2002 CHRISTIAN PRIMER

January 2002

1/6/2002 9:30 AM Existence of God and Revelation: Biblical arguments and Geisler's argument for the existence of God; 15 theses of Carl FH Henry on revelation from God
1/13/2002 9:30 AM The person of God: basic essence of God: the Living God; Spirit; Trinity-explanation and verses
1/13/2002 11:00 AM The person of God: basic essence - Trinity - verses; infinite with regard to space and time; Majestic
1/20/2002 9:30 AM The person of God: Infinite capabilities of God: omnipresence and perception; omniscience and wisdom; omnipotence
1/20/2002 11:00 AM The person of God - Character: freedom of man to choose evil; Divine character - Righteousness and Justice
1/27/2002 9:30 AM The Person of God - character: Love is the principle of Divine motive; Mercy is the principle action
1/27/2002 11:00 AM The person of God - character: mercy and compassion - human vs divine; Grace is problem solving

 

February 2002

2/3/2002 9:30 AM The person of God - Character: Grace - Divine provision for our true need; Kindness - appropriate action
2/3/2002 11:00 AM The person of God - Character: Order and reason - organizing principle
2/10/2002 9:30 AM The person of God - Character: divine order in creation, timing and planning
2/10/2002 11:00 AM The person of God - Character: Divine will - steps of decision making; God's will for us, guidance, sovereignty
2/24/2002 9:30 AM The person of God - character: sovereignty and respect for free will; faithfulness; truth - temporal vs eternal
2/24/2002 11:00 AM The person of God - character: God is truth - verses; review and application of God's character

 

 March 2002

3/2/2002 9:30 AM Gn 1:26-27 Study of Man - creation and soul - creation with soul pattern and purpose; parts of the human soul and how they work
3/10/2002 9:30 AM Study of Man - soul, body, spirit: review of the soul; perception, subconscious, physical body - three homes for the soul, human spirit
3/10/2002 11:00 AM Study of Man - Procreation: Divine and human responsibility, immediate and mediate creation; man depends on God 3/17/2002 9:30 AM Study of Man - creation, limits: immediate and mediate creation; limitations of man; man depends on God
3/17/2002 11:00 AM Man's need for God - sin: it's origin and description; universal and disqualifying nature; spiritual and physical death 3/24/2002 9:30 AM Man's need for God - sin: it's consequences; sin nature: principle of physical death; lust patterns
3/24/2002 11:00 AM Man's need for God - sin: sin nature - lusts, trends, addictive sin wars against the soul, solution must come from God
3/31/2002 9:30 AM Man's need for God - Messiah: bridges the spiritual gap; comparison of prophecy to narrative; the spiritual and physical ordeal of the cross
3/31/2002 11:00 AM Man's need for God - Messiah: importance of the Resurrection; dying with Christ gives you freedom now and in the future

 

April 2002

4/7/2002 9:30 AM The person of Christ: fully man and fully God; mediator to resolve spiritual and physical death
4/14/2002 9:30 AM The person of Christ: mediator - purpose, necessity, benefits and results; proofs of humanity and deity of Christ 4/14/2002 11:00 AM The person of Christ: kenosis - Christ lived as a human, using only what we have, tempted as we are; imputations, humility
4/21/2002 9:30 AM Things you get at salvation: righteousness of Christ; justification; propitiation; reconciliation; redemption; indwelling; baptism of GHS
4/21/2002 11:00 AM Things you get at salvation: positional sanctification, works of God that secure salvation; that are related to your Christian function
4/28/2002 9:30 AM Things you get at salvation: ministry of GHS; human spirit; ambassadorship; priesthood; spiritual gift; resurrection body
4/28/2002 11:00 AM Things you get at salvation: indwellt by Christ; eternal life; a part in future events; eternity with blessings; SIN - Do believers sin?

 

May 2002

5/5/2002 9:30 AM I Jn 1:3-7 Problem of Sin: Fellowship: Definition of sin; definition of fellowship, it's absolute nature; fellowship and confession
5/12/2002 9:30 AM Fellowship, spirituality, confession: losing and regaining fellowship, recognition, self examination, honesty, emotion, Divine discipline
5/12/2002 11:00 AM Fellowship, spirituality, confession: mechanics of confession: acknowledging your sin, graph of fellowship; repentence
5/19/2002 9:30 AM Confession mechanics: be prompt, honesty, the process, hazards, discipline changes to testimony, guilt, attitudes toward grace
5/19/2002 11:00 AM Doctrinal orientation: scripture is inspired; verses about scripture; guarantees; applicable and eternal

 

