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re:Wilsons

2008-08-21T11:10:00.001-07:00

For those who are interested, Lee and Beth Wilson have a new blog that can be found at http://rewilsons.wordpress.com

Homework: John 8:12-30

2007-07-20T14:53:00.000-07:00

Wow, long time no post.

I gave my word at Bible study Wednesday night that I would post the "homework" assignment for next Wednesday, so here it is.

We are going to be spending our time together studying yet another intense dialogue between Jesus and the Jewish leaders who are seething with murderous rage, plotting to take Jesus' life.

This particular passage ends with Jesus' statement that "Before Abraham was 'I am.'" The Jewish leaders take up stones to kill Jesus for blasphemy...Christians should get the chills and respond with awe at this divine revelation that Jesus is the Great I Am, Yahweh.

So, here is what you need to do:

1) Read John 5: 16-30. Focus on the importance of what Jesus says. What hangs in the balance if we do not hear and respond to the words of Jesus?
2) Read John 7: 25-52 then 8:12-30 (skipping the story of the adulteress, like we talked about). Think about the imagery, the symbolism, that Jesus draws upon in speaking of who he is. Also, note any connections between this passage and what you already read in John 5.
3) Read Isaiah 42 and 49. What are these prophesies talking about? What connections, if any, do you see between the Isaiah passages and what Jesus says in John 7 and 9?

Wednesday January 17, 2007

2007-01-17T11:32:00.000-08:00

John 4:43-54 is what we will be looking at tonight.

Your assignment is pretty straight forward, read the text and think about what it teaches us about Jesus and what we learn from the father in his going to visit Jesus.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight, it should be fun.

December 27, 2006

2006-12-27T12:10:00.000-08:00

Normally we have Bible study every single week when Lee and Beth are in town, but as you have probably already heard, tonight is the exception. Beth is just plain worn down and sick with a cold from two weeks of non-stop, action-packed, entertaining and home beautification, plus Lee's family is in town this week for Christmas.

As a result, there will be no Bible study tonight. We will however, meet as usual next Wednesday for our first Bible study of 2007.

Be sure to read up and prepare to talk about John 3:22-36. Be sure to study and think through the passage in its context. Ask yourself a lot of questions...what do we know about John the Baptizer that might illuminate what he is saying? What major themes in John show up in this passage? How does this passage fit with John's overall purpose in writing the book (John 20:30-31)? What does this passage teach me about Jesus? Do I love and honor Jesus like John the Baptizer does?

Be a people who examine the Scriptures. When a doctor examines a patient he does so by asking a lot of questions and synthesizing the answers in order to develop a right understanding of the problem. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Asking questions, it is true, does reveal an ignorance that we sometimes try not to acknowledge. It humbles us. In your humility ask God, the author of the Scriptures, to give you wisdom and understanding to understand and stir your heart to relish and take delight in the truth of God's word to us.

Study the Bible in this way and the Lord will change you and you, most importantly, will see him with greater clarity and joy.

Christmas Extravaganza!!!!

2006-12-15T23:07:00.000-08:00

Sorry I'm late on this post, but I'm sure you will are forgive me when we have our super duper celebration of Christmas.

Since activities at the church are not going to be held this Wednesday, we thought that we might gather a bit early at the casa de Wilson (Wilson's house for all you non-Spanish speaking Kentuckians). So we will all arrive at 7:00 for the festivities to begin.

Plan on bringing the following:

1) A simple gift in the five dollar range for a gift swap (be creative or you will make the game suck and it will all be your fault)

2) Girls bring some sort of food to consume...when you decide what you will be bringing post it as a comment on this blog so we don't end up with 6 trays of brownies and no cookies.

3) Guys are responsible for bringing chips and some kind of dip (salsa, bean dip, whatever)

4) Write down a paragraph on a piece of paper that answers the following question: In the past year what have learned about Jesus and the gospel that has increased your delight in him the most?

Okay, I believe that you can all handle everything listed above. Remember, the door to bible study is open to everyone, so feel free to invite your friends to celebrate and have fun with us, something as simple as that can go a long way in affirming that Jesus really does bring full life and joy in his gospel.

Thanksgiving

2006-11-16T11:01:00.000-08:00

This next week is Thanksgiving and I just wanted to make sure and remind everybody that there will be no bible study this upcoming Tuesday.

If Beth and I were going to be in town we will still be meeting, but since we are going to be back in Texas spending time with family, and Beth's grandparents are not set up for teleconferencing, we will have to wait until Tuesday, Nov. 29th to see yall.

