Exodus-Finding God In the Wilderness #11 (S.O.A.P.)

We wrap up our study of God’s “Top Ten” (Commandments!) with the last two, dealing with not being honest and wrong desires

Pray for Roy and Deneen Griffin and the whole Griffin family.

Exodus-Finding God In the Wilderness #10 (S.O.A.P.)

In this session, we examine the 8th Commandment (You shall not steal), which emphasizes the principle of trust in our relationships.

Exodus-Finding God In the Wilderness #9 (S.O.A.P.)

Like the topic of “murder” in our last session, the prohibition against committing adultery may seem to most believers like it is one commandment they would never consider breaking; but this commandment applies to far more than we may think

Exodus-Finding God In the Wilderness #8 (S.O.A.P.)

The next installment in our series on the 10 Commandments (When Life Fails, Read the Directions) deals with the one Commandment most Christians think they would never break.

How Should a Christian Vote?

In this week’s session, we look at how our faith should impact our interest, involvement and choices in the upcoming election.

Exodus-Finding God In the Wilderness #7 (S.O.A.P.)

Each of the Commandments are designed to help us with our relationships; both vertical (with God) and horizontal (with one another).  But the 5th Commandment deals with some of the most important relationships of all…those in the home.

Exodus-Finding God In the Wilderness #6 (S.O.A.P.)

We take a look at the one Commandment that most Christians tend to disregard or overlook the most, and how significant and important it really is for all of us.

Exodus-Finding God In the Wilderness #5 (S.O.A.P.)

What does it mean to take the Name of the Lord in vain?  How are we supposed to treat His Name?  This week’s session covers the third Commandment from God’s “top 10”.

Exodus-Finding God In the Wilderness #4

We begin several week look into the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20); God’s rules for relationship.  This session looks at the first two Commandments.

Exodus-Finding God In the Wilderness #3

We wrap up our study of Exodus 14, the children of Israel at the Red Sea, with Part 2 of “What To Do When You Feel Trapped”.  We can learn a lot from a bunch of Israelites vacationing on the beach, when their lives are turned upside down by their enemies bearing down on them.

Exodus-Finding God In the Wilderness #2

In this week’s session (and next week’s), we’ll look at 10 “life principles” to follow when you feel like you’re trapped.  In Exodus 14, the children of Israel find themselves “between the Devil and the Deep Blue (Red!) Sea”.  If you’ve ever felt that way, you’ll find encouragement from their experience!

We begin a new series walking through the Book Of Exodus. This session looks at how God called and used Moses, despite his flaws and failures.

In this week's session, we examine one of the most well known passages of Scripture in the Bible, The Shepherd's Psalm...Psalm 23.

Psalms-Session #1 (S.O.A.P.)

We begin our read through selected Psalms this week, and focus our study on “The Psalm of the Two Ways”…Psalm 1 with this initial study.

Ruth (S.O.A.P.)

In this session, we review the beautiful Old Testament picture of God’s grace as represented in the “love story” of Ruth and Boaz.

Esther (S.O.A.P.)

We cover the entire remarkable story of Esther in one session tonight and look at how God moved in the background throughout, putting everything in place to carry out His good and perfect will.

1 Samuel 21-26 (S.O.A.P.)

In this session, we examine the episode from 1 Samuel 22 where David finds himself in a “cave of despair”, and what we can learn from his experience to help us when we face difficult and overwhelming circumstances.

1 Samuel 15-20 (S.O.A.P.)

This week’s study looks at an episode from 1 Samuel 15, where King Saul learns a hard lesson about the cost of partial obedience to the Lord’s commands.

1 Samuel 9-14 (S.O.A.P.)

We dive into chapter 9 from 1 Samuel in this session, and look at how the providence and provision of God is at work in every situation, even when are unaware of it.

1 Samuel 1-8 (S.O.A.P.)

We begin our study of the Book of 1 Samuel, filled with great stories across all 31 chapters.  This week’s initial session covers chapters 1-8.

Mark 11-16 (S.O.A.P.)

This week we dig into two events from Holy Week as recorded in the closing chapters of Mark’s Gospel covering what it means to worship the Lord, and when Jesus told a man he was “not far” from the Kingdom of God.

Mark 7-10 (S.O.A.P.)

