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September 13, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 37: St. Benedict - Part 2
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. Benedict Part 2 - The Rule of St. Benedict.

Although there are many "self-help" books on the market today, I am not sure of many resources outside the Bible that I readily believe will be in use in the church in 1,500 years, should Jesus tarry that long. But, we are going to study just such a resource today: the Rule of St. Benedict.

Our study will first put the rule into historical context with a brief review of the last lesson. We will then take a moment to understand the personal history of Benedict before looking at his Rule and noting some of its lasting effects.

For the entire edited audio , click [here].


For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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September 12, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 37: St. Benedict - Part 2
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on St. Benedict Part 2 - The Rule of St. Benedict.

Although there are many "self-help" books on the market today, I am not sure of many resources outside the Bible that I readily believe will be in use in the church in 1,500 years, should Jesus tarry that long. But, we are going to study just such a resource today: the Rule of St. Benedict.

Our study will first put the rule into historical context with a brief review of the last lesson. We will then take a moment to understand the personal history of Benedict before looking at his Rule and noting some of its lasting effects.

For the entire edited audio , click [here].


For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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September 11, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 36: St. Benedict
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. Benedict Part 1 - Background To Monasticism.

This week, our goal is to establish the background for understanding St. Benedict and his contributions to the church. To do fairness to Benedict, we must first put him into his historical context. In that regard, we will consider the effects of the "secularization of the church," meaning that God's church was becoming more and more a part of the Empire and a worldly institution as opposed to something strictly set apart from culture and government.

We will then briefly bring Benedict into his historical context within the monastic movement. We will go back to the time of St. Antony (covered a number of lessons ago) and trace the further developments of monasticism up to Benedict.

This week, our goal will be to understand Benedict specifically in both his life and his legacy.

For the entire edited audio , click [here].


For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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September 10, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 36: St. Benedict
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. Benedict Part 1 - Background To Monasticism.

This week, our goal is to establish the background for understanding St. Benedict and his contributions to the church. To do fairness to Benedict, we must first put him into his historical context. In that regard, we will consider the effects of the "secularization of the church," meaning that God's church was becoming more and more a part of the Empire and a worldly institution as opposed to something strictly set apart from culture and government.

We will then briefly bring Benedict into his historical context within the monastic movement. We will go back to the time of St. Antony (covered a number of lessons ago) and trace the further developments of monasticism up to Benedict.

This week, our goal will be to understand Benedict specifically in both his life and his legacy.

For the entire edited audio , click [here].


For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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September 6, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 35: Who Is Boethius And Why Do We Care
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on Who Is Boethius And Why Do We Care?.

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius...Does his name ring a bell? Let me help. He was born in Italy in the early 480's in the Anicii family. His dad was an important fellow: City-Prefect, Praetorian Prefect, and consul, all rolled into one. Does that help? Okay, probably not. So, we better go back and fill in some details. Then, we will figure out who Boethius was and what he had to say that makes him someone we should know.

We will begin by putting Boethius into historical context. Then, we will look at his major writings and see why some consider him one of the most influential thinkers in Western civilization.

For the entire edited audio , click [here].


For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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September 5, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 35: Who Is Boethius And Why Do We Care
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on Who Is Boethius And Why Do We Care?.

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius...Does his name ring a bell? Let me help. He was born in Italy in the early 480's in the Anicii family. His dad was an important fellow: City-Prefect, Praetorian Prefect, and consul, all rolled into one. Does that help? Okay, probably not. So, we better go back and fill in some details. Then, we will figure out who Boethius was and what he had to say that makes him someone we should know.

We will begin by putting Boethius into historical context. Then, we will look at his major writings and see why some consider him one of the most influential thinkers in Western civilization.

For the entire edited audio , click [here].


For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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September 4, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 35: Who Is Boethius And Why Do We Care
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on Who Is Boethius And Why Do We Care?.

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius...Does his name ring a bell? Let me help. He was born in Italy in the early 480's in the Anicii family. His dad was an important fellow: City-Prefect, Praetorian Prefect, and consul, all rolled into one. Does that help? Okay, probably not. So, we better go back and fill in some details. Then, we will figure out who Boethius was and what he had to say that makes him someone we should know.

We will begin by putting Boethius into historical context. Then, we will look at his major writings and see why some consider him one of the most influential thinkers in Western civilization.

For the entire edited audio, click [here].


For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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September 3, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 34: The Papacy - Part 2
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Papacy.

As we go through church history, we will spend a good bit of time looking at the Catholic Church and the papacy. We will devote several lessions to papal history itself. Our goal in this lesson is to trace the historical development of the office of the pope, looking at the biblical passages both supporters and detractors of the office used, as well as the historical writings and people involved in understanding the early papacy throught the time of Pop Leo I.

For the entire edited audio , click [here].


For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 28, 2013

Title: (HOUSTON AREA ONLY) ROMANS: FINDING THE GOOD
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Pastor David Fleming
with Champion Forest Baptist Church (www.ChampionForest.org)

Day 2

Pastor David Fleming, Senior Pastor at Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, continues his sermon entitled “Romans: Finding the Good When it all Goes Bad”.

Romans 8:18-28

New International Version (NIV)

Present Suffering and Future Glory

¹⁸ I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. ¹⁹ For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. ²⁰ For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope ²¹ that^[a] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. ²² We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. ²³ Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. ²⁴ For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? ²⁵ But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. ²⁶ In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. ²⁷ And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. ²⁸ And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who^[b] have been called according to his purpose.

Footnotes:

a. Romans 8:21 Or subjected it in hope. ²¹ For
b. Romans 8:28 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who

For the video of this sermon, click [here].

Pastor Fleming, the Senior Pastor at Champion Forest Baptist Church, welcomes you to come visit Champion Forest Baptist Church. The Gathering, begins at 9:30 AM in the Worship Center. The Gathering is a blended worship environment, led by a praise team and worship choir, and combines traditional hymns and praise songs.

Individual Life Groups (or Bible classes) begin at 11 am. Champion Forest offers something for everyone throughout the week. Visit them today!

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Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 34: The Papacy - Part 2
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Papacy.

As we go through church history, we will spend a good bit of time looking at the Catholic Church and the papacy. We will devote several lessions to papal history itself. Our goal in this lesson is to trace the historical development of the office of the pope, looking at the biblical passages both supporters and detractors of the office used, as well as the historical writings and people involved in understanding the early papacy throught the time of Pop Leo I.

For the entire edited audio , click [here].


For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 27, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 33: The Papacy
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins Part 2 of his lesson on The Papacy.

As we go through church history, we will spend a good bit of time looking at the Catholic Church and the papacy. We will devote several lessions to papal history itself. Our goal in this lesson is to trace the historical development of the office of the pope, looking at the biblical passages both supporters and detractors of the office used, as well as the historical writings and people involved in understanding the early papacy throught the time of Pop Leo I.

For the entire edited audio , click [here].


For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 26, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 33: The Papacy
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Nature Of Jesus.

Last week, we studied the 5th century controversy over the humanity of Jesus. We will continue that study this week, bringing it to the resolution at Chalcedon in 451. As part of that study, we also see an assertion by Leo, the Bishop of Rome, of papal authority in that dispute. The goal of this class, therefore, is twofold: First, brign resolution to the controversy over the nature of Jesus as man. This involves a captivating story of drama, intrigue, and politics, as well as theology! Second, we will use this class to begin discussing the historical development of the authority of the Bishop of Rome over the church at large.

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 23, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 33: The Papacy
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Papacy.

As we go through church history, we will spend a good bit of time looking at the Catholic Church and the papacy. We will devote several lessions to papal history itself, beginning with this one. Our goal in this lesson is to trace the historical development of the office of the pope, looking at the biblical passages both supporters and detractors of the office used, as well as the historical writings and people involved in understanding the early papacy throught the time of Pop Leo I.

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 22, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 33: The Papacy
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Nature Of Jesus.

