Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: The Gospel guarantees that every single saint will be brought home to glory. 

1. God’s Purposes are Invincible (Rom 8:28-30)

2. God's Favor is Irreversible (Rom 8:31-34)

3. God’s Love is Inseparable (Rom 8:35-39)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: 4 benefits of the transforming work of the Gospel

1. Communion with Christ

2. Community in Christ’s body

3. Conformity to Christ

4. Commissioned for Christ 

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: 4 essential components to your reception/proclamation of the Gospel

1. God

2. Man

3. Christ 

4. Response

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: There are four major movements to God’s story

1. Creation- where did everything come from?

2. Fall- what has gone wrong?

3. Redemption- what is the solution?

4. Consummation- what does the future hold?

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: The Kingdom of God has been inaugurated through…

1. Jesus’ life (2:22)

2. Jesus’ death (2:23)

3. Jesus’ resurrection (2:24-32)

4. Jesus’ ascension (2:33-36)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: You are God's steward, and He wants what's entrusted to you handled well.

1. Duty #1- How to handle treasure (vv. 17-19)

a. Steer clear of pride

b. Set not your hope on riches

c. Seek to do good

d. Share generously  

1. Duty #2- How to handle truth (vv. 20-21)

a. Safeguard the faith

b. Shun error    

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: God’s man bears God’s marks in his life.  

1. The man of God flees from evil (v. 11a)

2. The man of God follows after good (v. 11b)

3. The man of God fights for the faith (v. 12)

4. The man of God focuses on God's work (vv. 13-16)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Godliness is great gain…  

1. Comes with contentment (v. 6)

2. Transcends the temporal (v. 7)

3. Simplifies the expectations (v. 8)    

4. Directs the desires (v. 9)

5. Sidesteps self-inflicted pain (v. 10) 

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: 3-step diagnostic test to spot false teachers   

1. Truth test- Does their teaching deviate from Scripture’s?

a. Alignment with the true Gospel 

b. Assessment of true godliness

2. Pride test- Do they cause division in the body? 

a. Understanding absence

b. Unhealthy interests

c. Ungodly outcomes

3. Motivation test- Do they treat ministry as a means to money?

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Your attitude and ethic at work is directly connected to your witness.

Scenario #1- You work for an unbeliever (v. 1)

a. Attitude - Respect the person so God’s name and the Gospel aren’t reviled

b. Ethic - Work to adorn God’s name and the Gospel well 

Scenario #2- You work for a believer (v. 2)

a. Attitude - Don’t disrespect the person on account of your common faith  

b. Ethic - Work all the better for the benefit of the believer