SERMON LIBRARY
Good News from the Resurrection
Big Idea: Obey the call of the good news from the resurrection.
The good news from the resurrection
The call from the good news
Until Christ is Formed
Big Idea: Become like those zealously laboring to have the true Christ formed in you.
1. Received as Christ Jesus (12–16)
2. Laboring until Christ is formed (17–20)
Slavery to Sonship
Big Idea: Do not turn back to slavery since God has sent the Spirit of His Son into your hearts!
1. Slavery to sonship (1–7)
2. Back to slavery?! (8–11)
The Source of the Abrahamic Inheritance
Big Idea: Keep the faith of Christ to inherit the Abrahamic promises.
1. Christ’s inheritance is from the Abrahamic promises. (15–18)
Gen 13:15; 17:8; 22:17–18; Rom 4:13; Ps 2
Blessing and Curse
Big Idea: Remain faithful in the faithful Christ to receive blessing and not curse.
1. Blessed in and with the faithfulness of Abraham (6–9)
Gen 12:1–3; 15:6; 22:16–18
2. Bought out of curse from the faithfulness of Christ (10–14)
Deut 21:23; 27:26; 28:58; 30:10; Hab 2:4; Lev 18:5
The Source of Experiencing the Spirit
Big Idea: Finish in the faith from which you experentially received the New Covenant Spirit.
1. Eyes on Christ Crucified! (1)
2. Finish with the Spirit from the faith. (2–5)
Isa 53:1
The Source of Righteousness
Big Question: Live for God in the Christ-faith because the source of righteousness is not the Mosaic Law.
1. Cephas’ Hypocrisy at Antioch (11–13)
2. Paul’s Confrontation for Gospel Truth (14–21)
The Jerusalem Council
Big Question: What is necessary for Gentiles to participate in Israelite salvation? (Acts 15:1-35)
1. The Big Dispute over the Salvation of Gentiles (1–6)
2. The Judgment of Peter and James (7–21)
3. The Joyous Result for Gentiles (22–35)