1. The preciousness of Christ (v. 4). 

2. Two pictures of God’s people (v. 4a; v. 5)

1. Believers should faithfully prepare their hearts to read God’s word (v. 1) 

2. Believers should intensely desire God’s word (v. 2)

3. An intense desire for God’s word is a mark of a true Christian (v. 3)

1. Christians are saved for brotherly love (v. 22a). 

2. Christians are commanded to love one another (v. 22b). 

3. God’s word is the source of the Christian’s life of love (vv. 23-25).

1. In God's battleplan, our victory depends not upon any man, but upon the LORD's sovereign grace (vv. 1-5).

2. In God's battleplan, our mission is to be strong and courageous (vv. 6-8a). 

3. In God's battleplan, the LORD's promises empower us to be strong and courageous (vv. 8b-9). 

1. What does Philippians 4:8 teach us?

1). Grace Concealed (Ruth 1)

2). Grace Revealed (Ruth 2)

Three applications from 2 Timothy 2:1-10:

1). Choose this day whom you will serve (cf. Acts 9:1-6). 

2). Pray for God’s grace that you may finish the course our Lord has laid out for you (cf. 2 Tim. 4:6-8). 

3). Do your best to to present yourself to God as one approved (2 Tim. 2:1-6). 

Five points from Joshua 24: 

1). REMEMBER God’s Grace to Serve the Lord (vv. 1-13). 

2). RESOLVE for Yourself to Serve the Lord (vv. 14-15). 

3). RENOUNCE All Others to Serve the Lord (vv. 16-24). 

4). RECORD Your Commitment to Serve the Lord.

5). REMIND the Next Generation to Serve the Lord.

Two points from 1 John 1 verses 5 through 10:  

1). God’s character as light reveals the ethical standard for Christian fellowship (vv. 5-7). 

2). Our fellowship with God and with each other must be marked by confession of sins (vv. 8-10).

Four questions from John 1 verses 14 through 18: 

1). Why does John focus on God’s glory and grace in verses 14-18?

2). Not everyone can see the glory of Christ…can you?

3). How is the glory of Christ demonstrated as grace to you now?

4). How does the display of His glory and grace awaken the faith of the

unbelievers and sustain the faith of the believers?