1. The Great Juxtaposition 

2. Essential vs. Elementary 

3. The Power of Habit

1. The Right to Citizenship (Receive Christ)
2. The Right to Freedom (Resist Captivity)
3. The Right to Justification (Refuse Condemnation)
4. The Right to Transformation (Reject Control) 

1.     A Counter-intuitive Message: Jesus Is Lord.

2.     A Counter-intuitive Perspective: Rejoice in Suffering

a.     Contradicting Terms?

b.     Completing the Afflictions of Christ?

c.     History according to Paul (See images below)

d.    Sufferings in a New Light

These images are explained in the sermon - audio above.  

1. Under his supreme authority

2. Behind his joyful divinity

3. Upon his foundational humanity

1.     News in Need of Demonstration

2.     Why pray

3.     What to pray

4.     Why it works

1.    Generosity and Church in Tension

2.    Celebrating Generosity

3.    Generosity toward God (A Living Sacrifice)

4.    Generosity toward One Another (Christians toward Christians)

5.    Generosity toward “The World” (Christians toward non-Christians)

Text: Mark 12:41-44

1. Contrasting 2 Generous Spirits/Motivations
2. Developing Generosity
3. Kingdom Generosity is a heart response

      The Reason…

1. Motivates Him
2. Glorifies Us, and Him
3. Transforms Us
4. Delights Him, and Us
5. Propels Us

1.     Revelation (60:1-3; 61:1):

2.    Redemption (60:10-12) 

3.    Righteous Restoration (61) 

Isaiah 59

(A) Conviction (59:1-8)

        (B) Recognition (59:9-11)

               (C) Confession (59:12-13)

        (B’) Observation (59:14-15a)

(A’) Intervention (59:15b-21)