Last week, we studied the 5th century controversy over the humanity of Jesus. We will continue that study this week, bringing it to the resolution at Chalcedon in 451. As part of that study, we also see an assertion by Leo, the Bishop of Rome, of papal authority in that dispute. The goal of this class, therefore, is twofold: First, brign resolution to the controversy over the nature of Jesus as man. This involves a captivating story of drama, intrigue, and politics, as well as theology! Second, we will use this class to begin discussing the historical development of the authority of the Bishop of Rome over the church at large.

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 20, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 32: The Nature Of Jesus
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Nature Of Jesus.

Last week, we studied the 5th century controversy over the humanity of Jesus. We will continue that study this week, bringing it to the resolution at Chalcedon in 451. As part of that study, we also see an assertion by Leo, the Bishop of Rome, of papal authority in that dispute. The goal of this class, therefore, is twofold: First, brign resolution to the controversy over the nature of Jesus as man. This involves a captivating story of drama, intrigue, and politics, as well as theology! Second, we will use this class to begin discussing the historical development of the authority of the Bishop of Rome over the church at large.

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 19, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 32: The Nature Of Jesus
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on The Nature Of Jesus.

Last week, we studied the 5th century controversy over the humanity of Jesus. We will continue that study this week, bringing it to the resolution at Chalcedon in 451. As part of that study, we also see an assertion by Leo, the Bishop of Rome, of papal authority in that dispute. The goal of this class, therefore, is twofold: First, brign resolution to the controversy over the nature of Jesus as man. This involves a captivating story of drama, intrigue, and politics, as well as theology! Second, we will use this class to begin discussing the historical development of the authority of the Bishop of Rome over the church at large.

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 16, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 31: Fighting Over Jesus
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on Fighting Over Jesus - How Much God, How Much Man?.

This week’s lesson discusses the evolution of our understanding on whether Jesus was all God or all man….or both.

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 15, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 31: Fighting Over Jesus
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on Fighting Over Jesus - How Much God, How Much Man?.

This week’s lesson discusses the evolution of our understanding on whether Jesus was all God or all man….or both.

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 14, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 31: Fighting Over Jesus
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on Fighting Over Jesus - How Much God, How Much Man?.

This week’s lesson discusses the evolution of our understanding on whether Jesus was all God or all man….or both.

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 13, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 31: Fighting Over Jesus
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on Fighting Over Jesus - How Much God, How Much Man?.

This week’s lesson discusses the evolution of our understanding on whether Jesus was all God or all man…or both.

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 12, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 30: St. John Chrysostom
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 5

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark concludes his lesson on St. John Chrysostom.

In covering St. John Chrysostom, we will look at biographical information first. Then, we will focus on several sermons and sermon points of Chrysostom to get a glimpse into what made his preaching so effective. We should also see in the process Chrysostom speeking to us today, over 1600 years after some of his sermons.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 9, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 30: St. John Chrysostom
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. John Chrysostom.

In covering St. John Chrysostom, we will look at biographical information first. Then, we will focus on several sermons and sermon points of Chrysostom to get a glimpse into what made his preaching so effective. We should also see in the process Chrysostom speeking to us today, over 1600 years after some of his sermons.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 8, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 30: ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. John Chrysostom.

In covering St. John Chrysostom, we will look at biographical information first. Then, we will focus on several sermons and sermon points of Chrysostom to get a glimpse into what made his preaching so effective. We should also see in the process Chrysostom speeking to us today, over 1600 years after some of his sermons.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 7, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 30: ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. John Chrysostom.

In covering St. John Chrysostom, we will look at biographical information first. Then, we will focus on several sermons and sermon points of Chrysostom to get a glimpse into what made his preaching so effective. We should also see in the process Chrysostom speeking to us today, over 1600 years after some of his sermons.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 6, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 30: St. John Chrysostom
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on St. John Chrysostom.

In covering St. John Chrysostom, we will look at biographical information first. Then, we will focus on several sermons and sermon points of Chrysostom to get a glimpse into what made his preaching so effective. We should also see in the process Chrysostom speeking to us today, over 1600 years after some of his sermons.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 5, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 29: The Fall Of the Roman Empire
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark concludes his lesson on The Fall Of the Roman Empire.

In Jesus' time, there was one major kingdom known to the people. It was the Roman Empire, ruled from Rome by the Emperor, Tiberius Caesar. Upon the death of Jesus, the Rombn Empire's population was tens of millions of people, perhaps nearing 100 million. The followers of Jesus, standing at the foot of the cross, were merely a handful. The contrast between Rome and Jesus could not be greater.

Yet, Jesus hung on a tree with a sign nailed to his cross. The sign read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" in Aramaic (the common language of Jews), Latin (the common language of much of the Roman government) and Greek (the common language of learning and commerce).

Jesus died labeled a king, but without an apparent kingdom. We know Jesus was, and is in fact, the "King of kings". So, where exactly is his kingdom? When the Pharisees were peppering Jesus with questions about the kingdom of God and whin it might come (the "where" questin did not occur to the Pharisees. They assumed the kingdom would be an earthly one ruling from Jerusalem). Jesus replied and answered not the "when," but the "where" question. Jesus said, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is.' Or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you".

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 2, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 29: The Fall Of the Roman Empire
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Fall Of the Roman Empire.

In Jesus' time, there was one major kingdom known to the people. It was the Roman Empire, ruled from Rome by the Emperor, Tiberius Caesar. Upon the death of Jesus, the Rombn Empire's population was tens of millions of people, perhaps nearing 100 million. The followers of Jesus, standing at the foot of the cross, were merely a handful. The contrast between Rome and Jesus could not be greater.

Yet, Jesus hung on a tree with a sign nailed to his cross. The sign read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" in Aramaic (the common language of Jews), Latin (the common language of much of the Roman government) and Greek (the common language of learning and commerce).

Jesus died labeled a king, but without an apparent kingdom. We know Jesus was, and is in fact, the "King of kings". So, where exactly is his kingdom? When the Pharisees were peppering Jesus with questions about the kingdom of God and whin it might come (the "where" questin did not occur to the Pharisees. They assumed the kingdom would be an earthly one ruling from Jerusalem). Jesus replied and answered not the "when," but the "where" question. Jesus said, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is.' Or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you".

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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August 1, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 29: The Fall Of the Roman Empire
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on The Fall Of the Roman Empire.

In Jesus' time, there was one major kingdom known to the people. It was the Roman Empire, ruled from Rome by the Emperor, Tiberius Caesar. Upon the death of Jesus, the Rombn Empire's population was tens of millions of people, perhaps nearing 100 million. The followers of Jesus, standing at the foot of the cross, were merely a handful. The contrast between Rome and Jesus could not be greater.

Yet, Jesus hung on a tree with a sign nailed to his cross. The sign read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" in Aramaic (the common language of Jews), Latin (the common language of much of the Roman government) and Greek (the common language of learning and commerce).

Jesus died labeled a king, but without an apparent kingdom. We know Jesus was, and is in fact, the "King of kings". So, where exactly is his kingdom? When the Pharisees were peppering Jesus with questions about the kingdom of God and whin it might come (the "where" questin did not occur to the Pharisees. They assumed the kingdom would be an earthly one ruling from Jerusalem). Jesus replied and answered not the "when," but the "where" question. Jesus said, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is.' Or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you".

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 31, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 28: St. Jerome
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. Jerome .

The Catholic church recognizes Jerome as one of the four great "Doctors" of the church. Protestant scholars likewise see Jerome as a principle in the growth and development of the church Why? That will be the thrust of this lesson! We will look at Jerome from a biographical perspective and then consider the work of his life and its impact on the church both in his day and historically.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 30, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 28: St. Jerome
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. Jerome .

The Catholic church recognizes Jerome as one of the four great "Doctors" of the church. Protestant scholars likewise see Jerome as a principle in the growth and development of the church Why? That will be the thrust of this lesson! We will look at Jerome from a biographical perspective and then consider the work of his life and its impact on the church both in his day and historically.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 29, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 28: St. Jerome
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. Jerome .

