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Contents Welcome to Ignite Training Conference 2020! ...................................................................................... 3

Strand Groups .......................................................................................................................................... 4

Morning Talk 1 | Chris Lung .................................................................................................................... 5

Morning Talk 2 | Sam Mcgeown............................................................................................................. 6

Morning Talk 3 | Weber Hsu................................................................................................................... 7

Morning Talk 4 | Geoff Tacon ................................................................................................................. 8

Morning Talk 5 | Dave Pitt ...................................................................................................................... 9

Tuesday | Reflection Questions ............................................................................................................10

Wednesday | Reflection Questions ......................................................................................................11

Thursday | Reflection Questions ..........................................................................................................12

Friday | Reflection Questions ...............................................................................................................13

Workshops .............................................................................................................................................14

Monday Workshop | Holiness – Dave D’Amour ..................................................................................15

Tuesday Workshop | Cross-Cultural Ministry – Dene & Rachel Hughes ............................................16

Tuesday Workshop | Social Justice in Mission – Mark Fairhurst & Wesley Redgen ..........................17

Wednesday Workshop | Reading the Bible 1 to 1 – Scott Pasley .......................................................18

Wednesday Workshop | Kids Ministry – Fiona Millar .........................................................................19

Wednesday Workshop | Youth Ministry – Danny Mitchell .................................................................23

Thursday Workshop | Packaging a Bible Study – Iggy Wong ..............................................................24

Thursday Workshop | Full Time Ministry – Steve Tran .......................................................................25

Thursday Workshop | Guided Reflection – Michael Howell ...............................................................26

Evening Talk 1 | The Prophetic Voice – Gary Millar ............................................................................27

Evening Talk 2 | The Prophetic Mindset (Lifestyle) – Gary Millar .......................................................28

Evening Talk 3 | The Prophetic Message – Gary Millar .......................................................................29

Wednesday | Q&A Panel.......................................................................................................................30

Evening Talk 4 | The Prophetic Hope – Gary Millar .............................................................................31

Strand Material ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 32

Additional Notes ....................................................................................................................................49

Timetable & Clean Up Roster ................................................................................................................50

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Welcome to Ignite Training Conference 2020! Welcome to Ignite 2020! We are so pleased to have you join us this week, whether you are a newbie

or a veteran to Ignite. Thank you for committing the week to learning and fellowship as we kick off

another year together.

Ignite exists to train and equip leaders for local churches. We do that primarily by equipping you

with the one weapon we have, God’s word to us in the Scriptures. We firmly believe that a church

full of leaders who can wield the Bible is going to be on the right track.

Every year Ignite promises to stretch your mind theologically, expand your skills for ministry, and

widen your network of believers across churches in Brisbane. We do this in our program:

• In the morning, there will be a shorter devotional talk given by a selection of local pastors

and ministry workers.

• This is followed by strand groups where you learn to better engage with the Bible. [Special

shoutout to the strand leaders who have set aside this week to help teach and encourage

you guys!]

• After lunch are workshops focused on the three Cs: character, conviction, competency.

• The rest of the afternoon is free to chill or play.

• In the evenings, we open the doors to the rest of Brisbane, and we will be hearing from Gary

Millar on the Old Testament prophets.

If you have been before, you will notice a change in our timetable. We felt that Ignite is like drinking

from a fire hose, in terms of the amount of material we give to you. We are changing things so there

is dedicated time in the morning for reflection on the previous day’s material (night talk, workshop,

or strand material). This gives space for you to make plans for how to incorporate it into your life.

Every year we get excellent feedback about how Ignite has refreshed, encouraged, and challenged

both delegates and strand leaders alike. We hope and pray that Ignite 2020 will do the same for you

this week.

