Dusk---Magdala- mingled light and darkness---Magdala- Mary's pleasant childhood--Darkness---Godless darkness---Demonic darkness- its distress, its dominion, its defilement, its danger, its deluge, its despair, its defiance--Deliverance---the Deliverer---the deliverance- its divinity, its decisiveness, its delight

Its literary features- its genre- theological history, its style- vivid storytelling.--Its revelational history- reading Genesis in its OT context- creation -an omnipotent Creator and Sovereign, a good God, a holy God-, fall, redemption -sacrificial, corporate, covenantal, transformative, Messianic----reading Genesis in the context of the NT---reading Genesis in the context of the 21st century

Its essence-grace--Its omnipotence- our Lord Jesus Christ--Its presence- be with you-- - In your walk as individual believers- forgiveness of your sins, your standing before God, resisting sin, growth in graces, strength and comfort in burdens and trials, establishment in the Lord.-- -In your duties as church members-- - In you interactions with the world

Affectionate greeting- -greet-, -a holy kiss-, -all brethren---Corporate reading- -I charge you-, -that this epistle be read-, -to all the brethren---Farewell blessing- -grace-, -of our Lord Jesus Christ-

1. A description of the pharisee and the woman--2. Conclusions about the pharisee and the woman--3. final thoughts and applications

Humble service is the mark of greatness in Christ's kingdom -Luke 22-25-26--- -what it means to be a servant- a servant is occupied with the needs of others, a servant seeks to promote the honor of others, a servant is obedient to the will of another, a servant is occupied with the comfort and ease of others.--Christ is the great model of humble service -Luke 22-27--- -the supremacy of Christ's service- He was occupied with the needs of others, He sought the honor of others, He was obedient to the will of Another, He was occupied with the comfort and ease of others.-- -the wonder of Christ's service-- -the explanation of Christ's service-- -the imitation of Christ's service

The essence of this plea- -brethren-, -pray-, -for us-.--The urgency of this plea- the difficulties of the ministry, the weakness of the minsters, the opposition from without, the carnal tastes of those within, your spiritual well-being, the momentous issues of their ministry, the supernatural requirements of their ministry.--Your response to this plea.

Instructions to the disciples -vv 1-12---Interpretation to the teaching -vv 13-15-- one man's demand, the Lord's response.--The Lord's interpretation of His statement -vv 16-21- -the story of the man who had too much-- the rich man's prosperity, the rich man's proposal, the rich man's purpose, the rich man's prospect.--Imperatives for life.

Complete Sanctification- --its gracious source- God, -the God of peace, -God Himself-- --its grand scope- it will be - complete, comprehensive, and conclusive.