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November 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Off Week 2 Off Week 3 Off Week 4 Off Week 5 6 7 Off Week 8 Off Week Paperwork due to business office. Receipt to Coach Thomas 9 Off Week 10 Off Week 11 Tryout 4-6 PM 12 C-Team Tryout 8-10 AM Varsity/JV Practice AM Varsity/JV Practice #2 1-3 PM 13 14 Women 4-6 PM Men 6-8 PM All Levels 5-6 PM Coach Thomas’ Room 15 Women 4-6 PM Men 6-8 PM 16 Women 4-6 PM Men 6-8 PM 17 4-6 PM Men 6-8 PM 18 Women 4-6 PM Men 6-8 PM 19 Men All Levels 9-11 AM Open Practice/Coaches Clinic 20 21 Men 9-11 AM 22 Men 9-11 AM 23 Men 9-11 AM 24 2nd Annual Game 8-9:30 AM 25 Practice 11-1 PM 26 Scrimmages 9 PM St. Pueblo Central, and 1 more TBD 27 28 Women 4-6 PM Men 6-8 PM 29 4-6 PM Men 6-8 PM 30 Practice 6-8 PM Notes: 10
Coronado Men’s Basketball December 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 All Levels @ Home vs. Pomona 4, 5:30, 7 *Madd Red and Gold 2 Varsity/JV @ Olympic Training Center time TBD C-Team @ Holmes 4-5:30 PM 3 All Levels @ Douglas County 2, 3:30, 5 4 5 All Levels @ Sand Creek 4, 5:30, 7 Varsity Walkthrough during weights 7th Hour 6 Men All Levels 4-6 PM Women 6-8 PM 7 Men All Levels 4-6 PM Women 6-8 PM 8 V/JV @ Ponderosa Tournament Time TBD 9 V/JV @ Ponderosa Tournament Time TBD V/JV @ Ponderosa Tournament Time TBD 11 12 Men All Levels 4-6 PM Women 6-8 PM 13 Varsity Only @ Home; Bear Creek @ 7 *Hawaiian/Tourist Night Varsity Walkthrough during weights 7th Hour 14 All Levels @ Home vs. Air Academy 4, 5:30, 7 Alumni Night *Throwback Night Varsity Walkthrough during weights 7th Hour 15 Men All Levels 4-6 PM Women 6-8 PM 16 Finals Day Men All Levels 4-6 PM 6-8 PM 17 Men All Levels 9-11 AM 18 19 Finals Day Men All Levels 12-2 PM Go home and study after! 20 Finals Day End of Semester All Levels @ Vista Ridge 4, 5:30, 7 21 Men All Levels 9-11 AM 22 Men All Levels 9-11 AM 23 Day Off- your family 24 Christmas Eve-No Contact- Enjoy your family 25 Christmas- No Contact- Enjoy your family 26 No Contact- Enjoy your family 27 No Contact- Enjoy your family 28 Men All Levels 9-11 AM 29 Men All Levels 9-11 AM 30 Men All Levels 9-11 AM 31 Men All Levels 8-10 AM
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Selection Sunday Playoffs Practice 4-6 All Varsity and select JV State Playoffs Practice 4-6 All Varsity and select JV State Playoffs Game TBD Practice 4-6 All Varsity and select JV State Playoffs Game TBD Practice 4-6 All Varsity and select JV Playoffs Game TBD Practice 4-6 All Varsity and select JV State Playoffs Game TBD Practice 9-11 All Varsity and select JV 26 27 28
Walthamstow School for Girls Receptionist / Administrative Assistant Person Specification Experience Relevant work experience Essential Experience of working on own initiative. Essential Experience of the use of a wide of computer software (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, databases). Essential Knowledge/experience of Education sector and/or schools. Desirable Special abilities / aptitudes Flexibility and ability to work as part of and to contribute to the school administrative team. Essential Interpersonal skills - dealing with parents, students, colleagues and outside agencies. Essential Ability to deal sensitively and in confidence with a wide range of issues relating to working practices. Essential Ability to communicate effectively at all levels both verbally and in writing. Essential Ability to work effectively pressure and to manage own workload. Essential Ability to type quickly and accurately. Essential Ability to work methodically, ensuring attention to detail. Essential Numeracy skills. Essential Other job specific requirements Commitment to the Authority’s Equal Opportunities Policy and acceptance of their responsibility for its practical application. First Aid qualification Essential Desirable Education and Training Good General Standard of Education. Essential Disqualifying Factors Indication of sexist, racist or anti-disability attitudes or any other inconsistent with the Authority’s Equal Opportunities Policy. September 2017
