Berean Bible Fellowship Church

Big Idea: Peter and Andrew are brothers but could be more opposite. Peter is the first of the Apostles and serves in the foreground of the New Testament Church. Andrew faithfully serves in the background and loves to introduce others to Jesus Christ. We can learn much from these men in their life and ministry. Peter in the ___________________________________ Luke 6:14 (ESV) — 14 Simon, whom he nam...

Big Idea: Jesus purposely reconstitutes his people to be particularly relational and peculiarly regular. God uses these ordinary men to do extraordinary things. P______________________ R________________________ Luke 6:13 (ESV) — 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: Deuteronomy 4:37 (ESV) — 37 And because he loved your fathers and chose (...

Big Idea: Jesus chooses the twelve men who will be the leaders of his new covenant people of God after his death. These men are deliberately chosen by Jesus to form the foundation of the church. Jesus _________ ______________ the Twelve through __________________ . Luke 6:12 (ESV) — 12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. Matthew 6:5–6 (ES...

John 15:5 [5] I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (ESV) I. The Illustration of the Christian Life: The Vine and the Vinedresser II. The Danger of Not Abiding III. The Fruitfulness of Abiding • Hebrews 2:1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away fro...

Big Idea: What is truth and who determines it? The world will tell you that you are your own personal arbiter of truth. That “your truth” is the truth. The Pharisees certainly believed they had a corner on the truth. But they were wrong. Jesus is the way the truth and the life and he establishes his sovereignty over this realm in our passage for this morning. Jesus ______________________ the Purpo...

Big Idea: Is it appropriate for Jesus’ disciples to fast? Yes, if we have the right motivation. There is a wright and a wrong way to fast. To fast properly we ought to afflict our physical bodies to remind us our spiritual dependency. This realization should then lead us to Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the end of our fasting. Acts 26:4–5 (ESV) — 4 “My manner of life from my youth, spent from the...

Big Idea: There is a level of irony in our text this morning. Jesus is embraced by those who would seem to reject him and rejected by those who you think would embrace him. The tax collector embraces him because he knows Jesus is his only hope. The Pharisee rejects him because of his obsession with man-made religion. The question is do you see yourself in the tax collector or do you act like the P...

Big Idea: Jesus asserts that he has the authority to forgive sins. The Pharisees accuse him of blasphemy. What they don’t understand is that Jesus, being God, has the authority to forgives sin because, as God, he has the power to overcome sin on the cross. Jesus’ ____________________ to Forgive Sin Luke 5:15 (ESV) — 15 But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered t...

Big Idea: Jesus takes regular breaks from ministry in order spend time with his heavenly Father in prayer. His desire is to focus his earthly mind, heart, and will on the kingdom of God and it’s advancement. An ___________________ _____________ of the People Luke 5:15 (ESV) — 15 But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infi...

Big Idea: Jesus has the authority to forgive sins. When we see ourselves in the leper, and cry out for God’s mercy in Jesus, our relationship with God and men is restored.   ___________________ of the Leper Luke 5:12 (ESV) — 12 While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” ...

Big Idea: Jesus connects this miracle on the Sea of Galilee with the commission for all of his disciples to go into all the world and call people into his kingdom through the preaching of the good news. Matthew 4:19 (ESV) — 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” _________________ Men, _________________ Commands Luke 5:2 (ESV) — 2 and he saw two boats by the lake,...

Big Idea: Jesus shows his authority over nature as he demonstrates his power over the fish of the sea. This cause Peter to worship Jesus and he is calling us to worship him as well. Jesus Authority over ______________________ Luke 5:4 (ESV) —4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” Jesus miraculous ministry was intended to p...

Guest Speaker: Paul Corona

Big Idea: At the heart of Jesus’ ministry was establishing the kingdom of God. This he does first and foremost by working righteousness in his people. As God’s people are conformed into his image the righteousness of his kingdom spreads forth through the nations. The _________________________ Nature of the Curse on Humanity Luke 4:40 (ESV) — 40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any w...

Big Idea: Jesus possess ultimate authority because he is sovereign creator of all things. When Jesus speaks he speaks reality into existence. Because Jesus can envision and execute that which exists in truth; he therefore can declare things that truly are. Jesus’ Authority Over _____________________ (realm of truth) Luke 4:31–32 (ESV) — 31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he w...

Big Idea: Jesus came to his own and his own rejected him. Nazareth believes they have some claim on Jesus because of their familiarity with him. Jesus confronts this sense of entitlement and it almost gets him killed. Nazareth’s ______________________ Response Luke 4:22 (ESV) — 22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not t...

Big Idea: Jesus was designated by the Spirit to be the Son of God and Savior of the world, both by the miraculous works he did during his life and ministry, but more than that by His resurrection from the dead. _______________________ by the Scroll Luke 4:16–17 (ESV) — 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and...

Big Idea: Jesus is the Better Adam because where Adam failed, in the temptation in the Garden, Jesus prevails, in the temptation in the Wilderness. The ____________________________ of the Temptation Luke 4:1–2 (ESV) — 1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during tho...

Big Idea: Jesus is the Better Adam because Jesus is the Better Son, well beloved by God the Father. Two Connections between Jesus and Adam. Jesus is the _______________________ Adam Luke 3:22 (ESV) — 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” Luke 3:38 (ESV) — 38 the son of Enos, the son o...

Guest Speaker: Mark Campbell

Big Idea: Everyone responds to the gospel differently. The way we responds determines whether we belong to the Kingdom of Christ or the kingdom of this world. There are only two types of people. Those who embrace Jesus as savior and those who do not. Two Responses to the Preaching of Repentance; The _______________________ Response (Excitement) Luke 3:15 (ESV) — 15 As the people were in expectatio...

Big Idea: John preaches repentance to remove the most obtrusive obstacle in coming to Jesus; our own self-righteousness. John’s goal is to prepare the way for the Messiah. In order to do so, he has to remove the greatest obstacle we have to Jesus’ saving ministry. And that obstacle is our own self-sufficiency. Two sources of self-sufficiency that keep us from trusting in Christ; __________________...

Big Idea: Jesus grew in the strength and wisdom of the lord because he was enthralled with God’s ways and he was fully engaged in the process. Two ways Jesus grew in the strength and wisdom of God; Jesus was __________________ with the Ways of God. Luke 2:49 (ESV) — 49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” [Mary and Joseph] follow...

Big Idea: Jesus did not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to fulfill them. We find in out text this morning that he literally embodies all that the Law signified and is directly identified by a prophet and prophetess of God. Further establishing we have every reason to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Luke 24:44 (ESV) — 44 Then he (Jesus) said to them, “These are my wor...

Big Idea: Jesus is Lord! He calls us to submit ourselves to his good and perfect will. We quickly learn that the biblical worldview teaches us that life is not all about us. We are not the lords and ladies of our lives. Jesus is the ultimate authority and he is calling us to embrace his good ways. The glory of the good news of Jesus is that through the Spirit we delight to walk in his ways. Psalm...