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God looks on the inside – Lectionary Year A – The 10th Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT217)

Aim:: To challenge people with Jesus' truth that it is what is in our hearts that defiles us.
Theme: Heart, Sin, Hypocrisy
Biblical References:: Matthew 15:10-28

Aim:: To challenge people with the truth that we need a completely new and clean heart before we can enter the Kingdom of God
Theme: Jesus, Kingdom of God, Sin, Clean heart
Biblical References:: John 3:1-17

Aim:: To teach that baptism is a sign of our repentance and to encourage people to remember their baptism whenever they see something being cleaned.
Theme: Jesus, Baptism, Sin, Repentance, Forgiveness
Biblical References:: Matthew 3:13-17

Aim:: To teach that Jesus set a crippled woman in a synagogue free and now sets people free from their sins.
Theme: Jesus, Freedom, Sin
Biblical References:: Luke 13:10-17

Aim:: To teach that Jesus the King came to set people's lives free from the power of sin ruling over them.
Theme: Palm Sunday, Jesus, Freedom, Sin
Biblical References:: Luke 19:28-40

Aim:: To encourage people to be radical with getting rid of the sin in their lives
Theme: Sin
Biblical References:: Mark 9:38-50

Aim:: To teach that Jesus says that it is what comes out of our hearts that spoils our lives.
Theme: Hearts, Sin
Biblical References:: Mark 7:1-8, 14, 15, 21-23

Aim:: To celebrate that Jesus rose from the dead and that because of this: i) our sins can be forgiven, ii) we can know God as Father and iii) we have a future hope
Theme: Easter Day, Jesus, Resurrection, Forgiveness, Sin, Hope, Father God
Biblical References:: John 20:1-11, 1Corinthians 15:6, Acts 10:34-43, Ephesians 2:8-9

Aim:: To help people understand that sin can be seen as "missing the mark" of obeying God's commands.
Theme: Sin, love
Biblical References:: Romans 3:23, Mark 12:30-31

Aim:: 1) To teach that the devil tried to stop Jesus succeeding in His "Mission impossible" (of rescuing mankind) by offering him alternative paths instead of the path of the cross. 2) To encourage us in our "Mission impossible" (of changing the world) to choose the path that says, "No" to sin and "Yes" to love
Theme: Lent, Mission, Temptation, Love, Sin
Biblical References:: Luke 4:1-13, Colossians 1:13, Matthew 16:24, Deuteronomy 6:13, 6:16, 8:3