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Week 38, One Year Bible Challenge: “Big Fish”

Christ the Rock Community Church, Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

This week’s reading September 17-231

King Hezekiah
King Hezekiah on a 17th century painting by unknown artist in the choir of Sankta Maria kyrka in Åhus, Sweden
Isaiah 25:1 to Isaiah 43:13
Galatians 3:10 to Ephesians 2:22
Psalm 61:1 to Psalm 67:7
Proverbs 23:17 to Proverbs 23:35

Next Week’s Reading September 24-30
Isaiah 43:14 to Isaiah 62:5
Ephesians 3:1 to Philippians 2:18
Psalm 68:1 to Psalm 72:20
Proverbs 24:1 to Proverbs 24:12

Discussion Questions:2
Old Testament
Did Isaiah have Jesus in mind in Chapter 40? Isaiah 40:3-5.
New Testament
Do all Christians have the same role in home, church and society? Galatians 3:25.

FOOTNOTE:

  1. If you are participating in the Saturday morning class, “The One Year Bible Challenge,” you should read the daily materials as set out in “The One Year Bible.” The verses listed on this page will include a couple of extra days each week. ↩
  2. The discussion notes are now online. ↩

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Week 37, One Year Bible Challenge: “Prophet”

Christ the Rock Community Church, Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

This week’s reading September 10-161

Isaiah by Michelangelo
Isaiah, fresco — (1508-1512) Museum, Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 – 1564)
Isaiah 6:1 to Isaiah 24:23
2 Corinthians 11:16 to Galatians 3:9
Psalm 54:1 to Psalm 60:12
Proverbs 23:1 to Proverbs 23:16

Next Week’s Reading September 17-23
Isaiah 25:1 to Isaiah 43:13
Galatians 3:10 to Ephesians 2:22
Psalm 61:1 to Psalm 67:7
Proverbs 23:17 to Proverbs 23:35

Discussion Questions:2
Old Testament
Isaiah 10:1-4 contains a condemnation of rulers who oppress the people. What, if any, application does this passage have to modern society?
New Testament
What are the “marks of a true apostle” that Paul is referring to in 2 Corinthians 12:12. And why is Paul writing about this topic in the first place?

FOOTNOTES:

  1. If you are participating in the Saturday morning class, “The One Year Bible Challenge,” you should read the daily materials as set out in “The One Year Bible.” The verses listed on this page will include a couple of extra days each week. ↩
  2. The discussion notes are now online. My blOg notes for week 37 in the 2011 Bible study are still available. ↩

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Week 36, One Year Bible Challenge: “A Time for Every Matter”

Christ the Rock Community Church, Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

This week’s reading September 3-91

A plate from Sir Wm Russell Flint's 1909 Song of Solomon
A plate from Sir Wm Russell Flint’s 1909 Song of Solomon
Ecclesiastes 4:1 to 5:30
2 Corinthians 6:14 to 11:15
Psalm 47:1 to 53:6
Proverbs 22:16 to 22:29

Next Week’s Reading September 10-16
Isaiah 6:1 to Isaiah 24:23
2 Corinthians 11:16 to Galatians 3:9
Psalm 54:1 to Psalm 60:12
Proverbs 23:1 to Proverbs 23:16

Discussion Questions:2
Old Testament

If Solomon believed in God, why did he write about so many things that are apparently wrong with the world? Specifically, Ecclesiastes 4?

New Testament

What is the meaning of 2 Corinthians 8:15 (WEB), “As it is written, ‘He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.’”

FOOTNOTE:

  1. If you are participating in the Saturday morning class, “The One Year Bible Challenge,” you should read the daily materials as set out in “The One Year Bible.” The verses listed on this page will include a couple of extra days each week. ↩
  2. The discussion notes are now online. ↩

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