by Eric Spivey | Dec 26, 2018 | Advance 2018, Discussion Guides
Passage Intro In Matthew 22 we find Jesus teaching in the temple of Jerusalem. This is just two days after the triumphal entry (Matt. 21:1-11), and since then Jesus has cleared the temple with a whip (Matt. 21:12-13) and returned daily to teach the people and confront...
by Eric Spivey | Nov 20, 2018 | Advance 2018, Discussion Guides
Luke 10:38-42 intro This is a familiar story for many of us. For those who grew up in the church it’s pretty easy to just switch on your Sunday school brain while reading this text. You read about Martha with all her striving, and Mary with all her faith. You know you...
by Eric Spivey | Nov 13, 2018 | Advance 2018, Discussion Guides
Romans 12:13 intro We need to look at the context of this verse to really grasp what’s going on (per usual). Paul wrote this letter to the church in Rome, with chapters 1-11 being a theological overview of Christianity, and chapters 12-16 being application,...
by Eric Spivey | Nov 9, 2018 | Advance 2018
1 Thess. 2:8 intro Over the summer in our Thessalonians series we looked at 1 Thessalonians 2 and Paul’s relationship with the church at Thessalonica (1 Thess. series week 2). This week we’re going to come back to that chapter and talk about the disposition of Paul’s...
by Eric Spivey | Aug 10, 2018 | Advance 2018, Discussion Guides
Intro This week we’ll be looking a moment of worship. In 2 Chronicles 6 we find Solomon kneeling on a bronze platform, hands outstretched, dedicating the newly finished Temple to God through prayer. We’ll stay pretty close to the passage this week, so you...
