have his commentary set, but neither did we when we first started attending Grace back in 1985. You will definitely want to have your Bible, your pen, highlighters and pad of paper ready for a most profitable journey through this exciting Book.
We look forward to your comments and questions along the way. Please subscribe to this blog for the daily updates. And if you haven’t joined us before on the journey, Welcome aboard!
May God bless us all on this journey,
James and Elizabeth Stephens
Exploring God’s Library
An Introduction to the Book of Acts.
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