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A Study – What is the Gospel

Keith Waters Bible Studies 19th June 2017bible, discipline, faith, Gospel, Grace, Holy Spirit, hope, Jesus, new connexions, redemption, sanctification, sin, unfaithfulness 0 Comment

A study on Colossians 1:21-23

If you missed the sermon you can pick it up here: K.I.S.S.

What is ‘the whole Gospel?’ – Discuss.
Why does Paul describe humanity as alienated and hostile in mind, enemies of God, evil etc. and why do we need to tell people that?
What does it mean to be: a) reconciled, b) presented to God, c) holy, d) blameless and e) above reproach?
What might stop us from continuing in the faith?
Spend some time, as a group, in prayer: for each other; our fellowship and the lost.

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Micah 5 Study

Keith Waters Bible Studies 7th November 2016bible, communication, discipline, eschatology, faith, Holy Spirit, hope, Israel, Jesus, judgement, justice, Micah, new connexions, prayer, redemption, repentance, salvation, sanctification, Trinity 0 Comment

Note to leaders: As with all studies, please don’t feel you must cover all questions, fine if you can, but rather take a few of the questions and do them justice that rush through 🙂

If you missed the sermon, you can pick it up here: The King from eternity

Verse 1 seems at complete odds with the rest of the chapter, what is Micah pointing to (cf. 2 Kings 25?);
Bethlehem was a tiny hamlet, what else do we know about Bethlehem from the bible? Also, why would God chose Bethlehem and not Jerusalem?
At the end of verse 2, consider what it means: ‘whose origins are in the distant past’. How should this impact a) our understanding of who Jesus is, b) our view of creation, c) our reading of the Old Testament?
Discuss verses 3-9, what are these verses pointing to?
Verses 10 to 14 at first glance look like more judgement, but are they? – if not what are they about – if so how does it fit with the rest of the passage?
Who is the last verse addressing and at which time?

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