Faith United Reformed Church

1. Warning 2. Parable 3. Being rich toward God

Theme: Ephesians is all about the praise of the Triune God through what He has done for us in Christ, forming our identity as His unified righteous people. 1. Introduction 2. Historical Situation 3. Purpose and Message a. Trinitarian Paradigm b. A High Christology c. A High Ecclesiology d. Love

Theme: Whether the rod be held in God's hand or by earthly parents, it is a loving means for sanctification and protection.

Theme: Wether the rod be held in God's hand or by earthly parents, it is a loving means for sanctification and protection. 1) Answering Objections 2) Walking Through Proverbs

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Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Proverbs 22:6 1) You must train up your children, bind it on their hearts 2) Guard against the obstacles of instruction

Obadiah 19-21 Theme: Do we see our bright future in Christ? 1) Kingdom geography 2) Kingdom saviors 3) See His victory, trust in His vengeance!

Proverbs 17:25; 22:6 Theme: The purpose of biblical parenting is to in all ways set children on the way of sincere love for God expressed through faith in Christ Proverbs' method and manner: - Wisely and lovingly - Situationally aware, applied with great foresight - God oriented - Covenantal foundation Proverbs parental obligation -

Obadiah 17-18 Theme: Our beautiful escape in Christ 1) Who escapes and who finishes last? 2) The day of the Lord, It's timing 3) The day of the Lord, the day of a Cross

Selected Proverbs; Confession Lord's Day 39 Theme: The honor we show our parents shows our honor for God. The honor Christ shows His Father reveals His righteousness and thus, by faith, our righteousness. 1) The foundation of honoring authority, the honor we show God 2) The shame of dishonor 3) The price of dishonor

Obadiah 15-16 Theme: Live in light of the Day of the Lord. Judgement comes for everyone. Will it be your comfort or your judgement? 1) The Day of the Lord, living with anticipation 2) The Day of the Lord, what is it? - a day of comfort - a day of judgement - a day that falls first on God's people

Exodus 20:8-11; Confession Lord's Day 38 1) Rest but not inactivity 2) The Catechism's wise path for application 3) The eternal Sabbath

Obadiah 10-14 Theme: The story of Israel and Edom is ultimately a story of Electing Love in Christ. 1) The story of Israel and Edom 2) Edom's backstabbing 3) Electing Love

Matthew 5:13-16 1) Presupposition 2) Plan or Program 3) Problem 4) Purpose

Obadiah 1-9 Theme: God's power is always sufficient to deal with proud enemies. Therefore, we can live confidently in all dangers being sure of our safety in Christ Jesus our Lord. 1) Edom: Who, What, Where? 2) Edom's Pride - Edom's pride in her fortifications - Edom's pride in her false friends - Edom's pride in her wisdom

Isaiah 43:1-7 Theme: Fear not because you are precious in My eyes. 1) Fear not for you are mine 2) Fear not for I give all for you 3) Fear not for I gather you

Jonah 1:7-16

Psalm 29; Confession Lord's Day 36 &37 Ascribe to the Lord the Glory due His name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness 1) Are you concerned for God's honor? 2) What is God's name? 3) Do you misuse God's name? 4) How do we honor God's name?

Genesis 3 Theme: Christ's coming begins in the garden: The Advent of enmity, grace, and covering 1) The advent of enmity 2) The advent of grace 3) The advent of covering

Selected Scriptures Text: Isaiah 54 Continuing to Barren Mothers: 1) Rebekah 2) Rachel 3) Manoah's wife 4) Hannah 5) Israel, God's people, a barren bride 6) Elizabeth 7) Mary

Genesis 16:1-6; 17:15-21; 18:9-15; 21:1-7 Theme: Throughout redemptive history. God's saving promises face human impossibility, so that every threat to the covenant line exposes the futility of human effort and magnifies the Father's faithfulness in Christ. 1) Covenant threats 2) Reoccurring scene, barren mothers 3) The barren mother, Sarah

John 4 Jesus at the well

Genesis 24:10-28; 29:1-12; Exodus 2:15-22 1) A reoccurring scene 2) A well-established pattern 3) The bride groom and marital theme

Genesis 15; Joshua 21:43-45 Theme: Our need for homeland in the presence of God is marvelously answered through the covenants of Christ. 1) Covenant, the pathway home - The Noahic covenant - The Abrahamic covenant - The Mosaic covenant - The Davidic covenant 2) Scripture's story

