What is Implied by our Shift in Status Before God (Romans 5:1-5:21) 5:1-11 Peace with God Through Faith 5:12-21 Death in Adam, Life in Christ Prior Episodes in the Series Week 1: Introduction, Overview, & Thesis Statement Week 2: The Wrath of God on Unrighteousness Week 3: Judgement and God’s Law Week 4: Righteousness by…
Text: Luke 15:1-10 In our Church Calendar, Good Shepherd Sunday always falls on the second Sunday after Easter, when the Gospel includes our Lord’s teaching in which he calls himself the Good Shepherd. Yet the Bible uses so much imagery relating to sheep and shepherds that we often return to the Good Shepherd metaphor in…
We continue our class with a discussion of the basic elements of the faith that we want all new Confirmands and Catechumans to know. We discuss the Apostles’ Creed, the 10 Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer, basic Sacramental Theology and basic Ecclesiology via the Catechism. Prior Classes: Week 1: Overview of the Formularies and the BCP
Abraham, Justification, Faith, and the Promises (Romans 4:1-25) 4:1-12 — Abraham Justified by Faith 4:13-25 — The Promise Realized Through Faith Prior Episodes in the Series Week 1: Introduction, Overview, & Thesis Statement Week 2: The Wrath of God on Unrighteousness Week 3: Judgement and God’s Law Week 4: Righteousness by Faith
Text: 1 John 3:10-24 The Bible opens with one of the most majestic statements in all of literature: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of…
We begin a new series in which we give a 10 week overview of the Formularies in the context of adult confirmation prep. In this first class, we introduce the Formularies and give a broad overview of the Book of Common Prayer. Some Links from this Episode: The Preface to the First BCP Bishop…
We continue our study of Romans with 3:21-end: The Righteousness of God By Faith Prior Episodes in the Series Week 1: Introduction, Overview, & Thesis Statement Week 2: The Wrath of God on Unrighteousness Week 3: Judgement and God’s Law
We conclude our interview with the Rev. Steven Wedgeworth, the rector of Christ Church in South Bend Indiana. In this part of the interview, Steven gives some practical tips for incorporating the Formularies into parish life. Part 1 of the Interview Part 2 of the Interview
We continue our study on Romans with a discussion of Judgement and God’s Law from Romans 2:12-3:20. Chapter 2:12-29 — God’s Judgement and the Law Chapter 3:1-8 — God’s Righteousness Upheld 3:9-20 — No One is Righteous Next Week: How we are Justified Prior Episodes in the Series Week 1: Introduction, Overview, & Thesis Statement…