A Cripple at the King’s Table
Our life is to display
Forgiveness
Welcome
Blessing
Look what the King has done for us
He sought us
He bought us
He forgives and welcomes us
He restores and blesses us
The Blessed Limp
God came to him alone
God came to him to bless
God came to him in weakness
God comes to you alone
God comes to you to bless
God comes to you in/for weakness
How can we be so sure? Is this an encounter we can count on?
Jesus went to the cross for you…
…alone
…laying aside his blessing
…in weakness to win your heart
The Day The Giant Fell
Look what Jesus has done
Colossians 1:13-15 (with text)
Romans 5:18 (with text)
2 Corinthians 5:21 (with text)
How do we go after giants in our lives?
Enjoy and extend the glory of Jesus.
Enjoy by remembering the great love God has for you in Jesus
Enjoy by refusing to be the hero of your own story
Enjoy by repenting from believing your defeated enemy
Extend by keeping the news alive that the Giant is indeed dead
Extend by pushing into further territory with the gospel
7 Realities we have seen through the book of Revelation
Reality of how things are meant to be
Reality of this world and earthly powers through history
Reality of who Jesus is and what he’s done
Reality of judgment against evil
Reality of who we are as his church
Reality of our sure and glorious hope
Reality of how we wait for his return
Triumphant Waiting
Seven Exhortations for triumphant waiting upon Jesus
Mind the words of this prophecy
Watch your wandering heart of worship
Unleash the gospel under God’s sovereignty
Live as an invited insider
Live as a deputized inviter
Don’t mess with the word
Be fueled by grace and longing
The Triumphant Paradise
Big Idea: Seeing the abundant life from God keeps us flourishing forward in his love.
A life of God’s very nature
A life of thorough grace
A life of unhindered intimacy
A life of fearless joy
Therefore, let us flourish forward.
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Created for Life
B I G I D E A
If you want the life that was created for you, then you must get out of the death from which you cannot escape.
God created you for a good life that works.
We were stuck in total, complete death.
God gives us the life.
Triumphant City
Seeing ourselves in the light of God’s grace will cause us to live from the truth of Christ’s triumph.
A Glorious City
An Eternal City
A Protected City
A Treasured City
A Holy City
Triumphant Communion
The realization of God's dream
The accomplishment of God's love
The inheritance for all who receive God's grace
The Unstoppable
Big Idea: The unstoppable nature of Christ’s triumph gives us unshakable confidence to follow him
It begins with Satan confined
It continues with saints reigning
The end begins with Satan’s decisive defeat
It concludes with thorough judgment
The Indisputable Triumph
We see the glorious perfection of our Savior Judge
We see the preparation of thorough judgment
We see the final and forever perdition & punishment of the judged
Voices of Hallelujah
Hallelujah for God’s justice! We are free.
Hallelujah for God’s grace! We are forever his.
Voices of the Fallout
Voice of Declaration
Voice of Exhortation
Voice of Lamentation
Voice of Invitation
Voice of Confirmation
Babylon: When Great Ain’t Good
The Seductive Control of Worldliness
There is Satanic Collusion with Worldliness
There will be Sovereign Conquering over Worldliness
When God reroutes mission plans, it results in the unleashing of gospel ministry
Jesus get to reroute his people on his mission (12-13)
Gospel ministry flows from Jesus leading us (14-16)
Our commissioning flows from his amazing grace (17)
Seven Bowls: The Finishing of Wrath
Finishing requires fullness
Finishing requires pouring out
Finishing completes our redemption
The Tale of Two Peoples
Exhortation is determined by Destiny which is set by Identity.
Identity & Destiny of the Redeemed (14:1-5, 13
Identity & Destiny of Earth-Dwellers (14:7-11, 14-20)
Exhortation for Earth Dwellers (14:7)
Exhortation for the Redeemed (14:12)
Wisdom Among Beastly Religiosity
The identity of this beast
The work and activity of this beast
Our safeguard amid this beast.
Enduring Faith in this Beastly World
The Identity of this beast
The Activity of this beast
Our Resolve amid this beast
Behind the Veil of Perceived Reality
The real cause of the conflict
The guaranteed confidence given in the conflict
The necessary conduct for conquering through the conflict