Immanuel Baptist Church

Main Idea: "Behold the One who has a message for you."1. The circumstances of the vision2. Behold Him as the One who is present with His churches3. Behold Him as priest4. Behold Him as king5. Behold Him as the heavenly messenger6. Behold Him as God7. Behold Him as judge8. Behold Him as the One who died and is alive forevermore, with the keys of Death and Hades

1. The Identity of the Coming One2. The Manner of His Coming3. The Effects of His Coming

1. He is the One who loves us2. He is the One who has freed us from our sins by His blood3. He is the One who has made us a kingdom4. He is the One who has made us priests5. The praise we are to give

Main Idea: "Church, be encouraged by God's grace and peace imparted to you and by the God who imparts them."1. Be encouraged by the grace and peace2. Be encouraged by the God who imparts them to you

Main Idea: "Listen to and keep what is written in Revelation"1. Listen to and keep what's written in Revelation because of who it is from2. Listen to and keep what's written in Revelation because of what it is about

1. Marriage is for most2. Marriage isn't for everyone, because God gifts some for singleness3. Defining the 'gift'

1. Finding the right one2. How to proceed once you think you've found the right one

Main Idea: "First things first. There is a proper order to take in your preparations."1. Preparing for marriage2. Preparing for eternity3. The preparations of Christ for His bride

Main Idea: Marriage is about Christ and the Church.1. The ultimate purpose of marriage2. What does this mean for us?

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1. Substitution2. Imputation3. Justification by Faith

Main Idea: "True followers of Christ make the cross their only boast, because they know the cross is their only hope."1. Those who are false boast in the flesh.2. Those who are true make the cross of Christ their only boast.3. How to get a deeper sense of the preciousness of the cross of Christ

Main Idea: "You will reap what you sow."1. Share with those who teach you God's Word.2. Do not be deceived.3. Don't grow weary.4. Do good.

Main Idea: "Bear one another's burdens."1. The call to burden-bearing love2. An obstacle to this love3. How to overcome this obstacle

Main Idea: "If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit."1. The fruit of the Spirit described2. Practical helps for keeping in step with the Spirit

Main Idea: "If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit."1. The List of Vices: "Works of the flesh"2. The warning to those practicing such things3. Practical helps in keeping in step with the Spirit

Main Idea: "God delays His judgement in patience, but He will surely come to refine His people and judge the wicked."1. The people's complaint against God2. The promise of God's coming3. The results of God's coming

Main Idea: "Christian, walk by the Spirit."1. What it is to "walk by the Spirit"2. Why we are called to walk by the Spirit3. A word of encouragement

Main Idea: "Use your freedom to lovingly serve one another by the power of the Holy Spirit."1. How do we use our freedom?2. Why? It fulfills the law.3. Why? Because failing to do so destroys Christian community.4. How? It is by the Spirit that we find the strength to use our freedom in this way.

Main Idea: "When the situation is serious, a serious response is needed."1. Serious error requires a serious response2. Serious truth calls for the willingness to make serious sacrifices

Main Idea: "Through the Spirit, by faith, eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness."1. The way of deadly ritualism2. The way of saving faith

Main Idea: Don't submit to spiritual slavery by trying to work for what Christ has already given you.1. Two women, two sons, two covenants2. Who are you?3. How this knowledge helps us avoid getting scammed into spiritual slavery

Main Idea: As we work to build God's house, we must rest in God's faithfulness, repent of our faithlessness, and rejoice in God's provision of hope.1. As we work to build God's house, we must first rest in God's faithfulness (2:1-9)2. As we work to build God's house, we must repent of our faithlessness (2:10-19)3. As we work to build God's house, we must rejoice in the reality of God's provision of hope (2:20-23)

God rejects hypocritical worship and calls His people to faithfulness in the covenant of marriage.1. Superficial sorrow is not true repentance (v. 13-14)2. Marriage is a covenant before God designed for companionship and godly offspring (v. 14-15)3. Divorce violates God's covenant (v. 16)

Main Idea: "Align your priorities with God's priorities in order to build God's house."1. Align your priorities with God's priorities by considering your ways (1:1-11)2. Build God's house by obeying His Word (1:12-15)

Main Idea: “Follow the apostolic example of Christian freedom.”1. What Paul meant by “Become as I am.”2. The goal of following the apostolic example3. Obstacles to following the apostolic example

Main Idea: “Beware of the danger of returning to spiritual slavery.”1. What God has done to set you free2. Be aware of the danger

Main Idea: “We become heirs of salvation through union with Christ, by faith, and not by law-keeping.”1. Defining the “law.”2. The law's temporary role3. The law is powerless to give life4. How the law imprisoned5. The goal of the law: Christ6. The freedom of those in Christ

