If you're like most people, you find real change difficult. Some things might help it, but only Jesus Christ can change you, releasing you from the sin that enslaves you. He can set you free and make real change possible. Consider that as Tom Pennington looks at Real Change from the Inside Out.

Have you ever excused or defended your anger, trying to justify it because of something someone else did to you? Tom Pennington teaches practical ways from Scripture to reconcile with someone where anger has caused a breach in your relationship - as well as the warnings against not reconciling with that person.

What's the connection between sinful anger and the Sixth Commandment involving murder? Tom Pennington teaches on the parallel in today's lesson.

Do you struggle with anger? Are there times in your life when you lost your cool? What does the Bible say about sinful anger, and why is it such a serious a matter to God? Tom Pennington opens Matthew 5:21-26.

Does the command for Christians to be salt and light mean speaking out on ethical and cultural issues, serving in humanitarian initiatives, or being active in political causes? Conversely, in the sight of God, can an unbeliever do anything that can properly be called "good works?"

What qualities do light and Christians have in common? Learn the four truths about the power of your influence as the "light of the world", light that exposes that which is sinful while pointing to that which is beautiful, excellent, and desirable.

If you're a Christian, you're an influence. Jesus used salt to describe the Christian's preserving power in the world. But what about light? What does it mean to be the "light of the world?"

Are you someone's primary means of influence? If so, how do you handle that responsibility in a Christ-like example? How can you be the "salt of the earth" as Jesus commands?

What is your highest priority in life? Found in both Old and New Testament, it remains the summit of man's moral duty to God. Tom Pennington gives you the command and how the five insights can be applied to your own life.

A faithful believer must be equipped, prepared, and use the resources God has provided: God's own armor, not your own, will protect you. You'll be encouraged by the actual description of the armor, and how the Lord Himself is pictured as a Warrior - dressed for battle, proceeding forth, in order to save and rescue His people.