Bible Text: 1 Timothy 5:1-2 | Preacher: Dana Baldwin | Series: Bible Basics

1 Timothy 5:1-2 New International Version (NIV)
Widows, Elders and Slaves
5 Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.2018-11-18 13-482018-11-18 13-48

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 | Preacher: Frank Bolling | Series: Bible Basics

Bible Text: Genesis 2:20-25 | Preacher: Dana Baldwin | Series: Bible Basics

Genesis 2:20-25 New International Version (NIV)
20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam[a] no suitable helper was found. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs[b] and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[c] he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23 The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”
24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
25 Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

Bible Text: Psalm 68:1-6 | Preacher: Frank Bolling | Series: Bible Basics

Psalm 68:1-6 New International Version (NIV)
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;
may his foes flee before him.
2 May you blow them away like smoke—
as wax melts before the fire,
may the wicked perish before God.
3 But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,
extol him who rides on the clouds[b];
rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.
5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is God in his holy dwelling.
6 God sets the lonely in families,[c]
he leads out the prisoners with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

Bible Text: Romans 8:14-17 | Preacher: Dana Baldwin | Series: Bible Basics

Romans 8:14-17 New International Version (NIV)

14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

Bible Text: Colossians 1:15-29 | Preacher: Frank Bolling | Series: Bible Basics

HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER
Jesus is the binding force that allows us to part of the Body of Christ and the adopted family of God.

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-26 | Preacher: Frank Bolling | Series: Bible Basics

1 Corinthians 12:12-26 New International Version (NIV)
Unity and Diversity in the Body
12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by[a] one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.

15 Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

Bible Text: Hebrews 12:1-3 | Preacher: Frank Bolling | Series: Bible Basics

Hebrews 12 New International Version (NIV)
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Bible Text: Matthew 28:18-20 | Preacher: Dana Baldwin | Series: Bible Basics

Matthew 28:18-20 New International Version (NIV)
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Bible Text: Mark 4:35-41 | Preacher: Frank Bolling | Series: Bible Basics

Miracles:
Mark4:35-41 – (Angry waves rebuked, Jesus’ power over nature shown.)

Why –
– Natural disasters
– Sickness happens to good people

Miracle – “awesome”, “out of the ordinary”

World defined as- “nature disturbed by supernatural power, contrary to the normal observable pattern of the universe”

God broke into history and changed the natural occurrences through His son.

Sea calmed, demons obeyed Jesus, woman healed by touching Jesus’ hem, raised Jairo’s daughter from the dead,

Paul said, “if Jesus did not rise from death then we have no victory”

Gal 5 “Grow in the fruit of the Spirit”

Miracles in the early church:
– Sudden immediately happening
– 2Cor 12: Miracles would accompany the apostles.
– miracles are distributed unevenly throughout biblical history.
– Moses & the Exodus
– Elijah
-Elisha
– Jesus
– Apostles

The fact that miracles are defined as “ signs” is significant they are not constant as some would say, they are often to show a new revelation from God. During the time of Jesus he is bringing the New covenant.
They occur in turning points in the biblical record.

These things were written down so that we can believe

Conclusions
1. Authenticating Gods revelation and message
2. Witness of God working in Church history
3. Miracles now continue in the Word of God.

We pray “Thy will be done”