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Lesson 2: God's Glorious Consummation.

What does it mean that God fulfills all His Promises in Jesus Christ? Remember that consummation comes from the union of the Latin Con + Summa, the bringing together of everything. That's Jesus. If we ever wondered what God's doing in the world, we can know for certainty by the Words and Works of Christ Himself and all that He said He will do.

Focus Verse

“Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.” (Revelation 1:3)

Outline

● Why Should I Read Revelation?

● How Should I Understand Revelation?

● What Difference Does Revelation Make?

Revelation: Lesson 1

Prophecy: The Telling and Foretelling of God's Story

Focus Verse

“For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:21)

Outline

Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy

Gospel of John Final Overview and Debrief

We're in our final week of looking back on all that the Holy Spirit has taught us through this remarkable study on the Gospel of John. As you think about the project of writing the Apostle John had in writing to us about Jesus and His Gospel with the constraints he was working with, the size of scrolls, the ink available, the portability of it to the churches, what concerns and questions would he had wanted to address to the early Church and the new believers being brought by the Holy Spirit? How does John achieve precision, concise focus, and illumination through his writing?

John's Epilogue - What is that to you? You Must Follow Me Lesson 29 John 21

When we don't understand the Vision, we languish in our devotion and everything goes downhill from there. Jesus cared about our reconciliation with God. Being reconciled to God meaning becoming full members in His Kingdom purposes by fulling claiming the Vision He has shared with us. Wonder what happens when vision lives or when vision dies in the life of a believer? Listen in and see how this has activated the lives of the early Church and how vitally important Christ's vision is for us today.

Doctrine: Reconciliation

Attribute: Gracious

Aim: Jesus strengthens His people to carry out His Kingdom Vision.

Divisions:

I. Jesus restores us into our identity within His Purposes

II. Jesus restores in us into His Visionary purpose and calling John 21:15-25

Applications:

1. In what practical ways has Jesus provided for you?

2. How has your love for Jesus propelled you into service for Him?

3. What words can you share to express all that Jesus means to you?

Jesus's Resurrection Lesson 27, John 20

For many Christians, the Resurrection of Jesus is nothing more than a nice event, surrounded by the pastel colorings and cute images of Easter bunnies and candy. Fewer believers really appreciate that the whole of Christianity hinges on this most vital event in history when Jesus rose from the grave, conquering death, and continuing His victorious march to the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God. Today. we are going to explore John 20's account of the Resurrection and talk about what has been accomplished by Jesus's Resurrection.

Divisions1. Discovery of the Empty Tomb (vs 1-10)

Ordinary witnesses

Extraordinary evidence

Principle 1: Jesus uses ordinary people like us to extraordinary callings.

2. The Proclamation of the Risen Savior (11-18),

Covenantal Fulfillment

Personal Calling

Principle 2: God’s people are foremost aligned with Christ, tracking with God, and listening to His voice for direction.

3. Joyful Certainty through our Victorious Lord (19-31)

Peace casts out fear and doubt

Conviction casts our unbelief

Principle 3: Jesus casts out doubts and fears with His peace and replaces them with victory. He replaces unbelief with conviction.

Outro: Casting Crowns "Nobody"

The Burial of Jesus Christ John 19:31-42

Did you know that all the elements of Bible prophecy, everything that God was communicating to humanity is bound up in Jesus's laying down His life to be the perfect Atonement for all humanity's most insidious problem. Today, we're looking at the 11 important verses around His burial - and how they point to significant details of God's great plans that includes you and me.

Doctrine: Humanity: Fall and Judgment

Attribute: Savior

AIM: CATL that the God of details reveals how even in death, Jesus fulfilled all the law and the prophets

Big Idea: Jesus fulfilled specific details God had pre-ordained.

I. GOD'S DETAILED PROOFS IN JESUS' DEATH (31-37)

a. v31-34 Detailed Physical Evidence

b. v35-37 Detailed Spiritual Evidence

II. GOD'S DETAILED PROVISION IN JESUS' BURIAL (38-42)

a.v38-40 Detailed honor in burial

b. v.41-42 Detailed prophecy fulfilled

The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Lesson 25, John 19:17-30

Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? Why do Christians think of this event as the center of all human history infused with so much meaning and purpose? Isn't the cross by Romans a defeat and utter failure? How is this a moment of God's great deliverance and conquest for humanity? We'll look at these questions and more on this most important of all events in Jesus's Life which Christians celebrate the world over on Anastasis Day.

Aim: The Gift of Jesus Christ cost Jesus His Life

Attribute: Just

1. Sin’s Penalty (17-24)

a. Sin’s weight 17-18

b. Sin’s cost 19-21

c. Sin’s ignorance 22-24

Principle: Jesus bore the full weight of the world’s sin on the cross.

2. Love’s Power (25-30)

a. Savior’s care 25-27

b. Savior’s thirst for “new wine” 28-29

c. Savior’s conquering love 30 (doctrine)

Principle: Jesus completed the work of redemption out of love

From Pilate to the Cross - Jesus Suffers for Our Transgressions and Sins

Lesson 24 John 18:28-19:16

Why does the matter for you? If we don't have truth, we can't have much confidence on which to live a purposeful and meaningful life. That is why Jesus clearly tells us that He is the Truth that leads to life. He is explicit and He is clear. Then what does this mean practically? Today, we will study the passage in John where Pilate and Jews confront this very question about truth and what they are willing to do with it.

Intro: Deliver Us (Prince of Egypt) National University of Taiwan Choir and Symphonic Orchestra

Outro: Away in a Manger - Mack Wilberg

Doctrine: Kingdom of God

Attribute: Righteous

Aim: Jesus’s eternal truth demands a response.  Why did Pilate say “What is Truth?”

Divisions:

I. Jesus was questioned by Pilate. (John 18:32-38)

II. Jesus suffered at Pilate’s hands before being handed over for crucifixion.

(John 18:39–19:16)

Principles:

Only Jesus can provide the eternal truth that leads to eternal life and eternal purpose.

Standing for Jesus and His eternal truth provides stability and clarity in a confusing world.

Applications:

1. What truths has Jesus spoken to you? Are you listening or turning a deaf ear?

2. Who do you serve first: Jesus or your own self-interests? Why?

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Jesus's Arrest and Jewish Trials John 18:1-27

In this time of Lenten, the Church tries to subtract and declutter our hearts and minds to think about the central event in all Human History when God's Son, Jesus made His way to the Cross to die for our sins. Today, we're looking at what this substitutionary death of Jesus means in the context of God's Promise, His Covenant spoken through His prophets that He would send a Savior to rescue and deliver us from our ruin, death, and despair.

Intro- Deliver Us! Prince of Egypt- Sung by National Taiwan University Choir and Symphony

Outro- Away in a Manager - Arrangement Mack Wilberg

Outline

Doctrine: Substitution 

Attribute: Sovereign

Aim: Jesus willingly offered Himself to pay the price of humanity’s sin.

Divisions:

I. Jesus willingly Surrenders Himself (vs1-14))

II. Jesus willingly submits to arrest and interrogation (vs 15-27)

Principles:

Jesus willingly surrendered Himself to pay the price of your sin.

Everyone must respond to the truth about Jesus’s sacrifice.

Intro- Deliver Us! Prince of Egypt- Sung by National Taiwan University Choir and Symphony

Outro- Away in a Manager - Arrangement Mack Wilberg