Today the story picks up after Gabriel’s appearance to Mary and after the miraculous virgin conception of Jesus within Mary's womb. Elizabeth’s pregnancy is progressing, and Mary hastily leaves Nazareth for the hill country of Judea to visit Elizabeth. Listen in as the anticipation of the arrival of the Promised One continues to build.…

After God's long silence, Israel, outwardly, looks like a very different people from 400 years ago. But inwardly, that same old enemy entwines himself around their hearts. The snake still deceives and enslaves many of them, and he is very much at work in the land when God sends Gabriel on a second mission to the town of Nazareth.…

After 400 years of silence from God, after 400 years of political upheaval in the land, and after 400 years of languishing in spiritual exile, we turn the page to find faithfulness in Israel—a hopeful beginning to the next chapter of God's story!By bbcnorthwomensbiblestudy

The Old Testament concludes with a final warning of judgment and a promise of hope, that when the day of the Lord was near, God would send “Elijah the prophet” to “turn the hearts” of his people and “prepare the way” for the Lord, “lest [he] come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction” (Malachi 3:1, 4:5-6). After those sobering word…

Beginning with Eden and all the way through Judah’s exile, God’s story shows us that humanity’s greatest need is for God to “create…a clean heart” within them (Ps 51:10). The prophet Isaiah spoke of how God would accomplish that feat. He would send a humble, innocent servant who would willingly offer his own life and pour out his own blood in order…

Psalm 110 and the mysterious Melchizedek introduced us to the idea that humanity needs more than a king. We need a king to crush the snake and end the ancient conflict of the garden, but we also need a priest who can atone for our sins and mediate God’s blessing to us. The prophecy of Psalm 110 guarantees both in the person of the Messiah, who is a…

2 Reflections on the story so far: 1--Why does God keep retelling the same story? We saw it first with Adam, then Noah, with Israel in the wilderness, with Israel in the PL during the time of the judges. And now we see it even after a king from Judah sits on the throne of Israel. Why have all of these new beginnings–these Eden reboots–failed? Becau…

From Jacob’s prophecy, (Genesis 49) we learned that the King of Glory will descend from the line of Judah. We also learned that when he comes, he will not only rule Israel, but all the nations of the earth. From Balaam’s prophecy, (Numbers 24) we learned that when the King of Glory establishes his reign, he will bring his earth-wide blessing by not…

1) Sin and Conflict abound in the new landscape outside of Eden. We see this right out of the garden where two warring lines emerge. 2) God begins to reveal a comprehensive plan to redeem all of creation. He’s not just going to crush the snake. He’s going to reverse the curse and restore Eden.By bbcnorthwomensbiblestudy

Genesis 3:14–15 taught us to look for the birth of a boy child who—through suffering—will destroy the snake, our ancient enemy who sought to undermine God’s creation and kill Adam and Eve.By bbcnorthwomensbiblestudy

Parable 1: Matthew 22:1–14 The Parable of the Wedding Guests Context Context in Jesus’ ministry: Chief priests and Pharisees offended at parables (Matthew 21:45–46) Leaders seeking to arrest Jesus Crowds held Jesus to be prophet Context in teaching: Jesus speaks again in a parable (Matthew 22:1–3a) Kingdom of heaven like a king giving a wedding fea…

A Parable on Stewardship ... The Parable of the Talents Matthew 25:14–30 Pam Larson What does it look like to be a good and faithful servant? Watchful? Expectant? Working? Aim: Be faithfully working while you watch and wait eagerly for the return of King Jesus 3 Scenes Scene 1 (v14–15) before he goes Scene 2 (v16–18) while he is away Scene 3 (v19–3…

Parables on Prayer The Unexpected Guest, The Unjust Judge and Widow, The Pharisee and the Tax Collector Luke 11:5–13 and Luke 18:1–14 Lindsay Osborne Pattern for Prayer (Luke 11:1–4) Unexpected Visitor (Luke 11:5–13) Pray boldly because God is a good father. Ask for the Holy Spirit, the power of the kingdom. Unjust Judge & Persistent Widow (Luke 18…

Parables of Preciousness The Hidden Treasure, The Pearl of Great Price, and The Net Matthew 13:44–50 Julia Dembeck Aim: To find our supreme treasure in King Jesus. Precious Treasure (v. 44–46) By Surprise This treasure is hidden. This treasure is supremely valuable. By Diligence This treasure is found in diligence. This treasure is supremely valuab…

Parables of the Lost and Found (Jenni Naselli) The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin, and The Lost Son(s) Luke 15:1–32 The first two parables. Can you find any repeated themes? Main Characters: Items: Quantity: Repeated words: “lost” “found” “repent” and “rejoice.” Reactions: The last parable’s themes: Characters Change: (vs. 11) Item: Quantity: Reactions:…

