|
|
 his is our current study from the book of Exodus. Join us online for the half-hour webcasts, plus chat in the chat room or discussion board about the study. A great way to get to know God and a few other people a little bit better. Exodus: Lessons In FreedomI'd like to invite you to join me for a free, video-based Bible study here on The Ranch website. It's called Exodus: Lessons In Freedom and the purpose is to help you to get free, stay free and set others free. The beauty of this study is that you can be involved in this study as much or as little as you'd like. Every week for fifty weeks, I posted a new, half-hour video on The Ranch website that you can watch anytime on your own, or just read the transcript if you don't have the time or capability to watch the video. The study itself grew out of my own personal quiet time with the Lord during the 40-day fast I undertook to pray about the next steps for my own ministry. During this extended time of prayer and fasting, I was reading the book of Exodus, trying to learn from God's interaction with Moses how He was able to free hundreds of thousands of people. Every day, God put a lesson on my heart that I could apply to my own situation. As I've put those lessons into practice over the past year, I've found that they worked for me just like they worked for Moses almost 3,000 years ago! God seems to have all the best ideas! I love sharing with you what I've learned, as I believe these truths apply to anyone who wants to learn how to get free, stay free and set others free. Each half-hour video contains a practical lesson from God's Word, a time of worship, and a time of intimate discussions with others. I think you'll find it a fun time of study, fellowship and worship. Like everything else on The Ranch website, there is no charge to you to watch the lessons or take part in the discussions. Each lesson stands on its own, so you don't have to watch every lesson to get something out of it (although I'd love for you to join us for the entire series). You might want to watch the first lesson, which tells how we get into bondage in the first place, then hopefully you'll join us for the rest! You can take a look at the first lesson below. Special NoteI'd also like to thank our local men's group, "Men @ The Ranch," for letting us film this study each week. Although we've filmed this in a men's group, the study itself is not specific to men-only, and we have several women who come regularly to help with the cameras, sound and transcripts who have thoroughly enjoyed the study and had their own discussion group after each lesson. Special thanks to our guest worship leaders, Al Lowry and James Olmos of Saddleback Church in California, and Kurt Smith of Central Church in Streator, to Lisa Palm for transcribing each study, Dale and Judy Ralston for letting us film some lessons in their home, Central Church for hosting the study, and the following people who have graciously helped on and off camera: Dee, Bud, Scott, Dale, Paul, Rob, Dale, Jim, Rich, Ralph, Al, Tyson, Eric, Jim, Tim, Holly, Jessica and Penny! Join The Discussion! You can talk about these lessons with others in the Chat Room at designated times, or on the Discussion Board at any time. Just use the links in this paragraph, or click "Talk" on the main menu from anywhere on The Ranch website. |