Blessings,

Chris Lung, on behalf of the Ignite Board (Iggy Wong, Ben Ho, Josh Tan, Wes Redgen)

PS, Ignite is part of a family of Christian conferences under QCCA. Check out the other conferences

like Y and GROW, at https://qcca.org.au/

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Strand Groups

STRAND 1

1.1 Peter Chan Ivy Chiang Matheus Mol Geoffrey Kong

Teresa Poon

Philijah Low Camer

Bergenhenegouwen

Talitha Arney

Jacob Cheng

Caitlin Chan

Luke Jardine

1.2 Benjamin Torr Steve Ruyters

Jeremiah Chua

Natasha Wee

Janice Chuang

Ashley Steeve

Dylan Blocksidge

Daniel Holmes

Yosica Hyu

1.3 Andreas Mayer Meagan Guo

Mu-En Ho

Ethan May

Yingjia Pua

Lachlan Tang

Sarah Tsirindanis

Alan Minto

Tasha Teo

1.4 Grace Lye Brad Murray

Shelley Dung

James Chan Georgina Brindley

Darius Tng

Chanel Leung

Jonah Lightbody

Ben Buchanan

STRAND 2

2.1 Michael Howell Matthew Fong Alexandra Fong

David Tran

Ryan Chiong

Janael Tan

Yiming Xu

2.2 Willus Cheng Elizabeth Wilson Tiffany Ng

Rebekah Abbott

Cheukman Lau

David Kwong

Jeanette Tseng

2.3 Scott Pasley Mario Cheng Bianca Chai

William Thieu

Grace Felton

Samuel Zhao

Kylie Marr

Caroline Fu

STRAND 3

3.1 Chris Lung Deborah Lee

Jasmine Teo

Elise Taylor

Eileen Wang

Gary Yuen

Maddy Lawrence

3.2 Felix Hui Anna Ny

Bea Simbag

Orrin Hurlbutt

Thomas Clark

Grace Chiu

STRAND 4

Steve Tran Mervin Chiang Nathaniel Taylor

Daphne Ho

Jessie Wong

Jason Lam

Marilyn Low

Tina Lam

Jack Yuen

Rebecca Bailey

Christian Tan

Patrick Chan

Janelle Thong

William Webster

Alwyn Wan

Ivan Tan

Lydia Teo

Aidan Tay

James Wei

Jane Chiu

Jordan Tan

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Morning Talk 1 | Chris Lung

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Morning Talk 2 | Sam Mcgeown

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Morning Talk 3 | Weber Hsu

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Morning Talk 4 | Geoff Tacon

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Morning Talk 5 | Dave Pitt

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Tuesday | Reflection Questions

1. What have you learnt from your strand group yesterday?

2. What have you learnt from the seminars yesterday?

3. What have you learnt from the talks last night and this morning?

Choose one of these areas (or more if you have time) and use the grid below to think of concrete

ways you can apply these truths in your life.

Personal My Community

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Share with your reflection group and pray for God's help in this.

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Wednesday | Reflection Questions







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Thursday | Reflection Questions







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Friday | Reflection Questions







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Workshops

SEMINAR 1 SEMINAR 2 SEMINAR 3

MONDAY Holiness Dave D’Amour

TUESDAY Cross-Cultural Ministry Dene & Rachel Hughes

Social Justice in Mission Mark Fairhurst

& Wesley Redgen

WEDNESDAY Reading the Bible 1 to 1 Scott Pasley

Kids Ministry Fiona Millar

Youth Ministry Danny Mitchell

THURSDAY Packaging a Bible Study Iggy Wong

Full Time Ministry Steve Tran

Guided Reflection Michael Howell

Tuesday Seminar Blurbs & Speakers

SEMINAR 1 Cross-Cultural Ministry: Ideals & Reality of Full-time Ministry SEMINAR 2 Social Justice in Mission: Love, Justice & Gospel Proclamation in Mission What place does social justice have in mission? How does it interact with gospel proclamation?

Take a journey through the book of Acts and contemporary world mission to see how love, justice

and gospel proclamation interact in taking the gospel to the world.

Mark Fairhurst Mark Fairhurst is the Regional Director for the Church Missionary Society Qld and

Northern NSW. Prior to this he worked with CMS in NSW growing churches and

Christians in their commitment to world mission, and was the senior minister of an

international Anglo/Asian church in Sydney. Wesley Redgen Wesley has been lecturing in New Testament at Queensland Theological College for

15 years. Prior to that he held ministry positions within the Presbyterian church for

15 years.

Our Workshop will give an open and honest account of our personal

experiences of full-time cross-cultural ministry and also discuss some

general missional and ministry issues like vulnerable mission and

replicable ministry and how they play out in various contexts 'on the

mission field'. There will be time for Q&A.