Parable of Forgiveness: The Unforgiving Servant Matthew 18:21–35 Charisse Compton Context: Matthew 18 Peter’s Question: v 21 Jesus’s Two-fold Answer: 77 times, v 22 Parable of the Unforgiving Servant: vv 23–34 Scene 1: Scene 2: Scene 3: Jesus’s Explanation: v 35 Applications: Humility leads to greatness. Forgiveness is costly. All sin is deadly. Go…

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Why did Jesus speak in parables? Dr. Jared Compton unpacks Matthew 13 as we begin our summer study of the parables of Jesus.By bbcnorthwomensbiblestudy

Our Redeemer's Glory! Exodus 38:21–31 and 39:32–43 and 40 1–All accomplished! It was built, finished and blessed. (Exodus 39:32, 42-43) 2– Assemble the tent (Exodus 40:1-2) 3– Arrange everything (Exodus 40:3-8) 4–Anoint the furniture (Exodus 40:9-11) 5–Anoint the priests (Exodus 40:12-15) 6–Finally filled! (Exodus 40:34-38) 7–Access Denied! (Exodus…

This week we continued to study the very detailed instructions that God entrusts to Moses while up on the mountain and then the execution of those plans. We examined four aspects of how God covers, consecrates, and commissions His people: The Priests’ Garments: Special covering to come before a holy God The Priests’ Consecration: Setting sinners ap…

Various passages in Exodus 26-28; Tabernacle Altars, Bronze Basin and StructureBy bbcnorthwomensbiblestudy

The tabernacle illustrates God’s desire to be with his people. In it, we see that God’s original creation design—for his image bearers to live with him in a perfect world where they rule under his authority—has not changed. It’s the people who have changed. We now are all faulty image bearers who can no longer be in God’s presence, or rule the worl…

Our Redeemer's Grace & Glory: Covenant RenewedExodus 33-341 - Our Gracious God | Exodus 33:7–11 meeting Moses in a tent outside the camp 2 - Grace & Glory | Exodus 33:12–23 Moses makes 3 requests, all related to grace 1st request- KNOWLEDGE, “show me your ways” (v12-14) 2nd request- PRESENCE, “go with us!” (v16) 3rd Request- GLORY, “show me your gl…

The Golden Calf Act 1: Israel’s Great Sin Act 2: God’s Burning Wrath Act 3: Moses’ Burning Wrath Act 4: Moses’ Failed Atonement Act 5: Israel’s RepentanceBy bbcnorthwomensbiblestudy

Exodus 24 | Lesson 14 Our Redeemer’s Covenant Confirmed “The glory of the LORD dwelt on Mount Sinai.” —Exodus 24:16 A. Covenant Background/Review B. Covenant “sandwich” C. Covenant Confirmation Ceremony covenant words covenant promises covenant blood covenant meal D. Come up to the cloud Seeing Jesus: the NEW Covenant…

Reflecting Our Redeemer in All of Life: Covenant Words & Rules Exodus 21–23 “Pay attention to all that I have said to you…” —Exodus 23:13 1 Respect human life (Exodus 21:1-32) 2 Respect personal property & restitution (Exodus 21:33-22:15) 3* Reflecting Our Redeemer’s Heart (Exodus 22:16-31) 4 Respect for the truth & integrity (Exodus 23:1-9) 5 Reme…

Lesson 12, Exodus 19-20 Our Redeemer Has Spoken From Heaven The Story: 5 Plot Points 5 Lessons from the Story The Words ApplicationsBy bbcnorthwomensbiblestudy

Lesson 11 | Our Redeemer’s Life-Giving Water and Protection Exodus 17–18 1- no water ….. Our Redeemer the Thirst Quencher (Living Water) (17:1-7) 2- protection … Our Redeemer is our Defender (17:8-16) 3- good news … Our Redeemer Saves, Reconciles and Reunites (18:1-12) 4- wisdom … Our Redeemer is our Teacher (18:13-27)…

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Handout is available by contacting the Admin Asst for Care and Counseling, North Campus rebekah.hemken at bethlehem.churchBy bbcnorthwomensbiblestudy

Our Redeemer’s Glorious ProvisionExodus 15:22–16:36 “And in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against the LORD.” —Exodus 16:7 The LORD provided gloriously for his people. Trust Jesus’ provision for us- HE is the Living Water and the Bread of Life and our Sabbath rest Scene 1: Grumbling and the Grac…

A condensed historical review of Genesis, to understand the CONTEXT An Exodus overview A summary of Exodus themes Review of Exodus 1–15, Our Redeemer, Mighty to SaveBy bbcnorthwomensbiblestudy

Praise Our Redeemer … Redemption Leads to Rejoicing! AIM: That your heart will well up with songs of praise and thanksgiving to the LORD because there is no one like Him in majesty and mercy. 1– He saves (Exodus 15:1-3) 2– He is glorious in power (Exodus 15:4-12) 3– He leads and redeems (Exodus 15:13-17) 4– He reigns (Exodus 15:18) 5– Sing to the L…