Have a great Thanksgiving. I know for some people spending time with family can be really difficult and, for others, it come be sad as we remember the times we have spent with loved ones who have died in years past, so be praying for one another and remember that the gospel is about reconciliation, so live out the gospel regardless of what is in the past (or the present).

Much love friends

Wednesday November 15,2006

2006-11-13T20:38:00.000-08:00

We just got done reading about Jesus' scathing dialogue with Nicodemus. I am hopeful Jesus' hard words created in Nicodemus a soft heart and led to his salvation. I don't know if that is the case, but I am hopeful. The point of hard words is the softening of our hearts...how does your heart respond to the harsh words of a friend? The hard teaching of Scripture? The hard teaching you hear at Bible study on Wednesday nights?

I pray all of our hearts are soft, receiving and repenting when we are confronted with our sin.

(That's all free, by the way)

This Wednesday we are going to be digging into what is arguably the most well known scripture in the entire world...John 3:16. So study John's commentary in John 3:16-21, examining your heart to see if the glorious truth that this passage contains still stirs you to worship. If not, did it ever stir you to worship?

Yes; then why is your heart cold to its truth right now?
No; is it possible for faith to be genuine if it is not a faith that bears fruit in worship and adoration of Jesus?

So, examine this passage and examine yourselves. Also, pull out your concordance or log on to biblegateway.com and reference some other passages that talk about "the world" and darkness/light imagery (hint: we have already talked about it in John...where might that be?)

Much love, I am praying for each of you.

Review: John 3:9-15

2006-11-13T20:35:00.000-08:00

As yall know, I am fighting to get everything done for school before the semester expires. So I won't post a review of last week's Bible study for a couple of weeks.

See you then!

News Flash!

2006-11-10T21:41:00.000-08:00

This just in: Jason Nichter has won the grand prize for being flipping cool.

How did he win this prize - and the many perks and accoutrements that come with it? Quite simple, he was the first person to post a comment since the blog started like forever and a day ago (well, more like 3 or 4 weeks).

Congratulations! Simple present yourself at Bible study Wednesday night to receive your just rewards (that is the same thing as the "perks" and "accoutrements")

PS - see Jasons comment below for but a single example of the multitude of comment styles that you too could post according to whatever fill you with boisterous delight

PPS - I have now officially started the "Hunsinger Main Event" group on facebook.com. If you are not yet a member, join it. If you are not on facebook.com it really is much better than MySpace.com...so think about making the switch, heh?

Wednesday November 8,2006

2006-11-06T13:02:00.000-08:00

Brace yourself, if last week was any indication of how Bible study is going to be this Wednesday night, it should be a fun filled, question packed couple of hours studying John.

Last week you guys really did an impressive job of engaging with the text and asking some awesome questions. So keep up the good work of studying the passage before Bible study so that we can work on developing the answers to our questions together, bringing everyone's study of the bible to bear on our questions and thereby increasing our ability to rightly answer questions and interpret the text.

I have really enjoyed watching our group mature as a group in our study of the Bible. Keep up the good work and continue to invite your family members ("College" Bible study is descriptive, not prescriptive), people living in your neighborhoods and buildings, and your friends and coworkers. Remember, two thousand years ago the Church began with two guys chowing down with Jesus, meeting the Savior of the world, and today more than 2.1 billion people call themselves followers of Jesus.

A little Bible study can turn into something miraculous if people are meeting Jesus and being changed by him.

For this week we will be studying John 3:1-21 (we focused on the first 8 verses last week and we will finish the passage this week), Numbers 21:1-9 (in its context), review the Prologue of John to refresh yourself on the important themes that will be popping up in John's Gospel, continue to think about what the "kingdom of God" is, and just linger on this passage because it can be one of those passages that we have heard so often that we become numb to it...fight that response with prayer and diligence in thinking about the passage.

Review: John 3:1-8

2006-11-06T11:27:00.000-08:00

Preface:

U Gotta Pope? According to Catholic tradition, Jesus commissioned Peter to lead the early church as God's authoritative representative. As such, one of the Pope's most important (and dangerous) roles is serving as Catholicism's official interpreter of the Bible. As Protestants, we recognize that the office of Pope is not a biblical office and that it is the responsibility of all Christians, individually and corporately, to rightly interpret the Bible. Despite that fact, when we uncritically sit under a teacher or a preacher who is walking us through the Bible, we -- in affect -- entrust to that teacher authority to interpret the Bible for us.
Moral of the Story: Remember the Bereans [Acts 17:10-12]? They were taught by Paul -- you may have heard of him -- but, despite that fact, they still examined all of his teaching to be certain that what he taught about Jesus fit with Old Testament Scriptures. Be like the Bereans, develop a healthy Berean critical eye and ear when it comes to sitting under the teaching of anybody.

