Last week, Steph Haugen shared with us from Philippians 2:19-3:11. You can listen to the audio below. There are just a few weeks left in Philippians, but it is not too late to jump in if you want to practice the inductive study method with us! http://s3.amazonaws.com/churchplantmedia-cms/river_city_church/7-18-16.mp3
Last week, we looked at Philippians 2:1-18 and discussed three indicatives and imperatives: You are united to Christ, therefore be unified in love. You have the mindset of Christ, therefore be courageously humble. God is at work in you, therefore be joyfully content. You can listen to the audio here: http://s3.amazonaws.com/churchplantmedia-cms/river_city_church/7-11-16-wbs.mp3
Here is the audio from week 2 of our study, Philippians 1:12-30. If you are studying on your own, I encourage you to study this section first and discuss it with a friend before listening. If you are studying along with us and have gotten behind, just jump in where we are. Remember we will not be meeting Read more
Sometimes a page filled with underlines starts to be overwhelming. Last night at Bible study, Jill Kandel showed us the way she does the annotation step. This is a great example of applying the inductive study method in a way that works for you. If using colors and pictures helps you to better make connections within Read more
For those studying Philippians with us this summer: Below is a recap from our time together on Monday. If you did not have a chance to complete Week 1, I encourage you to read the introduction in a good study Bible and the notes below to catch up on some background and context before we Read more
It was a joy to gather with so many of you last night at our Women’s Workshop, which introduced the Bible study method we will be applying in our study of Philippians this summer. If you are still feeling uncertain about how it all works, be encouraged that we will spend the summer learning together. Read more
Our last group of barriers to time in the Word includes: “Isn’t obedience and mission more important than head knowledge?” “I don’t really need to study, I just need to love.” “I don’t need theology, I just love God.” Let’s summarize this group as, “False Dichotomy.” As we’ve seen in our first three groups, it’s certainly Read more
Here’s our third group of barriers to time in the Word: “I connect with God in other ways.” “I don’t agree with everything the Bible says.” We’ll call these “Authority Issues.” In both of these cases, we have a low of view of the Bible. Maybe it’s not that you doubt the Bible’s authority, it’s just Read more
This is the second post in a series. See the first one here. I call this group of barriers: Disobedient, Undisciplined and/or Feeling Crazy: “I know I should, I just don’t.” “I don’t have time.” “I’m not a learner, not a morning person, not…” Before you think I’m being harsh, let’s start with the practical reality: life consists Read more
At our next workshop, we’ll consider what it looks like to be women whose lives are built on the Word of God, walking away with some tangible tools to dig into our Bibles over the summer. We are commanded to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength (Luke 10:25-28). But when Read more
