Resources from CS
Class 11: God’s Purposes for Our Health
God’s Purposes for Our Health PRAYER Introduction Good morning! We’ve spent the last ten weeks thinking through how Christians can steward our money and our time. Well, it’s time to turn those principles to another gift that God’s given us—our health. Now I know the principle that we stressed—that God owns […]
Posted in SermonJanuary 1, 2025Class 12: Stewarding Poor Health
Stewarding Poor Health PRAYER Introduction Good morning! Last week, we looked at God’s purposes for health. By God’s grace, most of us are healthy…but sometimes we’re not. And sometimes we’re not for a long time. Yet even in these difficult circumstances, God has still called us to be stewards. So what does […]
Posted in SermonJanuary 1, 2025Class 13: Stewarding Our Skills
Stewarding Your Skills PRAYER Introduction Good morning! Welcome back to the last class in the Stewardship core seminar. You’ve made it! Over the past 13 weeks, we spent our time thinking about how to be a good steward of all the different gifts and resources that God’s given us. We started by […]
Posted in SermonJanuary 1, 2025Class 19: 2 Timothy: The Continuation of the Kingdom
2 Timothy: The Continuation of the Kingdom Some of the most memorable words a leader speaks are those given in a farewell address. A lifetime or career of achievements, setbacks, joy, and pain can give us perspectives we didn’t have earlier in life. From farewell addresses we gain insight into the life of the […]
Posted in SermonJanuary 1, 2025Class 14: Ephesians: The Grace of the Kingdom
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” That’s how Paul opens this letter. Grace, charis[1], the traditional Greek greeting. And Peace, shalom, the Jewish greeting. And in 6:23-24, he ends the letter in the same way: Shalom and Charis. Peace and Grace. Jewish andGreek. In so many […]
Posted in SermonJanuary 1, 2025Class 15: Colossians: The Sufficiency of the King
Good morning and welcome to the New Testament overview core seminar! This morning we’ll be looking at Paul’s letter to the Colossians. Last week, we looked at the book of Ephesians and were reminded that we have received supernatural grace for the glory of God and should therefore live in supernatural unity to the […]
Posted in SermonJanuary 1, 2025Class 25: Ezra, Nehemiah, & Esther
Introduction Today, we’ll look at three more historical books, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. The first two tell us about the Jews’ return from exile, just as God promised through Jeremiah. Yet, they show us that something is still missing. Things just don’t seem to be as glorious as the prophets predicted. Where are the […]
Posted in SermonJanuary 1, 2025Class 21: Galatians: The Enemies of the Kingdom (Legalism)
The Enemies of the Kingdom – Legalism: The Book of Galatians Introduction All throughout history, man has been trying to please God through his own works. It’s built into our natures. People want to be able to say that they have at least some control of their destiny. And so man has created […]
Posted in SermonJanuary 1, 2025Class 1: Stewardship
Stewardship PRAYER I. Introduction To begin our class today, I want to throw a question out to you. What’s the “prosperity gospel”? When someone talks about the “prosperity gospel”, what are they referring to? The prosperity gospel is a false gospel. It teaches that God rewards faith with material blessings. It’s […]
Posted in SermonJanuary 1, 2025Class 20: James: The Wisdom of the Kingdom
(a) The Wisdom of the Kingdom: James Wisdom, from a biblical perspective, is not the mere possession of knowledge but the process of employing knowledge correctly in order to please God. In the Old Testament, God inspired what came to be known as Wisdom literature (the books of Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, and […]
Posted in SermonJanuary 1, 2025