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  • October 8 - Romans (Part 1)

    October 8 - Romans (Part 1)
    2026/10/08

    Our Bible in a Year study with Pastor Dodge will take you from Genesis to Revelation. Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active, not dry, dusty old stuff! We will also see evidence of Jesus throughout the entire Scriptures, from beginning to end. Join us as we travel through the Bible together.
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  • October 15 - Romans (Part 2)

    October 15 - Romans (Part 2)
    2026/10/15

    Pastor opens with a review of the outline for Romans:
    -- Salutation (1:1-17)
    -- Sin (1:18-3:20) - Talks about the destructive nature of sin and how it corrupts
    -- Salvation (3:21-5:21) - God's gift by grace received through faith and anchored in Jesus
    -- Sanctification (6:1-8:39) - God sets us apart for a purpose as we walk by faith and asks us to participate in living more and more reflecting His character through the power of the Holy Spirit. No longer dominated by sin, yet an ongoing struggle to grow in faith. "Thanks be to God who gives us the victory in Christ." "We are set free from the law of sin and death." "There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." God does not condemn - the enemy does. Jesus and the Holy Spirit convict us. Law and sin and death are behind us because we have the principle of life and light leading us. Pastor picks up with chapter 8 which lays out where the power comes from, how God works, what He desires to do and gives hope, encouragement and peace.

    The final victory is certain!! We are to live governed by the Spirit. If we're trying to live life in our own power and plan it's not going to work, but when we are lead by the Holy Spirit it changes everything. Today's christian church needs to recapture the understanding of living and walking in the Holy Spirit and in God's strength instead of our own strength and our own decisions and plans.

    We need to unlearn what the enemy has planted in us. In the Holy Spirit, we find power and strength to walk in and with the Spirit. Humbly come to God, walk by faith, rely on Him, trust on Him and receive the assurance of things unseen.

    He teaches us lessons, strengthens us and shows us His goodness and nearness through difficulties. Pastor shares a personal testimony about the hard and difficult and painful things and how looking back over those experiences, he sees how God's faithfulness and goodness carried him through and as time has gone by how he sees that through the challenges and God's help, he is different person. Pastor shares how through faith and these sanctified experiences he has become assured that God will keep His word even in future difficulties.

    God will take it all and turn it for good even in the face of difficulty, disappointment and profound hurt and even in the face of death because we can be confident that He has conquered that already. Live in the truth and rely on the truth. Because of Messiah, God is on our side! We are more than conquerors through the One who loves us. Nothing can separate us from God's love for us through Christ Jesus. And so our desire is to live as dedicated followers of Christ.

    -- Sovereignty (9:1-11:36) - God does not abandon His children even when they abandon Him. God's graciousness extends to the Jewish people. There is a faithful remnant of His chosen people and He has a plan for that remnant. They do not see Christ as the culmination of the law and whether Jew or Gentile, salvation only comes through God's mercy and grace. Jesus is God come to earth.
    Chapter 11 - tells us that God has not rejected His people who He foreknew. They have not stumbled beyond recovery, but it has opened salvation to the Gentiles and we await their understanding that Jesus is the Lord and Savior. There is a day when they will return and we see this beginning to happen. In 1966 there were around 2000 jewish people in the world who believed that Jesus was their Messiah. In 1967 - the Six Day War in Israel and the Middle East - the Jewish people gained control of Jerusalem. And since then the number of believing Jews is now close to 500,000 and it is accelerating!

    -- Service (12:1-16:27) We are to live for Him. Because of how good and gracious God has been we are called to surrender to Him and to offer our bodies as living sacrifices to Him. This is how we worship Him. Love is to be sincere. We are to overcome evil with good.
    Pastor closes with Romans 13:13-14 - Clothing ourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ.

    Join us next week for our study of 1 Corinthians.

    For our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus many extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year

    Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! Meaning it is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And because it is the Living Word, it has the power to impact us still today!

