Second Reformed Presbyterian Church

1. Getting ahead can hurt people. 2. Getting ahead can leave you alone. 3. Getting ahead can't keep people. Value people more than getting ahead.

1. When you see injustice, face it. 2. When you see injustice, entrust it to God - He will judge. 3. When you see injustice, keep living.

1. Call to praise (v1-2) 2. A catalogue of praise (v3-9) 3. The LORD sites enthroned as King forever (v10-11)

God appoints the times and seasons of our lives. 1. Remember who appoints your time. (Eccles. 3:1-2) 2. Remember you can't see it all. (Eccles. 3:10-11) 3. Remember how to live today. (Eccles. 3:12-14)

Warning against haughtiness and pride. Let God be your teacher. (Matt. 11:28-30) Called to serve and love God and neighbor. (Matt. 22:37-40) Pray like the tax collector for God to be merciful to me a sinner. (Luke 18:13)

1. What death says about your life. 2. What God says about your life. 3. The time measurement of your life id how you stand before God. (Heb. 11:6)

1. Approach to God in worship (Ecclesiastes 5:1) 2. Attitude in worship (Psalm 122:1) 3. Apostolic appeal (Romans 12:1) 4. Reflection on Amen (1 Corinthians 14:16)

1. Solomon tests pleasure. (v.1-3) 2. Solomon pursues pleasure. (v. 4-10) 3. Solomon evaluates pleasure. (v. 11)

Cultivate trust in the Lord: 1. Focus on the Lord Jesus Christ. (Jn. 14:6) 2. Focus on your relationship with the Lord.

1. Wisdom exposes the problem. 2. Wisdom can't solve the problem. 3. Only God can solve the problems that human wisdom exposes.

The forgiveness of God is tender. Paul promotes love in all the congregations Mirror God's forgiveness

1. The question we all ask. 2. Creation gives the answer. 3. Life confirms the answer.

1. Have confidence to draw near to God by the blood of Jesus. (v.19-22) 2. Hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering. (v.23) 3. Consider one another for provoking to love and good works. (v.24-25) 4. Beware of deliberate wandering. (v.26-31)

Live in ways that reflect the Lord. 1. Reflect Christ's character. 2. Rest in Christ's peace. 3. Remain in Christ's Word.

1) The call to pray in the Spirit 2) The call to pray in alertness 3) The call to pray for those whose calling is to proclaim the gospel

1- Trust God's Promises 2- Rest in God's Presence 3- Walk by God's Word

1. Faithfulness begins with God's sovereignty. 2. Faithfulness requires holy resolve. 3. Faithfulness receives God's blessing.

1. The Problem: imperfection - in us - in the law - in animal sacrifices 2. The Solution: Christ has made us holy through His sacrifice once for all 3. The Results: - Victory over enemies - Spirit empowerment - Complete forgiveness

1. How and why the world lives as it does. 2. Christians are to live according to Christ's teaching. 3. We are members one of another.

1. Jesus corrects His disciples. 2. Jesus commissions His witnesses. 3. Jesus continues His work from Heaven.

1. Be imitators of godly people. 2. Keep your focus on heaven and meditate on His Word day and night. 3. God transforms our lives. Application: Find a godly person to hold you accountable in reading, studying, meditating and putting into practice God's Word.

1. When hope seems lost 2. Hope rose with Christ. 3. Jesus restores hope to His disciples

1. What exactly is the glory of God? 2. How do we glorify God?

1. What was the offering? 2. Where was the offering done? 3. Why the offering was done?

1. Jesus was forsaken so that you will be welcomed 2. Jesus was abandoned so that the way would open 3. Jesus was revealed so you would come

1. Call to be diligent 2. Look at life from a heavenly perspective 3. Don't twist the scriptures 4. Don't be influenced by lawless people 5. Keep growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Application: Is my purpose in life to glorify Jesus Christ?

1. Grace precedes repentance. 2. There is no sin that cannot be forgiven if we turn to Jesus. - Sin is serious. - Sin must be brought into the light for restoration to happen. - Our battle with sin doesn't surprise Jesus. 3. Restored from guilt and pain to serve the Lord.

1. Press on toward the goal of perfection. 2. Do not look back. 3. Look forward to the reward that Christ has for us.

1. The King was counted with sinners 2. The King was rejected by sinners 3. The King stayed to save sinners

1. Honor The King The World Mocked 2. Honor The King Who Went To The Cross

1. Recognize the prophetic pattern. 2. Never lose track of the real story of the Bible, the story of Jesus Christ. 3. The Holy Spirit is our internal interpreter. 4. Honor the Lord's Day; hunger and thirst for Him. Application: 1. Talk about Jesus 2. Read about Jesus 3. Walk with Jesus 4. Ask for Jesus

Ged establishes and maintains His relationship with us through the finished work of His Son. 1. The who, what, where of Melchizedek 2. The greatness of Melchizedek 3. The so-what of Melchizedek

Rest in Jesus, who took our place. 1. Jesus is handed over without defense. 2. Jesus is rejected so the guilty can go free. 3. Jesus is delivered to suffer in our place.

1. Remember the Bible 2. Remember that there will be scoffers 3. Remember the power of God's Word

1. Because of God's faithfulness to Abraham, we can be assured of His covenant love. 2. Because God is Who He is, we can be comforted with an unbreakable hope and we can rest secure.

Romans 4:22-25; 1 Corinthians 15:3-28; Hebrews 7:23-28

1. Stay near to Jesus in your sorrow. 2. Trust Jesus when you don't recognize Him. 3. Listen to Jesus when He calls your name.

1. Distancing from Jesus 2. Denying any association with Jesus 3. Rejecting Jesus completely 4. Confronted by Jesus' Word Don't trust in yourself--trust in Jesus and stay near to Him.