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The Terms of the Covenant Cont.

Dennis McCallum
Exodus 20:12-14

Unlike the first four commandments, the following 10 Commandments now begin to focus on relationships with others. The three addressed in these verses show: the nuclear family is ordained by God, humans are too valuable to murder and adultery is both a damaging and morally wrong act. Through the New Covenant brought by Jesus today we are no longer under law but under grace.

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Christian Sexuality

Gary DeLashmutt
1 Thessalonians 4:1-10

Paul describes to the Thessalonians ways in which they can live to please God. He begins with instructions about Christian sexuality. These moral guidelines are for Christians. God's design for sexuality is that it is to be enjoyed within the confines of a heterosexual, monogamous marriage and that all other sexual relations outside of this are outside of God's Will. On a positive note, Paul highlights that committing to God's stance on sexuality allows for the maximum amount of real service towards another in marriage and prevents real catastrophic damage that comes when God's way is neglected. What we think and decide to do in the area of sexuality can have a great effect on our personal relationship with Jesus.

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Grow Your Marriage - Group Leader Training (Part 1)

Doug Franck
1 Corinthians 9:22

Grow Your Marriage is a product of Search Ministries, Inc. and is designed as a workshop to help ease couples into a setting where they can learn about biblical principles that can help their marriage. This class describes the overall outline of the class, including the target audience, topics discussed, guideline for invitations, group assignments, goals, and follow up. This is presented in the hopes that other people will use the material to start their own workshops in their neighborhoods and communities.

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Hospitality - How to Make Your Home a Welcoming Place

Patrice McCormac
1 Corinthians 9:22

The words entertainment and hospitality are often used interchangeably, but they are quite different from each other. Entertaining seeks to impress and places things before people, causing us to worry about making sure the house is clean and well-decorated. Hospitality puts people before things and is a demonstration of sacrificial love, that we welcome friends and strangers into our home and give generously to them. As we look at the true definition of hospitality, analyze what really makes people feel welcome into a home, and make a plan to get started, we can move toward answering God's call in this area of our lives.

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Sex and Spiritual Growth

Scott Risley
Matthew 19:5

Paul gives direction to the Thessalonians on how to view sex and how they are sanctified by adopting God's view of sex. There is a contrast between the world's view of sex, porneia, and God's view of sex in marriage. The cultural norm for sex is critiqued, and a vision is put forth for what it looks like to have God at the center of relationships.

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Close Christ-Centered Friendships

Gary DeLashmutt
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

God wants us to be able to have relationships that can go deeper than just a casual friendship. These close friendships involve regular time spent, vulnerability, and sacrificially loving one another. These relationships are often the venue for us to experience true Biblical love.

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Serving Love and Sexuality

Dennis McCallum
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

God's will for Christians in the area of sexuality is to serve others by abstaining from sex outside of marriage and pursuing a life centered around God's view of love. Contrary to popular belief, this command is not a mere cultural construct but rather the only path to a fulfilling and healthy life, and research has shown that following the world's view of sexuality has serious consequences. Christians who are single can prepare for their future marriages and sex lives by growing in God's love and learning relational skills in the body of Christ now.

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Wise Marriage Choices

Scott Risley
Proverbs 31:1-31

These proverbs were written by King Lemuel as dictated to him by his mother. In this 22 lined acrostic poem, his mother describes what attributes to look for in a future wife of godly character. Her descriptions are not just limited to a potential wife but are wise guideposts for all Christians who are waiting and searching for a godly spouse. The teaching concludes with personal advice from Scott Risley on how he approached the significant and spiritual decision of choosing a spouse.

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An Ideal Woman (or man)

Dennis McCallum
Proverbs 31:1-31

Choosing who to marry is one of the most important decisions in life. It is important to pick the right person but to also become the right person. The Proverbs paints a picture of the type of marriage that is godly. That the husband and wife both have roles to play and finding someone who already has the characteristics described in the Proverbs will help set your marriage up for success. There are also some very clear warnings in the Proverbs on characteristics that can lead to failure.

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