Gilbert House Fellowship #137: 1 Peter
2017-01-22
ENDURANCE THROUGH suffering. That’s the overarching message of the epistle of 1 Peter. But there’s a lot more in there that we had forgotten.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #136: 1 Kings 12-14; 2 Chr 10-12
2017-01-15
THE DIVISION of the kingdom of Israel is the focus of our Old Testament study this week. Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, gets some bad advice from his young friends, not just rejecting the request of the northern tribes for tax relief, but doing so with a rather crude euphemism.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #135: 1 Timothy, Titus
2017-01-15
CHURCH LEADERSHIP and proper behavior for Christians is the focus of Paul’s letters that we study this week. Timothy had been left in charge of the church Ephesus, while Titus had been left on the island of Crete to shepherd the new church there.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #134: 1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chr 9; Proverbs 30-31
2017-01-08
ENTANGLEMENTS WITH cares of the world, whether it’s business, politics, or personal relationships, can distract us from what we’re called to do by God.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #133: Ephesians 5–6; Philippians
2017-01-08
OUR STUDY in the New Testament this week focuses on military formations and tactics, although it might not seem that way at first.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #132: Ecclesiastes
2016-12-04
ANOTHER BOOK of wisdom attributed to Solomon is our Old Testament study this week. The collected sayings of “the Preacher” are generally gloomy, but only in that they remind us of the folly of pursuing material things apart from God.Continue Reading