Dene & Rachel Hughes

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Monday Workshop | Holiness – Dave D’Amour

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Tuesday Workshop | Cross-Cultural Ministry – Dene & Rachel Hughes

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Tuesday Workshop | Social Justice in Mission – Mark Fairhurst & Wesley Redgen

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Wednesday Workshop | Reading the Bible 1 to 1 – Scott Pasley

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Wednesday Workshop | Kids Ministry – Fiona Millar

Answering tough questions

Introduction

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Getting started

ABC news: 26th Feb 2019 (Sally Rafferty) “Townsville brothers aged 3 and 5 found dead in Ross River after overnight search”

Why did God let this happen?

What do we need to work out before answering this question?

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Think / pair / share

What’s the most difficult question you have been asked?

Why was it so tricky?

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What the Bible says:

Principles

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Examples

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Think through

Posture

Desired outcome

Off the shelf answers?

In pairs, develop a statement about suffering to share with the children you teach and then assess

its usefulness in answering each of the three questions on the screen

Definition

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Usefulness?

Unpacking the question

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12 ways to answer tough questions

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Scenarios

Ava’s brother was banging his head off his bedroom wall as he rocked back and forward on his bed.

He’d locked himself in there hours ago after kicking his mum to the ground and punching a hole in

the bathroom door. Ava saw the children’s worker from church out of her bedroom window – it

looked like she had cookies with her in a plastic tub, homemade. She ran downstairs and met Yvonne

at the front door explaining that she couldn’t come in as mum was ‘sick’( in the kitchen with a bottle

of gin), Dad was in prison and her brother locked in his room. After thanking Yvonne for the cookies,

Ava asked – ‘If God loves me why has he put me in this family?’

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Think through

As Yvonne, consider in groups

• what you need to know before answering this question

• what is your desired outcome in this situation?

• What does Ava need from you?

• Which of the approaches outline might be useful?

Formulate an answer together

You have just taught the story of Jarius’ daughter to a school group in Scripture and a child puts up

their hand and says, ”so when my sister died of leukemia two years ago whose fault was it? Was it

because my parents don’t believe in God. I hate your stinking God- He has favourites, just like all

the others, my teacher, my soccer coach, and especially my Nan. “

Think through

As the Scripture teacher, consider in groups

• what you need to know before answering this question

• what is your desired outcome in this situation?

• What does the child need from you?

• What does the rest of the class need to hear?

• Which of the approaches outline might be useful?

Formulate an answer together

How to encourage questions…

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Conclusion

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Wednesday Workshop | Youth Ministry – Danny Mitchell

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Thursday Workshop | Packaging a Bible Study – Iggy Wong

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Thursday Workshop | Full Time Ministry – Steve Tran

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Thursday Workshop | Guided Reflection – Michael Howell

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Evening Talk 1 | The Prophetic Voice – Gary Millar Isaiah 6

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Evening Talk 2 | The Prophetic Mindset (Lifestyle) – Gary Millar Jeremiah 8:18 – 9:11

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Evening Talk 3 | The Prophetic Message – Gary Millar Ezekiel 34

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Wednesday | Q&A Panel

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Evening Talk 4 | The Prophetic Hope – Gary Millar Zechariah 9

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DAY 1 OF STRAND 4

WELCOME TO IGNITE TRAINING CONFERENCE STRAND 4!

• Warming up o Where and when did you do strands 1-3? o Why did you decide to come this week? o What immediate or distant plans do you have to apply what you will learn this week about

preparing and writing a bible study series?

In strand 4 this year, we (well, mainly you!) will be writing a bible study series on the Prophet of Joel. We have 5 mornings (approximately 8-10 hours) to achieve this. For some of you, this may be sufficient time to complete the entire process, but it is more likely and realistic that further work will need to be done after the week is over to achieve the final, complete product.

• Objectives for this week o Revise and apply the skills of Bible reading learnt from strands 1-3 (in particular, strand 2) o Learn the principles of preparing and writing a bible study series o Determine series breakdown and complete summary of series main point, individual section main

point, purpose and application o Have written at least one complete study

REVISION OF STRAND 1 AND 2

1. Explain this diagram:

2. What additional considerations and steps are needed when studying an Old Testament passage? (Hints: explain what ‘Biblical Theology’ is; the importance of context [‘epochs’]; how to derive meaning and implications of the OT to us today)

PLANNING A BIBLE STUDY SERIES

In many of our churches, the main and staple form of Bible study is to work through a book of the Bible (or a few chapters within a larger book).1

3. What are the benefits of studying God’s word in this way?

In every Bible study series on a book (or chapters of a book), someone has decided how many studies are in the series and selected verses or chapters to make up each study.

