Theology From Below

MINI-BOOKS AND PAPERS

All of these mini-books and papers are provided for you to use, refer to, copy, distribute, etc.; completely free-of-charge; as you see fit; to the Glory of God (License).

Many of these mini-books and papers are in .pdf format. You'll need the free Adobe Reader to access them. If you don't already have it, you can get it at http://get.adobe.com/reader/ .

These .pdf books also work in eReaders such as the Kindle and the Nook. To use them with an eReader, you need to first download them to your computer and then transfer them to your eReader via the USB port.

Alternatively, you can "Get" the books (except for the Academic Papers) directly to your web browser or eReader from Archive.org - just search for "M. David Johnson" (include the quotes).

Here are publications which are currently available:

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The "Ten-Minute" Series

The Ten Commandments

Adult Sunday School Lessons on Romans

Adult Sunday School Lessons on Love

Short Nursing Home Messages

Romans PowerPoint

General Bible Studies

Bible Book Studies

Apologetics

Topical Studies

Verse Studies

Word Studies

Theological Works

Utilities

TNARS Academic Papers

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The "Ten-Minute" Series:

Are you pressed for time? Do you want to study the Bible, but so many other responsibilities seem to interfere?

Then perhaps taking it in small bites would be just what you need.

Each of these mini-expositions is about ten-minutes long. Each provides a quick overview of the passage it addresses.

So they might be just the little bites you're looking for.

And perhaps you'll also discover some intriguing tidbits for future study as well.

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The Ten Commandments:

Here is a link to my 2006 Study on the Ten Commandments.

The Ten

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Adult Sunday School Lessons on Romans:

In 1982, I led an Adult Sunday School Class in a Study of Romans at the Northbrook Covenant Church in Northbrook, IL.

We basically followed Donald Grey Barnhouse's Volumes on Romans(Eerdmans, 1977) with some additional comments and illustrations from sources which I neglected to record at the time.

Here is my:

Schedule

Syllabus

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Adult Sunday School Lessons on Love:

In 1983, I led an Adult Sunday School Class on Words of Love in the Bible at the Northbrook Covenant Church in Northbrook, IL.

Much of the content followed Leon Morris' Testaments of Love: A Study of Love in the Bible (Eerdmans, 1981), again with additional comments and illustrations from sources which I neglected to record at the time.

Here are the Lessons and Case Studies that I presented along with the Lessons:

Follow-Up to 08

Loving One Another

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Short Nursing Home Messages:

From about 1985 to about 1995, I participated in and frequently led Sunday Afternoon Church Services at five different Glenview area nursing homes (on a rotating basis with four other teams) under the Nursing Home Ministry of the Glenview Evangelical Free Church in Glenview, IL.

From about 1995 to about 2005, I participated in and frequently led Sunday Afternoon Church Services at one Northbrook nursing home (just one team; no rotating) under the Nursing Home Ministry of the Winnetka Bible Church in Winnetka, IL.

These are the short messages I presented on various Sundays throughout those 20 years:

	Daniel 2:28	Matthew 1:21	Matthew 6:5-15	Matthew 27:26-50	Matthew 28:1-10
	Mark 5:24-34	Luke 2:1-19	Luke 2:7	Luke 15:11-32	Luke 15:11-32 (A)
	John 1:1-13	John 1:1-18	John 1:19-28	John 1:29-34	John 1:35-42
	John 1:43-51	John 3:1-6	John 7:40-46	John 15:12-13	Acts 16:31
	Romans 1:1-7	Romans 1:8-17	Romans 1:18-23	Romans 1:26-32	Romans 2:1-8
	Romans 2:9-16	Romans 2:17-24	Romans 2:25-29	Romans 3:1-8	Romans 3:9-20
	Romans 3:21-23	Romans 3:24-31	Romans 4:1-8	Romans 4:9-15	Romans 4:16-25
	Romans 8:1	Romans 10:8-11	Romans 10:8-13	1 Corinthians 15:12-20	2 Corinthians 1:3-5
	Revelation 21:1-8

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Romans PowerPoint:

From September 2014 up until Covid struck in 2020, I led the Fall Sessions of the Saturday Morning Bible Study at the North Branch Bible Church in Glenview, IL.

Here are the PowerPoint Files I used in those studies. They are in zipped PowerPoint 2010 format. Newer versions of PowerPoint should be able to use them without problem, but older versions may not.

These studies were originally designed for a two-hour schedule, but often were extended to two or more two-hour sessions to accomodate more involved discussions of the material.

	Romans 1:1-7	Romans 1:8-15	Romans 1:16-17	Romans 1:18-32	Romans 2:1-11
	Romans 2:12-16	Romans 2:17-29	Romans 3:1-8	Romans 3:9-20	Romans 3:21-31
	Romans 4:1-12	Romans 4:13-25	Romans 5:1-11	Romans 5:12-21	Romans 6:1-14
	Romans 6:15-23	Romans 7:1-6	Romans 7:7-25	Romans 8:1-11	Romans 8:12-17
	Romans 8:18-27	Romans 8:28-30	Romans 8:31-39	Romans 9:1-29	Romans 9:30-10:4
	Romans 10:5-21

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General Bible Studies:

The Life of Christ

Messages in Acts Given by Peter, Stephen, and Paul

A By-Hand Transcription of 1 Corinthians 13 in Greek

Philippians 3:17-4:7

Major Problems Dealt With by Paul in I Thessalonians, l Corinthians, Colossians, and I Timothy

Jude (water-damaged)

Handbook of Eschatology References

The Role of Christ in Each of the Four Visions of the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ

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Bible Book Studies:

A Brief Survey of the Gospel of John

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Apologetics:

Logical Christianity

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Topical Studies:

The Day of the Lord

Giving and Getting

The Thirty New Commandments

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Verse Studies

Proverbs 1:23

Hebrews 4:12

Revelation 4:11

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Word Studies

The Phrase, "The Word of God," in Hebrews Through Jude

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Theological Works:

A Brief Survey of Textual Criticism

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Utilities:

Bible Reference Codes System

Modified McCheyne Bible Reading Calendar

Towards a Simple Personal References Database

     -- Access Database

     -- Access Database Zip File

     -- Excel Spreadsheet

     -- Excel Spreadsheet Zip File

     -- Text Database

     -- Text Database Zip File

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TNARS Academic Papers:

BS 512 Biblical Studies:
     Book Outline and Notes: Louis Berkhof's Introduction to the New Testament

BS 670 Textual Criticism I:
     Analysis of The Identity of the New Testament Text II

BS875 - Textual Criticism II:
     Analysis of Vincent and Warfield on Textual Criticism

THE501 - Preaching:
     Text-to-Sermon Paper: Exodus 20:1-6

     Text-to-Sermon Paper: Romans 1:1-7

     Text-to-Sermon Paper: Jude 12-15

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