We examine the three critical “life questions”, drawn from Mark’s Gospel, chapters 7-10 in this week’s lesson.

Mark 1-6 (S.O.A.P.)

A look at several incidents from the first six chapters of Mark, and why the Pharisees rejected the Messiah, when Jesus should have been so obvious to them.

The Gospel of Mark (S.O.A.P.)

We launch our Summer series with a study of the Gospel of Mark, and the introduction of a daily Bible reading and prayer model called “S.O.A.P.”  Check it out now, for full details and an introduction to John Mark’s account of the life and ministry of Jesus.

Hello, My Name Is…JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH (The Lord Is There) & IMMANUEL (God With Us)

We conclude our series on the Hebrew names of God with two of the most reassuring ones; both dealing with God’s Presence in our lives.

Hello, My Name Is…(Week 12)

Jehovah-Shammah (The Lord Is There) & Immanuel (God With Us)

May 31, 2020 Wallington SS Class

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 E-mail your PRAYER REQUESTS ( wallingtonfbs@gmail.com )
 Podcast site reminder
 Next week…IN-PERSON Life Group at FBC Dining Hall 6:00 pm Sunday!

JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH (the Lord is There)

1. God’s PRESENCE was a GREAT PROMISE for ISRAEL
Ezekiel 8:1-4; Ezekiel 9:3; Ezekiel 10:4-5 & 18; Ezekiel 11:22-25; Ezekiel 43:1-5
Ezekiel 48:35 (Key verse)
Matthew 23:38-39

2. God’s PRESENCE is a GREAT ASSURANCE for BELIEVERS
Matthew 1:22-23
The Lord is THERE…when we SERVE Him (2 Timothy 4:16-17)

The Lord is THERE…when we SUFFER for Him

Isaiah 43:1-3
Isaiah 41:10

3. God’s PRESENCE is a GREAT WARNING to the LOST

IMMANUEL (God With Us)
Isaiah 9:6
Colossians 1:15
Hebrews 1:3
Hebrew 10:5-7
Ephesians 2:14
Matthew 1:21

Hello, My Name Is…JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU (The Lord Is My Righteousness)

Of all the gifts God has offered to us, none is greater than His offer to credit Christ the Son’s righteousness to our account.  What a blessing, what a name!

Hello, My Name Is…(Week 11)

Jehovah-Tsidkenu (The Lord My Righteousness)
May 24, 2020 Wallington SS Class

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 E-mail your PRAYER REQUESTS ( wallingtonfbs@gmail.com )
 Podcast site reminder: www.YourLifeGroup.com

Jehovah-Tsidkenu (The Lord My Righteousness)
Jeremiah 23:1-8 (NIV)

Jeremiah 10:23-23 (Read from the MESSAGE as well)

Jeremiah 17:9

2 Corinthians 5:21

Isaiah 64:6 (NLT)

1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (NIV)

Philippians 3 (NIV)

Romans 3:9-24

Psalm 89:14

Matthew 5:6

Isaiah 61:10 (Recommended-read from The Passion Translation)

Jude 24-25

Hello, My Name Is…JEHOVAH-ROHI (The Lord My Shepherd)

We’ve all read, possibly even memorized that great passage Psalm 23.  It begins by introducing us to Jehovah-Rohi, the Lord, our Shepherd.  We’ll take a verse-by-verse look at these encouraging verses in this week’s session.

Hello, My Name Is…(Week 10)
Jehovah-Rohi (The Lord My Shepherd)
May 17, 2020 Wallington SS Class

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 E-mail your PRAYER REQUESTS ( wallingtonfbs@gmail.com )
 Podcast site reminder: www.YourLifeGroup.com
 CHANGES for next week’s LIFE GROUP Session (Sat night:7:00 pm)
Key Passage: Psalm 23:1-6
Sheep are DUMB…

Sheep are DEFENSELESS

Sheep are DIRTY

Sheep are DEPENDENT

Sheep are DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED

When the Lord is your Sheperd (Jehovah-Rohi)…
He’ll meet your SPIRITUAL NEED
He’ll meet your DIRECTIONAL NEED
He’ll meet your EMOTIONAL NEED
He’ll meet your PHYSICAL NEED
He’ll meet your ETERNAL NEED

John 10:27
Isaiah 53:6

Hello, My Name Is…JEHOVAH-MAKADESH & JEHOVAH-RAPHE)

God reveals Himself as both our Sanctifier and our Healer in Leviticus and Exodus.  Join us as we explore these two meaningful names in this week’s study.

