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Philippines Chapter 3The Goal of Life3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.-          Whenever we gather again to read God’s word-          Whenever we re-read it again and again-          It is no trouble, no bother, not redundant, nor unnecessary-          Instead it is a safeguard for you and I !2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the [a]false circumcision; 3 for we are the true [b]circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh, 4 although I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.-          The Apostle Paul wants us to beware (that means watch out)-          He gave us three things to watch out for:o   Beware of dogs (dogs are led by their hunger bodily urges)o   Beware of evil workers (evil workers are led by evil spirits)o   Beware of the false circumcision (Jews wanting to include the law but who don’t and can’t follow it either) – they simply want power over others-          We are the true circumcision (this is of the heart)-          Who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesuso   Reliance upon God alone-          And put no confidence in the flesho   No confidence means we realize we can’t earn our way into heaven-          Paul had all the credentials:o   Born into a Jewish familyo   Circumcised the 8th day (exactly according to the law)o   The tribe of Benjamin (the small but powerful tribe)o   A Hebrew of Hebrews (meaning he followed Jewish customs)o   As to the Law, a Pharisee (a doctor of law)o   As to Zeal (a persecutor of the church)o   Found blameless by the law (very interestingWelcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Acts, Chapter 2The Day of Pentecost2 When the day of Pentecost [a]had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire [b]distributing themselves, and [c]they [d]rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other [e]tongues, as the Spirit was giving them [f]utterance.-          When the day of Pentecost had comeo   They were all together in one place§  Remember, in the upper room praying-          And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing windo   It sounded like a windstorm (a violent rushing wind)-          And it filled the whole house where they were sittingo   Notice if filled the whole house (not a portion) – filled to capacity-          And there appeared to them tongues as fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of themo   What does a tongue of fire look like?o   Notice it distributed itself resting on each one (every one had it resting on them)-          So they heard it; they saw it; and they believed it-          And they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongueso   They were all filled (not a little bit)§  With the Holy Spirito   And began to speak with other tongues§  This is the result of being filled-          As the Spirit was giving them utteranceo   Notice the Spirit is the one who gives the utterance not their minds5 Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own [g]language.-          Devout men from every nation under heaven (people came from all over)-          And when this sound occurred, the crowd came togethero   The crowd is more than the just the 120 people that gathered in the upper roomo   And were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language (this was a miracle)Welcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Mark - Chapter 5- The Demon Possessed Man healed sitting, dressed and his right mind gets sent out as a missionary to ten cities.- The woman who had an issue of blood for 12-years touches His garment and gets healed instantly.  Confession is made and she receives the Lord's blessing.- Jairus's daughter gets sick and dies and everyone tells Jairus it's too late.  Jesus steps in and proves its never too late. Jesus raises his daughter from the dead and proves there is nothing to hard for God.- We 22 verses that declare "Fear Not":click here to download a copy of the 22 versesJames 5:17 New American Standard Bible (NASB)17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed [a]earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.1 Kings 17:1 [ Elijah Predicts Drought ] Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 1 Kings 18:41-19:8 New American Standard Bible (NASB)41 Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower.” 42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth and put his face between his knees. 43 He said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go back” seven times. 44 It came about at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, a cloud as small as a man’s hand is coming up from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘[a]Prepare your chariot and go down, so that the heavy shower does not stop you.’” 45 In a little while the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy shower. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. 46 Then the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he girded up his loins and [b]outran Ahab [c]to Jezreel. Elijah prayed boldly for God-sized miracles. Elijah didn’t mess around with small requests for God. He went straight to big requests. Pray for a drought in the land. Raise the widow’s son from the dead. Call down fire from heaven to consume the offering on Mount Carmel.Elijah was bold. He asked with incredible faith, believing that God was able. He believed that God was faithful, that He answers prayers. He called on God with enough faith to believe God would answer even the most audacious prayer.And, without fail, God answered those audacious prayers. He poured out His power repeatedly, giving Elijah opportunity to proclaim God’s greatness.Elijah’s prayers pointed the world back to God. Elijah was completely in tune with God. He listened for Yahweh’s voice, and he walked in obedience (1 Kings 18:36). He prayed in agreement with what God asked of him. And, his prayers pointed the world back to God.The widow’s flour and oil never running out? A reminder that God sees our needs and provides. Raising the widow’s son from the dead? A reminder that he cares about our deepest hurts. The drought? A reminder that even the winds and the storms are subject to His control. Hear it in Elijah’s own words:Yes, Elijah called down fire from heaven to consume the water and the sacrifices not for his own glory, but so others would know that Yahweh is God and there is no other God in heaven or earth. Elijah’s prayers were about pointing the world back to God.Welcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Matthew 10 - The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service10 Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.