1) What the Word of God is
2) What the Word of God does

1. It seeks to please God (1-6a)
2. It lovingly shares the gospel of God (6b-9)
3. It urges to live worthy of the calling of God (10-12)

1. Chosen Believers (1-5)
2. Joyous Examples (6-8a)
3. Expectant Servants (8b-10)

1. The promise comes with a demand
2. The promise is accompanied by a warning
3. The promise has fulfillment

1. The provision of the Lord
2. The fellowship with the Lord

1. Commemorate the death of Christ;
2. Communicate with the risen Christ;
3. Proclaim our salvation in Christ.

1. God's witness to Abel's confession
2. God's witness to Enoch's conduct
3. God's witness to all who believe concerning their doctrine and conduct

1. All is not as it appears.
2. Taking up the cross of Christ no matter what.

We’ll consider:

1. Why we need this rest.
2. Where we find this rest.
3. How we can be confident in this rest.

Baptism Guarantees the Truth of God's Covenant Promise to all His People!

Live to Leave a Godly Legacy
1) Know the LORD
2) Obey the LORD
3) Love the LORD

1. The delivery of the law
2. The demand of the law
3. The diagnosis of the law

This promise gives us:

1. Comfort for the present

2. Hope for the future

This comfort is:
1) Founded upon a complete set of gracious truths
2) Foundational for our complete living in everlasting joy

1. God’s sovereign call
2. God’s gracious consecration
3. God’s weighty commission

1. The sovereign work of Jesus Christ
2. The responsibility of today's Christian.

1. Don't stand at a distance
2. Give yourself over
3. Enjoy the grace

We see this as we consider our Lord:
1) As King
2) As Judge

We will note:
1) That we may rejoice in the midst of much affliction and oppression
2) That our consideration of the Lord's nearness makes us gentle and patient
3) That we are not to be anxious, but to seek God's face in prayer

With the Cyrenian compelled to carry the cross, Christ comes to Calvary to be crucified!
So we have reason
1. To be joyful crossbearers
2. To enjoy communion

Going towards Golgotha, God gives a glimpse of great glory to come!
1. The transfiguration
2. The teaching

1. The benefit of having our flesh in heaven.
2. The benefit of having our Savior in heaven.

1. A glorious future reality
2. A wonderful present reality

1. What Moses wrote;
2. What Jesus said.

1. Israel's evil idolatry
2. God's judgement through oppression
3. Othniel's work of deliverance

1. Be happy;
2. Be at peace;
3. Be watchful.

Why we must yet do good works
1. Because we are being renewed
2. Because we need to be assured thereof
3. Because our neighbours need to see it

1. Weak
2. Unattractive
3. Despised and rejected
4. Familiar with brokenness and suffering

An extravagantly beautiful act of worship and adoration for Christ
This act is:
1. Beautifully appropriate for Christ's person
2. Beautifully prophetic of Christ's death

Theme: The Cost of Discipleship

1. The cravings of the human heart
2. The impossibility of simply denying craving/love for the world
3. The only power to overcome the love of the world.

1. His heavenly source
2. His unique greatness
3. His royal commission

1. What is Death?
2. How does one escape from Death?
3. So What?

The cross signifies the ultimate curse of God
1) The curse prophesied
2) The curse accepted
3) The curse fulfilled

Nahum speaks of comfort for Judah, but
distress for Nineveh

1. A warning for God's enemy
2. A proclamation of peace for God's people

1. He who is not with me is against me (vs 30)
2. Every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men (vs 31a, 32a)
3. But not the one who speaks against the Holy Spirit (vs 31b, 32b)

1. What happened
2. How it happened
3. Why it happened

1. How it was...
2. And then...
3. And yet!

1. What makes the Lord's Day delightful;
2. How the Lord's Day can become a burden;
3. The delight which the Lord's Day anticipates.

We'll see how:
1. Jacob prepares to meet Esau
2. God wrestles with Jacob
3. Israel receives God's blessing

The need for this armour
The provision of this armour
The effectiveness of this armour

The Animosity of the World
The Mindset of our Culture
False Teacihng in the Church
The Witness of Our Daily Life
The Reality of Persecution

1. "transformed by the renewal of your mind."
2. "we who are many from one body."