Our Redeemer, Mighty to Save & Lead AIM: that you would TRUST the LORD, our faithful, ever-present Leader, our strong Deliverer, our mighty Redeemer, even when WE can’t see or understand. 1-Trusting the LORD our faithful, ever-present leader even when we can’t see (Ex 13:17-22) By faith he left Egypt, ... for he endured as seeing him who is invisib…

Our Redeemer Reveals Himself in the Passover Lamb and Exodus SEE and TRUST Jesus, the Passover Lamb of God, God’s own firstborn Son, who died in our place! 1-Needing the Lamb (Ex 11) 2-Choosing the Lamb (Ex 12:1-6) 3-Killing the Lamb and Applying the Blood to the Door (Ex 12:6-7) 4-Eating the Lamb (Ex 12:8-16,43-47) 5-Eating Unleavened Bread (Ex 12…

In Exodus 7–11, we learned that the LORD could have wiped Egypt off the face of the earth with one word. He could have destroyed them all. He didn’t need ten plagues. He could have snapped his fingers. One plague could have done it. But in his mercy and kindness, he gave warning after warning, strike after strike, pain after pain, chance after chan…

Exodus 5-6 Darkest Before the Dawn: When God Waits When our circumstances are dark, we must fix our eyes on our LORD and Redeemer, trusting His promises and confident that His rescue is sure, for our Rescuer has come.By bbcnorthwomensbiblestudy

Our Redeemer Equips, Encourages and Sends with Power Exodus 4 - Our Excuses | His Encouragement & Power God is full of grace and power--and he calls imperfect, weak people to join him in his work Review: Excuses #1 & #2 in Exodus 3 Excuse #3 “The people won’t believe or listen.” (1) Encouragement: 3 signs 1-staff (2-5) Gen 3:15; Col 2:15 2- hand in…

God REVEALS himself as our Holy Redeemer who comes down and calls When our Redeemer (I AM) comes down and calls, trust in his character and name. 1-The LORD reveals Himself- His Person (v2-6) 2-The LORD reveals His past works, His present knowledge and His plan for deliverance (v7-10) 3-The LORD reveals his name How do we see Jesus in Exodus 3?…

TRUST our faithful God, who hears, remembers, sees and knows. An outline: Growing in Population (God Grows His People) Groaning under Persecution (God hears, God KNOWS!) Game “Plan B”- a new strategy: Genocide (but God’s people fear Him rather than the king) God’s Plan for a Deliverer Moses Points to Jesus God Hears Israel's Groaning (and ours!)…

Welcome to our study of Exodus, Our Redeemer: Mighty to Save! If you are new to Bethlehem North Women’s Bible Study, a special welcome! Thank you for joining us! Information on registering for our classes is available at bethlehem.church/womensbiblestudy/#north Our Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning on-site classes have a lecture portion that wi…

John 17: Jesus Prays for Us Aim: Hear Jesus’s pleas to the Father for himself, for the disciples, and for all believers to live in unity and on mission. That the Father would glorify Jesus in the completion of the divine mission (vv 1–5). That the disciples would be protected, sanctified, and on mission after Jesus leaves the world (vv6–19). That t…

Paul prays for his beloved church that they would be: Strengthened with power in their inner being by the Holy Spirit So that Christ would dwell in their hearts through faith (even though they were already believers!) So that they would be rooted and grounded in the love of Christ, and be overwhelmed by the depth, length, breadth, and height of tha…

Psalm 51 will help you understand more of the heart of your Heavenly Father. May you see more clearly... God’s steadfast love and abundant mercy toward his confessing children God’s pursuit of justice and heart change in his children God’s provision of a covering for sin in Jesus God’s gift of joy for the forgiven God’s help to follow through on th…

Judges 4–5 gives us a surprising, hopeful, powerful picture of deliverance from bondage that we could never escape alone. If you are less familiar with the history of God’s redemptive story, find a refresher of the overarching picture with this 3-minute video or the full KINGDOM seminar video. This week’s story occurs in the period of the judges, w…

By God’s grace, the prayers of Hannah and Mary are recorded for us in the Bible. These are women who loved God and were familiar with disappointment and uncertainty. As you reflect on the prayers of Hannah and Mary, consider the following: When you are suffering or struggling, God hears you and invites you to pour out your soul before him (2 Samuel…

Listen to the first day of our summer Bible study, June 9, 2021, "He Hears Me: Prayers of the Bible," and get to know our teaching team: Charisse Compton Kacie Liechty (absent) Amy Katterson Lindsay Osborne Jenni Naselli (absent) Julia DembeckBy bbcnorthwomensbiblestudy