Length 1 inch = 2.5 centimeters Volume for Fluids 1 liter = 1000 milliliters 1 milliliter = 1 cubic centimeter 1 teaspoon = 5 milliliters 1 tablespoon = 15 milliliters 1 ounce = 30 milliliters 60 gtt. (gtt. = drops) = 1 teaspoonful 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon 1 teaspoon = approximately 60 gr (gr = grain; not to be confused with g = gram) Weight Conversions 1 gram = 1000 milligrams 1 kilogram = 1000 grams 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds 1 pound = 16 ounces Temperature Conversions Celsius to Fahrenheit (0C x 1.8) + 32 = 0F Fahrenheit to Celsius (0F – 32) ÷ 1.8 = 0C Terms and abbreviations Gram (g) measures mass or weight Liter (l) measures volume or liquid Meter (m) measures length or distance Kilo (k) = thousands Deci (d) = tenths Centi (c) = hundredths Milli (m) = thousandths Liquid drug preparations 1. Creams and ointments are expressed as percentage concentrations 2. A certain quantity of the drug is contained in the final quantity of the product a. 1 % hydrocortisone cream contains 1 g of hydrocortisone in 100 g final product (the actual drug plus the cream) b. 5% sodium chloride solution contains 5 g sodium chloride in 100 ml final product ( NaCl and distilled water) c. 1 gram in 100 grams or 1/100 equal to 0.01, or 1% d. 5 grams in 100 milliliters equal to 5/100 or 0.05, or 5%
God’s patience preserves his promises – Numbers 17-36 More disbelief: against God’s word (17v13) from Moses (20v8-12) against Moses (21v4) People’s Unbelief to God’s Patience (21v6-9) (John 3v14-15) People – 26v51 Place – 27, 32, 34, 36 Presence – 29v1 Blessing to nations? – 21, 22-24, 31, 24v9 Conclusion: Core Seminars—Old Testament Class 7: “Past Promises Will Prevail In Spite of Present Problems” Numbers Context Geographical context – God’s people on the move Historical Context – God’s promises to Abraham People – Genesis 13v15 Place – Genesis 12v2 Presence – Genesis 15v1 Blessing to nations – Genesis 12v3 Theme sentence Past promises will prevail in spite of present problems God’s preparation preserves his promises – Numbers 1-10 People – 1v46 (2v32) and 4v48 Place - 10v33
Presence - 5-6, 7, 8v5 and 9v15-18 (John Blessing to nations? – 10v29 (Galatians 3v14) God’s punishment preserves his promises – Numbers 11-16 Complaining: at hardships (11v1) at food (11v13) at Moses (12v1) at God! (13v31-33, 14v1-7) People’s Unbelief = God’s Punishment (14v10-12, v21-23) People – 14v23 vs. 14v31 Place – 14v25 (Hebrews 3v12-19) Presence – 15, 16v41-42 Blessing to nations?
Major Dates of Old Testament Events Event: Date: Call of Abraham ca. 2,000 BC Joseph in Egypt ca. 1850 BC Exodus 1445 BC Conquest of Canaan ca. 1400 BC Time of the Judges ca. 1390-1050 BC Crowning of King Saul 1050 BC Crowning of King David 1010 BC Crowning of King Solomon 970 BC Construction of the Temple started in 966 BC Division of the Kingdom 931 BC Scattering of the Northern Kingdom 722 BC Daniel Captive to Babylon ca. 606 BC Exile of the Southern Kingdom 586 BC Return from Exile 537 BC The Prophets Fall Silent ca. 450 BC A Study Outline for Ruth Ruth 1 – God brings affliction. Ruth 2 – God arranges circumstances. Ruth 3 – God builds suspense. Ruth 4 – God provides a redeemer. (And soon a kingly redeemer!) A Outline for 1st and 2nd Samuel* 1 Samuel 1-7 – Samuel is a prophet from God’s grace. 1 Samuel 8-14 – Saul is a king in God’s place. 1 Samuel 15-2 Samuel 8 – is a man after God’s heart. 2 Samuel 9-20 – David is a servant under God’s rod. 2 Samuel 21-24 – Israel is a kingdom in God’s hands. *The first four sections end with concluding summations of each central figure’s work. Next Week: Class 11 – Job Questions or Comments? E-mail teacher@address.com Core Seminars—Old Testament Class 10: “Israel Has a King” Ruth, 1st Samuel, & 2nd Samuel Ruth Context The time of the Judges Redemption History: a king is coming! Theme: God sovereignly orchestrates all things—even trials—for the good of His people, who He will one day redeem through the perfect rule of the kinsman King. I. The Bitterness of Sin—Ruth 1:11-12, 20 II. The Kindness of Kinsman Redemption—Ruth 4:9-10 III. The Wisdom of God’s Good Plan—Ruth 4:13-17
1st & 2nd Samuel Historical Context Events occurred between ca. 1100 and 970 BC Redemptive-Historical Context Another step forward: The king is crowned! Theme: God rules His people through the king who is a representative of the people and whose actions will bring God’s blessing or punishment. I. Kingship 1 Sam. 8:19-20: “We want a king!” The “X” Pattern: Leaders’ Decline and Rise The Decline of Eli: 1 Sam. 2:29-30 The Rise of Samuel: 1 Sam. 3:19-20 2 Sam. 21:1: The King = The Representative of the People 2 Sam. 8:14-15: David = The Type of Christ II. Rest 2 Sam. 7: The Davidic Covenant 7:1-3: David desires a “house” for God... 7:5-6: God doesn’t need that kind of house... 7:10-11: God renews promises to Abraham... 7:12-16: God promises David a “house” Near and Far Fulfillment of Prophecy 7:13 – Solomon builds a “house” (temple) 7:13 – Jesus is the everlasting king Heb. 3:6: “Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.” Our rest in Christ – Heb. 1:3