The Catholic church recognizes Jerome as one of the four great "Doctors" of the church. Protestant scholars likewise see Jerome as a principle in the growth and development of the church Why? That will be the thrust of this lesson! We will look at Jerome from a biographical perspective and then consider the work of his life and its impact on the church both in his day and historically.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 26, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 28: St. Jerome
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on St. Jerome .

The Catholic church recognizes Jerome as one of the four great "Doctors" of the church. Protestant scholars likewise see Jerome as a principle in the growth and development of the church. Why? That will be the thrust of this lesson! We will look at Jerome from a biographical perspective and then consider the work of his life and its impact on the church both in his day and historically.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 25, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 27: St. Patrick
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on St. Patrick .

Our materials on St. Patrick come from several sources. We have two writings that scholars agree are authentically Patrick's. One is his Confession, and the second is a letter wrote entitled, The Epistle to Coroticus. We will look at both these writings. We will also cover the Faed Fiada, or "Deer's Cry," which many authorities on Patrick consider authentic, although some question whether it is genuinely Patrick's. Finally, we shall consider several of the folklore that have arisen around Patrick, even though they have no basis in history.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 24, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 27: St. Patrick
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on St. Patrick .

Our materials on St. Patrick come from several sources. We have two writings that scholars agree are authentically Patrick's. One is his Confession, and the second is a letter wrote entitled, The Epistle to Coroticus. We will look at both these writings. We will also cover the Faed Fiada, or "Deer's Cry," which many authorities on Patrick consider authentic, although some question whether it is genuinely Patrick's. Finally, we shall consider several of the folklore that have arisen around Patrick, even though they have no basis in history.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 23, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 27: St. Patrick
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. Patrick .

Our materials on St. Patrick come from several sources. We have two writings that scholars agree are authentically Patrick's. One is his Confession, and the second is a letter wrote entitled, The Epistle to Coroticus. We will look at both these writings. We will also cover the Faed Fiada, or "Deer's Cry," which many authorities on Patrick consider authentic, although some question whether it is genuinely Patrick's. Finally, we shall consider several of the folklore that have arisen around Patrick, even though they have no basis in history.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 22, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 27: St. Patrick
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on St. Patrick .

Our materials on St. Patrick come from several sources. We have two writings that scholars agree are authentically Patrick's. One is his Confession, and the second is a letter wrote entitled, The Epistle to Coroticus. We will look at both these writings. We will also cover the Faed Fiada, or "Deer's Cry," which many authorities on Patrick consider authentic, although some question whether it is genuinely Patrick's. Finally, we shall consider several of the folklore that have arisen around Patrick, even though they have no basis in history.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 19, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 26: St. Augustine - Part 2
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark concludes his lesson on St. Augustine - Part 2 .

We know a good deal about Augustine not only from external sources, but from his own pen as well. After his conversion from around 379 to 400, Augustine wrote his Confessions. The book is typically characterized as an autobiography, but in truth it is more. It is actually a collection of 12 books that are one long prayer to God. They begin with praise and proclamation of who God is. They continue from there into Augustine's confession of his life.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 18, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 26: St. Augustine - Part 2
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. Augustine - Part 2 .

We know a good deal about Augustine not only from external sources, but from his own pen as well. After his conversion from around 379 to 400, Augustine wrote his Confessions. The book is typically characterized as an autobiography, but in truth it is more. It is actually a collection of 12 books that are one long prayer to God. They begin with praise and proclamation of who God is. They continue from there into Augustine's confession of his life.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 17, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 26: St. Augustine - Part 2
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark concludes his lesson on St. Augustine - Part 2 .

We know a good deal about Augustine not only from external sources, but from his own pen as well. After his conversion from around 379 to 400, Augustine wrote his Confessions. The book is typically characterized as an autobiography, but in truth it is more. It is actually a collection of 12 books that are one long prayer to God. They begin with praise and proclamation of who God is. They continue from there into Augustine's confession of his life.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 16, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 25 St. Augustine
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark concludes his lesson on St. Augustine .

We know a good deal about Augustine not only from external sources, but from his own pen as well. After his conversion from around 379 to 400, Augustine wrote his Confessions. The book is typically characterized as an autobiography, but in truth it is more. It is actually a collection of 12 books that are one long prayer to God. They begin with praise and proclamation of who God is. They continue from there into Augustine's confession of his life.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 15, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 25: St. Augustine
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. Augustine .

We know a good deal about Augustine not only from external sources, but from his own pen as well. After his conversion from around 379 to 400, Augustine wrote his Confessions. The book is typically characterized as an autobiography, but in truth it is more. It is actually a collection of 12 books that are one long prayer to God. They begin with praise and proclamation of who God is. They continue from there into Augustine's confession of his life.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 12, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 25 St. Augustine
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on St. Augustine .

We know a good deal about Augustine not only from external sources, but from his own pen as well. After his conversion from around 379 to 400, Augustine wrote his Confessions. The book is typically characterized as an autobiography, but in truth it is more. It is actually a collection of 12 books that are one long prayer to God. They begin with praise and proclamation of who God is. They continue from there into Augustine's confession of his life.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 11, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 25 St. Augustine
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on St. Augustine .

We know a good deal about Augustine not only from external sources, but from his own pen as well. After his conversion from around 379 to 400, Augustine wrote his Confessions. The book is typically characterized as an autobiography, but in truth it is more. It is actually a collection of 12 books that are one long prayer to God. They begin with praise and proclamation of who God is. They continue from there into Augustine's confession of his life.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 10, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 23 The Cappadocian Fathers and the Trinity
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark concludes his lesson on The Cappadocian Fathers and the Trinity.

Several lessons back, we posed the question Jesus asked his followers recorded in Matthew 16: "Who is Jesus?" As we looked at the Council of Nicea (325 A. D.), we considered the church's response to the question. From the Council came the Nicene Creed with its proclamation that "We believe in one God, the Father Almighty...and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten from the Father...God from God...begotten not made, of one substance with the Father...."

This proclamation came about in response to the debate raging in the church over who exactly was Jesus Christ. The Nicene Creed attempted to end the debate by two main other groups, the Arians and the Sabellians.

The Arians took their name from Arius, the principal teacher of their viewpoint. This view taught that Jesus was the Logos. As the Logos, Jesus was created by God and was in no way equal to God. Arius supported his position with the "logic" that God was unchangeable. As such, there is no way Jesus could be God, for Jesus was incarnated or made as a man. If Jesus was in fact God, then that would be a change in God, which is impossible. Therefore, Jesus must have been God's greatest creation, his Logos that is read about in the Bible in Proverbs 8 as well as other places (John 1). For Arius, to teach otherwise was to impugn the very character of God. It was also tantamount to denying salvation. Airus did not believe that God could "change" and take on flesh. As such, if Jesus was God, then he could not truly be human and could not truly provide for our salvation.

If Arius was an extreme of Jesus as creature rather than God, then there was another extreme at work even before Arius. The other extreme is called Sabellianism, after Sabellius, its progenitor. Sabellius taught that the Trinity was not "three" different persons, but rather was One God who took on three different roles, each of which we affix to a "person" -- either Father, Son, or Holy Spirit. To a Sabellian, Jesus was the same as God the Father, and was the same God doing his redemptive role. Likewise, the Holy Spirit was the form that God took in his work within the church.

Both Arians and Sabellians tried to reduce the mystery of the Trinity into something easy to understand for the human mind. They did so in opposite ways: Arians, by stripping Jesus of his true deity; Sabellians, by denying Jesus a distinct identity.

The Nicene Council attempted to put this controversy to rest by adopting the Nicene Creed. Unfortunately, the controversy continued. Constantine got his "unity" from the Council, but the deep-seeded opposing views were not really abandoned by their adherents. Instead, the language of the Creed was "reinterpreted" by many to justify their positions.

How did the church get to the Council of Constantinople? How was the controversy basically resolved between 373 and 381? Where was God working here and what did he do?