1. The profound content of this confession
2. The powerful consequence of this confession

1. Of what this salvation consists
2. For whom this salvation has come

Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship
1. Sacrifices for all Israel
2. Music and song by the Levites
3. Offerings by all the people
4. Joy in God's work

You Are My Letter from Christ
1. My personal letter to you;
2. You as my personal letter;
3. You and I as living letters.

1. Friend of sinners (verses 13-15)
2. Enemy of the self-righteous (verse 16)
3. Doctor to the sick, not healthy (verse 17)

We see:
1) Elijah's failure
2) Israel's faithlessness
3) God's unfailing faithfulness

1) As Prophet
2) As Priest
3) As King

1) The gospel of Christ and the Church;
2) The gospel for husband and wife.

1. The gospel of Chirst and the church;
2. The gospel for husband and wife.

1. Rest pursued
2. Rest promised
3. Rest assured

Gospel rest calls us to:
1) Maintain the ministry of the gospel
2) Attend the celebration of the gospel
3) Live daily according to the gospel

We are justified by faith in God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1) Our steadfast peace in Christ
2) Our surprising glory in tribulation
3) Our sure hope in God's love

1) As having authority in the kingdom

2) As necessary for the growth of the kingdom

3) As opposed by the enemies of the kingdom

He is its source for:

1) Security
2) Strength
3) Stability

1. Redemption sought;

2. Redemption attained;

3. Redemption recorded.

1. Help Sought
2. Help Extended
3. Help Accepted

1.The clarification of the choices;
2. The making of the choices;
3. THe blessing on the right choices.

1. Where our new life is from
2. Where our new life is going

Christ teaches us to pray for the insight and willingess to seek first God's kingdom, and his righteousness. About his kingdom, we'll note its:
1) Unique style
2) Standing Army
3) Powerful enemy
4) Definitive Victory

The mind of Christ on display at Christmas
1) Be astonished
2) Be humbled

We will see:
1) the LORD wants us to pray to him
2) the LORD wants to build our faith

We consider:
1. Jonah's intense anger at God

2. God's powerful response to Jonah.

He is:
1. A simple Saviour
2. A total Saviour
3. An only Saviour

1. The road to Moab
2. The affliction in Moab

1. A world to love
2. A world to hate
3. A world to expect

1. The conduct of the good landowner
2. The complaint of legalistic labourers
3. The correction of the sovereign Lord
4. The conclusion of the lesson on grace

1. The counsel of despair (verses 1-3)

2. The confidence in the Lord (verses 4-7)

1. Who is Jesus talking to? (verse 25)

2. What does Jesus mean by hating?
(verse 26)

3. Where does Jesus lead us? (verse 27)

This faith is made possible by:
1. The Holy Spirit
2. Our Lord Jesus Christ

Sin and Our Relationship with God.
1. How we break that relationship;
2. How God maintains that relationship.

The devil hates you and has a terrible plan for your life!
In light of this truth, believers need to:
1. Recognize their responsibilites
2. Rest in God's promises

In Jacob's Dream about a stairway to heaven, the Lord bridges the gap between earth and Heaven. We'll see:
1. How the Lord confirms his presence with us
2. How the Lord calls us to walk with Him.

For we have:
1) A firm confidence
2) A sure knowledge

Do this:
1. Joyfully
2. Obediently
3. Constantly

1. I must believe

2. I can believe

God who is our Light:

1. Reveals;
2. Exposes;
3. Gives growth.

1. Paying special attention to God's requirements
2. Paying special attention to the grievousness of profaning God's name

As Christians we are urged to contend for the faith
1. What was the faith entrusted?
2. How should it be contended for?

