The Chapel Cleveland

Slides: 
Romans 16:13 
Greet Rufus, a choice man in the Lord, also his mother and mine. 
 
Psalm 22:16-18 
For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me; 18 They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots. 
 
Isaiah 53:12 
Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors. 
 
Psalm 22:6-8 
But I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people. 7 All who see me sneer at me; They separate with the lip, they wag the head, [saying,] 8 "Commit [yourself] to the LORD; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him." 
 
Psalm 22:1(b) 
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning. 
 
Isaiah 53:10-11 
But the LORD was pleased To crush Him, putting [Him] to grief; If He would render Himself [as] a guilt offering, He will see [His] offspring, He will prolong [His] days, And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. 11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see [it and] be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities. 
 
2 Corinthians 5:21 
He made Him who knew no sin [to be] sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 
 
Luke 23:46 
And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT." Having said this, He breathed His last. 
 
John 19:30 
Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. 
 
Hebrews 10:19-22 
Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and since [we have] a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled [clean] from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 
 
John 19:34 
But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. 
 
Isaiah 61:1-3 
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; 2 To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, 3 To grant those who mourn [in] Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. 
 
Matthew 12:17-20 
[This was] to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: 18 "BEHOLD, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL is WELL-PLEASED; I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM, AND HE SHALL PROCLAIM JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES. 19 "HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NOR CRY OUT; NOR WILL ANYONE HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREETS. 20 "A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY. 
 
James 4:6-9 
But He gives a greater grace. Therefore [it] says, "GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE." 7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Slides:
Romans 16:13 
Greet Rufus, a choice man in the Lord, also his mother and mine.

Psalm 22:16-18 
For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me; 18 They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.

Isaiah 53:12 
Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors.

Psalm 22:6-8 
But I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people. 7 All who see me sneer at me; They separate with the lip, they wag the head, [saying,] 8 "Commit [yourself] to the LORD; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him."

Psalm 22:1(b) 
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my gro

Mark 15: 15-47 | Liberty and Justice For All

Mark 14:43-72 
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Slides: 
Isaiah 53:7-9 
He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke [was due?] 9 His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. 
 
Acts 12:12 
And when he realized [this,] he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. 
 
Mark 15:29-30 
Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who [are going to] destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 save Yourself, and come down from the cross!" 
 
John 2:19-21 
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 20 The Jews then said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?" 21 But He was speaking of the temple of His body. 
 
A place of grace: Chooses our words carefully because they carry the power of life and death (Prov. 18:21). 
 
Mark 7:21-23 
"For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, 22 deeds of coveting [and] wickedness, [as well as] deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride [and] foolishness. 23 "All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man." 
 
Ephesians 4:29-31 
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such [a word] as is good for edification according to the need [of the moment,] so that it will give grace to those who hear. 30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 
 
Acts 10:38-39 
"[You know of] Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and [how] He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. 39 "We are witnesses of all the things He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross. 
 
A place of grace: Recognizes that the world hates us, but doesn’t grow bitter because of it. 
 
John 15:18-19 
"If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before [it hated] you. 19 "If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you. 
 
Luke 22:61-62 
The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, "Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times." 62 And he went out and wept bitterly. 
 
A place of grace: Runs to Jesus in our failures. 
 
Matthew 27:3-5 
Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See [to that] yourself!" 5 And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. 
 
John 21:7, 15-17 
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped [for work]), and threw himself into the sea. ... 15 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Tend My lambs." 16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Shepherd My sheep." 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, "Tend My sheep. 
 
A place of grace: Extends the same grace of forgiveness to others as we have received. 
 
James 5:14-16 
Is anyone among you sick? [Then] he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

Mark 14:43-72
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Slides:
Isaiah 53:7-9 
He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke [was due?] 9 His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

Acts 12:12 
And when he realized [this,] he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

Mark 15:29-30 
Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who [are going to] destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"

John 2:19-21 
Jesus

Mark 14:43-72 | A Place for Grace

What can you do? 
 
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." 
 -T Roosevelt 
 
Matthew 25:34-40 
"Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 'For I was hungry, and you gave Me [something] to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me [something] to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You [something] to drink? 38 'And when did we see You [as] a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 'And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 "And the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did [it] for one of the least of these brothers [or sisters] of Mine, you did [it] for Me.' 
 
Matthew 25:34-41-46 
"Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you accursed people, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.' 44 "Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or [as] a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?' 45 "Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do [it] for one of the least of these, you did not do [it] for Me, either.' 46 "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

What can you do?

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
 -T Roosevelt

Matthew 25:34-40
"Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 'For I was hungry, and you gave Me [something] to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me [something] to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You [something] to drink? 38 'And when did we see You [as] a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 'And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 "And the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did [it] for one of the least of these brothers [or sisters] of Mine, you did [it] for Me.'

Matthew 25

Mark 14:1-11 | What Can You Do?

