2024 Summer’ster – in person…

My Fathers House Bible Training Center calls you to study God’s Word beginning May 2024

Deuteronomy or Proverbs…Gospel of Matthew…New Testament Koine Greek…and Christian Living (1&2Peter and Jude)

Days & Time: To Be Decided

Deuteronomy OT314 (2 credits)

The class is a thorough, section-by-section expository study of Deuteronomy—its original meaning and current significance. We will discuss different issues important for the study of the book, such as authorship, structure, date, ethics, and theology of the book. We will look at Deuteronomy’s relationship to the rest of the Bible as an important chapter in God’s story, paying special attention to Jesus’ use of Deuteronomy in his understanding of his identity and mission.

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…”

NT Greek 101 LA353 (2 credits)

This course is a general overview of New Testament “Koine” Greek grammar and syntax. We will begin translating from Greek to English during the second class period, learning grammar, syntax, exegesis and a little diagramming. The focus of this language study will be on using tools like a Greek-English Interlinear and an Analytical Lexicon.

By the end of this class, the student: 1. will have a working knowledge of the terms, grammar and syntax rules of Koine Greek; 2. will be able to use the Interlinear and Analytical Lexicon to complete an expanded and simple translation of Colossians 1; 3. will be inspired to study the deeper truths of the New Testament.

Gospel of Matthew NT351 (3 credits)

This course is a verse-by-verse study of the Gospel of Matthew with specific emphasis on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and His claim to be the Messiah. The student shall explore the significance of The Sermon on the Mount, The Olivet discourse, the teaching of Jesus through parables, and the Great Commission.

His promise…

Christian Living 1&2 Peter and Jude NT399 (2 credits)

This course will be a verse-by-verse study and exposition of the contents of I and II Peter and Jude. The main topics uncovered in these books exhibit how living the Christian life in the first century did not differ to our time today, the natural flow of the text are:

(1) learning and experiencing the grace of God which enables us to not only live for God, but also to be submissive and suffer for His glory, (2) gaining knowledge of God, through the Living Word of God which has been made available to us, (3) growing in Christian character by which we are able to be steadfast in our Christian walk, in order that we may not stumble, (4) discerning true doctrine as opposed to the “destructive heresies” that some seek to spread, speaking with deceptive words; and (5) knowing that God is not slack concerning His promises and that His return for His Church is imminent.

Enroll at: https://mfhbc.wordpress.com/enrollment-2024/

www.myfatherhousebc.com

Contact: Teacher eN

Call/text: 0998-999-6037

MFHBC Gallery of Saints 2023-24

Real or unreal?

My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, with partiality.. . Has not God chosen those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised those who love him? James 2:1, 5

It is amazing that we can claim to be followers of Christ and yet take so lightly the words of His servants. For how could we act as we do if we took seriously the admonition of James the servant of God, “My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he hath promised to them that love him”?

Paul saw these things in another light than did those of whom James makes his complaint. “By the cross,” he said, “I am crucified unto the world.” The cross where Jesus died became also the cross where His apostle died. The loss, the rejection, the shame, belong both to Christ and to all who in very truth are His.

The cross that saves them also slays them, and anything short of this is a pseudo-faith and not true faith at all. But what are we to say when the great majority of our evangelical leaders walk not as crucified men but as those who accept the world at its own value—rejecting only its grosser elements?

How can we face Him who was crucified and slain when we see His followers accepted and praised? Yet they preach the cross and protest loudly that they are true believers. Are there then two crosses? And did Paul mean one thing and they another? I fear that it is so, that there are two crosses, the old cross and the new.

Thought

But what are we to say when the great majority of our evangelical leaders walk not as crucified men but as those who accept the world at its own value-rejecting only its grosser elements?

Prayer

Thank You, Kind Father, for the cross that saves us. Let us be crucified on that cross.

– A.W. Tozer

2024 Summer’ster – face to face…

My Fathers House Bible Training Center calls you to study God’s Word beginning May 2024

Deuteronomy or Proverbs…Gospel of Matthew…New Testament Koine Greek…and Christian Living (1&2Peter and Jude)

Days & Time: To Be Decided

Deuteronomy OT314 (2 credits)

The class is a thorough, section-by-section expository study of Deuteronomy—its original meaning and current significance. We will discuss different issues important for the study of the book, such as authorship, structure, date, ethics, and theology of the book. We will look at Deuteronomy’s relationship to the rest of the Bible as an important chapter in God’s story, paying special attention to Jesus’ use of Deuteronomy in his understanding of his identity and mission.

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…”

NT Greek 101 LA353 (2 credits)

This course is a general overview of New Testament “Koine” Greek grammar and syntax. We will begin translating from Greek to English during the second class period, learning grammar, syntax, exegesis and a little diagramming. The focus of this language study will be on using tools like a Greek-English Interlinear and an Analytical Lexicon.

By the end of this class, the student: 1. will have a working knowledge of the terms, grammar and syntax rules of Koine Greek; 2. will be able to use the Interlinear and Analytical Lexicon to complete an expanded and simple translation of Colossians 1; 3. will be inspired to study the deeper truths of the New Testament.

Gospel of Matthew NT351 (3 credits)

This course is a verse-by-verse study of the Gospel of Matthew with specific emphasis on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and His claim to be the Messiah. The student shall explore the significance of The Sermon on the Mount, The Olivet discourse, the teaching of Jesus through parables, and the Great Commission.

