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The Spirit Addresses the Churches: A Biblical-Theological Exposition of Revelation 2-3
Get PDFPeter John Tibayan, DMinThe Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2020
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Harrod
This project exposits Jesus’s messages to the seven churches of Asia found in Revelation 2-3 in biblical-theological perspective, calling hearers to repent from sin and remain in Jesus in order to conquer the dragon and receive the final reward.
Chapter 1 introduces the biblical-theological project by defining biblical theology, defining preaching, and exploring the use of biblical theology for applying Revelation 2-3. Chapter 2 presents the initial call to repentance from abandoning their initial love. Chapter 3 calls hearers to finish life fearlessly and faithfully. Chapter 4 reproves churches of compromise among her members. Chapter 5 urges the church to repent from sinful tolerance and retain Christ. Chapter 6 sounds the alarm to wake up the church to the danger of incomplete works. Chapter 7 encourages hearers to cling to Jesus in tribulation. Chapter 8 corrects lukewarm self-sufficiency in churches. Chapter 9 argues for the primary purpose of Revelation 2-3
Relational Evangelism Strategies for Calvary Baptist Church, Greenwood, Indiana
Get PDFThis project challenged the street canvasing method of evangelism. It arguedthat rapport should be built before sharing the gospel. Rapport building techniques were identified then compared to twelve autobiographies of converts to determine if the rapport-building techniques were present during the conversion process. The analysis showed that love, scripture, sincerity of prayer, and the Holy Spirit were the dominant forces that brought converts to Christ
Triumph through trauma: equipping parents to understand and respond to children from traumatic backgrounds
Get PDFTraumatic experiences drastically shape a child’s worldview and can leave parents and counselors wondering how to respond. Trust Based Relational Intervention is a behavioral system that provides valuable practicality to parents. However, it does have a biblical view of God and man to which parents can align their responses and correction. Jeremy Pierre’s dynamic heart perspective of human experience provides an explanation of who children are, how they are influenced, and why they think, feel, and choose the ways they do. Merging the dynamic heart perspective with some of TBRI’s practicality will help parents understand how their children are created in the image of God and how they can live in the power of the Holy Spirit to triumph through trauma
The Fear of the Lord: The Forgotten Foundation of Flourishing Leadership
Get PDFD.Ed.Min., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2020This thesis argues that the fear of the Lord grounds flourishing leadership. A combination of awe and obedience, the fear of the Lord is consistently called for in kings, governors, and judges in the Bible. This obedient awe grounds flourishing leadership by producing wisdom, integrity, and strong values within leaders, qualities that both the Bible and nearly all cultures find indispensable in leaders. To illustrate this principle, the Books of Samuel present the fear of the Lord as a key thematic difference between David and Saul, a fulfillment of Deuteronomy 17:18-20. These conclusions reveal the need for a new model or theory of leadership teaching based on the fear of the Lord and point to several best practices for researchers, growing leaders, churches, and mentors
An Argument for Close Communion in Baptist Life
Get PDFPh.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2020This dissertation argues that believer’s baptism by immersion should precede communion as prerequisite to it, due to the explicit example of the New Testament, the assumed pattern that all believers are baptized, and a principle of analogy (continuity) from the necessity of circumcision before Passover. Chapter 1 surveys the ecclesiological landscape for answers to the question of who may partake in the Lord’s Supper. Chapter 2 surveys four historical Baptist answers to the research question: (1) open communion; (2) close communion; (3) closed communion; and (4) ecumenical communion. The chapter highlights the strongest arguments for each view. Chapter 3 considers the relationship of circumcision to Passover within its covenantal context and argues that circumcision is consistently presented as prerequisite to Passover. Chapter 4 considers the relationship of baptism to the Lord’s Supper in its covenantal context and highlights the assumption that believers are baptized. Chapter 4 also presents the exemplary nature of baptism occurring before the Lord’s Supper in Acts 2:41-42 as the expected pattern for church practice until Christ returns. Chapter 5 considers the continuities and discontinuities between the signs of covenant entry (circumcision and baptism) and the signs of covenant participation (Passover and the Lord’s Supper). Then, chapter 5 argues that circumcision functions analogously to baptism as a sign of covenant entry, with the former pointing forward typologically to circumcision of the heart in the new covenant and the latter pointing reflectively to the possession of a circumcised heart by the person being baptized. Thus, because circumcision was necessary to participate in Passover, the continuity between the two covenant signs suggests that baptism should precede the Lord’s Supper in the new covenant. Chapter 6 summarizes the constructive argument of the dissertation and defends the close communion position against its rivals. Chapter 7 applies the thesis to the church by considering the relationship of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, respectively, to the universal and local church. Then, chapter 7 applies close communion to the doctrine and practice of church membership and discipline. Chapter 8 concludes the dissertation
Improving Biblical Interpretation at Cornerstone Church in Waterloo, Wisconsin
Get PDFD.Ed.Min., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2020The focus of this research was the development of biblical interpretation training for Cornerstone Church Waterloo, Wisconsin. The need was born out of the importance and present situation in society regarding the manner in which Scripture is handled by preachers and laypeople. Therefore, I developed a curriculum that I used to train adult members of CCWW in order to spark their interest in reading, studying, understanding, and improving their ability to interpret and teach Scripture accurately. In view of such use, this project examined the biblical and theological basis for accurate interpretation of Scripture, the canonization of the Scripture, the basic principles of interpreting Scripture, and the principles of interpreting Old and New Testament narrative
Equipping Parents at Mountain View Community Church in Frederick, Maryland, to Disciple Their Children at Home
Get PDFD.Ed.Min., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2020This project was designed to equip parents at Mountain View Community Church to lead in the discipleship of their children at home. The project involved administering a pre- and post-series survey assess the understanding of the biblical role of parents as primary disciplemakers of their children and the level of discipleship participants were doing in their home. A six-week curriculum was developed and taught.