The 3 questions of the Olivet Discourse: 
1. When will these things (the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple) happen? 
2. What will be the sign of Your coming? 
3. What will be the sign of the end of the age? 
 
Daniel 9:25 
"So you are to know and discern [that] from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince [there will be] seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress. 
 
Daniel 9:26-27 
"Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end [will come] with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined. 27 "And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations [will come] one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate." 
 
Daniel 11:31-32, 36 
"Forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the abomination of desolation. 32 "By smooth [words] he will turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display strength and take action. ... 36 "Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will speak monstrous things against the God of gods; and he will prosper until the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done. 
 
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, 8-9 
Let no one in any way deceive you, for [it will not come] unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. ... 8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; 9 [that is,] the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, 
 
Daniel 12:11 
"From the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up, [there will be] 1,290 days." 
 
Revelation 13:14-15 
And he deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the wound of the sword and has come to life. 15 And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 
 
Genesis 15:16 
"Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete." 
 
“In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.” 
 
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of [the] archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words. 
 
To my post-tribulation brothers and sisters, look to the return of Jesus with hope and joy. 
 
Titus 2:11-14 
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, 14 who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. 
 
To my pre-tribulation brothers and sisters, develop your theology of suffering. 
 
Psalm 46:1-3 
For the choir director. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah, set to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; 3 Though its waters roar [and] foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah. 
 
2 Peter 3:3-15 
 
 
Watch! Be on guard! Stay awake! 
- Don’t lose heart. 
- Strive for personal holiness 
- Passion for and commitment to evangelism 
- Gratitude for Jesus our great high priest!

The 3 questions of the Olivet Discourse:
1. When will these things (the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple) happen?
2. What will be the sign of Your coming?
3. What will be the sign of the end of the age?

Daniel 9:25 
"So you are to know and discern [that] from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince [there will be] seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress. 

Daniel 9:26-27
"Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end [will come] with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined. 27 "And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations [will come] one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction

Mark 13:14-37 | Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs | pt. 2

Mark 8:31-33 
And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's." 
 
Mark 9:31-34 
For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later." 32 But they did not understand [this] statement, and they were afraid to ask Him. 33 They came to Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He [began] to question them, "What were you discussing on the way?" 34 But they kept silent, for on the way they had discussed with one another which [of them was] the greatest. 
 
The flesh is set on man’s interests, not God’s. 
 
It’s not always wrong to want to be great. 
 
Isaiah 9:6-7 
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 7 There will be no end to the increase of [His] government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this. 
 
Matthew 1:1 
The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: 
 
Philippians 4:6 
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 
 
“Rest assured that those are the best prayers in all respects, if they be earnest and sincere, which go most directly to the point. You know there is a way of praying in the closet, and praying in the family, in which you do not ask for anything. You say a great many good things, introduce much of your own experience, review the doctrines of grace very thoughtfully, but you do not ask for anything in particular. Such prayer is always uninteresting to listen to, and I think it must be rather tedious to those who offer it.” (Spurgeon) 
 
The Power in Privilege 
- In relationship to others: We are called to serve without expectation of return. 
- In relationship to Jesus: As the chief of servants, He is always there for those who recognize their need of Him.

Mark 8:31-33 
And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."

Mark 9:31-34
For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later." 32 But they did not understand [this] statement, and they were afraid to ask Him. 33 They came to Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He [began] to question them, "What were you discussing on the way?" 34 But they kept silent, for on the way they had discussed with one another which [of them was] the greatest.

The flesh is se

Mark 10:32-52 | The Power in Privilege

Slides: 
Jude 22-23 
And have mercy on some, who are doubting; 23 save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh. 
 
Deuteronomy 24:1-4 
"When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts [it] in her hand and sends her out from his house, 2 and she leaves his house and goes and becomes another man's [wife,] 3 and if the latter husband turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts [it] in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her to be his wife, 4 [then] her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance. 
 
Matthew 19:8-10 
He said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. 9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." 10 The disciples said to Him, "If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry." 
 
1 Corinthians 7:12-15 
But to the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she must not send her husband away. 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy. 15 Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such [cases,] but God has called us to peace. 
 
Ephesians 5:22-23, 25, 31-32 
Wives, [be subject] to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself [being] the Savior of the body. ... 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, ... 31 FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. 32 This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. 
 
Application: How do we distinguish between timeless, unchanging truth and culturally relevant examples in Scripture? 
Nearness to the central message of the Bible. 
Recognize the difference between principle (moral issues) and application (peripheral issues). 
Look for Scriptural consistency and persistency. 
 
1 Timothy 2:1-2, 8-10 
First of all, then, I urge that entreaties [and] prayers, petitions [and] thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. ... 8 Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. 9 Likewise, [I want] women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, 10 but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. 
 