David’s Charge to Solomon – 1 Kings 2:1-4 The Zenith of Redemptive-History in the OT – 1 Kings 8:56-61 But Sin Still Remains in the Kingdom – 1 Kings 11:1-14 New Vocabulary “” “” The Northern Kingdom: “the sins of Jeroboam” – 1 14:14-16 Two prophets: Elijah and Elisha – 1 Kings 17-2 Kings 13 Deuteronomy 17:18-20 The scattering – 2 Kings 17 The Southern Kingdom: “for sake” – 1 Kings 15:1-5 Assyria’s attack on – 2 Kings 18:3-5 A godly king – 2 Kings 19:16-19
1. The Day of the Lord Upon Judah – Zephaniah 1:2-6 2. The Day of the Lord Upon All – Zephaniah 2 3. Salvation for the Remnant – Zephaniah 3:8-20 A Study Outline for Nahum Nahum 1:2-11 – Yahweh is strong and powerful Nahum 1:12-2:12 – only appears to be strong Nahum 2:13-3:19 – Yahweh is against A Outline for Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:2-4 – How long this violence? Habakkuk 1:5-11 – Until Yahweh judges through a wicked nation. Habakkuk 1:12-2:1 – How so? Doesn’t Yahweh love righteousness? Habakkuk 2:2-20 – Fear not! The righteous will be saved and the wicked will be punished in due time. Habakkuk 3:1-19 – Habakkuk’s response of worship and A Study Outline for Zephaniah Zephaniah 1:2-2:2 – The Day of the LORD upon Zephaniah 2:3-3:7 – The Day of the LORD upon all the earth Zephaniah 3:8-20 – The remnant of all nations will be saved Core Seminars—Old Testament Class 20: Nahum, Habakkuk, & Zephaniah Introduction: three books about the problem of evil NAHUM Context Late 7th century BC; North has fallen, South still standing The Assyrians are feared by the people of “Where is your God, O people of Yahweh?” Theme Yahweh is still jealous for His people, and ferociously protective of them, therefore they need not fear, for Yahweh is stronger than their enemies, and will strip them of their strength. 1. Yahweh’s Will Protect His People – Nahum 1:2-8 2. God’s threatened judgment 3. A vision of ’s demise
The true return from exile is accomplished by Christ alone The Future of the People of God – Daniel 10-12 A Outline for Daniel Chapter 1-9 – God alone is sovereign; His people are afflicted by pseudo-sovereigns A. Ch. 1 – Exile; People of God afflicted B. Ch. 2 – Four empires brought low by God’s king (type in history) Ch. 3 – King sets himself up as god; People of God afflicted D. Ch. 4 – Nebuchadnezzar brought low D′. Ch. 5 – Belshazzar brought low C′. Ch. 6 – King sets himself up as god; People of God afflicted B′. Ch. 7 – Four empires brought low by God’s king (eschatological) B′. Ch. 8 – Four empires brought low A′. Ch. 9 – Return from Messiah afflicted Chapter 10-12 – Visions of the future Core Seminars—Old Testament Class 23: Daniel Context Historical Context Book of Daniel spans the length of the entire Babylonian exile Daniel taken captive to Babylon in ca. 605 BC Daniel lives through entire exile Babylonians later conquered by the Medes & Persians Chronology of the historical narrative: ch. 1-4, 7, 8, 5, 9, 6 Redemptive-Historical Context The people of God captured by the Gentiles The people of God persecuted and afflicted by the Gentiles Who sovereignly rules the earth? Theme The Most High, the God of Daniel, sovereignly rules and reigns supreme over all mankind. Therefore His people are brave in the face of persecution. God is God over all peoples of the earth, not just the Jews. God has humbled even the king Nebuchadnezzar, conqueror of Judah. The Most High Rules; All Other Are Humbled – Daniel 4, 5
God Will Judge God Works Through Circumstances God Will Save His People Conclusion A Study Outline for Ezra-Nehemiah God Initiates, People Respond – Ezra 1:1-6 The People Return and Rebuild Ezra 1:7 – 6:22 The People Sin and Repent – Ezra 7 – 10 Nehemiah Returns, People Rebuild the – Nehemiah 1 – 7 The People Rejoice….and Relapse Nehemiah 8-13 A Study Outline for Esther Esther 1-2 – Esther’s Rise Esther 3-5 – Haman’s Plot Esther 6-7 – Mordecai’s Victory Esther 8-10 – Jews’ Celebration Core Seminars—Old Testament Class 25: Ezra, Nehemiah, & Esther EZRA-NEHEMIAH Context Historical Context Events occur between 538 and ca. 433 BC Cyrus, the Persian king, allows Jews to return and rebuild Redemptive-Historical Context God still committed to His plan of redemption But the full is not yet Theme God is renewing the covenant by restoring His people, the temple, true worship, and Jerusalem. But it’s not the same, and it doesn’t fulfill all the great prophesies. Thus His people still look to the future.
