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05/12/2024--Counting the Cost of Discipleship
(Luke 14:28-35)
Learning to evaluate the terms and therefore the cost of what it means to be a Christian.
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05/05/2024--Terms of Discipleship
(Luke 14:25-27)
Learning the terms of discipleship in order to truly follow Jesus rather than just "accompany" Him.
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05/05/2024--The In and Out of Sanctification
(Phil. 2:12-13)
Realizing that in order to work 'out' our sanctification, it must first be worked 'in' by God.
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04/28/2024--The Last Excuse
(Luke 14:15-24)
Learning from the parable of the Great Banquet that your next excuse for rejecting the Gospel might be the last excuse.
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04/21/2024--The Dangers of Reciprocity
(Luke 14:12-14)
Going beyond the "what" of Christian ministry to the "why", "how", and especially the "for Whom"!
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04/21/2024--Exaltation To Glory
(Phil. 2:9-11)
Paul's powerful depiction of the glorious exaltation of Christ to sovereignly rule His Kingdom.
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04/14/2024--Choosing the Kingdom Seat
(Luke 14:7-11)
Learning that the seat at the end of the table is the seat of honor in the Kingdom of God.
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04/07/2024--Silencing the False Narrative
(Luke 14:1-6)
Learning Jesus' proven formula for silencing false narratives with the uncompromised truth.
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04/07/2024--The Humility of the Logos
(Phil. 2:5-8)
Paul uses a hymn of the Doctrine of Humiliation to further reveal the path to church unity.
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03/31/2024--Resurrected to the Newness of Life
(Rom. 6:3-4)
Studying Paul's masterful dissertation on how Christians share in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ!
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03/29/2024--The Exclusivity of Truth
(John 18:33-38, Matt. 27:11)
Learning the importance of knowing, applying and proclaiming the exclusivity of God's truth.
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03/24/2024--Lament for the Lost
(Luke 13:34-35)
Jesus' lament of "unfathomable pathos" for those shut outside the Narrow Door.
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03/17/2024--On Persecution and Protection
(Luke 13:31-33)
Learning from Jesus how and why not to fear the enemies of the Gospel.
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03/17/2024--Unity Through Oneness In Christ
(Phil. 2:1-4)
Paul's formula for the unity of believers through oneness with Christ.
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03/10/2024--When the Narrow Door Shuts
(Luke 13:25-30)
Analyzing Jesus' dire warning of the devastating consequences when the Door to the Kingdom of God is forever shut.
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03/03/2024--Striving Through The Narrow Door
(Luke 13:22-24)
Embracing the preeminence of Christ and striving heart, soul and body for Him.
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03/03/2024--Living Worthy of the Gospel
(Phil. 1:27-30)
Paul instructs the church at Philippi to live and suffer in a way worthy of Christ and the Gospel.
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02/25/2024--Christ and His Organic Church
(Luke 13:18-21)
Analyzing the essential elements of Christ and His organic church to the continuation and growth of the Kingdom of God on earth.
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02/18/2024--Setting the Bent Soul Straight
(Luke 13:10-17)
Finding God's redemptive plan in a "living parable" of a woman's bent spine set straight.
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02/18/2024--The Heart of Paul's Joy
(Phil. 1:18-26)
Paul's testimony of the preeminence of Christ whether in life or in death.
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02/11/2024--The Kindness and Severity of God
(Luke 13:6-9)
Probing the profound relationship between God's merciful loving kindness and His severe judgment of sin.
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02/04/2024--Will You Likewise Perish?
(Luke 13:1-5)
Jesus answers the poignant question of why God allows His people to suffer, in a dramatic and shocking way.
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02/04/2024--The Secret of Paul's Joy
(Phil. 1:15-18)
Learning how Paul remains joyful regardless of his circumstances.
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01/28/2024--The Consequences of Pertinacious Blindness
(Luke 12:54-59)
Revealing the devastating consequences of stubbornly choosing to remain spiritually blind.
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01/21/2024--Fires of Judgment, Division and Unity
(Luke 12:49-53)
Analyzing the fires of judgment and wrath that lead first to division and then to perfect unity.
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01/21/2024--The Gospel Can Never Be Silenced!
(Phil. 1:12-14)
Paul reveals that even though he is in prison, the Gospel can never be silenced!
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01/14/2024--A Tale of Two Servants Part 2
(Luke 12:45-48)
Observing the behavior and outcome of two vastly different servants while the return of their Master is delayed-- focusing on the wicked servant.
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01/07/2024--A Tale of Two Servants Part 1
(Luke 12:41-46)
Observing the behavior and outcome of two vastly different servants while the return of their Master is delayed-- focusing on the faithful servant.