Immanuel Baptist Church

Main Idea: “Beware of the danger of returning to spiritual slavery.” 1. What God has done to set you free 2. Be aware of the danger

Main Idea: “We become heirs of salvation through union with Christ, by faith, and not by law-keeping.” 1. Defining the “law.” 2. The law’s temporary role 3. The law is powerless to give life 4. How the law imprisoned 5. The goal of the law: Christ 6. The freedom of those in Christ

Main Idea: “We become heirs of salvation through union with Christ, by faith, and not by law-keeping.” 1. We are heirs by faith because of the relation of the promise to the law 2. We are heirs by faith because of the nature of the promise, that it was made to Christ. 3. Faith makes us heirs in Christ and through Christ

Main Idea: “Don’t be misled by relying on the works of the law for justification.” 1. Because of the Holy Spirit’s work 2. Because of what the Old Testament Scriptures say

Main Idea: “Beware of walking out of step with the gospel, because it implies that the grace of God is needless and the death of Christ was pointless.” 1. Acting as though justification is through the law makes the grace of God needless. 2. Acting as though justification is through the law makes the death of Christ pointless.

Main Idea: “Christian, do not forget that you are crucified with Christ and alive by Christ.” 1. How we as Christians are dead 2. How we as Christians are alive

Main Idea: “Don’t make Jesus out to be a servant of sin!” 1. How misrepresenting the saving work of Christ makes Him out to be a servant of sin. 2. How misrepresenting the holy teaching of Christ makes Him out to be a servant of sin.

Main Idea: "Because Christ suffered, died, rose from the dead, and victoriously ascended into heaven to His Father, we have an eternal hope of salvation to persevere in living for Jesus." 1. Jesus brings us safely to God 2. Jesus proclaimed His victory 3. Jesus brings His enemies into subjection to Himself

Main Idea: "We’re justified by faith alone in Christ alone, apart from who we are or what we’ve done.” 1. Not our blood, but His. 2. Not our works, but His.

Main Idea: "Beware of walking out of step with the truth of the gospel.” 1. People-pleasing leads us out of step with the truth of the gospel 2. None of us is above walking out of step with the truth of the gospel. 3. When others are walking out of step with the truth of the gospel, confrontation is necessary.

Main Idea: “Don’t turn to another gospel!” 1. How the Galatians were turning to another gospel 2. Reasons we must avoid turning to another gospel

Main Idea: We can have confidence in Christ in the midst of an evil age. 1. We live in an evil age. 2. We can have confidence in Christ in the midst of this evil age. 3. Reasons for confidence in Christ.

Main Idea: In this broken world the righteous learn to trust the sovereign God that protects them. 1. Trust God in chaotic circumstances 2. Trust God in confusing answers 3. Trust God will rescue

Main Idea: In a day of trouble, persevere in fervent prayer and in remembrance of God's might acts. 1. A day of trouble 2. What to do in a day of trouble: Persevere in prayer. Persevere in remembrance of God's might acts.

Main Idea: God intends to dwell with His redeemed people in a glory-filled new creation, and this will happen through the obedience of Christ. 1. The obedience of the people 2. The result 3. What this tells us about God's plan for history 4. What this means for us

Main Idea: Listen to Christ because He is the glory-light and in Him God has spoken. 1. Glory-light on the face of Moses: What did it mean? 2. Glory-light in the face of Christ: What does it mean? How do we see it?

Main Idea: God forgives, but always in a manner consistent with His justice. 1. God is abundantly forgiving 2. God is uncompromisingly just

Main Idea: God's presence is more to be desired than His gifts. 1. To have God is to have His favor 2. To have God is to be known 3. To have God is to have rest 4. To have God leads to seeing His glory

Main Idea: "Because we have sinned a great sin like Israel, we too need a mighty intercessor." 1. Israel's Idolatry (and ours) 2. Aaron's self-justification (and ours) 3. Moses's Intercession (and Christ's)

Main Idea: Christians, you have been called and empowered by the Holy Spirit to assist in temple-buildering. 1. The men called and empowered by God to build his tabernacle 2. Christ, the ultimate Temple-Builder 3. Our calling and empowering as temple-builders

Main Idea: The Kingdom and all of its riches are freely given by the king, not earned. 1. Kingdom entrance depicted 2. Kingdom access debated 3. Kingdom inheritance defined

Main Idea: "Christian, having been washed, wash often." 1. The basin and its purpose for the Israelites 2. The teaching of the basin for us

Main Idea: An atonement price must be paid for you if you are to be numbered among God's people. 1. Why could taking a census of the people of Israel incur God's judgment? 2. It this text teaching that you can BUY your salvation? 3. What is the main lesson of this text?

Main Idea: Prayer God is pleased with is prayer atoned for by Christ's blood and mediated by Christ's intercession. 1. Important features of the altar What it teaches us about prayer: 2. Prayer God is pleased with is prayer atoned for by Christ's blood. 3. Prayer God is pleased with is prayer mediated by Christ's intercession.

Main Idea: The services and sacrifice of Christ make believers and their worship pleasing to God. 1. Not even the priests in Israel were good enough to serve God as they were. 2. Jesus, the God-Man, is the perfect High Priest who perfectly serves God. 3. Through Jesus, our worship and service are made pleasing to God.