Immanuel Baptist Church in Hannibal Missouri

In the penultimate session of our Storyline series Pastor LeeWood picks up with the decline of the Persian Empire and ends with the Romans looming over the horizon. In this session we learn about how Alexander the Great literally spreads the language that will eventually be employed for the composition of the New Testament. Additional resources can be found at ibcministries.com/storyline

In this session of our Storyline series Pastor LeeWood talks about the Babylonian Captivity, the decline of Babylon and Rise of Persia, and the return from Babylonian Captivity. The major lesson from this session is that God still remains faithful to his covenant, even in the exile. Additional resources can be found at ibcministries.com/storyline

In this week's session Pastor LeeWood walks us through the actual destruction of the Northern Kingdom, Israel, at the hands of the Assyrians, as well as the destruction of the Southern Kingdom, Judah, at the hands of the Babylonians. Additional resources can be found at ibcministries.com/storyline

In the 11th week of our series Pastor LeeWood discusses the aftermath of the division of the united monarchy of Israel. By previewing where Israel in the North with Jeroboam leading them and Judah in the South with Rehoboam as king are heading, we get a good survey of what lies ahead for each nation. LeeWood then introduces the origins of the Assyrians, and previews the role they will play in the...

Week 10 of our Storyline series sees Pastor LeeWood take a break from the chronological telling of the Old Testament storyline in order to talk about the Role of the Prophets. By discussing how the prophets operated, key themes, and what exactly The Day of the Lord is, we come to fuller understanding as to what the prophets are doing. The key phrase about the prophets is that they "look back...

In the ninth week of our Storyline series Pastor LeeWood walks us through the ascension and reigns of each of the Israel's first three Kings: Saul, David, and Samson. By looking at their lives and their failures we come to find out that their failures are also our own. Additional Resources can be found at ibcministries.com/storyline

In the 8th week of our Storyline series Pastor LeeWood races through the book of Judges to bring us to the brink of Israel's Monarchy. Through the session we come to see our desperate need for a good king that God will give us. Additional Resources can be found at ibcministries.com/storyline

In the seventh week of our march through the storyline of the Old Testament Pastor LeeWood explains the end of Numbers, the gist of Deuteronomy, and the major lessons taught in the book of Joshua. With an emphasis on real obedience, LeeWood explains how Joshua learned the lessons being taught through Numbers and Deuteronomy, and passes them on to the next generation during the Conquest of the Land...

In the sixth week of our Storyline series Pastor LeeWood races through the book of Numbers (or Bemidbar if you are a Hebrew). By looking at the three encampment sections, and the two road trip scenes we come to realize that God's justice and mercy are taking center stage in this book. LeeWood explains how God's justice and mercy are two indispensable elements to our sanctification. Additio...

In the 5th week of our Storyline series Pastor LeeWood closes the book on Exodus. By talking about the culmination of God's deliverance from bondage in Egypt, the Crossing of the Red Sea, and the creation of the covenant with God we see that God is still answering the question "how will relationship be restored?" Additional resources can be found at https://www.ibcministries.com/Stor...

In week 4 of our Storyline series Pastor LeeWood covers Exodus 1-11, with a great focus on chapters one and two. Through this discussion is becomes obvious that themes from Genesis are carrying over, and that God is still working to save His people, even in a very difficult situation. Additional resources can be found at https://www.ibcministries.com/Storyline

In this third week of our Storyline series Pastor LeeWood takes a step back from the narratives to give us a sense of how the first five books of the Bible fit together. LeeWood's main point is that God is continually trying to answer the question" How is relationship to be restored?" This, Lee contends, is only ever through God's faithfulness to his covenant promises. Additional...

In the second week of our Storyline series Pastor LeeWood covers the major movements of Genesis 12-50. By looking at the family of the Patriarchs (Abram, Isaac, and Jacob) we see how God worked through their circumstances. But more importantly, we see the promises that are made first to Abram, but then extended to his son and grandson. Additional Resources can be found at https://www.ibcministries...

