Grace Fellowship Church

Main point: Be like people who are like Jesus. 1. Those who press on (3:12-16) 2. Those who are friends of the cross (3:17-19) 3. Those who live for what’s coming (3:20–4:1)

Main point: Your joy hinges on your spiritual assets. Precarious Joy (1-3) Competing Assets (4-8a) Lasting Value (8b-11)

Main point: Disappointment with a decision doesn’t endanger your delight in the Lord. 1. The Decision’s Disappointment 2. The Decision’s Design 3. The Believer’s Delight

Main point: You don’t wanna miss out on working with God 1. What you must do (12-13) 3. What it must look like (14-16) 2. Why you must do it (17-18)

Main point: To stand firm, we must be of one mind. 1. Be of one fearless mind (1:27-30) 2. Be of one selfless mind (2:1-4) 3. Be of one Christlike mind (2:5-11)

Main point: When Christ is everything, living and dying aren’t so scary anymore. 1. Rejoice that Christ is everything (18-20) 2. Find two new perspectives (21-26)

Main point: What looks like an obstacle can become a gospel opportunity. 1. Prison can’t stop it (12–14) 2. Rivalries can’t spoil it (15–18a)

Main point: What God starts, He finishes. 1. You can see it (1–5) 2. You can trust it (6–8) 3. You can receive it (9-11)

Main point: When facing a problem, rejecting God exposes your compromised heart. 1. A problem leads to exposure (1-7) 2. A violent solution exposes your compromised heart (8-15) 3. A twisted solution exposes your compromised heart (16-22)

Main point: Reflexive outrage only makes a bad situation worse. The Outraged Unite (1-11) The Inquisition Hits a Wall (12-28) Evil Turns into Disaster (29-48)

Main point: If you think it’s bad out there, you can still make it worse in here. 1. Messed Up Family (1-10a) 2. Messed Up City (10b-26) 3. Messed Up Church (27-30)

Main point: The clearest mark of a church’s success is its obedience to God. 1. The fuel: Assuming God wants what your church wants (1-10) 2. The fire: Evil done in God’s name (11-29) 3. The ashes: God’s name (for now) (30-31)

Main point: Spiritual sincerity without submission to God is senseless. 1. The appearance of a Godly home (1-5) 2. The appearance of Godly leadership (7-13) 3. The Godless reality: Sincerity without submission (6)

Main point: If you want life without God, you’ll get it! 1. The cost of pleasure (1-3) 2. The captivity of greed (4-21) 3. The death of a dream (22-31)

1. A sweet little sin makes you imperfect (14:1-9) 2. Even still, God accomplishes a big rescue (14:10-20) 3. A burning desire shows your foolishness (15:1-8) 4. Even still, God accomplishes a BIGGER rescue (15:9-20)

Main point: Receiving God’s savior is both simpler and more complex than you think. 1. A Terrible Situation (1-2) 2. A Simple Announcement (3-5) 3. A Complex Reception (6-23) 4. A Complicated Savior (24-25)

Main point: When you try to buy what God has given, everyone pays. 1. Your legacy (11:29-40, 12:7-15) 2. Your people (12:1-6)

Main point: We need a leader who can overcome rejection through faith. 1. Overcoming Insider Rejection (1-11) 2. Overcoming Outsider Attack (12-28)

Main point: The only god worth serving is the one who can save. 1. We need a man to save (1-5, 17-18) 2. Most gods aren’t worth serving (6-10) 3. Only one God is (11-16)

Main point: Our God answers the complaints of those He has afflicted by giving Himself. 1. The complaint of the afflicted (1-11) 2. The God of the afflicted (12-28)

Main point: God’s glory rides on your weakness. 1. What’s at stake for God (1-9) 2. The glory of children (1b-2) 3. The glory of humanity (3-8)

Main point: You can be under Jesus’ kingship or under His feet. 1. The world conspires: “We will be king” 2. The Father replies: “I have a king” 3. The Son declares: “I am the King” 4. The Spirit says: “Worship the King”

Main point: When your king’s disgrace splashes on you, thankfulness produces courage. 1. Some die in disgrace with him (1-6) 2. Some give up ground from him (7) 3. Few risk everything for him (8-13) 4. Application

Main point: If you return evil for good, evil will devour you. 1. Evil Returns Evil for Good (8:28-9:6) 2. Evil Deserves a Curse (9:7-9:21) 3. Evil Keeps Comin’ (9:22-9:49) 4. Evil Devours Itself (9:50-57)