1. The pilgrim off track;
2. The only way back.

1) Formed by Christ
2) Members of Christ
3) Forgiven in Christ

The Only Way Out of Our Miserable Existence
1. Our quest for independence
2. The reality of our total dependence
3. The miracle of God's intervention

1. Majesty;
2. Truth;
3. Love.

1. The Proclamation;
2. Fellowship with us;
3. Fellowship with God.

1. Knowing what to treasure
2. Knowing how to look
3. Knowing whom to serve

1. Is this culturally bound?
2. No excusing passivity
3. Using authority to serve

1) Jesus deplores a sinful lack of faith
2) Jesus explains the amazing power of faith
3) Jesus calls for special exertions of faith
4) Jesus is the worthy focus of faith

1) How He redeems us with His blood.
2) How He redeems us with His Spirit.

1. Who we were

2. What we became

3. What we must be

1. He prays that their love may abound in knowledge and depth of insight

2. He prays that they may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ

1. The law as our teacher
2. The Lord as our teacher

1. The specific situation in Laodicea (meaning of hot and cold);
2. The sinful condition of the people (meaning of lukewarm);
3. The great blessings from the Lord (blessing of the right temperature).

1. Under the authority of God's Word;
2. Equipped by the power of God's Spirit.

1. The background of this confession;
2. The comfort of this confession.

Jesus + nothing = everything.

God's people are one nation under one Shepherd.

God's people are one nation under one Shepherd.

A Fitting Conclusion to the Perfect Prayer
Such a prayer includes:
1) Praise
2) Certainty

The Lord Has Given You an Open Door
1) The door that has been shut
2) The door that has been opened
3) The dwelling that has been secured

The gospel benefits of Christ's resurrection:
1. Perfect resurrection benefit
2. Present resurrection benefit
3. Future resurrection benefit

A brother's prayer: May you grow and increase in faith
1. Personal faith
2. Fellowshipping faith
3. Deepening faith

The Good News about the Forgiveness of Sins:
1. Our great debt to God;
2. Christ's enormous payment for us;
3. Man's tiny debt to his neighbour.

Stay Awake!
What it means to be:
1. Dead;
2. Awake;
3. Alive.

The Teacher teaches us: "Without God, our work gains us nothing."
He forces us to confront:
1) The illusion of gain without God
2) The emptiness of a place without God

The enjoyment of the Lord in our food and drink.

1)The celebration of food and drink;
2) The restraint with the food and drink

1. Obedient acceptance of God's will

2. Obedient living according to God's will

1. The rejection of worldly food;

2. The compromise with worldly food;

3. The offer of heavenly food.

What It Means to Belong to God's Kingdom
1. The Kingdom and the world;
2. The Kingdom and the Word;
3. The Kingdom and our riches.

Your God makes gracious promises to the children of the church

1. His Call
2. Our Response

The incarnation of the Son of God.

1) His incredible humiliation
2) Our only boast

The Spirit-Filled Church.

It is a Church devoted to:
1) Teaching
2) Fellowship
3) Breaking of Bread
4) Prayer

1. Who could make this exchange

2. What was involved in this exchange

When you walk with God, your reward is in heaven.

The covenant blessings are grasiously extended by God to believing families of Jews and Gentiles alike

Salvation is of God
It is God who:
1. Sends the gospel;
2. Opens the heart;
3. Works a response.

We must treat his name as precious
1. In our personal lives;
2. In our public lives

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
1) Be on your guard (verse 17)
2) Continue to grow (verse 18a)
3) Glory be to Jesus Christ (verse 18b)

The Lord exhorts us to rejoice in him always!
What does this mean
1) with respect to our Lord
2) with respect to others
3) with respect to oneself

The Lord Jesus Teaches Us How to Trancend the Distance between the Father and Us
He teaches us:
1. How close we are to our Father in heaven;
2. How close we are to each other here on earth.

