Grace Fellowship Church

Main point: Kingdom citizens must treat other kingdom citizens the way God treats them. 1. Welcoming those Jesus has welcomed (1-20) 2. Forgiving as God has forgiven you (21-35)

1. Everyone is WRONG (1-10) 2. NO ONE believes (19-25) 3. The SKEPTIC believes (26-29) 4. Skeptics may still believe (29-31)

Main point: To live with Jesus, you must first die with Jesus. 1. The Son draws the map (16:21-28) 2. The Father authenticates the map (17:1-13) 3. The disciples require the map (17:14-20) 4. God’s children follow the map (17:22-27)

Main Point: To eat at Jesus’ table, all you need is a hunger for mercy. 1. Serving mercy to the trusting (21-28) 2. Serving wonderment to the needy (29-31) 3. Serving satisfaction to the hungry (32-38)

Main point: Jesus knows what people need most. 1. God’s heart towards people (14:13-21) 2. People’s hearts towards God (14:22-15:9) a. Doubt (14:22-33) b. Desperation (14:34-36) c. Disguise (15:1-9) 3. What people need most: new hearts (15:10-20)

Main point: As God divides people, The Kingdom of Heaven grows. 1. Jesus will reveal hidden truth… now. (34-35) 2. God will judge all people… later. (24-30, 36-43, 47-50) 3. The Kingdom will grow… always. (31-33, 44-46, 51-52)

Main point: What you’re doing right now unmasks your spiritual condition. 1. A Story to be Heard (1-9) 2. A Story to be understood (18-23) 3. The Connection Between Your Ears and Your Heart (10-17)

Main point: Perfect rest is found in Jesus. 1. Rest in God’s Mercy (1-8) 2. Rest in God’s Goodness (9-14) 3. Rest in God’s Justice (15-21)

Main point: Your expectations of Jesus are more burdensome than your experience of him. 1. Examine the weight of your expectations (1-15) 2. Exchange that burden for a lighter one (16-30)

Main point: When people need Jesus, Jesus sends you. 1. Jesus’ Solution (9:35-10:4) 2. Jesus’ Strategy (10:5-42) a. The teacher’s mission becomes the students’ mission (5-15) b. The teacher’s suffering becomes the students’ suffering (16-25) c. The students’ allegiance becomes the teacher’s allegiance (26-33) d. The students’ reception becomes the teacher’s reception (34-42)

Main point: People need to need Jesus. 1. People need Jesus (9-13) 2. People need to need Jesus (14-17) 3. What happens when they do – and don’t (18-34)

Main point: If Jesus has all authority, he can forgive sins. 1. The Natural World Obeys Him (8:23-27) 2. The Supernatural World Obeys Him (8:28-34) 3. God Has Authorized Him (9:1-8)

Main point: Jesus is able and willing to rescue! 1. Jesus’ Will to Restore Relationship (1-13) a. With Man (1-4) b. With God (5-13) 2. Jesus’ Will to Obey the Father (14-22) a .The Father’s Plan (14-17) b. The Father’s Priorities (18-22)

Main point: It’s hard to obey Jesus, but it’s worth it. 1. Why It’s Hard (13-20) a. Few are actually doing it (13-14) b. Some aren’t actually teaching it (15-20) 2. Why It’s Worth It (21-27) a. Jesus knows those who obey him (21-23) b. Those who obey Jesus will not fall (24-27)

Main point: When you work for God, you get out what you put in. 1. Consider your self-awareness (1-6) a. Do you unfairly judge others and exonerate yourself? (1-5) b. Do you tirelessly invest in the uninterested? (6) 2. Consider your self-reliance (7-11) Conclusion: Put into others what you hope to get out of them (12)

Main point: A sovereign Savior reigns over our complex and broken world. 1. The sovereign of a complex world (Luke 2:1-7) 2. The savior of a broken family (Matthew 1:1-16)

Main point: Seeking the kingdom of God reduces worldly anxiety. 1. The First Call: Save Up the Right Treasure (19-24, 33) 2. The Second Call: Don’t Be Anxious (25-34) 3. How the Two Calls Relate

Main point: Spectacular righteousness is secret righteousness. 1. Give in secret (1-4) 2. Fast in secret (16-18) 3. Pray in secret (5-15)

Main point: The rewards of following Jesus are worth the pain. 1. Your motivation: God’s future blessings > Present worldly pain (1-12) 2. Your mission: To persuade the world to glorify God (13-16)

Main point: Now that God has arrived, all the dark things are gonna change. 1. God Arrives (12-17) 2. A Team Assembles (18-22) 3. Darkness Dissipates (23-25)

Main point: Jesus is the perfect Son of God! 1. Preparation for the Son (3:1-12) 2. Proclamation of the Son (3:13-17) 3. Probation of the Son (4:1-11)

Main point: Jesus knows all that His people have been through. 1. What it’s like to be misunderstood (1-12) 2. What it’s like to be saved (13-15) 3. What it’s like to suffer (16-18) 4. What it’s like to be rejected (19-23)

Main point: Jesus was born for this job. 1. A book molded to him (1-17) 2. A birth designed for him (18-25)

Main point: Our hope to escape powerful judgment is God’s love for Christ! 1. We hope in a powerful savior (1-6) 2. We hope in a loving savior (7-14) 3. We know that God remembers Christ (15-19)

