Grace Covenant Church - Bloomington MN

Bookends: Persevere and Restore, 1.2-8; 5.19-20 Control Your Tongue Love Your Neighbor Live Unstained

Anyone Among You, 5.13-15 For One Another, 5.16 As Elijah, 5.17-18 Not All Who Wander are Lost, 5.19-20

The Lord Comes as the Harvest, 5.7-8 The Lord Comes as the Judge, 5.9 The Lord Comes to the Saints, 5.10-11 The Lord Comes in Truth 5.12

Come Now, You Rich, 5.1-3 Behold the Evidence, 5.4-6

To Say and Not To Say, 4.13-15 To Do and Not To Do, 4.16-17

James 4.11-12 Just One Judge Speak not Slander, 4.11 God’s Law of Love, 4.12 Commission:

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ERMON NOTES Mark 16.1-8 | The End? The Haunting Conclusion of the Gospel According to St. Mark I. Of Stories, Legends, and the Unsatisfying Ending of Mark II.Three Functions of Mark's Odd and Troubling Conclusion A. An Honest Portrait of Christian Life in the Present Age B. A Sober Warning about the Real Danger which is Fear C. A Haunting Evocation of the Next Act in the Drama

Psalms 55.12-23 | Cast Your Burden With Frienemies Like These…, 55.12-15 With a God Like This…, 55.16-19 Sustained and Unmoved, 55.20-22 David’s Choice, 55.23 Commission

Psalms 55.1-11 | Where is Shelter? The World Around, 55.0-3 The World Within, 55.4-8 The Enemies Around and Within, 55.9-11

Psalms 54 | Saved by Your Name Ziphite Tattle-Tales, 54.0 Strangers Rise: Save and Hear, 54.1-3 The LORD Upholds: Return and Thanks, 54.4-7 Commision

Psalms 53 | Fools’ Talk Rejection: No God, No Good, 53.0-1 Inspection: God Looks for Good, 53.2-4 Rejection: God Scatters, 53.5 Restoration: God Saves, 53.6 Commission

Psalms 52 | The Tongue and the Tree A Restless Evil: the Massacre, 52.0 Doeg the Evil Edomite, 52.1-4 God the Righteous’ Refuge, 52.5-7 David the Trusting Tree, 52.8-9

Psalms 51 | The Path of Repentance David's Darkest Hour, 51.0 Sin and Confession, 51.1-6 Appeal and Restoration, 51.7-12 Commitment to Proclamation, 51.13-19

Psalms 50 | Courtroom Drama Court is in Session, 50.1-6 The Legalist Defense, 50.7-15 The Antinomian Defense, 50.16-21 The Rightly Ordered Way, 50.22-23 Commission:

This is a continuation of the sermon from July 28.

2 Parameters All power has been given to Jesus! He is always present with us. Commission: Sing a him about his power or his presence this week with your family or if single for yourself.

Psalms 49 | Fear Sheol, Not Sheep Come Hear My Riddle, 49.0-4 Why Fear Man?, 49.5-6 Who Can Ransom?, 49.7-15 Don’t Fear Man, 49.16-20 Commission:

Psalms 48 | The Eternal City The Sons Sing (Verse 6 of 7), 48.0 Sing about the King, 48.1-8 The City of God: Place of the Peoples’ Praise, 48.1-3 Kings of Earth: Scattered and Shattered, 48.4-7 The City of God: Established Forever, 48.8 The Fame of the Name, 48.9-14 From Temple to the Ends, 48.9-11 From Zion to Forever, 49.12-14 Commission:

James 3.13-18 Two Wisdoms, Two Lives Who is Wise? Look at the Lives, 3.13-14 Which is Wisdom? Look at the Fruit, 3.15-17 Teacher, Tongue, Harvest, 3.18 Commission

The Prayer to the Almighty Attitude of prayer ( vs. 14-17) Strengthened in the inner being. (vs 18 -19) Expectation (vs 20-21)

James 3.5b-12 The Tongue’s Terrible Power JAMES 3 STRUCTURE: 7 PAIRS (1a) Not many should be teachers; (1b) The mature don't fall in words. (2a) Bridle steers the horse; (2b) Rudder steers the ship. (3a) Small fire lights off a forest; (3b) The tongue is a fire. (4a) All animals have been tamed by man; (4b) No man can tame the tongue. (5a) Tongue blesses our Lord and Father; (5b) Tongue curses...

James 3.1-5a Trial by Tongue 4 Words about Words Leading the Body: The Teacher and the Tongue, 3.1-2 Guiding the Trip: Horse and Ship, 3.3-5a Commission