In following up with the sermon, scripture memory verse: John 4:24
HW: Write 1/2-1 page paper on what Jesus says about himself. This can be a quick glance through the gospels.
We will conclude with discussion on nature of Christ and Lewis’s argument of “Lord, lunatic, liar.”
Reviewed Sermon: Gospel of Repentance by Pastor JC
Talked about sin and repentance.
Scripture memorization: Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Book2 Chapter 1 of MC: Looked at Pantheism, Creator/creature distinction, Lewis’s view on idea of justice, meaning, “wetness” and “darkness”.
This week we watched part of a video presented by Pastor Tim Keller at Google talking about reasons for God.
We watched about 30 minutes
Highlights included:
3 reasons to believe:
- Intellectual reasons
- Personal Experience
- Social/Cultural reasons
We looked at the first 4 arguments:
- How can a God allow so much senseless suffering?
- If God exists why are his followers so violent?
- How can you know there is a God?
- Prove God to me and I will believe.
Our Memory Verse is:
2 Timothy 3:16-17
This was a quick class:
Quiz: Scripture memorization (Matthew 22:37-39) and Sermon response.
Reading: Chapter 5 of MC
Quick discussion (Personal and Impersonal God)
Hymn: The Solid Rock
Scripture HW Romans 3:23-24
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Two main points that Lewis makes in the first chapter of Mere Christianity.
He points out that from his observation all people believe in Right and Wrong. He calls this the “law of human nature” because everyone naturally believes there is a “right and wrong” or “common decency” or “ethics” or “morality”
His second observation is that everyone breaks this law. This tied in well with the sermon which looked at hypocrisy.
Brief discussion of Matthew 22:36-40 in which we look at the summary of the law as told by Jesus.
We then took a brief look at biblical history and how it could be divided into four main divisions:
1. Creation
2. The Fall
3. Redemption
4. Consummation (Not consumption)
Some interesting questions that popped up during our discussion:
- Why do we use the term consummation?
- What exactly is the church?
- Question about the Muslim man that visited our church last week. Where does he stand before God?
Hymn of the week: Nothing but the Blood
Homework:
Memorize Matthew 22:37-39:
37Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Recall the four major parts of Biblical History.
Optional HW: Read chapters 2-3 in Mere Christianity