Gilbert House Fellowship #116: Proverbs 1-6
SOLOMON’S WISDOM is legendary, and to the extent it is recorded in the Bible, it is also divinely inspired. This week, we begin our study of the Book of Proverbs.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #115: Acts 18–19; 1 Corinthians 1–5
PAUL’S SECOND missionary journey takes him through Corinth and Ephesus, where Paul’s preaching triggers a riot. Apparently his preaching was drawing people away from the patron goddess of the city, Artemis (the Greek version of the Roman goddess Diana).Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #114: 2 Chr 1; Psalm 72; Song of Solomon
KING SOLOMON and his assumption of the throne in Jerusalem is the focus of our Old Testament study this week. We discuss his request for wisdom and a psalm asking God to bless the new king, and then we read one of the most unusual books of the Bible, the Song of Solomon.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #113: Acts 17; 1 & 2 Thessalonians
WE CONTINUE our study of Paul’s Second Missionary Journey. This week, we discuss the run-in with the citizens of Thessalonica and why they were upset by the gospel. Then we turn to Paul’s letters to the church at Thessalonica and the prophecies he shares of the Lord’s return.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #112: Psalm 119; 1 Kings 3-4
THE LONGEST Psalm in the Bible is part of our study this week. Then we look at the first acts of the reign of Solomon–his request for wisdom and the famous Judgment of Solomon.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #111: Acts 15–16; Galatians
THE BALANCE between grace and Law is the focus of this week’s New Testament study. We discuss the Council of Jerusalem, and then we read Paul’s letter to the Galatians, who had apparently come under the influence of Judaizers.Continue Reading