What is the greatest danger to a church? How do the parting words of the Apostle Paul to the church in Ephesus serve as a warning and encouragement to the church today?
-Deficient Doctrine
-Proud People
Song of Solomon reveals God’s intention for marital intimacy. Romantic love in marriage is not distant from God’s goodness - it is His design.
- A Pure Romance
- A Wooing Romance
- An Affectionate Romance
- A Maturing Romance
- A Persistent Romance
What does true servanthood look like? The Son of Man gives us a perfect example about servanthood and calls us to greatness as we live in service to Him and to others.
- Greatness in the home will include suffering
- Greatness in the home must include servanthood
Why for forgiven people forgive? How does the forgiveness we receive in the gospel motivate us to think radically about forgiving those who sin against us? How do we pursue forgiveness according to God’s instruction?
You must expose the sin
Repent of the sin
Forgive the sin
Look for the Lord for Strength
Be motivated by the gospel
How does conflict ultimately arise within relationships? How do we pursue biblical peace within relationships? Is lasting relational peace truly possible?
1) The Root of Why We Fight?
2) The Danger of How We Fight
3) The Solution for Why We Fight?
Friendships matter in marriage and in the church. The book of Proverbs gives us many principles that help us cultivate and maintain godly friendships. We can only be good friends when Jesus, the friend of sinners, transforms how we think about friendship.
- Best Friends are Intentional
- Best Friends Communicate
- Best Friends Value Wisdom
- Best Friends Focus on Forever
What does it look like for a woman to build the home in a way that honors the Lord? How does her personal relationship with Christ influence the way she sees her role as a builder of the home and a helpmate to her husband?
1. Embrace Your Unique Identity
2. Prioritize Your Inner Beauty
3. Live Out Your Role As a Helpmate
4. Respect Your Husband
5. Behold the Beauty of Biblical Submission
What does courageous biblical manhood look like? What does affectionate Christlike love look like and how are husbands to strive to love in this way?
How can you make sure that your marriage works? How do we stay faithful to the end? God has gifted us with His blueprints for marriage, which drive us to live for His glory and our good.
- Your marriage has a divine source
- Your marriage is an act of worship
- Your marriage is a picture of the gospel
- Your marriage is permanent, yet temporary
How does the body of Christ function like a family? What does that practically look like in the context of body life? How does the family of God function to encourage, refresh, and if needed correct one another in love?
1. A Family That Serves
2. A Family That Refreshes
3. A Family That Commends
4. A Family That Shows Affection
5. A Family That Shows Tough Love
How does the resurrection affect the way that we think about our giving to the Lord? How do we think about stewardship as an act of devotion and worship to the Lord? How does living in light of eternity affect how we use our finances today?
1. Giving is a Stewardship
2. Giving as an Act of Worship
3. Giving With a Faithful Rhythm
4. Giving with Confidence
How does the victory of Christ lead the believer to live confidently in the face of death? How does the death and resurrection of Christ shape our labor for the Lord today?
1. The Kindness of the Lord
2. The Victory of the Lord
3. The Command For the Lord
If eternity is a place of community, service, work, and time with God, how does that need to shape our daily lives? How does familiarizing ourselves with the new heaven and new earth lead us to live as sojourners today?
1) Is Heaven Anything Like This World
2) What is This New Heaven Going To Look Like
3) What Will We Do in Heaven?
4) What Will Our Relationship with Jesus be like?
How does the reality of a resurrected body encourage us to live more faithfully today? How does the resurrection shape our hope when we observe the brokenness of life in a fallen and broken world? How does belief in the resurrection assure us of God’s power?
1. The Resurrection Body is Secure By God’s Power
2. The Resurrection Body Will Have Sweet Similarities
3. The Resurrection Body Has Glorious Differences
What does it mean that we are ambassadors for Christ and ministers of reconciliation? How does recognizing God's love towards us in salvation compel us to speak about the love of God to others, imploring them towards trusting in Christ?
How do the realities of the resurrection lead to the death of casual and haphazard Christianity? How does resurrection hope lead to risky living for the Lord?
Radical surrender
Radical sacrifice
Radical suffering
Radical separation
Radical sanctification
What are the unsearchable riches that belong to the believer? What is the power that is available to the believer in Christ?
How does Jesus’ resurrection guarantee our own future resurrection? How does believing in the future earthly reign of Christ affect the way we live today?
Your Future Resurrection
Your Future Kingdom
What are the reasons why we at times can be opposed to seeking and saving the lost? How do we see the compassion and love of God displayed in His pursuit of sinners and how should this affect how we think about our love towards sinners?
1) All Heaven is excited about seeking and saving the lost
2) All the angels are excited about seeking and saving the lost
3) God is excited about seeking and saving the lost
4) Are you excited about seeking and saving the lost?