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  • Serving God as Grandparents

    1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
    Ephesians 5:16 Do not cease giving thanks for you while making mention of you in my prayers.
    Isaiah 46:3-4; 40:27-31 Fears and concern regarding old age must be filtered through trust in our Father. He has and He will take care of you as you keep Him first in your life.
    Psalm 92:12-15
    2 Timothy 1:1-5; 3:14-15 Timothy’s mother and grandmother greatly influenced him.
    Hebrews 11:8-10 Isaac was 60 when he had Jacob and Esau; therefore, they had 15 years with Abraham.
    Psalm 103:14-18 Our first responsibility as grandparents is to stay connected with our God.
    Exodus 34:6-7 Ethbaal – Jezebel – Athaliah
    Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.
    Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 11:18-20; Psalm 78:4-7 Wisdom and balance are necessary.
    Galatians 6:9-10 Not all of us are grandparents or have access to our grandchildren.
    Titus 2:1-7 We have an obligation to our spiritual family.
    Revelation 8:3-4

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    53 min
  • Serving God as a Married Couple

    1. Marry a Believer

    Deuteronomy 7:1-8 God instructed His people not to marry those who worshipped other gods.

    2 Corinthians 6:14-15 The New Testament also teaches us to avoid getting “unequally yoked with unbelievers.”

    1 Kings 11:4-9 Solomon is a prime example of someone who yielded to the negative influences of his wives.

    Acts 5:1-5 Ananias and Sapphira conspired together to poison their offering with lies, and both paid the price.

    1 Corinthians 7:10-16 If you’re married to an unbeliever, stay in the relationship, and be an example of godliness.

    2. Commitment Enables Growth

    Marriage is an intensified form of loving your neighbor as yourself.

    Hebrews 10:24-25 Stir up one another to love and good works.

    Romans 15:14 Instruct one another.

    Hebrews 3:13 Warn one another about sin’s deceitfulness.

    James 5:16 Confess your sins to one another, and pray.

    Ephesians 4:32 Forgive one another, and be kind.

    Galatians 6:1 Confront one another.

    Galatians 6:2 Bear one another’s burdens.

    3. Get on Board with the Mission Jesus Gave Us

    Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus commissioned us to make disciples.

    Seek opportunities to invite people in and show them God’s love: Taste and see that the LORD is good (Psalm 34:8).

    Look for key moments to share a testimony or the gospel message.

    Find ways to deepen and develop people’s commitment to God.

    Hebrews 13:2; 1 Peter 4:9 Hospitality is key.

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    51 min
  • Serving God as a Family

    1 Corinthians 16:15 KJV “…ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints”
    1 Corinthians 16:15 – The entire household of Stephanas was devoted to serving.
    Acts 16:14-15; 31; 18:8 – In Philippi and Corinth, entire households were converting to the Lord.

    We are to live for God and devote our lives to Him as a family. The witness is not simply to show up on Sunday at church and then leave God out of your household activities for the other six days of the week. That is hypocrisy and religion. That is not “devoted to the ministry”.

    Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 11:18-20; Psalm 78:4-7
    You shall teach them diligently to your sons – talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
    Ephesians 2:1-3, 10-13, 19-22
    We were formerly strangers from God and walked according to the course of this world. However, now we are the dwelling place of God. Christ lives within us. We should now conduct our lives according to the spirit of Christ that dwells within us, pursue a love relationship with, and follow when he guides us.
    John 17:14-18
    Jesus did not take us out of the world. Rather he has sent us into the world, just as he was sent into the world. We are in the world. But we are not of the world. We are Ambassadors for Christ (2 Cor 5:20). We are citizens of Christ’s kingdom – the Kingdom of God (Col 1:13; Phil 3:20). Our homes should exemplify Christ. When people see us, they should see Christ. It is possible to live in this world, and yet be separate.
    Philippians 2:13-15
    God is at work in us to do His work. This includes your family. We can shine as bright lights in the midst of a crooked and perverse world.
    Matthew 5:13-16
    You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world. Let your light shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your father who is in heaven.
    1 Peter 2:9-12
    “You are a chosen race…a people for God’s own possession so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light”! Keep your behavior excellent among the nations.

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    50 min
  • The Manifestation of the Spirt

    At the last supper, Jesus spoke of the paraclete, the spirt of truth, which he would send after his departure. On the day of the ascension, Jesus spoke these last words before departing to the right hand of Yahweh.

    Acts 1:8

    “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”

    The holy spirit would enable the followers of Jesus with power by which they could be a witness for him to the remotest part of the earth. On Pentecost this spirt was first poured out, and throughout the book of Acts are manifestations of this spiritual power.

    Manifestation: an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something, especially a theory or an abstract idea.

    1 Corinthians 12:1 God does not want us ignorant of spiritual matters.

    1 Corinthians 12:4-6
    There are a variety of gifts, ministries, and effects, but it is the same spirit, the same Lord Jesus, and the same God who works all things in all.
    1 Corinthians 12:7
    Each one is given the manifestation of the spirit for the common good.
    Every person, who is in Christ Jesus, has the spirit. This is what Jesus promised, that he would send the spirit of truth to those who loved him and kept his commandments.
    1 Peter 4:10-11
    As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies: so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
    1 Corinthians 12:8-11
    Here is a list of common manifestations of the spirit. This section shows the diversity in the manifestation of the spirit. But what is emphasized in these verses is what is similar. What’s the same in every person? It’s the same spirit!!!!

