Chapter 2 – The Earthly Origin of the Church

Feb 2001 - Dec 2001

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Thu, Feb 15, 2001
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 17 mins 30 secs
(Promise – Isaiah 26:3, 4) The events of Acts chapter one (Acts 1:1-8). Christ’s session precedes and forms the basis of Pentecost. John’s baptism. Jesus Christ reveals the coming baptism of the Holy Spirit. The kingdom postponed and the coming Church Age. Questions and answers.
Thu, Mar 15, 2001
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 17 mins 18 secs
(Promise – Colossians 2:6) God has chosen to play favorites in human history, but He also holds His own people to higher standards! The earthly origin of the church. What was observed at Pentecost. The Old Testament Jewish calendar reveals God’s precise direction of human history. Questions and answers (basic truths that compose the gospel).
Thu, Mar 22, 2001
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 26 mins 27 secs
Always envelop problems inside the Word of God. The detail of prophetic fulfillment reflects the veracity of the Word of God. The Old Testament Jewish calendar is the timepiece of human history. Mastering the logic of Peter’s presentation at the Pentecost event. Questions and answers.
Thu, Mar 29, 2001
by Charles Clough
Passage: Isaiah 41:10 & Acts 2
Duration: 1 hr 18 mins 16 secs
(Promise – Isaiah 41:10) Peter’s analysis of what occurred at Pentecost. Pentecost results from Christ’s session. Peter takes truths of Christ’s life and puts them inside an Old Testament structure. As a prophet, when writing Psalms, David sometimes enveloped himself prophetically in his whole dynasty. At Pentecost, Peter taught that Jesus Christ fulfilled that whole dynastic picture. Pentecost is the historical evidence that Jesus Christ made it to the Father’s right hand. Christ’s session is the heavenly origin of the church and Pentecost is the earthly origin of the church. Questions and answers.
Thu, Apr 19, 2001
by Charles Clough & Tommy Ice
Duration: 1 hr 9 mins 54 secs
Guest speaker – Dr. Thomas Ice. Four foundational issues around which eschatology revolves. Amillenialism, premillenialism, and postmillennialism. The early church was entirely premillenial. Preterism, historicism, futurism, and idealism. The pre-tribulation, post-tribulation, and mid-tribulation Rapture views.
Thu, Apr 19, 2001
by Charles Clough
Passage: Acts
Duration: 1 hr 25 mins 9 secs
Things to remember about God’s promises. Lack of faith insults God’s character. Step two of the faith-rest process. Examples of how to apply the Bible Framework. Peter’s interpretation of Pentecost. If you are not a dispensationalist, you’ll never understand the Book of Acts. Events of the Book of Acts were predicted in Matthew chapter 22. Questions and answers.
Thu, Apr 26, 2001
by Charles Clough
Passage: Acts
Duration: 1 hr 17 mins 31 secs
A parable of Christ that foretells events recorded in Acts. A quick survey of the Book of Acts. God the Holy Spirit works differently in different situations in the Book of Acts. The repetition of Pentecostal phenomena tells us about the expansion of the church. The church universal. Cessation. Questions and answers.
Thu, May 10, 2001
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 18 mins 57 secs
The idea of union with Christ is first seen at Saul’s Damascus road experience. How God expects believers to be obedient in one dispensation is different for believers in other dispensations. The human body is designed by God to glorify God as no other part of the universe can. The baptism of the Holy Spirit takes us out of union with the first Adam and puts us in union with the Second Adam (Jesus Christ). Cessation. The Trinity and God the Holy Spirit. Questions and answers.
Thu, May 17, 2001
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 45 secs
Brief review of the life of Christ. Only in the Bible does history have eternal repercussions. How to detect a genuine work of God the Holy Spirit. God the Holy Spirit’s emphasis is always Christ centered. Church creeds and God the Holy Spirit. Historical controversies concerning Jesus Christ and God the Holy Spirit. The person and work of God the Holy Spirit. God the Holy Spirit was “with” believers prior to Pentecost and is “in” believers after.
Thu, May 24, 2001
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 19 mins 27 secs
God’s character does not change, but He does vary the way He works in history. Ministries of God the Holy Spirit throughout Scripture. The doctrine of regeneration. “Eternal life” refers to that life which qualifies for eternal fellowship with God. How the Apostle John and the Apostle Paul approach Christian sin and fellowship with God. Questions and answers.