Category: Life of Christ

(49) Simon and the Sinful Woman

(49) Simon and the Sinful Woman

The Preface: How would you handle it if a LGBQ person walked into your church on Sunday morning? What thoughts would go through your mind? How does God want to use His Church to reach a sinful world? The Passage: Luke 7:36-50 The Process: The Purpose: What was God doing? Why did He have this […]
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(47) – Deeply loved

(47) – Deeply loved

The Preface: Have you ever wondered if God really cares? Are you tempted to doubt God’s love at times? How often do you look for the approval of man instead of God? The Passage: Matt 11:2-19; Luke 7:18-35 The Process: The Purpose: What was God doing? Why did He have this written down? The religious […]
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(48) The Definition of Success

(48) The Definition of Success

The Preface: What is your definition of success? What are the conditions of success for you? Is success for you about the end result, or is it defined by the process? The Passage: Matt 11:20-30: The Process: The Purpose: What was God doing? Why did He have this written down? It is clear that, although […]
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(46) The God of All Comfort

(46) The God of All Comfort

The Preface: Why does God allow difficult things to happen, especially for those who are His kids? If He is sovereign and all powerful, He could certainly stop bad things from happening. But, He is also all knowing! And being all knowing, He knows what is going to produce the deepest growth and what will […]
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(45) What Amazes Jesus

(45) What Amazes Jesus

The Preface: On our recent road trip, we stopped at a state park in the middle of Illinois farm country. The park was part of the Illinois river basin. It was incredible to see deep gorges and amazing scenery that you would have never guessed were there. We were amazed at God’s creation. But, this […]
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(43) Abiding in the Love of God

(43) Abiding in the Love of God

The Preface: How much does the love of God impact you on a daily basis? It’s easy to say, “Yeah, I know God loves me. He sent Jesus to die for my sins.” But, how often do you think about all that His love means, and all that His love did and does for you? […]
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(41) God’s Value on Unity

(41) God’s Value on Unity

The Preface: How important is unity to you? Does ministry just continue as if nothing is wrong, even when not everyone is in unity? How about in your family? The Passage: Matt 5:21-26 Commentary: The religious leaders have becoming more and more agitated with what they are seeing in Jesus’ life. He claimed to be […]
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(38) Hijacked Thinking vs Restful Obedience

(38) Hijacked Thinking vs Restful Obedience

The Preface: Have you ever had something that just overwhelmed your thinking, where you just can’t stop thinking about it. It’s hard to think about anything else at that moment. As you look back at those overwhelming times can see now that in the midst you made some poor decisions that you maybe regret? I […]
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(35) The New Wine

(35) The New Wine

The Preface: How much do you like change? Even if you know the change is for the better? In our life as missionaries, we have had to learn to be OK with change. Someone said once that as missionaries we live in the perpetual state of change. We are either in the midst of transition, […]
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Confronted by the Presence of Diety

Confronted by the Presence of Diety

The Passage: Luke 5:1-11 Commentary: In Luke 5:1-11 after preaching to the crowds from Peter’s boat, Jesus had a personal lesson for Peter. As God’s Word in the flesh and the light that reveals men’s hearts, Jesus was turning the lights on in Peter’s heart. After seeing Jesus authority over nature, it revealed to Peter […]
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