Aim- To Bring our Children To Christ and His Church--Key Verse-v. 6- -Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the tribe of Judah.- -ESV-

Aim- To be Faithful to God as Christ's Church-No Matter How Hard It Is--Key Verse-v. 1- -In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebu-chadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.- -ESV-

Aim- To Love God in Jesus Christ-As the Redeemed Church--Key Verses-vv. 23-24- -The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.- -ESV-

Aim- To appreciate Curt Gospel Language-so long as it enhances our Christlikeness--Key Verses-vv. 13-14- -Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.- -ESV-

Aim- To Be Faithful Churchmen, who -Keep in Step- with Christ--Key Phrases-vv. 5a, 6a- -I will visit you after passing through Macedonia . . . And perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter . . . - -ESV-

Aim- To Grow in Christlikeness Till The Judgment Day--Key Verse-v. 57- -But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.- -ESV-

Aim- To understand why King Jesus came to earth- and to live by Faith in Him --Key Verses-vv. 14-15- -And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, 'Fear not, daughter of Zion- behold your king is coming, sitting on a don-key's colt-' - -ESV-

Aim- To Better-Understand the Nature of Redeemed Resurrection Bodies--Key Verse-v. 49- -Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.- -ESV-

Aim- To Thrive in the Only Source of our Life-our Resurrected King Jesus--Key Verse-v. 32- -What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus- If the dead are not raised, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.' - -ESV-

Aim- To Rejoice in our Risen King Jesus-As His Faithful Church--Key Verse-v. 20- -But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.- -ESV-