Download Lesson: 8.1.21 Class Notes – Esther 2

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We are meant to see that God’s plans are not hindered when the events of this world are carnal or secular. His presence penetrates even the godless banquet halls of ancient Persia. In the natural outworking of events, how without violating human free will, and without interrupting the ordinary ongoing of human affairs, God unsuspectedly but infallibly controls all things.

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Download Lesson: 1.19.20 Class Notes – Luke 14.12-24

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The message of this parable applies to all lost sinners today. God still says, “All things are now ready. Come!” Nothing more need be done for the salvation of your soul, for Jesus Christ finished the work of redemption when He died for you on the cross and arose from the dead. The feast has been spread, the invitation is free, and you are invited to come.

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Download Lesson: 11.17.19 Class Notes – Luke 12.35-48

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To “watch” means to be alert, to be ready, not to be caught by surprise. That is the attitude we must have toward the second coming of Jesus Christ. His coming will be like that of a thief: unannounced and unexpected (Matt. 24:43; 1 Thess. 5:2; Rev. 16:15). We must be ready!

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Download Lesson: 8.4.19 Class Notes – Luke 10.1-16

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God is the Master who is sovereign over the work of salvation and yet here we see He gives men a responsibility in His grand plan. The Sovereign Lord must be the One to raise up laborers, which is why we must ask Him. We are not just to go out on our own and get “warm bodies” but pray for “willing hearts” to be raised up!

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Download Lesson: 3.24.19 Class Notes – Luke 7.40-50

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Your love for the Lord is directly related to your estimate of how greatly you have sinned and how much he has forgiven you. It’s not how much you sin, but how deeply you feel it that matters. If you figure that you are a “little sinner,” then all you need is a “little Savior.” If you are a “moderate sinner,” then what you need is a “moderate Savior.” But if you are “big sinner,” you need a “big Savior.” And those who have a “little Savior,” will love him very little. But those who have a “big Savior” will love him greatly. Many of us who were raised in the church struggle precisely at this point. We don’t love Christ very much because we have forgotten what we were and what we would have been if Christ had not found us. When our sin seems small, our love cannot be very great.

There are hundreds of people like the Pharisee today: respectable, conventional, good people. They look down their noses at the permissive society. They curl their lip at the decay in moral standards. Like the Pharisee, they think they’re good, but they are not; they’re simply dull. They think they’re being moral, but they are not; they’re simply feeling sanctimonious.

What an important warning to those of us who value righteousness and truth. Humility, compassion, love, and righteous tolerance mark true followers. We can never forget that we are debtors to grace who, in the presence of Jesus, know we still have a long way to go.

Q: How does Jesus helps us? [We can’t do it, but there’s One who can. Because of Jesus, this is possible]

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Download Lesson: 2.24.19 Class Notes – Luke 7.11-17

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We have a compassionate and sympathetic Savior who always gives us help when we need it most.

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Download Lesson: 1.27.19 Class Notes – Luke 6.37b-39

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We reap what we sow. If we judge others, we will ourselves be judged. If we forgive, we shall be forgiven, but if we condemn, we shall be condemned (see Matt. 18:21–35). He was not talking about eternal judgment but the way we are treated in this life. If we live to give, God will see to it that we receive; but if we live only to get, God will see to it that we lose. This principle applies not only to our giving of money, but also to the giving of ourselves in ministry to others.

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Download Lesson: 11.18.18 Class Notes – Luke 6.12-19

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Jesus’s plan to reach the lost is YOU. He chose twelve disciples to mentor, and then they multiplied themselves as they poured into other believers. We are called to do the same.

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