One Another” comes from the Greek word allelon, which means one another, but also each other, mutually, and reciprocally. It occurs 100 times in the New Testament, with 59 of those commands teaching us how (and how not) to relate to one another.
The Letter of James is a deep dive into understanding what Transformative Faith is all about. James constructs his letter by pulling together many of his greatest talking points. This letter deals with many topics to include: faith, trials, suffering, family, relationships, wisdom… For James, faith is not just an intelectual ascent. Faith is active and transformative.
In Psalm 139, David invites us to consider the atributes or nature of God that leave us Awestruck. Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient are all brought to the front in David's writing.
The King Maker Series is a 6 week study about life of Samuel. We start by discovering Hannah and her desire to be a mother and follow the life of Samuel to the annointing of David as King.
In his last day with the disciples, Jesus spends his time preparing them for what is to come. In John chapters 14-16 (Farewell Discourse), Jesus offers teaching that clearly articualates the relationship between the Father and the Son, the Son and the disciples and the Holy Spirit and how we are to Abide. The final message he leaves with them is how the Holy Spirit will be active in this world as they live out the mission.
God is the God of Amazing Grace. In this series we study multiple examples of God's Grace in action through out the history of Israel leading up to Jesus. This series focuses on the story of Adam and Eve, Abraham and Isaac, Jesus and John the Baptist, Jesus healing a blind man, the Triumphal Entry and ultimately Jesus offering his life.
God is Love. And because God is love, we need to understand what the early church believed about love. Two of the key sets of scripture that unpack love are found in 1 John 4 and 1 Corinthians 13. This series unpacks these two sets of scripture.
A great way to start the year is to consider God's presence in our life as we establish new ground for the kingdom of God. This 5 week study of the Book of Joshua follows Joshua and the Israelites as the make their way into the Promised Land.
The Archive for Jim Bell's teaching series
The early church learned and passed on the story of Christ's birth by a series of Canticles. These 4 songs are found in the Gospel of Luke 1-2. They are known as The Magnificat, Zechariah's Song, the Angel's Song and Simeon's Song. This series unpacks each song and the context around it.
