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

This week’s reading February 19 to 25[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.]
Leviticus 7:28-18:30
Mark 3:31-8:10
Psalm 37:12-41:13
Proverbs 10:5-16

Next Week’s Reading February 26 to March 4
Leviticus 19:1-Numbers 51
Mark 8:11-12:17
Psalm 42:1-47:9
Proverbs 10:17-25

Discussion Questions:
Old Testament

1. Why did God give the Israelites so many rules about “clean” and “unclean” animals?

New Testament

1. Is the purpose of the parables to convey the truth? Or to hide the truth? Or both? Or neither? Mark 4:10-12.
2. Imagine you were Jairus, and Jesus brought your child back to life. How do you think you would feel? Why did Jesus tell the people standing by to give the girl something to eat?

FOOTNOTE:

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

This week’s reading February 12 to 18[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.]
Exodus 34:1-Leviticus 7:27
Matthew 27:15-Mark 3:30
Psalm 33:12-37:11
Proverbs 9:1-10:4

Next Week’s Reading February 19 to 25
Leviticus 7:28-18:30
Mark 3:31-8:10
Psalm 37:12-41:13
Proverbs 10:5-16

Discussion Questions:

Old Testament

• Why does God caution the Israelites to have nothing to do with the foreigners they will encounter (Exodus 34:11-16)?

New Testament

1. What do we make of the message from the wife of Pontius Pilate? Matthew 27:19
2. What are the consequences of the Jews saying His blood be on us and on our children: Are any/all of these views on the Jews guilt really just disguised anti-semitism?? Is it a fair statement to say that the Jews killed Christ? Matthew 27:25
3. What is the importance of the Resurrection to Christians? Matthew 28:1-10

FOOTNOTE:

This week concludes the One Year Bible Challenge for the Saturday Morning Men’s Breakfast group. Between 50 and 100 people committed to Read the Whole Bible this year, through some connection with the Bible Study group. If you read all or part of the Bible this year, and want to share your story, please write to me.

In 2012, the Men’s Breakfast group is reading The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis. The reading schedule is posted online. It involves about 5 minutes (or less) a day, to read just the text—a little longer if you follow the other suggested daily readings. Men, feel free to attend the breakfast meetings, whether or not you do the suggested reading. The recommended reading won’t hurt you, but we’ll cover the material at breakfast. Our goal this year is to seriously consider the imitation of Christ.

If you attend the Men’s breakfast group, don’t worry about the book or materials. As always, you buy your own breakfast, we’ll supply the materials.

Anyone else can obtain the book in EPUB or PDF format from Google.com/books. Amazon sells an inexpensive version of The Imitation of Christ for about $2.50. There are hundreds of translations of The Imitation of Christ. The main text I am using is the one by Aloysius Croft and Harold Bolton, first published in 1940.