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What Motivates Christians?

Dennis McCallum
1 John 5:15

Paul explained that when someone accepts Christ's reconciliation for themselves they have a new identity. They become a citizen of heaven and a child of God; this new identity is something we can share with others. Christians who understand this are motivated to go out and share God's message of reconciliation as His ambassadors to this world.

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Affliction and Comfort

Dennis McCallum
1 Corinthians 15:32

Paul explained that suffering is the occasion for faith and growth. God is with us in our suffering and He can use it for good. God chooses to comfort us in our suffering when we choose to endure it for His sake. When we view suffering in the bigger picture of eternity we are able to put it in a proper perspective and see the overwhelming victory that we have in the Lord.

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Background and Lessons

Dennis McCallum
2 Corinthians 9:1-2

Paul was willing to share his faith in a culture that was full of immorality and greed. He knew God's message could speak to a people that was at the end of themselves. Paul wanted to win people to the Lord in this culture without giving way to the world system.

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Give us a king

Dennis McCallum
Matthew 20:25-28

Because Samuel was aging and his sons were not genuinely pursuing God, the Israelites demanded a king be appointed to govern and judge them just as the nations around them had. God had predicted this many years before, and Samuel warned the Israelites of the negative ways a king would treat them. They persisted in their demand, ignoring his warnings, so God chose Saul to be king over them.

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A Matter of Conscience

Jim Leffel
Colossians 2:16-176

The Bible does not address each and every situation in our lives. We can follow the clear principles of right and wrong, but what do we do with the gray areas? We find there is freedom within the bounds of objective morality and we need wisdom in making decisions in these areas. Find out how to think through matters of conscience with the example Paul gives in the book of Romans.\r\n

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Understanding Our Freedom (Part 1)

Jim Leffel
Romans 14:1-6

One area of understanding the freedom we have in Christ is matters of personal conscience. For some, the freedom in Christ may hurt their conscience and they should live by what their consciences say in grey areas that aren't under moral absolutes. Our role is to not judge those who place restrictions on their freedom for the sake of personal conscience, but should look to do what's loving towards them. Legalism and disunity spread when matters of conscience are seen as moral absolutes, so we should learn how to understand where our personal freedom in Christ extends.

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Why the Gospel (Part 1)

Jim Leffel
Romans 1:16-32

All of humanity is intuitively aware of our moral guilt before God and can understand God through what has been made observable. Despite this, humanity has thrown God's direction and pursued gratifying our own agendas and pleasures. God allows for us to pursue our own course of action, but makes it possible to reconcile our relationship with Him through Jesus Christ. The gospel is the logical conclusion when we understand how far we fall short of God and are incapable of resolving the moral guilt we have because of our actions. This teaching includes a movie clip describing the complexity of life.

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Jacob's Trouble

Dennis McCallum
Genesis 27:41-33:20

We often approach our relationship with God incorrectly, looking for what we can gain for self. As Jacob flees Esau, he attempts to live his life looking for what he can get, and finds himself in continuous trouble. He is faced with the choice of either remaining self-reliant and doing things his own way, or clinging to God and having his true needs met.

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Esau's Free Choice

Dennis McCallum
Genesis 25:19-27:40

Esau freely gave up his birthright to his brother Jacob, simultaneously giving up his right to be a major player in God's plan. He found himself caught between an immediate, earthly desire, and a long term spiritual one. We run into choices like these all the time, choices that are often significant and always have consequences. As Esau found, our choices matter.

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