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Dr. Curt Scarborough, President FreeWay Foundation May 31, 2002

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In This Issue:
Sermon: Luke 10; John 11 & 12
Bible Study: Lamentations 5:1-22
Personal Growth of the Minister
"Personal & Practical" order form

Pivotal Days in the Journey of Life
(Luke 10 & John 11 & 12)

So far in my life, I've been privileged to experience at least parts of seven decades. It seems that about once every ten years, some pivotal day occurs which alters the shape of my personal destiny and my future endeavors here on earth.
I was born on December 10, 1935, in Southern Illinois. Nine years later, I received Christ as my Savior and Lord, was baptized, and became a member of East Benton Baptist Church. In 1955, I married my wife, Ruthann. In the midst of raising a family, going to school, and ministering full-time in a church, in 1964 I was ordained to the gospel ministry by the Water Tower Baptist Church in St. Louis.
After 21 years in ministry in local churches, I joined the staff of Christian Civic Foundation in 1975. The decades of the 80's and 90's have been particularly pivotal in my life. On February 6, 1986, I had a life-changing personal encounter with the Lord, and on August 8, 1991, I received a "word" from the Lord laying out His personal destiny for my life.
Probably some of my pivotal days are similar to yours: born, born-again, married, ordained; life's ministry direction, close encounter with God, discernment of destiny. Focus now with me on three pivotal days in the life of Mary of Bethany, as recorded in Luke 10 and John 11 and 12. On all three days, she is found at the feet of Jesus . . . a good place for all of us to be found!

The Day of Decision and Discipleship

Our first glimpse of Mary pictures her sitting at Jesus' feet. Usually a life-altering day is not filled with busyness, but with spending some quality time in the Lord's presence.
Mary sat listening to the Master's words, rather than joining her sister, Martha, in meal preparation. Jesus commended the wisdom of her choice to prioritize the spiritual over the material, "Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her," Luke 10:42.
This account established Mary as a spiritually hungry disciple who eagerly listened and heard the words of Christ. She sat and listened.

The Days of Difficulty and Discovery

John 11 tells the story of the death of Mary's brother Lazarus. In the previous pivotal experience, she sat at His feet, but here she fell at His feet (v. 32). Her burden of grief overwhelmed her, and she lamanted "If only!"
She recognized Jesus' power to have prevented the calamity. But she was blind to the possibility that He could reverse the process by turning death into life.
Verse 43 records the dramatic resurrection scene of Lazarus. As Larazus came forth from the grave (v. 44), Mary's faith also came forth from the dark tomb of doubt into the bright light of God's creative, life-giving power.
Between the two pivotal days mentioned above and the third pivotal day, Mary's life shows a remarkable transformation. In the first two days, she is shown essentially as being passive: sitting and listening, falling and weeping. Although still contemplative in personality, Mary is seen in the third picture as active . . . she is doing something . . . giving something, rather than merely receiving.

The Day of Discernment and Devotion

John 12:1-8 records the third pivotal day in the life of Mary of Bethany. Here she annoints the feet of Jesus (v.3). This is a day of sacrifical worship.
Jesus hushed the critical disciples and comments on Mary's spiritual discernment . . . which the Twelve lacked at that time. "She has kept this for the day of My burial," Jesus says (v. 7). The disciples had heard Jesus' same predictions of His coming death as Mary had heard, yet without the spiritual understanding which she exhibited.
Her act of worship showed the extreme depth of her devotion. It was very costly oil, and she wiped His feet with her hair, John 12:3. Matthew quotes Jesus as commending her "good work," 26:10. Mark 14:8 says, "She has done what she could." What a ringing testimony of endorsement! (HAVE I DONE WHAT I COULD?)

Personal Application for Ministers

Revisit your own personal pivotal days of destiny.
1. Think about the day when you first chose to hear the words of Jesus
and when you decided to follow Him.
2. Think about the day when you saw His power overcoming some impossible
problem or moving some immovable mountain for you.
3. Think about the day when you came to understand the revelation of God's
purpose for your life . . . that day when you were broken and poured out in
extravagant worship of the Almighty Son of God. (Philippians 2:17; II Timothy 4:6).

In meditating on these three pivotal days in the life of Mary of Bethany, I wrote the following poem which may be sung to the tune, GORDON (My Jesus, I Love Thee).

Like Mary of Bethany
Like Mary of Bethany, we sit at His feet,
His words are more vital than the food that we eat;
We choose one important thing which shall not pass away,
As Jesus' disciples, all His teaching we obey.

