Adult II Couples Class

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 Benevolence Fund  R.E.A.P. (R-Team)  Scripture Readers Needed  Monthly Fellowships  November??  December 15th – Woffords  January ??  Dinner out Friday (30 Nov)  5th Sunday Breakfast (30 Dec)  Quarterly Service Project  Ends of the Earth Project  Jesus’ Birthday Party (2 Dec)  E-Sunday (9 Dec)  Blood Pressure Checks (9 Dec)  Budget Cmte Mtg (12 Dec)  IBC Christmas Dinner (5:45pm/12 Dec)  Youth Christmas Party (14 Dec)  IBC Christmas Program (16 Dec)  Business Mtg (19 Dec)  Olive Grove Terrace Visitation (23 Dec)  Calendar Planning/Caroling (23 Dec)  Praise, Play & Play (31 Dec)

Adult II Couples Class

Iva May and Dr. Stan May

Chronological Bible Study Our Goals: To make a one year journey through the story of the Bible (His Story) To be able to identify the 14 Bible eras and connect them to the other eras To understand the spiritual formation of the individuals plugged into His Story Chronological Bible Study Our Goals: To make a one year journey through the story of the Bible (His Story) To be able to identify the 14 Bible eras and connect them to the other eras To understand the spiritual formation of the individuals plugged into His Story Creation Patriarch Exodus Conquest Judges Kingdom Divided Kingdom Captivity Return Silent Gospel Missions End Times Church Today

Jesus responded to Peter’s confession, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” by introducing His other sheep as the church, “And I say to you that you are Peter (petros), and on this rock (petra) I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” (Matthew 16:18)

 After the Fall, problems became the norm for hu- man society Cain murdered his own brother Cain murdered his own brother Strife became so bad that within 10 generations God destroyed the human population with the Flood Strife became so bad that within 10 generations God destroyed the human population with the Flood Israel’s sons sold their brother into slavery Israel’s sons sold their brother into slavery Israel became a divided nation over governance issues Israel became a divided nation over governance issues  In New Testament times problems still surface The Apostles argue with one another about who will be the greatest The Apostles argue with one another about who will be the greatest People ask Jesus to intervene and settle disputes People ask Jesus to intervene and settle disputes Unsurprisingly, problems begin to appear in the early church Unsurprisingly, problems begin to appear in the early church  Churches are made up of people “Church people” are redeemed by Christ, but still struggle with sin “Church people” are redeemed by Christ, but still struggle with sin The church at Corinth reflects the reality of these problems The church at Corinth reflects the reality of these problems

The gospel moves beyond Israel’s borders and begins embracing Gentile believers, prompting the Apostles to address various issuesThe gospel moves beyond Israel’s borders and begins embracing Gentile believers, prompting the Apostles to address various issues James writes about righteous behavior flowing out of real belief James writes about righteous behavior flowing out of real belief Peter encourages Christ followers who struggle with persecution Peter encourages Christ followers who struggle with persecution Paul addresses problems and theological truths Paul addresses problems and theological truths Legalism Legalism Assurance of the Lord’s return Assurance of the Lord’s return Enduring suffering Enduring suffering False teachers False teachers

There is a messy, but growing com- munity of pagan-background believers at CorinthThere is a messy, but growing com- munity of pagan-background believers at Corinth Paul confronts their problems system- aticallyPaul confronts their problems system- atically Exalts the wisdom of God in the gospel of salvation through Christ Exalts the wisdom of God in the gospel of salvation through Christ Teaches on the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church Teaches on the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church Addresses multiple problems that come with inte- grating members from diverse religious backgrounds Addresses multiple problems that come with inte- grating members from diverse religious backgrounds Today’s lesson looks at two main sins that were producing division among the believersToday’s lesson looks at two main sins that were producing division among the believers Condoning immorality in the community Condoning immorality in the community The trend to settle disputes by lawsuits The trend to settle disputes by lawsuits

 What animal, referred to in the Law of Moses, did Paul use to justify accepting material support for his work as an apostle?  “For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” (1 Corinthians 9:9)  What was Paul’s recommendation for a woman who refused to cover her head?  “For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off...”(1 Corinthians 11:6)  Fill in the blanks: “And now these three remain: _____, ____, and ____. But the greatest of these is ____.”  “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13)

 After traveling through Macedonia, Paul arrived in Greece. How long did he stay there?  “Paul…left to go to Macedonia. When he had gone through those districts…he came to Greece. And there he spent three months…” (Acts 20:1-3)  By Paul’s account, how big was one of the crowds before which Jesus appeared after His resurrection?  “After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.” (1 Corinthians 15:6)

Adult II Couples Class