Nicodemus (v.1-2)

Who was he? Pharisee, a ruling member of the Sanhedrin (he has hot stuff)
Why did he come to Jesus at night? Perhaps so his visit would be hidden by the cover of darkness, or maybe so he could have more time to talk to Jesus -- who was quickly becoming known as a worker of miracles
Was Nic sincere in his statement to Jesus (v.2)? His curiosity is obvious but, it would also appear that the Spirit might be at work in him -- according to [John 7:50, 9:39] -- but the Bible doesn't tell us everything that is going on with Nic)
Did Nicodemus become a follower of Jesus? Perhaps this is the beginning stages of Nic turning to Jesus and believing that he is Lord. Maybe the wind was blowing as Jesus taught Nic and, in the two passages listed above, we can see the grass moving, the results of the Spirit at work (v.8)

Jesus Schools the 'Teacher of Israel' (v.3-8)

Jesus doesn't Mince Words: "Nicodemus, thanks for the compliment, but just so you know, your entrance into the Kingdom of God is not a lock, you must be born twice to enter the kingdom"
Hard Words: Jesus was a brilliant teacher (Matt. 12:38-42 actually says Jesus is wiser than Solomon). His usual way of teaching was to take an object or a simple scenario connected to common everyday life (and, not infrequently, pulled from the Old Testament). It was easy to understand Jesus' teaching on an earthly level, but it was much harder to understand the application Jesus made of the earthly thing to the heavenly thing. Why did Jesus chose to teach using a method that is simultaneously quite simple and surprisingly hard to understand? According to [Matt. 13: 10-17] Jesus intentionally taught in this way so that some, who were graciously blessed with the ability to understand, would get it while others, whose ears and eyes were sealed by their sinfulness, would not.
That's a Shocker: Nicodemus was stunned by these words, probably for two reasons: 1) He's thinking "I gotta do what again? I don't think Mama is going to appreciate that at all" and 2) "How can you tell me, the 'teacher of the Jews' (v.10), that I am not already guaranteed access into the Kingdom? I've earned it, I'm on the Sanhedrin, I deserve it, I am a lock!"
Water and Spirit: Jesus, a patient teacher, perhaps aware that eventually Nicodemus is going to understand, explains what being "born again" means, uttering one of the most debated sentences in the New Testament.

Break It Down: the Two Approaches:
"Water (pause) and the Spirit" Some people interpret this phrase to be referring to the two distinct birth events, first birth (water) and second birth (Spirit). When this approach is taken some claim that "water" refers to physical birth, the water referring to the water breaking on a mother about to give birth to her baby. Others make the claim that "water" refers to baptism. Both of these positions would agree that the rebirth is salvation accomplished by the Spirit. (The first position is unlikely because there are no examples of birth being described in terms of water in Greek or Hebrew literature. The second is emphatically impossible because it corrupts the gospel of grace by saying we must do some sort of work in order to be saved, it does not fit with the thief on the cross -- "today you will be with me in paradise"[Luke 23:43] -- and confuses the New Covenant with the sign of that covenant, namely, baptism)
"Water and Spirit" This position claims that only the rebirth is described by this phrase. If this is the case, what then does water and spirit refer to? Our best clue comes from Jesus' expectation that Nicodemus, as the 'teacher of Israel,' understand "water and spirit." If this is correct, the phrase refers to the Old Testament use of "water" to refer to cleansing from sin and "spirit" to refer to transformation and new life (See [Ezek 36:22-27]). This interpretation seems to be the most likely meaning given the context of the text.

