BIG IDEA: Christians should listen for, give thanks for, and pray for God’s work in the life of the saints.

OUTLINE:

1 Listening For God’s Workmanship

2 Giving Thanks For God’s Workmanship

3 Praying For God’s Workmanship

RESOURCES:

ESV Study Bible; Ephesians For You by Coekin; Let’s Study Ephesians by Ferguson; Ephesians by Stott; The Letter To The Ephesians by Schreiner; A Call To Spiritual Reformation by Carson; Ephesians by Chapell; New Testament Commentary by Baker; Ephesians by Allen; Ephesians by Merida.

BIG IDEA: The inexhaustible Fountain of Love has shown his love and is the source of love among us. 

OUTLINE: 

The Perfection of Love

The Communication of Love

The Congregation of Love

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Tyndale New Testament Commentaries: The Letters of John by John Stott; The New American Commentary: 1, 2, 3 John by Daniel Akin; A Body of Doctrinal Divinity by John Gill; The Pleasures of God by John Piper; Heaven Is A World of Love by Jonathan Edwards; God Is by Mark Jones; Reformed Systematic Theology by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley; Enjoying God: Finding Hope in the Attributes of God by RC Sproul; 

BIG IDEA: God is just, the Rock of righteousness who is never wrong. 

OUTLINE: 

The God of Justice

His Works of Justice

Our Response to Justice

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Understanding the Bible Commentary Series: Deuteronomy by Christopher Wright; The New American Commentary: Deuteronomy by Eugene Merrill; The Justice and Goodness of God: A Biblical Case for the Final Judgment by Thomas Schreiner; Reformed Systematic Theology by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley; The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock; The Attributes of God: An Introduction by Gerald Bray; Everyone’s A Theologian by R.C. Sproul; Enjoying God: Finding Hope in the Attributes of God by R.C. Sproul; Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer; 

BIG IDEA: God is infinitely majestic and pure, and his holiness demands our worship, confession, and witness.

OUTLINE: 

God’s Matchless Majesty

God’s Perfect Purity

God’s Covenantal Call

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Book of Isaiah: A Commentary by Edward J. Young; Isaiah Commentary by John Calvin; Holiness by John Webster; The Holiness of God by R..C Sproul; The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock; Reformed Systematic Theology by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley; 

BIG IDEA: God is good. 

OUTLINE:

1 He is always giving

2 the best possible gifts.

RESOURCES: The Existence & Attributes of God vol II by Charnock; God Is by Jones; Knowledge of the Holy by Tozer; Reformed Systematic Theology by Beeke & Smalley; The Doctrine of God by Bavinck; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing by Pennington; Matthew vol I by Doriani; Sermon on the Mount by Stott; ESV Study Bible.

BIG IDEA: Being immutable, God is therefore impassible and cannot be acted upon by creatures.

OUTLINE: Is God impassible?

1) Yes.

2) Really?

3) So?

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentary on the Whole Bible by John Gill; Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry; Gnomon of the New Testament by Johann Albrecht Bengel; Commentary on the Holy Scriptures by John Peter Lange; English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole; Notes on the Whole Bible by Albert Barnes; Complete Commentary by John Trapp; Does God Suffer? by Thomas Weinandy; God Without Passions: A Primer by Samuel Renihan; None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God by Matthew Barrett; 

BIG IDEA: God will never change, and is therefore worthy of all our trust and confidence. 

OUTLINE: 

The Treasure of Divine Immutability

Some Challenges to Divine Immutability

Our Trusting in Divine Immutability

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Expository Commentary: James by Robert Plummer; No Shadow of Turning: Divine Immutability in the Economy of Redemption by Ronni Kurtz; None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God by Matthew Barrett; All That Is In God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism by James Dolezal; The Attributes of God: An Introduction by Gerald Bray; Does God Suffer? by Thomas Weinandy; Reformed Systematic Theology Vol. 1 by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley; The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock; The Doctrine of God by Herman Bavinck;

BIG IDEA: The endless Fountain of Life needs nothing, but gives life freely to us. 

OUTLINE: God Is…

The Infinite Fountain of Life

The Independent Fountain of Life

The Inherent Source of Life

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Exodus: Saved For God’s Glory by Phillip Graham Ryken; The Message of Exodus by Alec Motyer; The Fountain of Life: Contemplating the Aseity of God by Samuel Parkison; The Blessed and Boundless God by George Swinnock; Reformed Systematic Theology, Vol. 1 by Joel Beeke & Paul Smalley; God Without Measure: Working Papers in Christian Theology by John Webster; 

Big Idea: Be still and know that God knows all.

Outline:

1) Omniscience: What It Means

2) Omniscience: What It Means For Us

Resources: ESV Study Bible; 1, 2 & 3 John by Derickson; 1, 2, 3, John by Akin; Knowledge of the Holy by Tozer; Concise Theology by Packer; God Is by Jones; The Doctrine of God by Bavinck; The Existence and Attributes of God by Charnock; The Attributes of God by Pink; Imperfect Pastor by Eswine.

Big Idea: The Lord inhabits eternity and hospitably welcomes His time-bound children to join Him.

Outline:

1 The Eternal One

- has no beginning or end

- has no succession of moments

2 Our Eternal Home

- is the solution to our time-bound problem

- changes time-bound refugees into residents

Resources:

ESV Study Bible; The Psalms, by Ash; Psalms by Kidner; Psalms by Hamilton; The Knowledge of the Holy by Tozer; God Is by Jones; The Doctrine of God by Bavinck; None Greater by Barrett; The Existence and Attributes of God by Charnock; Wiser With Jesus by Eswine.