Wednesdays in the Word, Stanleyville Dair-i-o Location

12/19/2023

Good evening brothers! And merry Christmas! I hope you and yours are enjoying this festive season as our family is. God has been just so kind to us hasn’t He?

I hope many of you will join us tomorrow morning at 7:30. Here are the study notes!

Wednesday in the Word 12-20-23

Lk 1:28,44,47/2:10,20/15:10 & Mt 2:10

28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” 44 “For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. 2:10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. Matthew 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. Luke 15:10 “Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

(Context)How could John leap for Joy before he was born?
(Ps 139:13/Mal 3:1/Lk 1:14,15)

Why was ‘rejoice’ the Angel’s first word to Mary? How could
she have both ‘joy in the Lord’ and the ‘Lord of Joy’ inside of
her? (Lk 1:28,47/Phil 4:4)

Why did the shepherds have joy?(Ps 34:2,6/Lk 2:10,20)
What gave joy to the wisemen?(Ps 37:16/Mt 13:44,45/Mk
4:19,20/Lk 12:15,21)

(Testimony time) How can you experience true Joy?(Ps
51:12/Hab 3:18/Rom 5:1,11/James 1:2) How are we
ambassadors of Joy?(Neh 8:10/Phil 2:1/Rom 14:17/1 Pet 1:8)

12/13/2023

Good evening men! Looking forward to tomorrow mornings Bible study, discussion and hot breakfast starting at 7:30am. Here is our study guide if you’d like to read ahead… Hope you can join us!

Wednesday in the Word 12-13-23
Mark 2:18-22
18 ¶ The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were fasting. Then they came and said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”
19 ¶ And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.
20 “But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.
21 “No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse.
22 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”
(Context)Why did the fasting Pharisees criticize the feasting disciples?
(Lev 16:29-34/Num 29:7-11/Matt 6:16/Mk 2:15/Lk 18:12)

How does the bridegrooms presence called for joy & feasting?
(Ps 16:11/Mt 2:10/Lk 2:10/Jn 3:29)

When is fasting good?(Dt 9:18/ Judges 20:26/1 Sam 14:24/Dan 10:3/Lk 4:2/Acts 27:33)

Why do we need new clothing, new wineskins & new wine?(John 3:3, 17-19/2 Cor 5:17/Gal 2:16)

(Testimony time)Why do we have joy & feasting at Christmas?(Mt 1:21/Lk 2:20, 28-30,38/phil 4:4/1 Thes 5:16) How has He transformed my life inside and out?
(Jn 1:12,17/Eph 4:20-24/2 Cor 5:17)

11/15/2023

Good evening brothers! I’m looking forward to breaking bread (eggs, bacon and the Word of Life) with you bright and early tomorrow morning! 7:30am fellowship. 8am Bible study
Hope to see you there!

Wednesday in the Word 11-15-23 Mark 1:40-45

Jesus Cleanses a L***r
(Matt. 8:1-4; Luke 5:12-16 )
40 ¶ Now a l***r came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
41 ¶ Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.”
42 As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.
43 And He strictly warned him and sent him away at once,
44 and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things which Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
45 ¶ However, he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the matter, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter the city, but was outside in deserted places; and they came to Him from every direction.

(Context)How did Jesus gain popularity so quickly?
(Mk 1:27,28,33)

What do we learn from the L***r’s actions and prayer in verse 40?(Mt 5:3/John 6:37/James 4:10)

How was Christ full of compassion?(Mt 14:14/Mk 6:34/8:2)

How could He touch someone so sick?(Lev 5:3/13:45,46)

Why send him to the priest?(Lev 14:1-32/Deut 24:8)

Why did He forbid him to tell everyone?(Mk 1:37,45/5:43)

(Testimony time)How am I like this l***r?
(Rom 3:23/Eph 2:1-4)

How has Jesus cleansed me?(Col 1:14)Who am I telling?(Pr 11:30/Mk 5:19,20/Rom 10:15)

07/05/2022

Good evening men! Join us tomorrow morning for food, fellowship and a discussion of psalm 34. Our study guide is posted below. We start at 7:30am at Dairio at 5916 University Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC 27105. We hope to see many of you there!

