What Is A Word Picture?

  Each letter of the Hebrew and Aramaic alphabets was originally a picture of something from everyday life which became stylized into a pictograph in the early Semitic writing. An example in our culture that we easily understand is how we use icons with computers today. The small stylized picture is recognized easily and tells…

Word Picture For God

God is a generic name in English for the one whom we worship. If we understand what his name means in Hebrew and Aramaic, we will be able to describe him and also our relationship with him more clearly.   The aleph in Hebrew, alaph in Aramaic is a picture of the ox and as…

With One Accord

With One Accord Lexicon results for homothumadon, Strong’s #3661 1) with one mind, with one accord, with one passion A unique Greek word, used 10 of its 12 New Testament occurrences in the Book of Acts, helps us understand the uniqueness of the Christian community. Homothumadon is a compound of two words meaning to “rush…

Members One of Another

Members One of Another Rom 12:5: we who are many are one Eph 1:3-11 (MGI): 3 Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heaven in Christ, 4 even as he chose us beforehand in him, from before the foundations of the world, that…

Jesus Christ, the Head of the Body

Jesus Christ, the Head of the Body As members of the Body of Christ, our unity comes from being part of a loving arrangement of God’s making, the fulfillment of His dream for mankind…. a family, a Body that is continually being infused by the life and power of Christ who is the Head. The…

Behold the Lamb

Behold the Lamb John 1:29 APNT And on the next day, John saw Jesus, who was coming towards him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.  [takes away = bears, take on oneself] 1 Pet. 1:18-21 APNT knowing that you were not redeemed with silver that is…

Ode to the Philippians

Ode to the Philippians Ministries in the Book of Acts Eph 4:8-13 Called by many terms: gift ministries, grace gifts, charismatic gifts, ascension gifts, divine enablements, ministers “Doma” gifts (adapted from John MacArthur) 1. Essential 2. Can be counterfeited, not natural ability 3. Always unite the body 4. For the maturing of the believers 5.…

Moved With Compassion

Compassion in Hebrew is racham. The action of the verb is “to be soft, gentle” and a related noun is the word for womb. The womb surrounds the baby and nurtures and protects it and provides the needs of the baby. That is the idea of God’s compassion in that it surrounds and protects. The…

God Loves Diversity

Eph 3:8-11 1 Pet 4:10-11 Rom 12:3-8 (MGI) Now I say by the grace that was given to me for all of you, you should not think outside of what is right to think, but everyone should think soberly, according to faith in the measure God has distributed to him. For as in one body…

The Great Mystery Unraveled

I Cor 2:7 (ESV) But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God which God decreed before the ages for our glory Meaning of the word “mystery”: spiritual secret Rom 16:24, 25 (MGI) Now to God, who is able to establish you in my gospel that is proclaimed about Jesus Christ by the revelation…

Grace for Grace

Teaching from Weekend in the Word, Legacy Center We were saved by grace (Eph 2:8), but also we can live and walk in grace every day. A common definition of charis, is undeserved divine favor. But this is a limited definition. Charis comes from a root verb meaning “to rejoice or to be full of…

Stand Fast in Liberty

We stand in faith because of what Christ accomplished for us and we can persist and persevere, overcoming together, with joy and living the mystery. Let’s put on the whole armor of God and STAND FAST!

Let Go and Let God

When we are under pressure from health situations or from economic or even political situations, what do we do? Proverbs 3:5, 6 ESV 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Trust…

Illustration of the Temple

How we are connected in a community – normally use body as illustration but the temple shows some interesting aspects of community as well 1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and [that] the Spirit of God lives in you? — the you is “plural” – the spirit…

Strengthened by the Shepherd

We can be strengthened with might by God’s spirit in the inner man and when we see what God as THE Shepherd and the Lord Jesus as the GREAT Shepherd do to take care of us, we are assured of continual care. We can lie down in green pastures and rest, have the guidance we…

The Lord is My Shepherd

Teaching from Appling Advance, Appling Georgia – Part 1 We are going to look at both God and Jesus as the shepherd and how we can use Jesus’ name in prayer and access that shepherding for ourselves as well as others. God and the Lord are both actively shepherding today… Reah: word picture: what comes…

Rest, Peace and Reconciliation

Teaching from Appling Advance, Appling Georgia – Part 2 Peace: Full shepherding to the water RECONCILIATION – Full shepherding Romans 5:10, 11 (MGI): For if when we were enemies God was reconciled [reah] with us by the death of his Son, then how much more will we by his reconciliation [tareutha] live by his life?…

Rest in the Lord

When we look at the verb actions behind words for rest, we can see five keys to learning how to rest in the Lord and seek him as our Shepherd. 1. Come to me — Matthew 11:28-30 2. Cease from your own works and don’t be hard-hearted — Hebrews 4:7-11 3. Drop down and stop…

Counteracting the Spirit of Fear

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but [He has given us by his spirit] power and love and a sound mind. These three things counteract the spirit of fear. We have all the resources of the armor of God, including the shield of faith, whereby we can quench all the fiery…

Great is Thy Faithfulness

The basic idea of faithfulness is firmness or certainty. “The core of this Hebrew concept is firmness, reliability or steadfastness. To believe is to hold on to something firmly, with conviction and confidence. It is implied that steadfastness is sought in the object believed, and in laying hold of the object, the believer himself will…