by Eric Spivey | Aug 17, 2018 | 1 Thessalonians, Discussion Guides
1 Thessalonians – Week 2 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Intro It’s really cool when you can see the history of the early church embedded in the epistles of the New Testament. At the start of 1 Thessalonians 2, when Paul talks about being “shamefully treated at...
by Eric Spivey | Aug 17, 2018 | 1 Thessalonians, Discussion Guides
1 Thessalonians – Week 1 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Intro This week we’ll be looking at the entire first chapter of 1 Thessalonians. Since it’s the start of a letter you’ll notice a lot of introductory language; Paul starts by mentioning his recent visit to...
by Eric Spivey | Aug 17, 2018 | 1 Thessalonians, Discussion Guides
1 Thessalonians Series Intro We’re in the second half of Advance 2018, and this fall we’re diving deep into 1 Thessalonians. You might be surprised to hear it, but first century Thessalonica was a lot like the cities that make up the Triangle. It was inhabited by the...
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...
by Eric Spivey | Aug 5, 2018 | 10, Discussion Guides
Intro The events of Nehemiah happened after Israel had been exiled to Babylon and Persia for over a century. Waves of resettlers had returned to Jerusalem prior to Nehemiah’s expedition, rebuilding the temple and moving into the city, but these resetllers were met...
by Eric Spivey | Jul 29, 2018 | 10, Discussion Guides
Intro Beauty pageants, public impalings, and tons of drinking; we see all that and more in the story of Esther, with plenty of ethical questions along the way. Check out the Bible Project video on Esther for the full story, it’s super interesting. The book of Esther...
