Main Point: Jesus rightly interprets the Sabbath (the way it was always meant to be understood) as a day for glorifying God in worship and acts of mercy.

Main Point: Salvation is a concerted work of all three persons of the Godhead calling those worn down by their sin to take shelter in the Redeemer.

Outline:

1. The Father Who Reveals (v. 25)

2. The Son Who Knows (v. 27)

3. The Spirit Who Gives Rest (v. 29)

Main Point: God’s judgment rests against any and all who refuse to repent and believe the gospel of Christ.

Outline:

1. Woe for Cities

2. Woe for Accountability

3. Woe for Judgment

Main Point: Even as John the Baptist seemingly struggled to understand Jesus’ status as Messiah, Jesus had no doubt that John the Baptist was ‘Elijah’ foretold in Malachi 3.

Outline:

1. The Questions of John (v. 2-6)

2. The Fulfillment of John (v. 7-15)

3. The Rejection of John (v. 16-19)

Main Point: Christians should never be fearful or pessimistic about the progress of the gospel or the experiences that they go through because God is always at work showing mercy even in hard and dark circumstances.

Outline:

God Provides

God Sees

God Remembers