"Our Good and Generous Father"
Matthew 7:7-11
1. ASK: God commands us to pray
2. ANSWER: God answers prayer
3. ABUNDANCE: God loves being abundantly generous to us
"Delighting in God's Word"
Psalm 19
Three Rewards of Reading Scripture:
1. The Bible gives life
2. The Bible gives wisdom
3. The Bible gives joy
Three Responses to Better Value Scripture:
1. Prioritize the Bible
2. Ponder the Bible
3. Pray the Bible
Be still... and know that I am God!
"The Prince of Peace"
Luke 2:8-20
"Peace on earth... God and sinners reconciled!"
Do you know this peace?
Are you living out this peace?
The presence of peace
The purpose of peace
The promise of peace
"Far as the curse is found"
"The Fear-Conquering Child"
Matthew 1:18-25
Introducing: Joseph
God For Us
God With Us
Will you trust Him?
"Overlooked by the World, Favored by God"
Luke 1:26-38
1. Good news for the overlooked
2. Good news for the waiting
3. Good news for the helpless
How should we respond?
"When Faith Feels Impossible"
Luke 1:5-25
Introducing: Zechariah and Elizabeth
1. You can trust God to work in the darkness
2. You can trust God to work in your disappointments
3. You can trust God to work in your distress
Will you trust Him?
"God With Us"
Exodus 40
The main point of Exodus
The climax: God enters in!
The cliffhanger: Moses can't enter in!
The conclusion: We can enter in through Jesus!
Takeaways:
1. Heralds
2. Holy
3. Happy
4. Hopeful
"A Gracious God and His Generous People"
Exodus 35-39
Main Point: In response to God's kindness, God's people gladly and eagerly obey Him
1. God's kindness is worth repeating!
2. Obedience is our proper response to God!
3. We should be gladly generous!
“Defining the Relationship”
Exodus 34:10-35
…The mountaintop proclamation!
1. “Behold, I am making a covenant.” (vs. 10a)
…A defining commitment!
2. “Behold…the awesome thing I will do with you.” (vs. 10b)
…a defining purpose!
Numbers 6:24-26 Hebrews 13:20-21
“Who is the LORD?”
Exodus 34:1-9
“The LORD, the LORD…”
–His love is sympathetic.
–His love forgives sin.
—His love is steadfast.
Lamentations 3:21-24, Romans 8:31-39
Your response…
– Fear the LORD.
Psalm 147:10-11
–Turn from your sins.
John 3:16
–Seek the LORD.
Hebrews 11:6, Psalm 90:14-15, Ephesians 3:14-21
"The Presence of God"
Exodus 33:1-23
1. God's presence is what we need most
2. God's presence is assured because of Jesus
3. God's presence makes us special
4. God's presence gives us rest
5. God's presence is the greatest joy of all
"The Golden Calf"
Exodus 32:1-35
Behold, a Cow: The futility of idolatry
Behold, a Mediator: The need for intercession
Behold, your God: How then should we live?
1. Trust wholly in Jesus
2. Don't desire evil
3. Remember your faithful Savior
"A God-Honoring Life"
Exodus 30-31
1. God-honoring worship
2. God-honoring work
3. God-honoring rest
"For Glory and For Beauty"
Exodus 28:1-29:46
Our High Priest represents us
Our High Priest guides us
Our High Priest makes us holy
"The Gospel According to the Tabernacle"
Exodus 25:1 - 27:21
Our Greatest Need
God's Merciful Response
The Joy of God With Us
Our Response to God's Gracious Presence
"Seeing God"
Exodus 24:1-18
The Pattern of Worship
The Response of Worship
The Foundation of Worship
The Goal of Worship
"Lessons for the Journey"
Exodus 23:20-33
God will finish what He started
God's timing is always right
Our obedience is not optional
Our obedience is good for us
'The God of Justice"
Exodus 20:22-23:19
Timely Truths for Israel:
1. Justice for slaves
2. Justice for the innocent
3. Justice for the vulnerable
Timeless Truths for Us:
1. True worship begins and ends with rightly honoring God
2. True justice is a commitment to truth, compassion, and fairness
3. True Christians must be quick to remember
"Two Types of Fear"
Exodus 20:18-21
Our need for grace
Our need for worship
Our need for obedience
Our need for a Mediator