A message from Aaron Grosch.

Gen 1, Gen 2, Gen 3, John 17, Eph 5 & 6, 1 Cor 7, and Rev 19.

Acts 8:26-40

I.     “The Call of the Holy Spirit”
 
Acts 6:1-7; 8:4-8; John 4:31-38
Acts 8:26-31
Isaiah 11:2; Ac. 16:6-7; Is. 40:13; 1 Cor. 2:10-11
Ac. 1:4-5; Ac. 2:38-39; 2 Cor. 1:22-23; Eph. 1:13-14
1 Cor 12:13; Romans 15:13; 1 Cor 2:4; Eph. 3:16
John 3:5-8; Ro 15:16; 1 Cor 6:11; 2 Thess 2:13; 1 Pet 1:2
Eph 3:16-17; Jn 16:13-15; Ps 119:105; Ro 8:26; Gal 5:22
Jn 14:26; Ac 1:8; Ac 8:26-30; Ac 13:2-4
Leviticus 15:31; Ezekiel 34:11-16
John 4:21-26; Jn 4:4; Matt 28:18-20
1 Peter 3:15; Ac 16:6-7; Ac 8:29; Jeremiah 31:31-34
Is 11:2; Jn 16:13; 1 Cor 15:3-8
Romans 10:13-15;
 

 II.     “The Empowering of the Holy Spirit”
 
Acts 8:32-40; Is 53:7-8; Matt 16:17
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Lk 24:13-27; Is 11:2; Ac 16:6-7; Ac 21:8-9
2 Corinthians 4:7-18; 2 Corinthians 5:11-20; 3:5-6
 
Holy Spirit: [Biblical Doctrine – MacArthur/Mayhue]
The Holy Spirit is a gift from God to every Believer.
(Ro. 5:5; 2 Cor 1:22; 5:5; Gal 3:5; Eph 1:13-14 1 Thess 4:8; 1 John 3:24; 4:3)
Holy Spirit is mentioned 325 times in the Scriptures: 79 in the OT, 245 in the NT (Makes sense since He was given to every Believer at Pentecost)
He is a Person: the Third Person of the Trinity:
He has Cognition/Intellect: (Isaiah 11:2; Ro 8:26-29;
Ac 1:16; Heb 3:7; 10:15; 1 Pe 1:11; 2 Pe 1:21 1 Cor 2:10-13; Jn 14:17,26; 15:26; 16;13; 1 Jn. 4:6; 5:7-8 )
He has Volition/Will: (Gen 6:3; Ac 7:51; Ac 16:6-7;
1 Cor 2:11; Heb 2:4; Jn 3:7-8; Titus 3:5)
He has Emotion/Affection: (1 Thess 1:6; Heb 10:24;
Isaiah 63:10; Eph 4:30; Ro 5:5; 15:30; Gal 5:22
Attributes: The Spirit of…
Counsel & Might (Is 11:2); Faith (2 Cor 4:13); Glory (1 Pe 4:14); Grace (Heb 10:29); Holiness (Ro 1:4); Knowledge & Fear of the Lord (Is 11:2); Life (Ro 8:2); Promise (Eph 1:13); Truth (Jn 14:17; 15:26; 16:13; 1 Jn 4:6 cf. 5:6; Wisdom/Revelation/Knowledge (Eph 1:17, Is 11:2); Helper (Jn 14:26; 15:26; 16:7)
The Indwelling Holy Spirit is God’s Pledge that what He began when a person first believed in Christ for Eternal Life WILL eventually result in Eternal Life. (Phil. 1:6)

Joshua 9:16-27
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I.     “Truth on the Third Day”
 
Joshua 9:1-15
Joshua 9:16-21; 9:15
Numbers 30:1-2;
Deuteronomy 29:10-15
 

 II.     “We Want Life!”
 
Joshua 9:22-27
Dt. 7:1-2
Joshua 18:25-28; Ezra 2:25
Dt. 7:9-10; 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah; Ne. 3:7;
Nehemiah 11:3; 9:7-8; Genesis 9:25-27
Dt. 7:6
Isaiah 49:5-6
Philippians 2:5-11
1 Peter 2:4-10; Dt. 10:15; Is. 43:20-21; Ex. 19:5-6
Rev. 1:6; 5:10; Is. 61:6; 66:21; Dt. 7:6; Malachi 3:17
Is. 42:16; Acts 26:18; Psalm 36:9
Revelation 5:1-10
 
Word Study:
Hb: servant: ‘ebed: a servant, (male) slave, vassal. A masc. noun meaning a servant, a slave. Although the most basic concept of this term is that of a slave, biblical slavery was not the same as the slavery of modern times. The Term is also applied to those who worship God (Ne 1:10). The phrase, the servant of the Lord, is the most outstanding reference to the Messiah in the OT (Isaiah 42:1, 19; 43:10; 49:3. 5-7; 52:13; 53:11)
Gk: servant: doulos: a slave, (Lit. of Fig., involuntary or voluntary; frequently therefore in a qualified sense of subjection of subservience): - (Bond-) servant, slave. N.
(I) Spoken of Involuntary service: a slave as opposed to a free man (1 Cor. 7:21, Gal. 3:28, Col 3:11, Rev. 6:15). Also, generally; a servant (Mt. 13:27-28, Jn. 4:51, Ac. 2:18, Eph. 6:5; 1 Ti. 6:1; Sept.: Lev. 25:44; Joshua 9:27)   In Php. 2:7, “having taken the form of a servant” means appearing in a humble and despised condition. (II) Metaphorically, speaking of voluntary service; implying obedience, devotion.
Hb: covenant: beriyth: a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh): - allies, covenant, be in league with, treaty. A fem. Noun meaning covenant, treaty alliance, agreement. The Lord never broke His covenants, He always remembered a covenant.

