SALEM/ONLINE/NORTH/SOUTHWEST CAMPUSES SERMON NOTES

SALEM/ONLINE CAMPUS NOTES – JESUS AND RELATIONSHIPS (Scroll down for North and SW Notes)

Jesus and Relationships: Eternity And My Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

1. Concerning Eternity……..

• Jesus is the only on eternal life. Luke 10:25
• God’s word reveals the to eternal life. Luke 10:26-28

1. Concerning My Neighbor…….

1. A neighbor is not determined by proximity or . Luke 10:30

• Not just people that live
• Not just people that look
• Not just people that share

2. A neighbor is someone  you to that needs love, compassion, and care. Luke 10:33-34

In order to love my neighbor, I must:

• See people the way Jesus
• Rely on the Holy Spirit to
• Be prepared to listen, love, and  

NORTH CAMPUS NOTES – THE UNFINISHED CHURCH (Scroll for SW Campus Notes)

The Unfinished Church: The Unfinished Priest

1 Peter 2:1-12

There are three reminders that elevate our love for God and devotion to Him and others: Reminder 1: God’s appraisal of us .

• What are some of God’s benefits toward us?

o Psalm 103
o Jeremiah 29:11
o Lamentations 3:22-24

God provided you with this gift (Bible) because he loves you. He is the giver of life, and he isn’t just after your mind; he’s after your heart. His truth is the ecosystem in which the garden of personal transformation grows. – Paul Tripp

• Overriding Thought: .

Reminder 2: God’s appraisal of us gives us .

• We are:

o Living Stones – Lively stones in a spiritual house (v. 5)

o Holy Priesthood – Royal /King Priest (v. 5 & 9)

o Chosen Race (v. 9)

o Holy Nation (v. 9)

o People for God’s Own Possession – Peculiar people (v. 9)

• Characteristics of a priest:

o , Cleansed, Clothed, Anointed, Prepared, Obedience, Committed to the Word, Communicated with God, Impacted Others,

• Introspective Thought: The characteristics and ordination practices of the OT priest parallel the new characteristics and practices of every believer.

• What does that say of my value to God?

o God’s value of us .

Reminder 3: God’s Appraisal of Us .

• Offer Up – . (v. 5)

• Proclaim – of the One (v. 9)

o Spiritual sacrifice of all of me (Romans 12:1)

o Spiritual sacrifice of praise (Hebrews 13:15)

o Spiritual sacrifice of doing good (Hebrews 13:16)

o Spiritual sacrifice of generous sharing and giving (Philippians 4:18)

o Spiritual sacrifice of souls won to the Savior (Romans 15:16)

o Spiritual sacrifice of agape, selfless service to others (Ephesians 5:2)

o Spiritual sacrifice of prayer(Revelation8:3)

SOUTHWEST CAMPUS NOTES – JONAH

Jonah: The God of Compassion

Jonah 4:1-11

“We are quick to believe accounts of mass violence, but it’s harder to believe that the various classes and people of a great city would unite and agree to turn away from injustice. However, that is what happened. It shows that the Word of God is more powerful than we can imagine.”        Tim Keller; The Prodigal Prophet

1. A divided heart is often guided more by anger than by . Vs. 1-4

“The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, ‘The LORD, The LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.” Exodus 34:6-7

“Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.” Jonah 2:8

2. A divided heart is often comforted by its nature. Vs. 5-6

“For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desire of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.” Galatians 5:17

3. A divided heart is only healed when confronted with the character of God. Vs. 7-11

“Jonah’s greatest sin , namely that he was very in human in his attitude toward Nineveh” John Calvin

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you are not willing!” Luke 13:34

“ And Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34

“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent?” Romans 10:14-15a