Passage: 1 Peter 1:10-12

Big Idea: Jesus' suffering and glory makes sense of our story and brings us all the way home.

1) Jesus' humiliation sets us free

2) Jesus exaltation brings us home

3) His suffering to glory is our story

Passage: John 1:1-18

Main idea: As the God-Man, Jesus is perfectly equipped to perform and provide our complete salvation.

1) Our situation requires specific salvation

2) Jesus is the God who can save us

3) Jesus is the man who can represent us

Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8

1) What is the Gospel?

2) Why is it Good News?

3) What do we do with it?

Text: Ephesians 1:3-14

Big Idea: Rejoice and rest in God’s sovereign plan because his purpose to save is permeated with love.

1) Rest and rejoice in the purpose of God’s plan

2) Rest and rejoice in the Person of God’s plan

3) Rest and rejoice in your participation in God’s plan

Passage: Romans 5:12-21

Big Idea: Our right or wrong standing with God is really determined by our right or wrong representative. In Adam, we inherit sin, death and Law. In Christ, we inherit grace, life and righteousness.

1) In Adam, we inherit sin and death

2) We inherit the law

3) In Christ, we inherit grace, life, and righteousness

Passage: Ephesians 5:22-33

Big Idea: Gender and sexuality make horrible masters, but great metaphors, so we must celebrate the substance of the gospel and let its plot position our practice of its pictures, gender and sexuality.

1) The point of gender and sexuality

2) Our problems with gender and sexuality

3) The pathway of gender and sexuality

Passage: Genesis 1:26-31

"We believe that God created human beings, male and female, in his own image. Adam and Eve belonged to the created order that God himself declared to be very good, serving as God’s agents to care for, manage, and govern creation, living in holy and devoted fellowship with their Maker. Men and women, equally made in the image of God, enjoy equal access to God by faith in Christ Jesus and are both called to move beyond passive self-indulgence to significant private and public engagement in family, church, and civic life...To his image bearers, God gave the mandate to build society through procreation and vocation."

1) The Picture: We are made in the image of God

2) The Purpose: We were made to rule under God

3) The Partnership: We were made to do this together

Passage: 2 Peter 1:16-21

1) What is the Bible?

2) Why do we believe that?

3) How can we live like it's true?

Passage: Psalm 19

Main Idea: Both the cosmos and our conscience bear constant witness to the Creator, but we must hear his word to know his name.

1) Creation Resounds

2) Our Conscience Resonates

3) The Canon Reveals

Passage: Matthew 28:18-20

Main idea: The one, true and living God reveals, relates, and redeems as Trinity.

1) The Revealed Trinity

2) The Relating Trinity

3) The Redeeming Trinity