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Five Ways to Experience God's Power

James Rochford

Philippians 3:9-15

When Paul talks about the power of the resurrection, he is not referring to life after death but the actual power that can raise the dead. This same power is also what fuels spiritual growth. The five ways to experience God's power in spiritual growth is 1. Share in Jesus' suffering, 2. Forget what happened in the past, 3. Reach forward, 4. Press on and 5. Respond to God's guidance. God changes lives; will you respond to his invitation?

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Is Being a Good Person Good Enough?

James Rochford

Philippians 3:1-9

Paul roundly condemns legalism by emphatically denouncing these "dogs," these "evil-doers," for putting any confidence in the flesh. If there ever was one who could put confidence in the flesh it was Paul. He had the best of everything, a good upbringing, a great heritage, an excellent education, the highest religious zeal, but none of these things were good enough to warrant entrance into heaven. Paul counts all his former good deeds as the foulest of excrement. The only thing Paul valued was the surpassing value of knowing Jesus as his Lord.

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The Second Coming of Christ

Mike Sullivan

Revelation 19:1-21

The Bible is clear, Jesus first came to earth as a suffering servant and he will return to earth as a conquering king. When he returns, he will defeat his enemies and will put an end to rebellion forever. Satan and his antichrist will be thrown into the lake of fire forever. There will be a wedding celebration for all those who have put their trust in Jesus to save them. If you are a believer, the question is are you ready for his return? As a non-believer, will you put your faith in Jesus and join the celebration?

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Joy's Greatest Enemy

Scott Risley

Philippians 3:1-9

Legalism or living under law is the greatest enemy of joy. Paul reserves his harshest words for anyone who weighs down believers with the false burden of legalism. As believers, we live under the law of grace where we do not work to secure our salvation but instead live with the reality of forgiveness, freedom, peace, rest and joy.

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Jesus and Nicodemus

Ben Foust

John 2:23-3:21

In John 3, John describes an encounter with Nicodemus, a Pharisee, a leader and teacher to the Jews. Nicodemus visits Jesus under cover of darkness. He is a man of power and commands great respect in his community, unlike the woman at the well from last week's teaching. John has these two very different encounters back to back perhaps to contrast Nicodemus' apparent righteousness and the woman's obvious sinfulness. They both need God's forgiveness. Nicodemus could never be righteous enough to earn entrance into heaven on his own and the woman is not so far down the road to sin that God can't forgive her, too. Both are equally under judgment and both are equally offered forgiveness.

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Fellowship of the Gospel

Chris Hearty

Philippians 1:3-11

The spiritual life is a work of God from beginning to end. Genuine biblical fellowship engages not only the heart toward others but the mind in knowledge and discernment as well. It involves active participation in both vertical and horizontal relationships.

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Preach the Word

Ben Foust

2 Timothy 4:1-5

Paul exhorts Timothy to let the Word of God be his foundation and not let anyone budge him away from it. It is the avenue in which people can be saved. The Word is truth from God. It is revelation from God, not human speculation. It is useful for transforming, over time, new believers into capable workers for God. Paul sums up his main point as, "Go, preach the Word!"

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Final Week Collisions

Dennis McCallum

Mark 11:15-33

Toward the end of his life, Jesus somewhat violently confronts those selling "acceptable" sacrifices at the Temple, who were actually profiting off people's desire to sincerely seek out God. As a result, the religious leaders started to plot how to kill Jesus. Through an exchange in Mark 11, Jesus calls out and upends their insincere questions, which were, in fact, designed to trap Jesus.

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True Faith vs. Mental Assent

Ryan Lowery

James 2:14-26

James argues that faith without works is a dead faith. Faith and works are not enemies, but they are united. Although we are not saved by works, we do demonstrate the authenticity of our faith by our works. Saving faith is an invisible transaction between God and the receiver of His grace. Works are the visible response to the salvation received. Works demonstrate to a watching word that our faith is genuine and inspires others to learn more about this God we follow.

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