Hello, My Name Is…(Week 9)
Jehovah-Makadesh & Jehovah-Raphe
May 10, 2020 Wallington SS Class

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 E-mail your PRAYER REQUESTS ( wallingtonfbs@gmail.com )
 Podcast site (audio of lesson): www.YourLifeGroup.com
 In light of announced service changes for next week (May 17 th ), we will post the Life
Group lesson on SATURDAY night at 7:00 pm (instead of 11:00 am on Sun)

JEHOVAH-MAKADESH (The Lord Who Sanctifies) Leviticus 20:7-8 & 22-24

JEHOVAH-RAPHE (The Lord Who Heals) Exodus 15: 1-3 & 18-26

Isaiah 1:5-6

Psalm 103:3

Jeremiah 30:13-17

TAKEAWAYS
1. You can be IN THE WILL of GOD…and find yourself IN THE WILDERNESS
2. God USES the WILDERNESS…to REVEAL HIMSELF to you
3. ONLY God can REDEEM the BITTERNESS, and make it SWEET

Psalm 147:3
Jeremiah 17:14 (NIV)

Hello, My Name Is…JEHOVAH-SHALOM & JEHOVAH-NISSI (Week 8)

What does it mean that the Lord is our peace, and our banner?  We’ll examine this as we look at two more of the significant Hebrew names of God from the pages of the Old Testament.

Hello, My Name Is…(Week 8)
Jehovah-Shalom & Jehovah-Nissi
May 3, 2020 Wallington SS Class

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 E-mail your PRAYER REQUESTS ( wallingtonfbs@gmail.com )
 Podcast site reminder: www.YourLifeGroup.com

JEHOVAH-SHALOM (The Lord is My Peace) Judges 6:1-22
Isaiah 48:18 (TPT)
Isaiah 57:20-21 (NAS)
Romans 8:5-7
Isaiah 26:3

JEHOVAH-NISSI (The Lord Is My Banner) Exodus 17:8-16
Psalm 60:4 (NLT)

TAKEAWAYS:
1. The battle belongs to the Lord

2. Prayer is the battlefield on which we fight (Ephesians 6:10-18)

3. Never fight alone

Hello, My Name Is…EL SHADDAI (Week 7)

God tells Abraham (in Genesis 17)…I am the all-sufficient One, all you will ever need; and in the process He discloses another powerful and precious name for Himself: El Shaddai!

Hello, My Name Is…(Week 7)
El Shaddai (The All-Sufficient God)

April 26, 2020
Wallington SS Class

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 SOUP KITCHEN (mail contributions to 136 S. Forest St, Sptbg, SC 29306)
 E-mail your PRAYER REQUESTS ( wallingtonfbs@gmail.com )
 Podcast site reminder: www.yourlifegroup.com

A PRIMER on COVENANTS:
 Always made between TWO parties
 Always between a greater/stronger party (Suzerain) and a lesser/weaker party
(Vassal)
 Always initiated and executed by the stronger party (Suzerain)

Genesis 12:1-4

Genesis 17:1-8

Take-aways
1. If you let Him, God will turn your TESTS into TESTIMONIES

2. You will discover God’s sufficiency when you realize your insufficiency

3. You appropriate God’s omnipotence (power) through faith

Psalm 91:1-2 & 4 (Recommend reading vs. 1-2 in The Message as well)

Hello, My Name Is…EL ELYON and EL ROI (Week 6)

This week, we cover two of the ancient Hebrew names of God, both of which are derivatives of Elohim, one focusing on God’s might, the other on God’s love and care over us.

