What You Should Have Learned in 2003
on Sunday Mornings

"And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee" (Isaiah 54:13-14)

Biblical Resolutions For A New Year (01-08-03)
The reasons for having resolve
How should resolutions be determined but by Scripture
Ten examples of Biblical based resolutions

The Renewed Mind Is A Sound Mind (01-12-03)
How the mind is renewed
How the mind can be unrenewed
How to remain vigilant in keeping the mind renewed

How To Conquer Evil Habits (01-19-03)
Realizing the danger of one bad habit
How to build new habits to replace the old

How To Recognize Genuine Love (Pt 1) (01-26-03)
The fifteen characteristics of genuine love

Technology and Prophesy (01-29-03)
How old time prophesy writers described in their day and language the technology of today which they foresaw

How To Recognize Genuine Love (Pt 2) (02-02-03)
How agape love is to control friendships

How To Recognize Genuine Love (Pt 3) (02-09-03)
How agape love is to control marriage

How Agape Love Controls Eros (02-16-03)
The three Greek definitions of love
Fifteen effects of agape love on Eros and on fornication

The Effects Of Defrauding On Marriage (02-23-03)
Love’s directions, standards, and results
How defrauding damages a marriage

Moral Freedom Defined (Pt 1-4)
The steps by which we lose moral freedom
How to return from reprobation

The Communion Of The Blood Of Christ (03-02-03)
Five dimensions of communion
The core of communion

How To Overcome The Effects Of Defrauding (03-09-03)
Seven steps on how to recover from the effects of defrauding

Ten Scriptural Convictions (03-16 thru 04-13)

Ten Scriptural Convictions (Pt 1) (03-16-03)
How convictions protect family members from destructive influences of wrong desires, false philosophies and Satanic temptations

Ten Scriptural Convictions (Pt 2) (03-23-03)
Specifics of convictions one to three

Ten Scriptural Convictions (Pt 3) (03-30-03)
Specifics of convictions four to seven

Ten Scriptural Convictions (Pt 4) (04-06-03)
Specifics of convictions eight to ten

Ten Scriptural Convictions (Pt 5) (04-13-03)
What do we do with Time, Talent and Treasure?
What we spend time on is what we are conformed to

The Signs:
The Cross – The Bread – The Cup
(04-20-03)
The most famous death in history
Seven Biblical reasons for setting up waymarks

His Goals - Our Goals (04-27 thru 09-07-03)

How to become a Christian (04-27-03)
How to have assurance of salvation
Six aspects to the role of water baptism

Building Christ’s Character (05-04-03)
in individuals, marriages and in families
Eight benefits of developing godly character
Twenty-seven ways to use events of life to develop character

Honoring Mothers On Mother’s Day (05-11-03)
Eight ways that men are to love their wives
Three reasons that women are to be the focus of honor
Four ways to honor mothers

Six Purposes of Marriage (05-18-03)
Fourteen characteristics of Biblical women

The Basics of Fatherhood (05-25-03)
The seven Biblical basics of fatherhood

How To Guard Against Defilement (06-01-03)
Love for the Lord and loyalty to one another
Division is the greatest enemy of the church
Defilement can cause division
Four ways of speaking evil
Four common excuses for evil speaking

The Use Of Money (06-08-03)
Four ways in which we are stewards of our money
Five ways to regard money
Nine reasons why we should not love money
Nine ways to get money
Six ways to spend money
Four ways to give money

The Basis Of Fatherhood (06-15-03)
Three basics of manhood
Manhood in leadership
Two things that destroy his leadership
Manhood as protector
Five characteristics of a protector
Manhood as instructor
Four types of instruction)
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Motivating Women To Godliness (06-22-03)
Four Scriptural categories of women
Five instructions to young women
Thirteen instructions for older women
Four instructions for young widows
Older widows and nine qualifications for financial help
What it means to be a godly woman
Six ways that a modest woman adorns herself
Four ways that she learns
Four ways that she can teach
Five reasons for being a godly woman
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Spiritual Gifts (06-29-03)
The three Biblical grouping of gifts
The twenty-one gifts
The nine Biblically defined ways the Holy Spirit manifests

How To Discover Your Spiritual Gift (07-13-03)
The five Biblically defined ways the Holy Spirit administrates