Application: God’s intent for marriage has always been, and continues to be, one man committed to one woman for life. 
 
Application: Have mercy! Stand on truth in a spirit of grace. 
 
Application: A message to those who have been through divorce… 
 
James 4:6 
But He gives a greater grace. Therefore [it] says, "GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE." 
 
Application: A message to those who have been through divorce… 
To the prideful… 
To the humble… 
 
Application: It’s all about Jesus! 
 
1 Corinthians 11:23-25 
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 25 In the same way [He took] the cup also after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink [it,] in remembrance of Me."

Slides:
Jude 22-23
And have mercy on some, who are doubting; 23 save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh.

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 
"When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts [it] in her hand and sends her out from his house, 2 and she leaves his house and goes and becomes another man's [wife,] 3 and if the latter husband turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts [it] in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her to be his wife, 4 [then] her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance.

Matthew 19:8-10

Mark 10:1-12 | Changeless Truth in Changing Times

Slides: 
Matthew 16:16-17 
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 
 
Isaiah 53:3, 5 
He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. ... 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being [fell] upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. 
 
Psalm 22:1, 16-18 
A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning. ... 16 For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me; 18 They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots. 
 
Genesis 49:9-11 
"Judah is a lion's whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares rouse him up? 10 "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him [shall be] the obedience of the peoples. 11 "He ties [his] foal to the vine, And his donkey's colt to the choice vine; He washes his garments in wine, And his robes in the blood of grapes. 
 
Psalm 2:6, 9 
"But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain." ... 9 'You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.'" 
 
Ezekiel 37:24-26 
"My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd; and they will walk in My ordinances and keep My statutes and observe them. 25 "They will live on the land that I gave to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers lived; and they will live on it, they, and their sons and their sons' sons, forever; and David My servant will be their prince forever. 26 "I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will place them and multiply them, and will set My sanctuary in their midst forever. 
 
The 3 essentials: 
Deny yourself 
Take up your cross 
Follow Him 
 
The 4 fors: 
Whoever loses his life for the Gospel’s sake will save it. 
What good is gain if you forfeit your soul? 
What will a man give in exchange for his soul? 
Jesus will be ashamed of the one who is ashamed of Him. 
 
Application: 
We’re quick to confuse Earth and heaven. 
 
Application: 
God is sovereign in suffering. 
 
Application: 
To pick something up, you first have to put something down. 
 
Romans 8:5 
For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 
 
Application: 
Don’t let the traditions of men determine our understanding of salvation. 
 
Mark 7:5-8 
The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?" 6 And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. 7 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.' 8 "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."

Slides:
Matthew 16:16-17
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

Isaiah 53:3, 5
He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. ... 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being [fell] upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. 

Psalm 22:1, 16-18
A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning. ... 16 For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me; 18 They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.

Genesis 49:9-11
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Mark 8:27-38 | Who Am I?

Slides: 
 
It is possible to worship in vain. 
 
Matthew 7:21-23 
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven [will enter.] 22 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' 23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' 
 
Romans 9:30-31, 10:1-4 
What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith; 31 but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at [that] law…10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is for [their] salvation. 2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. 3 For not knowing about God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. 
 
What is the commandment of God? In a word, love. 
 
Matthew 22:36-40 
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" 37 And He said to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' 38 "This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' 40 "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." 
 
Acts 10:10-15 
But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance; 11 and he saw the sky opened up, and an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, 12 and there were in it all [kinds of] four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air. 13 A voice came to him, "Get up, Peter, kill and eat!" 14 But Peter said, "By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean." 15 Again a voice [came] to him a second time, "What God has cleansed, no [longer] consider unholy." 
 
Romans 14:13-19 
Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this--not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother's way. 14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who thinks anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 For if because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil; 17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who in this [way] serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. 19 So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. 
 
The loves of legalism 
* Legalism loves rules 
* Legalism loves comparison 
* Legalism loves glory 
 
The lacks of legalism 
* Legalism lacks conscience 
* Legalism lacks mission 
* Legalism lacks understanding of the Gospel 
 
1 Corinthians 15:1-5 
Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 
 
Ephesians 2:8-9 
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.

Slides:

It is possible to worship in vain.

Matthew 7:21-23
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven [will enter.] 22 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' 23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

Romans 9:30-31, 10:1-4
What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith; 31 but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at [that] law…10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is for [their] salvation. 2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. 3 For not knowing about God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject them

Mark 7:1-26 | When Traditions Become Traps

Slides: 
 
John 6:14-15 
Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, "This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world." 15 So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king… 
 
1 Kings 19:9-12 
Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD [came] to him, and He said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" 10 He said, "I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away." 11 So He said, "Go forth and stand on the mountain before the LORD." And behold, the LORD was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the LORD; [but] the LORD [was] not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, [but] the LORD [was] not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake a fire, [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing. 
 
