Dec 7, 2010
Posted on Dec 7, 2010 in Articles, Bible Study, ebooks, Resources
I’m writing a series of articles that will soon be published on another site about how Christians can use technology for deepening their bible study lesson preparation and small group leading, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, see this article today from USA Today about the google bookstore that concludes with this quote: “In July, Amazon said sales of e-books passed hardcovers. In a July interview with USA TODAY, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos predicted that e-books would outsell paperbacks — the publishing industry’s volume product — “in the next nine to 12 months. “It stuns me,” he said. “People forget that Kindle is only 33 months old.”"
I have said before that I think that ebooks are what most people will be using to consume books and media in the near future. As I prepare for this series, leave comments with how you are currently using technology (specifically e-readers) for your personal devotions and preparations for leading bible studies.
Sep 20, 2010
Posted on Sep 20, 2010 in Bible Study
1 John 5:13 “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.”
Here is a chart I put together as I worked through 1 John thinking about assurance. The verses are listed below since the chart is a bit difficult to read.
| No Assurance |
Assurance |
| 1:6 if we say have fellowship but walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth |
1:7 if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin |
| 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us |
1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
| 2:4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him. |
2:5 whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know if we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. |
| 2:9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. |
2:10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light and in him there is no cause for stumbling. |
| 2:17a The world is passing away along with its desires |
2:17b Whoever does the will of God abides forever |
| 3:8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. |
3:7 Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. |
| 3:10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother. |
3:9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. |
| 3:14b whoever does not love abides in death |
3:14a We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. |
| 4:8 Anyone who does not love does not know God because God is love. |
4:7 Love is from God. Whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. |
| 4:20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. |
4:19 We love because he first loved us;
5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. |
| 5:12 whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. |
5:12 Whoever has the Son has life |
Sep 10, 2010
Posted on Sep 10, 2010 in Bible Study, Resources
This morning in our men’s gathering we talked about studying the Word and we mentioned a number of resources. Here are a few that were either mentioned or are helpful to know about.
Online:
Logos.com is a good software that has some base packages that are reasonable in price and are very powerful.
biblia.com links with a
logos.com account and allows you to have books available online from any computer.
Mobile:
ESV + App for iPhone $14.99 This is the nicest looking and most functional bible application I have ever used on a mobile device. Its user interface is elegant and it has the ESV Study Bible included along with audio from the whole Bible (internet connectivity required for audio, but not for Study Bible or Bible)
Print:
Basic Bible Study books that are very helpful no matter if you have been a Christian for a long time or are just starting out.
These books by Mark Dever are very helpful if you want to an overview of any book of the Bible. He does a good job of pointing to Christ. A good resource to have on your shelf.
These next two books are Bible Atlases and are very helpful when studying about a time and place that we are unfamiliar with. We didn’t talk about them this morning, but I think it is good to have one on your shelf as a reference. The Moody Bible Atlas by Barry Beitzel has won numerous awards and is on permanent display in the Library of Congress. The ESV Atlas is new and I have heard many good things about it and have quickly looked through it. It utilizes some of the diagrams from the Study BIble.