Like Mary of Bethany, we fall at His feet,
In doubt and despondency, in fear and defeat;
We watch His great pow'r at work, He turns our night to day,
For all things are possible, believe His word and pray.

Like Mary of Bethany, annointing His feet,
Our lives are poured out for Him, with fragrance so sweet;
With deep adoration we respond to Jesus' love
We worship the one who died and rose to reign above.

Turn Us Back to You, O Lord
(Lamentations 5:1-22)

I. Concentration: on the contents of this chapter

1. This chapter begins with a prayer that the Lord will remember the pitiful condition
of the nation: in disgrace, property confiscated by foreigners, only orphans and
widows remaining, forced to pay for basic necessities, enduring forced labor, subject
to occupying armies, ruled by puppet governors, in danger of marauding robbers, feverish
and ill, vv. 1-10.
2. Everyone is suffering: women, girls, elders, young men, and boys . . . all are enduring
mistreatment and severe persecution, vv. 11-14.
3. All of the nation's joy, pride, glory, honor, and hope is gone, vv. 15-18.
4. This book closes with a final, desparate plea for restoration, based on their belief that God
was still on His throne, and with the faint hope that perhaps the Lord had not utterly
(completely, totally, and irrevocably) rejected them, vv. 19-22.

II. Meditation and Revelation: on some key verses in this chapter

1. "Remember, O Lord, what has come upon us," v. 1. The Lord will not forget His
chosen and beloved people, nor will He forget His covenant promises to them.
2. "Woe to us, for we have sinned!" v. 16. The suffering they were enduring was a
direct result of their disobeying God's laws, because sin always brings its wages;
however, God's discipline is administered to His children in love, and it is intended
to bring them spiritual understanding and redemption.
3. "You, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation," v. 19.
Almighty God is eternal, and He is in control of the universe and all the events of history.
4. "Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; renew our days as
of old," v 21. The Lord God alone has the power to restore and renew His disobedient,
fallen people; He extends mercy and grace when persons repent and confess their sins.

III. Applications: as a Christian, I need to . . .

1. Remember that the Lord never forgets His people or His promises.
2. Realize that sin brings divine discipline, and that God's purpose
in chastening me is both instructive and redemptive.
3. Rejoice in the assurance that God is in control of all the circumstances
of my life and my ministry.
4. Repent immediately when the Holy Spirit convicts my heart of sin, receive
the Lord's forgiveness and renewal . . . minute by minute, hour by hour,
day by day.

Personal Growth of the Minister
by: Dr. David Claybrook, Pastor, Christ Church - St. Louis

Dear J.D. (Jesus' Disciple)

After all of these years of playing recreational sports, I finally did it: I broke a bone, my left little pinky finger to be exact. Actually, I shattered the second knuckle. It was a church league and so the guys from both teams immediately gathered around, prayed for my Zorro "Z" shaped finger. I was hoping for an instant miracle. What I got was a couple of Tylenol and a bag of ice. I headed for the ER instead of taking a different playing position as one of the more "faith" oriented teammates has suggested. After two months, two splints, and two surgeries involving four pins I was finally on the mend, but slowly.

I really do believe in miracles, so I asked the Lord "Why not me?" The Lord hasn't chosen to answer me directly yet, but He is teaching me some things. The most obvious lesson is that every member of the body is important, even the left little finger. I am amazed at how much difficulty I have with even the simpliest chores like showering and shaving, and I am right handed! Typing was hard to get back to and as for playing the guitar . . . . .!

What has really surprised me is how much atrophy has occurred, not only in my finger, but in the whole left hand. Therapy is required to get the other fingers to work properly. Lack of use does cause loss of use. I wonder how much loss there is in my church because I have never exercised some members? How much has their inactivity affected those around them?

I was playing shortstop. During the first inning a hard grounder went through my legs breaking the rawhide that connected the little finger on the glove. I noticed it, but did not repair it. In the second inning a screamer of a line drive careened off the ground and came right up that finger. The broken glove was no protection at all. Two lessons: I need to pay more attention to details and I need to do it now. In my case a stitch in time might have saved nine, thousand dollard that is, and a lot of pain. In the church, I need to pay more attention to the "little fingers" and the "little words" of direction the Lord whispers concerning caring for them.

