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Christian Euphoria

Dennis McCallum

Ephesians 5:18-20

While the Bible prohibits drunkenness, God does not discourage pleasure. Euphoria and ecstasy do have a place in the Christian life, but it is not the most important thing to spiritual people. Real ecstasy comes from the spiritual side of life; through thanksgiving, relationships, and seeing God changing people's lives.

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What's Wrong With The Human Race?

Scott Risley

Ephesians 2:1-10

Paul contrasts God's love with the plight of humanity, i.e., physical and spiritual death. He explains the bad news resulting from human depravity and also describes God's solution to it. Because of His love and mercy God intervened by providing His Son Jesus to take on the judgment humanity deserves. It is by His grace that humanity is saved, not by works. After receiving this free gift, God gives His children the opportunity and privilege to do good works by sharing His good news with others.

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Now What?

Scott Risley

Matthew 28:16-20

After Jesus resurrected from the dead, He met with the disciple and commissioned them to send them out into the whole world to continue the mission He started. He came to seek and save those who are lost. As the Father sent Him, He likewise sends the disciples to go and make disciples, baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teach them everything Jesus had taught them. Just as the disciples were commissioned, so is every Christian called to follow their example.

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The Tongue

Jim Leffel

1 Corinthians 14:26

James told us that the tongue is hard to control and it can do a lot of damage. What we say can be very encouraging, or dangerously damaging. We are called to speak to others like we are saying the utterances of God.

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Lessons from the Last Night of Jesus' Life

Dennis McCallum

Matthew 26:14-75

On the last night of Jesus' life, we get insight into two people very close to him: Judas Iscariot and Peter. Both men experienced immense failure, but the outcomes were entirely different. The difference in outcome was based on the response to failure. Judas encountered worldly remorse, also known as metamelomai. This type of regret is depicted by self-pity, shame that leads to moving away from God and ultimately led to Judas' death. Peter's response was known as metanoia, or godly repentance. This type of response is a change of perspective, where you accept God's forgiveness which leaves no regret. Godly repentance leads us ultimately into closer relationship with God and allowed Peter to be used in incredible ways by God in the early church. These two kinds of sorrow are important to consider for Christians when they encounter failure.

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Deliverance from Envy

Gary DeLashmutt

Psalms 73:1-28

Envy is all about getting other people to see how great we are or viewing ourselves as greater than other people. Instead of grabbing at what we want from God, God instead, hands us something we don't deserve. This is the grace of God and it is a real joy; it comes with a unique role that God has given us to tell others about how great He is.

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Responding to God's Moral Correction

Gary DeLashmutt

Psalms 32:1-9

Our natural way to address our sin is to deny its sinfulness in many different ways and to hide from it. But God is calling us to come to Him and address the sin in confession, repentance, and ask for His great compassion to blot out our transgressions. The church is for people who know they are sinners not for those who think they have no sin to confess.

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Cain and Abel

Ryan Lowery

Genesis 4:1-16

After mankind first chose to sin, things rapidly got worse. Four lessons can be learned from the story of Cain and Abel: 1) God stays involved even when you rebel; 2) God has regard for faith and not hollow religious service; 3) we must do what is right even when our emotional state says otherwise; and 4) don't harden your heart to God's truth.

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An Unlikely Disciple

Scott Risley

Matthew 9:9-34

When Jesus calls Matthew the tax collector to follow Him, Matthew gets up and follows Him and throws a big party for Jesus and His disciples. Even after seeing all the miracles Jesus has performed so far, the Pharisees object to Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners. Jesus responds by saying it was not the healthy that need a a doctor but the sick and then continues to do miracles. Then the Pharisees accuse Him of preforming miracles by the power of Satan. The miracles validated Jesus as the Messiah but the Pharisees could not see it.

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