God Initiates and the People Respond – Ezra 1:5-6 The People Return and Rebuild – Ezra 1:7 – 6:22 The People Sin and Repent – Ezra 7 – 10 Nehemiah Returns and the People Rebuild – Nehemiah 1 – 7 The People Rejoice….and Relapse – Nehemiah 8 - 13 ESTHER Historical Context Events occur between 483 and 473 BC A group of Jews remained in , where enemies abound Theme God protects his people, even if we can’t see how he is working.
Man’s Relationship to God (Genesis 1:27-28, 2:7) For next week… - Familiarize yourself with Cell 1 and memorize Revelation 4:11 ______________________________________________________ Recommended Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer Speaking of by Mack Stiles To Tell the Truth by Will Metzger The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever Core Seminars— to Live Class 1: Introduction & God— The Loving Ruler & Creator I. Introduction On Evangelism Two Ways To Live Purpose: To solidify the content of the gospel in our own minds so that we might understand it better and be able to share it with others. Faith Comes By Hearing What Is Evangelism? Evangelism is to present a specific message (the gospel of Jesus Christ) to a specific people (lost men and women), in the power of the Holy Spirit, with a specific purpose (the aim that they would repent and believe and be saved to God’s glory).
What Is Evangelism NOT? Who Is Called to Evangelize? What Is Successful Evangelism? Concluding Remarks on Evangelism II. God, The Loving Ruler & Creator of the World “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” - Revelation 4:11 God Is the Creator of All (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 90:2; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16) God Is the Ruler of All (Job 12:10; Proverbs 21:1; Acts 17:25-28)
12 If the sum of the zeroes of the polynonimal kx2+2x+3k is equal to their product, find the value of k. 13 If one of the zeroes of the polynomial f(x)=4x2-8kx-9 is negative of the find the value of k. 14 Obtain all others zeroes of 2x3+5x2-28x-15 if one of its zeroes is 3. 15 For what value of k, the polynomial x4-3x3+7x2-8x+k is exactly divisible by x2-x+3? 16 For what value of k will the the pair of equation kx+3y=k-3;12x+ky=k have no solution? 17 For which value of a and b will the pairs of linear equation have infinitely many solution? x+2y=1; (a-b)x+(a+b)y=a+b-2 18 Graphically solve the following pair of equations : 2x + y = 6 2x – y + 2 = 0 Find the ratio of the areas of the two triangle formed by the lines representing these equations with x axis and y axis. 19 find the value of x and y 43x + 67y = -24 ; 67x + 43y =24 20 What type of line do the following pair represent 5x+3y=2; 4x-3y=9 PROJECT: Do any one 1. History of Geometry 2. Pythagoras Theorem and its Geometrical Proof (three different methods) SCIENCE 1.(Project)Prepare a ppt OR Working model on any one of the following: (a)food and digestion in humans (b)respiration (c)Human heart ASSIGNMENT (TO BE DONE IN NOTE BOOK) CHEMISTRY
as they give life and light, and provide warnings and rewards. They are also integral to our salvation, and teach and equip us for every good work. So how can we know God’s will for our lives? Fundamentally, we simply need to listen to what he has already said to us. That means we want to be students of the Bible, by reading and meditating on it daily, by studying it with other Christians, by faithfully attending the public preaching and teaching of God’s word, and then by applying it prayerfully to our lives. Two book recommendations. If you’re interested in thinking more about the role and authority Scripture should play in our lives, read JI Packer, Fundamentalism and the Word of God. If you’re looking for help with a daily plan of meditating on and applying Scripture to your life, try DA Carson’s For the Love of God. Both are on the bookstall and are excellent resources. Next week – Talking to God
Next Week: Living in Hope Core Seminars—Jump Start Class 6: Meeting the World I. Introduction Key things to remember as we “meet the world”…. We are: In the world but not of the world Members of God’s kingdom To be conformed to Christ As members of God’s kingdom, we are not passive recipients of all the associated benefits and rewards, but are active participants in advancing God’s purposes here on earth. II. Meeting the World: Living Faithful Lives Key Question: How can we be faithful witness to Christ… Speech?