Joshua 9:1-15


I.     “The Alliance”
 
Joshua 1-8; Deuteronomy 27/28; Joshua 8:33-35
Dt. 28:7
Joshua 9:1-2; Genesis 9:25
Romans 1:24-25, John 3:16-18
Ephesians 2:10
Joshua 7:9
 

 II.     “The Ruse”
 
Joshua 9:3-13; 9:4; 9:6
Dt. 20:16-18
Dt. 20:10-11, 15; Luke 14:32; Joshua 6:22-23
Dt. 7:9-10
Luke 14:25-33, Dt. 20:16; Joshua 9:9-10
Psalm 84:10-11
Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 3:19; Ephesians 2:1-6
Revelation 18:4-5; Lk. 14:25-33; Lk.16:19-31
1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Acts 4:12
 

III.     “Covenant by Omission”
 
Joshua 9: 14-15
Exodus 23:32-33; Josh.7:1-7, Dt. 8:3
Matthew 4:1-4; Josh. 9:15
Isaiah 55:6-8
Psalm 118:5-9, 14
Word Study:
Hb: cunning: ‘ormah: trickery; or (in a good sense) discretion; - cunning, prudence (cleverness, calculation)
Hb: servant: ‘ebed: a servant, (male) slave, vassal. A masc. noun meaning a servant, a slave. Although the most basic concept of this term is that of a slave, biblical slavery was not the same as the slavery of modern times. The Term is also applied to those who worship God (Ne 1:10). The phrase, the servant of the Lord, is the most outstanding reference to the Messiah in the OT (Isaiah 42:1, 19; 43:10; 49:3. 5-7; 52:13; 53:11)
Hb: covenant: beriyth: a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh): - allies, covenant, be in league with, treaty. A fem. Noun meaning covenant, treaty alliance, agreement. The Lord never broke His covenants, He always remembered a covenant.
 
The OT - Jesus Concealed; the Gospels - Jesus Revealed;
The Epistles - Jesus Explained; Revelation - Jesus Expected

John 20:1-18 Easter Sunday
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I.     “Awakened!”
 
John 20:1-10; Psalm 16:10; Luke 23:46; Ac. 2:25-31
Ac. 13:34-35, 17:3; 1 Corinthians 15:4
Mark 16:9; Luke 8:2
Lk. 7:36-50;
Matthew 28:1; Mk 16:1; Lk. 23:55, 24:1, 10
LK 8:1-33; John 13:23-25;
Ps. 16:10; Mt. 17:23; Mk. 9:31
 

 II.     “He Lives!”
 
John 20:11-18; Jn. 19:40-41; Mt. 27:61
Jn. 20:12-13; Lk. 2:8-11
Genesis 3:15
Genesis 3:21-24
Exodus 25:17-22
Leviticus 16:1-2, 11-16
Hebrews 9:1-10
Luke 2:8-11; Mt. 5:17; John 14:6
Luke 23:44-46
Hebrews 9:11-14; Jn. 20:12; Ex. 25:19-20; Lk. 22:69
Hebrews 10:19-22; Gen. 3:21-24; 1 Cor. 15:3-8; Jn. 1:12
 
Word Study:
Hb: cherubim: keruwb: a cherub (plural – cherubim): masculine noun meaning an Angelic Being: guardians of the Garden of Eden [Genesis 3:24], as embroidered images on the tapestry of the Tabernacle [Ex. 26:1, 31] and sculpted images arching above the Mercy Seat on the Ark of the Covenant [Exodus 25:18-20,22]
Hb: way: haphak: to turn about. (360 degrees)
Hb: way: derek: a road (as trodden), a course of life, the path that is traveled, may refer to physical path or road [Genesis 3:24]
Hb: mercy seat: kapporeth: a lid (used only of the cover of the Sacred Ark); - mercy seat. A noun meaning a lid, propitiation. This word refers to the lid that covered the Ark of the Covenant. It was made of Gold with two cherubim. Closely related to kippur: expiation (only in plural); - atonement. A noun meaning atonement, the act of reconciliation, the Day of Atonement.
 
GK: way: hodos: a road (by implication), (fig.) mode or means: The Way of Access e.g. into the direct presence of God [Heb. 9:8]; D. Spoken by metonymy of Jesus as the Way i.e. the Author and Medium of Access to God and Eternal Life [John 14:6].