Finding Hope Through Discovery in Bible Study

“The One Word That Changes Everything” or “A Message Worth Sharing”   Zoom Bible Class Finding Hope Through Discovery Larry R Evans   September 19, 2020   Introduction Eugene Petersen begins the introduction to the book of Exodus with these words, The human race is in trouble. We’ve been in trouble for a long time. Enormous energies have been and continue to be expended by many, many men and women to get us out of the trouble we are in—to clean up the world’s mess. The skill, the perseverance, the intelligence, the devotion of the people who put their shoulders to the wheel to pull us out of the muck—parents and teachers, healers and counselors, rulers and politicians, writers and pastors—are impressive.            At the center and core of this work is God. The most comprehensive term for what God is doing to get us out of the mess we are in is salvation. Salvation is God doing for us what we can’t do for ourselves. ...

How the World Was Turned Upside Down    (“An Exciting Way to Get Involved”)   September 5, 2020 Larry R Evans   Introduction Living in a World Off Kilter  Christians never had it easy in the early church! “Fake news” may not have been the wording used then but it happened, nevertheless.    Early Roman Christians were seen as misfits in society.    Rumors began to spread, and three specific charges were made against them.   1.       They were atheists 2.      They practiced incest 3.      They were cannibals   Noted historian, Michael Green explains, “One can understand how it arose. The Christians met in secret; they used realistic language about feeding on Christ in the Eucharist, and they spoke of loving fellow-Christians, whom they called brothers and sisters in Christ. Gossiping lips and dirty minds did all the rest.” ( Evangelism in the Early Church,  pp.38,3...