Grace Fellowship Church

Main point: We need a leader who can overcome rejection through faith. 1. Overcoming Insider Rejection (1-11) 2. Overcoming Outsider Attack (12-28)

Main point: The only god worth serving is the one who can save. 1. We need a man to save (1-5, 17-18) 2. Most gods aren’t worth serving (6-10) 3. Only one God is (11-16)

Main point: Our God answers the complaints of those He has afflicted by giving Himself. 1. The complaint of the afflicted (1-11) 2. The God of the afflicted (12-28)

Main point: God’s glory rides on your weakness. 1. What’s at stake for God (1-9) 2. The glory of children (1b-2) 3. The glory of humanity (3-8)

Main point: You can be under Jesus’ kingship or under His feet. 1. The world conspires: “We will be king” 2. The Father replies: “I have a king” 3. The Son declares: “I am the King” 4. The Spirit says: “Worship the King”

Main point: When your king’s disgrace splashes on you, thankfulness produces courage. 1. Some die in disgrace with him (1-6) 2. Some give up ground from him (7) 3. Few risk everything for him (8-13) 4. Application

Main point: If you return evil for good, evil will devour you. 1. Evil Returns Evil for Good (8:28-9:6) 2. Evil Deserves a Curse (9:7-9:21) 3. Evil Keeps Comin’ (9:22-9:49) 4. Evil Devours Itself (9:50-57)

Main point: God’s deliverance exposes you so He can remake you. 1. Progress Can Reveal Division (7:24-8:9) 2. Victory Can Be Painful (8:10-21) 3. Peace Can Hide Decay (8:22-28)

Main point: Your rescue depends on your ability to receive it. 1. The Right Guy? (6:33-40) 2. Enough Strength? (7:1-8) 3. Scary Place? (7:9-15) 4. Stand and Receive (7:16-23)

Main point: The deliverance you want isn’t always the deliverance you need. 1. Disobedience to God (1-10) 2. Doubt of God (11-24) 3. Devotion to false gods (25-32)

1. Uniquely created and dedicated to God 2. The pathway to fulfilling your dedicated purpose

Main point: We should celebrate the power of friendship with the Lord. 1. Join the winning team (2-9, 13-23) 2. Recount the winning strategy (10-11, 24-31)

Main point: We need a deliverer who will deliver. 1. A required delivery (1-3) 2. A reluctant deliverer (4-14) 3. A ready deliverer (15-24)

Main point: God's unusual rescues are meant to break your usual sin. 1. The comfort of usual rescue (3:7–11) 2. The shock of unusual rescue (3:12–30) 3. The point: Unusual rescue is becoming usual (31)

Main point: When you turn away from serving the Lord, distress is your destiny. 1. When You Turn From the LORD… (2:6-2:10) 2. …Distress is Your Destiny (2:11-2:15) 3. The LORD Wants to Give You Life (2:16-3:4) 4. What Do You Want? (3:5-3:6)

Main point: "Harmless" disobedience now becomes harmful disobedience later. 1. The Beginning of Drift (1:1-20) 2. The Middle of Drift (1:21-36) 3. The End of Drift (2:1-5)

Main point: Your allegiance shapes you for good or ill. 1. Toxic Allegiance 2. Blessed Allegiance

Main point. You need to fight the real enemy. 1. There are gods (1) 2. They are the real enemies (2-5) 3. God will destroy them (6-8)

Main point: Lost sinners have extraordinary value in God’s eyes. 1. The problem of Jesus (1-2) 2. The value of one (3-24) a. One in one hundred (3-7) b. One in ten (8-10) c. One in two (11-24) 3. Two ways to be lost (25-32)

1. The power of Resurrection (1-10) 2. The problem of Resurrection (11-15) 3. The plan of Resurrection (16-20)

1. Prioritize Thankfulness (v. 1-8) 2. Pray Accordingly (v. 9-11)

Main point: Be unashamed of your shamed Savior. 1. He was universally shamed (27-44) 2. He was cosmically killed (45-56) 3. He was earnestly buried (57-66)

1. His friends are responsible (26:69-75) 2. His enemies are responsible (27:1-10) 3. You are responsible (27:11-26)

Main point: Putting Jesus on trial only reveals your guilt. 1. Jesus isn’t exposed – He exposes (47-56) 2. Jesus isn’t judged – He’s the judge (57-68)

Main point: Jesus is delivered over to deliver those who fail. 1. Delivery Needed (1-13) 2. Delivery Acquired 14-25) 3. Delivery Explained (26-29) 4. Delivery Embraced (30-47)