His promise…

Christian Living (1&2 Peter and Jude) NT399 I & II Peter (2 credits)

This course will be a verse-by-verse study and exposition of the contents of I and II Peter and Jude. The main topics uncovered in these books exhibit how living the Christian life in the first century did not differ to our time today, the natural flow of the text are: (1) learning and experiencing the grace of God which enables us to not only live for God, but also to be submissive and suffer for His glory, (2) gaining knowledge of God, through the Living Word of God which has been made available to us, (3) growing in Christian character by which we are able to be steadfast in our Christian walk, in order that we may not stumble, (4) discerning true doctrine as opposed to the “destructive heresies” that some seek to spread, speaking with deceptive words; and (5) knowing that God is not slack concerning His promises and that His return for His Church is imminent.

Enroll at: https://mfhbc.wordpress.com/enrollment-2024/

www.myfatherhousebc.com

Contact: Teacher eN

Call/text: 0998-999-6037

All things…the law…the prophets…psalms

Therefore…in 2024…time to grow up

“Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God…” Hebrews 6:1

According to wikipedia, “2024 is a leap year, and is an additional day (or, in the case of a lunisolar calendar, a month) added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year. the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.”

Wrap all that around your head, as it continued in 2020-2022 which was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.”

“Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.“

Responding to the Spirit

“He is on the path of life who heeds instruction, But he who ignores reproof goes astray.” Proverbs‬ ‭10‬:‭17‬

Are we raising a whole generation of young men and women without any sensitivity to the voice of God’s Holy Spirit? I am on record, and I will be as long as I live, that I would rather lose a leg and hobble along throughout the rest of my life than to lose my sensitivity to God and to His voice and to spiritual things! – A.W.Tozer

Oh, how I want to keep that sensitivity within me—within my soul! I am thinking about a great throng of men and women raised in Christian homes. They have been brought up in Sunday school. They probably cut their first baby tooth on the edge of a hymnbook when the mother was not watching. Still, to this day, they are not right with God.

Some have made a kind of profession but have never been able to delight themselves in the Lord. The reason? They have lost sensitivity to the message and the voice of God. If the Holy Spirit cannot move something within their beings every day, they are not going to be effective Christians—if they are Christians at all!

Verse

Quench not the Spirit. Hold fast to that which is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:19–20

Thought

I would rather lose a leg and hobble along throughout the rest of my life than to lose my sensitivity to God and to His voice and to spiritual things!

Prayer

Lord, indeed the most important sense I possess is the sense of Your Holy Spirit. Cultivate in me a finely tuned sensitivity to You.

How do you listen?

“I will hear what God the LORD will speak,
For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints;
But let them not turn back to folly.” Psalm 85:8

The living God has spoken to lost mankind in a variety of ways. The general response among us has been, “We did not hear His voice. We did not hear anything.”

John recorded in his gospel the reactions of an audience of people who heard God speak audibly. When Jesus talked of His coming death, asking God to glorify His name through it, there came “a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again” (John 12:28).

And what were the reactions of the bystanders? “The crowd that was there heard it and said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him” (John 12:29). People prefer their own logic, their own powers of reason.

Even when God speaks, they refuse to recognize His voice. They will not confess that God has spoken through Jesus Christ, the eternal Son. When He confronts them with their sin, they consult a psychiatrist and hope they can get their personalities “properly adjusted.” But in a coming day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of all!

Thought

People prefer their own logic, their own powers of reason. Even when God speaks, they refuse to recognize His voice.

Prayer

Lord, let me value Your will above my own. Make me receptive and responsive to Your bidding.

Come as you are…

“…that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:7

Let me say this to any of you who are still trying to add up your human merits, look away in faith to the Lord of abundant mercy!

Fixing yourself over and trying to straighten yourself out will never be sufficient; you must come to Jesus as you are!

Matthew 11:28
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Our Lord tells us about two men who went up into the temple to pray. One said, “God, here I am—all fixed up. Every hair is in place!” The other said, “Oh God, I just crawled in off Skid Row. Have mercy on me!” God forgave the Skid Row bum but sent the other man away, hardened, unrepentant, and unforgiven.

We come to Him just as we are but in humble repentance. When the human spirit comes to God knowing that anything it receives will be out of God’s mercy, then repentance has done its proper work!

God promises to forgive and forget and to take that man into His heart and teach him that all of God’s kindnesses are due to His mercy. What more can a sinner ask?

Thought

We come to Him just as we are but in humble repentance.

Prayer

Lord, I am so thankful that while I was filthy and unworthy, You cared enough to pick me up and clean me off when I repented. Now I am very blessed to wear a robe of righteousness.

A. W. Tozer

The Worldly “Virus”

“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.” Ephesians 4:31

As Christian believers, we must stand together against some things. So, if you hear anyone saying that A.W. Tozer preaches a good deal that is negative, just smile and agree, “That is because he preaches the Bible!”

Here are some of the things we oppose:

we are against the many modern idols that have been allowed to creep into the churches;

we are against the “unauthorized fire” that is being offered on the altars of the Lord;

we are against the modern gods that are being adopted in our sanctuaries.

We are against the world’s ways and its false values.

We are against the world’s follies and its vain pleasures.

We are against this world’s greed and sinful ambitions.

We are against this world’s vices and its carnal habits.

We believe this spells out clearly the Bible truth of separation. God asks us to stand boldly against anything or anyone who hurts or hinders this New Testament Body of Christians.

Where the Church is not healed it will wither. The Word of God is the antibiotic that alone can destroy the virus that would plague the life of the Church!

Thought

God asks us to stand boldly against anything or anyone who hurts or hinders this New Testament Body of Christians.

Prayer

Lord, help me to stand strong against those things, which Christianity cannot be. Keep me grounded in Your word so that I am inoculated against the world’s diseases.