-          The twelve disciples; instructions for service-          12 is the number of Godly governmento   It is made of  2 x 6o   2 is the number for witnesses & trutho   6 is the number of mano   The first Adam sinned and caused death (sin entered the world)o   The last Adam (Jesus) was perfect and was sacrificed and rose again (sin was removed and eternal life became possible)-          Jesus summoned His twelve discipleso   This means called an important meeting for a special purpose-          And gave them authority over unclean spiritso   To cast them outo   And to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sicknesso   It seems authority over unclean spirits may be related to disease & sicknesso   Disease is something that happens to an organ; sickness is something that happens to a man§  Disease is something that needs to be cured such as infection, injury, toxic exposure, cell degeneration.§  Illness is something that that needs to be managed such as feelings of pain, discomfort, distress, weakness, fatigue, etco   To heal them is the general themeo   I love that the Lord wants people to get healed and He called a special meeting to empower His team to go and do it!2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.-          Simon (1) who is called Peter: rock or stone; a rock or stone-          Andrew (2): manly; Man of Vows; Man of Liberty-          James (3): supplanter; replacer; He who closely follows-          Zebedee (son of): my gift; Gift of Yah, Yah Has Given-          John (4): Jehovah is a gracious giver-          Philip(5): lover of horses; He who leans on his military complex-          Bartholomew (6): son of the farmer; abounding in furrows; to plow-          Thomas (7): a twin-          Matthew (8): gift of Jehovah-          James (9): supplanter; replacer-          Alphaeus (son of): changing-          Thaddaeus (11): large hearted, courageous-          Simon the Zealot (11): rock or stone-          Judas Iscariot (12): he shall be praised; city slickerWelcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Matthew 9 - A Paralyzed Man Healed9 Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over the Sea of Galilee and came to His own city.-          The title is A paralyzed man healedo   The paralyzed man was probably in this condition for a long timeo   He likely struggled with the idea of whether it would last forever or noto   So too, sometimes we feel paralyzed because we can’t move or take the next step until God intervenes and helps us-          Jesus had just healed two demon-possessed men and cast our the evil spirits into a heard of pigs and they ran off the cliff and drowned in the sea-          Instead of rejoicing and praising God, the locals pleaded with Jesus to leave their regiono   Worldly men would rather roll in the mud with the pigs-          So this is wheno   Jesus got into a boat§  He was leaving the region where He was not wantedo   Crossed over the Sea of Galilee and came to His own city§  Galilee means rolling or to encircle to turn around§  His own city was Capernaum which means “village of consolation, protected by Being Sorry”§  He came to heal them but they rejected Him so He turned around and left because they failed to repent2 And they brought to Him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man who was paralyzed, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.” -          And they brought to Him a paralyzed man lying on a stretchero   Notice “they brought to Him”o   This means multiple believers got involved to help the paralyzed man§  They were trying to Outbless himo   They would not be bringing a paralyzed man on a stretcher unless they believed in their heart that Jesus could heal him!-          And seeing their faitho   Notice Jesus can see faitho   This means yours and mine and everyone else’so   Notice He saw their faith (not just the paralyzed man but those who were carrying him or bringing him to Jesus to be healed)o   The fervent prayers of a righteous man availeth much!-          Jesus said to the man who was paralyzedo   notice Jesus focuses on the person who needs the help the most and speaks to him directly. so too he will speak directly to you if you need help today if you believe He can.-          take courage, son; your sins are forgiveno   it takes courage to believe God's wordo   Jesus was asking the paralyzed man to disregard the fact that he was not able to move his limbs using his mind and his muscleso   Jesus was asking the paralyzed man to believe the words spoken by Jesus instead of what his physical mind and physical body knew to be trueo   noticed that he called him son which is a term of family endearmento   because of his faith Jesus is already welcoming him into His familyo   notice that Jesus forgave his sins and that's when he got healed§  so too when Jesus forgives us for our sins that's when we get healed or born again§  this is a spiritual reality which will now make an impact on the physical realityWelcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Matthew 8 - Jesus Cleanses a Leper; The Centurion’s Faith8 When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. 