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Big Idea - S - Do we receive the Spirit, grow to full maturity in Christ, and experience the miraculous work of the Spirit in our life by keeping the law in the flesh, or by our faith in the Gospel? It is faith in "Christ crucified" that results in the life-transforming work of the Spirit, not the law carried out in the flesh. Our faith in the Gospel and our response of faith brings about three gr...

Summary - Galatians 2:15-21 - a continuation of the account in Antioch with Peter. Peter is happy to eat with the Gentiles until Jewish visitors came from James. It is against Jewish law to eat with Gentiles and Peter changes his practice when visitors arrive. Paul rebukes Peter and it becomes clear that Paul fight’s this battle because what is at stake is the very core of the Gospel itself! In ve...

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Big Idea - What is the Gospel Paul preached and where did it come from? If it came by direct revelation how does it compare with what the other Apostles preached? Is it reliable and trustworthy? Paul is talking here about the source of the Gospel message he preached and proclaimed. It was not of human origin, or a tradition passed down to him from others. Rather, it was a direct revelation from Go...

Big Idea - What is the great danger in changing the message of the Gospel into a different message and how can it get corrupted, distorted and changed so easily? The true Gospel itself can never change, but often the message that claims to be the Gospel is a very different message from the true Good News. It was a problem in Paul's day, and it is no less a problem today as the Gospel is getting di...

Big Idea - What is the great danger in changing the message of the Gospel into a different message and how can it get corrupted, distorted and changed so easily? The true Gospel itself can never change, but often the message that claims to be the Gospel is a very different message from the true Good News. It was a problem in Paul's day, and it is no less a problem today as the Gospel is getting di...

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Big Idea The so-called Triumphal Entry of Jesus seems rather confusing. The crowd welcomes Jesus as King of Israel, but we know that He did not come to rule as King in Jerusalem. But Jesus accepts their praise and even finds a donkey to add to the effect. Then Jesus declares that His real purpose in coming to Jerusalem is to die, and we know that this marks the beginning of the Passion week leadin...

Big Idea If God doesn’t really need anything from us, why do we give Him anything? He is God Almighty, the source of all things, so we cannot really give Him anything he needs, or He does not already have. Nor can we can ever purchase His help or give in order to make God indebted to us. So why do we need to give tithes and offerings, or do we? God may not need anything, but He delights in thankfu...

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Big Idea - The majority of people do not ever commit a serious crime, and while many people experience financial struggles from time to time, in most cases, it is only the minority who find themselves in chronic poverty. How do we deal with these two segments of society? More importantly, how do we deal with these issues in our family and in the Church? What is the right response toward those who...

Big Idea - How were the people to worship God? And what can they teach us about how we can worship God with greater purpose and affection? Their holiness was to be evident in their lifestyle, in their loyal devotion to worship God alone, and in genuine love and concern for one another. But, holiness was also to be evident in how and what they celebrated, and their very calendar was to be arranged...

Chiangmai Christian Fellowship

Chiangmai Christian Fellowship

Big Idea - As God's chosen, redeemed, and ransomed people God calls them to be like Him, to be Holy as He is holy. What does it mean to be holy - where and how were they to work out this godlike holiness? God is not of this earth. Is holiness living the life of a hermit, or a monk seeking to escape this life and the world? Holiness is being like God in everyday life - it is a lifestyle that is evi...

Big Idea Our thinking/conscience is shaped by our culture and "customs." The morals of culture come from human tradition and impersonal rules - that seem to come from nowhere, therefore they can be changed to fit the thinking of the current age. But, God is the Great I am, and if He is God is a people, He determines what is right, and what is acceptable. His rules are based on His own being, chara...

Big Idea Our thinking/conscience is shaped by our culture and "customs." The morals of culture come from human tradition and impersonal rules - that seem to come from nowhere, therefore they can be changed to fit the thinking of the current age. But, God is the Great I am, and if He is God is a people, He determines what is right, and what is acceptable. His rules are based on His own being, chara...

Chiangmai Christian Fellowship

Chiangmai Christian Fellowship

Chiangmai Christian Fellowship

Big Idea - God is holy, unique, incomparable, in a category fully set apart from any other. How are we to worship a God who is like no other? If God is truly unique, then we must worship Him in Holiness? But what exactly does that mean? Is worship merely a matter of style, or personal preference - many ways and many paths to worship God? Should our worship be as individualistic as we are? Are we f...

Big Idea - All sin causes us to be guilty before God. Guilt refers to the state or fact of having done something wrong. Specifically, one has failed to keep the covenant regulations. But, guilt is also the awareness that we have done wrong, violated God's laws, and, as a result, we feel the sense of wrongness, failure, and that we are unworthily to stand before God. The only remedy for guilt is fo...

Big Idea - What is the right response to God's gracious gift of atonement through Christ? In the Burnt offering we see a picture of our great need for atonement and the tremendous price that was paid for our ransom. In the next two offerings, we get a picture of how we are to respond to God’s grace. We are to respond with gratitude, dedication, and joyful fellowship.

Big Idea - What is the right response to God's gracious gift of atonement through Christ? In the Burnt offering we see a picture of our great need for atonement and the tremendous price that was paid for our ransom. In the next two offerings, we get a picture of how we are to respond to God’s grace. We are to respond with gratitude, dedication, and joyful fellowship.

Big Idea - How does the Burnt Offering help us better understand the atoning sacrifice of Jesus? The burnt offering was a visible symbol and very hands-on experience of paying the price for sin, in order to maintain a good and peace filled relationship with the Holy God of the Bible. The Burnt Offering did not take away sin, but when done properly as an act of faith and obedience, it was a means o...