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Peace With Others: Paul “judges” with truth, love, and purpose. Slide 3: Matt. 7:1 "Do not judge so that you will not be judged. 2 "For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. 3 "Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 "Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me...

We must constantly examine the direction of our affection. 1 Peter 2:4-5 and 9-12 We are all called to ministry. We are called to minister first to God and then to people. Acts 13:2 Minister: Serve or perform a work for. Often translated as worship. 1 Peter 2:5 Minister to God: Through Holiness By being spiritual sacrifices. 1 Peter 2:9-12 Minister to others: By proclaiming By abstaining Mark 6:30...

Slide 1: The Christian life is the greatest race you could ever run. Slide 2: 1 Cor 3:11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is [to be] revealed with fire, and the fire itsel...

The struggle is real. Slide: Rom 7:15 For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I [would] like to [do,] but I am doing the very thing I hate. Slide: Forget the PAST. Make the most of the PRESENT. Look to the FUTURE. Slide: Luke 9:57 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go." 58 And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have hol...

A topical message regarding the heart of missions at The Chapel.

Transformers (Phil. 3:10-11) Slide 1: Knowledge of God results in perfection. Slide 2: 1 Cor. 15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. 21 For since by a man [came] death, by a man also [came] the resurrection of the dead. ... 49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly. ... 54 But when this peris...

There Can Be Only One (Phil 3:1-3) Slide 1: 2 Cor. 11:13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. Slide 2: Gen 17:10 "This is...

Slide: Role model #3, Epaphroditus: Paul’s “brother” Fellow worker Fellow soldier Your messenger Minister to Paul’s need Slide: What we’re to lust for: Each other’s company and well-being (Rom. 1:11, 1 Thess. 3:6) Day of salvation (2 Cor. 5:2) The Word (1 Pet. 2:2) Slide: How do I create an environment that encourages me to lust for the right things? Slide: Some “Christian” principles on grieving:...

Acts 16:1 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, 2 and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted this man to go with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a...

You Got Served (Phil 2:17-18) Slide: Service is sacrificial. Slide: Num 15:4 'The one who presents his offering shall present to the LORD a grain offering of one-tenth [of an ephah] of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil, 5 and you shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one-fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb. Slide: Rom 12:1 Therefore I ur...

When it comes to obedience, there is no line. Slide: Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Slide: When it comes to works: We are saved by grace...

Citizenship, the foundation of our commUNITY. Slide: How do citizens of heaven act? They stand firm in one spirit. They strive together for one purpose. Slide: The benefits of citizenship: Security & Salvation Slide: Oneness, the evidence of our commUNITY. Slide: Humility, the practice of our commUNITY. Slide: Jesus, the example for our commUNITY. Slide: Don’t stop believing in commUNITY! Slide: U...

Humility – lowliness of mind Opposite of selfishness and empty conceit Slide: Outward evidences of humility: Regarding others as more important than self Looking out for the interests of others Obedient submission Other characteristics seen with humility: peace, patience, gentleness, unity (See Eph. 4:26-31, Col. 3:8) Slide: John 12:49 "For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Hims...

In a way it's almost easier for me to contemplate throwing out all of Christianity than it is to keeping Christianity and adapting it in these different ways. Slide: I guess if we can with one generation make that radical a shift with the Bible, who's to say that another generation can't completely shift the Bible to, you know, to justify something that we would all think is horrendous? It starts...