After the swelling was gone, the finger looked almost normal and the healing was almost complete. However it still would not bend. What's the point? Healing may be quick, even instant sometimes, but restoration takes time. This is one of the most dramatic pictures of a Biblical principle: reconciliation of relationships should be as quick as possible, but restoration to ministry and position takes longer.

We are learning in our church how vital unity is to the Body. Two pictures of this are given in Psalm 133. The first is that it is like the oil running down Aaron's beard. The second is that of "the dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion." The very anointing of God upon the church and His blessing - "life forever" - depend on "brothers dwelling together in unity." It is so important to do all in our power to maintain harmony in the Body. The Bible calls it being of "one mind" or "one heart." When those in leadership are not in harmony, the anointing and blessing of God stop flowing. In the past, I have asked disgruntled people to serve in important roles in order to show I respected them or to "win them over." I have worked hard at being reconciled to upset leaders and then quickly placed them back in places of responsibility. Both actions are mistakes. They only honor disrespect and ignore rebellion. When Miriam rebelled against Moses' leadership, God gave her leprosy. When she repented, she was healed instantly. However, she still had to stay outside the camp for seven days. Another lesson is: Be quick to forgive, but a little slower to restore.

I had prayed for a quick fix. Instead God used my pinky to continue the slower process of fixing me on the inside. That's fine by me! How about you?

D.M. (Disciple Maker)

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"Wit and Wisecrack" from Mark Twain: "Forget and forgive. This is not difficult, when properly
understood. It means that you are to forget inconvenient
duties, and forgive yourself for forgetting. In time, by rigid
practice and stern determination, it comes easy."

"Personal & Practical" Bible Studies on Software

Dr. Curt Scarborough, out of his background and experience of almost a half-century of Christian ministry, has written a complete 5-volume set of Bible studies entitled "Personal & Practical" which will be available soon on CD. This new software package includes a chapter-by-chapter study on every book in the Old and New Testaments.
Personal & Practical - The 5 Books of Law
Preaching and teaching outlines and notes on
all 187 chapters of Genesis through Deuteronomy
Personal & Practical - The 12 Books of History
Preaching and teaching outlines and notes on
all 249 chapters of Joshua through Esther
Personal & Practical - The 5 Books of Poetry
Preaching and teaching outlines and notes on
all 243 chapters of Job through Song of Solomon
Personal & Practical - The 17 Books of Prophecy
Preaching and teaching outlines and notes on
all 250 chapters of Isaiah through Malachi
Personal & Practical - The 27 Books of The New Testament
Preaching and teaching outlines and notes on
all 260 chapters of Matthew through Revelation
"Personal & Practical" is a result of at least four hours of daily study and writing over a period of more than three years . . . a total of 5,000 plus hours of study and meditation. It is easily adaptable for private devotional use, aimed toward personal spiritual growth. Although it is designed to build discipline in personal study, it also provides practical, easy-to-understand Christian principles for teaching within a Bible class or prayer service.
"Personal & Practical" contains one full page of outline/study notes for each of the 1,189 chapters in the Bible. It is presented in a sentence outline format, with references, and is suitable for expository teaching. Intensely practical, each study in the series contains four main headings: concentration, meditation, revelation, and application.
The study, which allows for systematic through-the-Bible teaching, comes packaged on a single compact disk, designed for easy duplication of study notes to be distributed to Bible class or the congregation. It contains enough useable material for two expository sermons or Bible teaching sessions per week for more than 11 years!
The five "Personal & Practical" books serve as the main texts for the Spiritual Mentoring track of the Pillsbury Institute of Applied Christianity founded by Dr. Scarborough in 1992. It introduces serious students of the Scriptures to his innovative MERE Bible study system, a new revelatory method which emphasizes meditating upon God's word and opening to the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit, I John 2:20, 27.
Special Introductory Pre-release Offer
$39.95 including postage, shipping and handling costs
Save $10 off the regular price of $49.95
Offer good through May 31, 2002
For a sample of "Personal & Practical" Bible study, visit our website at
www.freewayfoundation.org
Satisfaction guaranteed or your money will be refunded!
Mail check or money order to:
FreeWay Foundation
3426 Bridgeland Drive
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Detach Here

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Personal & Practical Order Form
Name____________________________________________ CD to be shipped in September

Address__________________________________________ Please send check or money order to:
FreeWay Foundation
City_______________________________State_____Zip__________________ 3426 Bridgeland Drive
Bridgeton, MO 63044
_______________Copies @ $39.95 _________________Enclosed

