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

Coping with Foolish Rulers — Ecclesiastes 9:11 - 10:20

1. The anger of rulers

2. The advantage of realism

3. The anticipation of reversal

God Has Already Approved What You Do — Ecclesiastes 9:1-10
1. Judgment

2. Justification

3. Joy

The People Who Walked in Darkness — Ecclesiastes 7:15 - 8:17
1. Wickedness

2. Ignorance

3. Advent

Thank God for COVID— Ecclesiastes 6:1 - 7:14
1. The emptiness of life (6:2)

2. The lessons of life (7:2)

3. The Lord of life (7:13)

4. The meaning of life (7:14)

Money, Money, Money — Ecclesiastes 5:8-20
1. The love of money (verse 10)
2. The use of money (verse 13)
3. The enjoyment of money (verse 18)

How to worship — Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
1. Be careful (verse 1)

2. Be quiet (verse 2)

1. Boasting

2. Questioning

3. Vowing rashly

3. Be diligent (verse 4)

Was the Reformation a Big Mistake? — Romans 1:16-17
1. Not ashamed

2. The gospel

3. Power of God

4. Salvation

5. Everyone

6. Who believes

7. Jews and Gentiles

8. The righteousness of God

9. Faith alone

Life Under the Sun — Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:16
1. Injustice (3:16)
Solution: the Judge (3:17)

2. Death (3:19)
Solution: work (3:22)

3. Oppression (4:1)
Solution: the Comforter (4:1)

4. Envy (4:4)
Solution: contentment (4:6)

5. Pride (4:13)
Solution: community (4:12)

For Such a Time As This — Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
1. The Lord of Time

2. The Lifelong Task

3. The Lesson of Trust

Where Can Satisfaction Be Found?— Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26

1. Pleasure?

2. Wisdom?

3. Work?

The Forgiveness of Sins: the LORD will provide! — Genesis 22

1. The LORD's Test of Abraham

2. The LORD's Provision for Abraham

3. The LORD's Provision for Israel

4. The LORD's Provision for the World: the Seed of Abraham

Same Old, Same Old— Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

1. Qoheleth

2. Hebel

3. Toil

4. Under the sun

The Tribute Penny— Matthew 22:15-22
1. The Question (verse 17)

2. The Coin (verse 19)

3. The Challenge (verse 21)

Misunderstanding the Messiah— Luke 9:37-62
1. Powerless (verse 40)

2. Puzzled (verse 45)

3. Proud (verse 46)

4. Partisan (verse 49)

5. Payback (verse 54)

6. Prevaricating (verse 59)

7. Conclusion: Pentecost

Listen to Jesus!— Luke 9:28-36
1. Luke

2. Moses

3. Elijah

4. Jesus

5. Peter

6. Us

The Suffering Messiah— Luke 9:18-27

1. Identity

2. Suffering

3. Glory

The Feeding of the 5000— Luke 9:10-17

1. The setting

2. The problem

3. The solution

The 12-Year-old Girl and the 12-Year Illness— Luke 8:40-56
1. An urgent request
2. An unclean woman
3. An unexpected resurrection

A Legion Defeated— Luke 8:26-39

1. The possessed man

2. The evil demons

3. The unfortunate pigs

4. The fearful crowd

5. The perfect Savior

The Prophet Who Calmed a Storm — Luke 8:22-25

1. Getting on to the boat

2. Falling asleep

3. Waking up

4. Calming the storm

Sowers, Seeds, and Soils — Luke 8:1-21
1. Introduction: faithful discipleship (verses 1 – 3)
2. The parable: a picture of discipleship (verse 4 – 8)
3. The purpose of parables: the grace of discipleship (verses 9 – 10)
4. The meaning of the parable: true discipleship (verses 11 – 15)
5. Conclusion: public discipleship (verses 16 – 18)

Greater Than John the Baptist— Luke 7:18-35

1. The Messianic identity

2. The Messianic forerunner

3. The Messianic difference

A Great Prophet Has Arisen Among Us— Luke 7:11-17

1. Exhortation

2. Recapitulation

3. Anticipation

Faith and Authority— Luke 7:1-10
1. Worthiness
2. Faith
3. Authority

Generous Orthodoxy — Luke 6:37-49

1. Ourselves and others (verses 36 – 38)

2. Disciples and teachers (verses 39 – 40)

3. Beams and specks (verses 41 – 42)

4. Good fruit and bad fruit (verses 43 – 45)

5. Rock and sand (verses 46 – 49)

The Great Reversal— Luke 6:20-36

1. Blessing and cursing

2. Now and not yet

3. Giving and getting

4. God and his children

The Great Reversal— Luke 6:20-36

1. Blessing and cursing

2. Now and not yet

3. Giving and getting

4. God and his children

Jesus' Sympathy — Luke 6:17-19

1. Jesus Understands

2. Jesus Cares

3. Jesus Heals

4. Jesus Saves

Jesus Chooses Twelve Apostles — Luke 6:12-16

1. Jesus

2. Chooses

3. Twelve

4. Apostles

Jesus and the Sabbath — Luke 6:1-11

1. Eating on the Sabbath

2. Healing on the Sabbath

3. The Lord of the Sabbath

Jesus Grows Our faith — John 4:46-54

1. Introduction

2. Faith that relies on signs

3. Faith that takes Jesus at his Word

4. Faith that is reinforced by signs

5. Conclusion

A Prophecy of the Resurrection—Psalm 16

1. Refuge (verse 1)

2. Repudiation (verse 4)

3. Reward (verse 6)

4. Relationship (verse 8)

5. Resurrection (verse 10)

6. Rejoicing (verse 11)

The Solution to the World's Problems— Psalm 12
1. Three problems
a. Faithlessness (verse 1)
b. Lies (verse 2)
c. Pride (verses 3 – 4)
2. Three solutions
a. God's coming (verse 5)
b. God's Word (verse 6)
c. God's protection (verses 7 – 8)

Is Fasting Appropriate for Jesus' Disciples?— Luke 5:33-39

1. Jesus is with us

2. We are under the New Covenant

1. Authority over demons (verse 36)

2. Authority over sickness (verse 39)

3. Authority in his teaching (verse 32)

The Messiah Preaches His First Sermon— Luke 4:14-30

1. The Scripture

2. The Sermon

3. The Response

With the Devil in the Desert— Luke 4:1-15

1. Spirit-led solitude

2. Satan's seduction

3. Standing on the Scripture

Jesus' Family Tree— Luke 3:21-38

1. Jesus' Importance

2. Jesus' Humanity

3. Jesus' Sonship

Preaching Repentance— Luke 3:1-22

1. Introduction: Luke among the other gospels

2. What all the gospels have in common

3. Where Luke is unique

4. Conclusion: God is in the details

What Sort of Child Was Jesus?— Luke 2:39-52

1. A growing child (verse 40)

2. A divine child (verse 49)

3. A submissive child (verse 51)

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

 

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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