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The Last Supper

Ryan Lowery

1 Corinthians 11:23-25

As they eat the Passover meal, Jesus gives it a new meaning for his followers. Jesus teaches that he will suffer, and that he will not eat a Passover meal again until the true meaning of passover is fulfilled. The point of communion is to how Jesus broke his body and shed his blood so that we can be reconciled to God, and formed together into a community of love. Unfortunately, Jesus' disciples were too busy thinking about themselves to think about his sacrifice.

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The Bread of Life

Scott Risley

John 6:14-69

Jesus performs miracles to show God's power and point to deeper spiritual truth. His claim, "I am the bread of life" was misunderstood and didn't meet the expectations of the disciples or the crowd that followed him. The disciples wanted to influence and significance while the crowd wanted their physical needs met. Properly understood, Jesus' message means we will experience hunger until we come to him. He knows our deepest need for spiritual life and can meet it if we choose to believe in him.

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Jesus' Hard Teachings

Conrad Hilario

John 6:40

Jesus challenges people who are following Him with some hard teachings. He confronts them for following Him for only what they get out of it. He challenges them not to live for things that will perish, but for things that will last for eternity. He confronts the idea that they can work their way to God and claims He is the only way. Lastly, He tells them they need to believe in Him because He is the bread of life.

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Faith, Hope and Love

Jim Leffel

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Faith, hope, and love are the three New Testament values which demonstrate how what we believe, what we long for, and how we live intersect. All of this is based on the message of the gospel. The natural result of these things for the Thessalonians was to spread this message to others.

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Four Witnesses Testify About Jesus

Conrad Hilario

Nehemiah 2:1-8

Jesus claims we can have eternal life through Him. He calls on four witnesses to testify about the truthfulness of this claim: 1) John the Baptist, 2) miraculous works, 3) the Holy Spirit, and 4) Old Testament scriptures. The prophecy in Daniel 9 is discussed as an example of the Old Testament validating Jesus as the promised Messiah.

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Jesus' Resurrection

Gary DeLashmutt

John 20:1-31

Jesus is resurrected from the dead. He reveals God's plan for his relationship with humanity: 1) through Christ's sacrifice we can be in a love relationship with God; 2) Christianity is missional and purposeful; 3) Christianity is a religion of conversion. Jesus appears to his followers and they respond in various ways that highlight humanity's responses to Christ's resurrection as well.

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The Woman at the Well

Dennis McCallum

John 4:1-42

Jesus meets a woman at a well while traveling through the town of Samaria. This woman was rejected amidst society and had already had five husbands, and yet Jesus chooses to move towards her. During their conversation, Jesus explains that what the woman really needs is living water that will lead to eternal life. When the woman discovers who she is talking with, she goes and tells everyone in the nearby town. Jesus then tells his disciples that his real work is to accomplish the work of God and encourages them to do the same.

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Spiritual Rebirth

Dennis McCallum

John 3:1-18

Jesus has a conversation with Nicodemus, a wealthy Pharisee and part of the Sanhedrin, who was both an important political and religious figure in Jesus' time. However, through their interaction, Jesus points out to Nicodemus his need of a new spiritual birth. Jesus then points out the need to believe the testimony of the Son of Man, and that whoever believes in the Son of God will have eternal life. This is the main message of the Bible for people today, that God in his love sent Jesus Christ to pay for all the moral wrongdoing of all people so that we could have a free, personal relationship with God.

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Good News Comes to Philippi

Jim Leffel

Acts 16:11-40

During Paul's second missionary journey, he makes a stop at the city of Philippi. During their time at Philippi, they encounter many different people that all come to faith in Jesus. The first is Lydia, a wealthy and single woman selling purple fabrics that is seeking God. The second is a possessed slave girl that is liberated through the good news of God's grace and freed from her bondage. Lastly, the Philppian jailer, while initially uninterested and unmerciful, is shown mercy and comes to know Jesus after coming to the end of his self. Each of these encounters in Philippi reflect the principle that God meets us where we're at and provides us with what we need to find him.

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