4. What considerations do you think are most needed for this to be done properly?

1 If this is not the case for your church, please do have a chat with your leader about this.

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WRITING A BIBLE STUDY SERIES – THE PROPHET OF JOEL

INITIAL TEXT WORK 1. Pray

2. Read, re-read

3. Context of the book (in the Bible)

4. Overall main point of the book (WHAT is the book mainly about?) – initial thoughts

5. Overall purpose of the book (WHY did Joel write this book?) – initial thoughts

6. Sectioning the book (come up with 2 options if you can – i.e. with different amount of sections or different way/s of sectioning)

7. Main biblical theological theme/s to trace through to the New Testament

SUMMARY BOX: DAY 1

• Things I’ve learnt today …

• Questions I still have …

• Thanksgiving and prayer points from my strand group…

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DAY 2 OF STRAND 4


ONGOING TEXT WORK – POINT & PURPOSE 1. Pray 2. Read, re-read 3. Finalise sectioning – justify based on:

a. CONTEXT of each section (before and after each passage) - does each section fit well in the context of what comes before and after?

b. POINT of each section – obviously this is just based on initial thinking/tentative conclusions and more work needs to be done before the final call can be made; this process is unavoidably circular (or spiral)!

2. Determine the MAIN POINT for each section (use Appendix #4 as a worksheet) a. Utilise the skills learnt in Strand #1 and #2 b. A helpful approach:

i. Identify all the ‘what’s’ of the passage (all the topics) ii. Determine the main ‘what’ from that list (it’ll be the one all the other ‘whats’ seem to be

referring to) – this is your SUBJECT iii. Summarise what all the ‘what’s’ are saying about the main ‘what’ – this is your

COMPLEMENT

3. Determine the PURPOSE for each section (use Appendix #4 as a worksheet) a. In preparation for determining purpose for each section, step back to consider again the purpose

of the whole book – this is both important and very helpful b. To determine purpose of each passage, ask:

i. Why does the author write this section to his original audience? ii. What is his explicitly stated or implicitly hoped-for response?

c. For Old Testament passages, we need to take one more step by asking and answering: How is this purpose affirmed or transformed in light of the New Testament?

i. Think carefully about the MAIN POINT of the passage: consider how the Gospel of Jesus Christ (life, death, resurrection, ascension, age of the church, second coming) impacts this point (see Appendix #3)

N.B.: We will begin writing our Bible studies tomorrow. You may find it easier to do it on your laptop. If so, don’t forget to bring it along tomorrow!

SUMMARY BOX: DAY 2




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DAY 3 OF STRAND 4


APPLICATION 1. Pray and read passage again 2. Determine the APPLICATION for each section

a. Flows out of the purpose for the original audience and the purpose in light of the New Testament b. Write out the main application of each section for people today; suggest 1-2 more applications

that could flow out of this passage 3. Complete the series overview sheet (Appendix #5)

a. A chance to gain a bird’s eye perspective of the whole series b. Does it make sense/fit together? Is it coherent and clear? Is it impactful and challenging?

WRITING BIBLE STUDIES

It’s now time to get started with writing your bible studies! This is where all the hard work will (hopefully!) pay off.

Remember the types of questions you can ask from Strand 1:

• Launching questions Get people thinking about the MAIN POINT • Context questions What has just happened / been said before this passage? • Content What does it say? • Interpretation What does it mean? • Summary Summarising either a section of the passage or the MAIN POINT • Application Applying the PURPOSE of the passage – to self and others • (BT Question – for OT) Leading the discussion into the NT – how the POINT and/or PURPOSE of this OT

passage is picked up in the NT Note too that questions can be described as “open” or “closed”. On the whole we want open questions to promote discussion but there are certain times when closed questions are useful; for example, if you want to make a point very definite.

