Morningview Baptist Church

As we begin to work our way through the 24th chapter of Matthew on Sunday morning, we are going to be wading into the study of eschatology.  Our eschatology is our theology of the end times.  As I noted on Sunday morning, when Jesus delivers His Olivet Discourse, He is speaking of two different events:  the “near” event of the destruction of Jerusalem which came just 40 years later in 70 A.D., and the “far” event of His second coming and the final judgment, which at this time is still a future occurrence for us.

Rightly interpreting apocryphal texts, like those we have in Daniel, Ezekiel, Revelation, and here in Matthew 24, is often very challenging.  These texts are recorded visions which employ an incredible amount of metaphor and symbolism to reveal truths about God’s judgment of the wicked and His preservation of the righteous.  Though we might prefer more clarity, we must remember that Scripture is absolutely Continue reading

Week of January 16, 2012

Monday: Gen. 32:13-34:31; Matthew 11:7-30; Ps. 14:1-7; Prov 3:19-20

Tuesday: Gen. 35:1-36:43; Matthew 12:1-21; Ps. 15:1-5; Prov. 3:21-26

Wednesday: Gen. 37:1-38:30; Matthew 12:22-45; Ps. 16:1-11; Prov. 3:27-32

Thursday: Gen. 39:1-41:16; Matthew 12:46-13:23; Ps. 17:1-15; Prov. 3:33-35

Friday: Gen. 41:17-42:17; Matthew 13:24-46; Ps. 18:1-15; Prov. 4:1-6

Saturday: Gen. 42:18-43:34; Matthew 13:47-14:12; Ps. 18:16-36; Prov. 4:7-10

Sunday: Gen. 44:1-45:28; Matthew 14:13-36; Ps. 18:37-50; Prov 4:11-13

Our church family is reading through the Bible again this year!   We are using the One Year Bible, which combines Old and New Testament readings with selections from the Psalms and Proverbs each day.  If you and your family don’t already have a copy, pick yours up in the Aletheia Center for just $10.00.

The Bible readings for the week will be posted on the website.   If you need a little catching up, below are the readings to catch you up!

Week of January 1, 2012

Sunday: Genesis 1:1-2:25; Matthews 1:1-2:12; Ps. 1:1-6; Prov. 1:1-6
Monday: Genesis 3:1-4:26; Matthew 2:13-3:6; Ps. 2:1-12; Prov. 1:7-9
Tuesday: Genesis 5:1-7:24; Matthew 3:7-4:11; Ps. 3:1-8; Prov. 1:10-19
Wednesday: Genesis 8:1-10:32; Matthew 4:12-25; Ps. 4:1-8; Prov. 1:20-23
Thursday: Genesis 11:1-13:4; Matthew 5:1-26; Ps. 5:1-12; Prov. 1:24-28
Friday: Genesis 13:5-15:21; Matthew 5:27-48; Ps. 6:1-10; Prov. 1:29-33
Saturday: Gen. 16:1-18:19; Matthew 6:1-24; Ps. 7:1-17; Prov. 2:1-5
Sunday: Gen. 18:20-19:38; Matthew 6:25-7:14; Ps. 8:1-9; Prov 2:6-15

Week of January 9, 2012

Monday: Gen. 20:1-22:24; Matthew 7:15-29; Ps. 9:1-12; Prov. 2:16-22
Tuesday: Gen. 23:1-24:51; Matthew 8:1-17; Ps. 9:13-20; Prov. 3:1-6
Wednesday: Gen. 24:52-26:16; Matthew 8:18-34; Ps. 10:1-15; Prov. 3:7-8
Thursday: Gen. 26:17-27:46; Matthew 9:1-17; Ps. 10:16-18; Prov. 3:9-10
Friday: Gen. 28:1-29:35; Matthew 9:18-38; Ps. 11:1-7; Prov. 3:11-12
Saturday: Gen. 30:1-31:16; Matthew 10:1-25; Ps. 12:1-8; Prov. 3:13-15
Sunday: Gen. 31:17-32:12; Matthew 10:26-11:6; Ps. 13:1-6; Prov. 3:16-18

Revelation Study at Morningview Baptist Church

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Author:  Dr. Shawn Merithew

Revelation Study at Morningview Baptist Church

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Author:  Joel Thompson

Matthew 21:33-46

Series: Christ in Real Life, Real Life in Christ

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Our church family will be reading through the Bible again in 2012!  Those of you who were members several years ago will remember what a blessing it was to read the whole Bible in a year with other brothers and sisters in Christ.  We’ll be using the One Year Bible, which combines Old and New Testament readings with selections from the Psalms and Proverbs each day.  If you and your family don’t already have a copy, pick yours up in the Aletheia Center for just $10.00.  We’ll start our readings on January 1, 2012.

Revelation Study at Morningview Baptist Church

MP3: Revelation Study 20111012

Author:  Dr. Shawn Merithew

All of your Christian life, you have had Sunday School teachers and Preachers teach you about the importance of daily prayer and Bible reading.  In fact, we have heard it so often, we can sometimes become numb to it, especially when we’re not doing it.  But there is another pitfall we can sometimes fall into — doing it for the wrong reasons.  If you think that daily prayer and Bible intake secures God’s love for you or earns you more of His blessings, you are wrong.  More generally, if you think that doing spiritual things Continue reading

Revelation Study at Morningview Baptist Church

MP3: Revelation Study 20111005

Author:  Dr. Shawn Merithew