The Spirit: After tackling the nature of rebirth, Jesus expounds upon the spiritual nature of second birth. There is debate as to whether "Spirit" refers to the Holy Spirit or demarcates the spiritual (in contrast to the earthly). In my opinion, the Holy Spirit and the spiritual are so closely interlinked that it is perhaps a bit of a stretch to try to draw a clear distinction in this case (but I could easily be wrong).
Marvelous, Simply Marvelous: Jesus tells Nicodemus that he ought not to be marveling at Jesus' teaching (which means that Nic is still stunned and marveling) and proceeds to give an analogy to explain the Spirit/spirit. Jesus brilliantly uses a play on words (pneuma = spirit or wind) to show that the work of Spirit, like the wind, is always happening but we cannot see it move, we can only hear it. In a similar fashion, the spirit is moving and sovereignly accomplishing spiritual rebirth, causing people to be born again of "water and the spirit"

Concluding Questions:

Why is it that birth is the analogy Jesus uses to explain salvation? The answer, I believe, is ultimately found in the Prologue of John's Gospel: "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God" [John 1:12-13]. In the passage we studied tonight and John's introduction to the major themes of the Gospel we are told that it is God who is sovereignly at work accomplishing his purposes for spiritually birthing children to be adopted into his family.
If you think about your own life, have you experienced a rebirth? Have you been washed clean of your sins and repented, turning from those sins and embracing, by faith, the new life, the spiritual life, found in Christ Jesus (see v.9-21)? Think about what we know of Nicodemus. We know that prior to his conversation with Nic, Jesus did not entrust himself to people who believed in his miracle working abilities. Then, one night, Nic visits Jesus in the night bringing compliments of Jesus' miraculous abilities...and what does Jesus do? It seems that he entrusts himself to Nicodemus, who, as we proceed through the Book of John, seems to be experiencing a life change. (Could this be John trying to teach us, tuning our ears to hear the Wind?) The question for us is this: Am I Nicodemus when he comes with curiosity to visit with Jesus in the cover of night? Or, am I Nicodemus when he brings 75lbs. of expensive myrrh and aloe to anoint and bury the body of Jesus? I wonder what Nicodemus was like three days later when Jesus rose from the dead. I wonder what difference that made for Jesus...I wonder what difference the resurrection genuinely makes for us.

Wednesday November 1,2006

2006-10-30T13:29:00.000-08:00

John 3:1-21

Hopefully this post finds you having a great day, a great week since we met last.

Let me encourage all of us to be diligent in praying for one another, going before God in complete dependence upon him for all things.

Here is the deal-e-o for this upcoming Wednesday night:

We are going to be digging into one of the most famous passages in the history of Christian cliches. Two weeks ago we talked about how Christianity began with Andrew and John hanging out with Jesus over dinner and multiplied to approximately 2.1 billion self-proclaimed Christians across the world (less than 100 million are American). This week we will talk about why you should never try to witness to someone by asking them, "Are you born again?" but rather talk to them about Jesus with the hopes that God the Holy Spirit will cause them to be born again.

So, in the next couple of days read John 1:1-18 (remember, the prologue of the book will help you identify important themes in the Gospel that we want to keep track of), John 3:1-21, and Numbers 21:1-9. Also come up with your best answer to the following question: "What is the 'kingdom of God?'"

Much love friends, I am looking forward to spending our Wednesday evening together...and come ready to study the Scriptures, don't let yourself miss out on the Word of God just because you are jacked up in eager anticipation to watch the Cardinals massacre the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Review: John 2:12-25

2006-10-26T10:09:00.000-07:00

Intro:

Goal in Bible Study: We want to follow the flow of what the text is saying, thus avoiding taking Scripture out of context, and rightly understand what John, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is saying to his original intended audience. From that point, once we understand what the text is saying in its original context, we then look for universal principles and teaching that we then apply to our own heart, our own sin, our own lives in a way appropriate to the text (repentance, encouragement, conviction, joy, sorrow, etc.
We honor God's Word by seeking to understand what he says and then responding accordingly, seeing his Word change our lives.

John 2:12-17:

The Passover, 'Behold the Lamb': Jesus was the ultimate fulfillment of the Passover lamb that we read about in the Old Testament [Ex.11-12], he is identified as such by John the Baptizer [John 1:29]
Herod's Temple: Jesus is enraged by the way that money-loving businessmen have invaded the Temple, specifically, the Court of the Gentiles where the nations were to gather, drawing near to the God of Israel. The Gentiles (non-Israelites) were displaced by the businessmen. The businessmen were displaced by Jesus, who came as the Passover Lamb to die for the sake of the world.
Is this JESUS? Many people have a misconstrued image of Jesus Christ as a mild, weak, effeminate man, but this popular conception of Jesus lacks biblical credibility. In this scene we see one of many instances were Jesus' actions affirm that Jesus is masculinity at its finest.

