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Why the Waste?

Scott Risley

Matthew 26:1-16

The story of Mary pouring out her expensive perfume on Jesus to anoint him before his burial is still being told for almost two thousand years, just as Jesus predicted. The Lesson we can learn from this is nothing that we pour out on Jesus is a waste. Most people won't understand, but Jesus sees it differently. "Have our eyes been opened to see the preciousness of the One whom we are serving?...that nothing less than the dearest, the costliest, the most precious, is fit for Him?"

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Matthew 26:1-16Matt 26:1-16 Matt 26:1-16By Scott Risley Teaching Date: 05/19/2011The story of Mary pouring out her expensive perfume on J...

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Why This Waste?

Dennis McCallum

Mark 14:3-9

While in the home of Simon, a woman sacrifices a vial of perfume and pours it over Jesus' head. While Judas Iscariot and others are furious at the woman for wasting the perfume, Jesus praises the woman's faith. The underlying principle of this story is that the woman was not living for the temporary, but for the eternal. In light of what Jesus did at the cross, the sacrifice of material things doesn't compare with the thrilling commitment to radically following him. Christians are called to adopt Jesus' values over the world's values when we come to faith in him.

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Matthew 26:6-13, John 12:3-8, Mark 14:3-9Matt 26:6-13,John 12:3-8,Mark 14:3-9 Matt 26:6-13, John 12:3-8, Mark 14:3-9By Dennis McCallum Te...

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A Different Way to Lead

Scott Risley

Matthew 20:17-28

Jesus gave us a perfect example of leadership that is far different than what the world offers. He did not lord over us His authority, but was humble and serving. He sacrificed His life for us. As believers, we must first follow Jesus' leadership but also must learn to lead like He does. Although the cost to lead like Jesus is high, the aspiration is noble and worthwhile.

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Matthew 20:17-28Matt 20:17-28 Matt 20:17-28By Scott Risley Teaching Date: 01/31/2011Jesus gave us a perfect example of leadership that is...

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Paradox of the Kingdom: The Way Up is Down

Dennis McCallum

Philippians 2:3-8

As Jesus is going up to Jerusalem, he teaches his disciples about what true spiritual leadership is in God's sight. Human leadership comes from very little power and is selfishly motivated to try and take love, praise, protection and security from others. In contrast, Jesus perfectly exemplified biblical leadership by choosing to set aside his own praise and glory to sacrificially love others, going to great lengths by dying for humanity on the cross. Two principle lessons come from this teaching of Jesus: 1) we should be willing to follow Jesus' leadership; and 2) we should learn to imitate him in our own leadership roles.

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Matthew 20:17-28, Philippians 2:3-8Matt 20:17-28,Phil 2:3-8 Matt 20:17-28, Phil 2:3-8By Dennis McCallum Teaching Date: 01/31/2011As Jesus...

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Who Do You Think God Is?

Lee Campbell

Genesis 22:1-18

Sometimes, God will test the faith of His followers in order to both refine and show what they believe about Him. In the binding of Isaac, Abraham goes through extreme testing. This incident foreshadows the work of Christ in a powerful way. Like Abraham, our response to testing is determined by who we think that God is.\r\n

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Genesis 22:1-18Gen 22:1-18 Gen 22:1-18By Lee Campbell Teaching Date: 01/02/2011Sometimes, God will test the faith of His followers in ord...

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Building A Ministry

Jim Leffel

Ephesians 4:16

Building onto his argument for how the church the should function in the world, Paul encourages using God-given talents in order to minister to others and meet their needs. Participating in ministry and it's effects is what glorifies Christ.

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1 Corinthians 12:4-6, Ephesians 3:20-21, Ephesians 4:16-161 Cor 12:4-6,Eph 3:20-21,Eph 4:16-16 1Cor 12:4-6, Eph 3:20-21, Eph 4:16-16By Ji...

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Freedom, Rights and Calling

Jim Leffel

1 Corinthians 9:1-23

Believers have the supernatural, God-given freedom from being controlled by self-interest, and can instead use their freedom to serve other people. Indeed, the Gospel requires setting aside some of our rights. By doing so, Christians fulfill God's purpose to share and show God's grace to all people, as well as personally experience joyous freedom.

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1 Corinthians 9:1-231 Cor 9:1-23 1Cor 9:1-23By Jim Leffel Teaching Date: 09/12/2010Believers have the supernatural, God-given freedom fro...

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Freedom And Conscience

Jim Leffel

1 Corinthians 6:12

One aspect of God's purpose in reconciling people to Himself is to create a community to show the world what He is like. One way believers in Christ can show God's love to others is to gain biblical knowledge tempered with discerning love when interacting with other people. Under grace, believers have God-given freedom with a clear conscience, but in this passage are encouraged to use this freedom to love and serve others instead of self.

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1 Corinthians 8:1-13, 1 Corinthians 6:12-121 Cor 8:1-13,1 Cor 6:12-12 1Cor 8:1-13, 1Cor 6:12-12By Jim Leffel Teaching Date: 09/05/2010One...

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Becoming Spiritual Adults (Part 3)

Jim Leffel

1 Corinthians 4:1-16

What does it look like to be a spiritually mature believer in Christ? In this third and final part of the series on spiritual maturity, principles of maturity are discussed. Topics include: trustworthiness, integrity, gratitude, sacrifice, and humility.\r\n

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1 Corinthians 4:1-161 Cor 4:1-16 1Cor 4:1-16By Jim Leffel Teaching Date: 07/11/2010What does it look like to be a spiritually mature beli...

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