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Israel 2024: Preparation Guide

Our tour of Israel in 2024 has the opportunity to be a life changing experience but that opportunity is greatly dependent on the amount of investment our group members are willing to make in preparation for our trip. With that in mind, below are written resources that are being provided in order to help with your personal preparation for the trip. All of these volumes are in PDF format.

Volume 1 (September 21, 2023) – Caesarea Maritima and Herod the Great

Volume 2 – Coming Soon…

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Unsolved Mysteries of the Bible
Pleasant View Church of Christ – 2023

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PDF copies of the handouts and notes from my periodic series on Sunday nights at Pleasant View Church of Christ looking at Unsolved Mysteries of the Bible.

Lesson 1 – Who Was the Pharaoh of the Exodus? (September 3, 2023)

Lesson 2 – What Time of Year Was Jesus Born? (September 10, 2023)

Lesson 3 – Where is Noah’s Ark? (September 24, 2023)

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Feasts, Festivals, and Holy Days of Israel
Pleasant View Church of Christ – 2023

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PDF copies of the handouts and notes from my periodic series on Sunday nights at Pleasant View Church of Christ covering the feasts, festivals, and holy days of Israel.

Lesson 1 – Introduction (February 19, 2023)

Lesson 2 – Sabbath (February 26, 2023)

Lesson 3 – Passover-Part 1 (March 19, 2023)

Lesson 4 – Passover-Part 2 (March 26, 2023)

Lesson 5 – Passover-Part 3 (April 2, 2023)

Lesson 6 – First Fruits (April 16, 2023)

Lesson 7 – Pentecost (May 7, 2023)

Lesson 8 – Trumpets (May 21, 2023)

Lesson 9 – Atonement (May 28, 2023)

Lesson 10 – Tabernacles (June 4, 2023)

Lesson 11 – Dedication (June 18, 2023)

Lesson 12 – Purim (August 27, 2023)

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I Am Not Ashamed: A Study of Romans
Pleasant View Church of Christ – Winter-Spring 2023
Will also live stream weekly on Facebook Live via the link above

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PDF copies of the handouts and notes from my Wednesday night class at Pleasant View Church of Christ covering Romans.

Introduction (January 4, 2023) / Stream

Chapter 1 (January 11 & 18, 2023) / Stream 1 / Stream 2

Chapter 2 (January 25 & February 1, 2023) / No Stream / Stream 2

Chapter 3 (February 8 & 15, 2023) / Stream 1 / Stream 2

Chapter 4 (February 22, 2023) / Stream

Chapter 5 (March 1 & 8, 2023) / Stream 1/ Stream 2

Chapter 6 (March 15 & 22, 2023) / Stream 1 / Stream 2

Chapter 7 (April 5 & 12, 2023) / Stream 1 / Stream 2

Chapter 8 (April 19, 26 & May 3, 10 2023) / Stream 1 / Stream 2 / Stream 3 / Stream 4

Chapter 9 (May 17, 24, & 31, 2023) / Stream 1 / Stream 2 / Stream 3

Chapter 10 (September 6 & 13, 2023) / Stream 1 / Stream 2

Chapter 11 (September 20, 2023)

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Under the Sun: A Study of Ecclesiastes
Pleasant View Church of Christ – Summer-Fall 2022
Will also live stream weekly on Facebook Live via the link above

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PDF copies of the “Questions for Discussion” and notes from my Wednesday night class at Pleasant View Church of Christ covering the book of Ecclesiastes.

Lesson 01 – Introduction (August 17, 2022) / Stream

Lesson 02 – Chapter 1 (August 24, 2022) / Stream

Lesson 03 – Chapter 2 (August 31, 2022) / Stream

Lesson 04 – Chapter 3 (September 14, 2022) / Stream

Lesson 05 – Chapter 4 (September 21, 2022) / Stream

Lesson 06 – Chapter 5:1-7 (September 28, 2022) / Stream

Lesson 07 – Chapter 5:8-20 and 6 (October 5 & 12, 2022) / Stream (Part 1) / Stream (Part 2)

Lesson 08 – Chapter 7 (October 19, 2022) / Stream (Part 1) / Stream (Part 2)

Lesson 09 – Chapter 8 (November 2, 2022) / Stream

Lesson 10 – Chapter 9 (November 9, 2022) / Stream

Lesson 11 – Chapter 10 (November 30, 2022) / Stream

Lesson 12 – Chapter 11 (December 7, 2022) / Stream

Lesson 13 – Chapter 12 (December 14, 2022)

On select Sunday evenings in the Summer and Fall of 2022 at Pleasant View Church of Christ, we will be having a series of lessons from the Holy Lands. These lessons will be designed to help bring greater context to the narrative of scripture by focusing on the locations in which significant biblical events occurred. If you are unable to join us in person, the lessons will be also streamed via Facebook Live. Slides and notes (annotated slides) for each lesson will be posted below before each lesson. Links to the streams will be posted after the lesson as they are available.