These questions have many layers of answers, not all of which are known. While we cannot give full answers, we are not without some important information that illuminates God's work in a way that is informative as well as inspiring. God secured the doctrine of the Trinity through the work of three good friends, scholars we have come to call the Cappadocian Fathers. Listen in to learn about the three good friends.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 9, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 23 The Cappadocian Fathers and the Trinity
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Cappadocian Fathers and the Trinity.

Several lessons back, we posed the question Jesus asked his followers recorded in Matthew 16: "Who is Jesus?" As we looked at the Council of Nicea (325 A. D.), we considered the church's response to the question. From the Council came the Nicene Creed with its proclamation that "We believe in one God, the Father Almighty...and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten from the Father...God from God...begotten not made, of one substance with the Father...."

This proclamation came about in response to the debate raging in the church over who exactly was Jesus Christ. The Nicene Creed attempted to end the debate by two main other groups, the Arians and the Sabellians.

The Arians took their name from Arius, the principal teacher of their viewpoint. This view taught that Jesus was the Logos. As the Logos, Jesus was created by God and was in no way equal to God. Arius supported his position with the "logic" that God was unchangeable. As such, there is no way Jesus could be God, for Jesus was incarnated or made as a man. If Jesus was in fact God, then that would be a change in God, which is impossible. Therefore, Jesus must have been God's greatest creation, his Logos that is read about in the Bible in Proverbs 8 as well as other places (John 1). For Arius, to teach otherwise was to impugn the very character of God. It was also tantamount to denying salvation. Airus did not believe that God could "change" and take on flesh. As such, if Jesus was God, then he could not truly be human and could not truly provide for our salvation.

If Arius was an extreme of Jesus as creature rather than God, then there was another extreme at work even before Arius. The other extreme is called Sabellianism, after Sabellius, its progenitor. Sabellius taught that the Trinity was not "three" different persons, but rather was One God who took on three different roles, each of which we affix to a "person" -- either Father, Son, or Holy Spirit. To a Sabellian, Jesus was the same as God the Father, and was the same God doing his redemptive role. Likewise, the Holy Spirit was the form that God took in his work within the church.

Both Arians and Sabellians tried to reduce the mystery of the Trinity into something easy to understand for the human mind. They did so in opposite ways: Arians, by stripping Jesus of his true deity; Sabellians, by denying Jesus a distinct identity.

The Nicene Council attempted to put this controversy to rest by adopting the Nicene Creed. Unfortunately, the controversy continued. Constantine got his "unity" from the Council, but the deep-seeded opposing views were not really abandoned by their adherents. Instead, the language of the Creed was "reinterpreted" by many to justify their positions.

How did the church get to the Council of Constantinople? How was the controversy basically resolved between 373 and 381? Where was God working here and what did he do?

These questions have many layers of answers, not all of which are known. While we cannot give full answers, we are not without some important information that illuminates God's work in a way that is informative as well as inspiring. God secured the doctrine of the Trinity through the work of three good friends, scholars we have come to call the Cappadocian Fathers. Listen in to learn about the three good friends.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 2, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 23 The Cappadocian Fathers and the Trinity
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Pastor David Fleming
with Champion Forest Baptist Church (www.ChampionForest.org)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Cappadocian Fathers and the Trinity.

Several lessons back, we posed the question Jesus asked his followers recorded in Matthew 16: "Who is Jesus?" As we looked at the Council of Nicea (325 A. D.), we considered the church's response to the question. From the Council came the Nicene Creed with its proclamation that "We believe in one God, the Father Almighty...and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten from the Father...God from God...begotten not made, of one substance with the Father...."

This proclamation came about in response to the debate raging in the church over who exactly was Jesus Christ. The Nicene Creed attempted to end the debate by two main other groups, the Arians and the Sabellians.

The Arians took their name from Arius, the principal teacher of their viewpoint. This view taught that Jesus was the Logos. As the Logos, Jesus was created by God and was in no way equal to God. Arius supported his position with the "logic" that God was unchangeable. As such, there is no way Jesus could be God, for Jesus was incarnated or made as a man. If Jesus was in fact God, then that would be a change in God, which is impossible. Therefore, Jesus must have been God's greatest creation, his Logos that is read about in the Bible in Proverbs 8 as well as other places (John 1). For Arius, to teach otherwise was to impugn the very character of God. It was also tantamount to denying salvation. Airus did not believe that God could "change" and take on flesh. As such, if Jesus was God, then he could not truly be human and could not truly provide for our salvation.

If Arius was an extreme of Jesus as creature rather than God, then there was another extreme at work even before Arius. The other extreme is called Sabellianism, after Sabellius, its progenitor. Sabellius taught that the Trinity was not "three" different persons, but rather was One God who took on three different roles, each of which we affix to a "person" -- either Father, Son, or Holy Spirit. To a Sabellian, Jesus was the same as God the Father, and was the same God doing his redemptive role. Likewise, the Holy Spirit was the form that God took in his work within the church.

Both Arians and Sabellians tried to reduce the mystery of the Trinity into something easy to understand for the human mind. They did so in opposite ways: Arians, by stripping Jesus of his true deity; Sabellians, by denying Jesus a distinct identity.

The Nicene Council attempted to put this controversy to rest by adopting the Nicene Creed. Unfortunately, the controversy continued. Constantine got his "unity" from the Council, but the deep-seeded opposing views were not really abandoned by their adherents. Instead, the language of the Creed was "reinterpreted" by many to justify their positions.

How did the church get to the Council of Constantinople? How was the controversy basically resolved between 373 and 381? Where was God working here and what did he do?

These questions have many layers of answers, not all of which are known. While we cannot give full answers, we are not without some important information that illuminates God's work in a way that is informative as well as inspiring. God secured the doctrine of the Trinity through the work of three good friends, scholars we have come to call the Cappadocian Fathers. Listen in to learn about the three good friends.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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July 1, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 23 The Cappadocian Fathers and the Trinity
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on The Cappadocian Fathers and the Trinity.

Several lessons back, we posed the question Jesus asked his followers recorded in Matthew 16: "Who is Jesus?" As we looked at the Council of Nicea (325 A. D.), we considered the church's response to the question. From the Council came the Nicene Creed with its proclamation that "We believe in one God, the Father Almighty...and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten from the Father...God from God...begotten not made, of one substance with the Father...."

This proclamation came about in response to the debate raging in the church over who exactly was Jesus Christ. The Nicene Creed attempted to end the debate by two main other groups, the Arians and the Sabellians.

The Arians took their name from Arius, the principal teacher of their viewpoint. This view taught that Jesus was the Logos. As the Logos, Jesus was created by God and was in no way equal to God. Arius supported his position with the "logic" that God was unchangeable. As such, there is no way Jesus could be God, for Jesus was incarnated or made as a man. If Jesus was in fact God, then that would be a change in God, which is impossible. Therefore, Jesus must have been God's greatest creation, his Logos that is read about in the Bible in Proverbs 8 as well as other places (John 1). For Arius, to teach otherwise was to impugn the very character of God. It was also tantamount to denying salvation. Airus did not believe that God could "change" and take on flesh. As such, if Jesus was God, then he could not truly be human and could not truly provide for our salvation.

If Arius was an extreme of Jesus as creature rather than God, then there was another extreme at work even before Arius. The other extreme is called Sabellianism, after Sabellius, its progenitor. Sabellius taught that the Trinity was not "three" different persons, but rather was One God who took on three different roles, each of which we affix to a "person" -- either Father, Son, or Holy Spirit. To a Sabellian, Jesus was the same as God the Father, and was the same God doing his redemptive role. Likewise, the Holy Spirit was the form that God took in his work within the church.

Both Arians and Sabellians tried to reduce the mystery of the Trinity into something easy to understand for the human mind. They did so in opposite ways: Arians, by stripping Jesus of his true deity; Sabellians, by denying Jesus a distinct identity.

The Nicene Council attempted to put this controversy to rest by adopting the Nicene Creed. Unfortunately, the controversy continued. Constantine got his "unity" from the Council, but the deep-seeded opposing views were not really abandoned by their adherents. Instead, the language of the Creed was "reinterpreted" by many to justify their positions.

