1. Character of those renewed 2. Community of those renewed

I. God's Word for God's People (vs. 1-8) II. God's Joy for God's People (vs. 9-12)

I. New Life in Christ (vs. 1-4) II. Killing Sin (vs. 5-9) III. New Self in Christ (vs. 10-11)

1. Designate Your Pain As Discipline 2. Find Strength In the Sufferings of Christ 3. Grasp the Goals of Discipline 4. Take Heed of Hinderances to Fruitfulness

Intro: Joy of encouragin words (v. 2) 1. The pain of false wounds (vs 3-4) 2. The lie of "no wounds" (vs 5,7) 3. The faithfulness of true wounds (vs 6,9)

1. The Keys of Heaven: Words to Lost Sinners 2. The Joys of Heaven: Rejoicing over Restored Sinners

1. True Substance (vs. 16-17) 2. True Growth (vs. 18-19) 3. True Value (vs. 20-23)

1. The Antipathies of the Wicked (vs. 16-17) 2. The Actions of the Wicked (vs. 18-20) 3. The Amnesia of the Wicked (vs. 21-23)

1. The Foundation of Living Faith (vs. 6-10) 2. The Signs of Living Faith (vs. 11-15)

1. An authority RECOGNIZED 2. An authority OPPOSED 3. An authority DEMONSTRATED