Bible Studies
How to become a Christian
Many people want to become Christians but do not know how. There is no need to undergo long periods of training. Neither is there a need to go to classes. Neither do you have to learn a lot of detail by heart. All of these can be a help, but you can become a Christian by four simple steps. Read on …
The Minor Characters about the Cross
Every preacher has preached about the major characters involved in the death of Jesus. Over the years I have preached on Peter and John, Herod and Pilate and so on. But I have never heard of anyone doing a study on the minor characters about the Cross. But in the Gospels we find many minor characters about the Cross, whose stories repay careful Bible study, especially in the light of recent archaeological discoveries. Why was a man carrying a water-pot in the middle of the day? Some secret signal to the disciples? Why did the young man run through the garden at mid-night naked? Why the special mention of the soldier Peter wounded? What did the servant girl see in the courtyard of the High Priest? Who was the African stopped while Jesus was going to the Cross? What did the Roman see at the foot of the Cross? Who was carrying the species and why on Sunday morning?
1. What did the Servant Girl see?
2. How did Malchus lose his ear?
3. Who was the teenager who streaked in the Garden of Gethsemane?
4. Who was the African on the way to the Cross?
5. What did the Roman see upon the Cross?
6. The Madding Crowd around the Cross.
7. Why the Spice Girls didn’t use their spices.
Prayer
The Practice of Spiritual Breathing.
1. Inhale
2. Hold
3. Exhale
4. Rest
5. Repeat
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The Gifts of the Spirit
A study of the Person, work, gift and gifts of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian.
1. Born in the Spirit
2. The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
3. The Holy Spirit in the Gospels
4. The Holy Spirit in Acts
5. The Holy Spirit in the Epistles
6. In John’s Writings
7. In the Early Church
8. In the Church Today
9. The Gift of Serving and Helping
10. The Gift of Giving and Sharing
11. The Gift of Craftsmanship
12. The Gift of Healing
13. The Gift of Apostles and Prophets
14. The Gift of Pastor – Teachers and Evangelists
15. The Gift of Teaching and Exhortation
16. The Gift of Wisdom, Knowledge, Discernment
17. The Gift of Tongues and Interpretation
18. The Summary of the Gifts
19. The Fruit of the Spirit
20. The Fullness of the Spirit
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Makers of Australia
Studies on the Christian heritage of the Great South Land of the Holy Spirit.
1. The Seaborn Explorers
2. The Women
3. The Convicts
4. The Missionaries
5. The Governors
6. The Inland Explorers
7. The Educators
8. The Pioneers
God’s Politics
Jesus Christ and his visionary teachings about society and politics in 21st Century Australia.
1. An Introduction
2. Jesus Was a Born Social Reformer
3. Jesus Lived as a Social Reformer
4. Jesus Died as a Social Reformer
Servant, Deaconess, Woman Minister
A study on women in ministry.
1. The Ministry of Phoebe
2. The Early Church and the Ministry of Women
Abraham’s Legacy: Readings on the Holy Land and the History Behind its Age-Old Conflict
A series based upon Jewish, Islamic and Christian sacred texts that explains the beliefs that lie behind the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
1. Obedient Faith
2. Venturing into the Unknown
3. The Promised Land
4. Looking for a City
5. Ishmael and the Arabs
6. Isaac and the Jews
7. Sarah the Princess
8. Why do Christians have Different Attitudes to Israel?
In Time of Death
A Practical Guide to Grief.
1. An Introduction to Grief
2. You Should Learn What Grief is Like
3. You Should Set Out a Recovery Program
4. You Should Hold to the Great Truths of Christ
5. You Should Use These Spirit-Lifters to Help You Overcome Your Grief
A Fresh Look at New Testament Baptism
From Historical and Archaeological Perspectives.
1. Introduction to New Testament Baptism
2. Jewish Washing
3. The Masada Discoveries
4. The Qumran Discoveries
5. The Mikva’ot in Jerusalem
6. John the Baptist
7. The Baptisms of Jesus
8. First Century Baptism
9. Twentieth Century Orthodox Jews
Mates Who Build Churches
Celebrating 25 years of Mobile Mission Maintenance: criss-crossing countries, voluntarily building churches and raising centres of ministry.
1. A Great Bunch of Mates
2. A Great Bunch of Mates Who Build Churches
Saint Paul and the Olympics
The New Testament carries many allusions to competing in the Games. There were many Greek Games held throughout the world of the New Testament. While the Jews did not glorify the human body in it beauty and fitness as did the Greeks, foreign born rulers of Israel (such as Herod the Great and Pilate) built stadiums for competitions, (horse racing, wrestling, running, throwing, weightlifting and so on) in the area we knew as Palestine.
As St Paul travelled the world he saw many of the stadiums in famous places like Ephesus and Olympia in Greece, and often made allusions to the games. In this series of Bible studies suitable for private reading or home Bible study groups, Dr Moyes brings the insights of a Bible student, his experience as an athlete, as the first Australian Chaplain to the Olympics, in making films on the sites of the Games in the ancient world and his life long interest in Greek and Roman language, history and culture.
Rev Dr Gordon Moyes brings this together on the subject of Saint Paul and the Olympics. You are free to down-load and use this material for studies and in sermons as you wish.
1. With Paul at the Games
2. Paul’s Competitive Nature
3. Paul’s Insight from the Greek Games
4. Paul and Athletics
5. Paul Doing His Best
6. Paul’s Determination Not to be Disqualified
7. Paul’s Dangerous Fight
8. Paul and the Paralympics
