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LovingKindness

Teaching by Gary Delashmutt What kindness looks like Giver: David Recipient: Mephibosheth (crippled, outcast, condemned) Extent: pardon, provision and access Basis: For Jonathan's sake and is totally…

2 Samuel 9:1 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:2 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:3 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:4 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:5 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:6 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:7 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:8 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:9 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:10 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:11 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:12 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:13 (NASB)

Discipleship

Entrust these to faithful men: basically discipleship. Implies teaching, modeling, counseling and coaching. This was the sole means of developing leadership in the early church. Eph. 4:15 - speaking the…

2 Timothy 2:2 (NASB)

How can we stay steadfast?

1. Prayer 2. Be thankful 3. Hang out with believers 4. Music 5. Respond to challenges that God puts in your way. 6. Make time for God for reading & praying.

Colossians 1:23 (NASB)

Fanning the flames

Teaching by Dennis McCallum Paul is about 60 years old at this point. Timothy was wellknown at this point. Paul's relationship with Timothy was a great model of a discipling relationship. And a successful…

2 Timothy 1:1 (NASB), 2 Timothy 1:2 (NASB), 2 Timothy 1:3 (NASB), 2 Timothy 1:4 (NASB), 2 Timothy 1:5 (NASB), 2 Timothy 1:6 (NASB)

Three questions to answer

Three questions to answer 1. What does it mean? - this was not just their memory of Jesus, but his actual presence - he appeared not as a ghost, but in his own body - he appeared not in his resuscitated…

Spiritual Gifts

Teaching by Gary Delashmutt First a warning: Overtly supernatural gifts are not necessarily from God. How can you know what is from God and what is not. V. 3 says that we will know by the content of…

1 Corinthians 12:1 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:2 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:3 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:4 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:5 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:6 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:7 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:8 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:9 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:10 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:11 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:12 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:13 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:14 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:15 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:16 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:17 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:18 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:19 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:20 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:21 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:22 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:23 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:24 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:25 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:26 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:27 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:28 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:29 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:30 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 12:31 (NASB)

Freedom and God's wisdom

Teaching by Gary Delashmutt Freedom within biblical moral absolutes: the law of liberty. Wisdom of the world says that legalism is the way to go; extra absolutes to go doing with the biblical ones.…

1 Corinthians 9:1 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:2 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:3 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:4 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:5 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:6 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:7 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:8 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:9 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:10 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:11 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:12 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:13 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:14 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:15 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:16 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:17 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:18 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:19 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:20 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:21 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:22 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 9:23 (NASB)

God's wisdom and major life decisions

Application 1. What have I learned from God in the circumstances I want to change? Eg. Your job or church. So if you want yo change your job because you can't stand your boss, you have to ask what God…

1 Corinthians 7:24 (NASB)

Divorce and remarriage

Teaching by Mark Bair Fight for a Christ-centered marriage by the power of God. Not just coexist in the same house, but give constantly to each other. Why? 1. For the sake of Christ and his reputation/glory.…

1 Corinthians 7:10 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 7:11 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 7:12 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 7:13 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 7:14 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 7:15 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 7:16 (NASB)

God's Wisdom & Human Sexuality

The purpose of human sexuality: Sex is a primarily physical desire for self-gratification, according to the wisdom of the world (wow.) Wisdom of God (wog) says that sex is a relational desire for covenantal…

1 Corinthians 6:13 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 6:14 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 6:15 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 6:16 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 6:17 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 6:18 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 6:20 (NASB)

A magnanimous spirit

Teaching by Mark Bair God calls you as a follower of Jesus to have a magnanimous spirit because of who you have become and what your future holds. Magnanimous means to be generous in forgiving, refraining…

1 Corinthians 6:7 (NASB)

God's wisdom and church discipline

Teaching by Gary Delashmutt World's wisdom says that people are basically good and capable of moral self direction. God's wisdom rejects that. V. 1-3. Church discipline is redemptive in that this way…

1 Corinthians 5:1 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:2 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:3 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:4 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:5 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:6 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:7 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:8 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:9 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:10 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:11 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:12 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 5:13 (NASB)

Facing and fighting the peril of spiritual pride

Teaching by Mark Bair CS Lewis talked about pride as something that everyone loathes when they see it in someone else, but do not recognize it in themselves. what we should aim for its outward facing…

1 Corinthians 4:7 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:8 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:9 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:10 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:11 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:12 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:13 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:14 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:15 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:16 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:17 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:18 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:19 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:20 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:21 (NASB)

God's wisdom and Christian Leadership

Teaching by Gary DeLashmutt 2 things: We all have Christian leaders and we all are Christian leaders. Christian leaders are agents, not sources, of God's power and wisdom. For example, if you think…

1 Corinthians 3:3 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:4 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:5 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:6 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:7 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:8 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:9 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:10 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:11 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:12 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:13 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:14 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:15 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:16 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:17 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:18 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:19 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:20 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:21 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:22 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 3:23 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:1 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:2 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:3 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:4 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:5 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 4:6 (NASB)

Serious moral problems in the church

Teaching by Gary DeLashmutt There is religious factions, sexual immorality, marriage problems, social snobbery, etc. so how do you expect the letter to be started? Probably with some serious admonitions.…

1 Corinthians 1:1 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:2 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:3 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:4 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:5 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:6 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:7 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:8 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:9 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:10 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:11 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:12 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:13 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:14 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:15 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:16 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:17 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:18 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:19 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:20 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:21 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:22 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:23 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:24 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:25 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:26 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:27 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:28 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:29 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:30 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 1:31 (NASB)

Glory

Teaching by Lee Campbell The nature of glory: kavod - God's awesome nature. Almost like the way God emits light. Also had the description of the creative nature of God. 'To glorify' is to respond to…

John 17:1 (NASB), John 17:2 (NASB), John 17:3 (NASB), John 17:4 (NASB), John 17:5 (NASB)

Jesus' victorious authority

How has Jesus overcome the world and how does this result in peace & courage for those who trust Him? Jesus has won the right to ultimately rule the world: Philippians 2:9-11, Rev. 5:6-9. Therefore Christians…

John 16:33 (NASB)

The foundation of Christian Community: Biblical Love

Teaching by Gary Delashmutt 13:12 emphasizes its supreme importance. What are the distinctive features of biblical love? Verses 4-7 gives us a catalog of features, but most of them are actually nots.…

1 Corinthians 13:1 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:2 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:3 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:5 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:6 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:7 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:8 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:9 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:10 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:11 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:12 (NASB), 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NASB)

The Helper

The Helper is the Spirit of God who helps those who know Him to love and follow Him by the power of His presence and propositions. Those who know Him: the knowing happens on the Spirit's terms not on…

John 14:16 (NASB)

Praying in Jesus' name

Basis: Ask on the basis of Jesus' worthiness, not on the basis of your worthiness. Analogy of charging purchases to the name of a creditworthy person as opposed to my non-creditworthy name. John 1:12…

John 16:23 (NASB), John 16:24 (NASB)

Encourage one another

All Christians are to regularly both receive and give encouragement. By far the most common 'one another' commandment. All the other 'one another' commandments work best when this one is in place. John…

John 13:34 (NASB)

Christian community

A huge party of Christian community. Forgiveness is when you as a victim choose not to punish the offender but because of the wealth of the gospel can 'afford' to absorb the cost and move towards the…

Ephesians 4:32 (NASB)

3 truths here

We gather to honor our Great King - Psalm 96:4-6 We gather to humble ourselves before our Great Shepherd We gather to hear and heed the voice of our Shepherd-King

Psalm 95:1 (NASB)