Rachel's Tears — Matthew 2:1-18

1. Herod

2. The children

3. Jeremiah

4. Rachel

Jesus is the New Israel — Matthew 2:1-15

1. Jesus is the New Israel

2. Jesus is the New Moses

3. Jesus is God's Son

The Messiah Born in Bethlehem — Matthew 2:1-12

1. The ordinariness of the Messiah

2. The obedience of the Messiah

3. The oversight of the Messiah

4. The origins of the Messiah

God With Us — Isaiah 7, Matthew 1, Revelation 21

1. The Promise of God With Us (Isaiah 7:14)

2. The Reality of God With Us (Matthew 1:23)

3. The Hope of God With Us (Revelation 21:3)

Salvation For the Foolish and Disobedient— Titus 3:1-8
1. Political discourse (verses 1 and 2)

2. Humility (verse 3)

3. Salvation (verses 4 – 7)

a. Why were we saved? (verse 5)

b. How were we saved? (verse 6)

c. For what were we saved? (verse 7)

4. A faithful saying (verse 8)

Living Between the Two Appearings — Titus 2:7-15
1. Godliness (verse 10)

2.Grace (verse 11)

3.Glory (verse 13)

4.Good works (verse 14)

Dealing With Problem People — Titus 1:10-16
1. Who are the problem people?

2.What are they like?

3.How do we deal with them?

4.Why do this?

What Elders Must Be — Titus 1:5-9
1. The structure of church leadership

2.The character of church leaders

3.The role of church leaders

Who Are You, Really? — Titus 1:1-4
1. Servant and apostle

2.For the faith of God's elect

3.The truth which accords with godliness

4.In hope of eternal life

5.Promised and manifested

6.Through preaching

The Doctrine of Church Membership — 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

1. Playing our part (verses 12 – 17)

2.Accepting others' parts (verses 18 – 26)

The Doctrine of Scripture— 2 Timothy 3:14-17

1. Learning Scripture (verse 14)

2. The Nature of Scripture (verse 16a)

3. The Sufficiency of Scripture (verse 16b)

4. The Purpose of Scripture (verse 17)

Jesus Brings Salvation— Luke 19:1-10

1. Jesus' journey (verse 1)

2. Zaccheus' desire (verse 2)

3. The crowd's refusal (verse 3)

4. Zaccheus' idea (verse 4)

5. Jesus' instruction (verse 5)

6. Zaccheus' joy (verse 6)

7. The crowd's resentment (verse 7)

8. Zaccheus' promise (verse 8)

9. Jesus' pronouncement (verses 9 – 10)

Encountering Blindness on the Road— Luke 18:31-43

Jesus on the road (verse 31)

Jesus predicts his death and resurrection (verses 32 – 33)

The disciples' blindness (verse 34)

The blind man's blindness (verse 35)

Jesus heals the blind man (verse 42)

The healed man on the road (verse 43)

