Ask a random person on the street what the definition of “Christian” is, and you'll likely get numerous answers. The necessity of getting the answer right is clear: some people think they're Christians, but in reality aren't.

Three themes that characterize Christ-followers: Christians.
1) "I’m sinful."
2) "I need a Savior."
3) "I’m a new person."

Text: Luke 7:1-10; 36-38; 44-50

What makes it so hard to love our brothers and sisters in Christ? What is actually going on at the heart level when it comes to despising or hating someone in the church? Is it possible to be free from the bitterness and anger attached to it? We will look at the connection between walking in the light and loving one another.

1) Old commandment
2) New commandment
3) Hatred
4) Adoption, one anothers, and Colossians 3:14

Text: 1 John 2:7-14

We've made it. We complete "The Book About Everything." From fan clubs to excommunication; from lawsuits to sexual immorality; from head coverings to spiritual gifts, there isn't much we haven't explored. We finish with... drum roll please... Paul's travel plans. What?!?! There's more in there than you think.

Applications:
1) Remain flexible
2) Commit to love

Text: 1 Corinthians 16:5-24

Fun fact: 42% of Jesus' stories were about money, stewardship, and giving. Why so much? How we handle money is critical to our discipleship and it also poses great challenges to our discipleship. Paul picks up the mantle to provide us with the mechanics and motive for giving.

Two points of emphases for Christian giving...
1) The mechanics of giving
2) The motive for giving

Text: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4

The afterlife: will there be one? If so, what will it be like? The Christian teaching on this topic is beyond our wildest dreams. But sadly, so many people misunderstand what eternal life will be like. Bottom line: it's going to be amazing!

Jesus' resurrection isn’t just a celebration of a past resurrection. It's a celebration of a future coming resurrection. Your resurrection. Your bodily resurrection.

1) What it will be like
2) Who makes it happen
3) How it changes your attitude towards death

Text: 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

What is it that actually occurred on the cross? What did it accomplish? And is there any connection with this and Jesus' commandments? We will see the distinction and importance between God's gospel and his law!

1) Jesus is our advocate
2) Jesus is our propitiation
3) Jesus is our example

Text: 1 John 2:1-6

The mortality rate among human beings is 100%. Nobody gets out of life alive. So what happens after that? There is a way to face your death with hope and confidence, but it requires getting serious about Jesus. Join us as we come face to face with the astonishing truth of life after death.

1) The necessity of Christ's resurrection
2) The certainty of the believer's resurrection
3) The kind of life called for by the resurrection

Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

In order for news to be "good news", it has to have some personal impact on us. Hearing that Australia beat India in the Cricket World Cup Finals isn't news that's likely to exhilarate too many of us. Hearing your debts have been paid or getting a clean bill of health is a different story. So where does Jesus' death and resurrection fit into that spectrum? Is it generic good news? Or is it personal good news?

The gospel...
1) Christ's death
2) Christ's resurrection
3) The difference it makes

Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11