This week we are looking at 1 John 1:1-4. This is the prologue/introduction of the book. This post contains everything from week 16 of the Adult CE class at Eastside Community Church in Jacksonville, FL. This is from a series on the three Epistles of John (1 John, 2 John, 3 John) which has run weekly from January through the end of May. We are taking a break for the summer and will pick up our study on 1 John in September. In addition to this week’s class, this post also has downloads for readings to do over the summer in preparation […]
Epistles of John – Week 15 – 1 John Introduction
This week we are concluding our look at the introduction to 1 John. We are looking into the background of the book this week, specifically: the relationship of the book to the Gospel of John and the genre and style of writing used in this book. This post contains everything from week 15 of the Adult CE class at Eastside Community Church in Jacksonville, FL. This is from a series on the three Epistles of John (1 John, 2 John, 3 John) which will run weekly through the end of May. Below is the Presentation. You can page forward and backwards through […]
Epistles of John – Week 14 – 1 John Introduction
This week we are continuing our look at 1 John. We are looking into the background of this book including: the Author, Date of Writing, the Themes and Purpose of the book, the relationship of the book to 2 & 3 John and to the Gospel of John and finally we will investigate the genre and style of writing used in this book. This post contains everything from week 14 of the Adult CE class at Eastside Community Church in Jacksonville, FL. This is from a series on the three Epistles of John (1 John, 2 John, 3 John) which will run […]
Books About Books
Because i won’t be teaching on the Epistles of John this Sunday due to Mother’s Day, i want to post this for all my bibliophile friends. I love books. It’s an irrational thing. I enjoy reading them, but i actually LOVE just having them. I love seeing them lined up on my bookshelves. I dream about having a library room with wall to wall books. The thing is, i have more books than i am likely to ever be able to read, and still, i continue to buy them and put them on my bookshelves. I often justify this in […]
Epistles of John – Week 13 – 1 John Introduction
This week we are beginning our look at 1 John. We are looking into the background of this book including: the Author, Date of Writing, the Themes and Purpose of the book, the relationship of the book to 2 & 3 John and to the Gospel of John and finally we will investigate the genre and style of writing used in this book. This post contains everything from week 13 of the Adult CE class at Eastside Community Church in Jacksonville, FL. This is from a series on the three Epistles of John (1 John, 2 John, 3 John) which will run […]