We honor God by honoring the governing authorities that have been providentially placed in our lives.

I. The Wicked Plan
a. An Unholy Alliance
b. An Evil Purpose
1. A Flattering Introduction
2. A Crafty Question
II. A Wise Response
a. Jesus Affirms the Legitimacy of the State
b. Jesus Points out the Deeper Problem

God is loving beyond our comprehension, but He is severe in His judgement for those who reject his Son.

I. God Loves His People
a. He makes provision for our well being!
b. He is patient!
c. He sends His Son!
II. God is Severe in His Judgement
III. God’s Salvation Triumphs Through His Son

Main Idea: Jesus’s authority revealed His identity!

I. Jesus is Confronted with Hateful Unbelief
II. Jesus Counters Hateful Unbelief with Godly Wisdom
III. Jesus Condemns Their Unbelief by Silence

We have Covenant Partnership because it provides the necessary clarity that we need in order to fulfill our biblical responsibilities to one another as the body of Christ.

I. Covenant Partnership Makes our Commitments Clear
II. Covenant Partnership Brings Clarity to our Christian Responsibilities
a. It provides clarity for church leadership.
b. It provides clarity for loving accountability.
c. It provides clarity for caring for one another.
III. Covenant Partnership Protects the Church and Propels the Mission

We practice believer’s baptism because baptism is an outward sign of an inward reality.

I. What is baptism?
II. What is the significance of baptism?
a. It’s an outward sign of an inward reality.
b. It’s an obedience issue.
c. It identifies you with the people of God.
III. Following Jesus in believer’s baptism glorifies God and blesses those who obey.
1. Surrendering to the Lordship of Jesus brings joy!
2. Believer’s baptism celebrates God’s grace!

1. What is the Lord’s Supper?
a. Commemorating the final sacrifice (looking back)
b. Recognizing the New Covenant (seeing the present)
c. Rejoicing about our eternal hope (anticipating the future)
2. What is the solemn warning in 1 Corinthians 11?
3. What are we remembering with the Lord’s Supper?

Main Idea: We sing to glorify God and edify the church!
I. God is praise when we sing!
a. We praise God for who He is.
b. We praise Him because He saves.
II. The church is strengthened when we sing!
a. Singing teaches us what to believe about God.
b. Singing engages our hearts.
c. Singing cultivates and demonstrates unity.

I. God is a Sending God
a. God has a missional nature.
b. God has a missional method.
II. We are a Sent People
a. Our purpose is mission.
b. Our identity is missionary.
c. Our method for mission: God’s people speaking God’s word by the power of God’s Spirit. III. The Purpose of Our Sending: Missions Exists Because Worship Doesn’t

I. Will Jesus Return?
a. We know He is coming back because God never lies!
b. We do not know when He is coming.
II. What will happen when Jesus returns?
a. Understanding the order and nature of end time events is considerably complex.
b. We want Him to come again!
1. Christ will have final victory over Satan.
2. Christ will bring the restoration that we long for.
3. Christ will bring the communion that we crave.

God became man to live for us, die in our place, and give us new life.
1. Jesus came to live for us.
a. God became man.
b. He was born outside of sin.
c. He lived without sinning.
2. Jesus came to die in our place.
3. Jesus came to give us new life.
a. He gives us a new heart.
b. He gives us a new family.
c. He gives us a new future.