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  • October 1 - John (Part 3) & I, II, III John

    October 1 - John (Part 3) & I, II, III John
    2026/10/01

    Today we finish the Gospel of John. Of the four Gospels, John has the most detailed account of Jesus words and actions on the night of the Last Supper. We also explore the three very short Epistles of John which address some of the key teachings of Jesus about love, about faithfulness, and about obedience.

    Our Bible in a Year study with Pastor Dodge will take you from Genesis to Revelation. Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active, not dry, dusty old stuff! We will also see evidence of Jesus throughout the entire Scriptures, from beginning to end. Join us as we travel through the Bible together.
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  • September 24 - John (Part 2)

    September 24 - John (Part 2)
    2026/09/24

    Continuing our study of the Gospel of John. Jesus in the Temple - Jesus IS the temple of the living God. https://www.awakeusnow.com

    Our Bible in a Year study with Pastor Dodge will take you from Genesis to Revelation. Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active, not dry, dusty old stuff! We will also see evidence of Jesus throughout the entire Scriptures, from beginning to end. Join us as we travel through the Bible together.
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  • September 17 - John (Part 1)

    September 17 - John (Part 1)
    2026/09/17
    John Author: John, the son of Zebedee. He is not mentioned by name as the author, but refers to himself as the one the Lord loved, meaning he was a good friend of Jesus. So this gospel is written by someone who was with Jesus. Date: ca.50-60's AD most likely, until recently it was believed to have been written later like ca. 85-90 Purpose: John 20:31 - John wrote the book of John so that we might believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Promised one, the Son of God, and that by believing we might have life in His name. The Gospel of John has been used to bring many people to Christ. Relationship with the other Gospels: ⁃ prologue - John 1:1-18. ⁃ 90% of the Gospel of John is unique to this gospel. Because it is so different than the other gospels, some have thought it is contradictory, but different does not mean contradictory. Festivals - We see Jesus as the one who fulfills them. ⁃ Passover (2:13, 6:4, 13:1 - also 5:1?) ⁃ Tabernacles (7:2) - Sukkot ⁃ Dedication (10:22) Hanukkah 'Insider Information' - John especially records Jesus' private conversations and encounters. The Prologue of John - John 1:1-18 - John starts this gospel off in a way that none of the other authors of the Gospels do. John begins with the same words that the Old Testament begins with, "In the beginning". The intent is to show us that Jesus goes all the way back to the beginning. In Genesis 1:1-3 it says, " In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, 'Let there be light," and there was light.'" In John 1:-5 we read that The Word is Jesus: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." John starts off his gospel with the answer to "Who is Jesus?" The answer - Jesus is God, He is the Living Word of God who has come down to earth to save us. We see that there is no creation without Jesus. We see light and darkness, life and death. Jesus breaks into our world as the Light and as Life. The opening chapter of John tells us in verse 14 and 18 the following: "The Word (Jesus) became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known." If we want to know what God the Father is like? We only need look at Jesus. God is Christ-like. Chapter 2 - Opens with "on the third day" which is a Tuesday. First day of the week is Sunday (as the Sabbath is Saturday). Monday is the second day of the week. So the book opens on a Tuesday which is the traditional day in Jesus' day for Jewish weddings. Jesus, his family and his disciples are at a wedding in Cana. The wine runs out and Jesus' mother lets Him know the wine has run out. Jesus' responds, "'Woman, why do you involve me?' Jesus replied. 'My hour has not yet come.'" Jesus' use of the word "woman" in His day was a form of honor, humility and great respect. "Woman" might be better translated, "honored Mother, or dearest Mother. Mary tells the servants to do whatever Jesus tells them to do. This is what we should always do, "do what Jesus tells us to do." This is how we are to live. Then the servants fill the water jars with water and Jesus turns the water into wine. Many consider this a frivolous miracle. But it is not - there is much significance. ⁃ The miracle is performed at a Jewish wedding - In Jewish culture the betrothal starts with the man pledging himself to his bride and takes a cup of wine and makes a solemn covenant - he is saying with this wine that he is willing to die for his bride, pledging his life to the bride. And the woman as she receives the wine is saying the she will be wholly committed to the bridegroom. The betrothal is a foreshadowing of The Last Supper. And is a picture of the feast to come in heaven. ⁃ In this "water into wine" first miracle, Jesus shows everyone that He is the Messiah, the One who will lay down His life for His bride and He is the One who will bring rejoicing to the people of God. Join us next week for our study of the Gospel of John - pt 2. For our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus many extra items, plus how to listen by radio ...
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  • September 10 - Acts (Part 3)

