Captive for Christ (Philippians 1:3-11)
I. How to Participate in Christ’s Gospel (1:3-6) II. How to Love Christ’s Church (1:3-11)
The Cruciformed Church (Part 4): The Gospel Changes Everything
Hebrews 10:23-25 Key Idea: The gospel gives us hope and moves us towards others in love Gospel people have a great hope Gospel people prompt others to love Gospel people are in one another’s lives
The Cruciformed Church (Part 3): Gospel Conviction and Gospel Culture (Galatians 3:26-28)
The cruciformed church is transformed by the message of the cross, to show the love of the cross. Key Idea: Gospel conviction will lead to a gospel culture of unity and love. “Trust is not a passive state of mind. It is a vigorous act of the soul by which we choose to lay hold […]
No Other Gospel (Galatians 1:6-10)
The Real Gospel (Galatians 1:1-5)
Jesus is Crucified (Mark 15:21-39)
What Man Does What God Does How Faith Responds
Christ Suffered For Us (Mark 15:1-20)
Key Idea: Jesus, the King over all, was condemned in our place for our sins. I. The King of the Jews, Silent as a Lamb (15:1-6) II. The King of the Jews, Substitute for Sinners (15:7-20) Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for […]
The Supremacy of the Son (Colossians 1:15-20)
The Supremacy of the Son
Colossians 1:15-20
Key idea: Jesus Christ is supreme over everything.
1. Jesus is supreme over the old creation (15-16)
a. Jesus is supreme because he is the image of God (15a)
b. Jesus is supreme because he is the firstborn over all creation (15b)
Jesus has the rights of the firstborn because:
1. All things were created by (in) him
2. All things were created through him
3. All things were created for him
Application: true life as a created being is only found in Jesus.
2. Jesus is supreme because he holds all things together (17-18)
3. Jesus is supreme over the new creation (the Church) (18b-20)
a) Jesus is supreme because he is the founder and the resurrector of the Church (18b)
Two ways that Jesus is supreme over the new creation:
1. The fullness of God was pleased to dwell in him
2. God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things through Jesus
To Summarize:
1. Jesus is ____, and He _________ all things.
2. Jesus _________ all things together.
3. Jesus, __________________, is ______________ all things to himself.
Application: Is this the Jesus you believe in?
A People for His Name: World Missions from Genesis to Revelation (Selected Scriptures)
Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PSLrEBuiFkALoY8ijl4JYMWaenKMOTeoihzd5SszU1o/edit?usp=sharing
Cruciform (John 2:1-12)
Key Idea: Jesus came to offer new life Key Application:The Cruciformed life is a life shaped by the Gospel I. The Cruciformed life values the Gospel II. The Cruciformed life is shaped by the Gospel
