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God Space - Where Apologetics Happen Naturally

Doug Pollock

Christian author, Doug Pollock, illustrates helpful evangelism strategies and goals through a conversation he once had with a woman while on a flight. As he describes the story, he highlights listening to the Spirit's prompting, asking questions to show interest in a person's life, and finding common ground. As he bridges the conversation into a spiritual topic, he remains a curious listener but also speaks up to help point out to the woman what she has really revealed that she believes. Through this example, we can gain numerous helpful tools for our own evangelism.

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Two Lessons from Gaius

Gary DeLashmutt

3 John 1:1-15

3 John is a letter written by John of Zebedee, one of Jesus' disciples and author of the Gospel of John, 1 and 2 John and the book of Revelation. He is writing this letter to Gaius, a local church leader. Within the short letter, John communicates two important principles to Gaius: 1) distinguishing godly versus ungodly church leaders; and 2) the profile of a prospering soul, or what a healthy relationship with God looks like. This can happen as we adopt a lifestyle of serving others, immersing ourselves in God's Word and imitating others that already live this way.

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The Priority of Truth & Love

Gary DeLashmutt

2 John 1:1-13

This short letter was written most likely by John of Zebedee, one of Jesus' disciples who also wrote the Gospel of John, along with 1-3 John and Revelation. He is writing to "the lady", which is either a reference to some local church but more likely a woman who is leading a local church. In this letter, John explains how truth and love are inseparable, and that as Christians, our love should be motivated and guided by truth. Similarly, the truth we share with others should be tempered by love and promote love towards others. As we learn to balance these coexisting virtues, Christians are in a place to stand out against false teaching.

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The Woman Caught in Adultery

Conrad Hilario

John 8:2-11

A woman, who was caught in adultery, is brought to Jesus in the temple courts. Jesus is confronted with how to handle her sin, which is punishable by death in the Old Testament. Through their interaction, Jesus reveals the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and shows immense grace and love toward the woman. We see how grace and love are the true motivators for life transformation.

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Three Essentials for a Healthy Church

Gary DeLashmutt

Jude 1:1-25

The book of Jude was written by Jude, likely the half-brother of Jesus and brother of James. He is writing to an unnamed church or group of churches and highlights three essential elements of a healthy church: 1) resisting false teachers; 2) focusing on and growing in God's love; and 3) reaching out to people for Jesus.

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How to Instill God's Love

Jim Leffel

1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

In his letter to the Thessalonians, Paul describes the way that he loves the church. He explains how the gospel reveals God's amazing love for us that is far beyond our limited conceptions of love. The example Paul gives is of one who loves in a tender and nurturing way like a mother, but also one who loves with the toughness and instruction of a father. We should seek to embody both the toughness and tenderness of Biblical love.

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Three Distinctives of Biblical Christianity

Gary DeLashmutt

Philemon 1:1-25

The letter of Philemon was written by the Apostle Paul to Philemon, another Christian worker who is fairly wealthy and is a slave owner. Onesimus, a slave owned by Philemon, ran away, met Paul in Rome, and came to faith in Jesus Christ. Paul is writing to Philemon, urging him to forgive Onesimus and allow him to be sent back to Paul for help with God's work. Within this letter, we see three distinctive elements of Christianity: 1) coming to faith in Christ and the positive effects on one's life; 2) the outcome of faith of Christ being others-centered love towards other Christians; and 3) the importance of reconciliation and maintaining peace among believers.

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Feeding the 5000

Scott Risley

John 6:1-13

Jesus teaches his disciples three lessons through feeding the five thousand: 1) God wants availability over ability; 2) God works through weak people; 3) feeders get more food. God's blessings always prove to be much greater than our abilities.

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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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