Grace United Reformed Church

I. The Lawyer who Knew Some Things (vs. 25-28) II. The Ones who Passed by (vs. 29-32) III. The Samaritan who Showed Mercy (vs. 33-37)

I. A Humble Posture (1:12-13a) II. An Anxious Follow-up Question (1:13b-17) III. A Patient Trust (2:1)

I. God has eternal affection for his children II. God gives good gifts to his children

I. God is a missional God II. Participate in the mission of God

I. Honor Every Human Authority II. Fear God

I. The Troubled Times II. An Anxious Question III. An Unexpected Answer

I. The Institutions for God's People (vs. 1-8) II. The Destination for God's People (vs. 9-14)

I. The Apostle's Greetings (v. 15) II. The Apostle's Encouragements (vs. 16-17) III. The Apostle's Signature (v. 18)

I. Swearing in God's Name (vs. 22-24) II. Agreements with Governing Authorities (vs. 25-32a) III. Praise to the LORD God (vs. 32b-34)

I. Greetings from Three Fellow-Laboring Jews (vs. 10-11) II. Greetings from Three Fellow-Laboring Gentiles (vs. 12-14)

I. How far should Reformation go? (vs. 28-29) II. Consequences for Compromised Reformation (vs. 31-33) III. Temporary Blessings (v. 30, vs. 34-36)

I. Praying for Missions (vs. 2-4) II. Looking to do Missions (vs. 5-6) III. Hearing about Missions (vs. 7-9)

I. Bringing in the Priests of Baal (vs. 18-21) II. Offerings and Orders (vs. 22-25a) III. Baal's House Destroyed (vs. 25b-27)

I. Living for God's Glory with your Family II. Living for God's Glory in your Workplace

1. Never forget God's jealous presence 2. Never forget God's good commandments

1. Character of those renewed 2. Community of those renewed

I. God's Word for God's People (vs. 1-8) II. God's Joy for God's People (vs. 9-12)

I. New Life in Christ (vs. 1-4) II. Killing Sin (vs. 5-9) III. New Self in Christ (vs. 10-11)

Intro: Joy of encouragin words (v. 2) 1. The pain of false wounds (vs 3-4) 2. The lie of "no wounds" (vs 5,7) 3. The faithfulness of true wounds (vs 6,9)

1. Designate Your Pain As Discipline 2. Find Strength In the Sufferings of Christ 3. Grasp the Goals of Discipline 4. Take Heed of Hinderances to Fruitfulness

1. The Keys of Heaven: Words to Lost Sinners 2. The Joys of Heaven: Rejoicing over Restored Sinners

1. True Substance (vs. 16-17) 2. True Growth (vs. 18-19) 3. True Value (vs. 20-23)

1. The Antipathies of the Wicked (vs. 16-17) 2. The Actions of the Wicked (vs. 18-20) 3. The Amnesia of the Wicked (vs. 21-23)

1. The Foundation of Living Faith (vs. 6-10) 2. The Signs of Living Faith (vs. 11-15)

1. Who is invited to this feast? 2. What is offered at this feast? 3. On what basis is this invitation made?

1. An authority RECOGNIZED 2. An authority OPPOSED 3. An authority DEMONSTRATED

1. God Judges All People 2. God Owns All Creatures 3. God Requires All Thanksgiving

1. The Glory of the Revealed Mystery 2. The Stewards of the Revealed Mystery 3. The Knowledge of the Revealed Mystery

1. The LORD Holds us Safe 2. The LORD Hears our Praise 3. The LORD Helps the Needy

1. Truths about the Beginning 2. Truths about the Present 3. Truths about the End

1. A Sign of Salvation 2. A Sign also for Infants

1. Encouragement in the Truth (vs. 3-8) 2. Encouragement for Growth (vs. 9-10) 3. Encouragement for Endurance (vs. 11-14)

1. The Gospel's Holy Fear (vs. 13-17) 2. The Gospel's Perfect Salvation (vs. 18-21) 3. The Gospel's Abiding Truth (vs. 22-25)

1. Living Sacrifice 2. Holy and Acceptable 3. Reasoning Worship

1. The Gospel Openly Preached (3:12-13, 4:1-2) 2. The Gospel Blindly Rejected (3:14-16; 4:3-4) 3. The Gospel Knowingly Believed (3:17-18; 4:5-6)

1. All Authority (v. 18) 2. All Nations (v. 19) 3. All Commandments (v. 20) Conclusion: All Days (v. 20b)

1. The Tablet of our Hearts (vs. 1-3) 2. The Insufficiency of our Hearts (vs. 4-6a) 3. The Life in our Hearts (vs. 6b-11)

1. A Brave Rebuke (vs. 8-11; QA 55) 2. A Humble Response (vs. 12-13; QA 56) 3. A Merciful Restoration (vs. 14-15; QA 54)

Introduction: The Angel who is more than an Angel 1. The Angel's Presence 2. The Angel's Voice 3. The Angel's Sword 4. The Angel's Blessings

1. Its Duration2. Its Example3. Its Importance

1. The Seventh Year and Seventh Day (vs. 10-13)2. The Three Great Feasts (vs. 13-17)3. Three Brief Sacrificial Laws (vs. 18-19)

1. The Holy Spirit's Presence2. The Holy Spirit's Comfort3. The Holy Spirit's Blessings

1. Generosity or Exploitation? (22:25-27)2. Offerings or Profanation? (22:28-31)3. Justice or Subversion? (23:1-3,6-8)4. Aid or Oppression? (23:4-5,9)

1. The Messiah's Supremacy2. The Messiah's Priesthood3. The Messiah's Triumph

1. Justice Carried out by the Family (vs. 16-17)2. Justice Carried out by the Nation (vs. 18-20)3. Justice Carried out by the LORD (vs. 21-24)

1. The Obstacles to Faith2. The Nature of Faith3. The Blessings of Faith

1. The King of Life2. The King of Peace