Sexual Inventory Who/What The Cause My Response The Nature of My Response What I (Possible Idol) Who/What I experienced: I went outside God’s plan when I: Ways I responded to the experience: My response was: My harmful behavior and response valued: List the person, group, institution, etc. List the event that went beyond God’s boundaries for healthy sex Describe actions you took and choices you made in response to the sexual encounter (be specific) and your feelings Examples: selfish, prideful, fearful, vengeful, self-protective, dishonest, inconsiderate, etc. What did you hope to gain that caused harm? What was your response protecting? Examples: ego, comfort, security, possessions, respect, relationship etc,) Notes/comments
We are only able to keep doing this with your help. Year end contributions make up a sizeable amount of the overall funding and enables us to continue throughout the year to provide counseling and support to missionaries and church leaders who otherwise could not afford to get the help they need. Read the brief over view of the work your contributions have helped us do - further below. "The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few." Jesus said " One of the reasons that the laborers are few is because the personal costs are substantial and it is just hard to live out here. Especially without someone to turn to in a crisis or when the stress becomes over whelming. You can understandable why some just give up. Debbie and I are glad to be here coming alongside missionaries, national evangelists and Church planters to share the load and to help bear the cost. Thank You for prayerfully considering a year end gift to our work Here's how to Give You can make a contribution directly "on line" at our agency's secure web site. Just go to and click on "Enter" then "Give Today". Please be sure to select our name "Gibson" as the recipient. You can also mail a check made out to Ministry Essentials International and send it to MEI, P.O. Box 4947, Wheaton, IL 60189 Another means to give directly is through "World Outreach" on-line giving
The Keys and the Church Matthew 18:15–18 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” The Keys Exercised Through Baptism & Lord’s Supper Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” “A church is a group of Christians who regularly gather in Christ’s name to officially affirm and oversee one another’s membership in Jesus Christ and his kingdom through gospel preaching and gospel ordinances.” Who is Church Membership For? Matthew 5:3 ““Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 7:21 ““Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 10:32 “So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,” Matthew 18:4 “Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Membership Throughout the New Testament Discussion…
Mortal sin is the true nature of sin – an act that transgresses the divine law and severs one from God. Venial sin does not destroy our union with God and is reparable – it merits temporal punishment, but not eternal. “Human nature has not been totally corrupted, it is wounded in the natural powers proper to it. Baptism erases original sin and turns a man back toward God.” Grace: If you were to look up “grace” in a Roman Catholic dictionary you would find multiple entries – what kind of grace are you talking about? It’s complex. It’s not only favor from God, but also assistance God gives to help us earn his favor. The grace given through baptism cannot be merited, but the grace he gives through the rest of life can be: “we can then merit for ourselves and for others the graces needed for our sanctification, for the increase of grace and charity, and for the attainment of eternal life.” Salvation happens when man cooperates with God, therefore this free gift of grace can be merited. This also reveals what the church teaches about mankind – that yes we sin, but part of what God called “very good” in the garden is still retained so that we can reach out to God: “They who by sin had been cut off from God, may be disposed through His quickening and helping grace to convert themselves to their own justification by freely assenting to and cooperating with that grace.” Grace comes through a process of cooperating with God. The process to Heaven is following the path of obligatory ritual – this free gift is given or taken away based on performance. This process is masked behind the term “grace.” Justification: The 16th Century Council of famously rejected salvation by faith alone. It said “If any one saith, that by faith alone the impious is justified; in such wise as to mean, that nothing else is required to co-operate in order to the obtaining the grace of Justification… let him be anathema. The Roman Catholic church has not abandoned this view. A 20th Century
completely. The original demand that each Christian should have a calling was boiled down to the demand that each citizen should have a job.” And then work itself was made sacred. President Calvin Coolidge declared: “The man who builds a factory builds a temple. The man who works there worships there.” This is the danger of work as an idol. It becomes worship of us instead of God. Falling into that trap, we relate with the writer of Ecclesiastes when he says in chapter 2, “For a many may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and then he must leave all he owns to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.” When we divorce work from worship, any meaning we feel in our work is illusory and sure to disappoint. Our Callings as Christians The main point here is that we need to keep work connected to worship, and worship connected to God. To understand this better, let me introduce the terminology of calling. We often talk about a particular “calling” in what does that mean? Vocation means—or originally meant—the same thing. It’s simply a transliteration of the Latin translation of “to call.” Our calling, our vocation, is what God has called us to do. Primary Calling well,
But what is that? Well, let’s start with our primary calling. When God calls us in Scripture, he is normally calling us to salvation. As in, Romans 8:30, “Those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.” Os Guiness has a great working definition of primary calling: “Our primary calling as followers of Christ,” he says, “is by him, to him, and for him.” We are called by Christ, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, “He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” To Christ, Romans 1:6: “And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.” For Christ, Ephesians 2: “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” So what is God calling for you? Primarily, he’s calling you to himself. To be saved from your sin that you might bear witness to his glory. If we’re going to avoid the twin dangers of idle/idol, we must remember that our primary calling is to God. “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”—Matthew 6:33. Secondary Callings Now, as called to God, what are we to do? Serve him in every arena of life. Those are our secondary callings. We can see that in the verse from Ephesians 2 that I just quoted. We are called by God unto salvation—that we might do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. God
Course outline The Story of Work Week 1: A Biblical Theology of Work Week 2: The Problem with Work Our Work as the Redeemed Week 3: A New Boss: How Jesus’ Work Changes Our Work Week 4: A New Goal: Success is Faithfulness How We Work Week 5: Motivation: Faithfulness Changes Why We Work Week 6: Relationships: Imaging Christ in the Workplace Week 7: Balance: Christians Are Not Balanced People Week 8: Gender: Being Who You Are in the Workplace Week 9: Ethics: Case Studies for the Modern Workplace Week 10: Finding a Job: Putting First Things First Week 11: Evangelism: Sharing Christ With Your Colleagues Week 12: Work at different stages of life Week 13: Panel Q&A Questions? E-mail jamie.dunlop@capbap.org or patrick.traylor@icloud.com Suggested resources: The Gospel at Work (Traeger, Gilbert) God at Work The Call (Guiness) Core Seminars – Engaging the World Christians in the Workplace Week 10 Finding a Job: Putting Things First I. Introduction II. Getting Our Priorities Straight III. The Can this job glorify God? Does this job permit me to live a Godly life? Does this job allow me to be faithful in my other assignments? Does this job allow me to be involved in my local church? Do the temptations of this job reinforce my besetting sins?