In the opening week of our Fall Equipping Institute series Pastor LeeWood sets up the next 15 weeks of our teaching. This week LeeWood covered: 1) Understanding History in the Bible, 2) Prehistory, 3) Creation, 4) Fall, 5) Noah and the Flood, 6) Babel, and 7) Genesis 1-11 as Paradigmatic. Additional Resources can be found at https://www.ibcministries.com/Storyline

In this final study of the Summer Pastor LeeWood walks everyone though Psalm 144. In this psalm we see 1) David's dependence on God [1-2], 2) David's brief existence [3-4], 3) David's desperate need [5-8], 4) David's new song [9-11], and finally 5) God's blessed people [12-15]. Additional resources can be found at https://www.ibcministries.com/Equipping-Institute-Resources

In this penultimate session of our Praying Through the Psalms Pastor LeeWood walks us through Psalm 139. In this well known psalm we see David praising God for his omniscience, omnipotence, and his omnipresence. As we unfurl this psalm we see that David is aligning himself with the Seed of the Woman who will be instrumental in the crushing of the head of the seed of the serpent. Additional resourc...

In this week's installment of Praying through the Psalms Pastor LeeWood looks at Psalm 95. Through the discussion we learn how even though this psalm is unattributed, we know that David wrote it. This detail helps us comprehend the greater themes that are present within the psalm such as creation, exodus, rest, and the new exile and exodus. LeeWood broke this passage down into three sections:...

In a return to one of David's psalms Pastor LeeWood explains Psalm 86. In this psalm we see three clear sections: 1) 1-7 shows David's desperate prayer, 2) 8-13 details David's powerful worship, and 3) 14-17 is David's summary of his situation. Through the course of explaining Psalm 86 LeeWood also shows a connection to 1 Samuel 1:11 and Hannah's prayer. This connection links D...

In this week's installment of Praying Through the Psalms Pastor LeeWood explains the inner workings of Psalm 73. In this Psalm from Asaph we see him struggle with squaring how he sees the world with all of its wickedness seemingly suffering no consequences. Asaph recounts how it was a trip to a worship service that reminded him how God is still at work in the world today. Additional Resources...

In the last discussion of a psalm from book 2 of the Psalter. Pastor LeeWood discusses Psalm 55. In the discussion LeeWood discusses how Psalms 51-55 are connected to each other, what the main point of the psalm is, as well as how to mirror the tone and content of this psalm from David. Additional Resources can be found at: https://www.ibcministries.com/Equipping-Institute-Resources

In our return week from VBS Pastor LeeWood leads us through Psalm 44. To begin with LeeWood discusses the differences between Books 1 and 2 of the Psalter. After this we see that in this psalm for/by the Sons of Korah the psalmist presents three major sections: 1) Present Hope because of Past Faithfulness (1-8), 2) Feeling of Being Cursed, Rejected, and Suffering (9-16), and 3) Present Faithfulnes...

In our fifth week of our Praying Through the Psalms series Pastor LeeWood leads us in a discussion over Psalm 32. In this pivotal psalm we see David describe three major movements: 1) The blessing of forgiveness in verses 1-5, 2) instructions for repentance in verses 6-9, and 3) a description of joy and sorrow depending on how we respond to God's grace in verses 10-11. The key statement that w...

In the fourth installment Pastor LeeWood walks us through Psalm 22. In this very well known psalm that is referenced numerous times in Matthew 27 we will see that there is more here than we initially think. Whereas the opening line referencing being forsaken is well known, that is not the tone of the psalm as a whole. By looking at the three main sections : 1) 1-11-- The Worm, 2) 12-21-- The Enemi...

In the third installment of our Praying Through the Psalms series Pastor Anthony walks us through Psalm 19. This psalm places a large emphasis on God's creative powers, as well as his graciousness in revealing himself through His Word. This psalm directly connects the creating God of Genesis 1-2 as the covenant keeping God throughout the rest of Scriptures.

In our second week of Praying Through the Psalms we take a close look at Psalm 16. In this Psalm we see David reflect on the command to love God above all else and to love neighbors well, the reality of joy in relationship with God, and we end with a discussion about David's hope of a bodily resurrection. We explore how both Peter and Paul pick up this last theme in the book of Acts, and how t...