Wednesday in the Word 7–6-22
Psalm 34:1-22

1 ¶ A Psalm of David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed....
I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.
8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
9 Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. 10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the LORD shall
not lack any good thing.
11 Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 Who is the man who desires life,
And loves many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
20 He guards all his bones; Not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22 The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.

(Context) Why could David bless the Lord ‘all all times’?(1 Sam 21:10-15/Ps 1:2/19:1/23:1/ 27:4/63:4/103:2-5/ 1 Thes 5:16-18)

How do we ‘taste and see that the Lord is good?’(Deut 8:10,11/Ps 27:4/ 84:2/167:2,3/1 Pet 2:3/Rev 10:9,10)

What does it mean to ‘fear the Lord’? (Prov 1:7/Ps 19:9/33:18/Rev 14:7)

Why is the Lord ‘near to those of a broken heart’? (Ps 37:11/Isa 6:5/ 66:2/Matt 5:3-6/1 Peter 5:5-7)

(testimony time)How does Jesus fulfill Psalm 34 to deliver save, satisfy & redeem us-even in trouble?(Ps 1:5,6/ 27:1,14/ 37:6,23,24,28/Rm 8:1,37/Heb 11:33-38

05/02/2022

10/20/2021

If you’re just now waking up, no worries! Come on out! it’s a beautiful morning and the coffee is hot here at the “O”!

10/19/2021

Hey guys! Here is the handout for tomorrow morning’s Wednesday in the Word. 7:30am. See you there!

1 Corinthians 4:14-21
“I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Therefore I urge you, imitate me. For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church. Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?”
(Context) What kind of love does Paul have for them?(1 Cor 1:4,10/2 Cor 12:14,15)

What’s the difference between ‘shaming’ and ‘warning’?(Matt 18:15-20/ Acts 20:31/1 Thes 5:14/Heb 12:13/James 5:19,20)

How was Paul their spiritual father?
(1 Thes 2:7-11/Gal 4:19/Heb 13:7,17/ 3 Jn 4)

What does he mean by ‘imitate me’? (1 Cor 11:1/Phil 4:9)

Why did he send Timothy to them?(Acts 19:22/1 Cor 16:8-11/1 Thes 3:6/2 Tim 3:10-14)

(Testimony time)Who are my spiritual children?(Prov 11:30/2 Tim 2:2) How am I multiplying the kingdom- beyond my years on earth?(Ps 90:12/Matt 6:33/Acts 1:8)

09/21/2021

I’m looking forward to spending some time with my brothers tomorrow morning around God’s Word!
Hope to see you then!!

Wed in the Word 9-22-18
1 Corinthians 2:1-16
“And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. “But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.”

(Context) Why didn’t Paul come to them with smooth words?(1 Cor 1:18-31)

What ‘one’ thing did he determine?(Acts20:24/1 Cor 1:17/
Phil 1:21/3:13)

How did Paul have weakness, fear and trembling?(Acts 16:22-24/ 17:10,13,14,32/1 Cor 1:25,27)

How is the Holy Spirit the key to understanding the Gospel?
(Jn 14:26/Rom 15:13/2 Cor 12:9/1 Thes 1:5)

Why did they ‘in ignorance’ crucify the true messiah?
(Acts 3:17/ 4:5,8, 28/13:27/Rm 13:3/Lk 23:34/Jn 16:3)

What does it mean to have the mind of Christ?(Rm 12:2/Phil 2:5/Col 3:2/Rom 11:33-36)

(Testimony time) How did the Holy Spirit open the eyes of this ‘natural man’?(Jn 16:7/12/17:17/Ps 19:7/ 119:97-105) How am I depending on His power to share the Gospel? (Acts 1:8/Rom 10:15-17/Gal 5:16)

08/31/2021

Gentlemen! Looking forward to diving into 1 Corinthians with you guys in the morning! Here is the handout:

Wednesday in Word 9-1-21
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
“Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”

(Context) What was Paul’s experience in Corinth & why did he write this letter?(Acts 18:1-17/1 Cor 1:11/7:1/ 16:8,9,19)

How was Corinth such a strategic city? What did it mean to ‘Corinthianize’?(Rom 1:18-32)

Why does Paul open with commendation & not rebuke?(Gal 1:3/Phil 1:3/1 Cor 3:23/4:14-16)

What is a saint?(Rom 1:7/6:11/8:1/Gal 1:6/Eph 4:1/1 Pet 2:9)

How spiritually wealthy/gifted was the church at Corinth?(1 Cor 4:8/ 6:2,3/8:1/10:1-5,12/2 Cor 8:7/Col 1:12)

What does it mean to ‘eagerly await’ His return?(1 Cor 15:51-53/ 1 Pet 1:7,13/ 1 John 2:28/3:1-3)

(Testimony time) What kind of wealth do we have in Christ?(Eph 1:3-14)How are your gifts building up believers and reaching unbelievers?(1 Cor 9:22/12:25,26)

07/21/2021

Nothing like Wednesday mornings at the “O” - join us if you can!!

07/20/2021

Hey guys, here's the passage and questions for tomorrow morning. Looking forward to seeing you all again! (7:30 Food and fellowship, 8am Bible study and prayer)

Wednesday in the Word 7-21-18 Acts 27:27-44
“Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were drawing near some land. And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms. Then, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come. And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea, under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off. And as day was about to dawn, Paul implored them all to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have waited and continued without food, and eaten nothing. Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.” And when he had said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it he began to eat. Then they were all encouraged, and also took food themselves. And in all we were two hundred and seventy-six persons on the ship. So when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and threw out the wheat into the sea….. And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape. But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land, and the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was that they all escaped safely to land.” (Context)How did Paul go from just being a prisoner to being in charge?(Acts 27:10,21-25/Gen 48:38-41/Dan 1:17-21)

How did Gods word prove to be true…and ‘not a hair’ was harmed? (Isa 40:11/55:11/Jn 17:17/1 Pet 1:25/
1 Sam 14:45/2 Sam 14:11/Lk 21:18)

What’s the significance of the prayer and the meal?(Jn 6:11/
Acts 27:35,36/1 Tim 4:3-5)

Why did they spare the lives of Paul & the other prisoners?(Acts 12:18,19/16:27,28)

(Testimony time)How have you been ‘blessed in the blessing’ of food? What’s tough in your life right now? How is God at work in your storm?(Psalm 91/Rom 8:28-30/Phil 1:6,20)

07/07/2021

Brothers, “Iron sharpens iron”, I need you and you need me! let’s all meet once again tomorrow morning for food and fellowship as we seek to build each other up in this “most holy faith”

7:30am @ Dairi-o.
See you there!!

Wednesday in the Word
Acts 26:23-32

“that the Christ would suffer, that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and would proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles. Now as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad!” But he said, “I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak the words of truth and reason. For the king, before whom I also speak freely, knows these things; for I am convinced that none of these things escapes his attention, since this thing was not done in a corner. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do believe.” Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.” And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.” When he had said these things, the king stood up, as well as the governor and Bernice and those who sat with them; and when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains.” Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

(Context)Why would Festus call Paul crazy?(1 Cor 1:18/2 Cor 5:13)

How did the prophets validate the resurrection? Why is their testimony so important?(Lk 24:25-27/16:31/1 Peter 1:10-12)

What does verse 29 tell us about Pauls heart for the lost?
(2 Cor 5:11)

Why was Paul still bound, while once again being declared innocent? (Acts 16:35-40/ 18:12-17/ 23:2/ 25:25)

How were Festus, Agrippa and Bernice really the ones ‘in chains’ and ‘on trial’ in this moment?(Deut 30:19/ John 3:18-21,36)

(Testimony time)What kept you from surrendering to Christ? Who are you actively persuading to follow Jesus? (2 Cor 5:14,20)