Christ's prayer to the Father on behalf of his disciples and all believers.

The place, humility, announcement, and reaction to our Savior's birth.

What the church should want to be.

The impact of the transformation of the Spirit in us and the impact of it in us and around us.

God makes a new beginning as he continues building his good kingdom on Earth. The flood was God's just judgment for sin at that time, yet his grace is displayed with preserving the seed of the woman in Noah. His grace is displayed today in his providence to sustain creation until the final judgment at the return of Christ. Noah points forward to Christ.

Hebrews 13-15-16 and Related Passages

Peter's sermon of the New Covenant of salvation through the love of Christ.

The Holy Spirit is poured out on the church.

The initial pouring out of the baptism of The Holy Spirit.

Our focus must always be on God's eternal kingdom, not on any worldly kingdom.