The Chapel Cleveland

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Slide: We are not to be ignorant of these things: 
God’s plan for Israel (Rom. 11) 
Suffering and trials in the Christian life (2 Cor. 1) 
The second coming/those who have died (1 Thess. 4) 
The example set for us in the O.T. (1 Cor. 10) 
Spirituals gifts (1 Cor. 12) 
 
Slide: This means that an understanding of spiritual gifts in the church is important! 
 
Slide: Isa. 46:5 "To whom would you liken Me And make Me equal and compare Me, That we would be alike? 6 "Those who lavish gold from the purse And weigh silver on the scale Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it [into] a god; They bow down, indeed they worship it. 7 "They lift it upon the shoulder [and] carry it; They set it in its place and it stands [there.] It does not move from its place. Though one may cry to it, it cannot answer; It cannot deliver him from his distress. 
 
Slide: 1 Cor. 10:19 What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? 20 [No,] but [I say] that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. 
 
Slide: Not spooked by the Spirit: 
The Holy Spirit testifies of and by Jesus. 
 
Slide: John 15:26 "When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, [that is] the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me, 27 and you [will] testify also, because you have been with Me from the beginning. 
 
Slide: John 16:13 "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14 "He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose [it] to you. 15 "All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose [it] to you. 
 
Slide: Not spooked by the Spirit: 
He gives good gifts to His children. 
 
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: Not spooked by the Spirit: 
We will submit ourselves to God’s Word. 
 
Slide: 1 Cor. 14:39 Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues. 40 But all things must be done properly and in an orderly manner. 
 
Slide: Not spooked by the Spirit: 
It’s a biblical command that we cannot ignore. 
 
Slide: Eph. 5:18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, 
 
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.

Slides:
Slide: We are not to be ignorant of these things:
God’s plan for Israel (Rom. 11)
Suffering and trials in the Christian life (2 Cor. 1)
The second coming/those who have died (1 Thess. 4)
The example set for us in the O.T. (1 Cor. 10)
Spirituals gifts (1 Cor. 12)

Slide: This means that an understanding of spiritual gifts in the church is important!

Slide: Isa. 46:5 "To whom would you liken Me And make Me equal and compare Me, That we would be alike? 6 "Those who lavish gold from the purse And weigh silver on the scale Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it [into] a god; They bow down, indeed they worship it. 7 "They lift it upon the shoulder [and] carry it; They set it in its place and it stands [there.] It does not move from its place. Though one may cry to it, it cannot answer; It cannot deliver him from his distress.

Slide: 1 Cor.  10:19 What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? 20 [No,] but [I say] that the things which the

1 Corinthians 12:1-3 | Not Spooked by the Spirit

Be Blessed - Matthew 5:3-11 | Sam Cruz

Slides: 
Slide: Communion is to be practiced as an apostolic tradition. 
 
Slide: Zec. 11:12 I said to them, "If it is good in your sight, give [me] my wages; but if not, never mind!" So they weighed out thirty [shekels] of silver as my wages. 13 Then the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter, [that] magnificent price at which I was valued by them." So I took the thirty [shekels] of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. 
 
Slide: Exo. 12:5 'Your lamb shall be an unblemished male a year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6 'You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight. 7 'Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. 8 'They shall eat the flesh that [same] night, roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. ... 11 'Now you shall eat it in this manner: [with] your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste--it is the LORD'S Passover. 
 
Slide: Jer. 31:31 "Behold, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them," declares the LORD. 33 "But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days," declares the LORD, "I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 "They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them," declares the LORD, "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." 
 
Slide: Exo. 24:5 He sent young men of the sons of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. 6 Moses took half of the blood and put [it] in basins, and the [other] half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 7 Then he took the book of the covenant and read [it] in the hearing of the people; and they said, "All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!" 8 So Moses took the blood and sprinkled [it] on the people, and said, "Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words." 
 
Slide: What message will your life preach as you receive communion? 
 
Slide: Heb. 12:6 FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES." ... 11 All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. 
 
Slide: 1 Cor. 10:16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ? 17 Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one bread. 
 
Slide: Questions to ask and pray about as we receive communion: 
Am I right with God? 
Am I right with my brother? 
Am I ready to serve the kingdom?

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Slide: Communion is to be practiced as an apostolic tradition.

