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Capshaw church of Christ, 8941 Wall Triana Highway, Harvest, AL (2026)

06/26/2026

What a great week of Vacation Bible School for the Capshaw Church Family and those that joined us. We studied about the Armor of God and how we must all wear it everyday. In doing so, it helps protects us “against the schemes of the devil.”

06/23/2026

Want you join us tonight for Night 2 of our VBS. We will continue our study about the Armor of God and how it helped first century Christians and Christians today! It all begins at 6:30 pm and we have Bible classes from infants to adults. Greg Kline will be leading the adult class and Keith Stonehart will be leading the teen class. We would love for you to join us!

06/04/2026

🛡️ Get ready to put on the FULL ARMOR OF GOD! ⚔️

Join us for an amazing Vacation Bible School at Capshaw church of Christ! We are so excited to dive into Ephesians 6:10-18 and learn how to be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 🦁📖✨

We have something for the whole family! Each night will feature:
🎨 Engaging classes for younger kids
🎒 A special middle school and high school class
📖 Dedicated adult classes

📅 Dates: June 21 – June 25 (Monday through Thursday)
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: 8941 Wall Triana Hwy • Harvest, AL

Bring your family, invite your friends, and come put on the Armor of God!

04/04/2026

Effective Bible Study | Lesson 6: Should We Take the Bible Literally?

https://youtu.be/jlFS2MXlL0U?si=Pf7mTLjAV5nk1C_C

Should we take the Bible literally? Yes — but not every statement in Scripture is meant in a wooden, literal sense. The biblical authors used figurative language intentionally, and mishandling it can lead to conclusions the text never intended.

In this final lesson, we survey figures of speech in Scripture — simile, metaphor, hyperbole, metonymy, idiom — and then work through three case studies together: What does it mean that God "made him to be sin" in 2 Corinthians 5:21? Are the days of creation literal 24-hour periods? And is the Old Testament really just "physical" while the New Testament is "spiritual"?

The Bible means what it says — but responsible Bible students learn to tell the difference between literal and figurative language.

04/02/2026

Effective Bible Study | Lesson 5: How to Study a Passage

https://youtu.be/PO0XrStHF6Q

This is Lesson 5 of a 6-part series designed to help you become a more effective student of Scripture.

What's the difference between studying a topic and studying a text — and why does the order matter?

In this lesson, we look at two different approaches to Bible study: topical and exegetical. Topical study — gathering passages around a subject like prayer, the kingdom, or marriage — is something most of us do regularly. And there's nothing wrong with it. But it comes with real risks: passages get recruited into a topical bucket they don't belong in, words get detached from their original context, and conclusions get built on a shaky foundation.

Exegetical study flips the process. You start with the text and let the meaning emerge through three steps:

Observe — What does it say? Read it multiple times. Mark repeated words, phrases, structural features. Don't interpret yet — just look.
Interpret — What does it mean? Who wrote it, to whom, and why? What would this have meant to the original audience?
Apply — What does it require of me? This step comes last — and only after observation and interpretation have done their work.

The key principle: exegesis must come first. If exegesis is done well, topical understanding follows naturally. But topical study without exegesis can lead you anywhere — including places the text never intended to go.

We then put this method into practice with a live walkthrough of Ephesians 1:3–14 — one of the longest sentences in Scripture and one of the richest. Together, the class identifies repeated phrases ("in Christ," "to the praise of his glory," "his will"), key terms (blessed, predestined, adoption, inheritance), and traces Paul's argument: God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ, and the ultimate goal is to unite all things in him. We also see how all three members of the Godhead are represented in the passage, each connected to the refrain "to the praise of his glory."

Key Scriptures Referenced: Ephesians 1:1–14 | Romans 15

03/30/2026

Effective Bible Study | Lesson 4: How to Read — Context Is Everything

https://youtu.be/Pq3MeWBA4Co

This is Lesson 4 of a 6-part series designed to help you become a more effective student of Scripture.

How does one word change meaning depending on the situation? "He passed" means something very different at a graveside service than it does during a football game. We use context to interpret the world around us every day — and reading the Bible is no different.

In this lesson, we dig into why context is the single most important tool for understanding Scripture. We walk through the different levels of context — immediate, sectional, book-level, and canonical — and then open our Bibles to see how each one works in real passages.

Examples we work through together:

Romans 8:28 — "All things work together for good" is one of the most frequently cited verses in Scripture. But what is the "good" Paul is actually talking about? The answer changes when you read verses 18–30 as a whole.

Revelation 1:1–3 — Time context matters. When the text says "the time is near" and "things which must soon take place," who is it near for?

Ephesians 2:8 and Colossians 2:12 — Parallel passages from the same author. What Paul says about being "raised with Christ" in Colossians fills in what Ephesians leaves unstated — and the connection to baptism becomes unmistakable.

