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That Time the Whole Church Almost Lost It

Scott Risley
Galatians 2:16

The Pharisees try to divide the Church by sowing the idea that new believers need to be circumcised in order to be saved. Their influence even reaches Peter and Barnabas. Both Paul and Peter set the record straight, uniting the church in its theology of salvation by grace alone.

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The Critical Divide

Dennis McCallum
Acts 15:1-35

Jews, sent by James to Antioch where Paul and Barnabas were converting Gentiles, said that these Gentile believers had to be circumcised to be saved. The debate was taken to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, who decided that Grace was sufficient for salvation, and not legalism.

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A Crucial Juncture

Conrad Hilario
Romans 3:23

The Jerusalem Council is used as a springboard to contrast Grace with being under the Law.

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The Spirit Spills Out to the Gentiles

Conrad Hilario
Acts 10:1-48

Traditions of prejudice and going beyond what is written in scripture, end up being unnecessary barriers to God's love.

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God and Grace

James Rochford
Acts 9:1-27

The conversion of Saul to Paul is one of the clearest pictures of God's radical grace. After his conversion we see another picture of what it looks like to serve God under grace. Because of God's grace, this man went from seeking to imprison followers of Jesus to being one of Jesus' biggest influencers. Paul's life shows that God's grace is for anyone willing to accept it.

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The Most Deadly Bacillus

Dennis McCallum
Acts 5:1-11

Ananias and Sapphira were deceitful. How God dealt with their hypocrisy, and why, is discussed.

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David: The Heart of a Leader

Jim Leffel
1 Samuel 16:1-21

God calls David "a man after His own heart" & selects him as King. David's heart is for God. Despite circumstances of life, David is transformed by the Spirit of God and his response is compassionate, gracious and humble. All character qualities necessary for leadership.

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The Cross

Dennis McCallum
Luke 22:39-23:38

It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of Jesus' death on the cross! Not only did Jesus endure immensely painful physical torture and humiliating psychological torment, he also bore God's judgment for all of humanity's sin and was rejected by his Father. As arrogant humanity acted out its historic contempt for God, God acted out of His humble love for us by offering us forgiveness through Jesus.

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God's Truth About the World's Oldest Oppression

Paul Herbert
Luke 7:36-50

When Jesus interacted with prostitutes, he showed mercy and compassion instead of contempt and judgement. This practice of prostitution still enslaves many women today, and in this workshop Judge Paul M. Herbert provides a different perspective on this practice. We must shift our perspective from drawing a hard line between human trafficking and prostitution, something we are able to do once we examine the stories and statistics behind women who fall into prostitution. This workshop ends with a testimony from one of the very women who found redemption from this lifestyle.

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