How did the church get to the Council of Constantinople? How was the controversy basically resolved between 373 and 381? Where was God working here and what did he do?

These questions have many layers of answers, not all of which are known. While we cannot give full answers, we are not without some important information that illuminates God's work in a way that is informative as well as inspiring. God secured the doctrine of the Trinity through the work of three good friends, scholars we have come to call the Cappadocian Fathers. Listen in to learn about the three good friends.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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June 28, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 21 THE DESERT FATHERS
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Desert Fathers.

We get our word "hermit" from the Greek eremites. It is a noun that comes from the Greek stem for "desert" or "uninhabited." It can literally be translated as a "desert-dweller." A hermit, historically, is someone who chose a desert life of relative solitude and ascetic living in an effort to find greater spiritual purity and a closer fellowship with God.

Our examination of the hermit life properly begins with the "desert fathers" of the church. We will focus closely on St. Antony the Great. He may not be the first hermit, but he certainly is seen as one of the founders and the key person in the monastic movement that grew out of his hermit life.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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June 27, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 21 THE DESERT FATHERS
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Desert Fathers.

We get our word "hermit" from the Greek eremites. It is a noun that comes from the Greek stem for "desert" or "uninhabited." It can literally be translated as a "desert-dweller." A hermit, historically, is someone who chose a desert life of relative solitude and ascetic living in an effort to find greater spiritual purity and a closer fellowship with God.

Our examination of the hermit life properly begins with the "desert fathers" of the church. We will focus closely on St. Antony the Great. He may not be the first hermit, but he certainly is seen as one of the founders and the key person in the monastic movement that grew out of his hermit life.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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June 26, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 21 THE DESERT FATHERS
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues his lesson on The Desert Fathers.

We get our word "hermit" from the Greek eremites. It is a noun that comes from the Greek stem for "desert" or "uninhabited." It can literally be translated as a "desert-dweller." A hermit, historically, is someone who chose a desert life of relative solitude and ascetic living in an effort to find greater spiritual purity and a closer fellowship with God.

Our examination of the hermit life properly begins with the "desert fathers" of the church. We will focus closely on St. Antony the Great. He may not be the first hermit, but he certainly is seen as one of the founders and the key person in the monastic movement that grew out of his hermit life.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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June 25, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 21 THE DESERT FATHERS
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins his lesson on The Desert Fathers.

We get our word "hermit" from the Greek eremites. It is a noun that comes from the Greek stem for "desert" or "uninhabited." It can literally be translated as a "desert-dweller." A hermit, historically, is someone who chose a desert life of relative solitude and ascetic living in an effort to find greater spiritual purity and a closer fellowship with God.

Our examination of the hermit life properly begins with the "desert fathers" of the church. We will focus closely on St. Antony the Great. He may not be the first hermit, but he certainly is seen as one of the founders and the key person in the monastic movement that grew out of his hermit life.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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June 24, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 20 Eusebius
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark concludes his lesson on Eusebius.

In recent lessons, we have concentrated on the rise to power of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire. We also looked at his efforts to keep the church united in the face of controversy surrounding the nature of Christ through a Council at Nicea. At the same time in history, we have another early noteworthy figure within the annals of church history: Eusebius of Caesarea.

Eusebius was a most prolific researcher and writer. He wrote on many different kinds of books on a number of different subjects. He wrote apologetic works that defended the integrity of the Christian faith, and he wrote on scripture as it prophesied Christ, as it covered the church and its life and doctrines. He also wrote actual commentaries and exegesis of scripture. We have letters Eusebius wrote, orations he delivered, and even Bible dictionary/reference type works.

Importantly for this class, Eusebius wrote the first real history book on the church, appropriately entitled, "Church History"! His "Church History" is a composite of ten books he wrote over most likely some 25 years.

In this lesson, we have chosen not to rehash the history of the church as Eusebius gives it. We have already referenced him in numerous prior classes for the insight provided to the church history issue in focus. Instead, we are going to focus on what Eusebius had to say about the nature of Christ and Eusebius's insight into scripture as offered in his "Church History". The way Eusebius wrote provides a unique opportunity to see the perspective of a major Bishop of the church in the 300-time period on issues about Jesus and the Bible.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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June 21, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 20 Eusebius
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues a lesson on Eusebius.

In recent lessons, we have concentrated on the rise to power of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire. We also looked at his efforts to keep the church united in the face of controversy surrounding the nature of Christ through a Council at Nicea. At the same time in history, we have another early noteworthy figure within the annals of church history: Eusebius of Caesarea.

Eusebius was a most prolific researcher and writer. He wrote on many different kinds of books on a number of different subjects. He wrote apologetic works that defended the integrity of the Christian faith, and he wrote on scripture as it prophesied Christ, as it covered the church and its life and doctrines. He also wrote actual commentaries and exegesis of scripture. We have letters Eusebius wrote, orations he delivered, and even Bible dictionary/reference type works.

Importantly for this class, Eusebius wrote the first real history book on the church, appropriately entitled, "Church History"! His "Church History" is a composite of ten books he wrote over most likely some 25 years.

In this lesson, we have chosen not to rehash the history of the church as Eusebius gives it. We have already referenced him in numerous prior classes for the insight provided to the church history issue in focus. Instead, we are going to focus on what Eusebius had to say about the nature of Christ and Eusebius's insight into scripture as offered in his "Church History". The way Eusebius wrote provides a unique opportunity to see the perspective of a major Bishop of the church in the 300-time period on issues about Jesus and the Bible.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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June 20, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 20 Eusebius
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues a lesson on Eusebius.

In recent lessons, we have concentrated on the rise to power of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire. We also looked at his efforts to keep the church united in the face of controversy surrounding the nature of Christ through a Council at Nicea. At the same time in history, we have another early noteworthy figure within the annals of church history: Eusebius of Caesarea.

Eusebius was a most prolific researcher and writer. He wrote on many different kinds of books on a number of different subjects. He wrote apologetic works that defended the integrity of the Christian faith, and he wrote on scripture as it prophesied Christ, as it covered the church and its life and doctrines. He also wrote actual commentaries and exegesis of scripture. We have letters Eusebius wrote, orations he delivered, and even Bible dictionary/reference type works.

Importantly for this class, Eusebius wrote the first real history book on the church, appropriately entitled, "Church History"! His "Church History" is a composite of ten books he wrote over most likely some 25 years.

In this lesson, we have chosen not to rehash the history of the church as Eusebius gives it. We have already referenced him in numerous prior classes for the insight provided to the church history issue in focus. Instead, we are going to focus on what Eusebius had to say about the nature of Christ and Eusebius's insight into scripture as offered in his "Church History". The way Eusebius wrote provides a unique opportunity to see the perspective of a major Bishop of the church in the 300-time period on issues about Jesus and the Bible.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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June 19, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 20 Eusebius
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible Today Mark begins a lesson on Eusebius.

In recent lessons, we have concentrated on the rise to power of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire. We also looked at his efforts to keep the church united in the face of controversy surrounding the nature of Christ through a Council at Nicea. At the same time in history, we have another early noteworthy figure within the annals of church history: Eusebius of Caesarea.

Eusebius was a most prolific researcher and writer. He wrote on many different kinds of books on a number of different subjects. He wrote apologetic works that defended the integrity of the Christian faith, and he wrote on scripture as it prophesied Christ, as it covered the church and its life and doctrines. He also wrote actual commentaries and exegesis of scripture. We have letters Eusebius wrote, orations he delivered, and even Bible dictionary/reference type works.

Importantly for this class, Eusebius wrote the first real history book on the church, appropriately entitled, "Church History"! His "Church History" is a composite of ten books he wrote over most likely some 25 years.

In this lesson, we have chosen not to rehash the history of the church as Eusebius gives it. We have already referenced him in numerous prior classes for the insight provided to the church history issue in focus. Instead, we are going to focus on what Eusebius had to say about the nature of Christ and Eusebius's insight into scripture as offered in his "Church History". The way Eusebius wrote provides a unique opportunity to see the perspective of a major Bishop of the church in the 300-time period on issues about Jesus and the Bible.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and and then go the Family Life Center located near the center of the church building for his Biblical Literacy class, which begins at 11 am.

