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The Worst Thing that Could Ever Happen to Us

Scott Risley

Luke 11:37-12:3

Jesus speaks to the Pharisees against hypocrisy. Christians are not hypocrites when they sin. They are hypocrites when they pretend to be spiritual on the outside yet harbor sin in their hearts. Jesus hates hypocrisy because it shifts our focus to the external and ruins peoples' lives. Three negative impacts hypocrites have are: 1) they make following God seem hard; 2) they tell people to try harder vs. personally engaging people and helping them and 3) they isolate people vs. building a safe community. Grace is the only cure for hypocrisy.

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Do You See Anything?

Gary DeLashmutt

Mark 8:29-35

By restoring sight to a blind man Jesus teaches his disciples about spiritual blindness. The cause of spiritual blindness is a hardened heart that can only be cured by Jesus. Jesus instructs his followers how to cooperate in curing their hardened hearts by denying self, taking up their cross and following Jesus.

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How Pride Sneaks into our Ministry

Scott Risley

Mark 9:21-29

A man whose son is tormented by an evil spirit begs Jesus to heal him. The disciples could not cast the demon out because they lacked faith. Jesus heals the boy and explains true greatness to His disciples. In this passage the disciples demonstrate their pride in four ways: 1) trusting in themselves; 2) wanting to be the greatest; 3) holding others back; 4) punishing the unresponsive.

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What Is That to You?

Gary DeLashmutt

John 21:18-22

It is the natural tendency of man to measure himself by some standard, and when left to his own devices, that standard is usually other men. Jesus corrects Peter's comparison - Peter was comparing himself to the apostle John - by asking Peter "What is that to you?" Our ego-centrism leads us to move in a self-serving direction and to compare ourselves to the people around us. It is only when we take the focus off of ourselves and other people and place it on God that it will be possible for us to live in a manner that will glorify God.

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Jesus Reaches Rejects

Conrad Hilario

Luke 5:12-32

Jesus shows mercy and love to the rejects of society including the leper, the paralyzed man, and the tax collector. The Pharisees, by contrast, tried to protect themselves from evil. Jesus was able to transform the rejects of society because they were humble rather than self-righteous and recognized their need for forgiveness. If we want to be Christ-like, we need to be prepared to go beyond what is comfortable in order to share our faith and love all people as Jesus did.

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Parables of Lost and Found

Jim Leffel

Luke 15:1-26

In some of the most famous parables Jesus told, we unpack the unexpected reality of grace when Jesus approaches known sinners to eat with them. He tells the onlookers about the shepherd searching for a lost sheep, a woman who searches tirelessly for a single lost coin, and the father of the prodigal son who waits expectantly to greet him with a celebration. We uncover the truth of God's mercy and love for us, that He would go to any length to save a lost son or daughter, and that no one can retreat so far from God in pride or fear that He would turn His back from them. We see the fallacy of the "religious" people who take pride in what they feel they have earned before God and the importance of humility in coming to the God of mercy for forgiveness.

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Esther: God's People, God's Power (Part 2)

John Ross

Esther 6-10

One man's wounded pride resulted in hatred of the Jews, whom he tried to eradicate in 127 provinces of Persia in 483 BC. Instead, God worked through imperfect and fearful Jews and ordinary events to bring about His plans.

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The Kosmos

Mike Sullivan

1 John 2:15-17

The apostle John commands his audience not to love the "kosmos" (i.e., the world system). This system includes three primary values: 1) the lust of the eyes (materialism); 2) the lust of the flesh (hedonism); and 3) the boastful pride of life (egotism). These values are authored and promoted by Satan and are designed to keep people away from God. John says believers should reject the kosmos because it stands in the way of our intimacy with God, it is temporal, and because if we do reject it, our investments in this life will last into eternity.

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Two Different Operational Motives

Gary DeLashmutt

Galatians 6:11-18

The world system is designed to distract non-Christians from ever coming to Christ and seduce Christians away from following Christ fully. Pride and fear go hand in hand; seeking the approval of men (or avoiding their disapproval) is a dangerous trap. Gary poses some questions to help us personally reflect on the ways this fear can permeate our lives and calls us to trade this fear of people's disapproval for trusting in God's approval instead.

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