Main Idea: “We become heirs of salvation through union with Christ, by faith, and not by law-keeping.”1. We are heirs by faith because of the relation of the promise to the law2. We are heirs by faith because of the nature of the promise, that it was made to Christ.3. Faith makes us heirs in Christ and through Christ

Main Idea: “We become heirs of salvation through union with Christ, by faith, and not by law-keeping.”1. We are heirs by faith because of the relation of the promise to the law2. We are heirs by faith because of the nature of the promise, that it was made to Christ.3. Faith makes us heirs in Christ and through Christ

Main Idea: “Don't be misled by relying on the works of the law for justification.”1. Because of the Holy Spirit's work2. Because of what the Old Testament Scriptures say

Main Idea: “Beware of walking out of step with the gospel, because it implies that the grace of God is needless and the death of Christ was pointless.”1. Acting as though justification is through the law makes the grace of God needless.2. Acting as though justification is through the law makes the death of Christ pointless.

Main Idea: “Christian, do not forget that you are crucified with Christ and alive by Christ.”1. How we as Christians are dead2. How we as Christians are alive

Main Idea: “Don't make Jesus out to be a servant of sin!”1. How misrepresenting the saving work of Christ makes Him out to be a servant of sin.2. How misrepresenting the holy teaching of Christ makes Him out to be a servant of sin.

Main Idea: "Because Christ suffered, died, rose from the dead, and victoriously ascended into heaven to His Father, we have an eternal hope of salvation to persevere in living for Jesus."1. Jesus brings us safely to God2. Jesus proclaimed His victory3. Jesus brings His enemies into subjection to Himself

Main Idea: "We're justified by faith alone in Christ alone, apart from who we are or what we've done.”1. Not our blood, but His.2. Not our works, but His.

Main Idea: "Beware of walking out of step with the truth of the gospel.”1. People-pleasing leads us out of step with the truth of the gospel2. None of us is above walking out of step with the truth of the gospel.3. When others are walking out of step with the truth of the gospel, confrontation is necessary.

Main Idea: “Don't turn to another gospel!”1. How the Galatians were turning to another gospel2. Reasons we must avoid turning to another gospel

Main Idea: We can have confidence in Christ in the midst of an evil age.1. We live in an evil age.2. We can have confidence in Christ in the midst of this evil age.3. Reasons for confidence in Christ.

Main Idea: In this broken world the righteous learn to trust the sovereign God that protects them.1. Trust God in chaotic circumstances2. Trust God in confusing answers3. Trust God will rescue

Main Idea: In a day of trouble, persevere in fervent prayer and in remembrance of God's might acts.1. A day of trouble2. What to do in a day of trouble: Persevere in prayer. Persevere in remembrance of God's might acts.

Main Idea: God intends to dwell with His redeemed people in a glory-filled new creation, and this will happen through the obedience of Christ.1. The obedience of the people2. The result3. What this tells us about God's plan for history4. What this means for us

Main Idea: Listen to Christ because He is the glory-light and in Him God has spoken.1. Glory-light on the face of Moses: What did it mean?2. Glory-light in the face of Christ: What does it mean? How do we see it?

Main Idea: God forgives, but always in a manner consistent with His justice.1. God is abundantly forgiving2. God is uncompromisingly just

Main Idea: God's presence is more to be desired than His gifts.1. To have God is to have His favor2. To have God is to be known3. To have God is to have rest4. To have God leads to seeing His glory

Main Idea: "Because we have sinned a great sin like Israel, we too need a mighty intercessor."1. Israel's Idolatry (and ours)2. Aaron's self-justification (and ours)3. Moses's Intercession (and Christ's)

Main Idea: Christians, you have been called and empowered by the Holy Spirit to assist in temple-buildering.1. The men called and empowered by God to build his tabernacle2. Christ, the ultimate Temple-Builder3. Our calling and empowering as temple-builders

Main Idea: Prayer God is pleased with is prayer atoned for by Christ's blood and mediated by Christ's intercession. 1. Important features of the altar What it teaches us about prayer: 2. Prayer God is pleased with is prayer atoned for by Christ's blood. 3. Prayer God is pleased with is prayer mediated by Christ's intercession.

Main Idea: The Kingdom and all of its riches are freely given by the king, not earned.1. Kingdom entrance depicted2. Kingdom access debated3. Kingdom inheritance defined

Main Idea: "Christian, having been washed, wash often." 1. The basin and its purpose for the Israelites 2. The teaching of the basin for us

Main Idea: An atonement price must be paid for you if you are to be numbered among God's people. 1. Why could taking a census of the people of Israel incur God's judgment? 2. It this text teaching that you can BUY your salvation? 3. What is the main lesson of this text?