Big Idea: The Christian’s blood bought pathway out of fear…

1. What Keeps Us In Fear?

a. Indulgence

b. Immobilization

c. Ignorance

d. Improper means

2. Call Down Reinforcements

a. Call out for for mercy (vv. 1-2, 9)

b. Express your complaints to God (v. 1b, 2, 5, 6) 

c. Call for enemies to be cast down (v. 7) 

d. Consider God’s remembrance (v. 8)

e. Have confidence when you call (v. 9)

3. Exercise your God-given faith

a. The resolve of faith (v. 3)

b. The place of faith (v. 4, 10, 11)

c. The praise of faith (v. 4, 10)

3. Don’t Waste Your Fear (vv. 12-13) 

Preacher: Issac Van Epps

Big Idea: God knows our anxious and sinful hearts in this broken world and will restore both.

1. What is Fear?

a. Two types of fear:

- "Fear of God"-- reverence and Awe, that lead to drawing near

- "Terror or Dread"-- is a loss of courage, in face of an unpleasant or dangerous situation, that leads to drawing away. 

2. Perfect Fear by Design

a. Seeds of temptation sown and take root :Gen 3:1-6

b. A new kind of fear – terror and dread :Gen 3:7-8

c. God’s justice and surprising mercy seen :Gen 3:9-24

d. Hear the voice of God in fear

Preacher: Chris Ritter

Big Idea: All that God has done, is doing, and will do in eternity is for the praise of His glory.

1. God’s Creation Word and Written Word exhibit the glory of God - Psalm 19 | 2 Peter 1:16-21

 2. Grace puts God’s glory on display – Ephesians 1:3-14

 3. Faith magnifies God’s glory – Philippians 3 | Hebrews 11

 4. Christ is the radiance of the glory of God – Hebrews 1:3, John 1:1

 5. Living Soli De Gloria...

a. Transforms your life – 2 Corinthians 3:18

b. Is how to pursue joy – Psalm 16:11

c. Encompasses every motive – 1 Cor. 10:31

d. Puts suffering in perspective – Romans 8:18

e. Prepares you for eternity – 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Salvation is grounded exclusively and sufficiently in Jesus Christ alone.

1. The exclusivity of the person of Christ 

2. The sufficiency of the work of Christ 

3. The application of Solus Christus

a. Look to Christ

b. Love Christ

c. Live for Christ

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Justification is by faith alone in Jesus Christ. 

1. What is justification?

2. What is faith?

3. Alone in what sense?

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Salvation is a work of God’s grace alone from beginning to end.

1. The biblical basis  

2. The historical battlefields   

3. The practical by-products:

a. Focuses all praise on God

b. Focuses on the message, not the medium

c. Anchors our assurance  

d. Engages in the means of grace

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Sola Scriptura is the assertion that Scripture, because it is God’s Word, is our final, sole infallible authority for faith and practice.  

1. What sola Scriptura is

2. What sola Scriptura implies

3. How sola Scriptura applies 

a. Scripture and the church

b. Scripture and you

c. Scripture and the world

Preacher: Maxwell Monaghan

Big Idea: In 2 Samuel 24, we need to see beyond the imperfect King David to the four instances of God’s mercy and the four foreshadowings of the perfect King Jesus.

1. The King Wielded by God (vv. 1–9)

a. God’s Mercy in the Retribution

2. The King Wounded by God (vv. 10–14)

a. God’s Mercy in the Recourses

3. The King Who Intercedes (vv. 15–17)

a. God’s Mercy in the Relenting

4. The King Who Atoned (vv. 18–24)

a. God’s Mercy in the Response

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: There’s a coming King whose righteous rule over mankind is sure and whose faithful followers are also recorded in his book.  

1. The certainty of the coming King  (vv. 1-7)   

2. The chronicles of the coming King’s faithful followers (vv. 8-39)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: David’s song stands as a memorial that all praise for the saving work of God for His kingdom’s sake belongs to Him.  

1. His support in suffering (vv. 2-20)              

2. His rewarding righteousness (vv. 21-31)  

3. His empowering His promises (vv. 32-51)