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June 18, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 19 CONSTANTINE PART 2 Council Of Nicea
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark concludes a series of lessons on Constintine.

Lord John Norwich asserts that, "No ruler in all history has ever more fully merited his title of 'the Great' than Constantine". He then goes so far as to assert that aside from Jesus Christ, Constantine stakes claim to being the most influential man in human history.

Norwich reasons that two decisions of Constantine merit him such accolades. First, Constantine decided to adopt Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Second, Constantine chose to move the Empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium which was renamed in his honor to Constantinople. For 1600 years the city carried that name. Today, we call it Istanbul.

Certainly, those two epic decisions have altered human history greatly, but within those decisions are many facets and multiple smaller decisions that have also considerably changed the world.

In our study on church history, we will examine Constantine individually as well as the effects his choices had upon lthe church This will take multiple classes, but it is very formative to much of church history as well as secular history! Today we start Part Two and discuss The Council of Nicea and a few other matters.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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June 17, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 18 CONSTANTINE PART 1
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Pastor David Fleming
with Champion Forest Baptist Church (www.ChampionForest.org)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues a series of lessons on Constintine.

Lord John Norwich asserts that, "No ruler in all history has ever more fully merited his title of 'the Great' than Constantine". He then goes so far as to assert that aside from Jesus Christ, Constantine stakes claim to being the most influential man in human history.

Norwich reasons that two decisions of Constantine merit him such accolades. First, Constantine decided to adopt Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Second, Constantine chose to move the Empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium which was renamed in his honor to Constantinople. For 1600 years the city carried that name. Today, we call it Istanbul.

Certainly, those two epic decisions have altered human history greatly, but within those decisions are many facets and multiple smaller decisions that have also considerably changed the world.

In our study on church history, we will examine Constantine individually as well as the effects his choices had upon lthe church This will take multiple classes, but it is very formative to much of church history as well as secular history! Our first lesson will consider the necessary background of the Roman Empire that puts the reign of Constantine into context. We will then consider his own spiritual experiences and the edicts and results of many of his general rulings tht effected the church. We will save the Council of Nicea and a few other matters for later classes.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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June 14, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 18 Constantine Part 1
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Pastor David Fleming
with Champion Forest Baptist Church (www.ChampionForest.org)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins a series of lessons on Constintine.

Lord John Norwich asserts that, "No ruler in all history has ever more fully merited his title of 'the Great' than Constantine". He then goes so far as to assert that aside from Jesus Christ, Constantine stakes claim to being the most influential man in human history.

Norwich reasons that two decisions of Constantine merit him such accolades. First, Constantine decided to adopt Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Second, Constantine chose to move the Empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium which was renamed in his honor to Constantinople. For 1600 years the city carried that name. Today, we call it Istanbul.

Certainly, those two epic decisions have altered human history greatly, but within those decisions are many facets and multiple smaller decisions that have also considerably changed the world.

In our study on church history, we will examine Constantine individually as well as the effects his choices had upon lthe church This will take multiple classes, but it is very formative to much of church history as well as secular history! Our first lesson will consider the necessary background of the Roman Empire that puts the reign of Constantine into context. We will then consider his own spiritual experiences and the edicts and results of many of his general rulings tht effected the church. We will save the Council of Nicea and a few other matters for later classes.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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June 13, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 15 ALEXANDRIA AND EARLY BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bible come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Have you ever had someone ask you about a very difficult passage of scripture? Have you ever read a passage and wondered what it means? Or how it might be true? Perhaps you have wondered why the Old Testament forbids eating pig, when most Christians today will eat pork. Some might wonder why other certain things are allowed today that were forbidden in Biblical days. If you have ever wondered this, you are not alone.

For centuries, Christians have sought to understand Bible passages. One important part of biblical history derives from Alexandria, Egypt. That will be Mark’s focus over the next few days.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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June 12, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 19 CONSTANTINE PART 2 The Council Of Nicea
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues a series of lessons on Constintine.

Lord John Norwich asserts that, "No ruler in all history has ever more fully merited his title of 'the Great' than Constantine". He then goes so far as to assert that aside from Jesus Christ, Constantine stakes claim to being the most influential man in human history.

Norwich reasons that two decisions of Constantine merit him such accolades. First, Constantine decided to adopt Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Second, Constantine chose to move the Empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium which was renamed in his honor to Constantinople. For 1600 years the city carried that name. Today, we call it Istanbul.

Certainly, those two epic decisions have altered human history greatly, but within those decisions are many facets and multiple smaller decisions that have also considerably changed the world.

In our study on church history, we will examine Constantine individually as well as the effects his choices had upon lthe church This will take multiple classes, but it is very formative to much of church history as well as secular history! Today we start Part Two and discuss The Council of Nicea and a few other matters.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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June 11, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 19 CONSTANTINE PART 2 Council Of Nicea
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues a series of lessons on Constintine.

Lord John Norwich asserts that, "No ruler in all history has ever more fully merited his title of 'the Great' than Constantine". He then goes so far as to assert that aside from Jesus Christ, Constantine stakes claim to being the most influential man in human history.

Norwich reasons that two decisions of Constantine merit him such accolades. First, Constantine decided to adopt Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Second, Constantine chose to move the Empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium which was renamed in his honor to Constantinople. For 1600 years the city carried that name. Today, we call it Istanbul.

Certainly, those two epic decisions have altered human history greatly, but within those decisions are many facets and multiple smaller decisions that have also considerably changed the world.

In our study on church history, we will examine Constantine individually as well as the effects his choices had upon lthe church This will take multiple classes, but it is very formative to much of church history as well as secular history! Today we start Part Two and discuss The Council of Nicea and a few other matters.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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June 10, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 19 CONSTANTINE PART 2 Council Of Nicea
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues a series of lessons on Constintine.

Lord John Norwich asserts that, "No ruler in all history has ever more fully merited his title of 'the Great' than Constantine". He then goes so far as to assert that aside from Jesus Christ, Constantine stakes claim to being the most influential man in human history.

Norwich reasons that two decisions of Constantine merit him such accolades. First, Constantine decided to adopt Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Second, Constantine chose to move the Empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium which was renamed in his honor to Constantinople. For 1600 years the city carried that name. Today, we call it Istanbul.

Certainly, those two epic decisions have altered human history greatly, but within those decisions are many facets and multiple smaller decisions that have also considerably changed the world.

In our study on church history, we will examine Constantine individually as well as the effects his choices had upon lthe church This will take multiple classes, but it is very formative to much of church history as well as secular history! Today we start Part Two and discuss The Council of Nicea and a few other matters.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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June 7, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 18 CONSTANTINE PART 1
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues a series of lessons on Constintine.

Lord John Norwich asserts that, "No ruler in all history has ever more fully merited his title of 'the Great' than Constantine". He then goes so far as to assert that aside from Jesus Christ, Constantine stakes claim to being the most influential man in human history.

Norwich reasons that two decisions of Constantine merit him such accolades. First, Constantine decided to adopt Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Second, Constantine chose to move the Empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium which was renamed in his honor to Constantinople. For 1600 years the city carried that name. Today, we call it Istanbul.

Certainly, those two epic decisions have altered human history greatly, but within those decisions are many facets and multiple smaller decisions that have also considerably changed the world.

In our study on church history, we will examine Constantine individually as well as the effects his choices had upon lthe church This will take multiple classes, but it is very formative to much of church history as well as secular history! Our first lesson will consider the necessary background of the Roman Empire that puts the reign of Constantine into context. We will then consider his own spiritual experiences and the edicts and results of many of his general rulings tht effected the church. We will save the Council of Nicea and a few other matters for later classes.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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June 6, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 18 CONSTANTINE PART 1
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues a series of lessons on Constintine.

Lord John Norwich asserts that, "No ruler in all history has ever more fully merited his title of 'the Great' than Constantine". He then goes so far as to assert that aside from Jesus Christ, Constantine stakes claim to being the most influential man in human history.