Slide: Zec. 11:12 I said to them, "If it is good in your sight, give [me] my wages; but if not, never mind!" So they weighed out thirty [shekels] of silver as my wages. 13 Then the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter, [that] magnificent price at which I was valued by them." So I took the thirty [shekels] of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

Slide: Exo. 12:5 'Your lamb shall be an unblemished male a year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6 'You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight. 7 'Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. 8 'They shall eat the flesh that [same] night, roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. ... 11 'Now you shall eat

1 Corinthians 11:23-34 | When Old Becomes New

Slides: 
Slide: Why does the church assemble? 
 
Slide: 1 Cor. 14:26 What is [the outcome] then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. 
 
Slide: Heb. 10:24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging [one another;] and all the more as you see the day drawing near. 
 
Slide: Why does the church assemble? 
Out of obedience 
To draw near to God 
To give to others 
 
Slide: Fellowship has always taken place around the table. 
 
Slide: Acts 2:44 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. 
 
Slide: A little heresy is normal, and even…good? 
 
Slide: 2 Tim. 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but [wanting] to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 
 
Slide: 1 John 2:18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not [really] of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but [they went out,] so that it would be shown that they all are not of us. 
 
Slide: Light best stands out in darkness. 
 
Slide: Corinthian church fights: 
Cliques/cult of personality 
Worldly wisdom 
Class conflict 
Selfishness 
Lack of concern/sharing 
Drunkenness/licentiousness 
Immorality issues 
 
Slide: Fight for unity. Don’t panic when there is division. 
 
Slide: Matt. 10: 34 "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 "For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW; 36 and A MAN'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD. 37 "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 "And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 "He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it. 
 
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: Why does the church assemble?

Slide: 1 Cor. 14:26 What is [the outcome] then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.

Slide: Heb. 10:24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging [one another;] and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

Slide: Why does the church assemble?
Out of obedience
To draw near to God
To give to others

Slide: Fellowship has always taken place around the table.

Slide: Acts 2:44 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

1 Corinthians 11:17-22 | Church Fights and Good Heresy?

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Slide: We’re better together! 
 
Slide: We’re better together! In the home: 
1 Pet. 3:7 You husbands in the same way, live with [your wives] in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. 
 
Slide: We’re better together! In the church: 
Gal. 3:27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to promise. 
 
Slide: Different can also be same. Same can also be different. 
 
Slide: Rom. 12:4 For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 
 
Slide: (Almost) Final applications: 
To men: Loving, sacrificial, submitted leaders needed 
To women: Modesty and humility are godly 
To all: Love is greater than Liberty 
 
Slide: “The key is beginning to count.” Jon Courson

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Slide: We’re better together! 

Slide: We’re better together! In the home:
1 Pet. 3:7 You husbands in the same way, live with [your wives] in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Slide: We’re better together! In the church:
Gal. 3:27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to promise.

Slide: Different can also be same. Same can also be different.

Slide: Rom. 12:4 For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

Slide: (Almost) Final applications:
T

1 Corinthians 11:11-16 | Better Together

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Slide: Is the tradition of male headship cultural or apostolic? Is it a tradition to be cast off or embraced? 
God re-affirmed male headship in the church and home in the New Testament. 
 
Slide: 1 Tim. 3:1 It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires [to do.] 2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. 
 
Slide: Eph. 5:22 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. 24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives [ought to be] to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. 
 
Slide: To wives 
This is willful 
Measure of obedience is the Lord 
 
Slide: To husbands 
This is unconditional and sacrificial 
Measure of obedience is the Lord 
 
Slide: Is the tradition of male headship cultural or apostolic? Is it a tradition to be cast off or embraced? 
God established this order in creation. 
 
Slide: Gen. 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." 27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 
 
Slide: Gen. 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. ... 18 Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." ... 21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. 
 
Slide: For the man, this means tremendous responsibility. 
 
Slide: Rom 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned-- 13 for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. ... 17 For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. 
 
Slide: For the woman, it requires tremendous humility. 
 
Slide: Psa. 115:9 O Israel, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. 11 You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. 
 
Slide: Is the tradition of male headship cultural or apostolic? Is it a tradition to be cast off or embraced? 
Headship should be embraced because of the angels? 
 
