Sermon Library
“[A] church officer is someone who has been publicly recognized as having the right and responsibility to perform certain functions for the benefit of the whole church.” (Grudem, Systematic Theology, 2e, 1115)
Big Idea: Church members do their priestly work by making disciples.
Matt 28:18–20
“[A] church officer is someone who has been publicly recognized as having the right and responsibility to perform certain functions for the benefit of the whole church.” (Grudem, Systematic Theology, 2e, 1115)
Big Idea: Church members constitute the local church temple and have the authority and responsibility of priest-kings.
Big Idea: Prepare for Jesus’ judgment by showing solidarity and service to Jesus’ disciples.
1. Jesus sets up His judgment. (31–33
2. Jesus summons the righteous into His kingdom. (34–40)
3. Jesus sentences the cursed to the eternal fire (41–45)
4. Jesus seals the eternal destinies of the nations (46)
Knowing God: God’s Faithfulness
Matthew 25:14-30
Big Idea: Stay faithful because the time of your Master’s arrival is unknown!
Keep diligent for your good Master! (25:14–30)
Knowing God: God’s Patience
Matthew 25:1-30
Big Idea: Stay faithful because the time of your Master’s arrival is unknown!
The time of your Master’s arrival is unknown. So…
Keep prepared for a long delay of your Master! (1–13)
Matthew 24:36-51
Big Idea: Stay faithful because the time of your Master’s arrival is unknown!
Matthew 24:23-35
Big Idea: Persevere to the End by knowing what to expect with the Great Distress!
Knowing God: God’s Wrath
Matthew 24:15-38
Big Idea: Persevere to the End by fleeing great distress, false prophets, and false christs!
Knowing God: God’s Love
Matthew 24:3-14
Big Idea: Don’t be deceived, don’t be disturbed, persevere, and preach the gospel of the kingdom to reach the End!
Matthew 23:37-24:2
Big Idea: To rightly live in redemptive history, you must understand the desolation of the Jerusalem temple.
Topic: Knowing God, Discussion of the Trinity (God the Father)
Matthew 23:25-36
Big Idea: Be warned about Jesus’ severe judgment if you are a blind religious play-actor!
Knowing God. Continued discussion of the Trinity.
Matthew 23:13-24
Big Idea: Be warned about Jesus’ severe judgment if you are a blind religious play-actor!
