Enjoying God One Verse at a Time

Six Ways to Tie Christmas to All that Matters… 1st-The Christmas tie to REGENERATION, v. 1a 2nd-The Christmas tie to the GOSPEL, v. 1b 3rd-The Christmas tie to PROPHECY, v. 2 4th-The Christmas tie to IDENTITY, vv. 3-4a 5th-The Christmas tie to the RESURRECTION, v. 4b 6th-The Christmas tie to the LORDSHIP OF JESUS the, v. 4c

Three Parts to the Temptation of Jesus… 1st-The ANTICIPATION for Temptation, vv. 1-2 2nd-The ARCHETYPE in Temptation, vv. 3-8 First, Tempted to Doubt God's PERSONAL Love, vv. 3-4 Second: Tempted to Doubt God's PERFECT Plan, vv. 5-8

Three Parts to the Temptation of Jesus… 1st-The ANTICIPATION for Temptation, vv. 1-2 First, you have to be FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT Second, you have to KNOW YOUR ENEMY Third, you have to be AWARE OF YOUR CONSTANT DISADVANTAGE

Four Features of the Genealogy of Jesus… 1st-A PERTINENT Beginning, v. 23a 2nd-A PROFOUND Theology, v. 23b 3rd-A PREVALENT Connection, vv. 24-31 4th-A POWERFUL Summary, vv. 31-38

Three Parts to the Witness of Jesus… 1st-The SON'S Testimony: through Baptism, v. 21 2nd-The SPIRIT'S Testimony: through Anointing, v. 22a 3rd-The FATHER'S Testimony: through Declaration, v. 22b

Three Parts to the Witness of Jesus… 1st-The SON'S Testimony: through Baptism, v. 21

Seen in Three Ways… #1-His PREACHING, v. 18 #2-His PRINCIPLES, v. 19 #3-His PERSEVERANCE UNDER PERSECUTION, v. 20

#1-SPECULATION about the Savior, v. 15 #2-SUPERIORITY by the Savior, v. 16 #3-SEPARATION from the Savior, v. 17

Examining True Repentance in Two Ways… 1st-What True Repentance Does NOT Look Like, vv. 7-9 #1-DENIES Personal Sin, v. 7a #2-DODGES the Reality of Divine Wrath, v. 7b #3-DISCOUNTS the Condemnation for Self-Righteousness, v. 7c #4-DISCREDITS the Need for Evidence by Transformation, v. 8a #5-DISTORTS the Value of Heritage, v. 8b #6-DISMISSES the Consequence of Sin, v. 9 2nd-What True Repentance Looks Like, vv. 7-14 #1-CONFESSES Personal Sin, v. 7a #2-MOURNS Under Deserved Wrath, v. 7b #3-REPUDIATES Self-Righteousness, v. 7c #4-REVEALS a Spirit-Generated Transformation, vv. 8a, 10-14 #5-REFUSES the Treasure of Heritage, v. 8b #6-RESTS in the Mercy of God Alone, v. 9

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Examining True Repentance in Two Ways… 1st-What True Repentance Does NOT Look Like, vv. 7-9 #1-DENIES Personal Sin, v. 7a #2-DODGES the Reality of Divine Wrath, v. 7b #3-DISCOUNTS the Condemnation for Self-Righteousness, v. 7c #4-DISCREDITS the Need for Evidence by Transformation, v. 8a

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Four Guides to John's Ministry (and the Believer's, too)… #1-AUTHORITY for Ministry, v. 4a #2-FULFILLMENT for Ministry, v. 4b #3-GOAL of Ministry, v. 4c #4-Comprehensive POWER for Ministry, vv. 5-6

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Four Settings that Historically Demonstrated the Need for a Savior… #1-The POLITICAL Setting, v. 1 #2-The RELIGIOUS Setting, v. 2a #3-The PHYSICAL Setting, vv. 2b-3a #4-The SPIRITUAL Setting, v. 3b

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Four Settings that Historically Demonstrated the Need for a Savior… #1-The POLITICAL Setting, v. 1 #2-The RELIGIOUS Setting, v. 2a

What does Jesus saying, "My Father's house," reveal to us about who He is? #1-An ETERNAL Mandate #2-An EQUALITY Statement #3-An EXPERIENCE Unrelatable

What made Jesus such an Amazing Child? #1-UNDER the Law, v. 39 #2-UPHELD by Wisdom and Grace, v. 40 #3-UNVEILED out of Deep Theology, vv. 41-47 #4-UNDERSTOOD only as Deity, vv. 48-50 #5-UNMISTAKENLY Perfect in Humanity, vv. 51-52

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What made Jesus such an Amazing Child? #1-UNDER the Law, v. 39 #2-UPHELD by Wisdom and Grace, v. 40 #3-UNVEILED out of Deep Theology, vv. 41-47

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How can we develop fellowship at GBC? #1-SUPPORT Membership #2-IMMERSE yourself in a SMALL Group, Acts 20:17-24 #3-SHAPE yourself in DISCIPLESHIP, Colossians 1:28-29 #4-Practice CHURCH DISCIPLINE, Matthew 18:12-35

