Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on Jonah 1:17 Introduction This study provides a reflective commentary on Jonah 1:17. Special attention is given to Jesus’s reference to Jonah’s experience and the role of God in Jonah’s abode in the fish’s belly before drawing some conclusions. Understanding Jonah 1:17 After describing what happened to the sailors in Jonah 1:16,…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on Jonah 1:4-9 IntroductionIn our previous lesson on Jonah 1:1-3, we learnt that Jonah became reluctant to obey God’s call on him to go and preach to the people of Nineveh running away from God. It was discovered that running away from God comes with a cost in diverse forms. As…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on Jonah 1:1-3 IntroductionIn our previous lessons, we have been looking at an introductory study of the book of Jonah with a focus on the authorship and theological themes. This material begins the verse-by-verse study of Jonah 1:1-3. The main aim of this lesson is to study Jonah’s call to preach the…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on the Book of Jonah IntroductionFrom our previous studies, we have been looking at the theological themes in the book of Jonah. As a beginning point, we have studied the themes of sovereignty of God and divine retribution and divine compassion natures of God. This lesson continues to look at the theological…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on The Book of Jonah Introduction This lesson begins our studies on the book of Jonah. It forms our attempt to understand God’s mission and heart for all people and thus aims at inviting us to join in God’s ministry of reconciliation. By way of a brief overview, the book of Jonah…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 16:1-12 Introduction In the final chapter of 1 Corinthians, Paul gives instructions concerning the offering for the poor saints in Jerusalem. He also exhorts the believers in Corinth concerning their church life. 1. How to Take the Offering (16:1-4) A local church gets its financial instructions from the…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 15:35-58 Introduction This study on 1 Corinthians 15:35-58 focuses on the believers’ resurrection. It explains how the believers who are dead in Christ will be raised. It further looks at the programme or the stages involved in the believers’ resurrection. “How are the dead raised?” is the key question…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 15:1-34 Introduction This material on 1 Cor. 1 Cor. 15:1-34 focuses on the bodily resurrection of believers learning from the example of Jesus’ resurrection. Understanding the Historical Background of 1 Cor. 15:1-34 The Greeks did not believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead. When Paul preached the…
Introduction This study of 1 Cor. 14:26-40 focuses on Paul’s instructions on exercising spiritual gifts in discipline and order. The discipline of exercising spiritual gifts to benefit others (1 Cor. 14:26:28) Everything done in worship services must be beneficial to the worshippers. This principle touches every aspect of the Church’s worship: singing, preaching, and the exercise of spiritual gifts. …
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 14:1-25 Introduction Having encouraged the readers to exercise their Spiritual Gifts in love in 1 Cor. 13, Paul sets his heart to give specific principles of exercising the gifts with particular attention to the gifts of speaking in tongues and prophecy. Perspectives on Tongues as known and unknown languages…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 13 Introduction In Chapter 13, Paul is still dealing with the question of spiritual gifts. Here he is emphasizing the fact that gifts without graces are nothing. The fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) is more important in the godly life than the miraculous gifts of the Spirit. Whenever…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 12:21-30 Introduction This lesson serves as a continuation of our studies on Paul’s response to the issue of Spiritual Gifts in the Corinthian Church. It is important to state that we are studying the subject in the light of the problems in the Corinthian church—division, immorality, lack of spiritual growth…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study on 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Introduction Baptism and the Lord’s Supper constitute the two main ordinances among distinctive emphases Baptist doctrines and church practice. This is to say that, contrary to other views that see Baptism and The Lord’s Supper as Sacraments, Baptists see them as ordinances thus placing much emphasis on their obedience…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church Sunday Material On 1 Cor. 11:1-11 Introduction This lesson begins our studies on 1 Cor. 11-14. In chapters 11-14, Paul deals with the disorder in the public assembly at Corinth. As you read these chapters, certain problems become evident: Their meetings were disorderly and unscriptural; Women were taking the lead over the men; Various members were…
AMAZING GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, HAMBURG BIBLE STUDY MATERIAL ON MATTHEW 1:18-25 Memory Verse: Matthew 1:18 “This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Introduction Last week, we began a study on the…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on Matthew 1:1-17 Text: Matthew 1:1-17 Introduction Have you experienced grace before? The Bible has much to say about grace. Grace is God’s unmerited favour given to us because God desires us to have it. The more you learn about grace, the more you realize that grace is indeed amazing. In these…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg – Bible Study Material on 1 Cor 10:1-13 Introduction 1 Cor. 10 closes the section dealing with meat offered to idols. Paul has mentioned the example of Jesus (1 Cor. 8), his own example (1 Cor. 9), and now points to Israel’s past history. He probably had in mind the overconfident members of the church…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study material on 1 Cor 9:15-27 In our previous lesson, we learn about Paul’s strategy of promoting the gospel denying himself of his privileges. Though he had all these privileges, Paul did not use them (verses 12 and 15). This lesson focuses on other several reasons Paul gives to explain why. Paul’s motivating…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 9:1-14 Introduction In 1 Cor. 8, Paul pointed to the example of Christ and laid down the principle that we should do nothing that would offend other believers, especially weaker believers. In 1 Cor. 9, Paul points to himself, as an example of one who had privileges, but for…
Introduction This lesson aims at helping us in making good moral choices. Many a time, we are confronted with how to make sensitive issues 0f not causing others to sin. Our study of 1 Cor. 8:12-13 reminds us about the need to consider Christ in such situations. Learning from Jesus Christ Our Lord, in the days of His flesh here…
