Make your own conclusions on the Google Ngram of the following book subjects since 1800
Heaven vs hell
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Tomorrow, A Hundred Years, a Thousand Years: All the same
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The next moment is as much beyond our grasp and as much in God’s care as that a hundred years away. Care for the next minute is as foolish as care for a day in the next thousand years. In neither can we do anything, in both God is doing everything. -C.S. Lewis
Bible Class: “O Lord Won’t You Buy Me a Mercedes Benz”
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Bible class audio for December 12, 2010 “O Lord Won’t You Buy Me a Mercedes Benz?”
Bible Class: The Lord’s Prayer-Daily Bread?
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Bible class audio for December 12, 2010 “Daily Bread?” Bible class audio for December 5, 2010 “The Lord’s Prayer” Outline and Notes: 1. Father. The first mention of God as our father is by Jesus in this sermon…something he reinforces in his teaching on prayer. The hearers had only known God as the God of the people at large with Abraham as their father. We...
Bible Class: Be Perfect
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Bible class audio for November 21, 2010 “Be Perfect as Your Heavenly Father is Perfect” Notes: Matthew 5:43-48 Perfection can mean a couple of things according to Strong’s concordance: PERFECT: teleios (Tell ee ahs) 1) brought to its end, finished 2) wanting nothing necessary to completeness 3) perfect 4) that which is perfect a) consummate human integrity and virtue b) of men...
Bible Class Audio: Salt and Light
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September 12, 2010 “Salt of the Earth and Light of the World (Part 4)
September 5, 2010 “Salt of the Earth and Light of the World (Part 3)
August 29, 2010 “Salt of the Earth and Light of the World (Part 2)
August 22, 2010 “Salt of the Earth and Light of the World(Part 1)
Bible Class Study Notes: Fulfillment of the Law
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In Matthew 5:17-20 Jesus introduces (or clarifies) concepts which are difficult to reconcile with our understanding of the gift of grace and new covenant. Questions arise. Do we follow the Law or not? Are we required to follow the Law better than the Pharisees in order to enter heaven? Is it ok to be a least in the kingdom if we are at there anyway? What exactly has to be accomplished before the...
Bible Class Study Notes: Salt and Light
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“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets” Jesus said
Jesus wouldn’t have said something like that out of the blue, he would have said it if he thought something he had just said might have been misinterpreted. So for this Lesson let’s consider that the salt and light discussion to his disciples had something to do with the law and the prophets.
Bible Class: The Blessings of Christ Part 2
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Before you begin this study read Matthew 18:21-35 Servants who have approached the master with a poor spirit, acknowledging how broken and unrighteous we are without him and mourning over the sins we have committed, will have the master bring them into his kingdom and comfort us. Only in this state can we with meekness bring our power under his control and crave the righteousness which he has...
Bible Class: The Blessings of Christ Part 1
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Bible class audio for July 18, 2010: [audio:] Bible class audio for July 25, 2010 [audio:] 1. Elephant and the Rider (monkey) from the Happiness Hypothesis Jonathan Haidt (University of Virginia psychologist) Weakness vs Strengths Elephant (Emotions): lazy and skittish, quick payoff over long term gain (ice cream vs thin) Rider (Rational) : think long term, think beyond the moment, to plan...