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Some Principles for Servant Living

Jim Leffel

Acts 15:36-16:40

Paul's second missionary journey reveals several principles about living lives as servants. The first principle is that God works through broken people, as evidenced through the disagreement between Paul and Barnabas. It also shows the need for servants of God to take chances, be challenged and grow from failure. Secondly, servants of God will relate to the culture around us, while remaining distinct, to reflect God to those who don't know Him. Lastly, servants who want to be used by God are led by the Holy Spirit. Practicing these principles will keep us effective in glorifying God with our lives.

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The Wedding at Cana

Dennis McCallum

John 2:1-11

The first of John's seven recorded signs that confirm Jesus' identity and ministry takes place at a wedding in Cana. Here, Jesus transforms water intended for external washing into wine for internal consumption. Through this miracle, Jesus is expressing a critique of formalism, or focusing on the external. Jesus' purpose was not to fix the external, but to deal with the internal issues of a person's heart. People often want to relate to God with rules and regulations as opposed to a real authentic relationship that He offers through Jesus.

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Two Essential Lessons

Gary DeLashmutt

Galatians 6:2

Jesus washed the disciples' feet, and he tells us how we can wash one another's feet as well. We go through life and bring home with us the dust and grime of living in a spiritually hostile deadening world. This is when we need to go to God to have our feet cleaned and to be refreshed by Him. We are also tasked with doing something like this with each other. Washing each others feet by confessing our sins to one another and praying for one another, and bearing each other's burdens. This is vastly different to our culture's idea of going to church and refreshing each other.

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The Good Samaritan

Ryan Lowery

Matthew 22:34-40

When a scribe asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life, he reveals a faulty religious approach to God that depends on doing good things to earn acceptance. Jesus answers with a parable designed to show him that he needs forgiveness. Part of Jesus' parable shows that God values our compassion and service towards the needy.

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Christ's Commandment: Love One Another

Jeff Gordon

John 13:1-35

Love, as described by the Bible, is not just a a feeling. Instead it is a commitment to give someone what they need. To prepare for the last meal he would ever eat, Jesus demonstrated this definition of love by washing his disciples' feet-- the task of a slave. This demonstrated the lengths he was about to go to in order to wash their sins away. Some were uncomfortable allowing him to serve them this way, just as we are in our hearts when it comes to letting God address our sin. Once Jesus has cleansed us of our sin, he asks us to selflessly love others with the love we've been shown.

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Leadership and Humility

Dennis McCallum

1 Peter 5:1-7

Leadership in the church is a misconstrued position that has gotten far away from how God intended it to be. God designed there to be leadership, but this is to be done based on the Biblical perspective. Peter tells us leadership is done under God's ultimate authority within his church: corporately, willingly, eagerly, modeled, humble, and as a servant. God can use anyone to be a servant leader and He gives us the decision of whether or not we want to respond with humility. Includes testimony from Wayne and reading from Andrew Murray's books "Humility" and "Waiting on God". \r\n

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Jesus Makes Two Unique Claims

Gary DeLashmutt

John 10:1-30

Using a shepherding analogy, Jesus makes two claims. He claims he is the door: the only way to be saved and the only way to experience an abundant love relationship with God. He gives us further reason to follow him by claiming to be the good shepherd: A master with a good character who knows you, loves you, and would die for you. Trusting God's Will in our life is truly the way to fulfillment, and a big part of this is obeying Jesus' call to be a good under-shepherd and work for his church. Includes excerpt from Watchman Nee's "The Normal Christian Life".

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I am the Good Shepherd

Jeff Gordon

John 10:1-21

God gave us Jesus as a shepherd to protect and provide for us. We have all strayed away like sheep but Jesus knows each of us personally. Jesus also calls us to serve his sheep with our lives. Since Jesus provides for our security perfectly, we can give out to others as well.

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Spiritual Lifestyle in a Rugged World

Dennis McCallum

1 Peter 4:7-19

What uniquely marks Christians is the way that we love one another deeply from the heart. God has individually given believers spiritual gifts to be able to serve others in love, which comes from His power and Holy Spirit. Although, believers should not be surprised when suffering and trials are brought into their lives. Peter gives several ways that we can brace our minds to be victorious sufferers in light of hardship. Includes reading from Watchman Nee's book "The Normal Christian Worker".\r\n

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