Experience Vs Faith
Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:3

Our faith is not based upon our own experience.
* (3:16-17) There is no justice, only corruption.
* (3:18-21) We are no different from the animals.
* (3:22) There is no life after death.
* (4:1-3) There is no hope for the oppressed.

Our faith is based on God.
* (3:16-17) There is no justice, only corruption without God.
* (3:18-21) We are no different from the animals without God.
* (3:22) There is no life after death without God.
* (4:1-3) There is no hope for the oppressed without God.

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Everything In Its Time
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

• (God’s) Timing is everything (1-8).
• We are limited in our comprehension (9-11a).
• We have an intrinsic desire for the everlasting (11b-15).

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Can life have meaning?
Ecclesiastes 1:1-2:26

Life has no meaning (1:1-18).
Living is futile (2:1-23).
* The experience of pleasure is futile (2:1-3).
* The accumulation of possessions is futile (2:4-11).
* The pursuit of knowledge is futile (2:12-17).
* Work and accomplishment are futile (2:18-23).
Life has no meaning without God (2:24-26).
* Living is futile apart from God.
* The experience of pleasure is futile without God.
* The accumulation of possessions is futile without God.
* The pursuit of knowledge is futile without God.
* Work and accomplishment are futile without God.
* Life is meaningless without God.

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The Unorthodox Gospel
Luke 5-10

Jesus chose Levi, a tax collector, as a disciple (5:27-31).
Jesus and his disciples worked on the Sabbath (6:1-11).
* The disciples harvested grain on the Sabbath (6:1-5).
* Jesus healed on the Sabbath (6:6-11).
Jesus taught unorthodox ways of living (6:20-42).
* Blessed are the poor (20-23).
* Love your enemies (27-36).
* Do not judge (37-42).

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The Gospel Journey
Luke 9-18

Luke declared who Jesus is (9:7-9, 18-21).
Jesus journeyed resolutely towards Jerusalem and the cross (9:22, 44-45, 53).
Jesus accomplished all that was prophesied about him (18:31).

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The Gospel of Action
Luke 7-19

Jesus’s parables spur us to action (7:36–50; 10:25–37).
Jesus’s parables want to change our hearts and minds (18:1-14).
Jesus’s parables are a mystery (19:11-27).

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The Unexpected Gospel
Luke 1-10

* Mary - Unexpected submission (1:10-20, 26-38).
* The Roman Centurion - Unexpected faith (7:1–10).
* The Rejected Woman - Unexpected worship (7:36–50).
* Jesus’s Family - Unexpected commitment (8:19–21).
* The Good Samaritan - Unexpected compassion (10:30–37).

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Luke: The Gospel of Amazement
Luke 2:18, 2:47, 2:48, 5:9, & 5:26

• All who heard the message of Christ were amazed (2:18).
• Jesus amazed the religious leaders in Jerusalem (2:47).
• Jesus amazed his parents (2:48).
• Simon Peter was amazed by Jesus (5:9).
• Those who witnessed Jesus perform a miracle were amazed (5:26).

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The Plea of a Fellow Believer
Jude 1-25

• A plea for unity (1-4, 19).
• A plea to hold to truth (5-18).
• A plea to love (20-21).
• A plea to shepherd (22-23).
• A plea to worship (24-25).

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The Assurance of Christ’s Return
2 Peter 3:1-18

• Be bold in the face of opposition (3:1-10).
• Be pure in the sight of God (3:11-18).

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