Slide: God is a God of authority and order. 
Authority – Equality = Division through oppression 
Equality – Authority = Division through chaos 
Authority + Equality = Order 
 
Slide: Gen. 3:16 To the woman He said, "I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you."

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Slide: Is the tradition of male headship cultural or apostolic? Is it a tradition to be cast off or embraced?
God re-affirmed male headship in the church and home in the New Testament.

Slide: 1 Tim. 3:1 It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires [to do.] 2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.

Slide: Eph. 5:22 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. 24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives [ought to be] to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 so that He might sanctify her, having cle

1 Corinthians 11:7-10 | House In Order or House Divided?

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Slide 1: 1 Cor. 4:3 But to me it is a very small thing that I may be examined by you, or by [any] human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself. ... 8 You are already filled, you have already become rich, you have become kings without us; and indeed, [I] wish that you had become kings so that we also might reign with you. ... 10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are prudent in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are distinguished, but we are without honor. 11 To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed, and are roughly treated, and are homeless; 12 and we toil, working with our own hands; when we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure; 13 when we are slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, [even] until now. 
 
Slide 2: Paul defended his right to make a living from his ministry. 
 
Slide 3: Matt. 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "Do not go in [the] way of [the] Gentiles, and do not enter [any] city of the Samaritans; 6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ... 8 "Heal [the] sick, raise [the] dead, cleanse [the] lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. 9 "Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, 10 or a bag for [your] journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support. 
 
Slide 4: Love is greater than liberty! 
 
Slide 5: When it comes the grey areas, sometimes you just can’t win. 
 
Slide 6: Sometimes, the Spirit may lead YOU to a strong stance on a conscience issue for HIS purposes. 
 
Slide 7: Don’t make your conscience issue someone else’s law!

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Slide 1: 1 Cor. 4:3 But to me it is a very small thing that I may be examined by you, or by [any] human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself. ... 8 You are already filled, you have already become rich, you have become kings without us; and indeed, [I] wish that you had become kings so that we also might reign with you. ... 10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are prudent in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are distinguished, but we are without honor. 11 To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed, and are roughly treated, and are homeless; 12 and we toil, working with our own hands; when we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure; 13 when we are slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, [even] until now.

Slide 2: Paul defended his right to make a living from his ministry.

Slide 3: Matt. 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "D

1 Corinthians 9:1-18 | Money Matter

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Slide: Scripture affirms spiritual blessing in authority structures such as the family. 
 
Slide: 1 Pet. 3:1 In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any [of them] are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, 2 as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. ... 5 For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands; 6 just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear. 7 You husbands in the same way, live with [your wives] in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. 
 
Slide: Paul’s main point: A Christian should not divorce their unbelieving spouse for anything other than adultery or abandonment. 
 
Slide: Dating and missions do not a marriage make. 
 
Slide: 2 Cor. 6:14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 
 
Slide: Single? Married? Divorced? You’re in the army now. 
 
Slide: 2 Cor. 5:18 Now all [these] things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 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. 
 
Slide: 1 Pet. 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; ... 11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. 12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe [them,] glorify God in the day of visitation.

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Slide: Scripture affirms spiritual blessing in authority structures such as the family.

Slide: 1 Pet. 3:1 In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any [of them] are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, 2 as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. ... 5 For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands; 6 just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear. 7 You husbands in the same way, live with [your wives] in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Slide: Paul’s main point: A Christian should not divorce their unbelieving spouse for anything other than adultery or abandonment

1 Corinthians 7:12-24 | Your Assignment, Should You Choose to Accept It

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Slide: Two reminders to the single: 
You’re not broken. 
Singleness is not your identity. 
 
Slide: If you’re “single and ready to mingle”, you need to get hitched. 
 
Slide: Don’t be fooled, marriage doesn’t solve all sexual problems. 
 
Slide: Implications to young Christians: 
Don’t be afraid to marry young. 
Not ready to marry? Then keep your distance!!! 
 
Slide: Mal. 2:13 "This is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer regards the offering or accepts [it with] favor from your hand. 14 "Yet you say, 'For what reason?' Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. 15 "But not one has done [so] who has a remnant of the Spirit. And what did [that] one [do] while he was seeking a godly offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of your youth. 16 "For I hate divorce," says the LORD, the God of Israel, "and him who covers his garment with wrong," says the LORD of hosts. "So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously." 17 You have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet you say, "How have we wearied [Him?]" In that you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in them," or, "Where is the God of justice?" 
 
