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Cain and Abel

Mike Sullivan
Genesis 4:1-16

Genesis recounts the first murder of Abel by his brother Cain, motivated by God's acceptance of Abel's sacrifice and rejection of Cain's. We see that God, as always, was not concerned with the sacrifices themselves, but with the hearts of the two men. Like Cain, when we sin, God moves toward us redemptively and we must choose whether to repent or to harden our hearts.

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Humanity's Wrong Turn

Mike Sullivan
Genesis 3:1-21

Chapter 3 of Genesis describes the fall of man when Adam and Eve believed Satan's lies and chose to rebel against God. As a result, we no longer live in harmony with God, ourselves, or nature, but rather live in a broken version of God's good creation. However, even from the earliest stages of man's alienation, we see God moving towards people and working to cover over their shame and make a way back to Him.

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What it Means to be Human

Ryan Weingartner
Genesis 2:15-25

Genesis chapter 2 describes people as God created them to be: free will beings who delight in hard work, relationships, and the pursuit of knowledge. However, as a result of the fall, we experience a damaged version of this, but we have the hope that in heaven we will be restored to the fullness of all we were intended to be.

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Introduction to the Book of Hebrews

Ryan Lowery
Hebrews 1:1-2

To understand the book of Hebrews, you have to understand the Old Testament. An overview of Biblical history starting with creation and original sin, through God's covenants with Abraham and David, and including times of idolatry and captivity for the people of Israel.

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Winning Men in a Culture of Passivity

Doug O'Malley
James 4:17

The statistics exposing the passivity of men in our culture are grim, and the church is by no means exempt. Passivity is a lack of action or response, a sin of omission. This workshop provides practical resources for challenging Christian men in this area, ranging from conversations we should ensure we are having, to group ethos changes, to suggestions of how to help motivate them towards God. Jesus wants to draw all men to himself, and we should fight diligently to win men into lives devoted to Christ.

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Assembling Together

Dennis McCallum
Exodus 12:3-9

The church in Corinth had many issues. One of the issues that the church faced is selfishness when meeting together! This is something that the church today also can experience. This is not the vision Paul has for this church and he paints a better picture.

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God's Wisdom and Tough Love

Scott Risley
1 Corinthians 5:1-13

In Chapter 5 of 1 Corinthians Paul begins to get into the issues of this group and at the heart of it is the wisdom of the world versus the backward wisdom of God. Specifically, the wisdom of God applied to the area of "tough love".

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The Blind See

Ryan Lowery
John 9:1-41

Jesus' disciples ask him why a blind man is blind, reflecting popular opinions of the time as to the reason. Part of Jesus' response is to heal the man, demonstrating God's power and compassion, and fulfilling a Messianic prophecy. Jesus stands willing to address our spiritual blindness in a similar way.

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Love in Community: Setting Limits

Dennis McCallum
2 Corinthians 2:5

Biblical love is usually more accepting, forgiving and loyal than secular love. There are times when it can be tougher. This teaching covers what God describes when people in a Christian community are living in unrepentant sin.

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