June 2002

6/2/2002 9:30 AM Interpretation of Scripture: language, history and systematic theology; pastor is interpreter; value of scripture
6/16/2002 9:30 AM Benefits of studying God's word: Biblical survey of benefits; protection, transformation, wisdom and understanding, freedom, decision making
6/16/2002 11:00 AM Benefits of studying God's word: wisdom and decision making, secret to happiness is in living every day relationship with God
6/23/2002 9:30 AM Session ministry of Christ: the symbol, the Advocate, the High Priest who has been tempted and tested
6/23/2002 11:00 AM Session ministry of Christ: session includes scripture to equip you for resisting temptation; recovery from sin and testimony
6/30/2002 9:30 AM Session ministry of Christ: Christ continues working; testimony of suffering and of our "greater" works
6/30/2002 11:00 AM Session ministry of Christ: Greater works: GHS and Christ help us overcome the evil one to give testimony

 

July 2002

7/7/2002 9:30 AM Faith - What It Is: faith is positive, is a function of what you know, is most efficient way to learn
7/14/2002 9:30 AM Faith - 3 Good Decisions: three daily decisions to learn, saturate your soul and apply; what God the Holy Spirit does
7/14/2002 11:00 AM Necessity of Daily Truth: necessity of daily pursuit of truth and application; your pursuit matters to elect and fallen angels
7/21/2002 9:30 AM Ez 28:12-14 Why human history? Angelic prehistory - Satan's perfection, uniform, and duties in ancient Eden
7/21/2002 11:00 AM Ez 28:14-16 Why human history? angelic prehistory - Satan's duties, temptation and sin of pride; loses uniform and duties
7/28/2002 9:30 AM Is 14:12-17 Why human history? angelic prehistory - Satan's motivation after the original Fall; Satan exposed to unbeliever kings
7/28/2002 11:00 AM Why human history? angelic prehistory - Satan's rejection of grace; 6 day judgment of Satanic earth

 

August 2002

8/11/2002 9:30 AM Why human history? Satan tried to hold back creation; original creation vs regeneration
8/11/2002 11:00 AM Why human history? Genesis regeneration is judgment on Satan's earth; God demonstrates power to angels by going slow
8/18/2002 9:30 AM Col 1:16-20 Why human history? Jesus was creator, holds creation together, takes responsibility as demonstration to angels
8/18/2002 11:00 AM Why human history? purpose of man is to replace fallen angels and to demonstrate and reveal the grace of God
8/25/2002 9:30 AM Satan's plan for your life - Satan's personal system of attack on relationship with God - 1) arrogance creates needs
8/25/2002 11:00 AM Satan's plan for your life - Satan's personal system of attack on relationship with God - 2) unhappiness leads to lust


September 2002

9/1/2002 9:30 AM Satan's plan; Resistance: Arrogance leads to necessities and blindness; resistance of temptation
9/8/2002 11:00 AM Mark Musser Qand A; Cosmic complex: building the cosmic complex in the soul; motivation for dismantling it

9/15/2002 9:30 AM Dismantling the Cosmic Complex: basic mechanics in the war between flesh and spirit; intake rules; humility first
9/15/2002 11:00 AM Dismantling the Cosmic Complex: adjust to Divine attributes to overcome bitterness, dispel lies with Truth; scriptural validation
9/22/2002 9:30 AM Eph 4:17-5:2 Dismantling the Cosmic Complex: the Word cuts apart the calloused soul; principle of replacement
9/22/2002 11:00 AM Eph 5:1-21 Dismantling the Cosmic Complex: your responsibility in conversations; speaking and listening; wake up to spiritual life
9/29/2002 9:30 AM Hb 12:1-6 Dismantling the Cosmic Complex: eyes of the goal; example of Christ; resisting temptation; Divine discipline
9/29/2002 11:00 AM Hb 12:7-13; I Th 4:1-7 Dismantling the Cosmic Complex: vaue of discipline; self control through sanctification


October 2002

10/6/2002 9:30 AM Doctrine of Suffering: explanation of suffering, deserved and undeserved
10/13/2002 9:30 AM Doctrine of Suffering: Divine discipline; providential and undeserved suffering for blessing
10/13/2002 11:00 AM Doctrine of Suffering: world view vs Divine view; Tribulation vs Exultation
10/20/2002 9:30 AM Blessings from God: blessings in time; virtue is the capacity to enjoy
10/20/2002 11:00 AM Blessings from God: dying grace; special for martyrs; processions of Christ
10/27/2002 9:30 AM Blessings from God: crowns; meaning in time; description of reward in eternity
10/27/2002 11:00 AM Blessings from God: blessings for the Church Age Believer; eternal; co-rulership in Millenium; proper motivation


November 2002

11/3/2002 9:30 AM Doctrine of Prayer: introduction; 5 major principles; grace, protocol
11/17/2002 9:30 AM Doctrine of Prayer: depends on God's grace; legitemate need; praying for others
11/17/2002 11:00 AM Doctrine of Prayer: communication; revelation of God's character; application
11/24/2002 9:30 AM Doctrine of Prayer: principle of faith; will of God; unanswered prayer
11/24/2002 11:00 AM Mt 6:9-13 Doctrine of Prayer: unanswered prayer; Jesus' example of prayer