Norwich reasons that two decisions of Constantine merit him such accolades. First, Constantine decided to adopt Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Second, Constantine chose to move the Empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium which was renamed in his honor to Constantinople. For 1600 years the city carried that name. Today, we call it Istanbul.

Certainly, those two epic decisions have altered human history greatly, but within those decisions are many facets and multiple smaller decisions that have also considerably changed the world.

In our study on church history, we will examine Constantine individually as well as the effects his choices had upon lthe church This will take multiple classes, but it is very formative to much of church history as well as secular history! Our first lesson will consider the necessary background of the Roman Empire that puts the reign of Constantine into context. We will then consider his own spiritual experiences and the edicts and results of many of his general rulings tht effected the church. We will save the Council of Nicea and a few other matters for later classes.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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June 5, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 18 CONSTANTINE PART 1
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark continues a series of lessons on Constintine.

Lord John Norwich asserts that, "No ruler in all history has ever more fully merited his title of 'the Great' than Constantine". He then goes so far as to assert that aside from Jesus Christ, Constantine stakes claim to being the most influential man in human history.

Norwich reasons that two decisions of Constantine merit him such accolades. First, Constantine decided to adopt Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Second, Constantine chose to move the Empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium which was renamed in his honor to Constantinople. For 1600 years the city carried that name. Today, we call it Istanbul.

Certainly, those two epic decisions have altered human history greatly, but within those decisions are many facets and multiple smaller decisions that have also considerably changed the world.

In our study on church history, we will examine Constantine individually as well as the effects his choices had upon lthe church This will take multiple classes, but it is very formative to much of church history as well as secular history! Our first lesson will consider the necessary background of the Roman Empire that puts the reign of Constantine into context. We will then consider his own spiritual experiences and the edicts and results of many of his general rulings tht effected the church. We will save the Council of Nicea and a few other matters for later classes.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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June 4, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 18 Constantine Part 1
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. Today Mark begins a series of lessons on Constintine.

Lord John Norwich asserts that, "No ruler in all history has ever more fully merited his title of 'the Great' than Constantine". He then goes so far as to assert that aside from Jesus Christ, Constantine stakes claim to being the most influential man in human history.

Norwich reasons that two decisions of Constantine merit him such accolades. First, Constantine decided to adopt Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Second, Constantine chose to move the Empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium which was renamed in his honor to Constantinople. For 1600 years the city carried that name. Today, we call it Istanbul.

Certainly, those two epic decisions have altered human history greatly, but within those decisions are many facets and multiple smaller decisions that have also considerably changed the world.

In our study on church history, we will examine Constantine individually as well as the effects his choices had upon lthe church This will take multiple classes, but it is very formative to much of church history as well as secular history! Our first lesson will consider the necessary background of the Roman Empire that puts the reign of Constantine into context. We will then consider his own spiritual experiences and the edicts and results of many of his general rulings tht effected the church. We will save the Council of Nicea and a few other matters for later classes.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 31, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 17 LIBERALS VS. CONSERVATIVES-AN EARLY DISPUTE
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bible come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

What happened that made the church split? Why must there be Jews and Gentiles? Jesus was obviously a Jew. What does that make us? After “the split”, the East became the Greek Church and the West became the Roman Catholic Church. Does this make a difference today? Are you a “liberal” or a “conservative”?

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 30, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 17 Liberals Vs. Conservatives-an Early Dispute
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bible come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

What happened that made the church split? Why must there be Jews and Gentiles? Jesus was obviously a Jew. What does that make us? After “the split”, the East became the Greek Church and the West became the Roman Catholic Church. Does this make a difference today? Are you a “liberal” or a “conservative”?

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 29, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 17 Liberals Vs. Conservatives-an Early Dispute
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bible come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

What happened that made the church split? Why must there be Jews and Gentiles? Jesus was obviously a Jew. What does that make us? After “the split”, the East became the Greek Church and the West became the Roman Catholic Church. Does this make a difference today? Are you a “liberal” or a “conservative”?

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 28, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 15 ALEXANDRIA AND EARLY BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bible come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Have you ever had someone ask you about a very difficult passage of scripture? Have you ever read a passage and wondered what it means? Or how it might be true? Perhaps you have wondered why the Old Testament forbids eating pig, when most Christians today will eat pork. Some might wonder why other certain things are allowed today that were forbidden in Biblical days. If you have ever wondered this, you are not alone.

For centuries, Christians have sought to understand Bible passages. One important part of biblical history derives from Alexandria, Egypt. That will be Mark’s focus over the next few days.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 27, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 15 ALEXANDRIA AND EARLY BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bible come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Have you ever had someone ask you about a very difficult passage of scripture? Have you ever read a passage and wondered what it means? Or how it might be true? Perhaps you have wondered why the Old Testament forbids eating pig, when most Christians today will eat pork. Some might wonder why other certain things are allowed today that were forbidden in Biblical days. If you have ever wondered this, you are not alone.

For centuries, Christians have sought to understand Bible passages. One important part of biblical history derives from Alexandria, Egypt. That will be Mark’s focus over the next few days.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 23, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 15 ALEXANDRIA AND EARLY BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bible come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Have you ever had someone ask you about a very difficult passage of scripture? Have you ever read a passage and wondered what it means? Or how it might be true? Perhaps you have wondered why the Old Testament forbids eating pig, when most Christians today will eat pork. Some might wonder why other certain things are allowed today that were forbidden in Biblical days. If you have ever wondered this, you are not alone.

For centuries, Christians have sought to understand Bible passages. One important part of biblical history derives from Alexandria, Egypt. That will be Mark’s focus over the next few days.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 22, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 15 ALEXANDRIA AND EARLY BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bible come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Have you ever had someone ask you about a very difficult passage of scripture? Have you ever read a passage and wondered what it means? Or how it might be true? Perhaps you have wondered why the Old Testament forbids eating pig, when most Christians today will eat pork. Some might wonder why other certain things are allowed today that were forbidden in Biblical days. If you have ever wondered this, you are not alone.

For centuries, Christians have sought to understand Bible passages. One important part of biblical history derives from Alexandria, Egypt. That will be Mark’s focus over the next few days.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 21, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 14 - EASTER ORIGINS AND EARLY CHURCH PRACTICE
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bible come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Why do we celebrate Easter? The word is not found in the Bible, so some scholars believe that “Easter” is a pagan holiday that has crept its way into the heart of American Churches.

We conclude Mark’s lesson on Easter and its significance in the church. Tune in tomorrow for a lesson on Alexandria and Early Biblical Understanding.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 17, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 14 - EASTER ORIGINS AND EARLY CHURCH PRACTICE
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bible come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Why do we celebrate Easter? The word is not found in the Bible, so some scholars believe that “Easter” is a pagan holiday that has crept its way into the heart of American Churches.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 15, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 13 - JUSTIN MARTYR
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bible come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Today, we look at Mark’s Church History Literacy Lesson on Justin the Martyr. He looks at Justin because he stands out in importance as one of the three key early apologists of the church. Along with Athenagoras of Athens and Theophilus of Antioch, Justin wrote importance defenses of the faith at a time when it was neither safe nor popular to do so! These defenses of the faith were multi-purposed. The apologists sought to defend the beliefs of the church in a way that would stop the persecution and martyrdom of believers. However, they also sought to write defenses that would move others to accept the faith as truth.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 10, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 12 - ORIGINS OF THE CANON
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 2 Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Orthodox Christianity views the Bible as the divine and inspired word of God. It is in the Bible that God has spoken to man and revealed the matters pertinent to salvation. The Bible gives us great history of God’s work among people, as well as the ultimate story of God’s act of redemption in Jesus Christ Scripture demands the reverence of the church because of what it is. Over the next few weeks, Mark will dive deep into the bible in hopes that it will reveal its true purpose in your life. Mark concludes PART 2 of his lesson on the Origins of the Canon today.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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May 7, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 12 Origins Of The Canon - Part 2
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 2 Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Orthodox Christianity views the Bible as the divine and inspired word of God. It is in the Bible that God has spoken to man and revealed the matters pertinent to salvation. The Bible gives us great history of God’s work among people, as well as the ultimate story of God’s act of redemption in Jesus Christ Scripture demands the reverence of the church because of what it is. Over the next few weeks, Mark will dive deep into the bible in hopes that it will reveal its true purpose in your life. Today is the first segment in the second part of Mark’s lesson on the Origin of the Canon.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 30, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 10 EARLY CHURCH HERESY: Part 3 - Montanism
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 3 Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Mark is now studying Early Church Heresy, and is focusing on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