John 6:21 
So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. 
 
John 6:26, 35-36 
Jesus answered them and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. ... 35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. 36 "But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. 
 
John 6:66-68 
As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. 67 So Jesus said to the twelve, "You do not want to go away also, do you?" 68 Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life. 
 
The safest place is the place of obedience. 
 
James 1:2-4 
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have [its] perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 
 
The key to courage: the presence of God. 
 
Joshua 1:9 
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." 
 
Hebrews 13:5 
[Make sure that] your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU," 6 so that we confidently say, "THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN DO TO ME?" 
 
Acts 18:9-10 
And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid [any longer,] but go on speaking and do not be silent; 10 for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city." 
 
Jesus is interceding for your faith! 
 
Hebrews 7:25 
Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. 
 
Romans 8:33-34 
Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies; 34 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. 
 
Matthew 14:32-33 
When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33 And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, "You are certainly God's Son!"

Slides:

John 6:14-15 
Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, "This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world." 15 So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king…

1 Kings 19:9-12
Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD [came] to him, and He said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" 10 He said, "I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away." 11 So He said, "Go forth and stand on the mountain before the LORD." And behold, the LORD was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the LORD; [but] the LORD [was] not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, [but] the LORD [was] not in the earthquake. 12 Afte

Mark 6:45-56 | Hard of Hearing

Slides: 
Slide: Who did Jesus say that He was? 
John 6:35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. ... 41 Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, "I am the bread that came down out of heaven." 
 
Slide: Who did Jesus say that He was? 
John 8:12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life." 13 So the Pharisees said to Him, "You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true." 
 
Slide: Who did Jesus say that He was? 
John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am." 59 Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple. 
 
Slide: Who did Jesus say that He was? 
John 10:9 "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. ... 11 "I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. ... 19 A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words… .30 "I and the Father are one." 31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. 
 
Slide 5: Who did Jesus say that He was? 
John 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?" 
 
Slide: Who did Jesus say that He was? 
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. 
 
 
Slide: 1 Corinthians 15:1 Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

Slides:
Slide: Who did Jesus say that He was?
John 6:35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. ... 41 Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, "I am the bread that came down out of heaven."

Slide: Who did Jesus say that He was?
John 8:12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life." 13 So the Pharisees said to Him, "You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true."

Slide: Who did Jesus say that He was?
John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am." 59 Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.

Slide: Who did Jesus say that He was?
John 10:9 "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. ... 11 "I am the 

Mark 6:14-16 | What's the Big Deal?

Slides: 
 
Books by Phillip Rodgers: How Tall is God? Where Does God Live? When Does God Sleep? When Was God Born? Does God Celebrate Christmas? 
 
What makes God mad? 
 • A hard heart 
 
God’s commandments are God’s enablements. 
 
Why does a hard heart make God mad? 
 • Because He is exclusive. 
 
Exodus 20:2-5 
 
Why does a hard heart make God mad? 
 • Because He is worthy 
 
Job 38:4-35 
 
Why does a hard heart make God mad? 
 • Because He is love. 
 
Exodus 34:12-16 
 
Who are the hard hearted? 
 
Ephesians 4:17-31 
 
God’s commandments are God’s enablements. 
 
Galatians 5:16 
 
Ephesians 6:11 
 
James 4:7-8 
 
Hebrews 12:3 
 
Hebrews 4:15-16

Slides:

Books by Phillip Rodgers: How Tall is God? Where Does God Live? When Does God Sleep? When Was God Born? Does God Celebrate Christmas?

What makes God mad?
 • A hard heart

God’s commandments are God’s enablements.

Why does a hard heart make God mad?
 •  Because He is exclusive.

Exodus 20:2-5

Why does a hard heart make God mad?
 • Because He is worthy

Job 38:4-35

Why does a hard heart make God mad?
 • Because He is love.

Exodus 34:12-16

Who are the hard hearted?

Ephesians 4:17-31

God’s commandments are God’s enablements.

Galatians 5:16

Ephesians 6:11

James 4:7-8

Hebrews 12:3

Hebrews 4:15-16

Mark 3:1-6 | What Makes God Mad?

Slides: 
Slide: Mature disciples follow despite the cost. 
 
Slide: Luke 14:25 Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to 
them, 26 "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and 
children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. 
 
Slide: Mature disciples go fishing. 
 
Slide: 1 Peter 2:9 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE 
FOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has 
called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 
 
Slide: “Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love one another, but to 
use violence to get what they want. This is why the greatest destroyer of love and peace is 
abortion.” Mother Teresa 
 
Slide: Mature disciples: Seek and rely on the grace of God. 
 
Slide: Maturity is not about becoming independent, but about recognizing how deeply 
dependent you are on God’s faithful grace. 
 
Slide: Mature disciples recognize the reality of spiritual warfare. 
 
Slide: Mature disciples seek to live with compassion. 
 
