1. The Call for Church Ministry to be Relational (vv. 1-6)
2. The Call for Church Ministry to be Textual (vv. 7-16)

1. Great Faith Begins with A Deep Humility of Self
2. Great Faith Ends with A Soaring Confidence in Christ

The Purpose of our Church
The Purpose of our Life
1. Understand the Value of the Gift
2. Understand our Position
3. Understand the Importance of the Message
4. Understand the Big Picture
5. Understand the Struggle to Remain Faithful
6. Understand Who is our Source
7. Understand Who is our Resource
So What?

1. It Takes a Team (vv. 21-22)
2. It Makes a Difference (vv. 23-27)
3. It Isn’t Logical (vv. 28-41)

1. Saved, Needing Growth (18:24-28)
2. Religious, Needing Salvation (19:1-7)
3. Religious, Rejecting Salvation (19:8-10)
4. Counterfeit, Using and Abusing (19:11-20)

1. We Fail, But God Never Will
2. His Mercies Are New Today, So Forget About Yesterday and Trust Him For Tomorrow
3. You Can’t Do It Alone, You Need God

1. An Anti-Christmas Heart (A Heart of Rebellion)
2. A Christmas Heart (A Heart of Belief)

One Woman’s Response to Christmas: Worship (v. 46)
One Woman’s Response to Christmas: Rejoicing (v. 47)

Five Reasons for Her Response
Reason 1: God Sees Our Need (v. 48)
Reason 2: God Cares For Us (vv. 49-51a)
Reason 3: God Opposes the Proud (vv. 51b-52a,53a)
Reason 4: God Exalts the Humble (vv. 52b-53a)
Reason 5: God Adopts His Children (vv. 54-55)

Reason #1: The Miraculous Forerunner of the Messiah Says He Is.
Reason #2: A Miraculous Virgin Birth Says He Is.
Reason #3: An Angel Says He Is.
Reason #4: The Glory of God Says He Is.
Reason #5: A Multitude of Angels Says He Is.
Reason #6: An Old Righteous Man Says He Is.
Reason #7: An Old Righteous Woman Says He Is.
Reason #8: Jesus Himself Says He Is.
Reason #9: God Himself Says He Is.
Reason #10: His Impossible Fulfilling of Prophecy Says He Is.

1. We are all are ministers of the gospel (vv. 1-4).
2. We are all responsible for our own spiritual condition (vv. 5-6).
3. We are all empowered by God for what He calls us to (vv. 7-17).
4. We are all called to follow God’s plan, not our own (vv. 18-22).