I Pet 3:15, Getting ready to defend our hope
Week-3 Handout … for the class-session on 05/05/21
NOTEs:
_1 We will refer to both Week-1 and Week-3 Handouts during this session.
_2 For time’s sake, the format of weeks 3-5 will be modified slightly from
the outline described on page-6 of the week-1 Handout.
Tonight we will postpone the discussion of a second general principle
that is applicable to all methodologies for “defending our hope”.
Session-3 outline
Opening prayer
( 5 mins) Devotional thoughts
( 5 mins) Brief discussion of two enhancements to the basic methodology that
was outlined in the Week-1 Handout.
(15 mins) Interactive-exercise related to “A Universal Problem” and
“Universal Availability (to God’s soul-saving gifts)”.
( 5 mins) Homework for two weeks from tonight and any remaining
questions/comments
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Devo Subject: Two applications from our central text (I Pet 3: 15) …
in addition to “always being ready”.
What is the implication of a Questioner asking us to “give an account
for the hope that is in [us]”?
Why is this a particularly relevant implication?
What two attitudes should be present in our defense?
Attitude To whom is this attitude directed?
______________ __________________________________________
______________ __________________________________________
Brief discussion of two enhancements to the basic methodology that
was outlined in the Week-1 Handout.
ENH_1 Applied to the “chains-list” which gets taped (or placed) in the
inside-back-cover of your Chaining-Bible.
This enhancement is based on the presumption that the Questioner will
remember some texts that are shared more than others.
This same presumption may also impact the final SEQUENCING of the texts
shared to present the Scriptural coverage of the sub-topic.
Original example is an excerpt from page-4 of the week-1 Handout …
Main-Topic: Defending my hope (based on I Pet 3:15)
Enhancement
Links of Horizontal-chain First vertical-link _____ _________-____
Spiritual Authority II Tim 3:16
A Universal Problem 1st_Bk/Cpt/Verse
God’s Soul-Saving Gifts 1st_Bk/Cpt/Verse
… … … … … … … …
(Counting the Cost) 1st_Bk/Cpt/Verse
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ENH_2 Applied to the final step in the Chaining process, marking texts
from your sequenced list into the main-body of your Bible.
This enhancement is based on the general principle we discussed last
week as being applicable to all methodologies.
Original example is an excerpt from page-5 of the week-1 Handout …
Mt 28 …
15 Nothing
16 Nothing
17 Nothing
18 And Jesus came up & spoke … -> Prov 3:5
19 Nothing
20 Nothing
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Homework for two weeks from tonight (“Be a Blessing” on Wed, 05/12/21):
Build starter-lists of texts for sub-topic “Conditional Efficacy of God’s
soul-saving gifts”
If there were some texts on your starter-lists for “A Universal Problem” and/or “Universal Availability (to God’s soul-saving gifts)” that were not shared due to time constraints, then please email your complete lists as was done in week-2 for “Spiritual Authority”.