Wives and Dating (Ephesians 5:22-24)
Submission in marriage is strength controlled and skillfully deployed… For a wife’s own husband (vv.22a) Ultimately to the LORD (vv.22b-23) In everything (v.24)
Husbands and Dating (Ephesians 5:25-33)
Loving Leadership is defined by Sacrificial love (v.25) Sanctifying love (vv.26-27) Self-love (vv.28-30, 33a)
Marriage and Dating (Ephesians 5:31-32)
The What: The Union of Marriage (v.31) The Why: The Uniqueness of Marriage (v.32) The How: Dating as the Understudy of Marriage
Singleness and Dating (1 Corinthians 7:6-8, 32-35)
The Gift of Singleness (vv.6-8) Not permanent on earth, but in eternity Not peculiar, but practical The Goal of Singleness (v.32-35) Some Guidelines for Dating The purpose shapes the plan Community is the context Stop shopping, start serving The glory of God governs everything
Elect Exiles (1 Peter 1:1-2)
Key idea: Understanding our divine identity enables us to endure everything in life, including suffering 1. The Comfort of Our Divine Identity a. Exile b. Elect 2. The Cause of Our Divine Identity a. The Father: a caring relationship b. The Spirit: a consecrated relationship c. The Son: a covenant relationship 3. The Chorus of […]
Living for the Glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:22-11:1)
Convictions and Distractions (Titus 3:8-11)
Convictions (v.8) Distractions (vv.9-11)
Gospel Transformation (Titus 3:1-7)
The Proof of Transformation (vv.1-2) The Profundity of Transformation (vv.3-5a) The Power of Transformation (vv.5b-7)
Watching and Waiting (Micah 7:1-7)
Key Idea: In the midst of a fallen world, as Christians, we are to live waiting on the LORD The Wickedness of the World Be wary of the world Be witnesses to the world Waiting on the LORD the essence of waiting the expression of waiting hopeful patience heartfelt prayer holy purpose
From Belief to Behavior (Titus 2:1-10)
Belief (v.1) Behavior (vv.2-10) In the church (vv.2-6) In our work (vv.7-10)
