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Jesus' Conception

Gary DeLashmutt

Luke 1:26-56

The purpose of the book of Luke is to help people make an informed decision to follow Jesus as humanity's savior by giving them accurate information about his unique life. Like when an angel appeared to Mary to inform her that she was pregnant, and when Zacharias was told his barren wife would have a son, God discloses a portion of our role in his plan, and calls us to embrace it by a step of faith. This step is scary, and it requires a decision to actively trust God, but taking this step results in experiencing confirmation, awe, and joy.

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The Feeding of the 5000

Dennis McCallum

Mark 6:30-43

The miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 demonstrates God's desire to use people to meet others' needs. Jesus was more concerned about the people's need than his personal wants, and just as satisfied with the disciples availability rather than any ability they thought they could conjure up on their own. God desires to meet the spiritual hunger in people's lives through Christ and is committed to using His church and community of believers to accomplish this purpose. Christians who go out to meet others needs will come back deeply satisfied themselves, as evidenced through this miracle.

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The Sending of the Twelve

Dennis McCallum

Mark 6:7-13

Jesus' sending of the twelve reflects important principles of Christian ministry. Jesus' instructions included sending out in pairs for support, how to endure failure, and looking for those who could be bridges for God's work. Doing God's work involves hardship and dealing with people that are unresponsive to Christ, but is extremely rewarding and exciting. This teaching included a testimony about the joy of serving God.

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The New Worship & Loving People

Gary DeLashmutt

Hebrews 13:1-3

The new worship involves loving people with our lives. There are three distinct groups that people fall into, and how we can love each of them varies. The first group, other followers of Christ, are people we should love as family. These are people we should be deeply invested in. The second group, strangers, are people we should show hospitality to and not neglect. These are people we should be seeking out and moving towards. The last group, those in prison or who are ill-treated, are people we should allow God to open our hearts to love. These are people we should have a burden for.

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Kingdom Parables

Dennis McCallum

Mark 4:26-33

Jesus uses parables to describes new dimensions of God's purposes and plans. Contrary to what the people were expecting, the growth of the Kingdom of God will be gradual and will, over time, become large in scope. God's kingdom will infiltrate the current world system and will be purchased by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. Our role in God's kingdom is cultivate and seek to grow the kingdom, to appreciate the great work of God's kingdom, and remember that God's power is the source of all the growth.

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The New Worship

Gary DeLashmutt

Hebrews 12:28-13:16

The author of Hebrews describes a new and better way to worship God, as compared to the rituals of the old covenant. Several differences include new worship: 1) is wherever you are, 2) is continuous, 3) is equally achievable by all believers, and 4) is a lifestyle of thanks to God and loving service to others. It is important to note how ritual worship services can hinder believers from having a full life with God.

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Jesus' Method

Dennis McCallum

Mark 3:7-19

Personal discipleship was at the center of Jesus' three and a half year ministry on earth. Jesus spent the majority of his time investing in love relationships with his disciples to instruct, model, and teach them in order that they would go and replicate that with others. These types of relationships are God's intended method of reaching people for Christ throughout the New Testament and involves much personal sacrifice and toil, but is highly rewarding as people mature spiritually to become active servants of Christ.

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Jesus Takes on Tradition

Dennis McCallum

Mark 2:18-3:6

Jesus' teachings concerning fasting, wine and wineskins, and helping people on the Sabbath, distinguish human teaching from God's agenda. Man-made traditions tend to be legalistic, exacting and ultimately unloving. God's agenda, seen through grace, is motivated by what's most loving and is flexible to get God's purposes moving forward. Human traditions often collide with how God desires us to live, as the focus becomes more on the method versus loving people. This teaching includes an interview asking people what they think about church traditions.

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Running the Race (Part 1)

Gary DeLashmutt

Hebrews 12:1

God has a race for His people to run! It requires endurance and several key points. The first key is to get rid of all suitcases. These can be the sins that hinder us or the activities we do that aren't morally wrong but still slow us down. The second key is to get strength from other veteran runners. Characters from the Old and New Testaments, biographies of other Christian workers, and Christian workers God puts in one's life can be great sources of motivation and encouragement.

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