Meeting with God Core Seminar Schedule Week 1: Introduction: The What, Why and How of Meeting with God Week 2: Meeting with God in His Word: Hearing and Reading Week 3: Meeting with God in His Word: Studying, Meditating and Memorizing Week 4: Meeting with God through Prayer Week 5: Prayer, Hindrances and Practicalities Week 6: Panel Questions? Contact us: Joshua Coover at cooverj@gmail.com Jonathan Malone at jonmalone10@gmail.com Core Seminars—Meeting with God Class 1: The What, Why, and How Introduction Two Assumptions: That it is possible to meet with God. That meeting with God is something we should do. I. Assumption 1 “How does it appear that there is a God? Answer: The very light of nature in man, and the works of God, declare plainly that there is a God; but his Word and Spirit only do sufficiently and effectually reveal him unto men for their salvation.” -Westminster Larger Catechism: Question 2 God reveals Himself in two ways: General revelation Psalm 19:1-2 Romans 1:19-20 Special revelation Old Testament: New Testament: Today:
IV. Parting Challenge: Goals for our Parenting Goals for parenting: The biggest reason: that they know Christ. But we also parent so that our children learn to live under gracious, godly authority. Does your parenting prepare your child to live under God’s authority? Two dangers: Legalism License Encouragement: God’s is sufficient! __________________________________________ References Tedd Tripp’s Shepherding a Child’s Heart Tedd & Margy Tripp’s Instructing a Child’s Heart Ginger Plowman’s Don’t Make Me to Three! CHBC Parenthood Core Seminar Week 6 Obedience 101: What Do You Do When You Can’t Get to the Heart? Review Last week: Biblical Communication How do we communicate? When and where do we communicate? What do we communicate? Before that: Getting to the Heart Proverbs 4:23 --------------------------------------------------- Obedience 101 - Intro Biblical parenting focuses on the heart, but we must deal with behavior as well. Sometimes we temporarily forgo “heart training” due to, for example: Particular situations Developmental stages
Thexhortation a responsibility, and a glorious opportunity, to serve their brothers and sisters in need. How do approach giving to other Christians in need? ? Macedonians “Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints” (8:-4). “God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work” (9:7b-9). So that’s our second theme: the weakness of . But finally, one last theme we see running through this letter—is the result of such weakness
a relatively new phenomenon. And of course, normal doesn’t mean right. But beyond that, it’s important to realize that our views of dating are probably affected a lot more by the world we live in than we realize—either in absorbing what the world thinks or reacting against it. So we can’t afford to be passive in our thinking about marriage or dating – instead we need to do the hard work of thinking Biblically about these things. Paul reminds us in Romans 12:2: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” So we’ve from the clarity of angelically-guided dating by Isaac, to the unclarity of how our world thinks about dating today. How can we get back to clarity? Let’s see what basic principles the Bible would give us for pursuing marriage. As I mentioned earlier, we’re going to use the word “courtship” to describe those principles. Defining Courtship – What are we talking about? Before you leave on a trip, you need to determine where you’re heading. Well, we have 6 more weeks on this journey of talking about courtship, so a good place to begin is to define our terms. So how do we define courtship? Courtship is a relationship between a man and a woman with three important characteristics: (1) it always has marriage as its goal; (2) it’s conducted under authority; and (3) it is led by the man. Let’s see where each of these three come from in Scripture.
