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  • Jesus 4: Those Who Mourn (B)

    4: Those Who Mourn (B) by Sean Finnegan

    (For a higher quality video visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=63)

    Whether you are a lifetime Bible student or brand new, our journey with Jesus promises to enhance your faith, hope, and love. His teaching will challenge and reshape your life while his actions inspire awe, gratitude, and worship. You will see your Lord in a different light and fall in love with him all over again.

    Annually, we observe and often scrutinize his birth and death at the corresponding holidays. JESUS, the class, focuses exclusively on his ministry that is between those two events.

    We’ve organized the material around the eight beatitudes of Jesus’ most famous teaching: the sermon on the mount. Each session shows how Jesus lived the beatitude out as well as what he taught about that particular… To read the rest of the description visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=63

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  • Jesus 3: Those Who Mourn (A)

    3: Those Who Mourn (A) by Sean Finnegan

    (For a higher quality video visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=63)

    Whether you are a lifetime Bible student or brand new, our journey with Jesus promises to enhance your faith, hope, and love. His teaching will challenge and reshape your life while his actions inspire awe, gratitude, and worship. You will see your Lord in a different light and fall in love with him all over again.

    Annually, we observe and often scrutinize his birth and death at the corresponding holidays. JESUS, the class, focuses exclusively on his ministry that is between those two events.

    We’ve organized the material around the eight beatitudes of Jesus’ most famous teaching: the sermon on the mount. Each session shows how Jesus lived the beatitude out as well as what he taught about that particular… To read the rest of the description visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=63

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  • Jesus 2: Poor in Spirit (B)

    2: Poor in Spirit (B) by Vince Finnegan

    (For a higher quality video visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=63)

    Whether you are a lifetime Bible student or brand new, our journey with Jesus promises to enhance your faith, hope, and love. His teaching will challenge and reshape your life while his actions inspire awe, gratitude, and worship. You will see your Lord in a different light and fall in love with him all over again.

    Annually, we observe and often scrutinize his birth and death at the corresponding holidays. JESUS, the class, focuses exclusively on his ministry that is between those two events.

    We’ve organized the material around the eight beatitudes of Jesus’ most famous teaching: the sermon on the mount. Each session shows how Jesus lived the beatitude out as well as what he taught about that particular… To read the rest of the description visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=63

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  • Jesus 1: Poor in Spirit (A)

    1: Poor in Spirit (A) by Vince Finnegan

    (For a higher quality video visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=63)

    Whether you are a lifetime Bible student or brand new, our journey with Jesus promises to enhance your faith, hope, and love. His teaching will challenge and reshape your life while his actions inspire awe, gratitude, and worship. You will see your Lord in a different light and fall in love with him all over again.

    Annually, we observe and often scrutinize his birth and death at the corresponding holidays. JESUS, the class, focuses exclusively on his ministry that is between those two events.

    We’ve organized the material around the eight beatitudes of Jesus’ most famous teaching: the sermon on the mount. Each session shows how Jesus lived the beatitude out as well as what he taught about that particular… To read the rest of the description visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=63

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  • Why Did Jesus Weep?

    John 11:2 – Digression that adds information known at the time of writing rather than at the time of the event
    14 He used sleep as a euphemism for death. A euphemism is a figure of speech that softens the subject.
    18 – Bethany was about 1.7 miles from Jerusalem on the other side of the Mount of Olives.
    45-53 – To the reader of the Gospel, the words of Caiaphas hold a greater significance than his intended meaning.
    Luke 22:39-46; Matthew 26:36-44; and Mark 14:32-42

    Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Again we ask why did he weep?

    1Peter 3:18-25 He is our great example, but we are to understand and copy his heart and not necessarily his actions. If we copy his actions without his heart, we will be hypocrites and not disciples.
    Matthew 7:21-23 Kingdom entrance is dependent on knowing and doing the will of the Father as he did.
    Hebrews 12:1-3

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    45 min
  • Prayer and the Gospel

    Prayer is an integral part of evangelism. It is fundamental. Jesus prayed often. The church in the first century was devoted to prayer, and we are admonished to pray.

