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Judges to Esther – Lesson 14 Class Notes
Introduction This lesson introduces the core conflict in the books of 1 and 2 Kings: the stru...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 13 Class Notes
Introduction This lesson explores the central conflict in the books of 1 and 2 Kings: the struggle b...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 12 Class Notes
Introduction This lesson explores the qualities that made David a man after God’s heart. His l...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 11 Class Notes
Introduction In this lesson from the book of 2 Samuel, we look at David as a king and a psalmist. [&...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 10 Class Notes
Introduction In this lesson from the book of 2 Samuel, we explore one of the darkest and most...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 09 Class Notes
Introduction In 1 and 2 Samuel, we witness the rise of Israel’s greatest king: David. While th...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 08 Class Notes
Introduction The books of 1 and 2 Samuel trace Israel’s transformation from a scattered people...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 07 Class Notes
Introduction: The books of 1 and 2 Samuel mark a crucial transition in the biblical narrative: the s...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 06 Class Notes
Introduction: The Book of Ruth presents a story of love, redemption, and divine providence. In this ...
The Acts of the Risen Christ – Lesson 01 Class Notes
Objective: Understanding how the invisible universal Church is expressed in the visible local Church...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 05 Class Notes
Introduction: The Book of Ruth is a literary and theological gem that shines amid the darkness of th...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 03 Class Notes
In the book of Judges, God uses ordinary people with weaknesses and flaws to accomplish extraordinar...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 04 Class Notes
Introduction: The book of Judges describes a time of spiritual cycles in Israel, where the people fe...
Judges to Esther – Lesson 01 Class Notes
Main Characters Joshua: Led Israel in conquering Canaan but didn’t prepare a successor, leavin...
Authority for Action, Presence for Peace
Writer: Charles Hegwod Imagine, you have spent every day for almost three years walking, talk...
Serving with Humility in a World Hungry for Power
Writer: Charles Hegwod I come from a competitive family. One of my favorite Christmas ...
Faith of a Mustard Seed
Writer: Rachel Kidd Faith of a Mustard Seed When they came to the crowd, a man approac...
The Harvest is Here
Writer: Charles Hegwood I used to work near a farm. Getting to see the progression of the fie...
Living as Citizens of Heaven
Writer: Charles Hegwood One of the most well-known lines from the Bible is in Matthew 7:1-3. ...
From Ritual to Relationship: Praying as Jesus taught
Writer: Charles Hegwood I remember visiting a temple in Okinawa and watching people pray to i...
Look In, Look Out, and Look Up
Writer: Rachel Kidd You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enem...
Relational Righteousness
Writer: Rachel Kidd Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I hav...
Impacting the World for the Kingdom
Author: Charles Hegwood Have you ever been so hungry only to take a bite of the food and think, [...
Righteousness Reproduced in Rome
Author: Rachel Kidd Objective: To explore the mysteries of God’s will and to learn how to find His...
The Depth of God’s Wisdom: Knowing God’s Will
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments a...
The Four Winners and the Four Laws
Objective: To understand how the law of the spirit of life in Christ can help us to overcome sin and...
Gospel Confidence: in an Age of Fear and Shame
Writer: Charles Hegwood Have you ever had this happen? You are talking to a friend and then a...
Preach the Gospel like Paul
Writer: Charles Hegwood In a world of ever changing and evolving technology and culture, do s...
The Patterns of Pentecost Plant the Church
Writer: Jon Slenker The patterns of Pentecost are the patterns of the Holy Spirit that illumi...
Seeing with New Eyes
Author: Charles Hegwood One time I had some students wear different colored glasses and then ...
Make Disciples of All People
Writer: Charles Hegwood Why are there so many resources on discipleship? I think the reason i...
Patterns of Pentecost
Writer: Rachel Kidd Objective: To understand the message of Stephen and to introduce the mini...
The Visible Patterns of the Invisible Church
Author: Rachel Kidd Objective: To understand the patterns of the early church as it faced man...
The Visible Fingerprints of the Invisible Church
Writer: Rachel Kidd The second chapter of Acts begins by describing the Day of Pentecost, the...
Love One Another
Author: Charles Hegwood As we enter the season of Lent, we reflect on Jesus’ journey...
Three Phases of the New Birth
Author: Rachel Kidd Throughout the ministry of Jesus, we see His conflict with religious lead...
Missing Jesus in God’s Word
Author: Charles Hegwood Reading God’s word is essential to following Jesus. We need those m...
Lifted High
Author: Charles Hegwood As we go through this season of Lent, we want to take a moment and reflect o...
The Sign Language of John
Author: Rachel Kidd Objective: To introduce the Gospel of John and understand its major themes and p...
The Power of a Story
Author: Charles Hegwood There is power in a story. Stories can slip past our defenses and engage our...
Christmas Thinking
Writer: Rachel Kidd Who do we serve and why? Luke, an accurate historian and scholar, provides us wi...
Fulfillment of Jesus’ manifesto
Author: Rachel Kidd Just like Matthew tells us, Luke emphasizes that Jesus was a man on a mission. J...
