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 Top 5 things students need to know about Jesus from the NT What if you had to choose the top 5 New Testament passages that a student needs to understand to become a true disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ? Which passages you choose? GT staff Greg Ashworth and students in Bosnia this summer. Here is my first pass at answering this question:           Revelation 22 – The end or final blue print of what Jesus is doing, recreation, the new heavens and the new earth…           Luke 1,2 – Jesus’ origins and OT roots, the miraculous birth, his God-man nature, His name           Romans 3:21-28 In our place condemned He stood, the Gospel, justification by faith, propitiation           Ephesians 4 – Life Together in Christ, the Church, Christ-centered community           Luke 11 or Matthew 6 Jesus’ teaching on prayer and trusting the...

Study Notes for John 7:37-39 Introduction This passage became a favorite of mine after reading Jack Miller’s book Outgrowing the Ingrown Church. The book tells his story of the Lord renewing his faith in Christ and the promises of God’s grace that were available to him by continual repentance and faith. I really needed to experience the same renewal in my own life and ministry. (and still do!)  So, I started committing the passage to memory. Since then I have often referred to this passage as I cast vision for our ministry to college students here in Atlanta and to unreached peoples throughout the world. Here is a compilation of some of my study notes on the passage that you can read as you reflect on this wonderful and potent passage from the Gospel of John. I.                     I. The   Passage 37 On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voic...

Here is a brief paper that I wrote describing the process I ideally use to prepare a sermon. Trent McEntyre Preaching III – Directed Study with Rev. Jon Adams February 7, 2009 My preaching process and how my seminary education has shaped it There are many voices vying for our attention as we go through the day. The radio weather person tells us whether or not to grab our coats. Children call for our attention as they play. The supervisor at work lectures us about business priorities. So, when someone stands up to speak about God and His word, He better be ready. In a busy, information saturated secular society standing unprepared before an audience is like fishing without gear or bait. Here is how seminary has shaped how I prepare to teach, speak, and preach in the various ministry contexts where I work. Here is an outline of a process for preparation based the development I have received through seminary: 1.        Prayer – Dr. Frank Farrell introduced ...