Bible passage: Haggai 1
Speaker: Ed
Series: Haggai: Rebuilding
Outline:
1. The Crisis
a) The temple (Haggai 1.1-4)
b) The curses (Haggai 1.5-11)
2. The Comfort
a) For them (Haggai 1.12-15)
b) For us
Individualism
Bible passage: 1st Corinthians 8-9
Speaker: Bryson
Series: -isms we don’t believe in
Outline:
You have the right to…
1.0 Forgoing our rights for the sake of others (1st Corinthians 8)
2.0 Forgoing our rights for the sake of the gospel (1st Corinthians 9)
Shaping our liberty with love
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Favouritism
Bible passage: James 2.1-13
Speaker: Tristan
Series: -isms we don’t believe in
Outline:
1. Don’t show favouritism! (James 2.1-4)
2. Reasons not to show favouritism
a) God’s choice (James 2.5)
b) The world’s choice (James 2.6-7)
c) God’s law (James 2.8-11)
3. Better than favouritism (James 2.12-13)
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Careerism
Bible passage: Ecclesiastes 2.17-26
Speaker: Tristan
Series: -isms we don’t believe in
Outline:
Find a job you love…
1. Our work
a) Wired to work (Genesis 2.15)
b) Frustrated by work (Genesis 3.17-19, Ecclesiastes 2.17-26)
2. Christ’s work (Romans 8.18-21)
3. Eternal work (Colossians 3.22-25)
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Daniel 10-12 – Hope
Bible passage: Daniel 10-12
Speaker: Bryson
Series: Live for the Kingdom: The Book of Daniel
Outline:
Light at the end of the tunnel
1.0 The approach (Daniel 10)
2.0 The tunnel (Daniel 11)
3.0 The light (Daniel 12)
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Daniel 9 – Forgiven
Bible passage: Daniel 9
Speaker: Bryson
Series: Live for the Kingdom: The Book of Daniel
Outline:
…abounding in love
1.0 Israel’s need for forgiveness (Daniel 9.1-19)
a) anticipation (Daniel 9.1-2, cf. Jeremiah 29)
b) confession (v3-19)
2.0 God’s eagerness for forgiveness (Daniel 9.20-23)
3.0 God’s plan for forgiveness (Daniel 9.24-27)
You see at just the right time when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5.6-8.
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Daniel 8 – Endurance
Bible passage: Daniel 8
Speaker: Bryson
Series: Live for the Kingdom: The Book of Daniel
Outline:
Knowing the future
1.0 The vision (Daniel 8.1-14)
2.0 The vision explained (Daniel 8.15-26)
3.0 The vision fulfilled
4.0 The vision’s effect (Daniel 8.27)
5.0 The vision’s comfort
Daniel 7 – Dominion
Bible passage: Daniel 7
Speaker: Bryson
Series: Live for the Kingdom: The Book of Daniel
Outline:
Behind the scenes
1.0 A key chapter (Daniel 7.1)
2.0 A confusing vision (Daniel 7.2-14)
3.0 A clarifying interpretation (Daniel 7.15-28)
4.0 A crystal clear fulfilment (Mark 14.60-62)
5.0 A comforting reality check
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Daniel 6 – Rescued
Bible passage: Daniel 6
Speaker: Bryson
Series: Live for the Kingdom: The Book of Daniel
Outline:
Déjà vu
1.0 Another dangerous threat (Daniel 6.1-9)
2.0 Another display of loyalty (Daniel 6.10)
3.0 Another undeniable rescue (Daniel 6.11-24)
4.0 Another declaration about God (Daniel 6.25-28)
Reassurance and perseverance
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Daniel 4-5 – Humility
Bible passage: Daniel 4-5
Speaker: Bryson
Series: Live for the Kingdom: The Book of Daniel
Outline:
Pride goes before a fall
1.0 Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4)
a) the pride
b) the fall
c) the comfort
2.0 Belshazzar (Daniel 5)
a) the pride
b) the fall
c) the comfort