Slide: Mature disciples understand that the time to act is now. 
 
Slide: Hebrews 5:8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He 
suffered. ... 11 Concerning him we have much to say, and [it is] hard to explain, since you have 
become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need 
again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have 
come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes [only] of milk is not 
accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. 14 But solid food is for the 
mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. 
 
Slide: Ephesians 5:15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, 16 
making the most of your time, because the days are evil. 17 So then do not be foolish, but 
understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is 
dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

Slides:
Slide: Mature disciples follow despite the cost.

Slide: Luke 14:25 Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to
them, 26 "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and
children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.

Slide: Mature disciples go fishing.

Slide: 1 Peter 2:9 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE
FOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has
called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Slide: “Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love one another, but to
use violence to get what they want. This is why the greatest destroyer of love and peace is
abortion.” Mother Teresa

Slide: Mature disciples: Seek and rely on the grace of God.

Slide: Maturity is not about becoming independent, but about recognizing how deeply
dependent you are on God’s faithful grace.

Slid

Mark 1:14-45 | "Marks" of Mature Disciples

Slides: 
Slide 1: God has called us to be His bold witnesses: acting in love and unity, submitting to the authority of His Word, walking in the power of His Spirit. 
 
Slide 2: Come together to build each other up. 
 
Slide 3: Instructions for public use of tongues: 
Only 2 or 3 
Each in turn 
One must interpret 
No interpreter? Keep it between you and God. 
 
Slide 4: Instructions for public use of prophecy: 
Only 2 or 3 
Each in turn 
Let others pass judgment 
 
Slide 5: Paul’s conclusions: 
Burn with zeal to prophesy 
Don’t forbid to speak in tongues 
Do all decently and in order 
 
Slide 6: Use of tongues and prophecy @ The Chapel: 
On Sunday mornings: 
Tongues spoken to God in song and prayer 
Prophecy brought to a church leader 
Tuesday night prayer: 
Follow the instructions above! 
In small groups: 
Speak to your small group leader. 
 
Slide 7: God has called us to be His bold witnesses: acting in love and unity, submitting to the authority of His Word, walking in the power of His Spirit.

Slides:
Slide 1: God has called us to be His bold witnesses: acting in love and unity, submitting to the authority of His Word, walking in the power of His Spirit.

Slide 2: Come together to build each other up.

Slide 3: Instructions for public use of tongues:
Only 2 or 3
Each in turn
One must interpret
No interpreter? Keep it between you and God.

Slide 4: Instructions for public use of prophecy:
Only 2 or 3
Each in turn
Let others pass judgment

Slide 5: Paul’s conclusions:
Burn with zeal to prophesy
Don’t forbid to speak in tongues
Do all decently and in order

Slide 6: Use of tongues and prophecy @ The Chapel:
On Sunday mornings:
Tongues spoken to God in song and prayer
Prophecy brought to a church leader
Tuesday night prayer: 
Follow the instructions above!
In small groups:
Speak to your small group leader.

Slide 7: God has called us to be His bold witnesses: acting in love and unity, submitting to the authority of His Word, walking in the power of His Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:26-40 | A Call to Order

Slides: 
Slide: On tongues: 
· Does not speak to men, but to God 
· No one (except God) understands 
· Builds himself up 
 
Slide: On tongues: 
· V13 - The tongue speaker should pray that he/she might provide interpretation. 
 
Slide: On tongues: 
· V15 - Tongues may be used in prayer and worship (singing). 
 
Slide: The gift of tongues may be used in intercessory prayer. 
 
Slide: Ephesians 6:18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, 
 
Slide: Romans 8:26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for [us] with groanings too deep for words; 27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to [the will of] God. 
 
Slide: On tongues: 
· V16 - Content of tongues: praise, worship, and giving of thanks. 
 
Slide: It appears that Paul’s use of the gift of tongues was primarily in his personal devotional life. 
 
Slide: We have to consider the environment and all in attendance as we consider how to use the gifts. 
 
Slide: On prophecy: 
· Speaks to men for edification, exhortation, and consolation 
· Builds up the church. 
· Convicts and calls all to account and worship. 
 
Slide: Acts 2:37 Now when they heard [this,] they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?" 38 Peter [said] to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Slides:
Slide: On tongues:
·      Does not speak to men, but to God
·      No one (except God) understands
·      Builds himself up
 
Slide: On tongues:
·      V13 - The tongue speaker should pray that he/she might provide interpretation.
 
Slide: On tongues:
·      V15 - Tongues may be used in prayer and worship (singing).
 
Slide: The gift of tongues may be used in intercessory prayer.
 
Slide: Ephesians 6:18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,
 
Slide: Romans 8:26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for [us] with groanings too deep for words; 27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to [the will of] God.
 
Slide: On tongues:
·      V16 - Content of tongues: praise, worship, and giving of thanks.

