God in a Manger— Luke 2:1-21
1. The God who humbles himself (verse 7)
2. The God who reveals himself to the humble (verse 10)
3. The desire to find out more (verse 15)
4. The desire to tell others (verse 17)

The Magnificent Magnificat — Luke 1:39-56

1. John's response

2. Elizabeth's response

3. Mary's response

4. Our response

What Should We Think of Mary? — Luke 1:26-38
1. Mary's purity
2. Mary's purpose
3. Mary's place

Getting Ready for Christmas — Luke 1:5-25, 57-80

1. Zechariah's earnest expectation (verses 6 – 7)

2. John's special status (verses 15 – 17)

3. God's incredible intervention (verses 68 – 69)

4. Our fearless faithfulness (verses 74 – 75)

The Gospel According to Luke

1. Who wrote the book?

2. To whom did he write the book?

3. What did he write about?

4. How did he write the book?

5. Why did he write the book?

The End of the Story — Ruth 4

1. Ruth's Story

2. Naomi's Story

3. God's Story

Note: The audio is noisier than usual this week due to a recording malfunction.

The Perfect Redeemer — Ruth 3
1. The Story
2. The Kinsman-Redeemer
3. Our Kinsman-Redeemer

Encounter in a Barley Field — Ruth 2

1. Story
a. Boaz meets Ruth

b. Boaz shows kindness to Ruth

c. Boaz admires Ruth

2. Application
a. Responsibility

b. Redemption

c. Reign

Four Lessons From the Life of Naomi and Ruth — Ruth 1

1. The Need of salvation

2. Becoming a Christian

3. The Sovereignty of God

4. The Grace of God

The End of the (Old) World— Daniel 12

1. A Great Tribulation

2. A Gracious Election

3. A General Resurrection

4. A Grim Reality

Desecration and Desolation— Daniel 11
1. The content of God's prophecy
2. The captivity of God's people
3. The comfort of God's plan

Spiritual Beings and Spiritual Warfare— Daniel 10:1-21
1. The group of characters
2. The great conflict
3. The God in control

Eight Things Jesus Did— Daniel 20-27
1. Finished transgression
2. Put an end to sin
3. Atoned for wickedness
4. Brought in everlasting righteousness
5. Sealed up vision and prophecy
6. Anointed the most holy
7. Put an end to sacrifice and offering
8. Confirmed God's covenant

Eight Ways to Effectively Pray— Daniel 9:1-23
1. Use God's Word
2. Recognize God's character
3. Rehearse God's acts
4. Confess your sins
5. Pray on behalf of others
6. Pray in God's name
7. Pray for God's city
8. Rely on God's grace

Long, Long Ago; Far, Far Away— Daniel 8
1. The God of history
2. The God who judges
3. The God of the temple
4. The trustworthy God

The Victorious Son of Man— Daniel 7

1. Daniel

2. The four beasts

3. The little horn

4. The Son of Man and the Ancient of Days

5. Us

Grand, Grand, Buck, Sense — Daniel 5
1. Belshazzar's feast (verses 1 – 4)
2. The writing on the wall (verses 5 – 9)
3. Enter the Queen (verses 10 – 12)
4. Belshazzar and Daniel (verses 13 – 17)
5. The shadow of his father (verses 18 – 24)
6. The meaning of the writing (verses 25 – 28)
7. The outcome (verses 29 – 31)

Learning the Hard Way — Daniel 4
1. Nebuchadnezzar's pride
2. Daniel's respect
3. God's sovereignty

Give Me Integrity or Give Me Death! — Daniel 3

1. Nebuchadnezzar's statue (verses 1 – 7)

2. The three friends refuse to compromise (verses 8 – 18)

3. The fiery furnace (verses 19 – 23)

4. Complete deliverance (verses 24 – 27)

5. Nebuchadnezzar's response (verses 28 – 30)

The Kingdom That Lasts Forever — Daniel 2
1. The rise and fall of nations
2. The stone that crushes them
3. The growth of God’s kingdom
4. Acknowledging that God is King
5. Daniel's response (vv. 19b – 23)

The God Who Reveals — Daniel 2
1. Nebuchadnezzar's dream (v. 1)
2. The magicians' deficiency (vv. 2 – 11)
3. The youths' predicament (vv. 12 – 18)
4. God's revelation (v. 19a)
5. Daniel's response (vv. 19b – 23)

Being a Civil Servant With a Wicked Government — Daniel 1
1. Nebuchadnezzar's wickedness
2. Daniel's integrity
3. God's sovereign provision

Watch and Pray — Ephesians 6:18-22
1. Why do we pray?
2. When do we pray?
3. How do we pray?
4. For whom do we pray?