Posted by: freewayfoundation <freewayfoundation@...>

e-pistle

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Dr. Curt Scarborough, President FreeWay Foundation May 31, 2002

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In This Issue:
Sermon: Luke 10; John 11 & 12
Bible Study: Lamentations 5:1-22
Personal Growth of the Minister
"Personal & Practical" order form

Pivotal Days in the Journey of Life
(Luke 10 & John 11 & 12)

So far in my life, I've been privileged to experience at least parts of seven decades. It seems that about once every ten years, some pivotal day occurs which alters the shape of my personal destiny and my future endeavors here on earth.
I was born on December 10, 1935, in Southern Illinois. Nine years later, I received Christ as my Savior and Lord, was baptized, and became a member of East Benton Baptist Church. In 1955, I married my wife, Ruthann. In the midst of raising a family, going to school, and ministering full-time in a church, in 1964 I was ordained to the gospel ministry by the Water Tower Baptist Church in St. Louis.
After 21 years in ministry in local churches, I joined the staff of Christian Civic Foundation in 1975. The decades of the 80's and 90's have been particularly pivotal in my life. On February 6, 1986, I had a life-changing personal encounter with the Lord, and on August 8, 1991, I received a "word" from the Lord laying out His personal destiny for my life.
Probably some of my pivotal days are similar to yours: born, born-again, married, ordained; life's ministry direction, close encounter with God, discernment of destiny. Focus now with me on three pivotal days in the life of Mary of Bethany, as recorded in Luke 10 and John 11 and 12. On all three days, she is found at the feet of Jesus . . . a good place for all of us to be found!

The Day of Decision and Discipleship

Our first glimpse of Mary pictures her sitting at Jesus' feet. Usually a life-altering day is not filled with busyness, but with spending some quality time in the Lord's presence.
Mary sat listening to the Master's words, rather than joining her sister, Martha, in meal preparation. Jesus commended the wisdom of her choice to prioritize the spiritual over the material, "Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her," Luke 10:42.
This account established Mary as a spiritually hungry disciple who eagerly listened and heard the words of Christ. She sat and listened.

The Days of Difficulty and Discovery

John 11 tells the story of the death of Mary's brother Lazarus. In the previous pivotal experience, she sat at His feet, but here she fell at His feet (v. 32). Her burden of grief overwhelmed her, and she lamanted "If only!"
She recognized Jesus' power to have prevented the calamity. But she was blind to the possibility that He could reverse the process by turning death into life.
Verse 43 records the dramatic resurrection scene of Lazarus. As Larazus came forth from the grave (v. 44), Mary's faith also came forth from the dark tomb of doubt into the bright light of God's creative, life-giving power.
Between the two pivotal days mentioned above and the third pivotal day, Mary's life shows a remarkable transformation. In the first two days, she is shown essentially as being passive: sitting and listening, falling and weeping. Although still contemplative in personality, Mary is seen in the third picture as active . . . she is doing something . . . giving something, rather than merely receiving.

The Day of Discernment and Devotion

John 12:1-8 records the third pivotal day in the life of Mary of Bethany. Here she annoints the feet of Jesus (v.3). This is a day of sacrifical worship.
Jesus hushed the critical disciples and comments on Mary's spiritual discernment . . . which the Twelve lacked at that time. "She has kept this for the day of My burial," Jesus says (v. 7). The disciples had heard Jesus' same predictions of His coming death as Mary had heard, yet without the spiritual understanding which she exhibited.
Her act of worship showed the extreme depth of her devotion. It was very costly oil, and she wiped His feet with her hair, John 12:3. Matthew quotes Jesus as commending her "good work," 26:10. Mark 14:8 says, "She has done what she could." What a ringing testimony of endorsement! (HAVE I DONE WHAT I COULD?)

Personal Application for Ministers

Revisit your own personal pivotal days of destiny.
1. Think about the day when you first chose to hear the words of Jesus
and when you decided to follow Him.
2. Think about the day when you saw His power overcoming some impossible
problem or moving some immovable mountain for you.
3. Think about the day when you came to understand the revelation of God's
purpose for your life . . . that day when you were broken and poured out in
extravagant worship of the Almighty Son of God. (Philippians 2:17; II Timothy 4:6).

In meditating on these three pivotal days in the life of Mary of Bethany, I wrote the following poem which may be sung to the tune, GORDON (My Jesus, I Love Thee).

