My Utmost for His Highest: Temptation and Deliverance (Chris)

Temptation is a constant in life.  We are lured in ways large and small away from the light and love of God and towards sin and darkness.  Even Jesus was tempted.  Oswald Chambers asks a provocative question: "Is there good in temptation?"  He also contrasts our typical, worldly temptation with the more advanced versions overcome by Christ.  This lesson explores how we should address temptation in our discipleship and how it can serve as a gauge of progress in our spiritual journeys.

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My Utmost for His Highest: Christ's Agony and Our Access (Randy)

The night before Jesus gave himself up for us, he went to the Garden of Gethsemane where he prayed earnestly to God. A great spiritual battle took place as he agonized over what was to come the next day. What happened that evening, and why does his anguish give us such confidence in our access to God? In this lesson, we explore the decision Jesus made to go to the cross and why it makes all the difference in our lives.

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My Utmost for His Highest: Loving Christ (Chris)

"Jesus loves me."  This truth is the foundation of our faith from earliest childhood, but it is difficult for us to comprehend the magnitude of Christ's love.  Jesus loving us enables us to love him fully and to be connected to God the Father and God the Holy Spirit in the process.  This week, we will use C.S. Lewis's "Four Loves" (affection, friendship, romance, sacrifice) to explore just how wonderful and miraculous Christ's love is, and how we can be spiritually transformed by it.

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