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002. New Testament

Jesus Is the Victor

 All of creation is under a curse and subject to constant evil which leads to suffering and death.  But Jesus has won a monumental victory over Satan, sin, suffering and eternal death, and followers of Christ can live boldly and rejoice in knowing that they have eternal life and freedom from the antagonists of God.

Revelation 20:15-22:7; Genesis 3:1-19

June 2, 2024

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The Pattern of Discipleship

 Disciples personally respond to Christ in repentance and faith, obey His command to be baptized, and are vital members of a local church.

Acts 2:36-47

May 26, 2024

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Lessons for Disciples – A King’s Ransom

Jesus the King is the Servant of the Lord Who will lay down His life to ransom His people, taking their sin and punishment on Himself, setting them free from death and restoring them from exile to be the people of God.

Mark 10:45

May 19, 2024

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Lessons for Disciples – A Kingdom of Servants

Disciples must follow Jesus in rejecting the world’s grasping for power, choosing to live as servants, willing to be mistreated and suffer, trusting God the Father to vindicate His followers in His own time.

Mark 10:32-45

May 12, 2024

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Transformed by Trinity

Trinity makes salvation possible and Trinity makes salvation sweet. Only with a God of Trinity can we be freely welcomed in together as brothers and sisters to share the joy of God and cry together, “Abba Father!”

Genesis 1:1-3; John 1:1-3

April 28, 2024

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The Resurrection Changes Everything!

The physical resurrection of Jesus from the dead changes everything, and His followers gather each week to remember His resurrection and then take the Good News forth to everyone.

John 20:19-29

April 7, 2024

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The Great Reversal

Easter celebrates the Great Reversal, when God overruled the wicked decision of humanity to reject and crucify Jesus, raising Him from the dead so that life has swallowed up death for all who trust in Him.

Acts 2:22-24

March 31, 2024

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Fight for the Faith

Christians must contend for the faith so that they can hold to what is true, identify what is false, and build up both their own faith and the faith of others.

Jude 3-4; 17-22

March 17, 2024

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Lessons for Disciples – Marriage (Part 2)

Jesus taught that God made humans male or female and that marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman. Therefore any alternative ideas of “marriage” or contexts for sexual activity violate God’s design and intent.

Mark 10:1-12

March 10, 2024

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Lessons for Disciples – Marriage (Part 1)

Jesus taught that marriage was given by God at creation to be the lifelong union of one man and one woman, and disciples must look to strengthen marriage, not seek excuses to divorce.

Mark 10:1-12

March 3, 2024

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Fast From, Feast On

Following Jesus’ pattern of fasting and feasting, abstaining from food and activities to feast upon the Presence of God, is key to experiencing a flourishing life.

Matthew 4:1-4; Luke 7:33-34

February 11, 2024

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When Less Is More

True abundance is not found in a life full of distractions but in one that has reduced activities to allow time to listen to Jesus speak.

Luke 10:38-42

February 4, 2024

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Apprenticeship Through Failure

Through their failure to cast out a demon, the disciples learn that ministry and spiritual warfare are not based on technique or their own abilities, but rather by consistently walking close to God through faith and prayer.

Mark 9:14-29

January 28, 2024

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The Ministry of the Messenger

Like Elijah and John the Baptist, we are called to be messengers proclaiming the King is coming, understanding that this often leads to opposition and suffering for the messenger.

Mark 9:9-13

January 21, 2024

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A Glimpse of Glory

The Transfiguration is a revelation showing that the New Covenant has arrived, unveiling Jesus in His full glory so that the disciples can be sustained through the suffering that comes to Jesus and His followers.

Mark 9:1-8

January 14, 2024

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Christ The True and Better King

Jesus is the True and Better David, the Great Shepherd-Warrior-King Who cares for, protects, delivers, and rules over God’s people, working out all things to God’s glory and their good now and into eternity.

Luke 1:30-33; 68-75

December 24, 2023

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Christ the True and Better Deliverer

Jesus the Anointed One fills out the redemptive patterns (or “types”) in Genesis 22, revealing that our salvation rests on Jesus’s perfect, lifelong, patient, vicarious obedience to the point of death a cross and on his vindicating resurrection from the dead.

Hebrews 3:1-6 (ESV)

December 17, 2023

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Christ – The True and Better Man

We live in a world made by two men. Adam’s sin plunges the world into chaos and curse and gives us an inheritance of sin, shame, guilt, hell, and death. But Christ comes as the true and better Adam to undo Adam’s sin and our’s, and give us new life.

1 Corinthians 15:45-49

December 3, 2023

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