    Acts 2:42; 4:23-41; 6:4-6; 9:8-11; 10:1-4, 9; 11:3-5; 13:1-3 – Prayer was vital in the early church.

    Romans 12:12 – Be devoted to prayer.

    1 Thessalonians 5:17 – Pray without ceasing.

    2 Thessalonians 3:1 – Pray for the spread of the gospel message.

    1 Tim 2:1-4 – God’s desire is for all men to be saved. We are to pray for His will to be done (Mt 6:10).

    3 Acts of Prayer

    1. Act of faith
    2. Act of humility
    3. Spiritual act

    Keys to Successful Prayer

    Find a location – Matthew 6:5-6
    Establish a time – Mark 1:35; Luke 6:12
    Persevere; be faithful – Luke 11:1-13; 18:1-8
    Keep simple – Luke 16:10

    Specifics of Evangelism Prayer

    Watchfulness – 1 Peter 4:7; Mark 13:33; Luke 21:36
    Open doors to preach – Colossians 4:2-4
    Open mouth to speak – Ephesians 6:18-20
    More laborers for the harvest – Luke 10:2

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    51 min
  • Getting the Gospel Right

    Does Amos 9.11-15 seem strange to you?

    Two Major Problems

    1. most of us do not speak the gospel
    2. those who do speak it know a partial gospel

    Importance of Getting the Gospel Right

    – Is the gospel like a paint color or a medical diagnosis?
    – It is a matter of life and death (Galatians 1.6-9; 2 Timothy 1.7-10)
    – the gospel is the pill of immortality, washed down with faith

    Three Elements

    1. kingdom (Matthew 4.23; 5.5; 6.9-10)
    2. cross (1 Corinthians 15.3; Romans 5.8)
    3. resurrection (1 Corinthians 15.4)

    Four Reasons the Kingdom Matters

    1. it is God's idea
    2. it was Jesus' primary focus
    3. it is gospel
    4. promotes stewardship

    Satan attacks the believing of the gospel (2 Corinthians 4.3-4; Matthew 13.19; Luke 8.12)

    But just knowing isn't enough!

    1. believe
    2. repent
    3. persevere

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    49 min
  • Power of the Gospel

    Acts 19:10, 20, 26, and 27 The gospel changed the 12 men, spread throughout all Asia Minor, and broke the back of the Artemis’ worship.
    Romans 1:16 The powerful gospel believed has eternal ramifications. The words of Martin Luther King Jr. influenced the culture of our country for two generations. The words of God hold eternal results.
    Hebrews 4:12 The Word of God discerns the seemingly indiscernible and divides the seemingly undividable – soul and spirit, joints and marrow, thoughts and intentions [purposes].
    2Corinthians 10:3-5 We take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ by thinking the Word and not destructive thoughts.

    The word of God is perfect. It converts the soul.

    The word of God is sure. It makes the simple wise.
    The word of God is right. It causes the heart to rejoice.
    The word of God is pure. It enlightens our eyes.
    The word of God is true and righteous altogether.

    Acts 17:1-5 The gospel powerfully effects people, the meek in a favorable way and the prideful in a hostile way

    6 – They turned the world upside down.
    11 The Bereans proved the Word for themselves by studying the Scriptures.
    15 – Paul moved on and continues to speak the gospel.
    Mark 4:13-25 – The gospel always has some response.

    The Great Awakening of the 18th century swept across England, Germany, and the American colonies and roused a spiritual revival that changed the course of history. One of the three men most responsible was George Whitefield.

    One man awake awakens another,

    The second man wakens his next door neighbor,

    And three awake can rouse the town,

    and turn the whole place upside down.

    And many awake can raise such a fuss,

    That it finally awakens the rest of us.

    One man up with dawn in his eyes – multiplies.

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    47 min
  • Resilience

    Ephesus, the capital city of Asia, held the title of “the first and greatest metropolis of Asia.” The open-air theater, the largest in the world, was capable of containing 50,000 spectators who often entertained themselves with the fights of wild beasts and of men with beasts. The city prided itself on its designation “Temple Warden” of Artemis and on the fact that the cult of the great goddess had spread out into the world.

