December 22, 2014 – Hanukkah, Genesis

December 22, 2014 – Luke 16

Hanukkah

Luke 1:26-35

Genesis 2:16-20 – naming

Genesis 3:1-7 – knowledge of good and evil

Matthew 23:15 – twice the child of hell because we teach others to judge good and evil for themselves.

Genesis 11 – Tower of Babel to escape the flood and judgment

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December 19, 2014 – Genesis

December 19, 2014 – Luke 16

Genesis 2:7 – “became a living soul”
Innocence transformed into holiness.
Matthew 23:30-35
Abel saw Christ’s day and understood the mystery.

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December 18, 2014 – Luke 15:11-32

December 18, 2014 – Luke 15:11-32

More on Prodigal Son

Restoration – he came to himself. FOr us this means we can only realize our true identity in Christ when he have “run the rabbit” and pushed everything to the limits.

Forgiveness – The older brother’s response was a Pharisee’s response.

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December 17, 2014 – Luke 15:11-32

December 17, 2014 – Luke 15:11-32

More on prodigal son
II Cor. 13:5
Phil. 3:7-10
Ephesians 2:1-3 – The mind of Christ

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December 15, 2014 – Luke 15:11-17

December 15, 2014 – Luke 15:11-17

Prodigal Son parable
John 11:47-52 scattered = wasted/winnowed. Once the seed is winnowed, it is “baptized”
Eating the husks – nothing is satisfying
Isaiah 61:1-2 – gospel to the meek and poor
Luke 4:16-19 – Nothing left in our bag of tricks
Phil. 4:10-12

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December 12, 2014 – Luke 15:8-10

December 12, 2014 – Luke 15:8-10

Repentance
Bring into captivity every thought to Christ.
Seated in eternity, repentance brings us into oneness.
Sanctification is instant when there is no more rebellion.
Continue with Christ in His temptations, not our own.

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December 11, 2014 – Luke 15:10

December 11, 2014 – Luke 15:10

Acts 26:9-20
Rev. 2:1-7; 18-22
Rev. 3:1-6; 7-13
I John 2:15
I Cor. 3:1-4

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December 10, 2014 – Luke 15:10

December 10, 2014 – Luke 15:10

Repentance

Acts 17:22-34

II Cor. 10:3    Matthew 6:22-23

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