Lessons

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“The Letter of Christ”

In what specific places will it be important to God that you represent Him in such a way that it brings Him glory?

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Acts 1:8

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall…

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“Run Free”

Mark these Key Words: Run Victory Crown

Like a thoroughly bred, trained and finely tuned Kentucky Derby racehorse standing 16.2 hands, weighing in at precisely 1,175 pounds of perfectly conditioned racing muscle running for “the most exciting 2 minutes in sports” to win the coveted 36-year-old Derby crown; so the true believer is supposed to run for “The Great Prize” of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Unfolding below are road markers along…

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“Run to Win”

Mark These Key Words: Gift Righteous Adoption

The Prize: God’s Extraordinary Gift

2 Corinthians 5:21

“He made Him who knew so no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”

“Clothed in Righteousness”: What has Jesus given me by his suffering and death on The Cross?

2 Corinthians 6:18

“’And I will be father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me,” says the Lord Almighty.”

“Adopted in Christ”:…

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“True Friendship = Brotherhood”

Mark These Key Words: Fellowship Sharpens Rejoice Proverbs 18:24

“A man of too many friends comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” What top qualities, habits and practices do friends bring into a relationship where true brotherhood can develop?

Hebrews 10:24

“And let us consider…

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“The Holy Spirit”

Mark These Key Words: Jesus God Holy Spirit

Understanding His Comfort

John 14:16 & 17

“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you…

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“Wisdom from John”

Mark these Key Words: Life, Jesus, Truth

John 12:24 & 5

“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.”

Compare and…

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“The Wisdom of Daniel Part 1”

Mark these Key Words: Faithful, Pure, Dedication

Daniel 1:3-6

“Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the royal family and of the nobles, youths in whom was no defect, who were good-looking, showing intelligence in every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who …

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“The Wisdom of Daniel Part 2”

Daniel 6:3

“Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him. Then these men said, ‘We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it…

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“Insights from Matthew”

Mark these Key Words: Follow, Faith, Ransom

Matthew 16:24-27

“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the…

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“Insights from John Part 1”

Mark these Key Words: Word, Life, God

John 1:1 & 2

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.”

What does this verse say about the deity of Jesus Christ?

John 2:14 & 15

“And He found in the temple those…

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“Insights from John Part 2”

John 7:18

“He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”

In what ways do you use your talents for your own glory?

In what ways do you use your talents for God’s glory?

John 8:10 &…

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“The Body is the Lord's Part 1”

Mark these Key Words: Sin, God, Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 6:19

“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?”

What does the “temple of the Holy Spirit” mean?

1 Corinthians 6:20

“For you have…

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“The Body is the Lord's Part 2”

2 Timothy 2:20-22

“Now in a large hours there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of earthenware, and some to honor and some to dishonor. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace,…

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“The Gold Standard: Purity”

Mark these Key Words: Body, Abstain, Honor

1 Corinthians 6:18-20

“Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God and that you are not your own? For you have…

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“Scripture and Gender Identity Part 1”

Mark these Key Words: Foundation, Image, God

THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE

2 Timothy 3:15-17

“…and that from childhood you have known the sacred writing which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that…

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“Scripture and Gender Identity Part 2”

NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY ON HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR

Romans 1:26-28

“For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, mem with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the…

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“Harmony”

Mark these Key words: Future, Providing, Sovereign

Psalm 103:19

“The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all.”

Daniel 7:27 (b)

“His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey Him.”

Daniel 4:17

“This sentence is by the decree of the angelic…

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“Discipleship”

Mark these Key Words: Discipleship, Faithful, Multiplication

Matthew 28:19

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”

“Famous last words”…history’s most famous last words! Why do you believe Jesus “saved His best for last?”

Like an explanation mark at the end of a sentence to…

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“Lessons from Solomon”

Mark these Key Words: Solomon, God

1 Kings 2:1-4

“As David’s time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying, “I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man. Keep the charge of the Lord your God, to walk in His way, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what…

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“Hard Knocks”

Mark these Key Words: Trials, Jesus, (Lord, Christ, Him)

Romans 5:1-5

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that…

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“Salvation Theology Part 2”

TRANSFORMATION (Metamorphosis – true grace transforms)

2 Corinthians 5:17

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.”

No matter what, you and I mess up. What is one area of your life that you want God to make new?

REDEMPTION (Exagonidzo)

1 Peter 1:18

“knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers.”

What…

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“Salvation Theology Part 1”

Mark these Key Words: Light, Christ, Letter

REGENERATION (Grace Alone)

Ephesians 2:8 & 9

“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

How do you define “grace”? What is one area of your life that God has shown you grace?

IMPUTATION (His righteousness on my account)

2 Corinthians 5:21

“He made Him who knew no sin to…

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“Ambassadors for Christ”

Mark these Key Words: Ambassador, Disciples, Imitate

2 Corinthians 5:20

“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled for Christ.”

What does it mean to be an ambassador for Christ?

How does an “ambassador” represent the one he portrays?

Acts 1:8

“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in…

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“Growth in Christian Virtue”

Mark these Key Words: Servant, Savior, Divine

2 Peter 1:1-11

“Simon Peter, a bond servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted unto us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through…

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“A New Creation”

Mark these Key Words: Death, Reborn, Renewed, Transform

Just as a caterpillar weaves itself into a cocoon and dies inside his self-made coffin, a truly converted follower dies to his “old self.” Likewise, as the DNA of the caterpillar deteriorates and reconstructs itself into the DNA of a majestic butterfly, so the new believer becomes a brand new creation in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old…

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“Sharing the Treasure”

Mark these Key Words: Gift Death God

Revelation 4:8

“And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty,…

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“What Are You Thinking?”

Mark these Key Words: Jesus, Heart, (Mind)

Colossians 3: 1 & 2

“Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on the earth.”

As a man thinketh so he is. Psychologists and counselors through the years have generally agreed on one thing: You become what you think. If…

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“Focus”

Mark these Key Words: Jesus

Joan of Arc’s dream at age 16 was freedom for her homeland from English dominion. Every great person I’ve ever met, read about in history, lived their dream. They thought about their dream, fought for their dream, and sacrificed greatly for their dream. Jesus’ dream, believe it or not, was a Roman cross and His horrific death there to purchase your pardon.

Paul’s dream was to tell the world about that…

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“Confident Hope”

Mark these Key Words: God, Hope, Jesus

Just as a wakeboarder wakes confidently and full of excitement across the potentially perilous waters of a deep dark lake behind a $100,000.00 Super Wake Nautique, so we, as true followers of Christ grab a handle and rope of “confident hope” and move safely atop the “awe and reverence of God” in the wake of our hope in Him through the ups and downs of life.

Ephesians 1:18

“I pray…

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“Transformed?”

Mark these Key Words: New, Renewed, Transformed

The absolutely unexplainable scientific miracle that atheists and evolutionists cannot begin to understand or fit into theory of godless evolutionary biology is the marvelous wonder of metamorphosis through which a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly or moth. Careful study of this mysterious process reveals that the caterpillar weaves for itself a tiny coffin (cocoon or chrysalis) in which it dies. In a…

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“The Crucifixion of Jesus”

Mark these Key Words: Crucify, Crown, King

John 19:1

“Pilate then took Jesus and scourged Him.”

Luke 24:18-21

“But they cried out all together, saying, “Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!” 19 (He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder.) 20 Pilate, wanting to release Jesus,…

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