Slide: Matt. 19:3 [Some] Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, "Is it lawful [for a man] to divorce his wife for any reason at all?" 4 And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created [them] from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE, 5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? 6 "So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate." 7 They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND [her] AWAY?" 8 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." 
 
 
Slide: Paul doesn’t answer all of our questions. Some conclusions: 
Don’t make divorce the unforgivable sin. 
Failed already? Start here! 
Don’t embrace a culture of disposable relationships. 
Divorce is rarely permitted and never commanded. 
 
 
Slide: Remember, marriage is designed as a picture of the Gospel!

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Slide: Two reminders to the single:
You’re not broken.
Singleness is not your identity.

Slide: If you’re “single and ready to mingle”, you need to get hitched.

Slide: Don’t be fooled, marriage doesn’t solve all sexual problems.

Slide: Implications to young Christians:
Don’t be afraid to marry young.
Not ready to marry? Then keep your distance!!!

Slide: Mal. 2:13 "This is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer regards the offering or accepts [it with] favor from your hand. 14 "Yet you say, 'For what reason?' Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. 15 "But not one has done [so] who has a remnant of the Spirit. And what did [that] one [do] while he was seeking a godly offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of yo

1 Corinthians 7:8-11 | Letters to the Church: Singleness, Marriage, and Divorce

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Slide: Leaven lessons: 
It doesn’t take much to spread. 
 
Slide: Gal. 5:9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump [of dough.] 
 
Slide: Leaven lessons: 
Like a virus, can be seen though its “ symptoms” or may be appear invisible for a time. 
 
Slide: Matt. 16:6 And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 
 
Luke 12:1 Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first [of all,] "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 
 
Slide: Leaven lessons: 
It is to be removed before it infects. 
The process is to remind us of purity. 
 
Slide: Exo. 12:11 'Now you shall eat it in this manner: [with] your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste--it is the LORD'S Passover. 
 
Slide: If the “leaven” in this passage is not the incestuous man, but is actually the pride of the people, then what does that say about the sin of pride? 
 
Slide: John 17:14 "I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 "I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil [one.] 16 "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17 "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. 18 "As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 "For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. 20 "I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; 21 that they may all be one; even as You, Father, [are] in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. 
 
Slide: Matt. 18:17 "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. 
 
Slide: 2 Thess. 3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us…14 If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take special note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he will be put to shame. 
 
Slide: Insulate, don’t isolate. 
 
Slide: We’re called to judge sin in the church, not outside of it. 
Humility mourns sin, but pride tolerates it. 
Tolerance for sin in the church is a breeding ground for division. 
The greatest enemy here is PRIDE. 
 
Slide: So where’s the grace? 
Restoration of the sinning brother. 
Purity of the church, the bride of Christ. 
Witness among a lost generation.

Slides
Slide: Leaven lessons:
It doesn’t take much to spread.

Slide: Gal. 5:9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump [of dough.]

Slide: Leaven lessons:
Like a virus, can be seen though its “ symptoms” or may be appear invisible for a time.

Slide: Matt. 16:6 And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 

Luke 12:1 Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first [of all,] "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Slide: Leaven lessons:
It is to be removed before it infects.
The process is to remind us of purity.

Slide: Exo. 12:11 'Now you shall eat it in this manner: [with] your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste--it is the LORD'S Passover.

Slide: If the “leaven” in this passage is not the incestuous man, but is actually the pride of the peo

1 Corinthians 5:6-13 | Pride Pandemic

Slides: 
Slide: Two indicators of spiritual maturity: 
Presence of division (1 Cor. 1:10-13) 
Relationship to God’s Word (1 Cor. 2:14-3:3) 
 
Slide: Acts 18:24 Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John; 26 and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27 And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace, 28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. Acts 19:1 It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples. 
 
Slide: The marks of the mature: grace, humility, instruction, and FRUIT! 
 
Slide: The only hero we should worship is our Heavenly Father. 
 
Slide: Eph. 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. 
 