You’re In the Army Now! — Ephesians 6:10-17
1. Predicament: “We do not wrestle against flesh and blood” (verse 12)
2. Purpose: “That you may be able to withstand in the evil day” (verse 13)
3. Panoply: “Put on the whole armor of God” (verse 11)

Workers and Bosses — Ephesians 6:5-9

1. Slaves

a. Obey

b. How to obey

c. Application: employees

2. Masters

a. Remember your Lord

b. Application: employers

Dads and Kids — Ephesians 6:1-4

Children, obey your parents

in the Lord,

for this is right.

“Honor your father and mother”

the first commandment with a promise

“that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger,

but bring them up in the discipline

and instruction

of the Lord.

Loving Leads to Loveliness — Ephesians 5:22-33
1. The statement of Christian marriage
2. The similarity with Christ's relationship
3. The summons to Christlikeness
4. The scope of Christ's love

What Does a Spirit-filled Christian Look Like? — Ephesians 5:15-24

1. Speaking to one another

2. Singing to God

3. Giving thanks to God

4. Submitting to one another

1. Live as beloved children (verses 1 and 2): walk in love
2. Live as saints (verse 3)
    a. Avoid porneia (verse 3)
    b. Avoid eutrapelia (verse 4)
    c. Practice thanksgiving (verse 4)
3. Live as children of light (verse 8): walk in the light
4. Live as wise people (verse 15): walk in wisdom

1. New Creation

2. New Clothing

3. New Conversation

Ministry and Maturity — Ephesians 4:7-16
1. Gifts for the church
2. Ministry in the church
3. Growth of the church

1 = 1 — Ephesians 4:1-6
Main thought: The church is one and therefore should be one
1. The church is one
2. And therefore
3. Should be one

Love in the Fourth Dimension — Ephesians 3:14-21
1. Paternity
a. Family
b. Fatherhood
2. Prayer
a. Posture
b. Power
c. Inner person
3. Purpose
a. That Christ may dwell in your hearts
b. That you may know the love of Christ

A Novel Mystery — Ephesians 3:1-13
1. The mystery
2. The mystery unveiled
3. The mystery shared
4. The mystery practiced

Preaching Peace — Ephesians 2:11-22
1. The Problem: As Gentiles, we were excluded
2. The Solution: Christ broke down the wall
3. The Result:
a. Reconciliation
b. Unity
c. Peace
d. Access
e. Holiness
4. The Challenge

Easter Fright — Mark 16:1-8
1. The Rolling
2. The Resurrection
3. The Rendezvous
4. The Response

Sharing in Christ — Ephesians 2:1-10
1. From Death to Life
2. From Earth to Heaven
3. From Sin to Good Works

How To Pray For People — Ephesians 1:15-23
1. Paul and God – praying without ceasing
2. Paul and the Ephesians – giving thanks for them
3. God and the Ephesians – that they may know him

Chosen by God — Ephesians 1:3-14
1. Who saved us: the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit all working together
a. Father
b. Son
c. Holy Spirit
2. When he saved us
a. Before the world (verse 4)
b. At the cross (verse 7)
c. When we believed (verse 9)
d. In the future (verse 14)
3. Why he saved us
a. To the praise of his glorious grace
b. God wants a special people for himself

Maturing in Christ — Psalm 23:1-4
God’s purposes for us Ephesians 2:19-22
Members of His family
The temple of the Lord
Love one another John 13:34-35, Romans 12:9-21, James 5:19-20
Christ the King Church
Love John, Kara and children
John a gift to you Ephesians 4:11-12
A shepherd for you
Equip you for ministry Ephesians 4:13-16
The example of family Titus 1:6-9
Not a slave to you
One of you
Lead by example, not by command Matthew 20:25-28
Growing in ministry
The temptation of doctrinal perfection
The supremacy of love 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
The unity of faith 1 Corinthians 12:12
Conclusion
Walk in love Ephesians 4:1-6

The Law — Romans 13:8-10
Review: Acts and the growth of the church
The glory of the law Psalm 119:97-104
Wisdom, understanding, separation from evil, pleasure to the soul
Righteous (Rom 8:4), right and true and good (Neh 9:13)
Perfect, making the wise simple (Psa 19:7), true (Psa 119:142),
glorious (Isa 42:21), holy and righteous and good (Rom 7:12)

