Saving Grace Church

Main Point: Listen to God's Beloved Son.1. He is the radiance of the glory of God.2. He fulfills the law and the prophets.3. His suffering leads us to glory.

Main Point: Following Jesus will cost you.1. But it's the only way to find true life.2. But it's the only way to keep what matters most.3. But it's the only way to be ready when He returns.

Main Point: Christ needed to die and be raised in order to fulfill the saving purposes of God.1. Recognize the necessity of Christ's death and resurrection.2. Receive Jesus's teaching instead of presuming to correct Him.3. Refuse to serve as Satan's mouthpiece.

Main Point: Jesus is building His indestructible church.1. As Believers Confess.2. As the Church Confirms.

Main Point: Beware of false teachers, lest their leaven corrupt us.1. False Teachers Oppose Jesus.2. Disciples Are Vulnerable To Deception.

Main Point: The Compassion of Jesus Overflows.1. Healing for the Nations.2. Feast for the Nations.

Main Point: We receive mercy because the Lord is merciful, not because we are worthy.1. Desperate Woman.2. Dismissive Disciples.3. Deliberate Savior.

Main Point: Religious rituals cannot make us clean, because defilement comes from within.1. A False Standard of Righteousness.2. The True Source of Defilement.

Main Point: Jesus is willing and able to heal all who come to Him.1. A Familiar Face2. An Urgent Gathering3. A Specific Request4. A Certain Result

Main Point: Faith in Jesus overcomes fear and doubt.1. Fear in the Storm.2. Doubt in the Storm.3. Faith in the Son.

Main Point: Jesus is perfectly qualified to be the High Priest we need.1. A Priest Who Lives.2. A Priest Who is Pure.3. A Priest Who is Effective.4. The Priest God Appointed.

Main Point: The Son of God became a man to rescue His people through His death.1. Through His incarnation and death, Christ defeated Satan.2. Through His incarnation and death, Christ delivered us from slavery.3. Through His incarnation and death, Christ dealt with our sins.

Main Point: Familiarity with Jesus is not the same as faith in Jesus.1. Jesus Amazes.2. Jesus Offends.3. Jesus Withholds.

Main Point: God will judge the wicked at the end of the age.1. God's Judgement is Patient.2. God's Judgement is Certain.3. God's Judgement Separates.4. God's Judgement is Dreadful.

Main Point: The Kingdom of Heaven is the Greatest Treasure One Could Gain.1. The Kingdom is the Greatest Treasure.2. The Kingdom is Worth Every Cost to Gain It.

Main Point: God's kingdom advances powerfully and certainly, even when it appears small and hidden.1. The Kingdom's Promised Splendor.2. The Kingdom's Hidden Power.3. The Mystery of the King and His Kingdom.

Main Point: In God's growing kingdom, Satan sows weeds until final judgment.1. Growth of the Kingdom.2. Weeds within the Kingdom.3. Judgment for the Kingdom.

Main Point: What causes the word to be unfruitful in some hearers?1. Lack of Understanding.2. Superficial Enthusiasm.3. Competing Desires.Conclusion: The word will bear fruit.

Main Point: Having ears to hear the kingdom is a privileged blessing.1. Many Hear the Word.2. Not All Are Given Understanding.3. Blessed Are Those Who Truly Hear.

Main Point: Pursue love, for it is the greatest Christian virtue.1. Christian Love is Essential.2. Christian Love Exemplified.3. Christian Love is Eternal.

Main Point: The One Body of Christ is Diverse by Design.1. One Body in the Spirit.2. Every Member Belongs.3. Every Member Matters.4. God's Diverse Design.

Main Point: The same Spirit works in all believers toward the same end.1. To Exalt Jesus as Lord.2. To Empower Every Gift.3. To Edify the Church.

Main Point: Division in the body of Christ contradicts the Lord's Supper.1. Division at the Table.2. What the Table Proclaims.3. Discernment at the Table.

Main Point: Jesus is the promised prophet through whom God has spoken.1. Warning Against False Prophets.2. The Promise of True Prophets.3. God has Spoken by His Son.

Main Point: Take Comfort, God has Fulfilled His Saving Promises through the One Born in Bethlehem.1. The Promise of Rescue from Exile.2. The Promise of the LORD's Return.3. The Promise of the Revelation of the LORD's Glory.

Main Point: Jesus is the promised shoot who rules the nations and restores creation.1. The Messianic Shoot.2. The Righteous Rule.3. The Restored Kingdom.4. Responding to the Messiah.

Main Point: Jesus is the promised offspring who blesses the nations.1. Abraham's obedience to God.2. God's oath to Abraham.

Main Point: Jesus is the promised serpent crusher.1. The shame of sin.2. The blame game.3. The ancient adversary.

Main Point: Those who follow Jesus are part of His family.1. Who belongs to Jesus' family?2. Those who do the Father's will.

Main Point: No more signs are needed - believe in the risen Christ.1. The Wish for a Sign (v. 38-40)2. The Witness Stand (v. 41-42)3. The Worsened State (v. 43-45)

Main Point: Your confession concerning Jesus reveals the condition of your heart.1. Your words reveal your heart.2. Your words will be judged by God.

Main Point: Guard your heart against convictions that lead to hell.1. The confusion of the crowds and the conviction of the Pharisees.2. The irrationality of the Pharisees exposed.3. The significance of the exorcism explained.4. A warning against unforgivable blasphemy.

Main Point: God's just reign advances through His gentle King.1. God's law is characterized by goodness.2. God's King is characterized by gentleness.

Main Point: Jesus has authority over the Sabbath.1. Accusation2. Answer3. Authority

Main Point: God uses His enduring Word to transform frail man.1. Old Testament Origin (Isaiah 40:6-8)2. New Testament Use (1 Peter 1:24-25)3. Nature of God's Word (enduring)4. Activity of God's Word (transforming)

Main Point: Jesus alone reveals the Father and gives rest for your soul.1. Give thanks to God.2. Come to Jesus.

Main Point: Be confident that God will destroy his enemies and give rest to his people, just as he promised.1, God's Wrath (Joshua 11:1–20).2. Israel's Rest (Joshua 11:21–23).3. God's Winning Record (Joshua 12:1–24).

Main Point: Jesus condemns the unrepentant for each of His mighty works they reject.1. The Perspective of Matthew.2. The Purpose of Mighty works.3. The Process of Repentance.4. The Peril of Judgment Day.

Main Point: Jesus is the Christ, even when He doesn't meet your expectations.1. Consider His works.2. Consider His Kingdom.3. Consider His vindication.

Main Point: Jesus demands supreme allegiance.1. Allegiance will bring division.2. Allegiance even over your family.3. Allegiance even over your life.4. Allegiance will be rewarded.

Main Point: Those who represent Jesus will be opposed as He was.1. Trust the Spirit will help.2. Endure, for Christ will save.3. Fear Not, for God is greater.

Main Point: Receive the gospel of the kingdom through Christ's apostles.1. Jesus Calls His Apostles.2. Jesus Sends His Apostles.3. The Gospel is Free.4. Will You Receive or Reject?

Main Point: Pray that God would send out more gospel laborers.1. Because the Gospel of the Kingdom is for everyone.2. Because Jesus has compassion for His sheep.3. Because many will respond.4. Because few have gone.5. Because the harvest is His.

Main Point: Jesus restores everyone who comes to Him.1. Desperate faith meets Jesus.2. His fame spreads.3. Responses are divided.

1. The Giver.2. The Gift.3. The Goal.4. The Growth.