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Scripture: Mark 10:35-52Mark 10:35-37 Mark 10:38-40  + True Greatness is Revealed in the Service of Jesus Mark 10:42-44 Mark 10:45 + True Greatness is Received Humbling Yourself Before Jesus Mark 10:46 Mark 10:47-48 Mark 10:49 Mark 10:49-50 Mark 10:51-52

Scripture: Romans 1:14–17+ Christians must not be ashamed of the Gospel Romans 1:17 NLT From Himself For Himself By Himself Romans 3:27–28 NLT At Cost to Himself Romans 8:31–32 NIV Mark 8:38 NIV + Christians have an obligation to share this Gospel + The Debt of Evangelism to our Neighbors Romans 9:1–3 NIV Romans 10:1 NIV + The Debt of Missions to the Nations Romans 10:12–15 NIV Romans 15:17–21 NIV + The Church is God’s means for Reaching our Neighbors and the Nations Revelation 7:9–13 NIV 2 Kings 7:9 NIV

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11 2 Peter 3:9 NIV + The Holy Spirit gives Everyone who knows Jesus a gift for ministry 1 Corinthians 12:4–7 NIV + We are to use these gifts as good stewards + We are to use these gifts humbly with God’s help for God’s glory 1 Corinthians 3:3–7 NIV + Seek to discover your gift(s) + Serve outside your gifting when need requires + Deploy your gifts in relationships

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10, 1 Timothy 6:17-19 + Money is a good gift but a bad god + Money is an Unreliable god Proverbs 23:4–5 NIV Proverbs 15:17 NIV Proverbs 17:1 NIV Proverbs 11:4 NIV Hebrews 13:5 NIV + Money is a ruthless god Mark 10:22–27 NIV + Money is a gift to be used for the purposes of God  Live Contentedly Philippians 4:11–13 NIV Give Generously  Proverbs 3:9–10 NIV + Give Sacrificially, Proportionally, and Cheerfully 2 Corinthians 9:6–11 NIV “I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if our expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc., is up to the standard among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving away too little. If our charities do not at all pinch or hamper us, I should say they are too small. There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot because our charities expenditure excludes them.” — C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. + The Generosity of Jesus is the greatest motivation toward Generosity 2 Corinthians 8:9 NIV

Scripture: Romans 5:1–11 + We are called to Rejoice in our sufferings + We must see our suffering through the lens of the Gospel   “You stand before God as if you were Christ, because Christ stood before God as if he were you—he in your stead, you in his stead. Substitution! that is the word! Christ the Substitute for sinners.” - Charles Spurgeon. Peace with God Standing in Grace + We must reject false narratives and adjust our expectations  1 Peter 4:12–13 NIV + We must trust that God is working something in us through our sufferings  Endurance  Character  James 1:2–4 NIV Hope  Mark 4:16–17 NIV + We must seek the felt experience of the love of God

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-16 + Time is a sacred resource entrusted to us by God for which we must give an account.   Romans 14:10–12 NIV Matthew 12:36 NIV Ecclesiastes 12:13–14 NIV + Time is short and running out.   James 4:13–16 NIV Psalm 90:12 NIV + We are called to make the most of every moment.   Ephesians 5:15–16 NIV chronos vs kairos  + We must vigilantly eliminate the time wasters in our life  "One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time." - John Piper  + We must give time to restorative rest.   "I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:6-10 Proverbs 4:23 NIV + Godliness is the Goal for the Christian Galatians 4:19 NIV + Vision + Intention + Means + Nutrition “Does he suppose that another human being who is his enemy can do him more harm than does the very hatred with which he regards that other person or that anyone can do more serious damage to another by hostile behavior than he does to his own soul by harboring hostile intent?” — Augustine's Confessions Matthew 4:4 NIV 1 Peter 2:1–2 NIV+ Exercise + Personal Devotion + Corporate Worship + Community and Accountability + Self-Denial and Service

