Living Stones Podcast

1) Who or what is “the keeper of the cup/truth”?2) Why does the truth need a keeper?3) How do we “keep the truth”?4) Take a look at John 18:37-38? What did Jesus have to say about truth to Pilate?5) Who or what is “the truth/cup”?6) What from today’s lesson do you want to remember or put into practice?

Lesson 34 1)Why was the “thesis statement” of the letter from Paul to Timothy that we studied this week important?2) What does the word Church mean?3)How can we say that the local church is where heaven and earth meet more than anywhere else?4) What does “the truth” have to do with Church?5) What made Christ angry? How about Paul?6) What from today’s lesson spoke to you in a special way?

1)Name the two jobs in the Church that Pastor Mike equated to the two “orders of knights” and why they are needed in the Church?2)What qualification does a Bishop of the church need to have that is missing from the list of qualifications for a Deacon?3) What qualification is added in verse 11 for Church Deacons that is missing from the Bishop’s list? What are the different ways Churches interpret this?4) What encouragement does Paul give to those who want to do the hard job of being a Deacon in the Church? What can we learn from this ourselves if we are not a Deacon?5) What do you especially want to remember from today’s lesson?

1)Why do Paul’s "Ingredients” matter when it comes to overseers in the church?2)What do these “ingredients” have to do with you, even if you are not a leader in the Church?3)Choose one or two of the “ingredients” and explain what you learned about it/them. 4)Why is it important that we have a good testimony among “outsiders”?5)Is there one of these “Ingredients”that you feel you need to work on personally?

1)What does “overseer” mean and why does their example matter?2)Explain what you learned about an overseer being the following:-above reproach-The husband of one wife3)What does it say about a person if these things are true about him sexually and why is that important for a church leader?4) What are some tools Pastor Mike gave to use for combating sexual temptation?5)What does all of this have to do with a man in the family of God/the church who isn’t a church leader?6)What do you want to remember most from today’s teaching?

1)What made Paul mad and why?2)Why are righteous leaders important in the church?3)Why should we be slow to lay our hands on people and make them leaders in the Church?4)What stood out to you most from the list of things Pastor Mike gave us about what we should be doing for our leaders in the church? Is there anything you personally need to do or change after studying this list?5)Why is being a leader in the church a noble task?

1)Review: What has Paul been discussing in chapter 2 and why?2)Explain the process of salvation, using what you learned about justification, sanctification and glorification.3) What did Paul say was a problem of all women, truly all people? What was Paul’s solution to this and why?4) In what ways to see that a woman could become more and more like Christ through child bearing and rearing?5)What do you want to remember most about this teaching?

1)What is Paul talking about in this passage that can be divisive, and why would he even bring it up?
 
 
2)What is Paul NOT saying in this passage?
 
 
3)What is Paul saying and why is he saying it?
 
 
4) What is the problem today in the Church over Paul’s words?
 
 
 
5) What was God‘s/Paul’s desire for the church then and now? Do you see your view of the role of women in the church as helping this goal to flourish? Why or why not?