Hello, My Name Is…(Week 6)

El Elyon (Most High Ruler) & El Roi (My God Who Sees)

April 19, 2020 Wallington SS Class

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Be sure to send your KNEE MAIL Prayer Requests to Shannon at
wallingtonfbs@gmail.com so others in the class can pray with you this week.
 Plan to join us for our online Life Group next Sunday at 11:00 am on Facebook
(Search for “Wallington’s Sunday School Class” on Facebook)
EL ELYON (The Most High Ruler)
Genesis 14:11-20

EL ROI (The God Who Sees Me)
Genesis 16:1-16

Genesis 21:8-19

Proverbs 15:3
Psalm 121:1-5
THREE TAKEAWAYS:
1. Trust God, in spite of your circumstances
2. Remember…God’s goodness outweighs the troubles that surround you
3. God sees you, even when you can’t see Him

NEXT WEEK…EL SHADDAI (The ALMIGHTY, ALL-SUFFICIENT ONE)

Hello, My Name Is…JEHOVAH-JIREH (Week 5)

The Lord will provide; not only has He provided (as He did for Abraham and Isaac), He saw our need for His provision far into the future and has made divine provision for every need of man…corporately and individually.

Hello, My Name Is…JEHOVAH-JIREH (My Provider)

April 12, 2020 (Easter Sunday)

Wallington Life Group

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Be sure to send your KNEE MAIL Prayer Requests to Shannon at wallingtonfbs@gmail.com so others in the class can pray with you this week.  
• Plan to join us for our online Life Group next Sunday at 11:00 am on Facebook (Wallington’s Sunday School Class is our FB site)
• Watch the class Knee-Mail for log-in for ZOOM session on Tuesday night at 7:00 pm

Key Passages for this Study: Proverbs 18: 10 & Romans 10:13

Focal Passage for this week’s session:  Genesis 22:1-17

Three Meanings of Jehovah-Jireh In Hebrew:

      1.The Lord will SEE TO IT

      2.The Lord will BE SEEN

      3.The Lord will MAKE IT CLEAR

Five Takeaways for this week:

      1. Every test has a PURPOSE

      2. Obedience must be IMMEDIATE

      3. TRUST is what enables you to endure the test

      4. RAISE YOUR EYES, the Lord will provide

      5. BLESSINGS await our obedience

The TIE between Mount Moriah (Genesis 22, 2 Samuel 24 & 2 Chronicles 3:1) and Mount Calvary

Hello, My Name Is…ADONAI (Week 4)

Adonai is the “ownership” name of God, and reflects that we are to submit to Him as our Master and Lord.  Join us as we investigate all that this means in this week’s lesson installment.

Hello, My Name Is…ADONAI (Master/Owner)

April 5, 2020 (Palm Sunday)

Wallington Life Group

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Be sure to send your KNEE MAIL Prayer Requests to Shannon at wallingtonfbs@gmail.com so others in the class can pray with you this week.  
• Audio (only) edition of each week’s lesson available at www.yourlifegroup.com
• For this season while churches are shut down to open services:
• • Facebook Live lesson each Sunday morning at 11:00 am-search for “Wallington’s Sunday School Class” on Facebook and look for “Videos”
  • ZOOM Circles (small) Group meeting each Tuesday night at 7:00 pm-link sent out weekly on Monday via class email (to subscribe to email list, send request with your email to wallingtonfbs@gmail.com) 

Key verses for this study: Proverbs 18: 10 & Romans 10:13

ADONAI (“Lord”)-To own…or be the master of; Ownership also bears RESPONSIBILTY

1.If God is the owner, then you are NOT! (Genesis 15 & Exodus 4)

2. When BORROWERS act like OWNERS, they insult the OWNER (1 Cor. 6:19-20, Luke 6:46 & Romans 10:9-10)

3. Whenever God claims OWNERSHIP, He holds something BACK 

4. Submitting to ADONAI makes you FREER than you’ve ever been (Isaiah 6:1 & 2 Corinthians 2:14)

Question of the Week: What is God trying to say to me through this Name?

Hello, My Name Is…JEHOVAH (Week 3)

The second name of God revealed in Scripture is His most holy name, and most scholars agree, God’s most favorite name for Himself.  We’ll look at several attributes of this name, as we examine the holy name of YAHWAY (Jehovah).

Hello, My Name Is…(Week 3)

JEHOVAH-The Lord God

March 29, 2020

Wallington SS Class

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Be sure to send your KNEE MAIL Prayer Requests to Shannon at wallingtonfbs@gmail.com so others in the class can pray with you this week.  

