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November 2: “Practicing Hospitality” (Luke 14:12-24)

Why should we practice hospitality? First, the Bible commands us to show hospitality (Rom 12:13, Heb 13:2). In our text, Jesus tells us to show hospitality to those who cannot repay our favor. But the greater reason we should practice hospitality is because we have received God’s hospitality. Though we are unworthy guests, God graciously […]

October 26: “The Foundation for Generous Living” (Luke 18:9-17)

God accepts those who humbly receive his mercy, not those who believe they can earn it. The good news is that Jesus did not come to call the self-righteous, but sinners who realize their need for God’s mercy. Here lies the foundation for generous living. The more we experience God’s generosity, the more we can […]

October 19: “Jesus: The Heartbeat of God” (Luke 2:41-52, Hebrews 5:7-9)

Jesus spent the first 30 years of his life in the commonplace as a carpenter in a small town. But leaders’ hearts are shaped in everyday routines. Sin is the failure to surrender life, moment by moment, to God’s rule. Jesus never sinned. Jesus learned to obey God in everyday life before he could obey […]

October 12: “Paul: A Heart Captured by God” (Philippians 3: 4b-11, 1 Corinthians 15: 9-10)

The life of Paul can be thought of as a process in which God shapes the self-righteous heart of a Pharisee into a missionary’s heart on fire for Jesus Christ. Like other leaders, God used culture, call, community, communion, conflict, and the commonplace to shape Paul’s heart. The common thread in all those six arenas […]

October 5: “David: A Heart After God” (Psalm 56)

Leaders are thrown into conflicts, but God can use conflicts to shape leaders’ hearts. Conflicts can make a person more hardened or more trusting of God. In conflicts, the leader has to examine one’s critics, examine oneself, rely on God and godly advisors, and forgive the opponents. Leaders’ hearts are shaped like God’s heart as […]