Be Faithful, Even to the Point of death
1. The afflictions
2. The test
3. The crown

We will see:
1) The source of this authority
2) The purpose of authority

We will see:
1) A misguided request
2) a call to serve

Make Thomas' confession of Christ your confession

The Burial of the Lord Jesus According to the Plan of God
1) The request for this burial
2) The permission for this burial
3) The miracle of this burial

The Lord Jesus Christ Restores Relationships on the Cross
1. A son's relationship with his mother.
2. A Saviour's relationship with his own (family)

The Lord Requires Our Heart in the Fulfillment of the 10 Words of the Covenant
The Lord requires our heart because of
1. The basis of the covenant
2. The demand of the covenant
3. The promise in the covenant

1. The Necessity
2. The Description
3. The Content

1.A Cry of Desperation
2.A Word of Confession
3.A Plea For Vindication

1. The importance of speech
2. The danger of speech
3. The blessings of speech

Be Good Stewards
1) What a good steward is
2) What an evil steward does
3) What a good steward does

Jude Exposes and Warns against False Teachers
1) They reject divine authority
2) They are blemishes in your midst
3) They are doomed for destruction

We will see Jesus'
1) Patience for the fullness of the kingdom
2) Justice on the sons of the evil one
3) Glorification of the sons of the kingdom

Becoming a disciple of Jesus
1. Being brought to Jesus
2. Encountering Jesus
3. Believing in Jesus

The Seventh Commandment Teaches Us to Glorify God in Our Most Intimate Relationships.
We must do that:
1. Before marriage,
2. Within marriage,
3. Outside of marriage.

The Lord Reminds Us of His Judgment in the past to Prepare Us for the Final Day of Judgment
He uses the example of
1. Disobedient Israel;
2. The fallen angels;
3. Sodom and Gomorrah.

This respect must be shown in:
1. Our personal relationship with God;
2. Our everyday relationship with our neighbour;
3. Our covenant relationship with our brothers and sisters.

We have to contend for the faith in the realization of what:
1. God has done for us (how God has richly blessed us);
2. Satan wants to do to us (how Satan sneakily attacks us).

The parable of the persistent widow teaches us to be constant in praying for the anwsers of God
We will look at:
1. The pleading
2. The answer
3. The endurance

Blessed are you if you hunger and thirst after righteousness
1. The distinctive character of such a Christian
2. The blessings attached to such a character

Look forward to the day of God and speed its coming
1. The day of the Lord will come like a thief (verses 8-10)
2. We are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth (verses 11-13)

We'll see:
1. The wide extent of this confession
2. The deep comfort of this confesssion

Stand in Awe of God

1. Listen to God
2. Honour our Vows

1. The human difficulties with this commandment
2. The divine blessing of this commandment

The sabbath rest for God's people
1. The basis of that rest;
2. The fulfillment of that rest;
3. The remainder of that rest

The Glorious Revelation to Job of God’s Sovereignty
1. Elihu’s explanation about God;
a. God is gracious(33:23-25)
b. God is just (34:10-12)
c. God is great (36: 24-26)
2. God’s revelation of his greatness;
a. Can you explain my creation?(38:1-7)
b. Can you oversee my creation?(38:39-39:4)
c. Can you subdue my creation?(40:6-9;15-18)
3. God’s revelation of his mercy.

The Lord God Blesses us with the River of Life
1. The location of the river;
2. The source of the river;
3. The yield of the river;
4. The abundant life from the river;
5. The true life from the river

1.The devil
2.The world
3.Our own flesh

1) Our original glory at creation

2) Our interrupted glory in the fall

3) Our restored glory in Christ

1. The normality of his birth;
2. The magnitude of his birth.

God Commands Us Not to Use His Name in Vain
He teaches us about:
1. The reverent use of it;
2. The blasphemous abuse of it;
3. The lawful use of it.

Job Yearns for Justice and Understanding and Redemption
He desires:
1. Justice from God;
2. Pity from his friends;
3. Salvation from his Redeemer

Beware the danger of drifting away.
1. The cause of drifting away.
2. The result of drifting away
3. The answer to drifting away

Worship the Lord only in the manner He has shown in His word.
That means that we may not:
1. Add to it;
2. Take away from it.

In the First Commandment the Lord Teaches Us Whom We Must Serve
We must:
1. Know who he is;
2. Choose him alone

Job Cries Out for Understanding
He cries out because of::
1. The attack from Elipahz;
2. The need to express his pain;
3. The hunger in his soul.