Gospel and have committed to pray for them regularly. We know who has committed themselves to this church and we’ve committed ourselves to them. The only reason why churches is because people realize, “OK, no church is perfect. But I’m going to settle in this place and try to prosper here spiritually. I agree with what they teach—their statement of faith—and how they’re trying to live together—their church covenant. So I’ll live life together with them, committed to them.” That’s the kind of commitment that allows us to live out Hebrews 13:17. Putting it all together Now, if you look at your handout, you’ll see how all this fits together. The triangle diagram there has you at one corner, church leaders at the top, and the rest of the congregation on the right. There’s some Biblical commands about your relationship with church leaders along one side of the triangle. You are to submit to them; they in turn will one day give account for you. And there’s some Biblical commands about your relationship with the congregation at large. If you’re a Christian, you need to love other Christians in your church—in ways that are sometimes messy and difficult. You’re to see encouraging them as an important part of your following Jesus. And you’re to let them into your life to hold you to account. And vice versa. That’s all along the bottom of the triangle. Now, if you’re to do this some things need to be true of your relationship with some church.
1674 Death of John Milton 1678 John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress published 1681 of Margaret Baxter, wife of Richard Baxter 1683 Death of John Owen 1685 Charles's Catholic brother James II takes throne; persecution of nonconformists intensifies 1685 Richard Baxter imprisoned November 1686 1688 Glorious Revolution: William and Mary become king and queen of England 1688 Death of John Bunyan 1689 Puritans regain freedom of worship through Act of Toleration 1691 Death of Richard Baxter on December 8
God’s Revealed Purposes To grow us in holiness Ps. 119:67 “ …now I obey your word” To build perseverance Rom 5:3 “…suffering produces perserverance” To grow us in maturity Jas 1:2-3 “…so that you may be mature” To teach us His word Ps 119:71 “so that I might learn your decrees” To help us encourage others 2 Cor 1:3-4 “…so that we can comfort those in any trouble” To wean us off self-reliance 2 Cor 1: 8b-9 “…so that we might not rely on ourselves but on God” To strengthen our assurance Heb 12:7-8 “God is treating you as sons” 1 Pet 1:6-7 “…so that your faith…may be proved genuine” To glorify God Phil 3:7-8 “…for whose sake I have lost all things” Conclusion the danger of needing to know. Praise God for how much he’s already told us of how he uses suffering for good.
“Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? Take thoughts that come to you the moment you wake up in the morning. You have not originated them but they are talking to you, they bring back the problems of yesterday…Somebody is talking. Who is talking to you? Your self is talking to you. Now this man’s treatment [in Psalm 42] was this: instead of allowing this self to talk to him, he starts talking to himself. ‘Why art thou cast down, O my soul?’ he asks. His soul had been depressing him, crushing him. So he stands up and says,: ‘Self, listen for moment, I will speak to you.’” - Lloyd Jones in Spiritual Depression Let Someone Talk Let Someone Listen Sing the Bible The duty of singing praises to God seems to be given wholly to excite and express religious affections. There is no other reason why we should express ourselves to God in verse rather than in prose and with music, except that these things have a tendency to move our affections. Jonathan Edwards in Religious Affections Sovereign Ministries () Keith and Kristyn Getty (http://www.gettymusic.com/); Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) () Conclusion Core Seminars—Suffering for God’s Glory Class 6: Fighting for Faith (Part 1) Struggling for faith in God’s sovereignty and goodness Introduction Romans 10:17 “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the Word of Christ.” Read the - Protect against rote duty Protect against busyness When? Where? What? Passage being preached that week (Sermon Card) Bible Reading Plans Robert Murray Mc’Cheyne - 1-2 year plan Search the Scriptures by Alan Stibbs - 3 year plan Study Bible reading plan Protect against exhaustion
So, in conclusion, the local church – CHBC – should be a supplement to our personal evangelism, not a substitute for it. Remember, it is a spiritual discipline that we must not neglect. Homework 1. Continue to praying for: God to help you love lost people. Open doors for Gospel. Three People. 2. Invite someone to church. 3. Hang out with at least one of the people you’re praying for. FINAL QUESTIONS VI. Appendices A. Manuscript Outline B. Bible Passages to Look-up Print and cut this page to hand out slips to volunteer readers at the beginning of class (saves time): 1. Matt 18:20 2. 1 Cor. 14:23-25 3. Psalm 119:172
In order for Jesus’ ministry to be effective, he selected a handful of working-class, and spent all of his waking hours with them. They weren’t remarkable men. They had not achieved anything worthy of our admiration. But Jesus spent time with them. That should give us hope and comfort. Now, if we took the example of and his disciples, and applied the same principles to ourselves, what would that look like? Question: I’m curious; anyone from the class like to share what some of their discipling relationships are like? Any wisdom you would like to share with the class? For me, all of my discipling relationships are with other men. Some are older, some younger. Some are married, some single. I personally do not have a preference. Generally, I try make to make regular time every week to meet with anyone who is interested in growing in the Lord. That may look different for you. But the point is simple: choose a handful of people and intentionally invest in them like Jesus did. Do it well, for their good and for Christ’s sake. Any questions before we move on? Imitate by being patient and prayerful After Jesus identified his disciples and invited them to join him, he began to spend time with them - he began discipling them. Jesus did this because God’s plan has always been to bring glory to himself through groups of people who are made to be like him.