The Spirit of the Ten Commandments
In the tapestry of human civilization, few threads have woven themselves as deeply into the fabric o...
The Principles of Deliverance
Author: Rachel Kidd The Story of Exodus Objective: To understand that there is no such thing as salv...
Humility God’s Way
Author: Charles Hegwood “My how the mighty have fallen,” is a phrase that you may have heard gro...
What is in a Name? A Story of Faith
Author: Charles Hegwood Names are important. I like to joke that I am a man of many names. Most of [...
The Father of Faith
Author: Jon Slenker God’s Plan Jude must have heard echoes of Abraham when he petitioned the Churc...
Where is Your Brother? The Story of Cain & Abel
Author: Jon Slenker As God’s image bearers, we are called to be perfect and holy as God is. He has...
God’s Grace in the Garden
Author: Charles Hegwood We enter into one of the most sorrowful yet hopeful stories in all of Script...
Created for God’s Glory
Author: Charles Hegwood The route was difficult and the path steep. The stairs are worn and rounded ...
Genesis 1: Genesis and Creation
Author: Jon Slenker Genesis Chapter One Genesis chapter one. Those words are profound in themselves....
How to Study the Bible
Author: Jon Slenker God chose to speak to mankind through the bible. This is why it is referred to a...
The Purpose of the Bible
Author: Jon Slenker “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correctin...
The Manifesto of the Messiah
Author: Rachel Kidd Just like Matthew tells us, Luke emphasizes that Jesus was a man on a mission. J...
Peace Framework : Part II
Author: Rachel Kidd In the first blog in this series, we talked about peace and what it really is. W...
The Kingdom of Heaven : Part II
Author: Rachel Kidd Both Matthew and John refer to the kingdom of heaven or the kingdom of God in th...
The Best Books in the Bible
Author: Rachel Kidd Study to present yourself approved unto God, a worker who has no need to be asha...
The Mysterious Masterpiece
Author: Rachel Kidd In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and ...
Strategic Harvesting
Author: Charles Hegwood Did you know that Jesus had a plan and strategy for Kingdom ministry? We may...
How to Read the Bible : Part II
Author: Rachel Kidd In this second part of this series on how to read your bible, we’ll be focusin...
The Teaching Ministry of Jesus
Author: Charles Hegwood If you were to put all of Jesus’ teachings into one sentence what would it...
What are Spiritual Gifts?
Author: Rachel Kidd Gifts are always welcome in my book. I love to open a thoughtful present from so...
How to Read the Bible
Author: Rachel Kidd Nearly every Christian can attest to the benefits of spending time studying scri...
Living a Life of Grace and Freedom in Christ
Author: Charles Hegwood When I was a student, I thought of the word ‘freedom’ as that one moment...
Peace in Chaos
Author: Rachel Kidd Joy is peace dancing. Chaos is peace undefined. -F.B. Myer Baptist ministe...
That Sinking Feeling
Author: Rachel Kidd Jesus Walks on Water Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on th...
Gospel Confidence: In an Age of Fear and Shame
Author: Charles Hegwood Have you ever had this happen? You are talking to a friend and then an oppor...
Prescription for Peace
Author: Rachel Kidd Blessings Since the dawn of time, people have waged war and wished peace on ...
The Grace of Giving
Author: Rachel Kidd Paul’s teaching about Christian stewardship Money is a tense subject, someth...
What Would Jesus Do?
Author: Rachel Kidd Growing up in the renaissance of Western cultural evangelicalism, I remember nea...
All in Love
Author: Rachel Kidd Do everything in love. Corinthians 16:14 A friend loves at all times, and a ...
Beyond Rituals: Embracing True Worship in John 4
Author: Charles Hegwood The term ‘worship wars’ has become a prominent and sometimes hea...
A Grace-Based Life
Author: Rachel Kidd What is Grace? Grace is a word that so often appears in Christian texts and wo...
Biblical Justice
Author: Rachel Kidd What is Justice? The word justice carries many connotations for people, incl...
Free Will and Jesus
Author: Rachel Kidd What is free will? Writing on or discussing free will can feel more like playi...
What is forgiveness?
Author: Rachel Kidd We all want to be forgiven for our mistakes. When we bump into someone at the ...
In the Wilderness of Life
Author: Charles Hegwood There is a wilderness motif in the Bible. Therefore, it is no accident that ...
Kingdom Minded Prayer
Author: Charles Hegwood We do not often equate the Kingdom of God and our prayer life. We must answe...
Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar, Thief
Author: Rachel Kidd Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoev...
The Least of These
Author: Rachel Kidd Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my...
Godly Leadership: Undercover Boss
Author: Rachel Kidd What makes a Godly Leader? And David shepherded them with integrity of heart...
God and Money
Author: Rachel Kidd As someone who likes the finer things in life, I often consider the implications...
Living Out the Fruit of the Spirit
Author: Rachel Kidd But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, f...
The Importance of Dwelling in Unity
Author: Rachel Kidd What is unity? Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apos...
The First Christian Retreat
Author: Rachel Kidd One of Jesus’ greatest and most popular discourses was His Sermon on the Mount...
The Biographies of Jesus
Author: Rachel Kidd As an American Studies major, I read quite a few biographies of great people in ...
