Love Jesus and His church by despising divisiveness and promoting unity.

God calls you to take initiative, work diligently, and plan for the future as His servant.

Main Point- Is all well with you- Is your love for the world more than your love for God, if so you are in danger of shipwrecking your faith- But your hope is in Jesus who can bring you back to him. --1. When you talk to yourself, what you say reveals your heart- V20-2. When you start to rationalize that evil desire you are giving birth to sin v20b-3. When you get what you desire God is giving you over v21-23-4. Sin always leads to greater sin. V24-25 -5. The more you know, the more serious the consequences v26-27-6. Your hope is in Jesus who can bring you back to him.

Main Point - this is a story of God cleansing you of your deadly disease, despite you being an unlikely candidate, despite the weakness of the suggestion and despite the pride that stops you from accepting his grace. When you are cured of this disease it leads to being a completely new person who wholehearted serves the true God.- -1. Leprosy is a disease like no other, its symbolic of sin, a disease which you are infected with v1--2. God uses the weak to shame the proud and so he will use you to tell others of his great power v2-5--3. God shows his grace to unlikely people v6-8--4. God humbles you to accept the remedy for your sin v9-13--5. When God cleanses you of your sin you are a new person v14-19

You live in a hungry world and God in his compassion not only rescues you but sustains you in Christ. --1. You live in a hungry world which offers a variety of wild vines or compromised gospels--2. Jesus is the flour that rescues you--3. You are called to live committed to God--4. You are sustained in the Christian life by Jesus the bread of life

Main Point- Do not be content in your faith but enable it to grow by the challenge of bringing God's-word into your life even in handling death.-1. Bring God's word into your life v8-11-2. God's word brings blessings v12-17-3. God's word brings challenges v18-28-4. God's word has power over death v29-37-5. Bring God's word into your life so your faith will grow even in the face of death

Experiencing the holiness of God in Jesus Christ leads you to offer yourself for God's service.

Be generous without becoming unwisely entangled, and give thanks that the Lord has become your surety so can be freed from unwise alliances.

Your God-given identity in Christ is to rule the earth and be blessed in doing so. Live as the person you were created to be-

Your spouse is a gift from God designed to protect you from impurity- find joyful satisfaction in your spouse.