1 Corinthians 14:6-25 | Proceed With Caution

Slides: 
Slide: Three primary principles: 
Chase after love. 
Burn with zeal for the gifts… 
Especially desire to prophesy. 
 
Slide: On tongues: 
Does not speak to men, but to God 
 
Slide: Acts 2:11 Cretans and Arabs--we hear them in our [own] tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God." 
Acts 10:46 For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. 
 
Slide: On tongues: 
Does not speak to men, but to God 
No one (except God) understands 
 
Slide: 1 Corinthians 14:27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, [it should be] by two or at the most three, and [each] in turn, and one must interpret; 28 but if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God. 
 
Slide: On prophecy: 
Speaks to men for edification, exhortation, and consolation 
 
Slide: John 14:16 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; ... 26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. 
 
Slide: 2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. 6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is effective in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; 7 and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are [sharers] of our comfort. 
 
Slide: On tongues: 
Does not speak to men, but to God 
No one (except God) understands 
Builds himself up 
Slide: On prophecy: 
Speaks to men for edification, exhortation, and consolation 
Builds up the church 
 
Slide: Not spooked by the Spirit: 
The gift of tongues is not a body takeover! 
Prophecy does not rival Scripture! 
 
Slide: The importance of a gift is based on the usefulness to the church, not the gift itself.

Slides:
Slide: Three primary principles:
Chase after love.
Burn with zeal for the gifts…
Especially desire to prophesy.

Slide: On tongues:
Does not speak to men, but to God

Slide: Acts 2:11 Cretans and Arabs--we hear them in our [own] tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God."
Acts 10:46 For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. 

Slide: On tongues: 
Does not speak to men, but to God
No one (except God) understands

Slide: 1 Corinthians 14:27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, [it should be] by two or at the most three, and [each] in turn, and one must interpret; 28 but if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

Slide: On prophecy:
Speaks to men for edification, exhortation, and consolation

Slide: John 14:16 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; ... 26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all

1 Corinthians 14:1-5 | The Power of Prophecy

Going to The Chapel of Love (1 Cor. 13:1-7) 
 
Slide 1: 1 Corinthians 11:20-22 
 
Slide 2: Numbers 20:8-12 
 
Slide 3: Don’t miss the motive for the use of the gifts: love. 
 
Slide 4: Love is: 
Patient & Kind– long-suffering/long-tempered & pleasant 
Romans 2:4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 
Rejoices with the truth – take part in another’s joy 
Bears all things – cover with silence 
1 Peter 4:8 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. 
Believes all things – don’t believe evil unless facts demand 
Hopes all things & Endures all things – trust, confidence in the future/to stay under, refuse to flee difficulty 
 
Slide 5: Love ain’t: 
Jealous – covet/envy what others have 
Philippians 2:3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not [merely] look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 
Does not brag & not arrogant – proud, boast of self/puffed-up 
Does not act unbecomingly – rude 
Does not seek its own – demand from others, cliquish 
Rom. 12:10 [Be] devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; 
Is not provoked – easily roused to anger 
Does not take into account a wrong suffered – hold grudges, unforgiveness toward others 
Does not rejoice in unrighteousness – revel in failures of others 
 
Slide 6: Going to The Chapel of Love 
Where there is a lack of love, repent. 
Use your words wisely 
James 3:8 But no one can tame the tongue; [it is] a restless evil [and] full of deadly poison. 
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. 
Be prepared to go to your brother. 
Matthew 5:21 "You have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER' and 'Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.' 22 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty [enough to go] into the fiery hell. 23 "Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. 
Matthew 18:15 "If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16 "But if he does not listen [to you,] take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED. 17 "If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 
Seek the Spirit. 
Galatians 5:22a But the fruit of the Spirit is love… 
Romans 5:5b…because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Going to The Chapel of Love (1 Cor. 13:1-7)

Slide 1: 1 Corinthians 11:20-22 

Slide 2: Numbers 20:8-12

Slide 3: Don’t miss the motive for the use of the gifts: love.

Slide 4: Love is:
Patient & Kind– long-suffering/long-tempered & pleasant
Romans 2:4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
Rejoices with the truth – take part in another’s joy 
Bears all things – cover with silence
1 Peter 4:8 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Believes all things – don’t believe evil unless facts demand 
Hopes all things & Endures all things – trust, confidence in the future/to stay under, refuse to flee difficulty

Slide 5: Love ain’t:
Jealous – covet/envy what others have
Philippians 2:3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not [merely] look out

1 Corinthians 13:1-7 | Going to The Chapel of Love

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Slide: 1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. 
 
Slide: Philippians 1:27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; 
 
Slide: God has called us to be His bold witnesses: acting in love and unity, submitting to the authority of His Word, walking in the power of His Spirit. 
 
Slide: Some new (to us) gifts/roles: 
Apostle – one sent forth with specific orders 
Has the office of apostle ceased? 
 
