Teaching the Word of Truth—2 Timothy 2:8–15   April 3, 2011 Lesson: Key Verse: 2 Timothy 2:15 aaaa Introduction Christians are to act like soldiers of the King, as well as bearing the agape love of our Father in heaven. We are to comfort one another with the comfort we have received from the Holy ...

We Worship the Living Lord April 24, 2011 Lesson: Matthew 28:1–10 Key Verse: Matthew 28:9 aaa Introduction The resurrection of Christ Jesus speaks both about His victory over sin and its death penalty on our behalf. We have been given a new birth by the Spirit. We also look for our own resurrection in ...

To Advance the Kingdom Uses of the Law: To Clarify the Good News (6) “Pray then like this: Our Father in heaven, hallowed by your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:9, 10 The Gospel that Jesus and the apostles proclaimed is ...

Redeemed for Good Works Uses of the Law: To Clarify the Good News (5) For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not of your own doing; it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are ...

The Way to God’s Promises Uses of the Law: To Clarify the Good News (4) For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. 2 Corinthians 1:20 The Gospel, as every believer knows, holds out the promise of eternal life through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. Most often, I ...

Lesson #101—Prayer: to Glorify God aaaa Shorter Catechism Q & A #101 Q. What do we pray for in the first petition? A. In the first petition (which is, Hallowed be thy name) we pray, That God would enable us and others to glorify him in all that whereby he maketh himself ...

Free from Wrath Uses of the Law: To Clarify the Good News (3) For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21 The Good News that guilty sinners need to hear is that God ...

Fulfilled and Satisfied Uses of the Law: To Clarify the Good News (2) “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them.” Matthew 5:17 Central to the Gospel is the work of Jesus Christ, what He has ...

To Expose the Sins of Men Uses of the Law: To Clarify the Gospel (1) “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.” John 15:22 We have seen that the Law of God is ...

Just Uses of the Law: Make Known the Character of God (7) “The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.” Deuteronomy 32:4 The scale is an excellent symbol for justice, which helps us to understand why ...