    September 10 - Acts (Part 3)
    2026/09/10
    We start with Saul, a persecutor of those who believed in Jesus, and the story of his conversion to faith in Jesus. Following his conversion we know him as the Apostle Paul. Chapter 11 takes place in Antioch in Syria, a place of moral decay and yet Christianity is exploding there. Barnabas brings Paul there and for the next year Paul and Barnabas work together to ground the new believers in the scriptures and help them grow their faith as followers of Christ. This city is where believers were first called Christians. It is here in Antioch that the modern missionary movement takes root. What we see in the rest of Acts is God using believers from this Antioch community to go out into the entire Roman world. The church (body of believers) in Antioch was one of the most influential in history. In chapter 13 we see the missionary strategy: ⁃ They worshipped, fasted, prayed and then the Holy Spirit tells them what to do, "set apart Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on Saul and Barnabas and sent them off to preach where God was leading them. Note: Their missionary strategy was not to set up a meeting and decide what we will do and then close with prayer asking God to bless it. God is the One who gives His strategy for His believers to reach the rest of the world. And that is something we today need to recapture. The Holy Spirit still speaks today, still moves today, and still leads and guides His people. Pastor focuses on 3 of Paul's sermons. Each has as different strategy but the message is the same: repent and believe 1.Chapter 13:16-51. This sermon happens during Paul's First Missionary journey, in a synagogue in Antioch of Pisidia, a message to devout Jews and to Gentiles who are not yet full converts. Paul begins this message with the revealed knowledge of God and shares the history of the people of Israel and the fulfillment of all through Jesus Christ. Speaking to religious people he tells them to repentance and to have faith and warns them not to make the mistake of turning away from God. The people are attentive listeners and growing in faith and the enemy begins to push back and Paul and Barnabas have to leave for their safety. 2. Chapter 17:16-34. This sermon was preached In the city of Athens - a beautiful city filled with pagan temples and idols. It takes place during Paul's Second Missionary Trip. His message is to pagans, a group of people who know nothing about Jesus. He talks to them about the "unknown god" and the natural knowledge of God. He teaches them the heart of the Gospel message and tells them they need to repent. - this is the message Jesus - and to believe in Jesus' Good News. 3. Chapter 20:13-37 This sermon happens during Paul's Third Missionary journey, in Miletus. Paul sends for the Elders of the church of Ephesus. His message is directed to the elders of the Christian church. These are Christian people that know the Good News of Jesus. He tells them that he and they will experience persecution, that it will come from the outside world but also from within the church. Paul brings them the heart of the gospel message and he reminds them that they need to repent, that Jesus shed His blood, that He is risen from the grave and He is coming back. No matter who Paul talked to the message was always the same: 1. Repent 2. Believe the Good New of Jesus It is often the "religious" people who react most violently against a message of repentance. Being good and thinking God is nice - is not enough - that is not Biblical faith. Biblical faith is God does all things to draw us to Himself and our response is that we realize we are sinners and need a Savior. As a result of understanding our need for Jesus (Savior) we repent and turn to Him receiving forgiveness and life and the Holy Spirit. We are to have a relationship with Him and experience the Holy Spirit in our lives. It's not about doing things and going through motions. It's about knowing the Living God and receiving new life in Him. Pastor shares a personal testimony and how repentance should draw us to our knees. The class closes with a look at Paul's Voyage to ...
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  • September 3 - Acts (Part 2)

