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
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Forming A People – Part 10 | Exodus 40:17-38
Forming a Worshipping People I. Drawing NEAR to the God AMONG us. (v.17-38)A. The ALTAR – A reminder of our NEED. (v.29; 27:1-18; 38:1-7)B. The LAVER – There is HOPE
Read moreForming A People – Part 9 | Exodus 33:12-34:10,29-35
The God who Forms His People I. Moses has a HUNGER for GOD. (33:12-23)A. It’s a DEEP and RELATIONAL longing. (v.12-14)B. It sees RELATIONSHIP as COMMUNAL. (v.15-17)C. It SEEKS to
Read moreForming a People – Part 8 | Exodus 32:1-35
A People Who Fail I. MOSES on the MOUNTAIN. (v.1-14)A. A big CHANGE in a short TIME. (v.1-6; Ex. 24:18) B. An UNSETTLING response by GOD. (v.7-10) C. Moses ACTS
Read moreForming A People – Part 7 | Ex. 20:8-11; Deut. 5:12-15; Ex. 31:12-18
A People Learning to Rest I. The COMMANDMENT in the MIDDLE. (v.8-11; Deut 5:12-15)A. REMEMBER this DAY… (v.8)B. …By SETTING it APART. (v.8,11)C. This is to be DONE in COMMUNITY.
Read moreForming A People – Part 6 | Exodus 20:1-7, 12-17
A People Learning to Live with God and Each Other I. Taking some TIME to OBSERVE. (v.1-17)A. NOTICE who is SPEAKING. (v.1)B. GROUNDED in RELATIONSHIP with YAHWEH. (v.2)C. The LIST
Read moreForming A People – Part 5 | Exodus 16:1-36
A People Learning to Trust – Part 2 I. The CHALLENGES of day to day REALITY. (v.1-5)A. People: COMPLAINING and IDEALIZING the past. (v.2-3)B. God: From PROTECTING to PROVIDING. (v.4,12-15)C.
Read moreForming A People – Part 4 | Exodus 14:1-31
A People Learning to Trust – Part 1 I. Ummm….not TOTALLY free YET. (v.1-20)A. Pharaoh REALIZES what he has LOST. (v.5)B. The RESPONSE of the PEOPLE. (v.10-12)C. The WORD from
Read moreForming a People – Part 1 | Matthew 28:16-20
“Let’s Start at the Very Beginning…” I. We are a PEOPLE of full of CONTRADICTIONS. (v.16-18)A. OBEDIENT and WORSHIPPING. (v.17)B. Yet STILL struggling with DOUBT. (v.17)C. But...
Read morePeter’s Last Words – 2 Peter, Part 3 | 2 Peter 3:1-18
What kind of people ought you to be? I. STIMULATED toward wholesome THINKING. (v.1-7)A. THINKING that flows out of SCRIPTURE. (v.1-2)B. DESPITE those who think OTHERWISE. (v.3-4)C. A RELEVANT EXAMPLE.
Read moreMark – The Misunderstood Messiah – Part 3 | Mark 2:13-3:34
The People of the Messiah I. Two TYPES of PEOPLE. (Mark 2:17)A. The “SINNERS” – Those on the MARGINS. (2:14-16,18,23-24; 3:1,10-11,13-14, 34)B. The “RIGHTEOUS” – Those with the POWER. (2:16,18,24;
Read moreSamuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 10 | I Samuel 12:1-25
Samuel’s History Lesson I. The TEXT is very INTENTIONAL here. (I Sam. 11-12)A. A major VICTORY for the new KING. (I Sam 11)B. An EARLY farewell SPEECH. (I Sam 12)C.
Read moreSamuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 9 | I Samuel 8:1-22
Give us a King I. Another TIME of TRANSITION. A. TRUSTED father and CORRUPT sons. (v.1-5) B. GIVE us a KING. (v. 5-22) 1. Samuel’s RESPONSE. (v. 6) 2. God’s
Read moreSamuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 8 | I Samuel 4-7, esp 7:2-12
Hither By Thy Help I. The God Who Won’t Be Used (I Samuel 4-6)A. God is not a Good Luck Charm (I Samuel 4:3-11)B. God is not a Member of
Read moreSamuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 7 | I Sam 3:1-21
We Need Each Other I. WHAT is actually HAPPENING here. (v.1-21) A. A TIME of TRANSITION. (v.1,21) B. A PROCESS of LEARNING. (v.7,19-21) C. Good NEWS and BAD news. (v.11-17)
Read moreSamuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 6 | I Samuel 1:21-2:11
Hannah and Yahweh I. A TEXT that UNSETTLES. (1:21-2:1) A. A MOTHER gives away her SON. (1:22-28) B. Is this (SPIRITUAL) child LABOR? (1:28, 2:11; Heb 10:11) C. And YET
Read moreSamuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 5 | 1 Samuel 1:1-20
A Woman at the End of Her Rope I. A Real FAMILY I Sam. 1:1-3 A. A RESPECTABLE Family I Sam. 1:1-4 B. An Undeniable TENSION I Sam 1:2, 5-7
Read moreSamuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 4 | Judges 16:1-31
The Tragic End of Samson I. SAMSON’S final CHAPTER. (16:1-31)A. Another WOMAN and the city GATES. (v.1-3)B. What Samson DOES for LOVE. (v.4-20)C. CAPTURE, Humiliation, and REVENGE. (v.21-31) If you’re
Read moreSamuel & Sampson: The People God Uses – Part 3 | Judges 15:1-20
A Good Example of a Bad Example I. The Story: Samson as a BAD EXAMPLE. (v.1-20)A. He ACTS on his TERMS. (v.1,3,7,11; 17:6)B. The CYCLE of evil and VIOLENCE. (v.3,6-8,9,11)C.
Read moreSamuel & Sampson: The People God Uses – Part 2 | Judges 14:1-20
A Wedding Like No Other I. Samson is “Mr. REALITY TV”. (v.1-20)A. He is IMPULSIVE and DEMANDING. (v.1-3)B. He is POWERFUL but SECRETIVE. (v.4-9)C. He is no MATCH for a
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