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 + Our bodies are good gifts from God Creation  Genesis 2:7 Incarnation   Resurrection + Acceptance Gender   Genetics    + Accountability   + Holiness Romans 6:12–13 + Health  Eat Real Food   Walk like your life depended on it   Workout even when you don’t want to

Everything we have comes from God and belongs to Him. In this message from Romans 11:33–36, we are reminded that we are not owners, but managers—called to live with gratitude, purpose, generosity, and accountability. Scripture: Romans 11:33–36 + All we have is from God Psalm 24:1–2 NIV James 1:17 NIV Psalm 50:12 NIV Ephesians 2:8–10 NIV Philippians 2:13 NIV + From Pride to Praise 1 Corinthians 4:7 NIV Deuteronomy 8:17–18 NIV 1 Chronicles 29:10–14 NIV + From Possessiveness to Purposefulness + From Consumerism to Community Ephesians 4:28 NIV + From Autonomy to Accountability

Genesis 1:1, 26-31+ God is our Wise and Good Creator  “A commonsense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics, as well as chemistry and biology, and that there are no blind forces worth speaking about in nature.” — Astronomer Fred Hoyle Psalm 104:24 NIV Psalm 111:2 NIV "You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you." — Augustine, Confessions The Pulley When God at first made man,Having a glass of blessings standing by,“Let us,” said he, “pour on him all we can.Let the world’s riches, which dispersèd lie,Contract into a span.”So strength first made a way;Then beauty flowed, then wisdom, honour, pleasure.When almost all was out, God made a stay,Perceiving that, alone of all his treasure,Rest in the bottom lay.“For if I should,” said he,“Bestow this jewel also on my creature,He would adore my gifts instead of me,And rest in Nature, not the God of Nature;So both should losers be.“Yet let him keep the rest,But keep them with repining restlessness;Let him be rich and weary, that at least,If goodness lead him not, yet wearinessMay toss him to my breast.” — George Herbert + God is our Righteous Judge Genesis 18:25 NIV + God is our Gracious Savior Genesis 3:15  + God is our Sovereign Ruler Genesis 50:20

Genesis 50 + God is faithful in death + God is faithful by providence + God is faithful to redeem Genesis 35:9–12 2 Peter 3:10-14  + Three Responses to God’s Providence  Understand Our PurposeReceive His ComfortSubmit To His Lordship

Scripture: Genesis 48:1-22 + The Power of our Words Hebrews 11:20–21 NIV +The Power of our Choices Hebrews 12:16–17 + The Power of Jesus Revelation 5:5–6 ESV Revelation 5:9–14 ESV

Scripture Reading: Genesis 46-47 + God blesses his people with his presence, his promise, and his provision.  + God blesses his people to be a blessing to others. Genesis 12:1–3 NIV Genesis 22:15–18 NIV Genesis 26:4 NIV Genesis 28:14 NIV Psalm 67:1–3 NIV Galatians 3:16 NIV Galatians 3:8 NIV Galatians 3:14 NIV 2 Corinthians 5:17–21 NIV 2 Corinthians 1:3–4 NIV 2 Corinthians 9:6–11 NIV 1 Corinthians 12:4–7 NIV

Scripture: Genesis 43–45:15 + How to truly forgive  True forgiveness renounces retaliation.   Mark 11:24–25 NIV  True forgiveness desires reconciliation.   2 Corinthians 5:18–19 NIV True forgiveness seeks relief and good for the offender.   True forgiveness is enabled by a conviction in the Sovereign grace of God.   Genesis 50:20–21 NIV + How to Be Truly Forgiven by God  Know you can be forgiven.    Receive forgiveness freely because it is freely given.   1 Corinthians 6:9–11 Walk in the relief of forgiveness and a commitment to obedience.    If you will rest in this forgiveness, you will have the power to forgive others.   Ephesians 4:31–32 NIV

Scripture: Genesis 42 + Joseph: Getting Strong James 1:2–4 NIV Hebrews 12:5–11 NIV 1 Peter 1:6–7 NIV  + The Brothers: Getting Honest  Psalm 32:1–5 NIV + Jacob: Getting More Self-Absorbed