Taking the Next Step… I. It is TIME to move FORWARD. (3:1-5)A. One TEXT, several VOICES. (3:1-4:24)B. The NARRATIVE is a bit CLUNKY. (3:6,14; 3:12,4:2; 3:17,4:12) Last week we saw
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Joshua: Following Where God Leads – Part 1 | Joshua 1:1-18
Time for a New Leader…or is it? I. It’s a TIME of TRANSITION. (v.1-6)A. WAITING for a GENERATION to die. (Numbers 14)B. A visible CHANGE of LEADERSHIP. (v.1-2)C. LEARNING from
Read moreRuth: From Bitterness to Blessed – Part 4 | Ruth 4:1-21
The Multiple Levels of the Story I. UNDERSTANDING the small STORY. (v.1-21)A. Boaz NAVIGATES the DETAILS beautifully. (v.1-8)B. All is done DECENTLY and in ORDER. (v.9-12)C. A CHILD is BORN.
Read moreRuth: From Bitterness to Blessed – Part 3 | Ruth 3:1-18
A Less Bitter Naomi Develops a Plan I. From BITTER to HOPEFUL to a PLAN. (v.1-6)A. Naomi BEGINS to take ACTION. (v.1-2)B. For Ruth, a SHIFT from MOURNING. (v.3)C. A
Read moreRuth: From Bitterness to Blessed – Part 2 | Ruth 2:1-23
What to do when God seems absent I. The THREE main CHARACTERS. (1:20-2:23)A. Naomi: Feeling BITTER and AFFLICTED. (1:20-21)B. Ruth: Showing LOYAL love in VISIBLE ways. (1:16-17; 2:2,7,17)C. Boaz: A
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 5 | Phil. 3:12-4:3
Travelling the Spiritual Journey I. Have PATIENCE with the PROCESS. (3:12-16)A. Understand NOBODY has ARRIVED. (3:12-13)B. TRUST in the “HOLD” of Jesus. (3:12)C. Between the PAST and the FUTURE. (3:13-14)D.
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 4 | Phil. 2:19-3:11
The Foundation of the Gospel I. The FLOW of the LETTER. (2:19-3:11)A. Paul’s JOY in RELATIONSHIPS. (2:19-2:30)B. An ALMOST transition to the END. (3:1)C. A REDIRECT to an important ISSUE.
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 3 | Phil. 1:27-2:18
What A Joy Inspired Life Looks Like I. The GOSPEL shapes all of LIFE. (1:27-2:4)A. STANDING firm…whatever HAPPENS. (v.27-29)B. CONNECTED and COURAGEOUS. (v.27-38)C. Two GRACIOUSLY given GIFTS. (v.29-30) As Jake
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 1 | Acts 16:11-40
The Birth of a New Church I. Four SCENES in the BIRTH of a church. (v.11-40)A. PRAYER at the RIVER. (v.11-15)B. CONFRONTING spiritual FORCES. (v.16-18)C. CHALLENGING the cultural NORMS. (v.19-24)D.
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 10 | Romans 14:1-15:13
Loving the church and others as they are… I. DEALING with our DISAGREEMENTS. (14:1-12)A. REMEMBER the CONTEXT. (1:7)B. Avoid CONDEMNATION and CONDESCENSION. (14:1-3,10)C. There is an EXTERNAL STANDARD… (14:4,7-8,11-12)D. …YOU...
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 9 | Romans 13:1-14
The Kingdom Way (Offering your body… Part 2) I. The BELIEVER and the AUTHORITIES. (v.1-7)A. REALIZE the seat of true AUTHORITY. (v.1-2)B. Overcome EVIL with GOOD. (v. 3-7; Rom 12:21;
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 8 | Romans 12:1-21
The Gospel Formed Life I. TWO well known VERSES. (v.1-2)A. In VIEW of God’s MERCY. (Rom. 1-11)B. Offer your BODIES as an act of WORSHIP. (v.1)C. Be TRANSFORMED not CONFORMED.
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 6 | Romans 8:18-39
Love is the Foundation of the Gospel I. The relationship between SUFFERING and GLORY. (v. 18-27)A. The DYING body and GLORIFIED body. (v.12-18)B. The SMALL and the BIGGER picture. (v.19-23)C.
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 5 | Romans 8:1-17
The Law of the Spirit of Life I. REMEMBER the LETTER so far… (Rom. 1-7)A. OBEDIENCE that comes from FAITH. (Rom. 1)B. A GOSPEL that we all NEED. (Rom 1-3)C.
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 4 | Romans 5:1-6:23
The Gospel is Rooted in the Actions of Jesus I. Walking SLOWLY through the TEXT. (Rom. 5:1-6:23)A. Past ACTION – Present PEACE, JOY, and PURPOSE. (5:1-11) 1. JESUS is the one
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 3 | Rom. 3:21-4:25
The Source of Righteousness I. The GOSPEL according to ROMANS. (Romans 1-3)A. GOOD NEWS for all PEOPLE. (Rom. 1:16-17)B. Equally NEEDY of the KINDNESS of God. (3:1-20)C. RIGHTEOUSNESS or LAW…which
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 2 | Rom. 1:18-2:29
The Gospel is the Great Equalizer I. WRATH: What does that MEAN? (1:18-32)A. God is SEEN and REJECTED. (1:18-23)B. People are “GIVEN OVER” to their choices. (1:24,26,28) 1. Wrath is God
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 1 | Romans 16:1-27; 1:1-17
The Gospel is for People I. The GOSPEL for Roman HOUSE CHURCHES. (16:1-27; 1:7)A. A LETTER written in RELATIONSHIP. (16:1-27; 1:8-14)B. To UNIFY the DIVERSE. (16:1-20; 1:7)C. Called to the
Read moreResurrection Sunday (Easter) 2023 | Matthew 28:1-10
He is not here, He is risen, just as He said I. The tomb: A PLACE of IMPOSSIBILITY. (v.1-6)A. The INTERSECTION of two REALMS, (v.2-3)B. The “POWERFUL” are rendered POWERLESS.
Read moreSixth Sunday of Lent – Palm Sunday 2023 | Matthew 26:17-30
Stopping at a Table on the way to the Cross I. From TRIUMPHAL ENTRY to a TABLE. (Mt. 21-26)A. NOT your usual “APANTESIS”. (Mt. 21:1-11; I Thes. 4:17)B. Jesus CONTROLS
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