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There is no teaching more important than the teaching of God’s word in the church. And that is why it is essential that those who teach about God never say: “Do as I say, not as I do.”

Paul nurturing his apprentice Timothy—encouraging & training him in how to be a leader. He does this by talking about the qualifications of a leader, by sharing 3 DIFFERENT ROLES OF LEADERSHIP.

I 1 Timothy 2, Paul, writing to his young disciple Timothy, deals with the role & status of women in the church in some verses that challenge our 21st century perceptions.

What does success in the Christian life look like? Simple: It's about living a life of love, of mercy, a life in pursuit of transformation & pursuit of the finish line.

John 21 is in the Bible, so that all of us Peters would know that though we fall again & again, by God’s grace we can keep on getting back up. What mercy! What grace!

Today we will look at Jesus’s first appearance to all his frightened disciples after His resurrection. (John 20:19-23) What I want us to see is: How did the risen Jesus act & what did the risen Jesus say?

God used 2 men’s late, but costly, commitment (Joseph & Nicodemus). The application for us is: Looking on the crucified Jesus deepens our commitment to Him.

John 18:1-11 tells the story of the arrest of Jesus. This midnight encounter sets in motion the events that will lead to the cross on Friday morning. If you look at this passage from one perspective, you might conclude events have now spun out of control. But you would be wrong.

John 17—the longest recorded prayer of our Lord closes the Upper Room institution of communion & precedes Gethsemane, the betrayal by Judas, Jesus’ arrest & the beginning of his trials.

We are accepted in God’s presence only because of Christ. We can only come to God through Christ. He is the only Mediator. That is true for salvation—and for supplication. And just as there are physical means of life, there are spiritual means of grace. Resist the lies of the devil & get a bigger breakthrough in prayer than you’ve ever had.