Perfect Love
Author: Rachel Kidd What is perfect love? There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out ...
Make Disciples of All People
Author: Charles Hegwood Why are there so many resources on discipleship? I think the reason is becau...
Is Faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Necessary for Salvation?
Author: Jon Slenker “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in you...
Be True Hearers of God’s Word
Author: Charles Hegwood As a parent I can tell you there is a difference between your child hearing ...
Assurance of Salvation
Author: Will Stanfield Whether you are a new believer or not, there are probably things you do, thin...
Sense in the Serpent
I am quite interested in the work of those who investigate the details of the Genesis creation stori...
Digging Deeper: The Character of Barnabas
Author: Mithun Borde & Andrew Sargent, PhD, Contributing Authors for Foundations by ICM Q...
Digging Deeper: The First Church in Acts 2
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM I love discovering ...
Guest Blog: 5 Tips for Finding a Bible Study
Author: Kayla Hyatt, Guest Author Ministry Assistant Services A Bible study is an excellent ...
Digging Deeper: The Pharisees
Author: Jonathan Pruitt, Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM Jesus likely had ...
Digging Deeper: Moses and the Burning Bush
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM The Ordeal of the B...
What is Baptism in the Bible?
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM John the Baptist is...
What is a Parable?
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM When trying to unde...
Digging Deeper: The Prodigal Son Part 2
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM Jesus and The Failed Genti...
Digging Deeper: The Prodigal Son Part 1
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM Allegory or Analogy...
Digging Deeper: The Story of Moses
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM God on god Violence ...
Digging Deeper: The Story of Joseph
Author: Jonathan Pruitt, Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM Most of us know th...
Digging Deeper: The Story of Jacob
Author: Charles Hegwood, M.Div., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM The Stolen Blessi...
Digging Deeper: The Story of Abraham
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM The Abrahamic Covena...
Digging Deeper: The Story of Cain and Abel
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM What did God say to ...
Digging Deeper: The Creation Story
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., writer for Foundations by ICM Rider on the Storm Genesis 3 int...
Digging Deeper: The Story of Adam and Eve
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., writer for Foundations by ICM The Sense in the Serpent I am qui...
What Does it Mean to Make Disciples?
Author: Jon Slenker, M.A., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM Jesus was the original ...
The Importance of the Bible
Author: Jim Thompson, D.Min., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM A Theological and B...
Five Verses on Prayer: Misunderstood Passages
Author: Jonathan Pruitt, Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM Prayer is a powerf...
How Closing the Bible Gap Will Impact Healthy Global Church Development
Author: Jim Thompson, D.Min., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM The Church of Jesus...
The Second Coming of Christ: 5 Verses on His Return
Author: Patrick Krentz Th.M., Managing Writer for Foundations by ICM Easter is over. Eggs wer...
Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? 5 Facts about the Resurrection
Author: Kevin Richard Ph.D., Managing Writer for Foundations by ICM Resurrection as History T...
What is the History of Easter?
Author: Patrick Krentz Th.M., Managing Writer for Foundations by ICM What is the history of E...
Why Did Jesus Have to Die?
Author: Jonathan Pruitt, Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM Sometime around 33...
Is Jesus Coming Back in 2022?
Author: Patrick Krentz Th.M., Managing Editor for Foundations by ICM When you read the letter...
Well Stories: Behind the Scenes Footage from John 4
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM Behind the Scenes Fo...
The Taxman Cometh: Why Did Jews in the Bible Hate Tax Collectors?
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM If you had to nomina...
Happy New Creation!
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM Happy New Years!!! H...
Is the Date of Christmas Pagan?
Author: Kevin Richard Ph.D., Managing Editor for Foundations by ICM Every year around Christm...
Matthew’s Christmas Bells
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM Matthew’s Use ...
Why Does Jesus Use Parables?
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM If you ever find you...
Feasting with a Thankful Heart
Author: Patrick Krentz Th.M., Managing Editor for Foundations by ICM For hundreds of years, t...
What Kind of Book is Genesis? The Book of Creation as Ancestor Epic
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM What Kind of Documen...
Why Does God Allow Evil?
Author: Patrick Krentz Th.M., Managing Editor for Foundations by ICM According to a recent Ba...
What Does the Bible Say About Demons?
Author: Patrick Krentz Th.M., Managing Editor for Foundations by ICM Little, red, horned crea...
Can You Trust the Bible?
Author: Andrew Sargent Ph.D., Contributing Author for Foundations by ICM Is the Bible Reliabl...
When Was the Bible Written?
Author: Patrick Krentz Th.M., Managing Editor for Foundations by ICM Bible Timeline (all date...
Who Wrote the Bible?
Author: Patrick Krentz Th.M., Managing Editor for Foundations by ICM There is no question tha...
How to Study the Bible
Welcome to the lesson on How to Study the Bible. In this lesson, we will learn that effective...
The Purpose of the Bible
This is a study of the most important book in the world, the Word of God. It is important to [&helli...
What Is the Bible?
Welcome to our study on the most important book in the world, the Word of God, the Bible. These less...