Prayer and Pride— Luke 18:9-14

1. Two men (verses 9 – 10)

2. Two prayers (verses 11 – 13)

3. Two outcomes (verse 14)

The Righteous God— Luke 18:1-8

1. Context

2. Cry (verse 1)

3. Characters (verses 2 – 5)

4. Conclusion (verses 6 – 7)

5. Challenge (verse 8)

The Days of Noah, Lot, and Jesus— Luke 17:20-37

1. Kingdom (verse 21)

2. Rejection (verse 25)

3. The last days (verse 26)

4. The last day (verse 30)

Four perspectives on Faith— Luke 17:1-19

1. Faith is opposed to sin (verses 1 – 4)

2. Faith needs an object (verses 5 – 6)

3. Faith means acknowledging we have no claim on God (verses 7 – 10)

4. Faith results in thanksgiving and praise (verses 11 – 19)

Your Money or Your Life— Luke 16:14-31

1. The love of riches (verses 14 – 15)

2. The authority of the Old Testament (verses 16 – 18)

3. The futility of riches (verses 19 – 26)

4. The importance of the Old Testament (verses 27 – 31)

When the Money Fails— Luke 16:1-13

1. The manager of wealth

2. Mammon, the god of wealth

3. The mastery of wealth

The Lost Sons and the Prodigal Father— Luke 15:11-32

1. The younger son (verses 11 – 19)

2. The father (verses 20 – 24)

3. The older son (verses 25 – 32)

The Found Sheep and the Found Coin— Luke 15:1-10

1. The God who seeks – so join with him in seeking the lost

2. The God who finds – so trust in him to find lost sinners

3. The God who rejoices – so rejoice with him in their salvation

Being Jesus' Disciple— Luke 14:25-35

1. Suffering loss (verse 26)

2. Bearing the cross (verse 27)

3. Counting the cost (verse 33)

Healing and Growth— Luke 13:10-21 
1. Healing and Freedom (verse 16)
2. The Kingdom of God (verse 18)
3. Growth and Victory (verse 21)

Making Sense of Current Events— Luke 13:1-9

1. The people ask a question

2. Jesus teaches a lesson

3. ... and deals with an objection

Servants of the Coming Lord— Luke 12:35-59

1. Ready servants (verse 35)

2. Faithful servants (verse 42)

3. Wise servants (verse 56)

1. Covetousness (verse 15)

2. ... leads to futility (verse 18)

3. Contentment (verse 22)

4. ... leads to generosity (verse 33)

The Message of Jesus — Isaiah 52:13 - 53:3

1. The message is about God's Servant

2. The message is universal

3. The message is hard to believe

Christ Victorious — 1 Corinthians 15:20-25
Eschatology: What is it?

Does eschatology matter?

How do we learn eschatology?

Why 3 schemes?

A Biblical approach

Some Key passages
What is God’s goal? Eph. 1:7-10
What is God’s plan? Dan. 2:34-35, 44-45
How will the plan be accomplished? Matt. 28:18-20
Should we expect success? Matt. 6:9-13
How does Christ oversee the plan? 1 Cor. 15:20-25
Is the church up to it? Matt. 16:18
Final comments

The Work of the Lord in Salvation — 2 Peter 1:1-11

1. Justification (v. 1-4)

2. Sanctification (v. 5-7)

3. Glorification (v. 8-11)

What's Wrong With Pastors These Days? — Luke 11:37-54

1. Legalistic (verse 42)

2. Proud (verse 43)

3. Treacherous (verse 44)

4. Harsh (verse 46)

5. Hypocritical (verse 47)

6. Spiteful (verse 52)

Hearing and Responding to the Word" — Luke 11:27-36

1. Invocation

2. Illustration

3. Illumination

Binding the Strong Man — Luke 11:14-26

1. The Miracle (verse 14)

2. The Accusation (verse 15)

3. The Explanation (verse 22)

4. The Warning (verse 26)

How to Pray — Luke 11:1-13

1. The example of prayer: Who do we imitate? (verse 1)

2. The content of prayer: What do we pray for? (verses 2 – 4)

3. The manner of prayer: How do we pray? (verses 5 – 8)

4. The encouragement to prayer: Why do we pray? (verses 9 – 13)

Mary and Martha— Luke 10:38-42

1. Two sisters

2. Two attitudes

Mary and Martha— Luke 10:38-42

1. Two sisters

2. Two attitudes

Who is My Neighbor?— Luke 10:25-37

1. A conversation
a. A theologian asks a question
b. Jesus tells a story

2. A story
a. A man gets mugged
b. A priest passes by
c. A Samaritan helps

3. A response
a. The audience is shocked
b. We need to learn

The Blessings of the Disciple— Luke 10:17-24

1. The blessing of victory (verse 19)

2. The blessing of election (verse 20)

3. The blessing of revelation (verse 21)

The Worst Sin in the World— Luke 10:1-16

1. Prayer

2. Proclamation

3. Hospitality

The End of the Matter — Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

1. Ecclesiastes is the word of truth

2. Ecclesiastes is God's Word

3. Ecclesiastes encourages us to fear God

Preparing For the Future — Ecclesiastes 11:1 - 12:8

1. The coming year

2. Old age

3. Eternity