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Old Testament Lessons for the New Testament Church

Jim Leffel

Exodus 11:1-12:51

The Bible claims divided loyalties have always been present in the human heart. Paul appeals to the Old Testament account of the Israelite's Exodus from Egypt to point the New Testament Church away from idols and back to Christ.

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Freedom to Identify

Jim Leffel

Matthew 9:35-36

What does it mean to be ?all things to all people?? In this passage, Paul gives his own example of willingly using his freedom to cross cultural divides. Doing so removes any cultural obstacle from those considering a relationship with Christ and creates unexpected, yet sweet relationships based on the Gospel. Testimony by Carolyn Anson.

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Freedom And Conscience

Jim Leffel

1 Corinthians 6:12

One aspect of God's purpose in reconciling people to Himself is to create a community to show the world what He is like. One way believers in Christ can show God's love to others is to gain biblical knowledge tempered with discerning love when interacting with other people. Under grace, believers have God-given freedom with a clear conscience, but in this passage are encouraged to use this freedom to love and serve others instead of self.

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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast

Gary DeLashmutt

Colossians 1:5-6

Jesus tells a parable of a mustard seed and the yeast. The parable describes a small growth that eventually becomes large and widespread, something that fits in with the small, yet widespread growth in Christianity over the years. Today, Christians have the immense privilege in participating in God's work that is spreading throughout the world as we: pray for the nations to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ, give our financial resources to God's work, and even go ourselves to spread the message of the gospel. As Christians comprehend the love of Jesus, we can become more and more motivated to love those who do not know Jesus and to get engaged with God's global plan.

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The Functional Centrality of the Gospel

Mike Bullmore

Romans 5:1

The Gospel is not just the beginning of our faith, but it is the source and core of the rest of our Christian lives. There exists a biblical paradigm that illustrates the functional centrality of the Gospel. First, there is the Gospel itself, that Jesus died for our sins, which is theologically central. If we allow it, the truths of the gospel transform our thinking. Thus by believing these gospel truths, the Gospel will bear fruit in our minds. Beyond this, as our minds are transformed, our actions and behaviors flow out of these truths, and our actions become a witness to the Gospel. From this paradigm, there are both implications and opportunities that follow.

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Handling the Word Accurately

Gary DeLashmutt

1 Timothy 1:10-11

Gary DeLashmutt explains that the command to "handle the Word of truth accurately" means first and foremost that our teaching must focus on the Gospel. In order to focus effectively on the Gospel in our teachings, it must be the focus of our lives; which means that those engaged in Christian ministry must grow in their understanding of their sinfulness, their gracious acceptance by God in Christ, and their fitting response to God of loving others.\r\n

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Reactions to the Birth of Jesus

Scott Risley

Matthew 2:1-23

How do you respond to the King? Matthew gives us three different reactions to the birth of Jesus. King Herod felt threatened and ordered the murder of all infant boys in Bethlehem. Herod's scribes were preoccupied and apathetic, giving Herod the information needed to track down and murder the recently born King of the Jews that the Magi were searching for. The Magi went to great lengths to find and bring costly gifts to the newborn King.

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The Dynamic Work of the Holy Spirit

Jeff Gordon

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

When Paul said that only Christians can say 'Jesus is Lord', what he meant is that it is only by the Holy Spirit leading us to faith in Christ that that truth is revealed to us. In making a choice to accept the grace of Christ, we have a second, spiritual birth. A life of faith means doing things outside of our abilities, through the power of the Holy Spirit working in us.

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Introducing the Corinthian Church

Jim Leffel

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

At the beginning of this letter, we are introduced to the Corinthian church. This network of wealthy churches has steered away from the things of God and compromised many of their values. Paul addresses this church to challenge their morals and their ideas of truth based on God's grace. What makes someone acceptable to God is by the sufficiency of Christ's death on the cross and the forgiveness he provides in a relationship with him. Through God's undeniable grace, it can lead to real transformation.

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