Like Mary of Bethany
Like Mary of Bethany, we sit at His feet,
His words are more vital than the food that we eat;
We choose one important thing which shall not pass away,
As Jesus' disciples, all His teaching we obey.

Like Mary of Bethany, we fall at His feet,
In doubt and despondency, in fear and defeat;
We watch His great pow'r at work, He turns our night to day,
For all things are possible, believe His word and pray.

Like Mary of Bethany, annointing His feet,
Our lives are poured out for Him, with fragrance so sweet;
With deep adoration we respond to Jesus' love
We worship the one who died and rose to reign above.

Turn Us Back to You, O Lord
(Lamentations 5:1-22)

I. Concentration: on the contents of this chapter

1. This chapter begins with a prayer that the Lord will remember the pitiful condition
of the nation: in disgrace, property confiscated by foreigners, only orphans and
widows remaining, forced to pay for basic necessities, enduring forced labor, subject
to occupying armies, ruled by puppet governors, in danger of marauding robbers, feverish
and ill, vv. 1-10.
2. Everyone is suffering: women, girls, elders, young men, and boys . . . all are enduring
mistreatment and severe persecution, vv. 11-14.
3. All of the nation's joy, pride, glory, honor, and hope is gone, vv. 15-18.
4. This book closes with a final, desparate plea for restoration, based on their belief that God
was still on His throne, and with the faint hope that perhaps the Lord had not utterly
(completely, totally, and irrevocably) rejected them, vv. 19-22.

II. Meditation and Revelation: on some key verses in this chapter

1. "Remember, O Lord, what has come upon us," v. 1. The Lord will not forget His
chosen and beloved people, nor will He forget His covenant promises to them.
2. "Woe to us, for we have sinned!" v. 16. The suffering they were enduring was a
direct result of their disobeying God's laws, because sin always brings its wages;
however, God's discipline is administered to His children in love, and it is intended
to bring them spiritual understanding and redemption.
3. "You, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation," v. 19.
Almighty God is eternal, and He is in control of the universe and all the events of history.
4. "Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; renew our days as
of old," v 21. The Lord God alone has the power to restore and renew His disobedient,
fallen people; He extends mercy and grace when persons repent and confess their sins.

III. Applications: as a Christian, I need to . . .

1. Remember that the Lord never forgets His people or His promises.
2. Realize that sin brings divine discipline, and that God's purpose
in chastening me is both instructive and redemptive.
3. Rejoice in the assurance that God is in control of all the circumstances
of my life and my ministry.
4. Repent immediately when the Holy Spirit convicts my heart of sin, receive
the Lord's forgiveness and renewal . . . minute by minute, hour by hour,
day by day.

Personal Growth of the Minister
by: Dr. David Claybrook, Pastor, Christ Church - St. Louis

Dear J.D. (Jesus' Disciple)

After all of these years of playing recreational sports, I finally did it: I broke a bone, my left little pinky finger to be exact. Actually, I shattered the second knuckle. It was a church league and so the guys from both teams immediately gathered around, prayed for my Zorro "Z" shaped finger. I was hoping for an instant miracle. What I got was a couple of Tylenol and a bag of ice. I headed for the ER instead of taking a different playing position as one of the more "faith" oriented teammates has suggested. After two months, two splints, and two surgeries involving four pins I was finally on the mend, but slowly.

I really do believe in miracles, so I asked the Lord "Why not me?" The Lord hasn't chosen to answer me directly yet, but He is teaching me some things. The most obvious lesson is that every member of the body is important, even the left little finger. I am amazed at how much difficulty I have with even the simpliest chores like showering and shaving, and I am right handed! Typing was hard to get back to and as for playing the guitar . . . . .!

What has really surprised me is how much atrophy has occurred, not only in my finger, but in the whole left hand. Therapy is required to get the other fingers to work properly. Lack of use does cause loss of use. I wonder how much loss there is in my church because I have never exercised some members? How much has their inactivity affected those around them?

I was playing shortstop. During the first inning a hard grounder went through my legs breaking the rawhide that connected the little finger on the glove. I noticed it, but did not repair it. In the second inning a screamer of a line drive careened off the ground and came right up that finger. The broken glove was no protection at all. Two lessons: I need to pay more attention to details and I need to do it now. In my case a stitch in time might have saved nine, thousand dollard that is, and a lot of pain. In the church, I need to pay more attention to the "little fingers" and the "little words" of direction the Lord whispers concerning caring for them.

