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“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” Matthew 7:13–14 Psalm 1 Matt. 5:2-11 Gen. 13:12-13 Gen. 19:1 Gen. 19:7 John 10:10 – “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and ha...

A 5 Week Series from Luke 1 & 2    •   5 Weeks of Christmas Truths    •   5 Weeks of Christmas Roots    •   5 Weeks of Christmas Births I. The First Miraculous Birth (JB)    1.   The Eyewitness Writer - Luke 1:1-4    •   A Gentile; A Physician; A Missionary with Paul    •   Luke’s first account in the gospel book named after him follows Jesus from birth to Calvary    •   Luke’s second account in t...

I. Keeping the Focus on Faith in Christ 1. The Identity & Audience - 1:1 2. The How & Why - 1:2a 3. The Heart - 1:2b 4. The Great Mercy/Living Hope - 1:3a 5. The Resurrection - 1:3b 6. The Inheritance 8. The Prophets & Angels - 1:10-12 9. The Mind Prepared/Hope Set - 1:13 10. The Obedience - 1:14-17 11. The Gospel - 1:18-25

I. Lessons learned from a lost man:    1.   Clearing up Bad Theology - vv. 1-7    2.   Clearing up Right Identity - vv. 8-12    3.   Clearing up Messianic Credentials - vv. 13-17    4.   Confronting the Parents -vv. 18-23    5.   Confronting the Seeing Man - vv. 24-34    6.   Converting the Seeing Man - vv. 35-41

I. How the Victory was Won - Colossians 2    1.   Walking in Grace - 2:6-7a    2.   Overflowing with/ Gratitude - 2:7b    3.   The Problem of Philosophy - 2:8-10    4.   The Power of the Cross - 2:11-15    5.   The Problem of Legalism - 2:16-17    •   Mark 7:14-19    •   Illustrated in Acts 10:9-16    •   Ratified in Acts 15:28-29    6.   The Problem of Mysticism - 2:18-19    7.   The Problem of A...

I. Those Rich in this present world - v. 17a 1. Don’t be haughty - v. 17b 2. Don’t set your hope on the uncertainty of riches - v. 17c 3. Do set your hope on God bc He richly supplies us with everything to enjoy - v. 17d 4. Do good (with your resources) - v. 18a 5. Be rich in good works - v. 18b 6. Be generous/ready to share - v. 18c (See II Corinthians 9:7) 7. Store up treasure for yourself - v....

I. The Word is the Weapon - II Corinthians 10:3-5 (The power of the pen (Greece); The Power of the sword (Rome); The Power of the towel (Jesus)    1.   The mind of man - Romans 12:1-2    2.   The heart of man - Proverbs 4:23; Matthew 12:33-37    3.   The soul of man - Psalm 19:7-8; 23:1-3 II. How the War was Won - Colossians    1.   The Deliverance - 1:1-29 (vv. 9-14)    2.   The Dangers - 2:1-23...

Two Decisions for all Disciples: • Intentionality - • Intensity - I. A Humility that leads to Intensity -vv. 11-15 1. True Salvation - Repent & Believe 2. True Sanctification - a. Flee from - b. Follow after - c. Fight for - II. A Holiness that leads to Purity - vv.15-16 (“in His own time”) 1. The Blessed and only Sovereign - Potentate! 2. The King of Kings and Lord of lords - Revelation 17:14; 19...

Review: • The Commander • The Commanded • The Liberty • The Liar • The Curse • The Christ - Paul keeps Jesus front and center. Jesus is his main focus, but Paul reminds the Corinthians and us about Satan’s strategies: • II Corinthians 2:11 • II Corinthians 11:14 • II Corinthians 12:7 — THE WEAPON IS THE WORD - Matthew 4:1-11 I. Be Compassionate - 10:1 II. Be Courageous - 10:2 III. Be Competent - 1...

I. A Humility that leads to Intensity -vv. 11-15 1. True Salvation - faith, grace, repentance 2. True Sanctification- 3 Intense Greek Imperatives a. Flee from - b. Follow after - c. Fight for - II. A Holiness that leads to Purity - vv.15-16 1. The Blessed and only Sovereign 2. The King of Kings and Lord of lords 3. Who alone possesses immortality 4. Who alone dwells in unapproachable light - 5. Wh...

