1. Ulterior Motives, 2. Unchanging Message, 3. Unifying Mission.

Personal Feelings for the Church, Pastoral Focus on Prayer, and Paradoxical Fate of an Unjust Imprisonment.

A Greeting to the Church, A Gratefulness for the Church, and A Guarantee to the Church.

The choice of obedience must be predetermined. Predetermine NOW your choice to obey.

Paul is urging us to pause and pay close attention and take note to what the Lord has done for each of us as broken people. People that need to be forgiven, people that need to be redeemed, and people that need to be reconciled to Him.

A Frame Work for Following Christ: Upwardly fixed on Him, Inwardly conformed to Him, Outwardly made known to all through visible obedient action. We do this for His Glory, for the good of our souls, and for the salvation of others.

HIS Calling - Matthew 4:19 HIS Commandment - Matthew 22:37-39 HIS Commission - Matthew 28:18-20.

Christ is our Righteous Savior because He fulfilled the Law and the Promises of God.

We experience and express true joy when we place our faith in Jesus.

We receive true peace when we know that Christ is sovereign over all things.