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The Fruitful Life (Psalm 1) I. The Problem with Psalm 1 II. The Person of Psalm 1 III. The Product of Psalm 1

The Tale of Two Cities (Matthew 14:1-21) I. The Kingdom of World Reigns by Retaliation and Self-Preservation II. The Kingdom of God by Compassion and Provision

Who's Coming to Dinner (Luke 14:12-24) I. The Table We Naturally Set II. The Table We Quietly Reject III. The Table That Continually Invites Us

Faith Finds the Miraculous (Matthew 13:53-58) I. Proximity is not Faith II. Familiarity becomes Scandal III. Faith finds the Miraculous

The Full Weight of Glory (Matthew 13:44-52) I. Kingdom Produces Overwhelming Joy II. Kingdom Produces the Weight of Final Judgement III. Kingdom Produces Stewards of Treasure

The Wheat and the Weeds (Matthew 13:24-43) I. The Kingdom Exists in a Mixed World II. The Kingdom is Hidden and Flourishing III. The Kingdom is Coming in Glory

Welcomed to Welcome (Isaiah 58:1-14)

The Miracle of Fruit Production (Matthew 13:1-23) I. The Lavish Word II. The Liberating Truth III. The Living Fruit

Jesus is Greater (Matthew 12:38-50) I. Jesus Provides the Greater Sign II. Jesus Sends the Greater Spirit III. Jesus Gives the Greater Family

The Kingdom Has Come (Matthew 12:22-37) I. The Kingdom Arrives in Jesus II. The Kingdom Demands a Response III. The Kingdom Reveals Your Heart

The Power That Does Not Crush (Matthew 12:15-21) I. Restrained Power II. Planned Power III. Gentle Power IV. Victorious Power

From Disappointment to Joy (Luke 24:13-35) I. Jesus Walks With Us in Confusion II. Jesus Reveals Himself Through Word and Table III. Jesus Turns Us Back to Life and Joy

The King of the Cross (Philippians 2:5-11) I. The Kingly Problem II. The Humble Descent III. The Glorious Ascent

Rest Revisited (Matthew 12:1-14) I. The Elusiveness of Rest II. The Struggle with Sabbath III. The Lord of the Sabbath

Revealed For Rest (Matthew 11:25-30) I. Be Humble II. Look to the Son III. Receive His Rest

Philoxenia: The Love of the Stranger (Leviticus 19:2-3, 9-10, 33-34) I. Hospitality Requires Margin II. Hospitality Requires Love III. Hospitality Requires Remembering Grace

The Risk of Gospel Familiarity (Matthew 11:20-24) I. The Danger of Proximity II. The Disappearance of Repentance III. The Great Mercy We Have From This Warning

Rethinking the Kingdom (Matthew 11:1-19) I. A Kingdom of Restoration, Not Retribution II. A Kingdom of Humility, Not Spectacle III. A Kingdom Defined by God, Not by Our Desires

Hospitality as Worship (Genesis 18-19) I. The Heart of Hospitality II. The Cost of Hospitality III. The Goal of Hospitality

Keep Calm and Carry On (Matthew 10:26-33) I. The Pressured Church II. The Assured Church III. The Confident Church

Shrewd as Snakes and as Innocent as Doves (Matthew 10:16-25) I. What to Expect II. How to React III. Who to Rely on

Sent with Authority, Marked by Humility (Matthew 10:1-15) I. Jesus Authorizes Those He Calls II. Jesus Sends the Twelve as His Representatives III. Jesus Sends Them in Humble Dependence

Peace on Earth (Luke 2:8-14) I. Fear of God II. Good News III. Build God's Church

The Leap of Joy (Luke 1:39-56) I. A Joy That Leaps II. A Joy That Looks III. A Joy That Lasts