Good Friday: When Treasuring Christ is the Only Thing That Matters (Luke 23:32-43)
Freedom Through Faith (Galatians 5:2-6)
Faith Works (James 2:14-26)
Being Hearers and Doers of the Word (James 1:19-27)
Spiritual Warfare and the Ordinary Struggles of Christian Life – Part 2 (1 Peter 5:8-9)
Key Idea: We stand firm against Satan by living with faith, so that we can live out our faith.
Trials, Refined Faith, and Inexpressible Joy (1 Peter 1:6-9)
Key Idea: Trials are God doing what is necessary to pursue what is precious. God will do what is necessary to pursue what is precious. The precious that God wants for us is refined faith. Refined faith leads to inexpressible joy. Joy in knowing and experience the object of your love (v. 8) Joy in […]
Help Me, Lord! (Mark 9:14-29)
Key Idea: God has all power and all compassion to help you in your suffering. Do you believe Him? I. Help, I’m Suffering! (Mark 9:14-22) II. Help My Unbelief! (Mark 9:23-27) III. Help Me, Lord! (Mark 9:28-29)
Justified by Faith (Romans 4:1-8)
Key Idea: God’s plan has always been for sinners to be justified by faith. The Blueprint of Faith (vv.1-3) The Betterment of Faith (vv.4-5) The Blessing of Faith (vv.6-8)
Understanding Unbelief (John 12:37-50)
1. Reasons for Unbelief: Trust in the sovereignty of God (vv. 37-43) Two Reasons for Unbelief 1a. Because of sin, people willfully refuse to believe. They would not believe (vv. 36, 42-43) 1b. In God’s sovereignty, people are unable to believe. They could not believe (vv. 38-40) – God’s sovereignty over belief/unbelief allows us to […]
