{"id":6466,"date":"2017-08-09T06:50:09","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T11:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/?p=6466"},"modified":"2017-09-27T19:24:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T00:24:44","slug":"the-christological-pattern-of-the-christian-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/2017\/08\/the-christological-pattern-of-the-christian-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Christological Pattern of the Christian Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6336\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6336\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6336\" src=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Stivason-Jeff-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rev. Stivason<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Bruce Bickel is recovering from his knee replacement surgery and also had a procedure to relieve pain in his lower back. \u00a0Therefore the Rev. Jeff Stivason will begin a new series this Friday, August 11, 2017 entitled, <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&#8220;The Christological Pattern of the Christian Life.&#8221;<\/em><\/span> \u00a0As a means of introduction his first lesson plan is &#8220;Getting Familiar with the Territory.&#8221; \u00a0Using 1Peter 1:1-12 Rev. Stivason will introduce us to this new series and show us what we will look like, how do we get there and showing us the way forward. \u00a0The other aspects of this introduction include, &#8220;Humiliation and Exaltation&#8221;, &#8220;Examples of Humiliation&#8221; and &#8220;Pastoral Counsel.&#8221; \u00a0Please join us at the Barn as we start this new series with our new teacher.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Rev. Jeffrey A. Stivason, Ph.D, is the pastor of Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church in Gibsonia PA.\u00a0Dr. Stivason is a gifted preacher and teacher and a compassionate shepherd.\u00a0 He\u00a0has been serving the Lord as a minister of the Gospel since 1995.\u00a0\u00a0During that time,\u00a0he has planted two churches, the most recent one being Grace RP Church, which formally constituted in January of 2010.\u00a0 He has published articles and reviews in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, The Westminster Theological Journal, The Presbyterion, The Confessional Presbyterian and others<em>. <\/em>Dr. Stivason is also a contributor to the Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia and author of, <em>From Inscrutability to Concursus<\/em>, published by\u00a0 P&amp;R Publishing.\u00a0 He is also the Managing Editor for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals program Theology on the Go, which is hosted by Place for Truth (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.placefortruth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">placefortruth.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Please join us for this in-depth series as we build a strong and reliable structural framework for practical Christian living. All teaching is led by Jeff Stivason unless otherwise noted. Here is a link to our <a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/2014\/12\/bible-study-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bible Study Resources<\/a> to further enhance our study of God&#8217;s powerful word.<\/p>\n<p>This series ended on Friday, September 22, 2017. The Rev. Jeff Stivason will begin a new series, <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&#8220;The Sermon to the Family of God&#8221;<\/em><\/span> based upon the Sermon on the Mount from Jesus Christ to his disciples in the gospel according to Matthew. Please join us this Friday at the Barn for more in-depth teaching and discussion about God&#8217;s word to his disciples. Hang around for fellowship with the body of Christ. <a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/2017\/09\/the-sermon-to-the-family-of-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is a link to our new series.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Friday, September 22, 2017 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lesson Plan:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-09-22-Some-Lessons-in-Faith.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-09-22 Some Lessons in Faith<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Audio: <a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/audio\/Christological Patterns\/2017-09-22 Hse Sys.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Some Lessons in Faith<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transcript:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-09-22-Transcript-Some-Lessons-in-Faith.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-09-22 Transcript &#8211; Some Lessons in Faith<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, September 15, 2017 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lesson Plan:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-09-15-A-Battle-of-Words.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-09-15 A Battle of Words<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Audio: <a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/audio\/Christological Patterns\/2017-09-15 iPod.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Battle of Words<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transcript:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-09-15-Transcript-A-Battle-of-Words.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-09-15 Transcript &#8211; A Battle of Words<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, September 8, 2017 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lesson Plan:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-09-08-Sola-Christus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-09-08 Sola Christus<\/a><span style=\"color: #000080;\">: Our Solitary Savior<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Audio: <a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/audio\/Christological Patterns\/2017-09-08 iPod.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sola Christus: Our Solitary Savior<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transcript:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-09-08-Transcript-Sola-Christus-Our-Solitary-Savior.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-09-08 Transcript &#8211; Sola Christus Our Solitary Savior<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, September 1, 2017 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lesson Plan:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Silence-Adornment-Godliness-2017-09-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silence, Adornment &amp; Godliness 2017-09-01<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Audio: <a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/audio\/Christological Patterns\/2017-09-01 iPod.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Silence, Adornment &amp; Godliness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transcript:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-09-01-Transcript-Silence-Adornment-and-Godliness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-09-01 Transcript &#8211; Silence, Adornment &amp; Godliness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, August 25, 2017 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lesson Plan:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-25-Hope-Humiliation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-08-25 Hope &amp; Humiliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Audio: <a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/audio\/Christological Patterns\/2017-08-25 iPhone.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hope &amp; Humiliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transcript:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-25-Transcript-Hope-and-Humiliation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-08-25 Transcript &#8211; Hope and Humiliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, August 18, 2017 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lesson Plan:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-18-Walking-the-Walk.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-08-18 Walking the Walk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Audio: <a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/audio\/Christological Patterns\/2017-08-18 iPod.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walking the Walk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transcript:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-18-Transcript-Walking-the-Walk-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-08-18 Transcript &#8211; Walking the Walk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, August 11, 2017 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lesson Plan:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-11-Getting-Familiar-with-the-Territory.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017-08-11 Getting Familiar with the Territory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Audio: <a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/audio\/Christological Patterns\/2017-08-11 iPod.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting Familiar with the Territory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transcript:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravemen.org\/BravemenBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-11-Transcript-Getting-Familiar-With-the-Territory-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-08-11 Transcript &#8211; 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