Chapter 1 introduces the ministry context of Mountain View Community Church, along with the rationale, purpose, goals, research methodologies, definitions, limitations, and delimitations of the project. Chapter 2 provides the biblical and theological basis for parents as the primary disciplemakers of their children. Foundational scriptures in this chapter include Deuteronomy 6:1-9, Psalm 78:1-8, and Ephesians 5:21-6:4. Chapter 3 addresses the historical grounding for the practice of family discipleship focusing on the Puritans and early American evangelicals, as well as addressing the current cultural considerations for family discipleship. Chapter 4 details the curriculum, including the administration of a pre- and post-series survey to measure any increase in the biblical knowledge and practices of parents who attended the teaching lessons. Chapter 5 concludes with an overall evaluation of the project, suggestions for improvement, and further development
Training Married Men at Christ Fellowship Church in Edinburgh, Indiana, to Exercise Biblical Headship in Their Homes
Get PDFThe purpose of this project was to train the married men at Christ Fellowship Church to exercise biblical male headship in their homes. Chapter 1 explains the contextual background for this project, which includes historical information about the church as well as goals and methodology for the project. Chapter 1 also provides definitions of key terms, limitations, and delimitations. Chapter 2 is an exegetical study of cogent passages which are foundational to understanding biblical male headship. The chapter first provides a comprehensive description of male headship from the various texts of Scripture, then the negative effects of the fall upon man’s ability to exercise godly headship are considered. Finally, male headship is described in terms of redemption and the new birth.
Chapter 3 addresses the practical application of biblical teaching on male headship. The chapter is an examination of the principles and practices that guide the husband in his labor as the head of his wife. Chapters 4 explains how the project was implemented as well as the results. Chapter 5 contains a critique of the project and what might have been improved upon
Called By God: Peter's Plea to the Scattered Church in 1 Peter
Get PDFD.Min., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2020This project is a series of sermons through the book of 1 Peter, exploring both the contextual meaning and biblical theological connections of the book to the rest of Scripture. Chapter 1 sets the stage for the project by giving a brief history of biblical theology, defining its meaning, and showing its importance to biblical interpretation. The remainder of the project is a nine-part sermonic exposition of the text of 1 Peter utilizing the interpretive thought flow of biblical theology. The key theme of this sermon series is that Christians are called to faithful perseverance and mission in light of their identity as the people of God
Paul’s Culturally Contextualized Apologetic
Get PDFPh.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2020In this dissertation, I argue that Paul carried out culturally contextualized apologetics, presenting a model for culturally effective apologetics. I argue that Paul’s cultural contextualization in his apologetics takes place through the establishment of cultural connections with his audience and through the defense of the Christian faith against cultural objections using the Christian life as an appeal. I further argue that the first generation of apologists immediately following Paul also reprised his cultural contextualized apologetics and thus this apologetics model has merit for apologetics ministry for today. This is substantiated by assessing Paul’s use of non-canonical quotes, traces of Greco-Roman rhetoric in Paul’s speeches, and his role-playing as a sage figure. Analysis of Paul’s Acts speeches reveal that there is a structural scheme: all apologetics speeches feature cultural connection and cultural solidarity, as well as an appeal that arises from the Christian life. The second-century Greek apologists demonstrate the same elements in their apologetics, evidencing Paul’s apologetics functioning as a model. I conclude by suggesting ways modern apologetics preaching can benefit from this model