Swat Bible Study

Today, Doug looks at the Kingdom Gospel that Jesus preached and His call to "Believe"! In Pt 1, we looked at what he means by "the Kingdom of God" and the implications for our lives. In Pt 2, we looked at the call to Repent! In this study, we delve into "What does Jesus mean when he calls us to "believe" and why is it important? Join us as we look at this encouraging passage in Mark 1:14-20 and Rom. 10:9,10; and James 4:6-10.

Today, Doug looks at the Kingdom Gospel that Jesus preached and His call to "Repent"! In Pt 1, we looked at what he means by "the Kingdom of God" and the implications for our lives. In this study, we delve into "What is repentance?" and why is it important? Join us as we look at this encouraging passage in Mark 1:14-20 and Luke 3:7-14.

Today, Doug looks at what Gospel our King Jesus proclaimed and how it is different from many gospel presentations that are given today. In Pt 1, we look at what he means by "the Kingdom of God" and the implications for our lives. Join us as we look at this encouraging passage in Mark 1:14-20, Mark 8:27-31. and 1 Cor. 15:1-6.

Today, Doug shows how God reveals a "different kind of KING" to the world in Jesus. In Jesus, we see a King who not only 1) identifies with His people and 2) intervenes for His people, but also, 3) Insures HOPE for His people. Join us as we look at this encouraging passage in Mark 1:12,13.

Today, Doug shows how God reveals a "different kind of KING" to the world in Jesus. In Jesus, we see a King who 1) identifies with His people and 2) intervenes for His people. Join us as we look at this encouraging passage in Mark 1.

Doug dives into Mark's prologue in Chapter one about the Euangellion - the good news....The beginning of the Good News about the NEW KING - Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God and how God reveals and confirms His NEW KING through His Message, His messengers, His maker, and His Messiah!

Doug shares an intro into the Gospel of Mark reminding the guys that Jesus took a deserter, a failure and used Peter, Barnabas, and Paul to mentor and restore him so he could be used to pen the first written Gospel of the Merciful Servant KING!

This is Session 3 from our 2023 SWAT Summer Training Day. We look at Haggai 2:10-23 and God's Word to His people about their destiny and his desire for them to not repeat the same mistakes, but to learn from them. His desire is to be with them and for them to trust in Him and His plan.

This is Session 2 from our 2023 SWAT Summer Training Day. We look at Haggai 2:1-9 and God's Word to His people about dealing with malcontents and the world's criticism.

This is Session 1 from our 2023 SWAT Summer Training Day. We look at Haggai 1:1-15 and God's Word to His people about their misplaced priorities as they return back to Israel from Babylon.

This week, we come to the end of our study of Acts as we see the faithfulness of Paul to the very end. Luke shares about Paul in Rome and how the Gospel spreads from the capitol of the world. Through it all, Paul is a faithful ambassador for the one true living GOD, Yahweh.

This week, we see the faithfulness of Paul to the end as Luke shares how Paul finally gets to Rome. We see God authenticate Paul as an APOSTLE on the island of Malta and eventually get his servant to the capitol of the world ROME. Through it all, Paul is a faithful ambassador for the one true living GOD, Yahweh.

This week, we see how God anchors us through the storms of life with 1) His Presence in our Life, 2) His Purpose for our Life, 3) His Provision for our Life, and finally, His Proven Reliability through His Fulfilled Word. We saw God use Paul, as a prisoner, to lead over 276 people to have hope, in a hopeless situation. Over a 2 and ½ month period, God changed the minds of the people on the ship from disregarding Paul to respecting and honoring him. They all escaped safely despite an awful situation- 276 people jumped into the water, in a hurricane, from a shipwreck, and ALL made it safely to shore. God’s Word was fulfilled. God used and uses predictive prophecy to establish Divine Authority. God says it’ll happen, then it happens, and proves that God is who He claims to be and His Word can be trusted!!

In this week's study, we will look at Ch. 26 vs 19-32 and will see how God refocuses Paul’s passion from personal ambition to Kingdom service. He illustrates in Paul that an authentic response to the Gospel produces a changed life and a life that doesn’t make sense to those outside of the Kingdom. Paul no longer follows His version of God's Truth, but Yahweh's Truth

God again shares Paul's testimony of how a life can be changed. This is the third time Paul's conversion experience is shared, this time in front of King Agrippa and Bernice.

In Acts 25 and we see a Contrast in Worldviews and how God contrasts the selfish pursuits of Festus and Agrippa with the selfless sacrifice of the Apostle Paul.

God reveals in great detail His care for us with His commitment to 1) The Declaration of the Gospel, and 2) The Development of Godly Character. Paul makes his defense before Felix and Luke points out that there was no evidence that Paul did anything except preach Jesus was resurrected!!

After Paul is brought before the Sanhedrin and taken back to the barracks, again protected by the Romans, Jesus appears to Paul and tells him to not worry, be strong, he will testify about Him in Rome. The next day, A plot to kill Paul is exposed and the Romans escort Paul under heavy guard to Caeserea to stand trial before Felix, the Governor. Again, we also see a God who cares by orchestrating all the details to protect His servant and continue to fulfill HIs plan to use Paul for His glory!!

Paul is brought before an informal gathering of the Sanhedrin, the spiritual and civil ruling body in Israel. He is struck in the mouth at the order of the High Priest and loses his temper, but quickly repents. We see his humanity on display as he continues to be a witness for the resurrection and God's ambassador in chains. We also see a God who cares by strengthening him after a discouraging few days.

Paul is arrested because the Jews from Asia who were in Jerusalem for Pentecost stirred up a riot to try and hurt Paul. They wanted to kill him. However, God used the Roman soldiers to protect Paul and give him a chance to share why HE WAS DIFFERENT now! Paul continues sharing his story and how his life was different after meeting Jesus.