1. Praying in Order to be Seen (v.5)… 2. … Or Praying to the One Who’s Unseen (v.6)? 3. Praying to the Great Unknown (v.7)… 4. … Or Praying to…
Introduction : A Question of Identity 1. Identifying God’s People (v.1,6): • Holy • Family • Share a Heavenly Calling • Perseverance • Their Focus
1. A Warning to Examine Our Motives (v.1) 2. A Word that Exposes Hypocrisy (v.2) 3. A Way of Giving that ‘Earns’ a Reward (v.3-4)
1. Introduction: Review – Paradise Lost (Psalm 8) 2. God’s Grand Design: Destined for Glory (2:10) (Lk 15:22; 2 Cor 3:18; 1 Jn 3:1-3) 3. The Suffering Pioneer of Salvation…
1. The Sabbath – What? (Ex 16:23; Gen 2:2-3; Ex 20:8-11, 31:14) 2. The Sabbath – Why? (Ex 20:11; Mk 2:23-28; Deut 2:15; Heb 4:9-11) 3. Sabbath or Lord’s Day…
1. The Love of God Distorted (v.43) 2. The Goodness of God Displayed (v.44-47) 3. The Perfection of God Demanded (v.48)
1. The Principle of Retributive Justice (v.38) 2. The Pursuit of Radical Kindness (v.39-41) 3. The Practice of Open-Handedness (v.42)
1. The Ancient Practice of Swearing Oaths (v.32) 2. The Contemporary Problem of Swearing Oaths (v.33-36) 3. The Divine Priority of Telling the Truth (v.37)
1. God’s Original Intention (v.31) 2. The Religious Leaders’ Distortion (v.31) 3. Jesus’ Forceful Correction (v.32)
1. The Pharisees’ View of Adultery (v.27) 2. The Saviour’s View of Adultery (v.28) 3. A Call to Radical Purity (v.29-30)