How To Discover Your Spiritual Gift (07-20-03)
The seven Biblically defined ways the Holy Spirit operates through the church
How the three groups of gifts function together

How To Discover Your Spiritual Gift (07-27-03)
Understanding the “Body of Christ” concept
How to discover your gift or your place in the Body
Sixteen Biblical principles governing the function of gifts

Edify & Strengthen One Another
(08-03-03)
The importance of edification
Five types of people to edify
Four Biblical ways we can edify ourselves)
Eight ways to have a ministry of exhortation
Four rules that always apply
Scripture examples of edification
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The Basics of True Worship (Pt 1) (08-10-03)
The importance of true worship
Thirty-nine consequences when worship is not true
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The Basics of True Worship (Pt 3) (08-17-03)
Acceptable worship
Causes of false worship
Six forms of false worship from wrong ideas about God
Misguided forms of worship
True worship defined
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The Basics Of True Worship (Pt 3B) (08-24-03)
Four ways to know what God is like
What it means that God is holy
The problem of “Technical Christians”
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The Basics Of True Worship (Pt 4) (08-31-03)
The holiness of God is to affect the worshipper & the worship
Acceptable worship
The elements of true worship
Seven ways that the holiness of God affects worshippers
Four benefits of high standards
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The Basics Of True Worship (Pt 4 cont'd) (09-07-03)
The Biblical elements of worship
Two conditions of true worshippers
Twelve elements of worship
Nine kinds of instruments used in worship
Four effects of holy worship
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Along The Trail Of His Blood (09-14-03)
Eight benefits along the trail of His blood
Eleven principles of remission
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How To Establish Family Worship (09-21-03)
Four venues of worship
Eight reasons to establish family worship
Five ways to establish family worship
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What To Do When You Are Under Attack (09-28-03)
Attacks are inevitable
Ten methods of the enemy
Twenty ways to watch for early warning signs
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How To Be Real In An Artificial World (10-05-03)
The problem of artificiality
Seven evidences of reality
Five ways to be real
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Earnestly Contending For The Faith (10-12-03)
Seven reasons why we must be earnest
Seven matters in which we should be earnest
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How To Handle Temptation (Pt 1) (10-19-03)
Three phases of handling temptation
Fifteen things to do before temptation
The five sources of temptation
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How To Handle Temptation (Pt 2) (10-26-03)
Seven things to do during temptation
Six things to do after temptation
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How To Handle Temptation (Pt 2 cont'd) (11-02-03)
Eight steps to handle temptation

Vanity vs. Significance (Pt 1) (11-09-03)
Three basics about vanity
Three types of vanity
Twenty Biblical categories of vanity
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Vanity vs. Significance (Pt 2) (11-16-03)
Twenty-three more Biblical categories of vanity

The Attitude of Gratitude (11-23-03)
The problem of ungratefulness
Murmuring: The evidence of ungratefulness
Murmuring is widespread and solution is needed
Alternative to murmuring is gratitude (thankfulness)

Vanity vs. Significance (Pt 3) (11-30-03)
Three categories related to vanity
Eight things of significance which could become vain

Vanity vs. Significance (Pt 4) (12-07-03)
Six more things of significance which could become vain
Five things that are always significant
Three ways to respond to vanity
Why God allows vanity

How To Prepare For Christmas (12-14-03)
The value of preparation
Seven reasons why we prepare for Christmas
Eight ways to prepare for Christmas
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The 2 Spirits of Christmas (12-21-04)
Five manifestations of the Spirit of Herod
The six ways of the Spirit of the Wise Men

How To Prepare For A New Year (12-28-03)
The increments of time in which God deals with us
Eleven ways to daily respond to God
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What You Should Have Learned in 2003
on Wednesdays Evenings

Biblical Resolutions For A New Year (Pt 1) (01-08-03)

Biblical Resolutions For A New Year (Pt 2) (01-15-03)

Psalms 23 (01-22-03)
Exegesis of Psalm 23

Christianity and The End Times (02-05-03)
How to avoid deception
Three attitudes to maintain

Christianity and The End Times (02-12-03)
Six indicators of false teachers
Eight Biblical reasons we will be hated
How we are to respond

Miscellaneous Lessons From God’s Word (02-19-03)

Miscellaneous Lessons From God’s Word (02-26-03)

