For His Glory
Matthew 25:14-30
#1 Examine the CONTEXT and Explore the CONTENT Matthew 25:14
#2 Responsibility to ADVANCE His Kingdom
#3 A MOTIVATION that Drives the Faithful to Action Matthew 25:21,23
#4 The Four “T”s
#5 Compounding EFFECT
#6 IGNORING the King and NEGLECTING His Kingdom has ETERNAL Consequences Matthew 25:26-30
#7 The Rich REWARD of Faithfulness to King and Kingdom
Luke 16:19-31
#1 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, and the Poor and HUNGRY Luke 16:19-21
#2 An Appointment You Can’t CANCEL Luke 16:22; Hebrews 9:27
#3 Reward, Rejoice, and REST OR TORMENT Luke 16:23
#4 No HELP in Hades Luke 16:24-26
#5 Hard Hearts to the GOSPEL Luke 16:27-31
#6 The Gospel is Good News for the LIVING Luke 16:27-31
#7 The Gospel Requires a RESPONSE Luke 16:30
LOST! Luke 15:11-32
#1 COMPELLING Context Luke 15:1-2
#2 SINFUL Son Luke 15:11-20a
#3 FORGIVING Father Luke 15:20b-24
#4 BITTER Brother Luke 15:25-32
#5 The SCANDAL of Grace
LOST!
Luke 15:8-10
#1 CONTEXT Luke 15:1-2
#2 LOST! Luke 15:8a
#3 SEARCH Luke 15:8b
#4 FOUND Luke 15:9
#5 REPENT Luke 15:10
LOST! Luke 15:1-7
#1 Jesus, FRIEND of Sinners Luke 15:1-2
#2 Jesus, the Good SHEPHERD Luke 15:3-6
#3 Repentance, a Cause to CELEBRATE Luke 15:7
#4 Living the SHEEP Life
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The Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 13
#1 The Kingdom of Heaven will GROW Exponentially. Matthew 13:31-32
#2 The Kingdom of Heaven is Surprisingly EXPLOSIVE. Matthew 13:33
#3 The Kingdom of Heaven Has All-Surpassing VALUE. Matthew 13:44
#4 The Kingdom of Heaven is a Consuming DESIRE. Matthew 13:45-46
#5 REPENT, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Matthew 4:17
A Pharisee and a Tax Man Pray Luke 18
#1 A Story About Being RIGHT with God Luke 18:9
#2 Two Ways to RELATE to God Luke 18:10
#3 The PROUD Pharisee Luke 18:11-12
#4 The HUMBLE Tax Collector Luke 18:13
#5 The Way UP is DOWN Luke 18:14
The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37
#1 A TEST for the Teacher – The Context Luke 10:25-29
#2 A Traveler in NEED Luke 10:30
#3 The FAILURE of the Pious Luke 10:31-32
#4 An Unlikely HERO Luke 10:33-35
#5 An APPLICATION Question Luke 10:36-37
The Tenacious Widow
Luke 18:1-8
#1 Pray and NEVER Give Up! Luke 18:1
#2 The FOOLISH Judge Luke 18:2
#3 The TENACIOUS Widow Luke 18:3
#4 The Power of PERSISTENT Luke 18:4-5
#5 The JUSTICE and Faithfulness of God Luke 18:6-8a
#6 Prayer is an EXPRESSION of Your Faith Luke 18:8b
#7 A CHALLENGING Question that Demands a Response Luke 18:8b
The Parables of Jesus
Mark 4:1-2, 9-12, 21-25
#1 Jesus is the UNDISPUTED Greatest Teacher of All Times Mark 1:21-22
#2 As the Ultimate Master Teacher, Jesus is Known for Using PARABLES Mark 4:1-2
#3 The Parables of Jesus are powerful, familiar stories or word pictures used to REVEAL truths about the Kingdom of God to those who would believe and CONCEAL the Kingdom of God from those with hard hearts Mark 4:9-12
#4 The Nature of LIGHT Mark 4:21-25
#5 Sowing and REAPING – The Parables 2 Peter 3:17-18