1 Thessalonians 1:1–10
I. What Is Paul Saying to These Thessalonians?
II. Why Did They Need to Hear It?
III. How Does This Benefit Us Today?
Acts 16:16-34
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Psalms 130:1-131:3
I. We're Saved Out Of the Depths – 130:1-6
II. We're Satisfied in Soul – 131:1-2
III. We're Shown that This Is Real – 130:7-8, 131:3
Jonah 4:1–11
I. Once Again, the Final Scene
II. Three “C’s” in the Creator’s Relationship with His Creation
III. God‘s Pursuits in Jonah as Good News
Jonah 3:1–10
I. The Characterization of the Nations in the Book of Jonah
II. The Names of God and the Threat of “Evil”: Unexpected Role Reversals
III. God’s Surprising Strategy in Pursuit of All Nations
Jonah 2:1–10
I. The Song of a Sinking Prophet
II. Two Key Indicators of Bigger Fish to Fry
III. Lived Contradiction of True Confession of Faith: Some Sources
IV. One Key Method in God’s Pursuit of Readers
Jonah 1:1–17
I. A Book about God and His Pursuits
II. Survey of the Plotline of Jonah
III. The Silly Dove: A Character-Sketch of the Prophet
IV. How Does God Love Thee? Counting the Ways in Jonah
James 5:13–20
James 5:1–12
I. Warning to the Oppressors – 1-6
II. Encouragement to the Oppressed – 7-12
James 4:13–17
I. What We Shouldn't Say – 13-14
II. What We Should Say – 14-16
III. What Difference It Makes – 17
James 4:1-12
I. The Tug of Two Worlds and the Toll That Takes – 1-10
II. The Untamed Tongue and the Trouble It Risks – 11-12
James 3:13–18
I. What Does James Want Us to Hear in This Word?
II. What Does James Want Us to Do with This Word?
James 3:1–12
I. What is a perfect man or woman?
II. Why are we here anyway?
III. What will become of us with our poisonous tongues and careless words?
James 2:14–26
I. What Is James Teaching Us Here?
II. What Should We Be Learning?
James 2:1-13
I. Let's Summarize What James Is Teaching Here
II. Let's Think About What It Means in Our Day
James 1:19-27
I. Receive God's Word and Let It Cleanse You – 19-22
II. Do What God's Word Says and Enjoy Its Blessings – 23-25
III. True Belief in God Aligns You with His Heart – 26-27
James 1:12-18
I. God Is Not Against Us – 12-15
II. God Is For Us – 16-18
James 1:1-11
Three Words of Reassurance in Our Trials
I. The Product of Our Trials Will Eclipse the Pain – 2-4
II. Always-Available Wisdom (Are You Kidding Me?!) – 5-8
III. This World's Wealth Buys No Privilege with God – 9-11
Colossians 3:19, 21
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Exodus 17:1-18:27
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