Selected Scriptures

Jesus is at the center of Biblical Authority.

Embracing biblical authority leads to spiritual clarity and confidence.

But there are enemies of biblical authority.

Your Theological Watershed:

Selected Scriptures Inspiration: The Bible claims to be God's Word to us The Canonization of Scripture: The process by which the people of God recognized God's Word. Personal Transformation: The result of bringing yourself under the authority of...

Luke 13:22-30

Embrace the cost of following Jesus: wholehearted devotion.

Eliminate the cause of future regret: complacency.

Eliminate the experience of future regret:

-Regret over zero recognition

-Regret over missing out

-Regret over following foolish assumptions

Luke 13:18-21

Your Theology of God's Kingdom must embrace:

Unexpected timeframes

Unexpected appearance

Unexpected participation

Unexpected influence

Your participation in God's Kingdom will include

a) Waiting

b) Faith

c) Mystery

d) Blessing

Luke 13:10-17

Jesus came to bring release from sin, death, and Satan. (v.10-13)

But we can get stuck in two dangerous ditches: Legalism and/or Liberalism. (v.14)

Jesus wants his church to be a place of progressive freedom in grace. (v.15-17)

Luke 13:1-9

1A) God wants us to turn toward Him and away from sin. (v. 1-5)

Excursus: How do we influence people in our lives that need to repent?

2A) God expects fruitful repentance, not faux repentance. (v.6-9)

Conclusion: Heaven rejoices when genuine repentance occurs in just one of us!

Luke 12:49-59

Consider Christ on the road to the Cross

May we respond with:

1) Awe and Gratitude

2) Soberness -- to count the cost and minister to the hurting

3) Discernment -- to see this limited season of grace

4) Urgency -- to settle our accounts with God through Christ

Luke 12:35-48

You are ready when...

You have an Exodus Outlook

You are maintaining a vibrant Gospel witness

You are faithfully acting on God's will

John 15:11

Jesus wants you to be full of his joy!

So Jesus wants to graciously address:

-The quality of your joy

-The magnitude of your joy

Colossians 3:18-4:1