Old Wisdom

Praying with the Spirit – Application

Julie / August 31, 2014

by John Bunyan, modernized; scripture quotations from HCSB 1. What it is to pray. 2. What it is to pray with the Spirit. 3. What it is to pray with the Spirit and with the understanding. 4.  Use and application Now, with a word or two of application, we will conclude with, first, a word of information; second, a word…

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Study Notes

The Tree and the Storeroom

Julie / August 29, 2014

Luke 6 concludes with Jesus reinforcing this idea of those whose blessings depend on heaven, and those whose blessings are built on earth. He begins by talking about trees.  “Each tree is known by its own fruit,” Jesus says; good trees give good fruit, bad trees give bad fruit.  Fig trees grow figs.  Thornbushes grow thorns.  Grapevines grow grapes.  Everything…

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Study Notes

The beatitudes: where are my blessings?

Julie / August 25, 2014

Ah, the beatitudes: I’ve heard so many completely different interpretations of these scant handfuls of words.  “Blessed are the poor.”  Does this mean 1) God saves the materially poor to make up for their poverty on earth; 2) Christians should strive to be poor; or 3) even the poor are blessed? To begin, there’s a clear juxtaposition between the beatitudes…

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