Introduction (June 20, 2022) – Overall geography and archaeological concepts
(Slides / Annotated Slides / Stream)

Lesson 1 (June 24, 2022) – Caesarea Maritima, Tel Megiddo, Jezreel Valley
(Slides / Annotated Slides / Stream)

Lesson 2 (August 14, 2022) – Tel Megiddo, Mount Tabor, Tel Hazor
(Slides / Annotated Slides / Stream)

Lesson 3 (August 28, 2022) – Nazareth Village, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi
(Slides / Annotated Slides / Stream)

Lesson 4 (September 11, 2022) – Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Magdala
(Slides / Annotated Slides / Stream)

Lesson 5 (September 25, 2022) – Jordan River, Bet-She’an, Jericho, Qumran
(Slides / Annotated Slides / Stream)

Lesson 6 (October 2, 2022) – En-Gedi, Masada, the Dead Sea
(Slides / Annotated Slides / Stream)

Lesson 7 (October 23, 2022) – Tel Be’er Sheva, Valley of Elah, Herodium
(Slides / Annotated Slides / Stream)

Lesson 8 (November 6, 2022) – Jerusalem Model, Mt of Olives, and Old City of Jerusalem
(Slides / Annotated Slides / Stream)

Lesson 9 (December 4, 2022) – Western Wall, Southern Steps, City of David, Pool of Siloam, Pilgrimage Road
(Slides / Annotated Slides / Stream)

Lesson 10 (December 18, 2022) – Pool of Bethesda, Burnt House, Broad Wall, Convent of Sisters of Zion, Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulchre, Garden Tomb
(Slides / Annotated Slides)

On July 6 (7pm) at the Pleasant View Church of Christ we will have a supplementary lesson for our new “I AM” sermon series where we will consider the name of God from Exodus 3:13-15. I have prepared slides and a handout for this lesson, and they can be downloaded via the links below. All are welcome to join us at 7pm in person or via Facebook Live!!

 

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PDF copies of the Slides and Notes from the preparation classes for our group going to Israel in May & June 2022

Lesson 01 – Introduction, Israel Overview, Caesarea Maritima, Tel Megiddo (February 15, 2022)

Lesson 02 – Mount Tabor, Tel Hazor, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Magdala  (February 22, 2022)

Lesson 03 – Sea of Galilee, Zippori, Jordan River, Beth-Shean, Qumran  (March 8, 2022)

Lesson 04 – En-Gedi, Masada, The Dead Sea, Be’er Sheba, Valley of Elah (March 29, 2022)

Lesson 05 – Mount of Olives, Old City of Jerusalem, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre (April 5, 2022)

Lesson 06 – Pool of Bethesda, Burnt House, The Garden Tomb, Model of Jerusalem, Wailing Wall, City of David (April 26, 2022)

Lesson 07 – Herodium, Shepherd’s Field, Israel Timeline (May 10, 2022)

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The “ABCs” of Acts – Pleasant View Church of Christ
Weekly Adult Bible Class
Beginning Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 7:00pm
Will also live stream weekly on Facebook Live via the link above

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I will be updating this post below with links to PDF copies of the handouts and notes for the class each week as we move to a new chapter in Acts of Apostles.

When I was a student at Lipscomb University back in the mid 90s, Dr. Gerald Fulks, one of the Finance/Economics professors, taught a class every semester on personal evangelism. During that class, he made the argument that it was essential to have a good recollection of the main ideas of the book of Acts when attempting to teach someone God’s plan of salvation.

In keeping with this, Dr. Fulks presented the concept of the ABC Outline as a tool for remembering the key points of each chapter. It works by matching the sequence of the alphabet with the sequence of each chapter (i.e. Chapter 1 = A, Chapter 2 = B, and so on). For each chapter, we were encouraged to come up with a keyword or phrase that captures the main idea, and also begins with the designated letter.

This has been a powerful tool for me, and is something that I have shared with a number of classes through the years. I’ve always challenged my students to come up with their own keywords, and the first link below is to a worksheet for creating your own ABC outline.

During this class we will attempt to cover a chapter of Acts of Apostles each week and then the following week we will ask for suggestions on keywords or phrases that go along with that chapter. By doing this, each student will be able create their own, customized outline. Handouts and notes for each chapter will be posted below as they are available along with live stream recordings from the class.

The “ABC” Outline Worksheet

The slides and notes for Lesson 10 of my Wednesday night class at Bellevue Church of Christ on the Holy Lands are now online. We will be looking at:

• Herodium
• Shepherd’s Field
• Zippori

Please join us in the Auditorium at 6:30pm!