Slide: 1 Thessalonians 1:1, 2:5-6 
 
Slide: Some new (to us) gifts/roles: 
Teacher – of the things of God/teachings of the apostles 
Helps – one who does anything and everything to help the church and those in need 
Administrations – to guide, govern, oversee church matters 
Tongues – unknown language 
 
Slide: Questions regarding tongues: 
Is it a required evidence of salvation? 
Is it the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit? 
Do all Christians have access/ability to speak in tongues? 
 
Slide: Are tongues a required evidence of salvation? 
Ephesians 1:13-14 
 
Slide: Are tongues a required evidence of salvation? 
1 John 5:13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. 
 
Slide: Are tongues the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit? 
 
Slide: Are tongues available to all? 
 
 
Slide: Talking about tongues at The Chapel: “Grace sandwich” 
In Essentials Unity, In Non-Essentials Liberty, In All Things Charity 
Tongues are not evidence of salvation. (Unity) 
We do not believe tongues to be the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. (Liberty) 
Be encouraged to desire all of the spiritual gifts. (Liberty) 
Consider your brother, and don’t be dogmatic in the grey areas. (Charity) 
Are you in good conscience??? 
 
Slide: 2 Timothy 3:1 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. 
 
Slide: Luke 11: 5 Then He said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; 7 and from inside he answers and says, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you [anything.]' 8 "I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him [anything] because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs. 9 "So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 "For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. 11 "Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? 12 "Or [if] he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he? 13 "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?" 
 
Slide: 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. 
 
Slide: God has called us to be His bold witnesses: acting in love and unity, submitting to the authority of His Word, walking in the power of His Spirit.

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Slide: 1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Slide: Philippians 1:27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Slide: God has called us to be His bold witnesses: acting in love and unity, submitting to the authority of His Word, walking in the power of His Spirit.

Slide: Some new (to us) gifts/roles:
Apostle – one sent forth with specific orders
Has the office of apostle ceased?

Slide: 1 Thessalonians 1:1, 2:5-6

Slide: Some new (to us) gifts/roles:
Teacher – of the things of God/teachings of the apostles
Helps – one who does anything and everything to help the church and those in need
Administratio

1 Corinthians 12:27-31 | Pursuing the Power

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Slide: “There are many who believe in the gifts and the ministry of the Holy Spirit, but they don’t have a strong emphasis on Biblical teaching, nor do they look to the Word to guide their experiences with the Holy Spirit. There are many who have a strong emphasis on teaching the Word of God, but they don’t share the view that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are available and valid today. In Calvary Chapel we find the teaching of the Word and an open heart to the work of the Holy Spirit. It is this balance that makes Calvary Chapel a uniquely blessed movement of God.” Chuck Smith 
 
 
Slide: What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit? (2nd blessing) 
 
“Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a term used to describe a movement of the Spirit upon and/or within a believer usually, sometime after the person is saved. There is controversy surrounding this phenomenon as to whether it is legitimate or not. Some people believe that once a person is saved the Holy Spirit is in the person and there is no subsequent "baptism in the Holy Spirit." In other words, they maintain that this Baptism of the Spirit occurs at salvation. Others believe that it is possible for the Christian to experience an additional movement of the Holy Spirit some time after salvation. Generally speaking, it is the charismatic movement that supports the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry) 
 
 
Slide: Are there different baptisms? 
 
Water Baptism 
Mark 1:8 "I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." 
“in water, by John” 
 
 
Baptism into the Body 
1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. 
“in the body, by the Spirit” 
 
 
Spirit Baptism 
Acts 1:5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." 
Acts 2:38 Peter [said] to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 
“in the Spirit, by Jesus” 
 
 
Slide: Are there different relationships with the Holy Spirit? 
 
“With” us, to convict the world of sin 
John 14:16 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; 17 [that is] the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, [but] you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. 
John 16:7-11 
 
“In” us, as a seal, a mark of our salvation 
Ephesians 1:13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of [God's own] possession, to the praise of His glory. 
1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 
 
“Upon” us, to empower us for ministry 
Acts 1:8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." 
Acts 19:1-6 
 
 
Slide: Non-Pentecostal pastors, teachers, and evangelists who believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit: 
 
John Piper, J. Vernon McGee, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, David Platt, Matt Chandler, George Whitefield, John Wesley, John McArthur 
 
 
Slide: Simultaneous with salvation: Mcgee, Platt, Whitefield, McArthur 
 
 
 
Slide: Subsequent to salvation: Piper, Lloyd-Jones, Wesley, Chandler 
 
 
 
Slide: Where can we all agree? 
 
· Every believer is sealed at salvation with the Holy Spirit. (Eph. 1:13) 
 
· This doctrine should not create “classes” of Christians. (1 Cor. 12:13) 
 
· We depend on the Holy Spirit for empowerment in ministry. 
 
