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Seeking the Lost
What business should every Christian be in?
Holy Commitment
Jesus set his face like flint to be faithful and finish the mission. People want to follow Jesus with a soft commitment. God will strengthen you if you set your eyes on Jesus and place faithfulness above any cost.
Advent: Joy
Where is the joy? 1 Learning to linger in God's presence 2 Finding out what really satisfies 3 Having a secure future hope that is full of wonder 4 Bringing the hope of Jesus to others around you
Advent: Peace
What peace does Jesus offer you? What are your peace blockers? How powerful is the peace of Jesus?
The Condition of Your Heart
Four Conditions: 1 A Hard Heart 2 A Shallow Heart 3 A Divided Heart 4 A Faithful Heart
Cross the Road
Three Options: 1 Some people have answers without much action. 2 Some people have religion without much compassion. 3 Some people make a difference with compassion in action.
What is a Disciple?
Move Past Distractions: 1 Commitment 2 Cost 3 Calling
What Is Religious Pride?
Some signs of pride: 1 Carrying a lofty sense of entitlement, rationalized by achievement with a performance based identity. 2 Being overfocused on yourself, and not even realizing it. 3 Seeing confession as not very necessary for you.
Are You Ready for the Great Banquet?
Throughout scripture, God talks to us about the Great Wedding Banquet or the Feast in the Kingdom of God. From the Old Testament to the New, God refers to the church as the bride of Christ and we are even told, “Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding support of the Lamb” (Rev 19:9). But the traditions of a wedding in the Galilean culture is significantly different to what we experience as a wedding in America. Unpacking traditions of a Galilean wedding not only uncovers much of what Jesus spoke of about weddings but also is directly relevant to prophecy about His second coming and the Rapture. With this background, we are then equipped to dive into the parable of the Great Banquet and how that directly applies to the Jews, the Gentiles, and our role of inviting others to the Banquet.
Think about Eternity
God's Kingdom: 1 This life is not as important as the afterlife, so choose compassion over consumption. 2 There's no crossing over between heaven and hell. 3 If you could see heaven or hell for a few minutes, how much more would your life now be focused on Jesus and making Him known?