A helpful strategy for packaging could be to ask:

• 1 launching question

• 1 context question

• 4-6 content/interpretation questions

• 1 summary question capturing the MAIN POINT

• 1-2 questions that lead into the New Testament

• 2-3 application questions

4. It’s now time to write your bible studies! Aim to have an outline of study #1 done by the end of this session.

SUMMARY BOX: DAY 2




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DAY 4 OF STRAND 4


1. Pray

2. Ending the study with prayer

Most commonly, and rightly so, the Bible study ends with a time of prayer. What can often happen is that prayer points from the past week and for the coming week are shared either in a big group or in pairs/triplets. And then the prayer time is dominated by these day-to-day concerns and what is left out is praying in response to God’s word just studied.

a. What could you do as a Bible study writer to lead people to pray, not just for their day-to-day concerns, but in response to what has just been studied in God’s word?

b. Factor this into your Bible study writing process

3. Continue writing your Bible studies. Seek to complete at least one study, but aim to complete 2 (or more!),

if possible!

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DAY 5 OF STRAND 4

PRESENTING YOUR BIBLE STUDY SERIES

It’s now time to present! Going around the group, each person will…

1. Share with the group their summary sheet

2. Present one of their completed studies. Read out or show your questions.

3. The rest of the group members are to ask questions and provide feedback.

REFLECTION ON THE WEEK

1. What big lessons/experiences have you learnt/had this week in doing this strand on writing a bible study series?

2. What questions/concerns do you have?

ENDING WITH PRAYER

You’ve made it! Well done!

Let’s spend our final moments together giving thanks to God and praying for Him to help us use what we’ve learnt to serve His Kingdom and people.

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APPENDIX #1

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APPENDIX #2 – AN OVERVIEW OF JOEL

Author: Joel, the Son of Pethuel (1:1). We have no further knowledge of him or his family.

Location: Probably spoken in Jerusalem as there are mentions of Jerusalem, Zion, Judah and the temple.

Date: Unusual amongst prophecy the book of Joel has no details given about its dating. The only certainty is that it was at a time of national disaster (1:2-3).

Outline of Joel – option #1

1. The present disaster. (1:1-20) The land has been ravaged by a hoard of locusts. v.13- 20 tell the people to call out to God in response (but not actually a neat division).

2. The impending disaster. (2:1-17) The Day of the Lord. God will come in judgement. The army of the Lord imagery is similar to that of the locust invasion. 2:12-17 are a command to repent to be saved from that fate (this is a neat division).

3. The Lord’s Response (2:18-3:21) a. God will relent. He will restore them to blessing. He will reverse what has happened to them. They

will never again be put to shame. They will know the Lord is God and he dwells with them (v.26-27). (2:18-27)

b. After that, but before the Day of the Lord, God will pour out his Spirit on all his people. There will be times of trouble, but those who call on God, those who are called by God, will be in Zion and saved by God. (2:28-32)

c. On the Day of the Lord God will bring judgment on the nations for the way they treated Israel, but God’s people will be safe with him. They will know the Lord is God and he dwells in Zion with them. (v.16,17,21) (3:1-21)

Outline of Joel – option #2 (ESV Study Bible)

1. The Judgment against Judah and the Day of the Lord (1:1–2:17) a. Locust invasion: forerunner of the day of the Lord (1:1–20) b. Army invasion: the arrival of the day of the Lord (2:1–17)

2. The Mercy of the Lord and Judgment against the Nations (2:18–3:21) a. Mercy: the Lord responds by restoring his people (2:18–32) b. Judgment: the Lord’s judgment against the nations and his dwelling with his people (3:1–21)

Outline of Joel – option #3

1. Present Disaster Signals Future Judgement (1:1-2:11) 2. So Repent and Be Restored (2:12-27) 3. The Promise of God’s Spirit and Ultimate Salvation (2:28-32) 4. The Promise of God’s Final Judgement (3:1-21)

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APPENDIX #3 – NOTES FROM STRAND #2

MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN YOUR PASSAGE AND THE UNFOLDING STORY OF GOD’S KINGDOM

What does this passage reveal about, or what connections do I see with:

• God?

• Expressions of sin and patterns of rebellion?

• God’s promises to establish his Kingdom? Are there expressions of his people, place and rule being realised (appropriate to the period the passage belongs to)?

• God’s actions to fulfil his promises and establish his Kingdom?

Are there connections to typical / common patterns of grace and redemption?

How does God work through faith?