1. You who are spiritual should restore him gently (vs 1 and 2)
2. But watch yourself, or you may also be tempted (vs 1 and 3)
3. Each one should test his own actions (vs 4 and 5)

1. Crucified the sinful nature (v 24)
2. Keep in step with the spirit (v 25)
3. Not become conceited (v 26)

We have to examine:
1. What doesn’t work;
2. What does work.

1. The silence of Job's friends;
2. Job's struggle.

1. Deep sorrow for our sins;
2. Great joy for salvation

1. Job's affliction
2. Job's temptation
3. Job's answer

Our Gratitude
1. It is the right attitude.
2. It yields the right fruit.

Rememberance of Christ's death through the celebration of the Lord's Supper
followed by 1 minute of silence and O Canada

1. the beauty of this command.
2. the struggle with this command.
3. the help with this command.

1. The rationale for clean and unclean foods.
2. The gospel for clean and unclean foods.

1.Where our new life is from
2. Where our new life is going.

1. Hard hearts and spiritual death
2. God's grace and spiritual life
3. A voice of thankfulness through Jesus Christ

The Gospel Reveals God's Blueprint for the Great Exchange
1. Who could make this exchange.
2. What was involved in this exchange

The true Friendship of David and Jonathan
1. It is unselfish
2. It is faithful
3. It is in the Lord

For He
1. directs the way of that worship
2. punishes the neglect of that worship
3. proclaims the joy of that worship

1. Job's credits;
2. Job's debits;
3. The bottom line.

1. What those keys are;
2. Who the key holders are;
3. What their responsibility are.

Give thanks to him by:
1. Remembering his great works
2. Pondering his Word
3. Obeying his will

The Real Presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper
1. His real presence now.
2. His symbolic presence in the bread;
3. His comforting presence in us

Be a Living Member of the Body of Christ
In order to do that you must
1. Think in the right way,
2. Act in the right way,
3. Love in the right way.

1. Giving cheerfully
2. Giving generously
3. Giving thankfully

1. As sinners trusting in God's mercy every day
2. As sufferers trusting in God's mercy come what may
3. As saints trusting in God's mercy all along the way.

1. The obligation of labour
2. The idolatry of labour
3. The Lord of labour

The Apostolic Warning not to Love the World
We will deal with the following three questions:
1. What is meant with ```the world``?
2. Why are we not allowed to love the world and what does it mean loving the world?
3. What is the alternative?

Israel's God meets Moses on the holy mountain to make arrangements for the salvation of Israel
We pay attention to:
1. The place where this meeting happens
2. The LORD of Israel, who makes the arrangements
3. The man Moses, who receives instructions

Therefore we must:
1) Remember the past;
2) Have fellowship in the present
3) Have confidence in the future

It is a transformation:
1. Because of God's grace;
2. Of body and mind;
3. Through the Word and Spirit

1) The glory of God

2) The good of the neighbour

1. This same Jesus is coming back
2. He is coming back to earth
3. He coming back in the same way he left

1. His almighty and ever-present power
2. His faith and ever-loving hand.

Who:
1) As our Shepherd keeps us safe
2) As our Host causes our cup to run over
3) And who is finally also our eternal home

We`ll look at this from two sides:

1. Man does not pray automatically
2. GOD does not give automatically

God Gives True Life to Those Who Lose it.

1. The meaning of life;
2. The loss of life;
3. The acquisition of life.

Baptism Signifies that believers and their children are set apart as God's Covenant People
What that means:
1. For us;
2. For our children.

God watches over his church and carries out his plan even when it seems so unclear to us

1. A Powerful King and a Praying Church (vv. 1–5)

2. An Awful King and an Awkward Church (vv. 6–19a)

3. A Dead King and a Dynamic Church (vv. 19b–25)

Pentecost of the Gentile world

1. Holy Spirit comes on the Gentiles (vs 44-46)

2. Gentiles are baptized in the name of Jesus Christ (vs 47-48)

God's amazing sovereign grace produces fruit in our lives.
1. The function of this fruit.
2. The reward for this fruit.
3. The source of this fruit.

Christ our prophet warns of the coming covenant judgement

The Warnings and Comfort Found in the Elements of Baptism.

1. The water;

2. The fire

God Demands from Us to Be Holy in Our Sexual Conduct.

