Bible Class on the Family of God

This blog is a resource for the Sunday morning adult Bible class of the Cairo church of Christ.  For at least six months we will be guided in our Bible study with a book written in 1980 by Batsell Barrett Baxter, entitled The Family of God: A Study of the New Testament Church.  We are getting our lesson books from the Gospel Advocate bookstore.  Its popularity has made this title part of the Gospel Advocate Classics Series.

In preparing for the class, I hope to use the principals I find in the Bible, such as the rallying cry of James 4:8, "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you."  James is considered to have been the brother of Jesus, yet he claims only to be His servant (James 1:1).

That brings to mind a song we like to sing called, "None of Self and All of Thee."  Some of our fellow Christians have commented recently about the fact that the first verse describes a person who is quite selfish on balance, thinking, "...all of self and none of Thee."  We surely don't want to get stuck on the first verse!

I will pray for all of our class members and visitors as I study this material, so maybe as a teacher I can keep moving toward the fourth verse, "...none of self and all of Thee."  After all, the purpose of any class is to prepare and equip us all to succeed in our walk with God and make a difference in the church and in the lives of our friends because of our commitment.

Let's enjoy this book and get ready to learn something we can take with us through the rest of our lives and beyond.  Welcome to our class on the family of God!