Matthew 5:21-26 | December 15, 2019 | Hanley Liu

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJappljHA80

Personal Application Questions:

1. Sinful anger—irritability, bitterness, passive anger, self-righteous anger, arguing, violence—reveal deeper issues of the heart. We have all become angry at some point. When was the last time you became angry with another person? How did you process your feelings before God?

2. What is the relationship between anger and murder? Why does Jesus equate the two?

3. Where have you experienced the consequences of your anger? How have you/ can you find healing in Christ?

4. Who do you need to reconcile with? What steps could you take to be reconciled? How should you respond if the other party rejects your attempts at reconciliation?

Thanks to Kalvin Lam for recording and moderating LIVE at In-Transit on December 5, 2019. Featuring Ray Chin, Alice Mai-Chin, Lester Luck, Joyce Luck, and Caron Chan.

Matthew 5:17-20 | December 8, 2019 | Albert Ting

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https://youtu.be/9zBJVqUsNng

Personal Application Questions:

1. Pray, asking God to reveal any hidden sin in your heart through his word. Spend time in confession, asking Christ to change your heart.

2. Read Jeremiah 31:31-35. What does it mean to have the Law written on your heart? Now read Ephesians 2:8-10, how are your outward actions deeply connected to inward character formation in Christ?

3. How has Jesus’s teaching from Matthew 5 shaped your heart in recent weeks?

4. How have the teachings of Christ strengthened your relationship with others?

Matthew 5:13-16 | December 1, 2019 | Hanley Liu

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PT and Katy share their personal and ministry reflections for this holiday season including a tribute to YOU, the listeners.

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In this 3-minute excerpt, Pastor Hanley asks God to give us spiritual eyes to see. 

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From the sermon: Seeing Through Believing https://youtu.be/R5ZRK1M3-3g

Matthew 5:9-12 | November 17, 2019 | Hanley Liu

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https://youtu.be/qVwrWS4iH08

Personal Application Questions:

1. Overview Question: In what ways do you see all of the beatitudes fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus Christ?

2. Jesus declares peacemakers as sons of God, not children of God. In Jewish thought, what is the benefit of holding the title/position of sonship? Whether you are male or female, why is it a privilege to be called sons of God?

3. When was the last time you were insulted, ostracized, or persecuted for expressing your Christian beliefs? What forms of Christian persecution have you or your family experienced?

4. If your life is free from religious persecution, how can you use your freedom of religion to share Christ with others?

Psalm 1 | November 7th, 2019 | Gabe Lee | In-Transit

Matthew 5:6-8 | November 10, 2019 | Albert Ting

Personal Application Questions:

1. How does Christ expose the false paradigm through the Beatitudes that happiness is only possible when our lives are free from annoyance and full of ease?

2. How is your daily relationship with Christ cultivating new motives and intentions for righteousness that align with the heart of God?

3. How does the cross of Christ motivate you to show mercy towards others? Who do you need to show mercy towards and why?

Ask the LORD to reveal any hypocrisy in your heart and ask Him to purify your heart through Christ.

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https://youtu.be/KlD6L9LDFJ0

1 Peter 2:9-10 | October 27, 2019 | Hanley Liu

Watch the sermon video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq4EfJQ6BGA

Personal Application Questions:

1. How does the privilege of being God’s people refresh the way you view God, others, or yourself?

2. How has God taken your struggles and turned them into stories of redemption?

3. How might your stories of redemption help point others to Christ?