THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT (Mark 12:28-34) When one of the teachers of the Law asked him a trick question, Jesus gave the appropriate answer. This teacher was respectful and confirmed He was right. Jesus saw he was not far from the Kingdom. What does it mean to be not far from the Kingdom?

MARRIAGE & THE RESURRECTION: Jesus dealt with the theoretical question of the Sadduccees. He addresses our gender-neutrality in heaven, and that God is the God of the Living, not the dead. Marriage & sexuality is earthly not heavenly. What does it mean that God is the God of the Living?

PARABLE OF THE TENANTS: This parable talks about how God's people tried to take what belonged to God as their own. When they killed the son, then the Master Himself comes and judges the people. The people resisted God, therefore God resists the people.

DON'T SETTLE! Abraham and his father were called to settle in Caanan, but they settled short of God's best. Don't settle! Push forward.

PREFERENCES: CASTING MY VOTE. From the story of the dispute between Paul & Barnabas, we'll discuss preferences and how to separate them from convictions. One you die for, the other you don't.

ZACCHAEUS: Zacchaeus had an encounter with Christ that changed his life. We'll explore what we can learn about this tax collector and his encounter with God.

PAUL: Paul had an encounter with Jesus. In this encounter Paul was broken and blinded. We look at lessons we can learn from Paul's encounter.

MOSES: Moses had an encounter with God in the Burning Bush. God gave Moses an assignment to go and confront Pharaoh to let God's people go free. We'll look at what we can learn from this encounter.

GIDEON: Gideon was visited by the Angel of God, calling him to be a judge in Israel, to defeat the Philistines and set God's people free from oppression. We'll look at what we can learn about Gideon's encounter.

ISAIAH: Isaiah had an encounter with God when he saw the Lord on His throne and received a commission from God to go to the people. We'll explore what he learned about God in this vision.