On Sunday mornings over the summer we have been looking at different themes from the book of Proverbs. So far we've looked at what Proverbs has to say about Work, Words and Wisdom. This Sunday, in the final talk in the series, we're going to be thinking about Wealth.
If you've not done so already and you want more of an overview of the book of Proverbs or a bit more insight into the Old Testament Wisdom literature then there are some great resources from the guys over at The Bible Project.
The wisdom of Proverbs is supposed to read in the context of the questions and issues raised by Job and the book of Ecclesiastes as well as the wider Old Testament and whole Bible contexts. Here's what those books are about and how they are read together.
You'll also find their traditional poster style videos and posters here as well as lots of other helpful resources.
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
Literary Styles in the Bible
If you're a regular visitor to CBC or to this blog you will have heard me talk about the great resources that are available from the people over at The Bible Project.
As well as their short summaries/introductions for every book of the Bible they are now 3/14ths of the way through a series on Reading the Bible. The first video looked at 'What is the Bible?', the second at 'The story of the Bible'.
They have recently released the third video in the series looking at the different literary styles in the Bible.
If you've not seen it yet - here it is:
As well as their short summaries/introductions for every book of the Bible they are now 3/14ths of the way through a series on Reading the Bible. The first video looked at 'What is the Bible?', the second at 'The story of the Bible'.
They have recently released the third video in the series looking at the different literary styles in the Bible.
If you've not seen it yet - here it is:
Sunday, 14 May 2017
Today's video
If you were at CBC this morning you will know that some of our visuals were hit by the cyber-gremlins - still no idea why or what...but as promised - you can watch the whole thing here.
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Making a start on Revelation
On Sunday we started a new teaching series looking at the first five chapters of Revelation. Some I know, are a bit disappointed that we're not going further - as most of what is technically referred to as, 'the weird stuff', only starts at chapter six.
But a good overview of the whole book is important for understanding the first few chapters. One of the challenges of understanding Revelation is that there is a lot of symbolism and imagery that we are not familiar with - and unless we know how it applied to the Christians John was writing to in AD 90, we won't be able to properly apply his words to 2017.
If you're looking for a clear but short overview then look no further than the guys over at www.jointhebibleproject.com Head over there in a few minutes and have a look at some of the great resources they have on offer. Below are their two intro videos to the book of Revelation.
As well as Sunday mornings there will also be home group notes - and your home groups may throw up some interesting questions.
But a good overview of the whole book is important for understanding the first few chapters. One of the challenges of understanding Revelation is that there is a lot of symbolism and imagery that we are not familiar with - and unless we know how it applied to the Christians John was writing to in AD 90, we won't be able to properly apply his words to 2017.
If you're looking for a clear but short overview then look no further than the guys over at www.jointhebibleproject.com Head over there in a few minutes and have a look at some of the great resources they have on offer. Below are their two intro videos to the book of Revelation.
As well as Sunday mornings there will also be home group notes - and your home groups may throw up some interesting questions.
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