TRACING FULFILMENT IN CHRIST AND APPLICATION TO OURSELVES

To finish the job of reading our passage in light of the whole story of the Bible, we need to see how it is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus. Here we complete the process of connecting the passage with the unfolding story of the Bible: God graciously establishing his promised Kingdom in the face of sin and death, through Jesus.

There are three key ideas we want to keep in mind as we seek to understand how a passage finds its fulfilment in Jesus.

(1) THE OLD TESTAMENT POINTS TO JESUS

We understand it as fulfilled in him, and we understand him as revealed in it!

All the key themes we see emerge from the story of the OT, namely the establishment of God’s Kingdom, are ultimately fulfilled in Jesus. He shows us what God’s Kingdom is really like, and it is through him (his life-death-resurrection, now through faith in him, and ultimately at his second coming) that God is finally establishing his Kingdom.

Two important implications flow out of this.

i) First, the final fulfilment of the Kingdom in Jesus helps us understand the promises and partial fulfilments along the way – it helps us understand the ultimate meaning and significance of the OT passage we are reading.

ii) Second, the reverse is also true. All the other revelations of the Kingdom (the stages in the story along the way) anticipate, and therefore help us to understand the Kingdom that is ultimately revealed and established in the person of Jesus

(2) PATTERNS OF THE KINGDOM AND REDEMPTION DEVELOP AND FIND THEIR FINAL FORM IN JESUS

There are various key themes of the Kingdom and patterns of redemption that reoccur and develop through the unfolding story, which find their ultimate fulfilment in Christ.

• Consider the following examples: How do we see these key themes expressed differently through the story of the Bible and find their fulfilment in Jesus?

i) Temple ii) Redemption through sacrifice

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(3) FULFILMENT IN JESUS IS ‘NOW, BUT NOT YET’

As we read the Bible and apply it to ourselves, we must remember that we live between the two comings of Christ, which means that a promise, theme, event or character from an OT passage is fulfilled for us in Jesus ‘now, but not yet’.

This means it is fulfilled already in Jesus 2000 years ago, it is being fulfilled now through the gospel, and it will be fulfilled fully when Christ returns.

• Read Ezekiel 36:26-27. How is this promise fulfilled ‘now, but not yet’?

TRACING FULFILMENT IN CHRIST APPLIED TO OUR PASSAGE

To see how our passage is fulfilled in Jesus and how that helps us read and apply it faithfully, we will want to ask ourselves questions that help us explore all of the above. Use the following questions as a guide as you work on the passage.

How has God finally fulfilled the promises related to this passage through Jesus? What does it look like for them to be fulfilled ‘now, but not yet’?

(Are there particular NT passages that help us understand this?)

How were they realised in the person and work of Jesus ?

How are they being fulfilled now in light of what Jesus has done for us?

What is the final form of fulfilment in the new creation that we are looking forward to?

How are the forms of the Kingdom (people, place and rule / blessing) present in the passage ultimately fulfilled in Christ?

How does the passage enrich our understanding of the Kingdom? (i.e. the nature of God’s rule or blessing, what it looks like to live under his rule, etc.) Are there patterns of redemption or grace in the passage that relate to what God has achieved in Jesus?

How does the passage deepen our understanding of the salvation that God provides in Jesus and what it means to enjoy / receive that salvation?

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APPENDIX #4

Passage #1: POINT, PURPOSE & APPLICATION

• Brainstorm: list down all the ‘whats’ of the passage • Work out how all these ‘whats’ link to each other • Work out the main ‘what’

The MAIN POINT of the passage is:

• Why did the author write this passage to the original audience? (Is the hoped-for response explicitly stated? If so, what is it? If not, then work out the implicit response)

• How does the gospel and New Testament affirm or transform this purpose for Christians (and non-Christians) today? (Do the Biblical Theology work on the MAIN POINT to determine)

The PURPOSE of the passage for me/us/the world today is:

APPLICATION

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APPENDIX #5 – BOOK OF JOEL – SUMMARY SHEET

POINT:

PURPOSE:

APPLICATION:

Summary Table:

PASSAGE POINT PURPOSE APPLICATION

APPENDIX #6 – SAMPLE STUDY #1

PRESENT AND IMPENDING DISASTER (JOEL 1:1-2:11) GETTING STARTED

Today we begin a new Bible study series in the Old Testament book of Joel, one of the 12 ‘Minor Prophets’. They are only ‘minor’ in length, being significantly shorter than the ‘Major’ Prophets, but as we shall see in this series that what this prophet had to say to the Old Testament people of God and to us is by no means ‘minor’ at all.