We conclude the third part entitled Montanism . During the middle of the second century, a pagan named Montanus converted to Christianity. Within a few decades, Montanism had spread to Carthage, North Africa, and even Rome.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 29, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 10 EARLY CHURCH HERESY: Part 3 - Montanism
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 3 Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Mark is now studying Early Church Heresy, and is focusing on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

We start today with the third part entitled Montanism . During the middle of the second century, a pagan named Montanus converted to Christianity. Within a few decades, Montanism had spread to Carthage, North Africa, and even Rome. Listen in starting today as Mark relives the life of Montanus.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 26, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 10 EARLY CHURCH HERESY: Part 3 - Montanism
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 3 Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Mark is now studying Early Church Heresy, and is focusing on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

We start today with the third part entitled Montanism . During the middle of the second century, a pagan named Montanus converted to Christianity. Within a few decades, Montanism had spread to Carthage, North Africa, and even Rome. Listen in starting today as Mark relives the life of Montanus.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 25, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 10 EARLY CHURCH HERESY: Part 3 - Montanism
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 3 Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Mark is now studying Early Church Heresy, and is focusing on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

We start today with the third part entitled Montanism . During the middle of the second century, a pagan named Montanus converted to Christianity. Within a few decades, Montanism had spread to Carthage, North Africa, and even Rome. Listen in starting today as Mark relives the life of Montanus.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 24, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 7 EARLY CHURCH HERESY: PART 2 - GNOSTICS
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 2 Day 5

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Mark is now studying Early Church Heresy, and is focusing on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

We continue today with the second part of "Gnosticism", a label scholars attach to a broad area of heresy in the early church. It comes from a Greek word that means "capable of attaining knowledge". At its core, Gnosticism taught that there was secret knowledge held in its teaching that was not available or known to the church at large. The Gnostics were those "in the know". They claimed to be the ones with true insight for their day, the true knowledge that explained the cosmos, God and man, apart from the apostolic faith taught by the Orthodox Chruch.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

Today, Mark completes his look at the early church heresy topic “Gnostics”. He will continue on the topic of heresy tomorrow, but a new sub topic of “Montanism”.

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 23, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 7 EARLY CHURCH HERESY: PART 2 - GNOSTICS
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 2 Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Mark is now studying Early Church Heresy, and is focusing on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

Today we continue the second part of "Gnosticism", a label scholars attach to a broad area of heresy in the early church. It comes from a Greek word that means "capable of attaining knowledge". At its core, Gnosticism taught that there was secret knowledge held in its teaching that was not available or known to the church at large. The Gnostics were those "in the know". They claimed to be the ones with true insight for their day, the true knowledge that explained the cosmos, God and man, apart from the apostolic faith taught by the Orthodox Chruch.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 22, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 7 EARLY CHURCH HERESY: PART 2 - GNOSTICS
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 2 Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Mark is now studying Early Church Heresy, and is focusing on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

Today we continue the second part of "Gnosticism", a label scholars attach to a broad area of heresy in the early church. It comes from a Greek word that means "capable of attaining knowledge". At its core, Gnosticism taught that there was secret knowledge held in its teaching that was not available or known to the church at large. The Gnostics were those "in the know". They claimed to be the ones with true insight for their day, the true knowledge that explained the cosmos, God and man, apart from the apostolic faith taught by the Orthodox Chruch.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 19, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 7 EARLY CHURCH HERESY: PART 2 - GNOSTICS
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 2 Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Mark is now studying Early Church Heresy, and is focusing on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

Today we continue the second part of "Gnosticism", a label scholars attach to a broad area of heresy in the early church. It comes from a Greek word that means "capable of attaining knowledge". At its core, Gnosticism taught that there was secret knowledge held in its teaching that was not available or known to the church at large. The Gnostics were those "in the know". They claimed to be the ones with true insight for their day, the true knowledge that explained the cosmos, God and man, apart from the apostolic faith taught by the Orthodox Chruch.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 18, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 7:- EARLY CHURCH HERESY: PART 2 - GNOSTICS
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 2 Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Today we start the second part of "Gnosticism', a label scholars attch to a broad area of heresy in the early church. It comes from a Greek word that means "capable of attaining knowledge". At its core, Gnosticism taught that there was secret knowledge held in its teaching that was not available or known to the church at large. The Gnostics were those "in the know". They claimed to be the ones with true insight for their day, the true knowledge that explained the cosmos, God and man, apart from the apostolic faith taught by the Orthodox Chruch.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 17, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 7:- EARLY CHURCH HERESY: PART 1 - GNOSTICS
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 1 Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Today, we take a look at Mark’s series on Early Church Heresy. Mark focuses on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 16, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 7:- Early Church Heresy: Part 1 - Gnostics
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 1 Day 3

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Today, we take a look at Mark’s series on Early Church Heresy. Mark focuses on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 15, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 7:- Early Church Heresy: Part 1 - Gnostics
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 1 Day 2

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Today, we take a look at Mark’s series on Early Church Heresy. Mark focuses on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 12, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 7 Early Church Heresy: Part 1 - Gnostics
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 1 Day 1

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Today, we take a look at Mark’s series on Early Church Heresy. Mark focuses on the church’s response to heresy. Many of the writing of the heretics were lost in history, either being destroyed or because no one was around to make copies! Mark explains how we must approach the heresies and how we must react.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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April 11, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 6: MARTYRS - PART 4 Polycarp
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Part 4 Day 4

Mark Lanier is a renowned attorney in the Houston area, with offices across the country. But his passion is Church History Literacy and anything about the Bible. He teaches in a way that makes you feel like you’re actually there personally experiencing the days of Moses, John, Job, Mary, Elizabeth, and, yes, even Jesus. Mark makes the pages of the Bile come alive when he teaches, and he gives deep insight into stories that you may have heard as a child, but makes them real and new even if you’ve heard the story 20 times.

Today, Mark takes a look at another Martyr named Polycarp, who was another “Apostolic Father”. Three writings pertain to Polycarp, which Mark will discuss over the next few days in his lesson. Also, Polycarp was a representative of the churches in Asia Minor before the Bishop of Rome.

For the entire edited audio of this lesson, click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons, click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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March 14, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 2: THE EARLIEST EXTRA-BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN WRITINGS, 1 CLEMENT
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Lesson 2: Day 2

Following the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, we understand the early church spread like a wild fire throughout the civilized world. The early church was a reform movement within Judaism.

But how did this happen? Our bible study leader Mark Lanier begins the second lesson in a series that will take nearly two years to complete. He will discuss all the major denominations from the early church down through modern times, in chronological order.

For the entire edited audio click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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March 13, 2013

Title: (DALLAS AREA ONLY) LESSON 2: The Earliest Extra-Biblical Christian Writings, 1 Clement
Topic: The History of the Church - Dallas Area

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Lesson 2: Day 1

Following the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, we understand the early church spread like a wild fire throughout the civilized world. The early church was a reform movement within Judaism.

But how did this happen? Our bible study leader Mark Lanier begins the second lesson in a series that will take nearly two years to complete. He will discuss all the major denominations from the early church down through modern times, in chronological order.

For the entire edited audio click [here].

For all of the Church History Literacy lessons click [here].

For the lesson handouts, PowerPoint slides, and original unedited lesson audio, click [here].

If you do not have a church home, Mark invites you to visit Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, attend early service at 9:30 am, and stay in the worship center for his class of around 800 people which begins about 11:00.

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