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The Problem in America
Written by Jimmie Burroughs Many are expressing their disgust of the assault on the capitol, the seat of our democracy. I agree and am also disgusted, but the problem in America goes much deeper than that, and is also deeper than the burning of our cities and the vandalizing and looting of businesses under the guise of protesting throughout 2020. The Apostles letter to the Romans vividly describes America’s problem: “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of…
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The Exposition of Matthew – 10:5-12
Written by Jimmie Burroughs (Jesus’ Redirected Ministry) Introduction The following are question we will be answering in today’s study: When did Jesus private ministry begin? What was the primary objective of the Apostle’s ministry? What is God’s kingdom? What are the three general categories of people on earth? Why were the Jews the first to be invited to the kingdom? What was the Apostles message? What is the greatest thing in all the world? What is the greatest command for the church? What was the method given to the Apostles for sharing the gospel? Who is worthy to receive the gospel? Last week we saw Jesus turning to His disciples…
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Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew – Matthew 10:1-4
Written by Jimmie Burroughs (Jesus begins to teach His disciple for their ministry) Introduction Sometimes we are involved in a Bible study not realizing how much there is to be learned even in a single study. So, I decided today to ask the following questions related to things we will be talking about today; you may want to see how many you can answer correctly. If you are able to answer half of them, you are probably far ahead of most church members. What are the two parts of the ministry of Jesus? When did the final part of the ministry of Christ take place? When did Jesus declare the…