Our New Family Identity I. Using LANGUAGE to communicate family IDENTITY. (1:13-2:10)A. Get ready and “GIRD up your LOINS.” (1:13; Ex. 12:11)B. Be the HOLY PEOPLE of God. (1:15-16; Lev. 11:44)C. Through your PASSOVER LAMB. (1:17-21; Ex. 12-15)D...
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New Identity…New Hope – 1 Peter, Part 1 | 1 Peter 1:1-12
Starting with some Fundamentals I. SETTING the CONTEXT of these letters.A. SITUATION: Think about the READERS. (v.1)B. SOURCE: Think about the WRITER. (5:12) Peter writes two letters from Rome to the scattered believers throughout modern day...
Read moreJonah: The Reluctant Prophet – Part 3 | Jonah 3-4
Nowhere to Run to… I. CATCHING up With our PROPHET on the RUN (Jonah 1-2)A. REJECTS God’s CALL (Jonah 1:1-3)B. ENDANGERS Himself and Others while in a SPIRITUAL SLUMBER (Jonah 1:3-15)C. Refuses...
Read moreJonah: The Reluctant Prophet – Part 2 | Jonah 1-2
A Whale of a Wake-up Call I. Quick RECAPA. Don’t FOCUS on the FISH!B. Let the Story SURPRISE YouC. Let the Story EXPOSE Your FLAWS and Your NEED II. SLEEPING on the JOB (Jonah...
Read moreJonah: The Reluctant Prophet – Part I | Jonah 1:1-3
Prophet on the Run I. How should we READ JONAH?A. Don’t FOCUS on the FISH (1:17, 2:10)B. An UPSIDE DOWN Story (1:3, 16, 3:6-10)C. A MIRROR to EXPOSE Ourselves (4:10-11, James 1:22-24)D. A STORY that Ultimately POINTS to JESUS (Luke 24:44, John...
Read moreA Cruciform Life – Part 6 | 2 Cor. 4:16-5:10
The Now, the Then, and the Meanwhile I. A DESCRIPTION of our REALITY. (4:16-5:4)A. The TEMPORARY tent of our BODY. (4:16-5:1)B. The BODY made NEW. (5:1; I Cor. 15; Rev. 21:5)C. GROANING in the MEANWHILE. (5:2-4; Rom 8:18-25) Today we circle back...
Read moreA Cruciform Life – Part 5 | 2 Corinthians 6:3-13
The Role and Relationships of an Ambassador I. What BEING and AMBASSADOR looks like. (v.3-10)A. A LIFE of removing OBSTACLES. (v.3) 1. Servants WILLING to face DIFFICULTY. (v.4-5) 2. REFLECTING Christ...
Read moreA Cruciform Life – Part 4 | 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2
Why Did Jesus Die? I. Paul’s RADICAL STARTING Point (v.14-15)A. Held CATIVE by LOVE (v. 14, 2:14-16)B. “ONE Died for ALL…” (v. 15; Rom. 6:6,7)C. A LIFE-ALTERING Death (v.15, Rom. 14:7-9, 4:25) II. A NEW Way of SEEING (v. 16-17)A. EVERYONE is...
Read moreA Cruciform Life – Part 3 | 2 Corinthians 4:1-18
When Change Comes Slowly… I. The CHURCH at CORINTH.A. One PROBLEM after ANOTHER. (1 and 2 Corinthians)B. Hits a LITTLE close to HOME. (Heb 4:12)C. So WHY is Paul not DISCOURAGED? (v.1,16) We’ve spent the last 8-10 weeks learning about the...
Read moreA Cruciform Life – Part 2 | 2 Corinthians 3:7-18
Being Conquered by Christ Changes Everything I. A covenant that FADES and one that LASTS. (v.7-11; Ex 34:29-32)A. The law brought DEATH and CONDEMNATION. (v.7,9,11)B. The Spirit brings LIFE and RIGHTEOUSNESS. (v.8,10,11)C. A GLORIOUSLY unfading...
