Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

What will it take to be faithful to this?

1. A passion for God and His glory

2. A burden for man’s state apart from Christ

3. A heart for peoples, not just people

4. A conviction that every Christian has skin in the game

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: The main thing for every follower of Jesus is to be a disciple-making disciple.

1. Going

2. Baptizing

3. Teaching

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

1. All means ALL

2. Ultimate authority is a Person

3. Therefore I will...

Preacher: Chris Ritter

Big Idea: Your attitude toward and your use of money demonstrate your view of (1.) the world, (2.) your circumstances, (3.) what is eternally valuable, and (4.) your ultimate hope.

1. Your view of the world

2. Your view of your circumstances

3. Your view of what is eternally valuable

4. Your view of your ultimate hope

Preacher: Zak Graves

Question: Jesus is firstborn? Does that mean He was created?

Big Idea: Firstborn = Christ’s Preeminence. In Jesus is the fullness of God, and there is salvation in Him alone.

Preeminence = To hold First Place above all else.

Proof 1: Immediate Context & “Firstborn”

Proof 2: Jesus/Gospels Claim Jesus is God

Proof 3: Biblical Texts Claim Jesus is God

Application: Is Jesus preeminent in your life?

Preacher: Zak Graves

Is the Christian fatalistically locked in a battle with sin that they are doomed to lose?

Big Idea: In Christ, you are dead to sin in the flesh, and alive to righteousness in the Spirit.

Proof 1: The Context

Proof 2: The Text Itself

Proof 3: The Biblical Texts

Application

Preacher: Chris Ritter

1. The Foundation of all Righteousness

2. The Filthy Righteousness of Religion

3. The World's Facade of Righteousness

4. The Free Righteousness of the Gospel

5. The Christian's Faith-Filled Righteous Deeds

Preacher: Chris Ritter

1. The Design of the Heart:

- Cognitive, Affective, Volitional

2. The Disaster of the Heart:

- Total Depravity: Sin affects, permeates, and touches every aspect of life

3. The Divine Work in the Heart:

- Jesus inaugurated what God promised: The New Covenant

4. The Dynamic of the Christian’s Heart:

- The Holy Spirit indwells and empowers us to live from the new heart

Preacher: Chris Ritter

3 Wrong Ways of Understanding “Greater Works”:

1. Jesus expected all true disciples to do miracles.

2. Jesus only did miracles as a person filled with the Spirit.

3. If you don’t perform miracles like Jesus, something is wrong with your faith.

5 Truths from John 14:12-14:

1. Jesus is describing what every Christian will do.

2. The works we do point to who Jesus is.

3. The greater works are the result of His Great Work.

4. The power for our work is prayer in Jesus’ name.

5. The goal of our work is the glory of God.

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

1. Call out divisive behavior where it’s found (vv. 17-22)

2. Connect the Lord’s Table to the current situation (vv. 23-26)

3. Commit to regular self-examination (vv. 27-32)

4. Come to the table together (vv. 33-34)