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Category: Wednesday Evening Service

The Gospel of John Session 6 – Pastor Chris Black

Last time we finished chapter 4 and got halfway through chapter 5. We learned about the nobleman’s son that was healed by just a word from Jesus. We also learned about the man that had been lame for 38 years that was healed by the pool of Bethesda on the sabbath day. The Pharisees saw that man carrying his bed and accused him of breaking the sabbath, then when they learned it was Jesus who had healed him they accused him also. Jesus made the statement “My Father worketh hitherto, and I work”. That sent them into a frenzy because he claimed God for his Father, making himself equal with God.

The Gospel of John Session 5 – Pastor Chris Black

Last time we went through chapter 4 up to verse 42 which delt with the Lord’s encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. We discussed the long and bitter history between the Jews and Samaritans and got a little understanding on why Jesus sent the disciples away and met her alone. Through a short conversation and an open heart, the woman was told by Jesus that he was the Christ. She believed him and went back into the city to testify to that fact. The city came out to meet him and urged him to stay with them, so he spent two days there. Many more believed after hearing him for themselves. Jesus ended that encounter with a message for his

The Gospel of John Session 4 – Pastor Chris Black

Last week we went through chapter 3 which gives us the account of Nicodemus coming to Jesus at night with questions. Jesus went right to the heart of the matter with this statement “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”. The new birth message was way over Nicodemus’s head. He said, “How can these things be?” Jesus then gives him a sign to look for that would help him understand the mission of Christ. John 3:14-15 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. As the ministry of Christ became more widespread, the disciples of John the Baptist became envious. John explains to them that Jesus is the Son of God, that he came from above and is greater than all, and that John must decrease but Christ must increase.

Song of Solomon Session 4 – Pastor Chris Black

Last we week we went through chapter 3, where the Shulamite recalls a dream she had about her shepherd that prompted her to go look for him in the night. When she finds her beloved, she embraces him and brings him to her mother’s house to meet her family. Solomon then returns to Jerusalem in a great royal parade and astonishes the crowd that is blown away by his majesty.
The beloved Shepherd has followed the court and comes to Jerusalem because the Shulamite is still somewhat captive in Solomon’s pavilions. They speak briefly to each other in this passage.

The Song of Solomon Session 3 – Pastor Chris Black

The Song of Solomon is a love poem about a Shulamite farm girl that Solomon has set his sights on winning her affection; but she’s already in love with a shepherd. Solomon is the king of Israel, already married and extremely wealthy. The Shulamite is a common yet beautiful woman who works on her family’s farm. The shepherd is mysterious in that he just appears at times in the poem, yet the Shulamite describes in him in the highest esteem, and she proclaims her great love for him. He also speaks of the Shulamite in glowing and romantic descriptions.

The Song of Solomon Session 1 – Pastor Chris Black

Title and author: We commonly call this book the song of Solomon, but the first verse gives us the true title – Song of Solomon 1:1 The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. It’s actually called “the song of songs” and names Solomon as its author. The phrase “song of songs” is like “king of kings” and “holy of holies” which simple means it’s the greatest of all songs.
What it is: The Bible is broken down into different categories – the law, the prophets, the gospels, the epistles, historical, and wisdom. The song of Solomon is biblical love poetry that falls into the category of wisdom literature because