Lessons by Wayne Stewart

The lesson on July 29, 2018 was part 4 of the "Practical Lessons and Right Division" study.  This week Wayne picked up with the distinctives of our calling and briefly looked at the principalities and powers mentioned in Ephesians 3:10 but really focused on the tabernacle being a pattern on what exists in the heavens.  Specifically looking at Hebrews 8:5 "5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount." and...

The lesson on July 15, 2018 was part 2 of the "Practical Lessons and Right Division" study.  Wayne reviewed what we studied last week which was the motivation behind this study that comes from Ephesians 4:1 where PAul says "I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called".  By studying the Greek, we learned that this verse has the word calling three times.  A practical walk that is worthy must be one that is based on a calling.  A calling is associated with a walk which will have a common component that all christians will...

The lesson on July 1, 2018 was part 13 of the "Acts 29" study.  In this lesson, Wayne raps up with the first half of the study since he is working on building his Hebrew knowledge and tools to learn what he needs to finish the study.  We look at revised Acts 28:28 schema again to emphasize what has been revised, the chief being that The Mystery of Ephesians 3:9 was not revealed during Acts 28.  We have learned that there is a progression of the ministries Paul was a part of and that the hope of salvation being sent to the Gentiles is just a continuation of what had been revealed in Matthew...

The lesson on June 17, 2018 was part 11 of the "Acts 29" study.  This week Wayne continued to look at Old Testament scriptures to provide clarity around when Israel was considered Lo-Ammi before.  We learned how the Lo-Ammi condition was not sudden but occurred over time through a progression of events or judgements. By studying the scriptures this way it allows us to project how the judgement was delivered in Acts 28.  We can see how the initial schematic Wayne had created around the fallout of Acts 28 on Israel is being revised after looking more closely at the events that are described...