2 And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3 Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.-        Remember Jesus had been up on the mountain (away from the crowds) to spend time with the Father in prayer.-        His disciples joined Him and He taught them valuable lessonso   Mat Chapter 5 – the beatitudes §  To be salt & light§  To love your enemies§  To live a higher standard (Christian values)o   Mat Chapter 6 – giving to the poor and pray§  Be careful not give or pray to be seen§  How to pray§  Fasting for God in private§  You cannot serve God and Wealth (you must choose)o   Mat Chapter 7 – Don’t judge others§  You will be judges by the same measure you judge§  The golden rule (treat everyone as you would want to be treated)§  Everyone who asks, seeks, knocks gets a good response by faith§  The narrow and wide gate (you must choose one)§  How to tell a good tree from a bad one (measure the fruit)§  Not everyone who says Lord, Lord will get into heaven·       Only those who do the will of the Father (obedience)§  Build your life on the rock not on the sand·       Because the storms will come-        These are foundational lessons that disciples must learn and apply in their life-        Now Jesus comes down mountain to start ministering to others-        Large crowds followed Him because He did miracle after miracle in their sight-        A leper came and bowed down before Himo   This is the position of reference and respect (humility)-        He said “Lord if you are willing, you can make me clean”o   This was a declaration of the leper’s faith in Jesus the Son of Godo   Remember everyone who asks, believing receives!-        Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him saying I am willing; be cleansedo   And immediately his leprosy was cleansedo   No other man would touch leper because its contagiouso   Jesus touched him and healed him because of the lepers faith! 4 And Jesus *said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”-        Jesus didn’t want too much attention drawn to Himself because it was not time yet-        But Jesus wanted the leper to show himself to the priests5 And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him, 6 and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.” 7 Jesus *said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8 But the centurion said, “Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed. Welcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Matthew 7 - Judging Others7 “Do not judge so that you will not be judged. 2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.-        Matthew means “gift of Yahweh”-        This chapter is a gift if you heed its instruction-        Do not judge so that you will not be judgedo   This is a simple but powerful spiritual rule o   Don’t judge – so that – its an important reason – you won’t be judgedo   Get the formula-        For in the way you judge, you will be judgedo   This means the scale of judgement is balanced by your own actions-        And by your standards of measure, it will be measured to youo   Your measure of judgement is a boomerango   Consider this before judging others 3 Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.-        It seems easy to point out the speck in our brothers (other peoples sin)-        But we don’t notice the log in our own eye (a log is much bigger than a speck)-        The biggest sinners are often critical of petty little things in others-        Lets make sure we are not guilty of doing this!-        How can you help remove a speck (sin) in your brothers eye when you have a log (bigger sin) in your own (obviously you can’t or shouldn’t)-        You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eyeo   This means do a little self-introspection and repento   Ask God to forgive you and turn the opposite direction -        Then you will see clearly to take the speck out your brothers eyeo   We can’t help others overcome their sin until we overcome our owno   We have all fallen short of the glory of God (missed the mark of perfection)o   We all need to repent and ask for Forgivenesso   Only those freshly washed in the blood of the lamb are ready to help others!6 “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.-        What is holy is the Gospel (the Good News) of Jesus Christ who died and raised again the 3rd day to make a way for sinners to be forgiven, born again and granted a way into heaven even though underserving.-        Dogs are driven be hunger and emotion (reactive to their flesh alone)o   They are not interested in spiritual matterso   You should preach the gospel to everyone but those who don’t want to hear it or reject it should be left alone to ravage their food for tomorrow they dieWelcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Matthew 6 - Giving to the Poor and Prayer6 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.-        Some people only do things to be seen by men-        Unless your motivation is because of the love of Jesus Christ whatever you do is in vain-        There will be no reward in heaven2 “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your [c]giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.-        This is the proof that your only motivation is the love of God-        Don’t tell anyone else about it (but the Lord knows)-        God will reward you for every good deed you do which based on love not recognition5 “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 6 But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.-        The first subject was giving-        This subject is praying-        Some people actually pray to be seen or seem pious but it doesn’t fool God-        When you pray, make sure its for no other purpose other than to talk to Godo   Never to be seen by men7 “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. 