See below for PDF copies of the handouts and notes from my Wednesday night class at Pleasant View Church of Christ on Samson: The Weak Strong Man
Lesson 1 – Retrogression (Judges 13:1)
Lesson 2 – Revelation (Judges 13:2-25)
Lesson 3 – Romance (Judges 14:1-5)
Lesson 4 – Rebel (Judges 14:5-9)
Lesson 5 – Riddle (Judges 14:10-20)
See below for PDF copies of the handouts and notes from my Wednesday night class at Pleasant View Church of Christ on Hebrews
Lesson Handouts & Notes
See below for PDF copies of the handouts and notes from my Wednesday night class at Pleasant View Church of Christ on Galatians
Lesson Handouts & Notes
See below for PDF copies of the slides, along with audio and video of the lessons, from my Sunday night series at Pleasant View Church of Christ on Why Should I Believe
Lesson 1 – What If I Already Believe? (Slides)
Lesson 2 – Holes in Darwin’s Theory of Evolution (Slides)
Lesson 3 – What About Dinosaurs? (Slides)
Lesson 4 – Arguments for the Existence of God (Slides)
Lesson 5 – Can We Really Trust The Bible? (Slides)
Lesson 6 – Who Did Jesus Claim He Was? (Slides)
Lesson 7 – The Resurrection (Slides)
Lesson 8 – Why Should I “Go To Church”? (Slides)
Lesson 9 – Is Jesus Really the Only Way? (Slides)
See below for PDF copies of the handouts and notes from my Wednesday night class at Pleasant View Church of Christ on The Life of Abraham
Lesson 1 – Summons from God (Genesis 11:27-12:9) – January 24, 2024
Lesson 2 – Sojourning in Egypt (Genesis 12:10-13:4) – January 31, 2024
Lesson 3 – Separation From Lot (Genesis 13:5-18) – February 7, 2024
Lesson 4 – Soldiership of Abraham (Genesis 14:1-16) – February 14, 2024
Lesson 5 – Sovereigns and Abraham (Genesis 14:17-24) – February 21, 2024
Lesson 6 – Sureties for Promises (Genesis 15:1-21) – February 28, 2024
Lesson 7 – Scheme of Sarai (Genesis 16:1-16) – March 6, 2024
Lesson 8 (Part 1) – Speaking With God (Genesis 17:1-14) – March 13, 2024
Lesson 8 (Part 2) – Speaking With God (Genesis 17:15-27) – March 20, 2024
Lesson 9 (Part 1) – Speaking With God (Genesis 18:1-15) – March 27, 2024
Lesson 9 (Part 2) – Speaking With God (Genesis 18:16-33) – April 3, 2024
Lesson 10 – Shame in Gerar (Genesis 20:1-18) – April 10, 2024
Lesson 11 – Son of Promise (Genesis 21:1-19) – April 17, 2024
Lesson 12 – Summit with Abimelech (Genesis 21:20-34) – April 24, 2024
Lesson 13 – Sacrificing of Isaac (Genesis 22:1-19) – May 1, 2024
Lesson 14 – Sepulcher for Sarah (Genesis 22:1-20) – May 15, 2024
Lesson 15 – Spouse for Isaac: Part 1 (Genesis 24:1-28) – May 22, 2024
Lesson 15 – Spouse for Isaac: Part 2 (Genesis 24:29-52) – June 2, 2024
Lesson 15 – Spouse for Isaac: Part 3 (Genesis 24:53-67) – June 2, 2024
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)
Lesson 4 – What Happened to the Lost Tribes of Israel? (October 1, 2023)
Lesson 5 – Where is the Garden of Eden? (October 8, 2023)
Lesson 6 – Where Did Melchizedek Come From? (December 3, 2023)
Lesson 7 – What Happened to the Holy Grail? (December 17, 2023)
Lesson 8 – Where is the Ark of the Covenant? (January 7, 2024)
Lesson 9 – Who Was Cain’s Wife? (January 28, 2024)
Lesson 10 – In What Year Was Jesus Born? (February 4, 2024)
Lesson 11 – Did Joseph’s Coat Have “Many Colors”? (February 18, 2024)
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)
PDF copies of the handouts and notes from my Wednesday night class at Pleasant View Church of Christ covering Romans.
Live Stream recordings also available for each lesson on YouTube (Links below)
Introduction – Handout and Notes
Chapter 5 – Handouts and Notes
Chapter 6 – Handouts and Notes
Chapter 10 – Handout and Notes
Chapter 11 – Handout and Notes
Chapter 12 – Handout and Notes
Chapter 13 – Handout and Notes
Chapter 14 – Handout and Notes
Chapter 15 – Handout and Notes
Chapter 16 – Handout and Notes
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
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
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Lesson 1 (June 24, 2022) – Caesarea Maritima, Tel Megiddo, Jezreel Valley
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Lesson 2 (August 14, 2022) – Tel Megiddo, Mount Tabor, Tel Hazor
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Lesson 3 (August 28, 2022) – Nazareth Village, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi
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Lesson 4 (September 11, 2022) – Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Magdala
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Lesson 5 (September 25, 2022) – Jordan River, Bet-She’an, Jericho, Qumran
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Lesson 6 (October 2, 2022) – En-Gedi, Masada, the Dead Sea
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Lesson 7 (October 23, 2022) – Tel Be’er Sheva, Valley of Elah, Herodium
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Lesson 8 (November 6, 2022) – Jerusalem Model, Mt of Olives, and Old City of Jerusalem
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Lesson 9 (December 4, 2022) – Western Wall, Southern Steps, City of David, Pool of Siloam, Pilgrimage Road
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Lesson 10 (December 18, 2022) – Pool of Bethesda, Burnt House, Broad Wall, Convent of Sisters of Zion, Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulchre, Garden Tomb
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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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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.