    The temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was the main attraction to tourists from around the world. The structure of 425 feet in length, 225 in width was all marble with 127 marble columns 60 feet high.

    Resilience is the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.

    Acts 9 – Appointed the head of the precaution against the Way followers, he embraced his job with the enthusiasm, self-assurance, and fortitude of an accomplished, self-made man in his early thirties. In a moment, everything changed.
    Acts 13 – Cyprus – He witnessed to Sergius Paulus but was withstood by Elymas.

    Pisidian Antioch – Acts 13:50 and 51 What kind of man is so stout and durable?

    Acts 14 – Iconium – Gentiles and the Jews wanted to stone them.
    Acts 14:21 – Lystra – He was worshipped as a god, and then they stoned him.
    15 – Jerusalem – he was proving to them the legitimacy of his ministry. Barnabas and Paul split.
    16:24 – They beat him and threw him into prison.
    2Corinthians 11:23-29 From where did his resilience, toughness, and courage come?

    The man who entered into Ephesus possibly at 55 or 57 was a horrid sight if disrobed, weary from life’s journey, travel-fatigued from the current itinerary. Possibly, his stride was slower, more deliberate. This seasoned warrior with many battle scars entered this pagan metropolis without knowing or fearing what was before him. He was by no means disheartened or daunted but rather robust, energetic, optimistic, and filled with faith and hope. He commenced a new adventure that in less than 2 1/2 years would break the stronghold of Artemis’ worship and spread the gospel of the Kingdom throughout all Asia-Minor.

    Acts 19:1-20 – One man’s persistence caused the change of a community.
    Ehesians6:18-20 He did one day at a time with the help of God.
    2Timothy 1:15 – This thou know, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

    In 90 AD, John wrote the churches in Asia including Ephesus.

    One man awake awakens another,

    The second man wakens his next door neighbor,

    And three awake can rouse the town,

    and turn the whole place upside down.

    And many awake can raise such a fuss,

    That it finally awakens the rest of us.

    One man up with dawn in his eyes – multiplies.

    The post Resilience first appeared on Living Hope.
    54 min
  • Paul and the Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

    You shall have no other gods before Me

    You shall not make for yourself an idol
    You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain
    Observe the Sabbath day
    Honor your father and mother
    You shall not murder
    You shall not commit adultery
    You shall not steal
    You shall not bear false witness
    You shall not covet

    Paul never taught anyone to break the Ten Commandments. He shared about the new life we have in Christ and how through grace we can live by faith and be obedient.
    Romans 2:5-24 (Hypocrisy – stealing, adultery, idolatry – blaspheming the Name).
    Jesus taught the same about hypocrisy (Matthew, chapter 23).
    Romans 6:1-2, 12, 17-23 We are not to live a life of sin, breaking the laws of God. Rather now, we can serve God in righteousness and obedience.
    Romans 13:8-10 (Murder, adultery, stealing, covetousness) Love is the fulfillment of the law.
    Romans 14:4-13 – As with Jesus, Paul never spoke disparagingly of the Sabbath day. Weekly assembly and reading of the law in the Synagogue became attached to Sabbath keeping (Acts 13:20-16, 27, 43-44; 15:21; 16:13; 17:1-2; 18:4). This continues in our day and time. Paul writes that we should not judge each other. Colossians 2:16

    The heart of what was written in the law is still true: it is a sign that Yahweh has sanctified His people (Exodus 31:13).

    Ephesians 6:1-3 – Paul continued to teach the fifth commandment as well.

    Obedient, holy living according to the commandments of God is an integral part of the teachings of the Apostle Paul (Romans 1:29-32; 1 Corinthians 5:11; 6:9-11; 10:7-14; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:3-6; 2 Timothy 3:1-4). Colossians 3:5-6 – Greed, evil desire (aka – covetousness) amounts to idolatry.

    Jesus did not teach much about idolatry because Israel was no longer tempted with polytheism. However, the Apostle Paul took the gospel message to the Gentile nations – a world filled with idolatry. He often spoke out against Idolatry and to turn “to God from idols to serve the living and true God [1Thess 1:9b].” Acts 14:6-19; 16:16-33; 19:23-28

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    51 min

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