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Do You See Anything?

Gary DeLashmutt
Mark 8:29-35

By restoring sight to a blind man Jesus teaches his disciples about spiritual blindness. The cause of spiritual blindness is a hardened heart that can only be cured by Jesus. Jesus instructs his followers how to cooperate in curing their hardened hearts by denying self, taking up their cross and following Jesus.

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Ministry Motives and Methods (Part 1)

Conrad Hilario
Luke 9:37-56

Jesus confronts His disciples' values with five principles about serving Him: 1) requires faith; 2) requires humility; 3) excludes a competitive spirit; 4) should be characterized by love; and 5) starts by aligning yourself with Him.

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The War Within

Ryan Lowery
Romans 7:14-25

Oftentimes we find ourselves trapped in a pattern of sin that we can't seem to break free from. It can be easy to resort to quitting or faking it. Instead, we need to return to God empty-handed. Freedom from the power of sin can only come from a continual choice to surrender to God in humility.

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Jesus Reaches Rejects

Conrad Hilario
Luke 5:12-32

Jesus shows mercy and love to the rejects of society including the leper, the paralyzed man, and the tax collector. The Pharisees, by contrast, tried to protect themselves from evil. Jesus was able to transform the rejects of society because they were humble rather than self-righteous and recognized their need for forgiveness. If we want to be Christ-like, we need to be prepared to go beyond what is comfortable in order to share our faith and love all people as Jesus did.

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Two Strange Parables of Faith

Jim Leffel
Hebrews 11:6

The apostles' request for increased faith leads Jesus to address faith and explain that it is not the strength of your belief, but where you place your trust. Jesus also teaches our attitude of faith needs to be one of humility; a child with a father, or a bond-servant with a master.

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Jesus' Genealogy

Conrad Hilario
Matthew 1:7-12

Jesus' genealogy reveals God's ability to carry out His plan exactly as He said He would through prophecy, e.g., the Davidic Covenant. The accounts in Luke and Matthew both explicitly link Jesus the Messiah with the line of King David. Jesus' genealogy includes unseemly characters, revealing God's desire to use common, sinful people in His plan to rescue humanity.

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Jesus' Early Life

Conrad Hilario
Philippians 2:5-7

Jesus, the Messiah, finally appears in history. He's born into very humble conditions, revealing to us his true nature. He came as a human to break us free from the chains of the law, to identify with humans (enabling him to be their perfect substitute), and to die on the cross. There were many reactions to Jesus' arrival: people at the inn ignored him, Herod was a pseudo-seeker, Simeon and Anna were genuine seekers, and the shepherds/wise men were ready to trust Christ.

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Parables at a Dinner Party

Jim Leffel
Luke 14:7-24

In unpacking four key parables from Jesus in Luke 14, we uncover the "backwards wisdom of God" and see the importance of humility in the Kingdom of God. Jesus calls his followers to voluntarily take the lower seat and reminds us of His heart and His concern for the poor, the crippled, the sinner, and the outsider. Jesus tells of the dinner party of all believers in Heaven, to which He has invited all people without discrimination, and calls His followers to "go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame," that they would be able to be with Him.

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The First Lesson in Discipleship

Jim Leffel
Luke 9:46-56

What is humility? Humility begins with the person of Christ. Cultivating a deeper sense of humility involves: 1) an inner-awareness of God's incredible generosity towards you; 2) giving without love demands; and 3) complete surrender to God.

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