Miscellaneous Lessons From God’s Word (03-05-03)

Miscellaneous Lessons From God’s Word (03-12-03)

Proverbs 26 (03-26-03)
The signs of slothfulness
Minding your own business
What is foolish and damaging jesting

Proverbs 26 (04-02-03)
The ten consequences of talebearing

Proverbs 27 (04-09-03)
The risks of presumption
The alternative to self praise
Recognizing the difference between friends and enemies

Proverbs 27 (04-23-03)
Fullness vs hunger
A man’s place is in the home
How to recognize a real “Book of Proverbs friend”

Proverbs 27 (05-07-03)
Exegesis of Proverbs 27:18-27

How To Deal With Lust (05-14-03)
Seven Biblical principles to overcome lust

How To Walk In The Spirit (05-21-03)
The four benefits of walking in the Spirit
Eight principles of walking in the Spirit

Spiritual Liberty vs. License (05-28-03)
How to know the difference between liberty and license

The Pathway To The Prayer Closet (06-04-03)
The fifteen prerequisites for meaningful prayer

The Seven Aspects Of Genuine Forgiveness (06-11-03)
Confirming the authenticity of forgiveness
Biblical consequences of unforgiveness
The sure steps to overcoming bitterness

The Benefits Of Pleasing God
(06-18-03)
The 10 benefits of pleasing God
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The Laying On Of Hands (06-25-03)
The four Biblical purposes for “laying on of hands”
Seven Biblical principles for “laying on of hands”

My Favorite Page Of The Bible (07-02-03)
Exegesis of Psalm 139:1-18

How To Get Back “First Love” (07-09-03)
Twelve ways to identify that you still have “first love”
Three steps to get “first love” back again

Always Be Prepared (07-16-03)
The nine circumstances God calls us to be prepared for

How To Be A Red Hot Christian (07-23-03)
Ten steps to staying on fire for God

Episcopal Church From Romans One (08-06-03)
How to identify an apostate and reprobate church

How To Discover/Develop Your Spiritual Gift (08-13-03)
The relationship between skills and giftings

Factors About Finding Life Purposes (08-20-03)
Ten Biblical aspects to discovering your life purpose

Raising The Standards (09-03-03)
The four Biblical benefits of high standards
How to change your standards
The dangers of false standards
The ten evidences of obedience

Raising The Standards (09-10-03)
Eleven examples of Biblically defined standards,, the Scriptures upon which they are based and the results testified to
Personal testimony of Mark & Pam Cook

Mental Health From Psalm 37 (09-24-03)
Ten Biblical instructions for mental health

In The Quiet - In The Stillness (10-01-03)
Twenty Biblical benefits of spending time in the quiet

How To Develop Christs’ Character (10-16-03)
Character qualities are the measurement of Christ likeness

How To Speak In The Gates (10-08-03)
How to identify the “gates” of America
How to present truth in the gates

Speaking In The Gates (10-22-03)
How to make a Scriptural appeal
Biblical principles of speaking in the gates

How To Give Reproof To A Gatekeeper (10-29-03)
The Biblical principles of “Rebuke” outlined as to the obligation, the value, the power, the risks, the benefits, the motive, and the outcome

Reproving (11-19-03)
The seven Biblical “How To’s” of rebuke

Condescension (12-10-03)
Defined as coming from a high position to a low position voluntarily
The incalculable height and depth of Christ’s condescension

How To Start The New Year (12-29-03)
Three things you must forget
Three things you must look forward to

         In Addition You Received Character Instruction
                       From Mike Whitfield As Follows:


Discretion vs Simple Mindedness (03-02-03)

Contentment vs Covetousness (03-09-03)

Resourcefulness vs Wastefulness (03-23-03)

Self Control vs Self Indulgence (03-30-03)

Cautiousness vs Rashness (04-06-03)

Tolerance vs Prejudice (05-25-03)

Creativity vs Underachievement (06-07-03)

Thoroughness vs Incompleteness (06-29 & 07-06-03)

Humility vs Pride (07-20-03)

Determination vs Faint-Heartedness (08-03 & 08-17-03)

Boldness vs Fearfulness (08-24 & 08-31 & 09-07-03)

Gentleness vs Harshness (09-21 & 10-01-03)
Availability vs Self-Centeredness
Loyalty vs Unfaithfulness