Proverbs 3:11-12 1. The COMMAND Do not despise the Lord’s discipline or reproof 2. The REASON It’s a lesson of love and a display of delight Hebrews 12:3-11 3. The Application and Outcome Our Endurance Our Good Our Holiness Our Peace Our Righteousness
Sermon not available. The King Who Comes In: 1. POWER! To raise the dead, To tame the untameable; The Messiah 2. PEACE! Humble and mounted on a colt 6, 451, 444, 325, 125, 601, 253, 342, 971, 930, 740, 920-1 3. PAIN! The pain of rejection, Weeping over Jerusalem
1. CRY! (v1-2a) Hear my cry, O God 2. PLEAD! (v2b-3) Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I 3. DWELL! (v4-7) Let me dwell in Your tent forever 4. SING! (v8) So I will ever sing praises to Your name
1. The REASONS we minister reconciliation (v4-7) Our relationship with Christ and Christians 2. The REACH of our reconciliation (v8-16) No useless, hopeless, or impossible cases 3. The REALITIES of our reconciliation (v17-25) Receive, Repay, Reflect
TREACHERY! Civil war, Chaos in the home and nation TRAGEDY! “Oh, Absalom my son” TRUTH! The wages of sin is death….. but the gift of God is eternal life
7 Virtues from Grace Subject, Obedient, Doing Good, No Slandering, Peaceable, Considerate, Humble 7 Vices to get Over Foolishness, Disobedience, Deceit, Slavery, Malice, Envy, Hatred 7 Initiatives from God Kindness, Love, Mercy, Rebirth, Renewal, Justification, Hope 7 Imperatives for Goodness Love what is GOOD (1:8) Teach what is GOOD (2:3) Be an…
1. CONFRONTATION! (2 Sam 12:1-14) Exposed! 2. CONFESSION! (Psalm 51) Broken! 3. CONSECRATION! (Psalm 51) Humble and devoted “I will teach transgressors Your ways”
1. WITHIN THE COMMUNITY (v1-2) Be: Submissive; Obedient; Good; Gentle; Humble Don’t Be: Slanderous; Quarrelsome 2. WITHIN GOD’S NEW COMMUNITY (v8-11) Be: Good and Profitable Don’t Be: Argumentative, Divisive and Unprofitable 3. HOW TO HANDLE BAD BEHAVIOUR Rebuke, Remind, Resist 4. HOW TO MODEL GOSPEL BEHAVIOUR Promote and Provide
1. LUST! (2 Sam 11:1-5) Pride, neglect, sloth, fantasy, obsession, adultery 2. LIES! (2 Sam 11:6-13) Cover up, deceit, pretence, manipulation, treachery 3. LOSS! (2 Sam 11:14-27) Now of all credibility, of all respect, and of the blessing of the Lord
1. SEVEN DEADLY SINS a) Foolishness b) Disobedience c) Deceit d) Slavery e) Malice f) Envy g) Hatred 2. SEVEN LIFE-GIVING INITIATIVES a) Kindness b) Love c) Mercy d) Rebirth e) Renewal f) Justification g) Hope