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What are the determinants to Fellowship? #1-HUMILITY, vv. 1-2 #2-Preserving UNITY, vv. 3-6 #3-SERVICE, vv. 7-12 #4-AVAILABILITY, vv. 11-12 #5-PURPOSE, vv. 13-15 #6-LOVE, vv. 15-16 #7-ACCOUNTABILITY, vv. 17-24 #8-PATIENCE, vv. 25-31 #9-FORGIVENESS, v. 32 #10-SOUND DOCTRINE, vv. 6, 13 #11-TRUTH, vv. 11-12, 15, 21 #12-WILLINGNESS, v. 1 #13-FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT, v. 30 #14-EDIFICATION, v. 29 #15-SENSITIVITY, vv. 20-21 #16-PRAYER, vv. 29 & 31

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What are the deterrents to Fellowship? #1-Elevating PEOPLE above the Gospel, 1:9-2:5 #2-Elevating Man's WISDOM above God, 2:5-16 #3-Elevating Man's WORK above Grace, 3:1-23 #4-Elevating Man's JUDGMENT above Stewardship, 4:1-6 #5-Unchecked SIN that leads to ignoring Church Discipline, chapters 5 & 6 #6-Lack of CLARITY about marriage and the opposite sex, chapter 7 #7-Commitment to Personal LIBERTIES over Love, chapters 8-10 #8-Abdicating Gender ROLES, 11:1-16 #9-Elevating Personal GIFTS over Love and the most important Gift, chapters 12-14 #10-Downplaying THEOLOGY, chapter 15 #11-Not seeing the Value of Diverse SERVICE, chapter 16

Fellowship can be DEFINED, vv. 2-6 #1-Something to SEE, vv. 2-3 #2-Something to RECEIVE, v. 3b #3-Something to be SHARED, v. 3c #4-Something that is Profoundly Connected to the TRIUNE God, v. 3d Fellowship DETERMINES our Walk, vv. 5-6 Fellowship DIRECTS our Relationships, vv. 7-10

#1-God's Work in the Past to Give You a Position, vv. 1-3 #2-God's Work in the Present to Grow Your Practice, vv. 4-10 #3-God's Work in the Future to Gain You Profit, vv. 11-17

God's Pathway to Grow us in Grace... #1-SANCTIFYING Silence, vv. 1-3 #2-SOBERING Supplication, vv. 4-6 #3-SCOURGING Sin, vv. 7-11 #4-SHAPING Submission, vv. 12-13

#1-The Love that Forgives, v. 18 #2-The Love that Frees, v. 19 #3-The Love that Fulfills, v. 20

#1-Divine DISCIPLINE, vv. 1-2 #2-Dangerous DESIRE, vv. 3-10 #3-Deceptive DESTRUCTION, vv. 11-20 #4-Dependable DELIVERANCE, vv. 21-22

#1-When you fall into trials, faith produces patient active ENDURANCE, vv. 2-4 #2-RECEIVING the wisdom you need from God, vv. 5-8 #3-EXALTATION for those affected by trials, vv. 9-11 #4-OBEYING God in times of trial, a blessing for those who endure, v. 12 #5-HOW temptation arrives and lust works, vv. 13-16 #6-A good and perfect GIFT by God's will and word of truth, vv. 17-18 #7-RESISTING unrighteous anger, vv. 19-20 #8-RESISTING firm against the lusts of the flesh, v. 21 #9-How to receive and BE DOERS of the word of God, vv. 22-25 #10-Pure and UNDEFILED religion serves one another, vv. 26-27

Five Salvation Triggers… #1-Simeon's REGENERATION, v. 25a #2-Simeon's REVELATION, vv. 25b-26 #3-Simeon's REAFFIRMATION, vv. 27-28 #4-Simeon's REALIZATION, vv. 28-33 #5-Simeon's RECOGNITION, vv. 34-35 Anna's Testimony to Jesus...

1st-The COMMAND, vv. 4-5a 2nd-The CONDEMNATION, v. 5b 3rd-The COMPASSION, v. 6

#1-Micah 1:1 Do You See What I See? #2-Micah 1:2-7 The Route of Ruin #3-Micah 1:8-16 Fallon is Fallen #4-Micah 2:1-5 Mugging the Muggers #5-Micah 2:6-11 The Prophesies of Parasites #6-Micah 2:12-13 The Triumphal Exit #7-Micah 3:1-4 Who's on the Menu? #8-Micah 3:5-12 When Lust Rules the Rulers #9-Micah 4:1-5 When Jesus Rules the Gentiles #10-Micah 4:6-8 When Jesus Rules the Remnant #11-Micah 4:9-13 Who Has Known the Mind of the Lord?

Christ's Return 1a-His Return Will Be TRAUMATIC 1b-His Return Will Be POWERFUL 1c-His Return Will Be IMMINENT Our Change 2a-Our Change Will Be GLORIOUS 2b-Our Change Will Be IMMEDIATE 2c-Our Change Will Be COMFORTING How We Should Live in Light of all This? 3a-We Should Live HOLY 3b-We Should Live EXPECTANTLY 3c-We Should Live ZEALOUSLY

Introduction - Glory & Believe Seeing His Glory in Your SALVATION, vv. 21-27 Seeing His Glory in Your SUFFERING, vv. 28-37 Seeing His Glory in Your SURROUNDINGS, vv. 38-46

Five Salvation Triggers… #1-Simeon's REGENERATION, v. 25a #2-Simeon's REVELATION, vv. 25b-26 #3-Simeon's REAFFIRMATION, vv. 27-28 #4-Simeon's REALIZATION, vv. 28-33

Five Salvation Triggers… #1-Simeon's REGENERATION, v. 25a #2-Simeon's REVELATION, vv. 25b-26 #3-Simeon's REAFFIRMATION, vv. 27-28 #4-Simeon's REALIZATION, vv. 28-33