“The Word is the Weapon” / Mt. 4:1-11 (Matthew 6:13; Hebrews 4:14-16; I Corinthians 10:13) I. The Last Adam is very different from the First Adam! 1. The Conception of Jesus - Matthew 1 2. The Birth of Jesus - Matthew 2 3. The Baptism of Jesus - Matthew 3 4. The Temptation of Jesus - Matthew 4:1-11 a. The Spirit led Jesus - 4:1a b. The Serpent tempted Jesus - 4:1b c. The Scripture defended Jesus-...

Leadership in the Lord’s Church Honoring God Part 3 / I Timothy 6:1-10 (The Outcome in Israel & in America) I. Love God @ Work - 6:1-2 1. Unbelieving bosses - 2. Believing bosses - 3. Impact on our Testimony - Protect God’s Name & Protect God’s Word • Colossians 3:22-25 • Ephesians 6:5-9 • I Peter 2:18-25 II. Love God’s Word - 6:3-5 1. “If anyone” - no one gets a pass 2. “sound doctrine” - bones &...

I. There is a similar model for supporting Pastors that we saw for supporting Widows:   Honoring - 5:3 & 5:17 Providing Protecting Even Correction for both -   II. Jesus is the Model Shepherd - He is called: Psalm 23 1 The Good Shepherd in John 10 2 The Chief Shepherd in I Peter 5 3 The Great Shepherd in Hebrews 13 4 Jesus revealed in Matt. 9:36-38 5 Jesus restored Peter in John 21   1. Honor Past...

I. The Starting Point of the Supper 1. Saved by Grace & Faith - Ephesians 1:13-14; 2:1-9 2. Saved for Works - Ephesians 2:10 3. Saved to Share - Ephesians 3:7-13 4. Saved to Serve / to Be Shaped - 4:11-16 5. Saved to Walk Worthy - Ephesians 5:1-21 a. Walk in Love - 5:1-2 b. Walk in Light - 5:3-14 c. Walk in Wisdom - 5:15-17 d. Walk in the Spirit - 5:18-21 II. The Lord’s Supper - Matthew 26:26-35

God has cared about widows from the very beginning - The Law (Deuteronomy); The Prophets; The Gospels; and The Epistles. Caring for widows fulfills the 2 Great Commandments AND impacts our evangelism - John 13:34-35 Sadly, many churches discount widows and senior adults as a whole. They are often viewed as a burden to the church. They are largely ignored because they are viewed as no longer a prod...

Scripture calls us OVERCOMERS (I John 4:1-6 & Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21. We are told that we are MORE THAN CONQUERERS (Romans 8:37) All 3 in Ephesians 6:10-18 / 9-18-24 I. The Whole Armor of God - Ephesians    6:10-18 (“stand” - 3x)    •   James 4:7-10, sin weakens us; opens us up to being wounded    •   I Peter 5:1-7, 8-10: humility, alertness (prepared not paranoid), resist by stan...

(WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE) (“Order in the Church” is caused by Careful Correction by the Church) • Some love to confront • Some lovingly confront - us! I. Careful Correction in the Family of Faith - vv. 1-2 (sharp rebuke vs encourage/appeal). Let’s back up and answer a critical question that must be thought out before moving forward with correction: • Cover if you can - Proverbs 17:9 • Confront if t...

I. Meet the Commander in Chief - Genesis 1-2 (Psalms 11:3)  He is a Powerful Creator -  He is a Benevolent Creator -  He is a Personal Creator He is a Judicial Creator -  He is a Gracious Creator -

(Eliminating unresolved conflict) I. Pastors must correct - 5:1-2    1.   Paul’s letter to the Corinthians is a corrective letter - I Cor. 11:17    2.   Paul’s letter to the Galatians is a rebuking letter - Galatians 4:16    3.   Paul speaks into this often - I Thessalonians 5:12-14; II Timothy 4:2 “with great patience”

The Goal is Victory, not comfort I. Meet the Commander in Chief - Genesis 1-2 1. He is a Powerful Creator - 2. He is a Benevolent Creator - 3. He is a Personal Creator - 4. He is a Judicial Creator - 5. He is a Gracious Creator -

10 Lessons Learned From the First 4 chapters of I Timothy The Main Idea of I Timothy is 3:14-16 I.  10 Lessons Learned:  Remember… 1. The Centrality of the Godhead - 1:1-2 2. The Elevated Virtues of God - hope, faith, grace, mercy, peace - 1:2 3. The Danger of False Leadership - 1:3-7 4. The Clarity of Conversion - 1:12-17  5. The Priority of Prayer - 2:1-4  6. The Priority of Evangelism - 2:5-6 ...