Key Point: How we treat one another speaks to how much we reverence God, which influences our passion to glorify Him.

1. The problem of internal mistreatment (vv 1-5)

2. The solution to internal mistreatment (vv 6-13)

3. An example of God-glorifying care (vv 14-19)

Key Point: God's Word is always effective, yet how we respond to it affects it's efficacy in our lives.

1. A Picture of Scripture (vv 1-9)

2. The Secret of Scripture (vv 10-12)

3. The Rule Reign of God through the Scriptures (vv 13-20)

Key Point: God assembles His people to work and fight for His glory according to their God-given roles in dependence on Him

1. God’s Activity Informs Our Activity (v 15)

2. We Stand Ready to Fight While Working (vv 16-20)

3. We Remain Diligent in the Fight (vv 21-23)

Key Point: Everyone will respond to God's revelation in one of two ways. Which will you choose?

1. Two Paths (vv 1-2)

2. Two Portraits (vv 3-4)

3. Two Prospects (vv 5-6)

Key Point: Who God is and what He has done to us through Jesus impacts how we live.

1. How Do We Know We Know We Know? (vv 1-4)

2. The Identity of God (v 5)

3. If and Then, God (vv 6-10)

Key Point: Working according to God’s plan brings opposition but remembering and depending on God’s faithfulness while continuing to work is the only right response.

1. The Attack of Taunts (vv 1-6)

2. The Attack of Plots (vv 7-9)

3. The Attack of a Cacophony of Words (vv 10-14)

Key Point: When God's people personally and corporately make God's work their own, God's glory is easily seen in their actions.

1. Start the Work Right (vv 1-2)

2. Work According to God's Plan (vv 3-32)

Key Point: When God's people personally and corporately make God's work their own, God's glory is easily seen in their actions.

1. Start the Work Right (vv 1-2)

2. Work According to God's Plan (vv 3-32)

Key Point: God is always working and He works in His people to accomplish what He desires.

1. God designates the Work (vv 9-10)

2. God prepares His leaders to work (vv 11-16)

3. God’s leaders equip His people to work (vv 17-10)

Key Point: Multi-faceted growth is the supernatural result of healthy churches.

1. A healthy church keeps the Word of God primary (vv 1-4)

2. A healthy church has both biblical offices functioning well (vv 5-6)

3. A healthy church grows (v 7)