    The Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-26)

    1 Corinthians 12:27
    It is one body, with unique individual members. But it is still just one body, and Christ is the head.
    1 Corinthians 12:28-32
    Earnestly desire the greater gifts. But there is a more excellent way!!! (1 Corinthians chapter 13 — LOVE!!!!)
    1 Corinthians 13:1-3 It is possible then to manifest spirit, and not love. It is possible to do these things and not obey Jesus Christ. But this is then just sounding off. You are nothing. There is no profit. Jesus warned of this behavior (Matthew 7:21-23).
    1 Corinthians 14:1 Pursue love and earnestly desire spiritual things!
    Chapter fourteen gives practical instruction on how tongues, interpretation of tongues, and prophecy should be handled when the church assembles.
    1 Corinthians 14:26-33
    “Let all things be done for edification.” “God is not a God of confusion.”
    1 Corinthians 14:40
    “But all things must be done decently and in an orderly manner.”

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    52 min
  • Magna Carta

    Romans 8:1 “Therefore” swings us back to all that precedes. The condemnation was our eternal reality, not our feelings.
    Romans 5:15-21 Before we accept the lordship of Christ, we are condemned, and our destiny is the wrath of God.
    Romans 7:21-25 In spite of our flesh with its rebellion and covetousness, there is now in Christ no condemnation.
    8:2 Two contrasting laws are — law of sin and death and law of spirit of life in Christ. The word “spirit” occurs 21 times in this chapter.
    3 The Law is referring to the Mosaic Law and the information from chapter 7.
    4 The requirement of the law profusely communicated was the sacrifice of an innocent for the guilty — the type for the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. “Walk” literally means to live.
    5 First place the Greek word for mind “phroneo” occurs is in Matthew 16:23. The great question remains: “Am I born again?” “Am I saved?”
    6 Death or life and peace
    8 Strong words
    9-14 What moves you?
    15-17 The spirit connects us with God. The great hope is before us.
    18-25 The whole of creation is not right and waits for the glorious day.
    26-27 The spirit helps us. In John, Jesus called it the “Helper.”
    28-39 Our Magna Carta is stated clearly.

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    49 min
  • Freedom

    Romans 6:1- 13 We identify completely with Jesus.
    Romans 6:14 This concept is an astounding paradox. To be under the Law means to be under the dominion of sin, and to be under grace is to be freed simultaneously from both the dominion of sin and the Law.
    6:12-23 Slave market; 7:1-6 marriage. The old master in the first analogy is sin, and the old master or husband, in the second is the Law. You are dead to both because of Christ; therefore, you are no longer under their control.

    God through Christ liberates us from the mastery of sin and the bondage of the Law.

    7:7-12 The Law does three things here: 1. Brings sin to light, 2. Forbids sin, and 3. Stimulates the very thing it forbids. 1 Corinthians 15:56 – The power of sin is the law.

    What Paul writes is autobiographical, and the biography of every man.

    7:8 Covetousness is the last of the Ten Commandments, the first sin committed by the cherub, and the first committed by a human, Eve.
    Exodus 20:17 “Covet” means to have a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.
    Genesis 2:16-17; 3:22 Covetousness is the quintessential sin. It represents the most perfect or typical example of it.
    Romans 7:8-11 Adam and Eve lived a carefree life until they were tested by the commandment banning the fruit of the tree of knowledge; that very commandment, brought to their remembrance by the tempter, directed their attention to the forbidden fruit and made it so irresistibly attractive that they ate.

    The introduction of law not only brought with it the recognition of sin and the incitement to sin but also accountability for sin and consequent liability to the death-penalty passed on sin.

    Rebellion against God and His Word was the behavior of the Cherub, serpent, and Eve. That rebellious spirit became imbedded in Adam and Eve and hence passed on to their children and all of humanity. The Law said do not do; it the flesh automatically rebels and resists. Children are a great example of this innate evil. The rebellion is not consciously premediated; rather, it just is a part of who we are as humans.

    This is why the Law did not work to change the sinful problem.

    Philippians 3:3-6 The law did not change Paul. He rebelled against the God he longed to serve to the extent of murdering God’s children.
    Romans 7:12-24 Paul explains the Law is useless to eliminate sin and bring salvation. We are ruined and useless with nothing that can help with or without except Christ.

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    47 min
  • Why Christianity 16: Changed Lives

    16: Changed Lives by Sean Finnegan

    (For a higher quality video visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=76)

    If you aren’t excited about your faith, you probably won’t share it with others. This class aims to show you why Christianity is awesome. Our goal is to help you understand your faith better and see how it compares to other ways of thinking and living. Come and get… To read the rest of the description visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=76

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    0 min
  • Why Christianity 15: Jesus the Revolutionary

    15: Jesus the Revolutionary by Daniel Fitzsimmons

    (For a higher quality video visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=76)

    If you aren’t excited about your faith, you probably won’t share it with others. This class aims to show you why Christianity is awesome. Our goal is to help you understand your faith better and see how it compares to other ways of thinking and living. Come and get… To read the rest of the description visit lhim.org/resouorces/classes.php?id=76

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