Bible Studies, Inspired by Faith and Science

We're closing in on the end of the Sermon on the Mount... and on the end of the Coffee Break season. We're looking at treasure, light, lamps, flowers, birds and more, and asking, What's Your Treasure? How will you answer? (22) What’s Your Treasure? Matthew continues Jesus’ sermon through several chapters. Luke splits the teaching, giving different parts on different occasions. Many Bible translations split the sermon up with headers, defining passages by verse numbers. Many Bible studies pick out particular verses from multiple locations and combine them with a single focus or theme. 1.        What do we gain or lose from the different ways the Bible is printed or read? 2.        How important is the choice of Bible translation to you? 3.        How important is it to have context for passages? (And does Matthew lose the context when he puts all the teaching in one place?) 4.  ...

Jesus must have preached lots of sermons. The sermon on the mount might be a "collected works," as might the "sermon on the plain." But it's clear Jesus picked a small group of disciples from the large crowds following him. And he did preach to the crowds. So perhaps it's time to read what he said. (18) Mountains, Plains and (maybe glass) Houses Jesus has spent time near Jerusalem. John gets into trouble. Jesus moves north to Galilee, via Samaria where he meets the woman at the well. He stays with Peter’s family in Capernaum, goes walkabout to escape the crowds, can’t escape the crowds and chooses his own particular crowd of 12 disciples. Then… Read Mark 3:14,20, Luke 6:13,17, Matthew 5:1 Everyone’s heard of “The Sermon on the Mount.” But what about “The Sermon on the Plain”? In the house? 1.        Who was following Jesus when he chose the twelve? 2.        What was Jesus doing before he chose the twelve ( Read Lu...