I.   A Prayer for Direction:
II.  A Prayer for Love:
III. A Prayer for Holiness:

Five Principles for Avoiding Sexual Immorality

1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

“A Mother’s Legacy”

2 Timothy 1:5

I. WHAT is the Lord’s Supper?

a. It’s a memorial.

b. It is communion with Christ and with His people.
c. It is a proclamation of the gospel.

II. WHY do believers celebrate the Lord’s Supper?

III. WHO celebrates the Lord’s Supper?

I. Sexual Immorality: What God’s Word Says…

II. Sexual Immorality: The Epidemic…

III. Sexual Immorality: Why it’s deadly (and wrong)…

I.    Be informed about eschatology (1 Thess.
4:13-17)

II.   Be encouraged by eschatology (1 Thess. 4:18)

Nine reasons why the end of the story {Eschatology}
is encouraging and necessary.

#1- It teaches us that God is faithful.  

I. Eight Observations about the Day of the Lord from this passage:

1. First, the Day of the Lord is different from the rapture of the Church.

2. Second, the Day of the Lord arrives uninvited and unannounced.

I.     Be Children Of The Day (5:4-5)
II.    Be Sober-Minded (5:6-8)
III.   Be Encouraged With The Facts Of Your
Salvation (5:9-11)
IV.    Application:

1. A healthy church member admonishes the idle.

2. A healthy church member encourages the fainthearted.

3. A healthy church member helps the weak.

4. A healthy church member is patient with all people.

5. A healthy church member doesn’t seek revenge, but blesses people.

I. The priority of Holiness
   a) The attributes of God
   b) Stay blameless
   c) The role of God in sanctification

II. The priority of Prayer

III. The priority of Greeting

IV. The priority of Scripture

V. The priority of Grace

VI. Application

I.    Greeting and Thanksgiving from the Apostle Paul (1:1-4)
II.  The Judgment of God and the Damnation of Sinners (1:5-10)

A. Six realities about hell (1:9)

#1--It is real.  It’s exists.

#2--It will be punishment.

I.     Pray that the word of the Lord would be
honored (3:1).

II.    Pray for deliverance from evil (3:2-3).

III.   Pray for obedience (3:4).

IV.   Pray for understanding of the love and
faithfulness of God (3:5).

I.     Pray that the word of the Lord would be honored (3:1).

II.    Pray for deliverance from evil (3:2-3).

III.   Pray for obedience (3:4).

IV.   Pray for understanding of the love and faithfulness of God (3:5).

I.     God has spoken (1:1-2a)

II.    God has spoken through His Son (1:2b-3)
   
The Seven Descriptions of Jesus Christ:

#1--He is the heir of all things.

#2--He created the world.

#3--He is the radiance of the glory of God.

#4--He is the exact imprint of His nature.

I.     He took on flesh to taste death for sinners (2:5-9)

II.    He took on flesh to bring many sons to glory (2:10-13)

III.   He took on flesh to destroy Satan (2:14-16)

IV.   He took on flesh to be our High Priest (2:17-18)

I.   Jesus is the best example of faithfulness (3:1-6)

 A. The comparison (3:2)

 B. The contrast (3:3-6)

 C.  The conclusion (3:1,6)

 II.  The warning:  Be faithful (3:7-19)

 The warnings of faithlessness

I.    The Rest that God Promises (4:1–11)

II.   The Word That God Speaks (4:12–13)

First, it is the divine Word.

Second, it is the living Word.

Third, it is the powerful Word.

I.    The author’s challenge (6:1–3)

Don’t go backward (6:1–2)

Go on to maturity! (6:3)

II.   The author’s warning of apostasy (6:4–8)

I.  Jesus is the High Priest of a Better Sanctuary (8:1-5)

 a.     It’s a better sanctuary because it is not a copy;
         it’s the real thing.

 b.     It’s a better sanctuary because Jesus himself ministers
                    there.

I.  The seriousness of our problem
II. The power of God's solution
    a. When Christ appeared He made a sacrifice with His own blood.
    b. When Christ appeared He secured an eternal redemption.
    c. When Christ appeared He brought us to God.

I.     Nothing but the blood could bring justification (10:1-4)
II.    Nothing but the blood could bring sanctification (10:5-10)
III.   Nothing but the blood could bring rest (10:11-12)  

I.     Prepare the way—what it means…(3:1-6)

II.    Prepare the way—how to do it…(3:7-14)

I.  Let us draw near to God (10:19-22).

II.   Let us hold fast to Biblical truth (10:23).

III.  Let us stir up one another (10:24-25).

I.    A Warning for Those Who Turn Back…(10:26-31)

II.   A Charge to Those Who Endure..(10:32-39)

I.    Faith is the assurance and conviction of an unseen reality (11:1)

II.   Faith looks to the future but rests in the present. (11:1)

III.  Faith wins God’s approval (11:2).

IV.   Faith has understanding (11:3)

I.   The Examples of Faith (11:4-12; 17-22)

 a.   Faith produces righteousness (Abel).

 b.   Faith produces a life pleasing to God (Enoch).

 c.   Faith produces godly fear (Noah).

 d.   Faith produces obedience to God (Abraham).

I.  The Examples of Faith (11:23-38)

a.   Faith produces a fear of God that is stronger than a fear of the world (Moses’ parents-v. 23).

b.   Faith produces a healthy separation from the world (Moses-v. 24-25).

I.   Six Observations about Discipline (12:3-11)

 # 1 - Discipline requires perspective (3-4)

 # 2 - Discipline is a key process in our education (5-6)

 # 3 - Discipline is a proof that we are legitimate sons (7)

I.    The Shakable Mountain of Performance (12:18-24).

II.   The Unshakable Mountain of God’s Performance (12:22-24).

III.  A Tale of Two Mountains (12:25-29).

IV.  Application:

a.   The gospel is based on the blood of His Son.

I.     The Resurrection teaches us the uniqueness of Christ.

II.    The Resurrection implies substitution.

III.   The Resurrection proved that salvation is based on God’s performance.

IV.   The Resurrection secures our eternal joy.

V.     What is the significance of the Resurrection for me?

I.     The creation of the animals (1:24-25).

II.    God’s plan for man- “let us make man” (1:26).

III.   God’s pattern for man- “in our image” (1:27).

IV.    The colossal implications of the “Imago Dei.”

V.     Application:

I.     Day Seven-Genesis 2:1-3.

II.    What is the significance of the Sabbath?

III.  Ten significant themes from the first week of creation.

I.      Intro and recap.

II.    The Four Views of Creation.

The Gap View.

The Day-Age View.

The Framework View.

The Literal Six-Day View.

I.     Men And Women Are Created As Equal (Gen. 1:27; 2:21-23).

II.    Men And Women Are Created As Different (2:18-23).

III.   God Brings Them Together In Marriage (2:24-25).

I.   The Passage- Shame, Guilt, and Blame (3:7-13)

 a.   The Shame (3:7)

 b.   The Guilt (3:8-10)
 c.    The Blame (3:11-13)

II.  The Big Picture- Sin, Separation, and Total Inability.

I.     Paul's appeal in response to church divisions (1:10-12).
II.    Divisions are contrary to Paul's ministry (1:13-17).
III.  Application:
 a.   The Dangers of Hero Worship.