Read moreA Cruciform Life – Part 1 | 2 Corinthians 2:14-16
Captives of Christ I. RELATIONSHIP Status: It’s COMPLICATED (I Cor. 1:10-4:21; II Cor. 1:12-2:13, ch. 10-12)A. Paul vs. The SUPER APOSTLES (II Cor. 10-12)B. Paul’s INFATUATION with WEAKNESS (I Cor. 1:18-2:5, 13:4-8a; II Cor. 1:8-11, 12:7-10) II...
Read moreOn Mission in Corinth – Part 6 | I Corinthians 15
The Resurrection of the Dead I. Denying the Resurrection (v. 1-34)A. The Absurdity of Resurrection (v. 12; Acts 17:17-32; ch.24, ch.26)B. The Centrality of Resurrection (v. 3-8, 12-19)C. The Meaning of the Resurrection (v. 20-28) II...
Read moreOn Mission in Corinth – Part 5 | Selections from 1 Cor. 11-14
When we come together I. Several ISSUES around a central THEME. (11:1-14:40)A. The CONTROVERSY around COVERINGS. (11:1-16)B. FORGETTING whose TABLE this is. (11:17-34)C. Spiritual GIFTS within the BODY. (12:1-31; 14:1-40) As we have walked...
Read moreOn Mission in Corinth – Part 4 | 1 Corinthians 8-11:1
Incarnational Theology for the Church in a Pagan Environment (Or How Jesus Changes Everything) I. A CLASH with CULTURE (8:1; 10:20; Acts 18)A. An IDOLATRY SATURATED EnvironmentB. RESIST or Take PART (8:4,7)C. Practicing MONOTHEISM in a PAGAN...
Read moreOn Mission in Corinth – Part 3 | Selections from 1 Cor. 5:1-6:20
What Happens When We Forget Who We Are I. Sexuality: DEALING with a Corinthian “SITUATION”. (5:1-13)A. CONFRONTING a shocking REALITY. (5:1)B. Taking ACTION to ADDRESS it. (5:2-5)C. It’s an ISSUE of our IDENTITY. (5:6-13) This passage is no easy...
Read moreOn Mission in Corinth – Part 2 | Selections from 1 Cor. 1:10-4:21
At the Crossroads of Wisdom I. A human TENDENCY and Divine WISDOM. (1:10-4:21)A. ELEVATION by means of DIVISION. (1:10-17)B. The WISDOM of the FOOLISH cross.(1:18-31)C. PAUL as a prime EXAMPLE. (2:1-5)D. A radically DIFFERENT type of WISDOM...
Read moreOn Mission in Corinth – Part 1 | Acts 18:1-18; I Cor. 1:1-9
Location, Location, Location I. The STORY behind the LETTER. (Acts 18:1-18)A. UNDERSTANDING the CITY itself. (18:1)B. Paul MAKES a lot of CONNECTIONS. (18:2-11)C. The BIRTH of a new CHURCH. (18:7-11)D. The TENSIONS that inevitably FOLLOW...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 10 (Easter) | Mark 15:42-16:8
Resurrection Life I. Resurrection ALWAYS start with DEATH. (15:42-16:1)A. SOMETHING we’d like to FORGET. (Jer. 29-45)B. A SOLEMN process of HONOURING. (15:42-16:1)C. A POWERFUL, yet neglected, METAPHOR. (v.46; I Cor. 12:27) Resurrection Sunday is...
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 9 (Palm Sunday) | Mark 15:16-41
There’s More Going on Here than Meets the Eye I. A MESSIAH prone to MISUNDERSTANDING. (Mark 1-15)A. The PEOPLE want a KING. (8:29-33; 10:35-37; 11:8-10) B. Jesus DOESN’T meet their EXPECTATIONS. (14:41-15:15) Today we move back from Jeremiah to...
Read moreLent 2021 – I am broken, but loved by God | Jeremiah 45
Week 5 – “I’ll give you your life…” I. Who is BARUCH?A. Jeremiah’s SCRIBE (36:4, 32; 45:1)B. Jeremiah’s STUDENT (36:5-8)C. Jeremiah’s FRIEND (36:17-19) II. A Legitimate COMPLAINT (45:3)A. SORROW upon GRIEF (v. 3; Ps. 6:6, 69:3)B. Hope...
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