· The western church lacks power. 
 
· Sin has grieved the Holy Spirit in many churches and in many people. 
 
o Eph. 4:30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. 
 
· There is a close relationship between your faith and the release of the power of God through the Holy Spirit. 
 
o Matt. 13:57-58 
 
· Not all are exercising a spiritual gift(s) 
 
Slide: So what should I do in response? 
 
Continually seek the filling of the Holy Spirit, pray to be filled!

Slides: Slide: “There are many who believe in the gifts and the ministry of the Holy Spirit, but they don't have a strong emphasis on ...

1 Corinthians 12:12-13 | Demystifying the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

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Slide: Luke 11:9 "So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 "For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. 11 "Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? 12 "Or [if] he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he? 13 "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?" 
 
 
 
Slide: John 14:16 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; 17 [that is] the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, [but] you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. 
 
 
 
Slide: Word of wisdom and knowledge 
 
 
 
Slide: Gen. 41:26 "The seven good cows are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one [and the same.] 27 "The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven thin ears scorched by the east wind will be seven years of famine. 28 "It is as I have spoken to Pharaoh: God has shown to Pharaoh what He is about to do. 29 "Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming in all the land of Egypt; 30 and after them seven years of famine will come, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will ravage the land. 31 "So the abundance will be unknown in the land because of that subsequent famine; for it [will be] very severe…34 "Let Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers in charge of the land, and let him exact a fifth [of the produce] of the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance. 35 "Then let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and store up the grain for food in the cities under Pharaoh's authority, and let them guard [it.] 36 "Let the food become as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which will occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land will not perish during the famine." 
 
 
 
Slide: Faith, gifts of healings, effecting of miracles 
 
Slide: Matt. 13:57 And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his [own] household." 58 And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief. 
 
 
Slide: James 5:13-18 
 
 
Slide: Prophecy and distinguishing of spirits 
 
 
Slide: 1 Tim. 4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery. 
 
 
Slide: Tongues and Interpretation of Tongues 
 
 
Slide: Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. ...11 Cretans and Arabs--we hear them in our [own] tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God." ... 14 But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: "Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. ... 37 Now when they heard they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?" 38 Peter [said] to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 
 
 
Slide: We are to desire the Giver and the gifts. 
 
 
Slide: 1 Cor. 12:31 But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way. 
 
 
1 Cor. 14:1 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual [gifts,] but especially that you may prophesy. 
 
 
Slide: A Spirit filled church is a healthy church. A healthy church is a fruitful church. 
 
 
Slide: Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. 44 And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common; 45 and they [began] selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. 46 Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

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Slide: Luke 11:9 "So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 "For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. 11 "Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? 12 "Or [if] he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he? 13 "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"



Slide: John 14:16 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; 17 [that is] the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, [but] you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.



Slide: Word of wisdom and knowledge



Slide: Gen. 41:26 "The seven good cows are seven years; and the s

1 Corinthians 12:7-11 | Knowing the Giver, Unwrapping the Gifts

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Slide: How do we find unity among such great diversity? 
 
Slide: How many spiritual gifts are there? 
 
Slide: Rom. 12:6 Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, [each of us is to exercise them accordingly:] if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; 7 if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; 8 or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. 
 
Slide: Are there categories of spiritual gifts? 
 
Slide: 1 Pet. 4:11 Whoever speaks, [is to do so] as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves [is to do so] as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 
 
Slide: Eph. 4:7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. ... 11 And He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] evangelists, and some [as] pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. 
 
Slide: Exo. 31:1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "See, I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3 "I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all [kinds of] craftsmanship, 4 to make artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in bronze, 5 and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, that he may work in all [kinds of] craftsmanship. 
 
Slide: How do we find unity among such great diversity? 
 
Slide: Finding unity in diversity, some conclusions: 
- “God made you special, and He loves you very much.” Bob the Tomato 
- God’s plan is where we find our purpose. 
- This is our greatest witness, how we love one another. 
 
Slide: John 13:34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." 
 
Slide: Finding unity in diversity, some conclusions: 
Diversity produces unity only in great humility. 
 
Slide: 1 Pet. 5:5 You younger men, likewise, be subject to [your] elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 
 
Slide: Finding unity in diversity, some conclusions: 
To the arrogant: 
- be prepared to step back 
- admit your need for help 
 
To the anxious: 
- be prepared to step out 
- admit your need for help

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Slide: How do we find unity among such great diversity?

Slide: How many spiritual gifts are there? 

Slide: Rom. 12:6 Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, [each of us is to exercise them accordingly:] if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; 7 if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; 8 or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Slide: Are there categories of spiritual gifts?

Slide: 1 Pet. 4:11 Whoever speaks, [is to do so] as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves [is to do so] as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Slide: Eph. 4:7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. ... 11 And He gave some [as] apostles, 

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