Genesis 15; Joshua 21:43-45 Theme: Our need for homeland in the presence of God is marvelously answered through the covenants of Christ. 1) Why land and man go hand in hand - Because of our composition - Because of our purpose 2) The promised land of Eden - A land with mountain temple at it's center - A greater Eden

Genesis 24:1-28, 50-67: John 3:22-30

Isaiah 42:1-4

Deuteronomy 12:29-32; Confession Lord's Day 35 Theme: Don't worship God in the way man serves other gods! 1) Protestant golden calves 2) Avoid vending machine worship

Isaiah 42:1-4 Theme: Jesus, the Father's chosen Servant, brings divine justice not by crushing the weak, but by upholding them. Behold the Servant: 7 reasons for thanks regarding our Savior 1) A Servant who is the true Israel 2) A Servant who is God's answer to man's false comfort 3) A Servant who is assured success 4) A Servant of delight 5) A Servant endowed with the Holy Spirit 6) A Servant of justice 7) A Servant with out pomp

Ephesians 1:3-10; Confession Lord's Day 46 Theme: God has graciously adopted us into His family through the blood of Christ and promises to care for His people eternally. 1) God has eternal affections for His children 2) God gives good gifts to His children

Jonah 1:1-3 Theme: God desires and will bring about the salvation of people from all the tribes and nations 1) Know that God is a missional God 2) Participate in the mission of God

Exodus 20:4-6; Confession Lord's Day 35 1) Importance of worship 2) Interpreting the Second Commandment 3) Lessons from the Bronze Snake

Psalm 137:7-9 1) Understanding the petition against Edom and Babylon 2) Understanding verse 9 3) Understanding imprecation in the light of other actions of exiled Israel 4) Understanding imprecation in the light of Christ

Judges 18 Theme: Live for God's Kingdom with Jesus as our Conquering King! 1) Conquest against the King - Defiant Dan - Lucky Levite - Looted Laish - Miserable Micah 2) The King's conquest

Judges 17 Theme: Submit to King Jesus, conquer every idol in our hearts? 1) Family disintegrated 2) Worship desecrated 3) God deserted

Psalm 37; Confession Lord's Day 34 Theme: Law keeping that delights in God alone. 1) Delighting in God alone 2) Freedom to obey 3) Heeding the law's warning

Psalm 137 Theme: "In our exile and pain, we must persist in remembering and trusting God, setting Christ - our true Zion and home - above every other joy." 1) Pain 2) Persistence

Philippians 3:7-11, Confession Lord's Day 33 Theme: Pursuing Christ results simultaneously in growing hatred for sin and deeper righteousness in us. 1) The surpassing worth of knowing Christ as your Lord 2) Desiring fellowship with God (Scriptural foundations) 3) The love of Christ

Psalm 109 Theme: In our cries for justice, we learn to trust the God who fights for His children. God's love is not passive - it is the fierce, holy love that defends His people and upholds His justice

2 Thessalonians 3:13-15 Confession Lord's Day 31 Theme: Preaching and discipline: Christ's ways to save and restore The key called preaching The key called discipline -Discipline's purpose... Reverence -Discipline's purpose... Protection -Discipline's purpose... Healing

Psalm 83 The Church Calls for God's Wrath... 1) For protection 2) For the conversion of the nations 3) For the honor of God's name

Titus 3:1-10; Confession Lord's Day 31 Church Authority 1) Declarative 2) Delegated

Psalm 58 Theme: The righteous may confidently pray for God to bring justice on unjust tyrants terrorizing society. 1) Tyrants described 2) Tyrants imprecated 3) Joy for tyrants' demise

Galatians 3:1-14; 5:1-6;; Confession Lord's Day 30 1) A story displaying Roman Catholic theology 2) A condemnable idolatry - broad problems - similarity to the Galatian error - A condemnable idolatry that robs authentic trust in Christ

Psalm 35 Seven Lessons in Properly Seeking God's Vengeance

Matthew 11:20-30 Theme: Jesus reveals Himself to us 1) He is gentle 2) He is lowly 3) He is inviting

Psalm 35 Theme: Because of the unyielding conflict between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent, the Lord's anointed will vent His wrath... Be comforted in this victory! 1) Walking through the Psalm 2) Contend O Lord