    September 3 - Acts (Part 2)
    2026/09/03
    Acts is an incredibly important book. It's not just simply history, it is a primer for how to live the Christian life and how the people of God are called to live with one another and toward the world. The book of Acts is filled with sermons and speeches. 10 major ones take up almost 1/3 of the book of Acts. Peter - 3 ⁃ 2:14-36 Pentecost pilgrims - Peter speaks to a devout Jewish audience. ⁃ 3:12-26 Temple onlookers - Peter speaks directly to the devout Jewish audience. ⁃ 10:34-43 Cornelius' household - Peter brings a message of salvation to the gentiles and here he speaks to a non-Jewish audience. Stephen - 1 ⁃ 7:2-53 Sanhedrin - Stephen gave such a great sermon, that it got him killed. He speaks of what the church is supposed to be. Paul - 6 ⁃ 13:16-47 - From a missionary trip #1, message given at the synagogue at Antioch and directed to Jewish people ⁃ 17:22-31 - From a missionary trip and delivered to a non-Jewish audience unfamiliar with scripture at the Areopagus at Athens ⁃ 20:18-35 - From a missionary trip - message is given to a gathering of Ephesian elders and tailored to who they were. ⁃ 22:1-21 - to a mob at the steps of a temple. ⁃ 24:10-21 - message delivered to Felix at Caesarea ⁃ 26:2-29 - message given to Agrippa II and to the court There is an often used phrase in Acts and is significant for the church then and for the church today. That phrase is: "Signs and wonders" used 9 times. These are God's works, and calls attention to the fact that He is who He claims to be. This phrase is first used in Exodus. It testifies to the truthfulness of the Gospel of Jesus. And God is still at work. We are seeing signs and wonders today, especially in the persecuted and desperate churches. The western world is Christianity light, but throughout history when people resolve to do what God calls them to do, pushback comes. When we take God seriously - the enemy hates that. As God does signs and wonders the enemy is not happy at all. When we do what is right in God's eyes the world and the enemy will hate us. This is why God says to hold tight to Him and we are drawn even closer to Him. There are mighty things that God is doing in the underground church in areas around the world. Pastor shares several testimonies of the wonders God is doing around the world today. Revival is taking place across the globe. ⁃ 2:19 ⁃ 2:22 ⁃ 2:43 ⁃ 4:30 ⁃ 5:12 ⁃ 6:8 ⁃ 7:36 ⁃ 14:3 ⁃ 15:12 "Signs and Miracles" ⁃ 8:6-13 We are introduced to "The Way" a name given to those who followed Jesus. The word Christian is also used in Acts. Disciple is the most common word for followers of Jesus. The Holy Spirit gives direction. The model in Acts is that God has the plan, God shows His children what to do, and the children pray for God to show them how to do what He's desiring they do. Pastor takes us through chapters 3 - 7. ⁃ Peter healing a beggar ⁃ Peter and John arrested ⁃ In a matter of a few months there are at least 10,000 believers in Jerusalem. ⁃ Preach that salvation is found only in Jesus Christ and tell this to the religious leaders. ⁃ They prayed to God for more miracles and that He would continue pouring out the Holy Spirit and they continue to preach irregardless of the pressure to stop. ⁃ The story of Ananias and Sapphira teaches that we need to be honest before God. ⁃ Peter is again placed in jail for speaking about Jesus and an angel releases him. ⁃ God desires not just our mind for learning of Him, He desires our hearts and to be in communication with Him and have a relationship with Him. ⁃ Stephen's speech was to the Sanhedrin and they became very angry and grab him and stone him. Stephen dies praying for those stoning him. ⁃ Saul witnesses the stoning of Stephen. ⁃ Pastor ends with the story of Saul's conversion. Saul comes to faith in Christ and is named Paul. Join us next week for part 3 of our study of the Gospel of Acts. For our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus many extra items, plus how to listen...
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  • November 5 - II Corinthians (Part 2)