Biblical Manhood: A Call to Men
Gender Distinction: The Bible is crystal clear that men and women are different in function (but equal in value). [Gen 1-3]
Christ and the Church: The Bible teaches that the pattern for godly masculinity is Jesus' loving leadership of his church, and that the pattern for godly femininity is the church's submission to Jesus' loving leadership [Eph. 5:22-33].
The Men: Men should look to Jesus in the passage for a snapshot of masculinity at its finest. They should behold the courage and righteous fury of Jesus as he drives out the animals and people with a whip of cords, fighting for God's honor and clearing the Court of the Gentiles. Men should admire Jesus and see him as their hero, the man that they want to be like and strive to be like. They should hold this passage about the strength and courage of Jesus in tension with Jesus tenderness towards women and children, but most don't and the proper response is deep conviction, repentance, and change.
The Ladies: A man who is becoming increasingly like Jesus is the only kind of man that any Christian woman should ever even consider dating and, eventually, marrying. Paul says we should not be unequally yoked in relationships [2 Cor 6:14]

John 2:18-22:

Sign, what sign? Oh, that sign? The Jews as Jesus to answer for himself, demanding a sign to give proof of his authority to clear the Court of the Gentiles. What a strange question considering that the clearing itself was a sign of prophetic scope and content.
The Temple: Jesus speaks to the Jews of a sign involving the Temple. The significance of the Temple is that it is where God dwells and where people go to meet with God for worship and repentance, among other things. Jesus is the fulfillment of the Temple, as is seen in this passage. The Temple Jesus refers to is his own body, which will fill the tomb for the three days following his crucifixion and preceding his glorious resurrection. That is the exclamation point that proves the all encompassing authority of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Post-Resurrection Belief: At the close of this passage, John tells us that following the resurrection the disciples remembered what Jesus had said and they believed.

John 2: 23-25:

Passover Bookend: This is the first recorded Passover that Jesus attended, and it marks an important point in the Gospel of John. Jesus has initiated his ministry, initiated his public teaching and miracle working, a ministry that will result in his murder (see John 18-19).
2:22 vs. 2:23: Do you believe or do you believe? This section containing what might be considered the beginning of Jesus' ministry comes to a close with a significant juxtaposition of beliefs. In verse 22, there is a genuine belief unto salvation on the part of the Disciples, followed in verse 23 with a lesser belief in Jesus on the part of "many" solely based on Jesus miraculous works. In both instances the same word is used in the Greek, but Jesus' response to the belief of the 'many' shows us that their belief was insufficient, for Jesus (who we see is able to perceive the heart of men, knowing them) does not entrust himself (literally "believe in" in the Greek) to the many.
Crisis of Belief: This should stop the conscientious reader dead in our tracks with a life-or-death question..."Do I believe like the Disciples or do I believe like the many?" or another way of putting it could be..."On the Day of Judgement will Jesus believe me? Will he find my faith to be genuine or insincere?" You see, if our faith in Jesus is solely limited to what he can do for us in this life, rather than who he is, what he has done, and what he will continue to be and do through in eternity, then our belief is no genuine belief and we are in grave danger.

Wednesday October 25, 2006

2006-10-23T13:01:00.000-07:00

Yo-Yo-Yo

This week we are going to be looking at John 2:12-25.

As always, we are going to be following John, Jesus' best friend, as he writes to the Church about his best friend, his Savior, and his God, writing with the hope that "you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name" [John 20:30].

Last week we looked at how Andrew and John's (?) one night with Jesus 2,000 years ago became a world religion more than 1 billion people strong today. We also looked at Jesus' first miracle, when he turned water into wine (and fine wine at that) and "manifested his glory" as a merciful and miraculous brewer. And, while we were there, we tried to develop a biblical understanding of Christianity and alcohol, since Jesus did make somewhere between 120 and 180 gallons of wine (and later drank wine according to Matt. 11:19), and did so without sin. (See outline below for more details & study helps).

This Wednesday we are going to dive headlong into debunking the prevalent image of Jesus as a wimpy white guy with flowing blonde locks, blue eyes, who bears no resemblance to the mighty Yahweh of the Old Testament. We are going to read about Jesus going Old Testament all over the lowlifes who were making a mockery of God by selling and lending money in the temple. Jesus is going to do a little spring cleaning in his Father's house. This passage will also bring us to the end of Jesus' first year of his ministry and, if I don't say so myself, it was a pretty amazing year.

Okay, here are the passages for yall to study in the next couple days:
John 2:12-25, Exodus 11-13:2, and you would be ahead of the curve if you did a word search at biblegateway.com for "house of God," "temple," "tabernacle," etc.