December 2002

12/01/2002 9:30AM Mt 206 Doctrine of Prayer: Jesus' example of prayer, confidence, logistics, forgiveness
12/1/2002 10:45 AM Doctrine of Prayer: conclusion; Communion - includes silences
12/8/2002 9:30 AM Doctrine of the Church: definition, purpose, mission; evangelism to maturity
12/8/2002 10:45 AM Doctrine of the Church: mission; 7 metaphors of the Church
12/15/2002 9:30 AM Doctrine of the Church: purpose; 7 analogies - priesthood, vine and branches
12/15/2002 11:00 AM Doctrine of the Church: 7 analogies - head and body, last Adam, New Creation, Bride and Bridegroom
12/22/2002 9:30 AM Doctrine of the Church: reciprocal commands, prohibitions, loving
12/22/2002 11:00 AM Doctrine of the Church: reciprocal commands; church worship
12/29/2002 9:30 AM Doctrine of the Church: Church leadership, local, spiritual gifts, descriptions
12/29/2002 10:45 AM Doctrine of the Church: Church leadership; pastor teaches, deacons administer

 

January 2003

1/5/2003 9:30 AM I Cor 13:1-3 Christian Service: pure motivation, common foundation unifies, teamwork
1/5/2003 10:45 AM Christian Service: individuals working together; Communion (includes silences)
1/12/2003 9:30 AM Christian Service: talents and skills; spiritual gift introduction
1/12/2003 10:45 AM Spiritual Gifts and verses: spiritual maturity; temporary spiritual gifts introduction
1/19/2003 9:30 AM Acts 2:1-13; I Cor 14:1-40 Spiritual Gifts: Tongues, other languages
1/19/2003 10:45 AM I Cor 14:1-40 Spiritual Gifts: Tongues - purpose is understanding; necessity of rationality
1/26/2003 9:30 AM I Cor 14 Spiritual Gifts: Tongues - biblical tests: understandable? orderly?
1/26/2003 11:00 AM Spiritual Gifts: Tongues - Isaiah's prophecy; are you saved without tongues?

 

February 2003

2/2/2003 9:30 AM Spiritual Gifts: Tongues - Biblical guidelines, other temporary gifts
2/23/2003 9:30 AM Doctrine of Dispensations: stewardship of revelation
2/23/2003 11:00 AM Doctrine of Dispensations: contrasted with Covenant Theology; Dispensational Constants

 

 

 

March 2003

3/2/2003 9:30 AM Doctrine of Dispensations: constants and variables; Doctrine of Covenants
3/2/2003 11:00 AM Doctrine of Covenants: implications of oath and sacrifice; Communion (includes silences)
3/9/2003 9:30 AM Doctrine of Covenants: Noahic Covenant
3/9/2003 10:45 AM Doctrine of Covenants: Abrahamic Covenant
3/16/2003 9:30 AM Doctrine of Covenants: Abrahamic - not genetic, ministry nation; Mosaic
3/16/2003 11:00 AM Doctrine of Covenants: Mosaic Law - New Testament View; Davidic - forever kingdom
3/23/2003 9:30 AM Doctrine of Covenants: New Covenant - Jeremiah's covenant compared to New Testament uses of the term
3/23/2003 10:45 AM Doctrine of Covenants: Christ's covenant fulfillment and the Church
3/30/2003 9:30 AM Relationship and responsibility; time of obedience and rebellion; Adam and Eve
3/30/2003 11:00 AM Relationship and responsibility: Time of rebellion - The Flood; Nation is new revelation

 

April 2003

4/6/2003 9:30 AM Revelation and Responsibility: Time of the Nation - Israel; 1st Advent
4/6/2003 10:45 AM Revelation and Responsibility: 1st advent brings responsibilities; Communion (includes silences)
4/13/2003 9:30 AM Revelation and Responsibility: incarnation; Church - individual responsibilities
4/13/2003 10:45 AM Revelation and Responsibility: Tribulation; Millenium
4/27/2003 11:00 AM The Distraction of Prophecy: prophecy schemes


May 2003

5/4/2003 9:30 AM Doctrine of the Nation: Man created free; evil exists; man given responsibility
5/11/2003 9:30 AM The Nation: danger and solution of Babel; nations protect freedom
5/11/2003 11:00 AM Rm 13:1-4 The Nation: purpose of the nation; responsibility to obey authority
5/18/2003 9:30 AM Rm 13:1-7 The Nation: sword used to protect freedom; legitemate vs illegitemate; killing
5/18/2003 10:45 AM The Nation: self defense; Lex Talionis; Christian citizenship; summary


June 2003

6/1/2003 9:30 AM Mission Essential Task List: fellowship, confession, faith, inculcation
6/1/2003 11:00 AM Mission Essential Task List: application; service; Communion (includes silences)