Joel is one of the rare books of the Bible in which there is very little contextual information to place it in history. Little is known about the prophet Joel, except that he is the son of Pethuel, who is likewise unknown. There is no clear information about when the book was written. However, what is quite clear is that it was written to the people of Judah, God’s people. What is very clear is that Joel writes in response to a national disaster that has already happened. He gives divine insight into this disaster, provides a warning about an impending disaster, and urges his readers (both back then and today) to respond appropriately to what God has done and what God will do.

1. [LQ] Share a time when you received a warning about something and how you responded to it. (What was the warning about? Did you heed it? What was the consequence?)

GETTING INTO THE BIBLE

Read Joel 1:1-2:11

Focus on 1:1-20

The opening note of the book is to hear and pay attention. Something incredible has happened, something to tell their descendants about (v1-3). It is a great disaster that has fallen.

1. [OQ] What disaster has fallen? How severe was it?

2. [OQ] What responses does Joel encourage and command?

3. [IQ] What does this say about the reason for this disaster?

4. [OQ/IQ] What clue do we get that this present disaster is a sign of things to come? What exactly is it that is to come?

Focus on 2:1:11 5. [OQ/IQ] How does verse 1 connect this section to the previous?

6. [OQ] What disaster will befall? How severe is it?

7. As you get to the end of this section (see especially 2:11)… a. [IQ] What is the mood/feels we are supposed to be left with?

b. [SQ] What is the point that Joel is trying to make? (Summarise the point of 1:1-2:11)

c. [BTQ] In what way do you think this point still applies today?

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THINKING IT THROUGH 1. [SQ] What picture of God and judgement do we see in this passage?

a. [AQ - head] Is this the way your unbelieving family and friends see God and final judgement? What

opinion or feelings do they have about this?

b. [AQ – head/heart] How about for you? What are your thoughts and feelings about God and judgement?

2. [AQ – head/heart] What hinders you from seeing or accepting this view of God and His judgement?

3. [AQ - hand] In what way do you ignore or underplay God’s final judgement?

4. Why would it be a big mistake to do this?

5. In this passage, the present disasters serve as a wake-up call and warning bell of the future, final and much more terrifying disaster of final judgement.

a. [AQ - head] Is this something you have been aware of before?

b. [AQ – hand, self/others] How might you go about applying this to the present and future?

PRAYING TOGETHER Ø Pray that God will open our eyes to our impending judgement and the reality of destruction that all non-

believers face. Ø Pray that we will remember that God is not just a God of love and grace but also a God of anger and

judgement. Ø Pray that God will turn our hearts to repent and cry out to him for forgiveness and mercy.

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Timetable & Clean Up Roster

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9:30 – 10:20 Morning Talk Morning Talk Morning Talk Morning Talk Morning Talk

10:20 – 10:45 Reflection Time

Reflection Time

Reflection Time

Reflection Time

Wrap Up

10:45 – 11:00

Morning Tea

Set up &

Clean up: 2.1

Morning Tea

Set up &

Clean up: 2.2

Morning Tea

Set up &

Clean up: 2.3

Morning Tea

Set up &

Clean up: 2.1

Morning Tea (from 10:30) + Reflections

Set up & Clean up: 2.3

11:00 – 1:00

Strand Groups

Strand Groups

Strand Groups

Strand Groups

Strand Groups

1:00 – 2:00

Lunch

Set up: 4

Clean up: 4

Lunch

Set up: 2.3

Clean up: 2.2

Lunch

Set up: 1.3

Clean up: 1.2

Lunch

Set up: 3.1

Clean up: 3.2

Lunch

Set up: 1.2

Clean up: 1.1

2:00 – 3:30 Workshop Workshop Workshop Workshop Clean Up

3:30 – 6:00

Free Time

Free Time Free Time Free Time

6:00 – 7:30

Dinner

Set up: 3.2

Clean up: 3.1

Dinner

Set up: 2.1

Clean up: 1.4

Dinner

Set up: 1.1 Clean up: 4

Dinner

Set up: 1.4

Clean up: 1.3

7:30 – 9:00 Evening Talk Evening Talk Evening Talk + Q&A Panel

Evening Talk

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