8 So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.-        Repetitious words are something you say without giving any original thought-        It likes repeating the rosery -        Prayer should be heart felt communication from the heart directly to the Father-        Unless your prayer is from the heart and real, it will have zero impact9 “Pray, then, in this way:‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.-        The first thing to do when praying is to remember who God is…o   Our Father who is heaveno   He is God Almighty, the Father of everything that has breath and lifeo   And He is in heaven looking down upon everything going on upon earth-        Hallowed by Your nameo   The name of God is Holyo   When you call upon God in Jesus name there is serious powero   Jesus Christ is the only name under heaven whereby a man may be savedo   We should have great respect, reverence and awe in His name-        So you start your prayer remembering God’s position, power & holy name!Welcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

5 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 2 He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,-          The sermon on the mount; the beatitudes o   I like to see these are the attitudes we should be (be like these)-          When saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Himo   There is something entirely peaceful and godly to go up into the mountains to spend quiet time with God away from the crowds and the busyness of lifeo   Notice His disciples came to Him§  We can come to Him in the mountains too§  Seeking His face, His will, His direction, His correction, etc-          He opened His mouth and began to teach themo   Whatever Jesus has to say, I want to know and learn it wello   How about you?3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.-          Pour in spirit speaks of great humility-          Bowing yourself before the King and seeking His will rather than own-          This is the opposite of pride-          If you come to the Lord “poor in spirit”, humble – you will be blessed-          This means things get better4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.-          Those who mourn are mourning their friends and family who have died-          It is heart wrenching to have a loved one ripped out of your life-          But don’t worry,  you will see them again is what is implied-          This is why you will blessed in the end when you are reunited with your loved ones5 “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.-          The gentle are those who carefully treat and care for others-          When you gently care for others, God notices it-          You will inherit the earth (this means you will own it without having to pay for it)-          You can’t earn a inheritance. It is simply given to you by a caring and thoughtful relative6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.-          To hunger is to yearn for something-          To thirst implies urgency-          Do you hunger and thirst for righteousness (can’t wait for things to be made right)-          This means all that which is unfair and evil ceases to happen and God rights every wrong-          If describes what you feel in your heart, congratulations! You will be satisfied means you are going to see it come to pass.7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.-          To be merciful is not repay evil for evil done to youWelcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Matthew 4 - The Temptation of Jesus4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”5 Then the devil *took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and *said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written,‘He will command His angels concerning You’;and‘On their hands they will bear You up, So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”7 Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”8 Again, the devil *took Him to a very high mountain and *showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9 and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus *said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’” 11 Then the devil *left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.Jesus Begins His Ministry12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee; 13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the [f]Gentiles— 16 “The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light, And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death, Upon them a Light dawned.”17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”The First Disciples18 Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 And He *said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 21 Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and [j]John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.Ministry in Galilee23 Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the [k]gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.24 The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, [l]epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them. Welcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Matthew 3 - The Preaching of John the Baptist3 Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” -          The preaching of John the Baptisto   The is the herald blowing the trumpet announcing the arrival of the King of Kingso   Let us not forget John was in Elizabeth’s stomach when Mary came to confirm what the angel had told her. Zacharias was the priest who lost his voice and could not speak until Jesus was born.  As soon as John was born Zacharias gained his voice again.-          Now in those dayso   What days?o   The days right after Herod had all the children under 2 killedo   After Rachel mourned for her children§  Rachel means lamb§  A picture of the Lamb of God mourning for all His children too§  Something had to be done and it was about to – BIG TIME-          John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judeao   John means “Yahweh is gracious”o   It was God’s grace (unearned, undeserved favor) that John got to deliver this message for all to receiveo   Judea means “the praised one” or “beautiful boy”o   John came to preach about the beautiful boy who is to be “the praised one”o   Why did he begin his ministry in the wilderness?§  Because it was not convenient§  It would take real commitment for someone to come and see him and hear his message§  No lookie loos – only serious inquires invited-          Repent for the kingdom of Heaven is at hando   This means turn from your sin (make a U-turn)o   Get off the wide road that leads to hell and get on the narrow path that leads to heaveno   It will require that you repent§  Ask God to forgive you for your sins and stop sinning§  To hide it, confess it and be healed!3 For this is the one referred to [d]by Isaiah the prophet when he said,“The voice of one [e]crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!’”-          Isaiah had written about this event long before-          Now it has come true-          The Jews to whom John preached would know and understand the significance of this event-          John was preparing the way for the Lord’s entrance4 Now John himself had [f]a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.-          God had a plan for John before he was born-          Lukewarm believers are in gave danger because they have not made any stark changes in their life after getting born again.Welcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Matthew 2 - The Visit of the Magi2 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, 2 “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”-          The visit of the Magio   Magi means wise men (plural) or wise astronomers or wise believers.-          Where is He who has been born King of the Jews?o   This is prophecy in the bibleo   Nobody would say this unless they knew bibleo   Notice they considered Him King of the Jews already!o    A baby born without saying a single word and yet Magi from the east come!-          Since the Magi said “For we have saw His star”o   This means they were likely astronomers (those who study the sky)o   They saw “His” star so they were obviously believers waiting for a sign-          And have come to worship Himo   Wisdom of all wisdomo   They recognized the signs of the time and they came to worship Himo   Notice they were waiting for Him to come (like a bride waiting for her groom) 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah; For out of you shall come forth a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’”-          When Herod the king heard this, he was troubledo   Because Herod knew about the prophecy of the coming Kingo   Herod was troubled because he wanted to remain king (pride)-          And all Jerusalem with himo   Even the Jews were troubledo   All Jerusalem (all means all not some)o   Misery loves company-          Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the peopleo   Notice Herod gathered all the chiefs together (it’s a big deal)-          He inquired of them where the Messiah was to be borno   Asking questions so he can try and thwart God’s plan-          They told Herod where the Messiah was to be born (they all sold him out)-          The prophet had prophesied before that Out of You Shall Forth a Rulero   In other words, there is going to be a new kingo   And it’s not going to be Herod-          Who will shepherd my people Israelo   In other words, the new King is going to be put in chargeo   And he will shepherd my people (a shepherd leads and finds fresh water & food)o   A shepherd not only leads, he fiends and protects.o   In a sense, Herod’s days were numbered7 Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.Welcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Matthew, Chapter 1The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah1 The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of [f]Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. 4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. 5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse. 6 Jesse was the father of David the king.David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah. 7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. 8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. 9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah. 11 Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.12 After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor. 14 Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud. 15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob. 16 Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.click here to view the meaning of their names.17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.Conception and Birth of Jesus18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. 20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” 24 And Joseph [z]awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, 25 but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.Welcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Psalm 150A Psalm of Praise.150 Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty [c]expanse.-          A Psalm of Praiseo   A Psalm is a song which is meant to be memorized and sango   This is because God doesn’t want us to forget these words-          It’s not just any Psalmo   It’s a Psalm of Praise§  These are the words that we might want to useo   It’s the last Psalm in the book of Psalms§  150 chapters end with this one§  3 x 50 = 150§  Three is the number of the trinity·       God the Father·       God the Son·       God the Holy Spirit·       Three in One§  Fifty is the number for Pentecost·       50 days after the Jews were set free from the bondage in Egypt, God gave Moses the law·       50 days after Jesus rose from the dead, the Holy Spirit fell of those waiting in the upper room them like cloven tongues of fire§  5 is the number for grace§  10 is the number for the Law and man’s responsibility to keep it§  5 x 10 is grace multiplied which fulfills all the law-          Praise the Lord!o   This is the third repeat in a row (Psalm 148, 149 & 150)o   This is not by mistakeo   Praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit-          Praise God in His sanctuaryo   His sanctuary is the church (the ecclesia “ a gathering together”o   Whenever we gather in Jesus name we should praise the Lord!o   It pleases God when we praise the Lord !o   God also tells us that our bodies are the sanctuary and that He lives in uso   So praise the Lord from deep within you (inside your heart)§  Singing songs and praises Him all day and night§  When you wake up and when go to sleep§  This attitude of gratitude and singing should always be on our heart & lips 2 Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.-          Praise Him for His mighty deedso   What are His might deedso   How about that He died and rose again on the 3rd day to prove He is Godo   He has risen.  He is alive. He sits on the right side of the Father even now.o   He brought ten plagues o Egypt to cause them to let His people goo   He killed all the first born of man and beast in the land of Egypt except those who had blood on the door posts (a symbol of the cross).o   He parted the red sea and guided His people through on dry land safelyo   He closed the red sea and drowned the Egyptian army (Israel’s enemies)o   He provided for millions of Jews wandering in the dessert for 40 years§  He provided them food and water daily§  He provided them with clouds to cool the heat during the dayWelcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Psalm 149Israel Invoked to Praise the Lord.149 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.-          Israel invoked to Praise the Lordo   Chapter 148 was about the same subject (listen to the podcast @ Outbless.com)-          Israel means “in awe of peace” and “teaching peace”o   Once we understand that God Almighty sent His one and only Son to die on a cross to pay for our sins so we could be forgiven and have peace with God again -  you will be in awe that God was willing to pay such a heavy price for you!o   God teaches us peace by sending His Son, His word and the Holy Spirit§  By grace you are saved not of works, lest any man should boast§  It is all God’s doing and He is still teaching us !-          If you are in awe of His peace, then you are also being “invoked” to actively Praise the Lord” – this involves your mouth, your lips, your tongue, your throat and most importantly your heart.o   If you the truth of your salvation has truly set in you can’t help but want to praise Him with your voice outloud even if you can’t sing very well (make a joyful noise to the Lord)-          Praise the Lord!o   This is a command. It’s not optionalo   We should Praise God daily for everything has already done and what He does today and tomorrow as well-          Sing to the Lord a new songo   This means a new song that you have not sang beforeo   Its going to requires some thought and preparationo   You may have to write a songo   You  may have to write a melodyo   You may have to write the notes to be played on instructionso   This is what is involved in a new songo   Then you must sing it, practice it and then perform it as a sacrifice to God Himself!-          And His praise in the congregation of the godly oneso   This means in church the ecclesia (a gathering of believers)o   It can be a home church or phone church or big church (it doesn’t matter)o   When we come together there should be praise & worship of the one true Godo   This pleases God and should be done with great joy and thanksgiving in our hearts§  We can’t thank Him or praise Him enough§  Is that what is in your heart today?2 Let Israel be glad in his Maker; Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King.-          Let Israel be glad in his Makero   Israel is a place o   Israel is a nationo   Israel is a tribe of peopleo   Israel is also everyone who has been grafted in by faith in Jesus Christ§  in awe of peace-          Notice what we should be glad ino   His Makero   Jesus Christ made everything you can see and toucho   We should be exceeding glad in our Maker!Welcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Psalm 148The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.148 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights!-          The title is “The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord”-          The whole creation means everything created (man, beasts, fish, birds, bugs, trees, plants, animals, oceans, mountains, thunder, lightning, stars, sun, moon, galaxies, the Universe!o   It is said that everything generates frequencyo   Frequency is sound in some cased you can’t hear unless you tune into it like a radioo   God hears all their sounds all at once (they are praising Him)-          Invoked to Praise the Lordo   Invoked means “to call upon” or “to mention,” and is often used when someone is identifying a law, a privilege, or an authorityo   We are being called upon to Praise the Lord§  This involves your mouth, your lips, your tongue, your throat, your lungs and most importantly your heart!§  If you have been saved by Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior tell your face and your mouth about it! Let it bubble up to the tope and come out in song called praise !!!-          Praise the Lord!o   This is not a suggestion it’s a command to every created thing!-          Praise the Lord from the heavenso   This means all who are in heaven§  People who died and went to heaven§  Angels who live in heaven§  The heavenly host; the army of God§  The universe is 94 billion light years in circumference ·         That’s 1 with 24 zero’s is the number of stars that need to Praise Him!·         There is a song that says “I hear the voice of many angels sing”, “worthy is the lamb”!  Imagine the sound of a great multitude!-          Praise Him in the heightso   The word “heights” can be translated “to the most high”o   This speaks of His ultimate position of authority (the Highest Point or Position)o   As you praise Him consider He sits in the Highest Position (there is no one higher)2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!-          Praise Him, all His angelso   His angels are those who follow Himo   Can you imaging the sound of angels praising God!o   How many angels are doing it right now?-          Praise Him, all His hosts!o   This is the heavenly armies!o   How many members are in it?o   How powerful are these angels?o   What does it sound like when the sing all together?3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light!-          Praise Him, sun and moono   Even the sun and moon praise Him!-          Praise Him, all the stars of light!o   Light travels at 186,000 miles per second; 671 million miles per hourWelcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Psalm 147Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.147 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.-          Praise for Jerusalemo   Jerusalem means “in awe of peace”; “teaching peace”o   We are in awe because of the peace created by the death & resurrection of Jesus Christo   Teaching peace means we learn how peace actually comes (no other way)-          Restoration and prosperityo   Restoration means “to make like new”o   Prosperity “means more than what you need ”-          Praise for teaching us peace, we are in awe, thank you for restoration and blessing us with more than we need.-          Praise the Lord!o   Why? Because of what you just learned-          For it is good to sing praises to our Godo   We should sing about what He has done (He is worthy!)-          For it is pleasant and praise is becomingo   Becoming means appropriate.2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel.-          The Lords builds up Jerusalemo   The very place the world wants to wipe of the face of the eartho   The Lord is building it up-          He gathers the outcasts of Israelo   Those who have sinned will be recalled and made new3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.-          It takes a miracle to heal a broken heart-          It takes care and thoughtfulness to bind up a wound-          This is what God does for His children4 He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them.-          Can you count all the stars?  God can. And He names all of them! How amazing!5 Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.-          Great is our Lord and abundant in strengtho   Consider how great He must be in order count and name the starso   The Milkyway has 100 billion stars in ito   Scientists estimate 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars, or a "1" with 24 zeros after it is the number of stars in the universe-          His understanding is infiniteo   Infinite is without measure (beyond measurement)o   Scientist estimate the universe is 93 billion light years in diameter & growing for every megaparsec -- 3.3 million light years, or 3 billion trillion kilometers -- from Earth, the universe is expanding an extra 73.3 ±2.5 kilometers per second. | per sec | 1 min | length | 60 min | 1 hour | 24 hours | 1 day | ft per mile | 1 day |    240,485.60  | 60 |          14,429,136  | 60 |    865,748,160  | 27 |    23,375,200,320  | 5,280 |    4,427,121.27 Welcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Psalm 146The Lord an Abundant Helper.146 Praise [b]the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!-        The Lord an Abundant Helpero   This is who He iso   Abundant means more then enough (pressed down, shaken together, overflowing)o   This is His nature and the amount of help He is ready to give you and Io   And anyone who calls upon the name of Jesus Christ-        Praise the Lord!o   Why?o   Because the Lord is an Abundant Helper-        Praise the Lord, O my soul!o   Its repeated for emphasiso   The word “soul” is added the 2nd time to draw attention to the fact that his Help is eternalo   That’s worth thinking about twice (or more) 2 I will praise the Lord while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.-        I will praise the Lord while I liveo   This is the main activity we should be doing if we have been helped (saved)o   While I live means for ever and ever because He promised us eternal life-        I will sing praises to my God while I have my beingo   As long as you have life and breath you should use your voice to sing praises!o   If you know for sure you have been saved (helped), then your joy should rise up through your throat and come out of your mouth (in song!)o   Are you full of joy because you have been saved?§  Maybe you should tell you face about it§  Maybe you should tell your mouth about it§  Can anyone else notice the joy you have because you are saved?·       Is your salvation and gratitude visible or audible? 3 Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.