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To Serve Or To Be Served?

Matthew 20:17-28

by Josh Head

“The task of the Church is to serve as the best example of what God can do with human community.” – Stanley Hauerwas

I. The Temptation: We want glory without suffering.

“The flesh ever seeks to be glorified before it is crucified.” - Martin Luther

Romans 8:1 ESV

Matthew 27:38 ESV

Isaiah 52:13 ESV

1 Corinthians 2:2 ESV

1 Peter 4:13 ESV

Mark 8:33-34 ESV

II. The Kingdom: Greatness in the Kingdom is serving others.

“The standard of the world, and the standard of the Lord Jesus, are widely different. They are more than different: they are flatly contradictory one to the other. Among the children of this world he is thought the greatest man who has most land, most money, most servants, most rank, and most earthly power: among the children of God he is reckoned the greatest who does most to promote the spiritual and temporal happiness of his fellow-creature. True greatness consists, not in receiving, but in giving.”

- JC Ryle

III. The Ransom: Jesus served us by giving us Himself.

Hebrews 2:14-15 ESV

1 John 2:6 ESV

Philippians 1:6 ESV

IV. Our Response: Behold Jesus and become like him.

Luke 22:21 ESV

John 13:15-17 ESV

Responding to Grace
Matthew 20:1-16

by Justin Park

All scripture read in the ESV translation

Matthew 20:1-16

1. Laborers Are Being Sent to Work by The Landowner

John 6:36

Job 42:2

I John 3:9

Matthew 5:16

II Chronicles 26:16

Deuteronomy 8:17

2. The Call to Follow Christ Is a Gift

Romans 9:14

3. God’s Purposes Are Always Just

Matthew 5:45

Application:

1. Jealousy and Envy Are Blinding

2. Pride Distorts Reality 

3. Get to Work!

I Peter 4:8

Colossians 3:13

Ephesians 4:31

II Timothy 1:9

Psalm 102:18

4. There Is Still Daylight!

John 12:35-36

Is He Worth It?
Matthew 19:16-30

by Mike Deguzman

Luke 18:18

1. The Assumption

Mark 10:17-18

2. The Assessment

Matthew 5:48
James 2:10
John 19:30
Matthew 16:24-26

3. The Answer

4. The Analogy

1 Timothy 6:9-10
Luke 19:8-9

5. The Alternative

6. The Acknowledgement

7. The Allotment

Acts 1:6
Acts 3:19-21
Mark 10:29-30
Luke 6;38
Mark 10:30
Philippians 3:7-11

Application:

1. Count the Cost

2 Corinthians 13:5
John 6:66-69

2. Commit to Christ

They Are Precious In His Sight
Matthew 19:13-15

by Mike Deguzman

Psalm 127:3-5
Psalm 139:13-16
Proverbs 22:6
Matthew 19:10

1. A Parent's Desire

Ephesians 5:15-16

2. The Disciple's Disapproval

Matthew 18:3-4

3. A Teacher's Directive

2 Samuel 12:21-23

4. A Savior's Devotion

Mark 10:13-16
Luke 18:17

Application (How to Bring Children to Jesus)

1. Remember

2. Teach

Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Ephesians 6:4

3. Warn

Proverbs 13:20

4. Model

5. Love

6. Serve

7. Trust

The Master's Mindset on Divorce
Matthew 19:1-12

by Mike Deguzman

Matthew 16:21

1. Man's Debate About Divorce

Deuteronomy 24:1

    a. Divorce for Indecency

2 Corinthians 5:17-19
Deuteronomy 24:5
Matthew 5:31-32

    b. Divorce for Immorality

Luke 16:18
Mark 10:11-12

2. God's Design for Marriage

3. Moses' Provision for Divorce

Deuteronomy 24:1-4

4. The Confusion of the Disciples

1 Peter 3:1-2
1 Corinthians 7:6-9

Application:

1. Whatever You Would Do in a Crisis, Do it Now

2. Pursue God's Pleasure

3. Embrace God's Forgiveness

Hosea 3:1
James 4:4
Ephesians 2:4-9

Dealing With Sin In The Church
Matthew 18:15-35

Acts 5:8-11
1 Corinthians 5:4-6
1 Corinthians 5:9-13

1. Sin is to be Confronted

Galatians 6:1
2 Thessalonians 3:6
2 Thessalonians 3:14-15
1 Timothy 1:18-20
1 Timothy 5:19-20

2. A Sovereign Agreement

Hebrews 9:22

3. The Insurmountable Debt

4. An Inconceivable Response

5. An Irritated King

Application:

1. When You Have Sinned, Confess It

2. When Your Brother Has Sinned, Confront It

3. When You Have Been Sinned Against, Forgive It

James 2:13
Colossians 2:13-14

4. When Others Sin Against Each Other, Mediate It

Great Are the Little Ones
Matthew 18:1-14

by Justin Park

1. Greatness in the Kingdom Requires Great Humility

Proverbs 22:15

Psalm 51:5

Ephesians 2:3

Matthew 10:40

Ephesians 2:20

Luke 19:10

Matthew 16:18

2. The Commonality of Sin Does Not Lessen its Seriousness

Mark 10:42-43

Matthew 10:28

Proverbs 29:25

3. Our Father is the Security of His Children

John 6:37

Ephesians 1:4-5

John 1:12

Application: We Need to Recognize, Repent, and Glorify

A. Recognize

Philippians 4:8

Daniel 1:8

B. Repent

John 20:31

C. Glorify

 

Self-Denying Citizens
Matthew 17:24-27

by Mike Deguzman

Matthew 9:36-38

1. The Payment Demanded

Exodus 30:11-16

2. The Question of Obligation

3. The Privilege of Sonship

4. The Choice of Self-Denial

1 Peter 2:13-16
1 Peter 2:18
1 Peter 2:21-24
Philippians 2:14-15

Application:

1. Rest in the Sovereignty of God

2. Use your Freedom to Further the Gospel

Galatians 5:13-14

3. Choose Witness Over Winning

Matthew 16:24-26
Matthew 5:13-16

Life After The Mountaintop
Matthew 17:14-23

by Mike Deguzman

Matthew 10:1
2 Thessalonians 3:1-2
Philippians 2:14-15
Acts 2:40
Acts 20:29-30

1. A Father's Request

Luke 9:38-39
Mark 9:14
Mark 9:17
Mark 9:21-24

2. A Savior's Rebuke

3. A Firm Reminder

Matthew 10:7-8
Luke 10:17
Mark 9:29
Luke 9:41-45
Mark 9:32

Application:

1. Remember the Christ You Met on the Mountain

2. Grow in Christ in the Valley

His Glory Revealed
Matthew 17:1-13

by Mike Deguzman

1. His Glory Revealed

John 1:14
Romans 12:2
2 Corinthians 3:18
Revelation 1:12-16
Revelation 19:11-16

2. The Cross Reinforced

Luke 9:29-31
1 Peter 5:9

3. Humility Restored

4. The Truth Realized

Acts 2:22-24
Malachi 4:5-6

Application:

1. Get to Know Him

Psalm 57:3
John 1:1-5

2. Listen to Him

Hebrews 1:1-2
2 Peter 1:16-19

3. Follow Him