After the swelling was gone, the finger looked almost normal and the healing was almost complete. However it still would not bend. What's the point? Healing may be quick, even instant sometimes, but restoration takes time. This is one of the most dramatic pictures of a Biblical principle: reconciliation of relationships should be as quick as possible, but restoration to ministry and position takes longer.

We are learning in our church how vital unity is to the Body. Two pictures of this are given in Psalm 133. The first is that it is like the oil running down Aaron's beard. The second is that of "the dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion." The very anointing of God upon the church and His blessing - "life forever" - depend on "brothers dwelling together in unity." It is so important to do all in our power to maintain harmony in the Body. The Bible calls it being of "one mind" or "one heart." When those in leadership are not in harmony, the anointing and blessing of God stop flowing. In the past, I have asked disgruntled people to serve in important roles in order to show I respected them or to "win them over." I have worked hard at being reconciled to upset leaders and then quickly placed them back in places of responsibility. Both actions are mistakes. They only honor disrespect and ignore rebellion. When Miriam rebelled against Moses' leadership, God gave her leprosy. When she repented, she was healed instantly. However, she still had to stay outside the camp for seven days. Another lesson is: Be quick to forgive, but a little slower to restore.

I had prayed for a quick fix. Instead God used my pinky to continue the slower process of fixing me on the inside. That's fine by me! How about you?

D.M. (Disciple Maker)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Wit and Wisecrack" from Mark Twain: "Forget and forgive. This is not difficult, when properly
understood. It means that you are to forget inconvenient
duties, and forgive yourself for forgetting. In time, by rigid
practice and stern determination, it comes easy."

"Personal & Practical" Bible Studies on Software

Dr. Curt Scarborough, out of his background and experience of almost a half-century of Christian ministry, has written a complete 5-volume set of Bible studies entitled "Personal & Practical" which will be available soon on CD. This new software package includes a chapter-by-chapter study on every book in the Old and New Testaments.
Personal & Practical - The 5 Books of Law
Preaching and teaching outlines and notes on
all 187 chapters of Genesis through Deuteronomy
Personal & Practical - The 12 Books of History
Preaching and teaching outlines and notes on
all 249 chapters of Joshua through Esther
Personal & Practical - The 5 Books of Poetry
Preaching and teaching outlines and notes on
all 243 chapters of Job through Song of Solomon
Personal & Practical - The 17 Books of Prophecy
Preaching and teaching outlines and notes on
all 250 chapters of Isaiah through Malachi
Personal & Practical - The 27 Books of The New Testament
Preaching and teaching outlines and notes on
all 260 chapters of Matthew through Revelation
"Personal & Practical" is a result of at least four hours of daily study and writing over a period of more than three years . . . a total of 5,000 plus hours of study and meditation. It is easily adaptable for private devotional use, aimed toward personal spiritual growth. Although it is designed to build discipline in personal study, it also provides practical, easy-to-understand Christian principles for teaching within a Bible class or prayer service.
"Personal & Practical" contains one full page of outline/study notes for each of the 1,189 chapters in the Bible. It is presented in a sentence outline format, with references, and is suitable for expository teaching. Intensely practical, each study in the series contains four main headings: concentration, meditation, revelation, and application.
The study, which allows for systematic through-the-Bible teaching, comes packaged on a single compact disk, designed for easy duplication of study notes to be distributed to Bible class or the congregation. It contains enough useable material for two expository sermons or Bible teaching sessions per week for more than 11 years!
The five "Personal & Practical" books serve as the main texts for the Spiritual Mentoring track of the Pillsbury Institute of Applied Christianity founded by Dr. Scarborough in 1992. It introduces serious students of the Scriptures to his innovative MERE Bible study system, a new revelatory method which emphasizes meditating upon God's word and opening to the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit, I John 2:20, 27.
Special Introductory Pre-release Offer
$39.95 including postage, shipping and handling costs
Save $10 off the regular price of $49.95
Offer good through May 31, 2002
For a sample of "Personal & Practical" Bible study, visit our website at
http://www.freewayfoundation.org
Satisfaction guaranteed or your money will be refunded!
Mail check or money order to:
FreeWay Foundation
3426 Bridgeland Drive
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Detach Here

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Personal & Practical Order Form
Name____________________________________________ CD to be shipped in September

Address__________________________________________ Please send check or money order to:
FreeWay Foundation
City_______________________________State_____Zip__________________ 3426 Bridgeland Drive
Bridgeton, MO 63044
_______________Copies @ $39.95 _________________Enclosed