Steve Hunter Bible Study

A generation without heroes? I’m sure that many of you heard stories growing up that helped form your concept of right and wrong. You cheer for the good guys and boo for the bad guys. When I was growing up, in the 70s and 80s…at least for me,  superheroes were flawless champions of character . For a young boy growing up in America, superheroes exemplified sacrifice as they always did the right thing regardless of the cost . They unified and protected all the people of the earth. They stood in the gap to defend the defenseless against the forces of evil. They joined together against foes forming the Justice League. They maintained the victorious balance of good over evil . This idealistic character role model formed the absolute of good that I embrace to this day, part of my identity as an American and as a Christian. My two favorite superheroes were always Superman and Captain America . I was attracted to the uncompromising character of each, the Christian morals by whi...

  Finding Happiness in the Christian Life "He who heeds the word wisely will find good, and whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he." -Proverbs 16:20 This verse breaks into two distinct parts:  1. A ligning our lives with the word, we find good things as we seek to line up our will with God's will. This means embracing good things and shedding those that lead us in other directions.   2. Trusting we in faith follow Jesus Christ alone. We no longer trust that we know better than God and embrace things contradictory to the word. These 2 simple rules are easier said than done but nothing of great value comes easily. There is always a cost, sacrifice, and submission to become teachable moldable to gain a new thing of value. Those things earned here may have some value here but not for eternity. All things gained with God have eternal value and reward. Where are you laying up treasures? “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, an...

This sermon was delivered on Rosh Hashannah the first weekend of 10 days of introspection and repentance culminating in the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur.   See why Psalm 32 is read every year on Yom Kippur and how Christians can benefit from reading it too.  As we seek to find answers to the problems in our nation, we find that the first place we need to look isn't external. https://youtu.be/6ER7MHuZPYY

What martial arts can teach us about Chrisitan spirituality... A black belt recently reminded me of a crucial mindset that can hinder a student's ability to become a great martial artist. In martial arts, the student who relies on his own youth, strength, and vigor may look like a real martial artist but he is only an imitator, lacking true understanding, and power. Because of how he trained, when tested, he fails. How many of us approach Christian disciplines the same way? We are believers but take our spiritual training no further. We profess to be Christians but don't attend church, don't serve others, don't pray, don't read, and don't meditate on the Word. We accept all the things of our culture and approve of things God disapproves of. We are truly imitators and wonder why when tested, we fail. To become a true disciple, we must become humble and teachable. We must sacrifice time, become generous, and follow. We begin to prioritize God over all thing...

Preaching and teaching over the years, I have realized more and more than fewer and fewer Christians truly understand the nature of God and even fewer can explain the Trinity.  It's imperative that a Christian understand the Triune God because the believer's individual understanding will affect how they interpret scripture. Depending on who you think God is, you may receive the message in a completely different way.  Is God and the Word your authority?  Is He a BIG God or a little god.  Is the Bible your only authority or do you accept many ways?  Do you see God as a loving Father exclusively or do you see Him as having a wide number of character traits including wrath?  Our perception can tait our view of Him which will tait our reaction to Him.  That is why I preached this sermon entitled, "Who is God, the Trinity." Below is the sermon based upon the first 3 points of Christian & Missionary Alliance Doctrine. A proper understanding of God is a fi...

This is a great article which helps simply our understanding of: 1) Nations 2) Tribes 3) People 4) Tongues https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/24/bible-race/

A Fuller Gospel      2 Corinthians 4:6-7 states, “ For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.”     Dr. A.B. Simpson’s Fourfold Gospel is foundational to our understanding of a fuller gospel that displays the role of Christ in the life of the believer.   Simpson refers specifically to Christ in the life of the believer, but we know that you cannot separate God, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit as they act in their distinct and equal roles in the Trinity yet as one God.   It is through accepting Christ’s atoning sacrifice that the Holy Spirit indwells us, and the relationship is restored with the Father.      The first of the four parts of the Fourfold Gospel begins with Jesus, ...

Christ My Coming King Mark 14:53-62 states, “ They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law came together. Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire. The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any. Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree. Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him: “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another,   not made with hands.’ ” Yet even then their testimony did not agree. Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” But Jesus remained silent and gave n...

Christ My Healer      James 5:13-19 states, “   Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.    Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back,” ...

Christ My Sanctifier 2 Peter 1:3-11 states, “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.   For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past ...

Christ My Savior Hebrews 9:22-27 states, “ In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.  It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgme...