Read all of God's Word and all of God's Work through the lens of Christ.

1. Reading our Old Testament in light of the New (5:17-18)
2. Reading our New Testament in light of the Old (5:19-20)

God's use of the church, for the use that Christ has made us.

1. The Warning of No-Use (5:13)
2. The Caution against Mis-Use (5:14-15)
3. The Appeal for Proper Use (5:16)

Pursue, because of the promise.

1. Pursue, Christ (5:1-2)
2. Pursue, Humility (5:3-5)
3. Pursue, Justice (5:6-9)
4. Pursue, Perseverance (5:10-12)

Jesus ministered to us so that we would follow Him and follow in His ministry to the world.

1. The Light of Christ (4:12-16)
2. The Call of Christ (4:17-22)
3. The Healing of Christ (4:23-25)

Christ suffered temptation for the temptations suffered by God's People.

1. Tempted for our Trust (4:1-4)
2. Tempted for our Obedience (4:5-7)
3. Tempted for our Worship (4:8-11)

Our delight in this life becomes our destiny for the life to come.

1. The Disdain and Delight of the Blessed (1:1-2)
2. The Reward of the Blessed (1:3)
3. The Fate of the Wicked (1:4-6)

Through the Son, by the Spirit, we begin eternal communion with the Father.

1. The Obedience of the Son (3:13-15)
2. The Opening of the Heavens (3:16-17)

The Kingdom of Heaven calls us to a life of repentance because of the perfect judgment of Christ.

1. The Message of the Kingdom (3:1-3)
2. The People of the Kingdom (3:4-6)
3. The Warning of the Kingdom (3:7-9)
4. The Judgment of the Kingdom (3:10-12)

The Church can take comfort against death because Christ is the God of eternal life.

1. God, the protector of life (2:13-15)
2. Sin, the cause of death (2:16-18)
3. Christ, the victor of death and giver of life (2:19-23)

We are to truly worship the truly worthy King.

1. The call to worship a king (2:1-2)
2. The deceptive worship by the king (2:3-8)
3. The genuine worship of the King (2:9-12)