Redeemer Presbyterian Church

How should we respond to the God who died for us that we might live with him? I. Don't refuse him because He is speaking to you in his Son, v25. II. Be grateful because you are receiving an enduring kingdom, vv26-28. III. Be reverent in your worship and service because our God is a consuming fire, vv28-29.

I. What you have escaped from concerning Mount Sinai, vv18-21. II. What you have been brought to at Mount Zion, vv22-24. III. Application

I. The grace of God they are rejecting, v34. II. The guilt of sin they are accumulating, vv34-35. III. The generational attitude and judgment in which they are participating, v35-36.

I. Jesus accuses the scribes and Pharisees of self-righteousness and self-deception, vv29-31. II. Jesus, tongue in cheek, urges them to finish the evil of their fathers, v32. III. Jesus presses upon them the judgment of hell they deserve, that they may escape, v33.

How should we respond to the hardships of God's discipline? I. Help the weary and wounded, vv12-13. II. Pursue harmony and holiness, v14. III. Don't miss grace or grow bitter, v15. IV. Flee immorality and idolatry, vv16-17.

I. The danger of a graceless minister, v25a. II. The heart of a graceless minister, vv25, 27-28. III. The hope of a graceless minister, v26

To combat spiritual forgetfulness, the LORD commands the people to establish a memorial to commemorate their deliverance into the Promised Land. This was so they might: I. II. Remember where , III. Remember when , and IV. Remember why . 

The Lord will build His church. In this text we see that the Lord will preserve, persevere, and provide for his people even through a I. Supernatural deliverance, II. Supernatural determination, III. Supernatural declaration.

I. The Privilege of Discipline, vv5-8. III. The Purpose of Discipline, vv9-10. The Product of Discipline, v11. 

I. The deliverance of Jesus through death. II. The delight of Jesus in his people. III. The delight of his people in Jesus.

Jesus proclaims “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness." I. His approach. II. His affirmation. III. His rebuke. IV. His illustration.

I. The Christian life is like running a marathon race, vv1-2. II. The Christian life is like fighting in a cage fight, vv3-4. III. The Christian life is like being raised in a disciplinarian's home, vv5-6.

Jesus rebukes the scribes and Pharisees for playing fast and loose with God’s word, and leading others to do the same.  I. Jesus reveals their faulty reasoning, vv16 and 18. II. Jesus rebukes their faulty reasoning, vv17 and 19. III. Jesus reorients their reasoning, vv20-22

If Jesus is raised from the dead then: I. He shows his power in our weakness II. He is our hope when we despair III. He reveals the eternal in light of the temporal.

This text summarizes both the extraordinary and ordinary ways that the Lord was at work in His church. The Lord at work: I. A persistent presence II. The reputation of the redeemed III. The supernatural work of the Spirit.

I. They haven’t entered the kingdom of heaven, v13. II. They hinder others from entering the kingdom of heaven, v13. III. They make hellish disciples, v15

I. The uncommon successes of faith in the Messiah, vv32-35a. II. The unvarnished sufferings of faith in the Messiah, vv35b-39. III. The society of faith in the Messiah, vv39-40.

I. What the false teachers lack, vv5-7. II. What the disciples of Jesus don't lack, vv8-10. III. What matters in the kingdom of Christ is not man bestowed honors or titles, but service, vv11-12

The LORD prepares the Hebrews to enter the Promised Land by revealing that He is present with them. He tells them to: I. Wait, II. Worship, III. Witness, and IV. Walk.

The early church was not without her blemishes and struggles with sin. Ananias and Saphira deceive the Church, steal from the LORD, and so receive a swift and just punishment. This account warns the reader to not take the holiness of God lightly and shows us that what transpired was a ... I. Serious Sin II. Serious Offense III. Serious Threat IV. Serious Fear.

How will the early church respond to opposition? Empowered by the Spirit, they labor in such unity that they sacrificially give to aid the most needy among their ranks. This love and fellowship adorns the gospel message they proclaim, that the Lord would be glorified in both word and deed. I. One Body II. One Property III. One Message IV. One Need

What happens when religious leaders go wrong? Jesus rebukes the scribes and Pharisees and all who are like them for: I. Their ministry was devoid of authority from God, vv2-3. II. Their ministry was devoid of integrity. End of v3. III. Their ministry was devoid of the gospel, v4. IV. Their ministry was devoid of sympathy, end of v4 

I. Faith despairs of self, knowing God's people are impotent to rescue themselves from destruction, v29. II. Faith despairs of self knowing God's people are impotent to secure by themselves their victory, v30. III. Faith despairs of self knowing God's enemies can have peace with God by his grace, v31

I. Who is the Messiah? V42. II. The Messiah is David’s Son, v42b. III. The Messiah is David’s Lord, vv43-45.  

I. Rahab's Deception. II. Rahab's Profession. III. Rahab's Direction.