Main point: God must keep His promise to rebuild His house… because nobody else can. 1. God’s Law exposes our dirt (1-3) 2. Dirt can’t clean itself (4-29) a. God’s temple, neglected! (4-14) b. God’s rest, polluted! (15-22) c. Future generations, corrupted! (23-29) 3. “Good” leaders aren’t enough (30-31) 4. Conclusion: Remember Jesus

Main point: Those who show they belong in God’s house are the clean and committed. 1. Cleansing Done (27-30) 2. Delight in God’s House (31-43) 3. Cleansing Ongoing (44-47)

Main point: Willing pioneers under Godly leadership will fill God’s house. 1. With willing pioneers (11) 2. Under Godly leadership (12:1-26)

Main point: Rescued people want to obey God because they want more of Jesus. 1. They want to obey a. I will obey God by b. I will grow as a Christian by c. I will grow as a Christian leader by 2. Why they want to obey 3. Why we want to obey

Main point: God’s mercy towards us is what drives us towards Him. 1. Look up: God alone is good (1-5) 2. Look back: God has been merciful (6-37) a. God made (6-8) b. God rescued (9-15) c. People stiffened, God sustained (16-21) d. People rejected, God remained merciful (22-31) e. People remain slow, yet God remains steadfast (32-37) 3. Look forward: God’s mercy towards us is what drives us towards Him (38)

Main point: Empty people filled with God’s Law experience joy and obedience. 1. Empty People (7:4-8:1) 2. Filled with God’s Law (8:2-8) 3. Experience Joy (8:9-12) 4. And Obedience (8:13-18)

Main point: You’ll need something better than wealth to secure your life. 1. Money cannot help you when you die (1-12) 2. Money cannot help you after you die (13-20) 3. Only one currency can secure your life (1 Peter 1:18-19)

Main point: Your power and position are meant to help those who have neither. 1. Oppose oppressors 2. Don’t become one

Main point: Unity + dependence = extraordinary results 1. Unity (3:1-32) 2. Dependence (4:1-23) a. In the face of mockery (1-6) b. In the face of intimidation (7-11) c. In the face of peer pressure (12-14) d. In the face of infrastructure needs (15-23)

Main point: God’s work is at work through your work. The hand of God moves Kings (1-8) The hand of God moves His Servant (9-16) The Hand of God moves You (17-20)

Main point: Godly leaders aren’t merely moved to help because of empathy or convenience, but the conviction brought by God’s promises. 1. People are your priority (v. 1-3) 2. God’s promises are your motivation (v. 4-11)

Main point: It’s a beautiful thing for God’s people to change, whatever the cost. 1. An appalling mixture (9:1-5) 2. An innocent sufferer (9:6-15) 3. A beautiful change (10:1-17)

Main Point: You need a teacher. 1. Skilled in God's Law (1-7) 2. Able to Study, Do, and Teach God's Law (8-10) 3. Supported by the King of Kings (11-26) 4. Favored by God to Beautify the House (27-28)

Main point: God's decree prevails 1. The Lord’s Decree (5:1-5) 2. Contrasting Letters (5:11-17) 3. Earthly Decrees (6:6-12) 4. God’s Unyielding Decree (6:13-15 & 19-20)

Main point: Don’t cut corners working for God. 1. Inspect every stone 2. Expect many storms 3. Trust One contractor

Main point: The foundation of our ministry must be the worship of Jesus Christ. 1. The Worship Foundation (v. 1-7) 2. The Building Foundation (v. 8-13) 3. Application

Main point: God will build a house, which is his people. 1. God will build a house (1:1-6) 2. Which is his people (1:7-2:70)

Main point: Trust God’s Word, because what He says, goes. 1. God redeems 2. None can oppose Him a. I am b. I do c. I say 3. Everything is His instrument

Main point: We need to look like Jesus, so buckle up. 1. Speaks hopefully 2. Struggles lovingly 3. Shepherds faithfully

Main point: The best way to change the world is to speak about Christ. 1. Steadfast Prayer (v. 2-4) 2. Gracious Speech (v. 5-6)

1. The Lord Jesus Christ is the third person in our closest relationships 2. Wives & husbands (3:18-19) 3. Children & parents (3:20-21) 4. Slaves & masters (3:22-4:1)

Main point: Life with Christ means putting off death and putting on life. 1. Put off and put on (v. 9-11) 2. What you desire for yourself (v. 5-7, 12-13) 3. What you desire for others (v. 8, 14) 4. Through Christ!: (v. 15-17)

Main point: Jesus’ death and resurrection change the rules. 1. You’re Dead (2:20-23) 2. You’re Alive (3:1-4)

Main point: Our church cannot be mature unless our worship remains mature. 1. The immaturity of religious ceremony (v. 16) 2. The immaturity of spiritual experience (v. 18) 3. The only solution that matures a church (v. 17, 19)

Main point: Let no one trick you into thinking you need more than Jesus. 1. What "walking in Jesus" means (v. 6-8) 2. Three reasons to walk in Jesus (v. 9-15) a. His authority is God’s authority (v. 9-10) b. His power gives you resurrection (v. 11-12) c. His resurrection gives you power (v. 13-15)

Main Point: The mature in Christ recognize that Jesus is enough. 1. You need Jesus (1:24-29) 2. No less, and no more (2:1-5)

Resurrection Changes… 1. Our Perspective 2. Our Preaching 3. Our People