    November 5 - II Corinthians (Part 2)
    2026/11/05
    2 Corinthians Outline ⁃ Salutation (1:1-11) - Sets the stage for the rest of the letter that for a believer in Jesus in this world there will be difficulties and pain and God uses those to strengthen us and give us the opportunity to bring His comfort to others as we testify to God's work in our own lives. ⁃ Itinerary Change (1:12-7:16) Paul addresses his change of plans. Pastor explains the difference between the definition of "hope" in the Bible and the 21st century definition of "hope." Today, hope means it's something we wish comes true, it might or it might not. Whereas "hope" in the Bible is assured it is something that is certain. Hope is anchored in God. Paul in chapter 3:12ff, says that because they have this kind of hope they are bold. Pastor shares the two-fold explanation of the "veil" and Paul's reason for talking of the "veil." Pastor also shares the rules and regulations put in by the elders of that day and how similar they are to today's churches with all the rules. When we come to know Jesus the "veil" is removed and we see Him as our personal Savior. He changes us from the inside out. This growth continues throughout our lives through the power of the Holy Spirit. As a result we want to share that with others, yet it is not us who converts others to faith, it is God as He uses us to bear witness to Him. Paul goes on to say we live by faith, not by sight. He shares that through faith we are new creations in Christ. God has erased our past guilt through our faith in Christ and His desire is to heal us from the past so that more and more we can experience living in Him. The past has not disappeared, rather God is in the business of destroying its impact in our lives. Then Paul goes on to encourage us stay faithful to Christ by choosing friends that know Him, not living with one foot with Him and the other in the perverse culture of the world. For our spiritual wellbeing we can't live in both. Paul encourages us to live as our new creation, to choose the way of God and daily repentance. ⁃ Jerusalem Collection (8:1 - 9:15) Paul makes it clear that our generosity, caring for others and giving to the Lord are because God first gave something to us - Jesus. We are blessed by God to be a blessing to others. Christian giving, mercy, grace and goodness are something that flow from a changed heart. ⁃ Apostolic Authority (10:1 - 13:14) In these closing chapters Paul defends his calling and his ministry. He talks about his desire that everything is taken captive by Christ. He doesn't boast, but boasts in the Lord. He defends that he speaks truth in Christ and speaks of what he's endured, which matches what Jesus says His followers will endure. These last chapters are filled with many instances of great trial and tribulation for the Gospel. We see a man who has suffered for the Lord Jesus Christ. In Paul we see the truth of Jesus' words, "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." Matthew 5:11-13. Paul says these are what a servant of Christ looks like. Paul talks about the "third heaven" in chapter 12. Pastor explains that through the Jewish view of the day: ⁃ The first heaven is where the birds fly ⁃ The second heaven is where the stars and moon and sun ⁃ The third heaven is where God dwells In the final chapters of this book Paul tells that the Lord has been active in his life, that the Lord called him for the purpose of leading people to a knowledge of the Savior. He goes on to say the reason he came to them was so that they might know Jesus as their Savior, Deliverer and Redeemer so that they might know the Living God and the joy of walking in the Spirit. And then he says he won't boast in his visions, but will boast in his weakness, a thorn in the flesh that kept him humble before God. It's where he learned that God's grace is sufficient because Christ's power is made perfect in our weaknesses. Paul continues by saying that he will gladly boast and delight in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and difficulties, for when he is weak, then he is made strong in Christ's power that rests on him. This has the sense of the Shekinah Glory of God resting - dwelling - like with the children of Israel in the tabernacle. Paul is saying the when he is weak the shekinah glory of God comes down on him because God is the only one who can see us through hard times. Join us next week for the rest of our study of Galatians. FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation. Our website – https://www.awakeusnow.com
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