Titus 3:5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, 
 
Slide: The Foundation: 
1 Cor. 1:22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, 
 
1 Cor. 2:2 For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. 
 
Slide: 1 Chron. 29:1 Then King David said to the entire assembly, "My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the temple is not for man, but for the LORD God. 2 "Now with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for the [things of] gold, and the silver for the [things of] silver, and the bronze for the [things of] bronze, the iron for the [things of] iron, and wood for the [things of] wood, onyx stones and inlaid [stones,] stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance. 
 
Slide: Those in ministry are called to: 
Act as servants, not celebrities. 
Build upon the foundation, not lay a new one. 
Use quality building materials, no matter the cost or difficulty. 
 
Slide: Some Chapel ministry philosophy 
The materials we choose to build with: Word, Worship, Withness, Witness 
We depend on God to produce the growth. 
We do our best to practice righteousness before God, not man. (Matt. 6:1-3) 
 
Slide: There are degrees of reward in heaven. 
 
Slide: 2 Cor. 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 
 
Slide: You are not mere men and women!

Slides: 
Slide: Two indicators of spiritual maturity:
Presence of division (1 Cor. 1:10-13)
Relationship to God’s Word (1 Cor. 2:14-3:3)

Slide: Acts 18:24 Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John; 26 and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27 And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace, 28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.  Acts 19:1 It happened that while Apollos was a

1 Corinthians 3:4-17 | Not Mere Men

Slides: 
 
Slide 1: Philippians 3:17-19 Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is [their] appetite, and [whose] glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things. 
 
 
 
Slide 2: We can’t expect natural people to act like spiritual people. 
 
 
 
Slide 3: Natural people shouldn’t influence spiritual people. 
 
 
 
Slide 4: Isaiah 40:12-14 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And marked off the heavens by the span, And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales? Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, Or as His counselor has informed Him? With whom did He consult and [who] gave Him understanding? And [who] taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge And informed Him of the way of understanding? 
 
 
 
Slide 5: John 14:16-18 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; [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. "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. ... 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. 27 "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. 
 
 
 
Slide 6: John 15:15 "No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. 
 
 
 
Slide 7: The spiritual man has the mind of Christ! 
 
 
 
Slide 8: Hebrews 5:12-14 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. For everyone who partakes [only] of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. 
 
 
 
Slide 9: Want to be a spiritual person. You got to practice! 
 
 
 
Slide 10: How can we know the difference between the natural, spiritual, and carnal man? 
 
 
 
Slide 11: James 3:13-16 Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and [so] lie against the truth. This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. 
 
 
 
Slide 12: Jude 1:17-19 But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, that they were saying to you, "In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts." These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit. 
 
 
 
Slide 13: Grown up stuff. What if we use this time to: 
 
Grow up in our relationship with Christ? 
Invest in our families and friends? 
Seek reconciliation in broken relationships? 
Practice discerning good and evil? 
Fast from worldly wisdom? 
Look for ministry avenues around us?

Slides:

Slide 1: Philippians 3:17-19 Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is [their] appetite, and [whose] glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.



Slide 2: We can’t expect natural people to act like spiritual people.



Slide 3: Natural people shouldn’t influence spiritual people. 



Slide 4: Isaiah 40:12-14 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And marked off the heavens by the span, And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales? Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, Or as His counselor has informed Him? With whom did He consult and [who] gave Him understanding? And [who] taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge And i

1 Corinthians 2:14-3:4 | Grown Up Stuff

Slides: 
 
Slide: 1 Cor. 15:23-27 -- But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ's at His coming, then [comes] the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be abolished is death. For HE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says, "All things are put in subjection," it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him. 
 
Slide: Luke 10:21 -- At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from [the] wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. 
 
Slide: Sacred Secrets… 
- Should make us even more thankful for His grace! 
- Should drive us to pray for revelation in the lost. 
- Should set us free from “responsibility” to save others. 
 
Slide: God always had, and always has, a plan. 
 
Slide: Gen. 3:15 -- And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel." 
 
Slide: The future reality of the Gospel should affect our current condition. 
 
Slide: Matt. 5:13-16 -- "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty [again?] It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men. "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does [anyone] light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 
 
Slide: He…speaks…to…you! 
 
Slide: 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. 
 
Slide: Rom. 8:14-17 -- For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba! Father!" The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with [Him] so that we may also be glorified with [Him.] 
 