-        Do not trust in princeso   This means men of power or position or resourceso   If you trust in man he will always let you downo   Man can never take God’s place (don’t up anyone in such high regard as God)-        In mortal man (there is no salvation). It only comes from the Lord Jesus Christ & not pastors or bosses or friends or doctors or kings, etc.4 His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish. -        Notice what happens to mortal man-        His spirit departs (it leaves the body)-        He returns to the earth (from dust you were made; to dust you will return)-        In that very day (the day you die)o   His thoughts perish (there are no more thoughts)o   His opinions or words don’t mean anything anymoreo   The point is (therefore, don’t hold man in such high esteem)o   He is very temporary (here but just a moment) 5 How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,Welcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Psalm 145A psalm of praise. Of David.1 I will exalt you, my God the King;    I will praise your name for ever and ever.-          A psalm of praiseo   This means a song of praise-          Of Davido   David means belovedo   All God’s children are beloved of God and should respond with singing praise!-          I will exalt you, my God the Kingo   To exalt is to life Him up higher in the highest place of respect & honoro   He is my God and the King! §  Give Him the honor and respect and He deserves!-          I will praise your name for ever and evero   This is why we were madeo   To praise God’s name forever and ever (the name of Jesus Christ)o   The only name under heaven whereby a man or woman may be saved§  No other name can save you! 2 Every day I will praise you    and extol your name for ever and ever.-          Every day I will praise youo   It’s a daily task we should gladly do!o   How else can we thank Him properlyo   Imagine where you would be without Him3 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;    his greatness no one can fathom.-          He is most worthy of praise (in light of what He did)-          No one can fathom his greatness because His impact was massive & eternal-          Billions of people have been saved from the pit of hell4 One generation commends your works to another;    they tell of your mighty acts.-          His sacrifice, miracles and promises as so awesome that every generation keeps talking about it to the next generation (thousands of years later – it’s still fresh & newsworthy)5 They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—    and I will meditate on your wonderful works.-          The splendor of God’s workso   Seen in the sky aboveo   Seen by telescopeo   Seen by mountain topso   Seen by the birth of humans and animalso   Seen by flowers, food, science, lightening, thunder & moreo   Saved Israel from Egypt, parted the Red Sea, provided for 40-years in the deserto   Healed the blind, make the lame walk, raised the dead-          We should meditate on His wonderful works because it gives us perspective of His power, Love, Grace & Mercy, genius, artistry and more.  6 They tell of the power of your awesome works—    and I will proclaim your great deeds.-          The power of His awesome works are worth thinking about-          How much power did it take to create the universe-          How much power did it take to create the sun the moon and the starsWelcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible

Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.A Psalm of David.144 Blessed be the Lord, my rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle; 2 My lovingkindness and my fortress, My stronghold and my deliverer, My shield and He in whom I take refuge, Who subdues [a]my people under me.-          The title of this message is prayer for rescue and prosperityo   I love the idea that we can pray not only to be rescued but also for prosperityo   this implies protection from that which is bad but abundant blessing from that which is good-          A Psalm of Davido   this means it's a song and it should be rememberedo   David means beloved so it should be remembered by all of God's children who are beloved-          blessed be the Lord, my rocko   the Lord is a rock (this means a solid place to plant your feet and build your life upon)-          Who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battleo   this implies that the Lord teaches you to be strong and ready for opposition and prepared to win-          my loving kindness and my fortresso   God is loving and kind alwayso   he's also our fortress because he protects us from everything-          my stronghold and my deliverero   the stronghold is like a Fort it is a place of safetyo   a deliverer is someone who picks you up from one place in trouble and takes you to another place in safety -          my shield and he in whom I take refugeo   the shield can protect you from fiery dartso   Jesus Christ is the one in whom I must and you must and we must take refugeo   there is no secure place other than in Jesus Christ-          who subdues my people under meo   God can subdue any group of people instantly and permanently3 O Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You think of him?-          Oh Lord, what is man, that you take knowledge of himo   in other words puny little man is so unimportant why does God pay any attention-          or the son of man that You think of himo   the son of man can be a reference to our children and our children's childreno   or it could be a reference to the son of man the Lord Jesus Christo   I believe the idea is why does God care so much about man that he sent Jesus Christ from heaven to die in a cross to pay for our sins to save us§  we seem unworthy§  there is a sense of disbelief as to why God would do such a thing§  and yet He did 4 Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow.-          and it's like a mere breatho   a breath is a very short period of timeo   man does not live very long in comparison to Godo   these thousand years is as a dayWelcome to the Outbless Weekly bible study hosted by bible teacher and humber servant Michael Metcalf Thank you for listening to The Outbless weekly bible