Second Reformed Presbyterian Church

1. God breaks into the ordinary world. 2. God announces an unthinkable promise. 3. God reveals a holy mystery. 4. God calls for trusting submission. True faith yields to God's Word even when the cost is unknown.

1. Wait for your God. 2. The Word of God.

1. Live ready because the time is unknown. 2. Live ready by staying awake in your work. 3. Live ready because His return will be sudden.

1. His coming will break through the darkness. (v.24-25) 2. His coming will gather His people in glory. (v.26-27) 3. His coming rests on the certainty of His Word. (v.28-31)

1. God's original intention and His ultimate intention for humanity 2. The Son Who redeemed us delights to call us siblings. 3. The Son has delivered us from the devil and his works.

1. Understand the need for the promised Shepherd King. 2. Recognize the promised Shepherd King. 3. Live in the promised Shepherd King. 4. Submit to the Shepherd King and repent. 5. Be shepherded by the promised Shepherd King. 6. Be secure in the promised Shepherd King. 7. Be at peace because the Shepherd King has won the war. 8. Be a blessing and a warning to those around you as the aroma of Christ. 9. Live securely and visibly in this promised Shepherd King. (from the sermon series "Christ in the Old Testament", Springs Reformed Church)

Trust Christ's Word in confusing times. 1. Trust Christ's Word when deception appears. 2. Trust Christ's Word when deception spreads. 3. Trust Christ's Word because He has told us the truth.

1. Come to Jesus with your burdens. 2. Take His yoke and learn from Him. 3. Rest in the gentle heart of Christ.

1. Bond of love 2. Assyria is Israel's Destiny 3. God will not relent

1. God's plans never fail. 2. Christ rules the chaos. 3. The Spirit strengthens His people.

1. Jesus condemns self-glory in religion. 2. Jesus delights in humble trust that gives all.

1. Listen to the King. 2. Learn from the King. 3. Bow before the King.

1. Love God with an undivided heart. 2. Love others with a generous heart. 3. Look to Jesus, who loved perfectly.

1. Israel's heart is faithless 2. The consequences of arrogance 3. The path of restoration

1. Trust the God whose Word exposes error. 2. Trust the God whose power transforms life. 3. Trust the God whose promise guarantees life.

Give God your whole life... 1. ...amid competing loyalties. 2. ...while honoring authority. 3. ...because you bear His image.

Know the will of the Lord: 1. By growing in your knowledge of the Lord 2. By walking in a manner worthy of the Lord 3. By meditating on the qualifications we receive from the Lord.

1. God's patience was rejected. 2. God's Son was rejected. 3. God's Son was exalted.

1. Do you know that you're forgiven? 2. Meditate often on God's mercy to you. 3. Forgive others from the heart.

1. Christ's authority demands surrender. 2. Christ's evidence demands honesty. 3. Christ's Lordship demands trust.

1. Bear fruit by trusting God. 2. Bear fruit by praying boldly. 3. Bear fruit by forgiving freely.

1. God's people are a world-wide people. 2. God's people are a thankful people. 3. God's people are a worshiping people. 4. God's people are a holy people.

1. Outward religion looks impressive, but produces nothing. 2. Outward religion looks busy, but corrupts worship. 3. Outward religion looks strong, but faces judgement.

1. Without God there is no joy. (v.1-6) 2. God will punish Ephraim. (v. 7-9) 3. Israel has loved a detestable thing. (v.10-14) 4. God rejects Ephraim. (v.15-17)

The King Has Come 1. Rejoice in the King of Sovereign Authority. 2. Rejoice in the King of humble majesty. 3. Rejoice in the King Who reclaims God's house.

Jesus stops for desperate sinners who cry out in faith. 1. Jesus halts for those who cry out. 2. Jesus hears those who cry out. 3. Jesus heals those who cry out. Cry out to Jesus for mercy and follow Him.

Jesus alone gives you life and fruitfulness, so go forth bearing life-giving fruit for the household of God.

Follow Jesus on the humble path of service. 1. Follow the Servant Who walked toward suffering. 2. Follow the Servant Who confronted selfish ambition. 3. Follow the Servant Who gave His life for many.

1. The book of Zechariah is a book of encouragement for God's people. 2. God Himself will intervene for His people. 3. Christ's return will usher in a new age.

1. All of your work is made fruitless by the curse of sin. 2. You cannot build a godly life on sin's foundations. 3. The foundation of God's house is Jesus Christ, the King of Peace. 4. Build your life and work on Jesus, God's chosen foundation.

1. The works of the flesh. 2. The fruit of the Spirit. 3. Crucify the flesh by walking in step with the Spirit.

If we are filled with the Holy Spirit, we must keep step with the Spirit while mortifying the deeds of the flesh. 1. Regeneration and the conflict it evokes between the spirit and the flesh 2. The victory of the Spirit over the flesh 3. The necessity of our active mortification of the flesh in our daily lives.

Follow Jesus no matter what it costs you. 1. Following Jesus exposes what you love most. 2. Following Jesus demands what you cannot supply. 3. Following Jesus gains what you cannot lose.

1. The call of God 2. The costliness of disobedience 3. The calamity of Correction

The Kingdom of God belongs to the helpless, who receive it with childlike trust. 1. Bring the helpless to Jesus. 2. Don't hinder the work of grace. 3. Receive the Kingdom with empty hands.

1. The person who is the focus of the Psalm: The LORD 2. What He does for His sheep 3. The result of what He does