John 14:26 — Audience context. Jesus promises the Holy Spirit will "bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you." But who is "you"? The answer shapes how we understand the Spirit's work and why we can trust the apostles' writings.

Matthew 27:46 / Psalm 22 — When Jesus cries "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" from the cross, is he expressing abandonment — or quoting a psalm that ends with vindication?

We also discuss why studying individual books of the Bible is more effective than reading plans, and where to point someone who has never opened a Bible before (hint: Luke and Acts together is a great place to start).

Key Scriptures Referenced:
1 John 5:20 | Romans 8:18–30 | Revelation 1:1–3 | Ephesians 2:4–9 | Colossians 2:12–13 | John 14:26 | Matthew 27:46 | Psalm 22

03/26/2026

Effective Bible Study | Lesson 3: Bible Translations and Tools
https://youtu.be/FnGsJq9n1m8

Not all Bible translations are created equal — and the one you use shapes how you understand God's Word. But how do you know what you're actually reading?

In this lesson, we get practical about the Bible you hold in your hands. Since Scripture was originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, every English Bible is a translation — and every translation involves some degree of interpretation. Understanding that distinction is the first step toward being a more careful reader.

We break down the three main translation philosophies:

Formal equivalence (word-for-word) — ESV, NASB, KJV, NKJV, Legacy Standard Bible
Dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought) — NIV, CSB, NLT
Paraphrase — The Message, The Living Bible

Using Romans 12:1–2, we compare all three side by side so you can see what's actually different — and why it matters.

From there, we walk through things most people never notice in their Bibles:

What italicized words really mean (and why they're there)
Why LORD in small caps isn't the same as Lord
Red letter editions — helpful, but with a caveat
Section headings — useful, but not inspired
Chapter and verse divisions — and why they're sometimes in terrible places
Capitalization choices the translators made for you (like "Spirit" vs. "spirit" in Romans 8)
Disputed passages and manuscript families — Mark 16, John 8, and 1 John 5
Study Bibles — the pros and the danger of treating commentary as Scripture
Original language tools — when they help and when they mislead (etymology fallacies like ekklesia and dunamis)

The goal isn't to make you distrust your Bible — it's to help you know what you're reading and make better decisions about how you study.

This is Lesson 3 of a 6-part series designed to help you become a more effective student of Scripture.

03/19/2026

This is Lesson 2 of a 6-part series designed to help you become a more effective student of Scripture.

https://youtu.be/ar2iAkloaxI

Effective Bible Study | Lesson 2: The Story of the Bible

What is the Bible actually about? If someone asked you to summarize it in one sentence, what would you say?

In this lesson, we step back and look at the big picture — the overarching story that runs from Genesis to Revelation. Understanding this framework is like having the picture on the box before you start assembling the pieces. It changes how you read everything.

We trace the storyline through its key turning points:
• Creation — God dwells with man and gives him dominion
• The Fall — sin breaks that relationship and brings death
• Abraham — God promises to bless all nations through his seed
• Sinai — a covenant, a priesthood, a tabernacle, and a sacrificial system — all temporary
• David — the promise of an everlasting throne
• Jeremiah — the promise of a new covenant written on the heart
• Christ — the fulfillment of every promise
• The Church — the new covenant community where God dwells in His people

We also cover how the Bible is organized (Law, History, Poetry, Prophets, Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Revelation) and why understanding the purpose of each section matters for how you read it.

Finally, we look at recurring themes that run through the entire Bible like a melody through a symphony — God's dwelling presence, kingdom and dominion, and priesthood — and how they all find their resolution in Christ.

03/16/2026

The first of a six-lesson series on Effective Bible Study. Link to the video is in the first comment.

Why should we study the Bible — and what should our goal be when we open it? In this first lesson of our six-part Effective Bible Study series, we explore the foundational question behind all Bible study: What is God doing through Scripture?

Starting in Genesis and tracing through all of Scripture, we see a consistent pattern — God is a God who speaks, and Scripture is the product of that communication. The Word of God comes from within God himself, revealed through the Spirit and delivered through the apostles and prophets.

So what's the ultimate goal of studying the Bible? It's not just checking off a reading plan or winning an argument. Jesus himself defines it in John 17:3 — eternal life is knowing God and knowing Christ. That's the lens through which we should approach every passage.

We also discuss common ways people approach Scripture that may not align with that goal — proof texting, treating the Bible as merely historical, or turning Bible reading into a checklist — and why understanding who God is should be the driving purpose behind our study.

Key Scriptures Referenced:
Genesis 1:1 | 1 Corinthians 2:6-13 | 2 Timothy 3:16-17 | 2 Peter 1:20-21 | Hebrews 1:1-2 | John 1:1-18 | John 17:1-8 | Luke 24:25-27, 44-47 | John 6:68 | John 14

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