• Plan to join us for our online Life Group next Sunday at 11:00 am on Facebook (Wallington’s Sunday School Class is our FB site)

Proverbs 18: 10

The NAME of the LORD is a strong tower…the righteous run into and they are saved.

The SECOND NAME of God in Scripture…JEHOVAH (LORD)  (Genesis 2:4)

Read Exodus 3:1-15 (main text for this lesson)

JEHOVAH is the SELF-REVEALING GOD (Elohim CREATES…Jehovah RELATES))

JEHOVAH is SELF-EXISTENT (God exists totally within Himself  

JEHOVAH is SELF-SUFFICEINT (God has no need to go outside of Himself)  

JEHOVAH is SELF-GENERATING (God had no beginning and will have no end…He is everlasting)  

JEHOVAH is SELF-DEFINED (I am…that I am)

JEHOVAH is PERSONAL  (God is a God of relationship…and He desires one with YOU!)

Yeshua JESUS

HaNazarei of NAZARETH

Vemelekh The KING

HaYhudim   of the JEWS

Hello, My Name Is…ELOHIM  (Week 2)

The first name that God chooses to identify Himself with in Scripture establishes His power and the fact that He is Creator God.  We take an in-depth look at what this means for us today, and how He reveals Himself to us through this name.

And here are more notes for you to use as you listen to the lesson!

Hello, My Name Is…(Week 2)

Elohim-Almighty, Everlasting Creator God

March 22, 2020     Wallington SS Class

Podcast/website:  www.yourlifegroup.com

Genesis 1:1 (NIV)

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

1. ELOHIM is TRANSCENDENT

1. ELOHIM is IMMANENT

1. ELOHIM is PERSONAL

1. ELOHIM is PLURAL

Genesis 1:26-27 

Genesis 1:2

John 1:1-2

Colossians 1:15-16

1. ELOHIM is CREATIVE

Hebrews 11:3

BARA-The divine, instantaneous act of making something from nothing

1. ELOHIM is POWERFUL

Genesis 1:2

Isaiah 45:18

Isaiah 14:12

1Samuel 17:45-46

Psalm 46

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

7 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.

10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;

Hello, My Name Is ...

From Genesis to Revelation, God reveals Himself through various names, each rich with meaning for us. We begin a new study series on the names of God with this introductory session.

Lord, Teach Us To Pray-The One-Word Prayer Everyone Prays

Everyone who talks to the Lord has prayed this one-word prayer, it’s the prayer of “Why?”.  God wants our questions, and welcomes our concerns; we look at why He can be trusted with them in this closing session of our series on prayer

The closing benediction of the Lord's Prayer reminds us of four very important foundational truths about both prayer and our Father in Heaven that we are praying to. We'll look at each in this week's session.

Lord, Teach Us To Pray-Lead Us Not Into Temptation But Deliver Us From Evil

This phrase from the Lord’s model prayer for His disciples focuses on requesting spiritual protection which all believers need, every day.  We’ll look at the source of temptation, the purpose of temptation and how God instructs us to deal with it when it comes our way.

This may be the most significant request in this entire model prayer, and one of the most difficult to pray at the same time. We'll look at this portion of the Lord's Prayer as it instructs us to pray for the forgiveness we all need and seek

The problem with life is, it is so 'daily'. Jesus instructs us to pray each day, for our daily provision; both natural and supernatural.

Lord, Teach Us To Pray-Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done

What exactly was Jesus instructing us to pray for concerning His kingdom?  What does it mean to pray “Thy will be done”?  We’ll dive into this pray petition in this week’s session.

What did Jesus mean when He taught us, as His followers, to pray "Hallowed be Thy Name" to the Father? It involves two actions on our part to fulfill this prayer request, as we will see from the Scriptures.

Lord, Teach Us To Pray - Our Father, Which art in Heaven.

Jesus instructs his followers to begin our prayer by stating the most intimate, personal relationship of all, that of a father and child. There are tremendous blessings associated with our adoption as children of the Heavenly Father, capsulated beautifully in these opening words of the Lord's Prayer

Jesus’ disciples didn’t ask Him to teach them how to preach, heal the sick or feed hungry masses; the one thing they requested a tutorial on was…how to pray.  We begin a new study on prayer with a look at this powerful tool in the arsenal of every believer.