Slide: What could be more important than this wisdom, this understanding of the Gospel, right now?

Slides:

Slide: 1 Cor. 15:23-27 -- But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ's at His coming, then [comes] the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be abolished is death. For HE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says, "All things are put in subjection," it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him.

Slide: Luke 10:21 -- At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from [the] wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Slide: Sacred Secrets…
- Should make us even more thankful for His grace!
- Should drive us to pray for revelation in the lost

1 Corinthians 2:6-13 | Sacred Secrets

1 Corinthians 1:17-21 | Mighty to Save

We must constantly examine the direction of our affection. 
 
1 Peter 2:4-5 and 9-12 
 
We are all called to ministry. 
 
We are called to minister first to God and then to people. 
 
Acts 13:2 
 
Minister: Serve or perform a work for. Often translated as worship. 
 
1 Peter 2:5 
 
Minister to God: 
Through Holiness 
By being spiritual sacrifices. 
 
1 Peter 2:9-12 
 
Minister to others: 
By proclaiming 
By abstaining 
 
Mark 6:30-32 
 
Matthew 11:11 
 
Key to Effective Ministry: 
Point people to Jesus 
 
Mark 6:33-38 
 
Key to Effective Ministry: 
Point people to Jesus 
Rest: Don’t starve. Make his word a priority. 
 
Key to Effective Ministry: 
Point people to Jesus 
Rest: Don’t starve. Make his word a priority. 
Have Faith: Give God everything. 
 
Key to Effective Ministry: 
Point people to Jesus 
Rest: Don’t starve. Make his word a priority. 
Have Faith: Give God everything. 
Be faithful: Minister to the individual. 
 
 
Key to Effective Ministry: 
Point people to Jesus 
Rest: Don’t starve. Make his word a priority. 
Have Faith: Give God everything. 
Be faithful: Minister to the individual. 
Repeat: Ministry has no cruise control. 
 
The Filter: 
God – Family – Work – Ministry 
 
The simple filter: 
Put God First 
Point people to Jesus 
Rest: Don’t starve. Make his word a priority. 
Have Faith: Give God everything. 
 
Put People Second 
Be faithful: Minister to the individual. 
Start with your family. 
 
Allow God to handle the rest.

We must constantly examine the direction of our affection. 

1 Peter 2:4-5 and 9-12

We are all called to ministry.

We are called to minister first to God and then to people.

Acts 13:2

Minister: Serve or perform a work for. Often translated as worship.

1 Peter 2:5

Minister to God:
Through Holiness
By being spiritual sacrifices. 

1 Peter 2:9-12

Minister to others:
By proclaiming
By abstaining

Mark 6:30-32

Matthew 11:11

Key to Effective Ministry:
Point people to Jesus

Mark 6:33-38

Key to Effective Ministry:
Point people to Jesus
Rest: Don’t starve. Make his word a priority.

Key to Effective Ministry:
Point people to Jesus
Rest: Don’t starve. Make his word a priority.
Have Faith: Give God everything.

Key to Effective Ministry:
Point people to Jesus
Rest: Don’t starve. Make his word a priority.
Have Faith: Give God everything.
Be faithful: Minister to the individual.


Key to Effective Ministry:
Point people to Jesus
Rest: Don’t starve. Make his word a priority.
Have Faith: G

Mark 6:30-44 | Keys to Effective Ministry

Slide 1: The Christian life is the greatest race you could ever run. 
 
Slide 2: 1 Cor 3:11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is [to be] revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work. 14 If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 15 If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. 
 
Slide 3: Every person is at a different point in the race. 
 
Slide 4: Acts 15:19 "Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, 20 but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood. 
 
Slide 5: Rom 9:30 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. 32 Why? Because [they did] not [pursue it] by faith, but as though [it were] by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, 
 
Slide 6: Don’t play down to your level of competition. 
 
Slide 7: The Word, our greatest source of attitude adjustment.

Slide 1: The Christian life is the greatest race you could ever run. 

Slide 2: 1 Cor 3:11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is [to be] revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work. 14 If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 15 If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

Slide 3: Every person is at a different point in the race.

Slide 4: Acts 15:19 "Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, 20 but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood.

Slide 5: Rom 9:30 What shall w

Philippians 3:15-16 | Attitude Adjustment

The struggle is real. 
 