Writing the law on our hearts Heb 8:10
Love is the answer Luke 10:25-28
The sermon on the mount
Fulfilling the law Mt 5:17-20
Anger Mt 5:21-22
Lust Mt 5:27-28
Divorce Mt 5:31-32
Oaths Mt 5:33-37
Retaliation Mt 5:38-42
Love your enemies Mt 5:43-45, Rom 12:21
Pride Mt 6:1
Love fulfills the law Rom 13:8-10

Purposes of the law
Added due to transgression Gal 3:19
Fulfilled by Christ Luke 24:34
Declares us sinners Rom 3:23, Rom 6:23
Law is for sinners 1 Tim 1:8-11

Law and society

Use of the Word 2 Tim 3:16-17

Closing remarks

Paul the Evangelist — Acts 26:21-23
Review: Paul’s Mission
Paul speaks to the crowd
Speaks to them as brothers and fathers, in Hebrew
His past as Saul, persecutor of Christians
His conversion
His mission Acts 22:17-21
Rejection Acts 22:22
The importance of personal testimony
Paul and the Tribune
Imminent flogging
Appeal as Roman citizen
Release
Paul and the council Acts 23:1-5
Honor where honor is due
Abuse of power
Pharisees and Sadducees Acts 23:6
The Lord’s favor Acts 23:11
The plot to kill Paul
Saved by the Tribune
Sent to Caesarea with heavy escort Acts 23:29-30
Paul before Felix
The charges by Tertullus Acts 24:2-4, Col 4:6, Acts 24:5-8
Paul’s defense Acts 24:10-13, Acts 24:14-21
The decision Acts 24:22-23
Paul before Festus
Paul before King Agrippa
Festus’ intro
Paul’s defense Acts 25:10-11, 26-27
Acts 26:2-3, 6-8, 16-18, 21-23, 25-26
Agrippa’s response Acts 26:28

Letter to the Romans — Romans 8:1-4
Review
Paul in Ephesus: Culture Transformation
Outline of Romans
1. Paul’s Greetings and Personal Introduction (1:1-15)
Rom 1:1-6
2. Theme: The Righteousness of God for Jew and Gentile
Rom 1:16-17
3. Mankind’s Universal Sinfulness (1:18-3:20)
Rom 2:9-11, 13, 2:28-29
4. God’s Righteousness for Justification (3:21-5:21)
Rom 3:21-25, Rom 4:3, Rom 5:19-21
5. Grace Reigns Through God’s Righteousness (chs 6-8).
Rom 6:4, 6-7, 11, Rom 7:4-6, Rom 7:22-25, Rom 8:1-4, 13-14
6. God Demonstrates His Righteousness in Jew and Gentile (chs 9-11).
Rom 10:8-10
7. God’s Righteousness Grasped and Expressed in His People’s Lives (12:1-15:13)
Rom 12:1-2, 13:8-10
8. Paul’s Plans and Concluding Greetings (15:14-16-27)
Rom 16:17

Paul’s Third Missionary Journey Continues — Acts 19:23-27
Review
Paul in Ephesus
The Word of the Lord Acts 19:20, Heb 4:12-13
Demetrius stirs up trouble
The clerk quiets the crowd
The gospel and culture
Clash unavoidable
Examples of transformation
Government: tyrants to democracy
Liberty and love: Isa 9:6-7, Luke 4:18-19, 1 Pet 1:22
Women and children
Slavery
Science Rom 1:20
Today
The world hungers for liberty
Liberty apart from God
Our job 1 Co 15:20-27

Paul and the Ephesians Acts 19:35-41
Paul heads for Macedonia
Paul stops in Greece
Paul writes to the Romans
A personal story

Letters to the Corinthians — 2 Corinthians 3:5-11
Review
Paul in Corinth for 1 ½ years
Short time in Ephesus
Letter to Galatians
1st Letter to Corinthians
The problem of Division 1 Co 1:10-14
Need for humility 1 Co 3:16-18
Sexual Immorality
Judgement
Marriage, unmarried, widows
Food offered to idols
Matters of conscience 1 Co 9:19-23
Give no offense 1 Co 10:31-33
The Lord’s Supper 1 Co 11:28-30
The work of the Holy Spirit
Baptized into one body 1 Co 12:12
Love 1 Co 13:1-8
Prophecy and tongues
Unity in worship 1 Co 14:26-32, 40
Final points
2nd Letter to Corinthians
Matters of the heart 2 Co 3:2-3
Old vs New Covenant 2 Co 3:5-11
Other matters

How Not to be a Missionary — Jonah 1

1. The requirement

2. The response

3. The reason

4. The return

5. The Redeemer