Key Point: God's people learn to be holy as God is holy through the sanctifying work of their leaders.

1. God's holiness drives God's leader (vv 4-14)

2. God's holiness affects daily living (vv 15-22)

3. God's holiness forbids foreign intimacy (vv 23-31)

4. Scripture reveals God's holiness (vv 1-3)

Key Point: The Holy Spirit, Jesus, and God the Father work in concert to bring about our salvation and our conformity to Christ.

1. The Holy Spirit intercedes for us (vv 26-27)

2. The Father providentially conforms believers (vv 28-29a)

3. The Son secured a people for Himself (vv 29b-30)

Key Point: When God opens our eyes to truly see Him and His activities, we respond with great sacrifices and rejoicing.

1. God's leaders lead the rejoicing (vv 1-30)

2. God enables the rejoicing (vv 31-43)

3. Right rejoicing leads to right service (vv 44-47)

Key Point: God's leaders live among God's people setting the example for them in making God known.

1. Establishing the model (vv 1-2)

2. Identifying leaders and their practice (vv 3-24)

3. Leading among God's people (vv 25-36)

Key Point: When we see God’s character and activities in Scripture, they evoke within us a response of renewed commitment to Him.

1. Make a firm covenant (9:38-10:27)

2. Covenant to obey Scripture (vv 28-31)

3. Covenant to care for God’s house (vv 32-39)

Key Point: God’s character and activities as revealed in Scripture directly influence our view of Him, ourselves, and our interactions with Him and others.

1. The purpose for assembling together (vv 1-5)

2. The practice of assembling together (vv 6-37)

Key Point: Continuous right studying of Scripture with obedience leads to great rejoicing and a deepening reverence for God.

1. God's people study and obey Scripture (vv 13-16)

2. Obedience to Scripture brings true joy (vv 17)

3. Scripture continuously guides God's people (v 18)

Key Point: When the leadership of God’s people correctly handle God’s Word, God’s people understand Scripture and order their lives accordingly.

1. Desiring Scripture is a right approach (vv 1-4)

2. Reverencing Scripture is a right approach (vv 5-8)

3. Rejoicing over Scripture is a right approach (vv 9-12)

Key Point: When God makes Himself known through His people, change happens both in people and in society.

1. The response of fearful shrinking (6:15-19)

2. The response of reverent action (7:1-4)

Key Point: The fear of man tempts God's people to sin and seeks to stop us from glorifying Him. Therefore, it must be resisted.

1. Resist the fear of man with words (vv 1-9)

2. Resist the fear of man through good character (vv 10-13)

3. Resist the fear of man by praying (v 14)