Wildwood College Life

This series starts our journey through the book of Mark. Mark 1:1 opens with the “gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” The "Gospel" is the good news that Jesus made a way for us to be restored back to God. John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus by “proclaiming a baptism of repentance & forgiveness of sins” (v. 4). He proclaimed that we need a Savior. Then Jesus is baptized & the “...

The Holy Spirit empowers believers to understand and live out Scripture. This episode gives a brief definition of the Spirit, a quick timeline of how the Holy Spirit has worked, how He illuminates the Word, and how He empowers believers today. The Holy Spirit helps us study the Bible by giving us the desire to read Scripture, opening our eyes to understand, and giving us Godly wisdom. We study Joh...

How do I study my Bible? Kevin walks us through 3 simple steps to accurately "spend time in the Word." We first observe by asking, “What do I see? What is here?" We must search the Scripture as you would for treasure (Proverbs 2:1-5) and take notice of the structure, what comes before and after the passage, genre, & context. Then, we interpret the text by asking, “What does this mean?” The Hol...

Before reading the Bible, we must understand that it is a revelation from God, about God, and is divinely produced. We then view it as truth, especially since Jesus, the prophets, & apostles say it is! If the Bible is God's revelation and completely true, we must live as though it is authoritative, with the right to define what we are to believe and how to live.