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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 […]

September 28: “Moses: A Heart on a Mission” (Exodus 33:7-11)

God uses six arenas to shape the heart of a leader. When Moses was the Prince of Egypt, his heart was shaped by two cultures. When Moses was a fugitive in the desert, his heart was shaped by the Midianite community. When Moses became Israel’s liberator, his heart was shaped by his communion with God. […]

September 21: “Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil” (Matthew 6:9-13, James 1:2-4, 12-15)

The Greek word for “temptation” in our text can also mean “trial” or “test.” Though God does not tempt his people, He does test his people. But Satan uses God’s test to tempt us. How can we resist Satan from making God’s test into temptation? Just as Jesus did, we can resist with God’s Word […]

September 14: “Suffering & Rejoicing Together” (1 Corinthians 12:12-27)

At the retreat, we looked at four practices of the early church that strengthen our connection with God and with other members. Today, we will focus on one of them in particular: fellowship with other members. 1 Corinthians 12 provides not only the theological basis for our fellowship, but also practical ways to have fellowship […]