The slides and notes for Lesson 9 of my Wednesday night class at Bellevue Church of Christ on the Holy Lands are now online. We will be looking at:

• Jerusalem Model
• Wailing Wall
• City of David
• Pool of Siloam
• Pilgrimage Road

Please join us in the Auditorium at 6:30pm!

The slides and notes for Lesson 8 of my Wednesday night class at Bellevue Church of Christ on the Holy Lands are now online. We will be looking at:

• The Old City of Jerusalem
• Via Delarosa
• Church of the Holy Sepulchre
• Burnt House
• The Garden Tomb

Please join us in the Auditorium at 6:30pm!

The slides and notes for Lesson 7 of my Wednesday night class at Bellevue Church of Christ on the Holy Lands are now online. We will be looking at:

• The Dead Sea
• Tel Be’er-Sheva
• Valley of Elah
• Mount of Olives

Please join us in the Auditorium at 6:30pm!

The slides and notes for Lesson 6 of my Wednesday night class at Bellevue Church of Christ on the Holy Lands are now online. We will be looking at:

• Qumran
• En-Gedi
• Masada

Please join us in the Auditorium at 6:30pm!

We are at the beach this week, and for the first time in more than 25 years I’m not either compulsively checking my phone or otherwise worrying about what fires need to be put out at the office or with a client. The reason I’m not doing any of this is because I just retired from the corporate world and Formos (FDH) Consulting, where I was a partner, and am looking to pursue opportunities in ministry.

This is something we’ve been thinking about for quite a while, and Olivia and I finally decided it was time for a new season of life where I can pursue opportunities in the ministry for God’s Kingdom. At this point I’m not sure what this will look like, but my passion is in preaching and teaching the Word of God.

This was not always the case. When I was in college at Lipscomb back in the 90s, I had absolutely no aspirations to be a preacher in any capacity. This began to change when an Elder at Hillsboro Church of Christ asked me to preach on a Sunday evening when I was a senior. After this sermon, the minister, Dr. Marlin Connelly, took me under his wing and for the next 20+ years was my mentor and friend.

Largely because of his influence, I have been able to preach at around 20 different churches over the years in Middle Tennessee for Gospel Meetings, interim and fill-in preaching, vacation bible school, and summer series, all while working full-time in the IT industry. Now I’m ready to make preaching, teaching, and ministry a larger part of my life and am looking at what opportunities and needs are out there. My feeling is that part time / interim work and gospel meetings would be the best fit for me and my family but I’m also praying that God will open doors and give me the courage to walk through them.

So far I’ve committed to co-leading a trip to Israel next year and am meeting with a church in August that is currently going through a transition. I’m also in the process of reaching out to preachers, elders, and others that are tied into the needs of churches in Middle Tennessee to seek advice and see if they know of any opportunities.

For those wanting to keep track of where this journey takes me, I’ll be maintaining my preaching schedule at the following link:

https://www.teamagee.com/preaching/

It is pretty thin right now, but I’m confident that God will lead me to many more opportunities in the future.

If anyone reading this knows of any opportunities or has suggestions about people I should speak with, please let me know. Above all, I would appreciate your prayers as we begin this new season of our lives.

Timothy

The slides and notes for Lesson 5 of my Wednesday night class at Bellevue Church of Christ on the Holy Lands are now online. We will be looking at:

• Sea of Galilee
• Jordan River
• Beth-Shean
• Jericho

Please join us in the Auditorium at 6:30pm!

The slides and notes for Lesson 4 of my Wednesday night class at Bellevue Church of Christ on the Holy Lands are now online. We will be looking at:

• Caesarea Philippi
• Mount of Beatitudes
• Capernaum
• Magdala

Please join us in the Auditorium at 6:30pm!

The slides and notes for Lesson 3 of my Wednesday night class at Bellevue Church of Christ on the Holy Lands are now online. Tonight we will be looking at:

• Mount Tabor
• Tel Hazor
• Tel Dan

Please join us in the Auditorium at 6:30pm!

The slides and notes for Lesson 2 of my Wednesday night class at Bellevue Church of Christ on the Holy Lands are now online. Tonight we will be looking at:

• Caesarea Maritima
• Jezreel Valley
• Tel Megiddo

Please join us in the Auditorium at 6:30pm!

Video Study of 1 John – Lesson 8 (1 John 5:1-21)

Study guides for the class and additional video lessons are available HERE

This is lesson 8 of the virtual class for Bellevue Church of Christ covering the book of 1 John (October 21, 2020). The video series is taught by Timothy Agee and is interpreted for the deaf by Olivia Agee.