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Timidity or Bold Love

Dennis McCallum

2 Timothy 1:6-10

Using your spiritual gifts or building a ministry is God's will for us but fear can get in the way of this goal. Fear holds us back from doing what God wants. It makes it very hard to take risks and ultimately leads to self-protection. God's will is that Christians overcome fear. Through faith and reliance on the Holy Spirit, a life of timidity can be transformed into a life of bold love. A life of power, love, and sound judgment can meet the needs of a dying world.

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2 Timothy 1:6-102 Tim 1:6-10 2Tim 1:6-10By Dennis McCallum Teaching Date: 05/28/2007Using your spiritual gifts or building a ministry is ...

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Identification & Separation

Jim Leffel

2 Corinthians 6:1-18

Paul highlights the tension of Christians being engaged in the culture around them while remaining distinct. Christians that are committed to God's Will for their lives will stand out against the values and priorities of the culture. However, as they view how God sees other people, they are able to love those around them and show Christ's love authentically to all types of people. Radically identifying with people's interests while remaining distinct in our moral and spiritual priorities can help God shine through our lives into others who need Him.

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2 Corinthians 6:1-182 Cor 6:1-18 2Cor 6:1-18By Jim Leffel Teaching Date: 04/01/2007Paul highlights the tension of Christians being engage...

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Being Ambassadors

Jim Leffel

2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Knowing God and what He did for us through Christ impacts our interactions with others. Convinced Christians see the importance of effective persuasion to help others see their personal need for Christ. This type of motivation comes from the love God and affects our view of others as we begin to understand the love God has for people. As a result, we see the urgency to play our role as trying to help people become reconciled to God through Jesus Christ as Christ's ambassadors.

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2 Corinthians 5:11-212 Cor 5:11-21 2Cor 5:11-21By Jim Leffel Teaching Date: 03/25/2007Knowing God and what He did for us through Christ i...

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Parable of the Sower & Soils

Gary DeLashmutt

Luke 8:1-15

During the time between the Messiah's first coming and second coming, spreading Jesus' message is top priority. Only those who respond properly to his message reap the benefit, as Jesus explains through his parable of the sower and soils; those who respond through compromise do not bear fruit.

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Luke 8:1-15Luke 8:1-15 Luke 8:1-15By Gary DeLashmutt Teaching Date: 03/25/2007During the time between the Messiah's first coming and seco...

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The Feeding of the 5000

Dennis McCallum

Mark 6:30-43

The miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 demonstrates God's desire to use people to meet others' needs. Jesus was more concerned about the people's need than his personal wants, and just as satisfied with the disciples availability rather than any ability they thought they could conjure up on their own. God desires to meet the spiritual hunger in people's lives through Christ and is committed to using His church and community of believers to accomplish this purpose. Christians who go out to meet others needs will come back deeply satisfied themselves, as evidenced through this miracle.

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Mark 6:30-43Mark 6:30-43 Mark 6:30-43By Dennis McCallum Teaching Date: 12/16/2006The miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 demonstrates God...

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The Sending of the Twelve

Dennis McCallum

Mark 6:7-13

Jesus' sending of the twelve reflects important principles of Christian ministry. Jesus' instructions included sending out in pairs for support, how to endure failure, and looking for those who could be bridges for God's work. Doing God's work involves hardship and dealing with people that are unresponsive to Christ, but is extremely rewarding and exciting. This teaching included a testimony about the joy of serving God.

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Mark 6:7-13Mark 6:7-13 Mark 6:7-13By Dennis McCallum Teaching Date: 12/09/2006Jesus' sending of the twelve reflects important principles ...

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Parable of the Soils

Dennis McCallum

Mark 4:1-20

Jesus describes people's responsiveness to God's Word in a parable of four soils. The four responses of the soil include: 1) forgetful hearer; 2) superficial hearer; 3) distracted hearer; and 4) the soil that bears much fruit. The focus for Christians is sending forth God's message to people and being faithful to His message even when people don't respond to it. The choice is still up to the individual on which type of soil they'd like to be.

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Mark 4:1-20Mark 4:1-20 Mark 4:1-20By Dennis McCallum Teaching Date: 11/04/2006Jesus describes people's responsiveness to God's Word in a ...

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Responding to Jesus' Gift

Gary DeLashmutt

Hebrews 10:19-25

Shifting from theological argument to practical application, the author gives suggestions on how to respond to Jesus' gift of salvation. He says that his audience should: 1) cultivate relational closeness with God, 2) keep sharing their faith with others, and 3) keep inciting one another to live out God's love. He warns against auto-pilot and stagnant faith without active love and service.

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Hebrews 10:19-25Heb 10:19-25 Heb 10:19-25By Gary DeLashmutt Teaching Date: 10/01/2006Shifting from theological argument to practical appl...

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Gospel and Postmodern Culture (Part 4)

Jim Leffel

Romans 8:28

Part four of a four-part series on the Gospel impacting postmodern culture. We are called upon by God to give an account for the hope that is within us with gentleness and respect. How do we respond to questions about God being loving when we live in a world full of evil and suffering? A basic framework for understanding the problem of evil is presented to help us engage with others on this topic.\r\n

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1 Peter 3:15-15, Luke 13:4-5, 2 Peter 3:9-91 Pet 3:15-15,Luke 13:4-5,2 Pet 3:9-9 1Pet 3:15-15, Luke 13:4-5, 2Pet 3:9-9By Jim Leffel Teach...

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