Main point: God’s deliverance exposes you so He can remake you. 1. Progress Can Reveal Division (7:24-8:9) 2. Victory Can Be Painful (8:10-21) 3. Peace Can Hide Decay (8:22-28)

Main point: Your rescue depends on your ability to receive it. 1. The Right Guy? (6:33-40) 2. Enough Strength? (7:1-8) 3. Scary Place? (7:9-15) 4. Stand and Receive (7:16-23)

Main point: The deliverance you want isn’t always the deliverance you need. 1. Disobedience to God (1-10) 2. Doubt of God (11-24) 3. Devotion to false gods (25-32)

1. Uniquely created and dedicated to God 2. The pathway to fulfilling your dedicated purpose

Main point: We should celebrate the power of friendship with the Lord. 1. Join the winning team (2-9, 13-23) 2. Recount the winning strategy (10-11, 24-31)

Main point: We need a deliverer who will deliver. 1. A required delivery (1-3) 2. A reluctant deliverer (4-14) 3. A ready deliverer (15-24)

Main point: God's unusual rescues are meant to break your usual sin. 1. The comfort of usual rescue (3:7–11) 2. The shock of unusual rescue (3:12–30) 3. The point: Unusual rescue is becoming usual (31)

Main point: When you turn away from serving the Lord, distress is your destiny. 1. When You Turn From the LORD… (2:6-2:10) 2. …Distress is Your Destiny (2:11-2:15) 3. The LORD Wants to Give You Life (2:16-3:4) 4. What Do You Want? (3:5-3:6)

Main point: "Harmless" disobedience now becomes harmful disobedience later. 1. The Beginning of Drift (1:1-20) 2. The Middle of Drift (1:21-36) 3. The End of Drift (2:1-5)

Main point: Your allegiance shapes you for good or ill. 1. Toxic Allegiance 2. Blessed Allegiance

Main point. You need to fight the real enemy. 1. There are gods (1) 2. They are the real enemies (2-5) 3. God will destroy them (6-8)

Main point: Lost sinners have extraordinary value in God’s eyes. 1. The problem of Jesus (1-2) 2. The value of one (3-24) a. One in one hundred (3-7) b. One in ten (8-10) c. One in two (11-24) 3. Two ways to be lost (25-32)

1. The power of Resurrection (1-10) 2. The problem of Resurrection (11-15) 3. The plan of Resurrection (16-20)

1. Prioritize Thankfulness (v. 1-8) 2. Pray Accordingly (v. 9-11)

Main point: Be unashamed of your shamed Savior. 1. He was universally shamed (27-44) 2. He was cosmically killed (45-56) 3. He was earnestly buried (57-66)

1. His friends are responsible (26:69-75) 2. His enemies are responsible (27:1-10) 3. You are responsible (27:11-26)

Main point: Putting Jesus on trial only reveals your guilt. 1. Jesus isn’t exposed – He exposes (47-56) 2. Jesus isn’t judged – He’s the judge (57-68)

Main point: Jesus is delivered over to deliver those who fail. 1. Delivery Needed (1-13) 2. Delivery Acquired 14-25) 3. Delivery Explained (26-29) 4. Delivery Embraced (30-47)

Main point: Jesus expects active waiting 1. When will the Kingdom of Heaven come? (1-13) 2. What should we do while we wait? (14-30) 3. What will happen when the Kingdom comes? (31-46)

Main point: Someday Jesus is coming back to judge. 1. Only God knows when (36-41) 2. Since you don’t, always be ready (42-44) 3. How to be ready now for what Jesus will do then (45-51)

Main point: God leveled Judaism so He could raise the church. 1. Jesus said it would end (1-2, 34) 2. How it ended a. The gospel beat persecution (3-22, 34) b. The real Jesus beat the fake ones (23-28, 34) c. The church rose from the temple’s ashes (29-31, 34) d. As Jesus said (32-35)

Grace Fellowship Church of State College, PA

Main point: True authority always exposes false authority 1. Authority to expose false worship. 2. Authority to expose false life. 3. Authority to expose false hope.

1. By what right does Jesus disrupt everything? (21:23-27) 2. The right to require obedience (21:28-32) 3. The right to expect honor (21:33-46) 4. The right to trim the guest list (22:1-14)

Main point: You can’t have God’s king without God’s judgment. 1. To save His people (1-11) 2. By judging them first (12-17) 3. So they might judge the world (18-22)

1. What made Jesus great (17-19) 2. What will prevent your greatness (20-28) 3. What makes you great (29-34)