Slide: Rom 7:15 For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I [would] like to [do,] but I am doing the very thing I hate. 
 
Slide: Forget the PAST. Make the most of the PRESENT. Look to the FUTURE. 
 
Slide: Luke 9:57 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go." 58 And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air [have] nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." 59 And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father." 60 But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God." 61 Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home." 62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." 
 
Slide: The goal is “to attain to the resurrection of the dead.” 
 
Slide: He is the prize. 
 
Slide: Acts 9:1 Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; 4 and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" 5 And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And He [said,] "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, ... 
 
20 and immediately he [began] to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God." 
 
Slide: Eph. 1:15 For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which [exists] among you and your love for all the saints, 16 do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention [of you] in my prayers; 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. 18 [I pray that] the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. [These are] in accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly [places,] 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

The struggle is real.

Slide: Rom 7:15 For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I [would] like to [do,] but I am doing the very thing I hate.

Slide: Forget the PAST. Make the most of the PRESENT. Look to the FUTURE.

Slide: Luke 9:57 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go." 58 And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air [have] nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." 59 And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father." 60 But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God." 61 Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home." 62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

Slide: The goal is “to attain to the resurrection of

Philippians 3:12-14 | Eyes on the Prize

Transformers (Phil. 3:10-11) 
 
Slide 1: Knowledge of God results in perfection. 
 
Slide 2: 1 Cor. 15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. 21 For since by a man [came] death, by a man also [came] the resurrection of the dead. ... 49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly. ... 54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. 55 "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?" 
 
Slide 3: Knowledge of God requires precision. 
 
Slide 4: 2 Pet. 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; 3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 4 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of [the] divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. ... 8 For if these [qualities] are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
Slide 5: Knowledge of God produces power. 
 
Slide 6: Rom. 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. 12 So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh-- 13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 
 
Slide 7: Knowledge of God involves participation. 
 
Slide 8: John 15:18 "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. 20 "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also. 
 
Slide 9: Rom. 8:16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with [Him] so that we may also be glorified with [Him.] 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 
 
Slide 10: 2 Cor. 4:17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 
 
Slide 11: Knowledge of God follows a pattern. 
 
Slide 12: Rom. 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to [His] purpose. 29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined [to become] conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 
 
Slide 13: The conclusion is this: true knowledge of God is transformational! 
 
Slide 14: 1 John 2:3 By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; 5 but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: 6 the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked. 
 
Slide 15: 2 Cor. 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

Transformers (Phil. 3:10-11)

Slide 1: Knowledge of God results in perfection.

Slide 2: 1 Cor. 15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. 21 For since by a man [came] death, by a man also [came] the resurrection of the dead. ... 49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly. ... 54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. 55 "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?"

Slide 3: Knowledge of God requires precision. 

Slide 4: 2 Pet. 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; 3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 4 For by these He has granted to

Philippians 3:10-11 | Transformers

Philippians 3:4-11 | New Math

You Got Served (Phil 2:17-18) 
 
Slide: Service is sacrificial. 
 
Slide: Num 15:4 'The one who presents his offering shall present to the LORD a grain offering of one-tenth [of an ephah] of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil, 5 and you shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one-fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb. 
 
Slide: Rom 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, [which is] your spiritual service of worship. 
 
Slide: Service can be physically exhausting. 
 
Slide: Service can be emotionally taxing. 
 
Slide: Service is priestly. 
 
Slide: 1Pet 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: Phil 3:18 For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] enemies of the cross of Christ, 
 
Acts 20:31 "Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears. 
 
2 Cor 2:4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you. 
 
Slide: Service is a fruit of humility. 
 
Slide: Even so, service is joy! 
 
Slide: Heb 12:1 Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. 
 
Slide: 1 Cor 3:12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is [to be] revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work. 14 If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 
 
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You Got Served (Phil 2:17-18)

Slide: Service is sacrificial.

Slide:  Num 15:4 'The one who presents his offering shall present to the LORD a grain offering of one-tenth [of an ephah] of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil, 5 and you shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one-fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb. 

Slide: Rom 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, [which is] your spiritual service of worship.

Slide: Service can be physically exhausting.

Slide: Service can be emotionally taxing.

Slide: Service is priestly.

Slide: 1Pet 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: Phil 3:18 For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, [th

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