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III. Faithfulness Brings Responsibility “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.” – 2 Cor. 5:10 Conclusion Guidance Core Seminar Week 1– Anxious or Restful? Week 2 – The Sovereignty of God Week 3 – The Will of God Week 4 – Faithfulness Week 5 – God’s Word, Prayer, and Counsel Week 6 – Circumstances, Feelings, and Wisdom Week 7 – Panel Q&A Questions: e-mail Mark (mdkalenak@gmail.com) or Steven (steven_wall@comcast.net) Core Seminars—Guidance Class 4: Faithfulness Introduction What goal do you have for the decisions you make? I. What is faithfulness? What does the Bible say is God’s will for your life? God shows off his work through your work “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” – Phil 2:12-13
C. Doing Systematic Theology - Key Features 1. Biblically Grounded 2. Historically Informed 3. Contextualized 4. Lived Out The Starting Point: There is a God 2. He Speaks The Case for the Bible As Our Authority Old Testament (Deut 5.22; Deut 32) New Testament Recognizes Authority of OT (Matt. 5.17; Jn 10.35; Lk 24.44) New Testament Recognizes an Authority on Par with OT (Heb 1.1-2; 2 Pet 3.16; 1 Tim 5.18) B. Canon (“measuring reed, or “rule”) of Scripture OT Canon (Lk 24.44; Mt 23.35;) NT Canon (Heb 1.1-2, Jn 1) Next week - Inspiration, Inerrancy, Infallibility, Clarity, Necessity and Sufficiency of Scripture!
God created time (Gen 1.1; Ps 90.2; 2Tim 1.9) God created by his word (Gen 1.1-2.3; Heb 11.3) God created as a Triune Act (Gen 1:26; Ps. 19:1; Job 33:4) The universe God created was “very good” (Gen. 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25) God created the universe to show His Glory (Isa. 43:7; Ps. 19) Views of Creation 1. Theistic Evolution 2. Gap Theory 3. Day-Age View 4. Literary-Framework View 5. Young-Earth Creationism 6. Historic-Creationism
And because God created the entire universe out of nothing is no matter in the universe that is eternal. All that we see all came into existence when God created it. There was a time when it—matter—did not exist. Take Psalm 90:2, for example,“Before the mountains were born, or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” Creation ex nihilo strikes a blow to naturalism which suggests that in the beginning matter existed, and through a random, blind, purposeless series of events we get our world. But the Bible says, “in the beginning” … not “matter created,” … but “God created!” So, the first truth … God created the world out of nothing. Comments or questions? 2. God created all things --- both visible and invisible, both in the heavens and the earth. This is clearly asserted in Gen 1.1. But not just here. Listen to the universal statement in John’s gospel: “Through Him (i.e., Christ) all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made” (John 1:3). Similarly, John writes in Revelation 4:11, “For you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” Acts 4:24 speaks of God as the “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.” The inclusion of heaven and earth and everything in them indicates that God created the entire universe. The creation of the entire universe includes the creation of an unseen, spiritual realm of existence. In addition to creating the visible, tangible, physical universe, God created the angels and other kinds of heavenly beings. He also created heaven as a place where his presence is especially evident. This is explicitly stated in both the Old and New Testaments. In the book of Nehemiah, Ezra prays, “You are the Lord, you alone; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host” (Nehemiah 9:6). The host of heaven refers to the angels and other heavenly creatures, since Ezra says that they engage in the activity of worshiping God – the same term “host” is used to speak of angels who worship God in Ps. 103:21 and 148:2).
Timeline of Early Church: 60-135? Papias 64 Great Fire of Rome 64-8 Nero’s punishment of the Christians 70 Destruction of the temple in Jerusalem 70-135 Letter of Barnabas 95? 1 Clement 96? 2 Clement 100? The Didache 100-165 Justin Martyr 110 Martyrdom of Ignatius 110-40? The Shepherd of Hermas 130-200 Irenaeus of 150-90 Letter to Diognetus 155? Martyrdom of Polycarp 160-225 Tertullian 303-312 The “Great Persecution” 312 Conversion of emperor Constantine 325 Council of Further Reading: Michael Reeves, Breeze Through the Centuries Henry Chadwick, The Early Church Andreas Kostenberger and Michael Kruger, The Heresy of Orthodoxy: How Contemporary Culture's Fascination with Diversity Has Reshaped Our Understanding of Early Christianity Teachers email: justin.sok@gmail.com; eric.beach@capbap.org; davidwilezol@gmail.com Capitol Hill Baptist Church Church History – Class 2 CORE SEMINARS Gathering the Saints, and Defending the Faith The Development of Scripture, Worship, and Leadership in the Early Church “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering…not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near.” Hebrews 10: 23, 2 “They were in the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang an anthem to Christ as God, and bound themselves by a solemn oath not to commit any wicked deed, but to abstain from all fraud, theft and adultery, never to break their word, or deny a trust when called upon to honor it.” –Pliny the Younger, Letter to Trajan Practice of Early Christian Gatherings Baptism The Lord’s Supper Forming the Canon