Looking forward to seeing all of you this Wednesday night...remember the Berean Challenge and that everyone who has ever heard the Gospel is the fruit of one night, one meal, with Jesus (so keep inviting and bringing you friends, family, co-workers, and people from your hometown/neighborhood).

Much love yall.

Review: John 1:35 - 2:12

2006-10-23T12:04:00.000-07:00

Preface:
-The Berean Challenge [Acts 17:10-12]- The Berean were avid students of the scriptures, examining them to see if Paul's teaching was fitting to the Word of God. It was. And we should follow their example whenever we go to Bible study, listen to a sermon, go to Sunday school, or receive "wise" counsel from a friend.

Intro:
John the Baptizer’s:
-Compliment from Jesus - [Matthew 11:7-11]
-Message - [John 1:29, 37]

John 1:35-51
-Jesus’ Followers - Andrew, John (?), Philip, Nathanael
-Relational networks - who has God put in your proximity? Think about family, friends, co-workers, and people from your hometown
-Kevin Bacon, Paul Revere, and Fidel Castro - Where has God strategically placed you? Don't forget, you are six degrees and a prayer from anyone in the world.
-Evangelism: 2 Guys + Jesus + Dinner + 2000 years = 1+ billion Christians

John 2:1-9
-Wedding in Cana
-Jesus & his mom (aka “Woman”) - [John 19:26]
-Jesus the Master Brewer: Christians and Alcohol

-Three Positions:
1. Alcohol is evil
2. Abstinence
3. Moderation & Deference

-Key Points and Verses:
- Submit to Authority - (Government, School, etc.) [Rom 13:1-7]
- Drunkenness - Sinful and foolish [Eph. 5: 8b-21; Prov. 23:29-35]
- Alcohol's Origin - God made the vine for our consumption [Gen 1:29-31]
- Goodness of Wine - God made the vine? Did we abuse it in making wine from the grapes? No, wine is shown in Scripture as a good thing and used symbolically to show God's great blessings poured out [Eccl. 10:19; Ps. 104:15; Amos 9:11-15]
- What to do??? Act with wisdom, drawing on the principles of [Rom. 13:8-14:23] which emphasizes loving our brother (be he weak or strong) and not causing them to stumble, giving up our freedoms whenever our brother's conscience is at stake.

Points to Ponder:
1. What did Jesus do? What was Paul's position? What did Timothy drink? Is it wise to make prohibitions that were not followed by the Sinless Savior and such great men of the church? [Matt. 11:19, 1 Tim. 5:23]
2. Is Universal Abstinence Wise?
-Alcohol can be very dangerous, leading to the sins of drunkenness, abuse, neglect, abandonment of children, etc, there is no denying that.
-Should we, therefore, abandon what God has said to be a great blessing to the hearts of his people?
-If so...what about women? What about food? What about money (for the love of money is the root of all evil [1 Tim. 6:10])?
-It seems that we should teach wisdom, not abstinence, as the approach to Christian use of alcohol (as well as women, food, and money).

(Thoughts? Leave your comment below)

-Point of this Passage: Jesus is the merciful miracle worker and worthy of glory, we should respond to the one who "manifested his glory" (which only God can do) with fear, worship, adoration, and obedience.

Wednesday October 18, 2006

2006-10-18T06:39:00.000-07:00

Hey Party People

Here is the scoop for today:

We will be studying John 1:35 - 2:12 or, in other words, we'll be looking at how we became Christians and have a Bible because of one dinner, a couple of friends, & Kevin Bacon (say what?!?), as well as Jesus' first miracle where he "manifested his glory", by making hundreds of gallons of very fine wine. So, we should have a throughly enjoyable time tonight at Bible study.

Invite your friends, let them know that tonight they can come hear about what an incredible brewer Jesus is and how he is our God and he died to us...that should get their attention and befit what we will be studying together.

Come ready to ask questions and throw in what the Holy Spirit has taught you from this passage.

For further study, look up "wine" in a concordance or on BibleGateway.com.

Lets get it started

2006-10-12T08:25:00.000-07:00

Hey Party People,

Welcome to the Main Event Website, your place for information, updates, and reviews on Hunsinger Lane College Bible study action every Wednesday night.

Hopefully this site will help us keep tabs on where we are in studying through the Gospel of John, I will give you links to helpful online Bible study resources, and we can also take advantage of the "Comment" option to post prayer request updates, needs, good news, bust some chops, make fun of my typos and poor spelling, and all that good stuff.

I'm loving it and I hope that you are too.

Lee