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Disputing with God

Jim Leffel

1 Corinthians 10:13

Jeremiah complains and accuses God because he is suffering. God responds to Jeremiah with assurance that He will restore him and protect him if Jeremiah simply chooses to return to God. God assures Jeremiah that God is his fortress; this is reminder for Jeremiah from earlier that He will make Jeremiah strong like walls. Walls are useless until tested; Jeremiah is now being tested through suffering. Jeremiah does end up choosing to return to the Lord in grace and he was restored to God's work

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Jeremiah 15:15-21, John 6:66-69, Jeremiah 1:18-19Jer 15:15-21,John 6:66-69,Jer 1:18-19 Jer 15:15-21, John 6:66-69, Jer 1:18-19By Jim Leff...

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The Heart of God and His Servant

Jim Leffel

Jeremiah 8:18-9:2

God desires us to cultivate His heart for people and to resist the desire to flee from relationships. He wants us to identify with others and display spiritual sensitivity through faith in prayer and by being energized by hope.

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Jeremiah 8:18-9:2Jer 8:18-9:2 Jer 8:18-9:2By Jim Leffel Teaching Date: 09/28/2008God desires us to cultivate His heart for people and to ...

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What's Wrong with the Religious?

Jim Leffel

Jeremiah 7:1-11

Jeremiah warned against having a religious mentality. The Israelites were taking false security simply because they were near the temple. 3 ideas were discussed: 1) the temple was a symbol that represented justice and mercy and the presence of God; 2) having a religious mentality flows from a lack of compassion and leads to narcissism; 3) religious passion should come from a sincere heart and seek truth.\r\n

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Jeremiah 7:1-11Jer 7:1-11 Jer 7:1-11By Jim Leffel Teaching Date: 09/07/2008Jeremiah warned against having a religious mentality. The Isra...

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On Trial

Ryan Lowery

Acts 25:14-26:31

When Paul makes his way to Jerusalem, he must give a defense to a variety of different parties. At the core of his defense is that he is a Christian by reason as he explains that Jesus fulfills the Old Testament. We should seek out evidence and be willing to respond to what we see. Believers should be prepared to boldly make a defense through personal testimony and through Scripture.

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Acts 25:14-26:31Acts 25:14-26:31 Acts 25:14-26:31By Ryan Lowery Teaching Date: 08/23/2008When Paul makes his way to Jerusalem, he must gi...

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Jesus in the Old Testament (Part 5)

Gary DeLashmutt

John 7:37-39

God uses Moses to deliver the Israelites from Pharaoh and to guide them to the Promised Land. While wandering in the wilderness, God provides for their needs and quenches their thirst. Moses strikes the rock with his staff which produces an abundance of flowing water. This is a foreshadowing of Jesus being stricken and quenching humanities' thirst. It also points to Jesus providing everlasting life. Jesus is God's provision to meet humanities' greatest need and he continues to be our provision as we continue to entrust our lives to him.\r\n

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Exodus 17:1-7, John 7:37-39Exod 17:1-7,John 7:37-39 Exo 17:1-7, John 7:37-39By Gary DeLashmutt Teaching Date: 07/20/2008God uses Moses to...

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The First Missionary Journey

Ryan Lowery

Acts 13:1-40

The history of missions is split between the harmful and the helpful, but if the claims of the Bible are true then missionaries are essential. Luke's historical account of Paul's first missionary journey shows what missions look like when done correctly. All of us should seek to be missionaries in our own culture or another.

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Acts 13:1-40Acts 13:1-40 Acts 13:1-40By Ryan Lowery Teaching Date: 07/12/2008The history of missions is split between the harmful and the...

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Jesus in the Old Testament (Part 3)

Gary DeLashmutt

Genesis 22:1-14

God's love is demonstrated through the earliest event that predicts the coming Messiah through Abraham and his son Isaac. This is shown through two kinds of Messianic prophecies: 1) historical; 2) typological. Through Abraham's faith being tested as God calls on him to sacrifice his son Isaac, God's faithfulness is revealed as He provides a ram to take Isaac's place. This is a picture (type) of what God will do through His Son Jesus. There are many pictures (types) through Abraham and Isaac's story that point to what happens with Jesus as he is the sacrifice for humanities sin.\r\n

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Genesis 22:1-14Gen 22:1-14 Gen 22:1-14By Gary DeLashmutt Teaching Date: 07/06/2008God's love is demonstrated through the earliest event t...

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God's Strategy in Human History

Dennis McCallum

Romans 10:3-11:29

Even in the Old Testament, God has not wanted to relate to people through works, but instead through grace and faith! The nation of Israel thought that they could keep the law themselves. And, though they have been God's chosen people throughout all of human history, He chose to stop working through them for a time because they rejected His grace and subsequently, hardened their hearts. This does not mean that God has forgotten or rejected the Jews, He will still carry out His promises to the Jews after the Church Age. God is continuing to execute His vast, eternal plan of rescue and is choosing to use anyone and everyone who wants to following Him.

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Romans 10:3-11:29Rom 10:3-11:29 Rom 10:3-11:29By Dennis McCallum Teaching Date: 07/03/2008Even in the Old Testament, God has not wanted t...

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Becoming Who You Are

Dennis McCallum

Romans 6:1-19

In Adam, we were slaves to sin and alienated from God. Once we are in Christ, we have a new identity. Not only is it essential to know what this new identity is, it is just as important to learn to apply these truths to ourselves. As we begin to look at ourselves the way God looks at us and present ourselves to Him with this new identity in view, we can depend on Him to begin powerfully transforming us into the image of Christ.

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Romans 6:1-19Rom 6:1-19 Rom 6:1-19By Dennis McCallum Teaching Date: 05/25/2008In Adam, we were slaves to sin and alienated from God. Once...

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