1. The wretchedness of sexual sin;

2. The delight through Christ;

3. The comfort of God's grace.

The Means by Which the Holy Spirit Creates and Strengthens Faith.
He uses:
1. Human relationships;
2. Sinful people;
3. Ordinary reminders.

Lord's Supper

God Is Just and Merciful in the Way He Rewards Us

1. The establishment of the reward;

2. The payment of the reward;

3. The acceptance of the reward.

The Lord Teaches His People That They Are like Clay in the Potter's Hand
The kind of vessels they become depends on

1. the power of the potter;
2. the condition of the clay;
3. the mercy of the potter.

1. The fantastic promises
2. The filled out faith
3. The fruitful results

Last week we saw two things which we will briefly review this morning:
1. The fulfilment of the law in the lives of Christ’s disciples
2. The permanence of the law until heaven and earth pass away
Then we will focus more fully on the following two points:
3. The teaching of the law and one’s place in God’s kingdom
4. The obedience of the law that must exceed the superficial

The Value of Wisdom-Filled, Parental Instruction

1) Its Value When Heard
2) Its Value When Obeyed
3) Its Value When Blessed

Jesus asserts His unwavering loyalty to the moral principles laid down in the Old Testament Scriptures.

This week we will see:
1. The fulfilment of the law in the lives of Christ’s disciples
2. The permanence of the law until heaven and earth pass away

The Benefit of Our Justifying Faith

1. Why the question is asked
2. What the only answer is
3. How we must respond

Although the Lord God Uses Man to Build His Chruch, He Alone Gives the Growth.
1. How he gives the growth;
2. Why he gives the growth.

1. The unity of body and soul
2. The reunification of body and soul
3. Eternal life

1. The Holy Spirit dwells in us
2. The Holy Spirit searches us
3. The Holy Spirit teaches us

The first act of our ascended Lord is Pentecost
1. The power of the Spirit from heaven
2. The empowered church here on earth

The Holy Spirit Teaches You about All Things.
He teaches you about:
1. The ungodly lie;
2. The divine truth;
3. The real anointing.

1. The setting of Jesus' invitation
2. The meaning of Jesus' invitation
3. The lesson of Jesus' invitation.

We will look at:
1. What are we to understand by being gifted
2. What task does this involve
3. The ultimite purpose of making the most of being gifted

Outside of the Church There is No Salvation
This has to do with:
1. The nature of the church;
2. Who the Lord Jesus is;
3. What the forgiveness of sins is all about.

Lord's Supper

He does that:
1) Today
2) Forever

1. What did he start?
2. How will he finish it?

The End of All Is Near

1. What is Peter talking about?
2. What should we do about it?

The Sword of the Spirit

1. Why is the Word Called the Sword of the Spirit?
2. How do we take up the Sword of the Spirit?

In the Midst of Enmity the Risen Lord God Comforts His Church and Governs All Things
He comforts and governs:
1. Right now,
2, Into eternity

God's Punishment on the Generations Comes on Those Who Forsake God and His Law
And so he warns:
1. The fathers.
2. The children

The Wonderful Benefits of Christ's Ascension
We have:
1. Christ as our advocate;
2. Christ's flesh as a sure pledge;
3. Christ's Spirit as a counter-pledge

Paul instructs the church on How to Provide Good Leadership
The church needs those who are willing to
1. Humbly serve;
2. Constantly learn.

This building:

1. is beginning and ending at the Sheep gate.
2. is being done by all of us serving.
3. is being brought about by the Spirit.

Because of the resurrection you are victorious over:
1. Death;
2. Sin;
3. Death.

It signifies:
1) Suffering;
2) Death;
3) Atonement

How the Lord Jesus Confronts All of Us in the Betrayal of Judas
He confronts:
1. His disciples,
2. His betrayer,
3. Us.

Because of Christ's birth we may celebrate our birth

1. In spite of who we are;
2. In spite of what we do;
3. In spite of what happens to us.

He does so because:

1. They belong to God's covenant
2. They belong to God's church

We will see that life with God means:

1. Fellowship in the light
2. Forgiveness in the light
3. Freedom in the light

We Are God's Beloved Children,
1. Not because of obedience;
2. But because of adoption.

