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Luke 21:29-38: Looking Forward to the Final Day
OUTLINE The certainty of that day Preparing for that day INTRODUCTION We come to the final part of Jesus teaching in the temple. You will notice in v37-38 that there is a summarizing statement describing...
Chapter 1 Part 4-5 The Authority of Scripture
OUTLINE The witness of God The witness of evidences The witness of the Spirit INTRODUCTION By what authority do we accept the Bible to be the word of God? This is the question that the...
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Luke 21:25-28: The Second Coming of Christ
OUTLINE The response of creation The response of the unbeliever The response of the believer INTRODUCTION We move from the third worst judgement in history, the fall of Jerusalem described for us in v20-24; to...
Chapter 1. Paragraph 2-3: The Canon of Scripture
OUTLINE OT NT INTRODUCTION 2. The Holy Scriptures, or the Word of God written, consist of all the books of the Old and New Testaments. These are: THE OLD TESTAMENT: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy,...
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Luke 21:20-24: The Fall of Jerusalem
The warning to flee the city The reason for the fall of the city INTRODUCTION If you visit Rome today, among the many sites you will is see the Arch of Titus, an honorific arch...
Ch. 1 Para. 1. The Necessity of Scripture
OUTLINE The insufficiency of general revelation The necessity of special revelation The consequent necessity of inscripturated revelation INTRODUCTION Why do we need a Bible? At the time of the Reformation not everyone believed that we...
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Luke 21:5-19: How to Live in the Last Days
Sermon 102: Luke 21:5-19: How to Live in the Last Days OUTLINE Prepare for deception Prepare for upheaval Prepare for persecution INTRODUCTION At the website raptureready.com there is something called the rapture index. This is...
Do We Need Confessions?
INTRODUCTION You have likely heard the statements, ‘No Creed but Christ’ or ‘No Creed but the Bible.’ Firstly, let us consider the good in these statements. I as a younger Christian would have been heard...
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Luke 20:45-21:4: Condemnation and Commendation
OUTLINE False religion condemned True piety commended INTRODUCTION There is the religion that God loves and there is religion God hates, and Jesus puts these side by side in a contrast so we could see...
in Malachi
Malachi 4:1-6: The Great and Awesome Day of the LORD
OUTLINE The end of all things Living in light of the end The prelude to the end INTRODUCTION If you were writing the Bible, how would you end the OT? What would you want to...
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Luke 20:27-40: Jesus on the Resurrection
OUTLINE The cynic’s question The Savior’s answer INTRODUCTION Is there life after death? Many Post-Christian Western secular people say, No! But the majority of the world’s population, throughout history have said, Yes! The Vikings had...
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Malachi 3:13-18: How we Speak About God
OUTLINE Words of faithlessness Words of fear INTRODUCTION What is the difference between a mercenary and a soldier? A soldier fights for his country; a mercenary fights for himself; the soldier for honor, love of...
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Luke 20:19-26: Jesus view of God and Politics
OUTLINE Rendering to Caesar Rendering to God INTRODUCTION What is the relationship between God and politics? That question will open up a can of worms. And right now in this moment in time when we...
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Luke 20v9-18 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants (Or the Parable of the Murder of the Owner’s Son)
OUTLINE A history of past hard-heartedness A revealing of present priorities A prophecy of future judgement INTRODUCTION We come to the last full parable in Luke’s gospel. There are other parables that are told between...
in Malachi
Malachi 3:6-12: Robbing God
OUTLINE Turning Tithing Testing INTRODUCTION ‘The bible leaves no question about it. God’s people are supposed to be rich…. God’s people are to be rich—financially wealthy and prosperous in every possible way, with plenty of...
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Luke 20:1-8: The Authority of Jesus
OUTLINE The question of Jesus’ authority The question of John’s baptism INTRODUCTION It is Wednesday in the passion week, and this is a day of conflict and controversy. Just look down at chapter 20, notice...