Under Authority

Under Authority

By Andy CoburnReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Under Authority episodes

  • 12 - John 1:6-13 - Turn the Light On
    *The Main Idea: The Word, God the Son, reads us and gets us reading ourselves.
    *The Central Point: God the Son’s Battle Plan: His Light reveals the truth of our hearts.
    *The Big Question: How does the Word’s Light hit our hearts?
    *The Big Answer: The Word’s Light hits our hearts by…
    1. Flashlight Preparation (vv. 6-8)
    2. Full Planning (v. 9)
    3. Failsafe Plotting (vv. 10-13)
    31 min
  • 11 - John 1:1-5 - In the Beginning 1 - What’s the Word?
    *The Main Idea: The full identity of God the Son is essential to our salvation.
    *The Central Point: God the Son does all things necessary to conquer evil and save us.
    *The Big Question: What’s the Word?
    *The Big Answer: The Word is the secret by whom he fights for us by…
    1. His Eternal Nature (vv. 1-2)
    2. His Economic Function (v. 3)
    3. His Effectual Strategy (vv. 4-5)
    27 min
  • 10 - Genesis 1:28a & b - “Wedded”
    *The Main Idea: The Creator/creature distinction unveils God’s unbreakable commitment to his people.
    *The Central Point: God will NEVER let us go.
    *The Big Question: How can we be absolutely certain God will never let us go?
    *The Big Answer: He shows his heart is bound up with us because of…
    1. His Unbreakable Determination to Work for Our Good (v. 28a)
    2. His Unshakable Dedication to Speak to Our Hearts (v. 28b)
    27 min
  • 9 - Genesis 1:26-28 - Crowning Creation
    *The Main Idea: The Creator/creature distinction highlights God’s enjoyment of us.
    *The Central Point: God joyfully reflects on how we are made, then he immediately does it.
    *The Big Question: How do we know that God enjoys us?
    *The Big Answer: He shows that enjoyment in his…
    1. Holy Convocation (v. 26)
    2. Immediate Creation (v. 27)
    3. Crowning Commission (v. 28)
    27 min
  • 8 - Genesis 2:1-3 - Day 7: It’s a Done Deal!
    Sermon Text: Genesis 2:1-3
    Sermon Title: Day 7: “It’s a Done Deal!”
    *The Main Idea: The Creator/creature distinction highlights God’s enjoyment as the security of our enjoyment.
    *The Central Point: God “takes the time” to enjoy the fruits of his work—we should too.
    *The Big Question: What’s the JOY of work?
    *The Big Answer: Getting to reflect God’s enjoyment by…
    1. Finishing Well (vv. 1-2a)
    2. Finding Rest (v. 2b)
    3. Freeing Time (v. 3)
    32 min
  • 7 - Genesis 1:24-31 - Day 6: Move-in Day
    *The Main Idea: The Creator/creature distinction underscores the likeness of humankind to the Creator!
    *The Central Point: “You have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless until they can find rest in you.”
    *The Big Question: How does God make good on making our lives good?
    *The Big Answer: God makes good on this by moving us into our new home where he…
    1. Adds Some Finishing Touches (vv. 24-25)
    2. Makes Some Formal Introductions (vv. 26-28)
    3. Gives Some Fundamental Instructions (vv. 29-30)
    4. Enjoys Some First-Class Enjoyment (v. 31)
    27 min
  • 6 - Genesis 1:14-23 - “Days 4 & 5: Let’s Get Moving!”
    *The Main Idea: The Creator/creature distinction tells me that our God tells us that our life is going to be good!
*The Central Point: God gave us purpose through time experienced in movement.
*The Big Question: How do we feel at home on the earth?
*The Big Answer: God gives us purpose by…
    
1. Giving the Security of Fixed Movement (vv. 14-19)
    
2. Giving the Joy of Animated Movement (vv. 20-23)
    30 min
  • 5 - Genesis 1:6-13 - I Was Thinking of You...
    *The Main Idea: The Creator/creature distinction insures that our God truly does us good!
    *The Central Point: God structures an ideal framework to ensure we prosper to his glory.
    *The Big Question: How does God do us good?
    *The Big Answer: He sets us up for success by…
    1. Pounding out the Best Atmosphere (vv. 6-8)
    2. Putting up the Best Playground (vv. 9-10)
    3. Laying out the Best Spread (vv. 11-13)
    30 min
  • 4 - Genesis 1:5 - Back in The Day
    *The Main Idea: The Creator/creature distinction challenges my comfort because I don’t want to look dumb.
    *The Central Point: The world will always send troublers our way…(but see John 16:33)
    *The Big Question: What does the text actually say about “day”?
    *The Big Answer: The text says a day is an earth-rotated day as evidenced by…
    1. The Word-flow “And”… AND History
    2. The Work-flow: “All in a DAY’S Work…”
    3. The World-flow: “Time, Like an Ever-Rolling Stream…”
    29 min
  • 3 - Genesis 1:1-5 - Out of Darkness, Light!
    *The Main Idea: The Creator/creature distinction gives me hope because God is Goodness itself.
    *The Central Point: “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
    *The Big Question: How does God change things for the better for me?
    *The Big Answer: God, who is good, brings about change for my good by…
    1. Using His Will to Focus His Goodness to Create Goodness (vv. 1-2)
    2. Using His Words to Focus His Light to Change Darkness (v. 3)
    3. Using His Wisdom to Focus His Skill to Call Reality by Name (vv. 4-5)
    32 min

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