The Way to the Right Place for a Cured Heart
The Lord Jesus is the way to:
1. Unsettled hearts;
2. Uncertain hearts;
3. Unsaved hearts.

Through Christ I have Become a Christian

1. Who Christ is for the Christian
2. Who the Christian is through Christ

Lord's Supper

1) Encouragement to stay in the battle
2) Education about the nature of the battle
3) Exposure of the enemy used in the battle
4) Extreme consequences of defeat

1) How he lost his way
2) How he found his way
3) How he was received by his brother

Ths means that we believe in:
1) A simple saviour
2) A total saviour
3) A radical saviour

As seen in:
1. The Dream;
2. The Present;
3. The future.

We'll see how:
1. Pharaoh's devilish program is obstructed.
2. God's redemptive plan is activated.

We’ll consider –

1. the freedom in his teaching
2. the freedom in his driving out an evil spirit.

1) Christ's preaching
2) Christ calling His first disciples

We'll consider His:
1. Baptism
2. Temptation

How God Provides for Us by the Use of His Loving and Powerful Hands
1. Everything is in God's hand;
2. Everything comes from God's hand;
3. Everyone must take hold of God's hand.

The Brilliant Way in which the Lord Jesus Teaches us how to Love our Neighbour as Ourselves
He does that by:
1. entering our world;
2. telling us a simple story
3. giving us a most basic command

What is good, and what does God require of you? He requires covenant faithfulness. This means:
1. A Covenant Obedience (act justly)
2. A Covenant Love (love mercy)
3. A Covenant Walk (walk humbly with your God)

Run the race with endurance

1. Look back
2. Run Forward
3. Focus on Christ

1. He is great
2. He is trustworthy

To Confess that God Exists in Three Persons is an Act of Faith

In this text we see:
1. Deep distress
2. A realistic rebute

1. Godly lives start with Grace
2. Godly lives continue in Grace
3. Godly lives are completed in Grace

The Comfort of Our Eternal Election
1. Man's twisted reasoning;
2. God's sovereign power;
3. Man's great impotence.

The Great Significance of God's Wonderful Gift of His Only Son to This Sinful World
1. God's love
2. God's gift
3. God's goal

1. WE must pay
2. we MUST pay
3. we must PAY

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1. Belshazzar's feast,
2. Belshazzar's fear,
3. Belshazzar's fate.

1. ...As sons of Israel, and heads of their own tribes.
2. ...With the double blessing of Joseph's birthright.
3. ...With a surprising preference of Ephraim over Manasseh
4. ...As a faithful witness to the God of all blessing.

In his ministry we hear a call to:

1 Repentance
2 Prophecy
3 Awareness

God's Perfect Justice and Mercy

1. God's punishment is just;
2. God's punishment is severe;
3. God's punishment is paired with mercy.

The Lord Makes the Dream to Humble Nebuchadnezzar by Turning Him into a Beast a Reality

1. The interpretation;
2. The humiliation;
3. The restoration.

In dying, he:
1) Took our place
2) Changed our deaths
3) Transformed our lives

1. The unexpected appeal
2. The repeated admonition
3. The grace-based motivation

1. At The Hands Of The Philistines and Saul Himself

2. At The Cost Of Mockery By His Enemies

3. Yet With A Measure of Grace

1. Man’s original state

2. Man’s fallen state

3. Man’s renewed state

They teach us about:
1. Difficult people
2. Our miserable selves
3. A wise God

In answer to Nehemiah's request, the Lord sends him to rebuild Jerusalem

1. the reason for this request
2. the nature of this request
3. the answer to this request

Using the trumpets God has His Word sound forth and resound!

1. the sounds of the trumpets are a call from God
2. the sounds of the trumpets are a call to God

It is

1. A certain comfort;
2. A personal comfort.

True faith makes you:

1. Stand out;
2. Stand up;
3. Stand free.

The Battle against the Evil One and the Ultimate Victory

1. Why this battle is necessary;
2. What this battle includes;
3. How this battle is won.