Prayer: Drawing Near & Finding Help

Hebrews 4:16

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Because of our Sympathetic Savior, we can…

OUTLINE:

  1. Possess Confidence In Prayer

  2. Enjoy Communion In Prayer

  3. Receive Care Through Prayer

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary: Hebrews by Thomas Schreiner; Crossway Classics: Hebrews by John Owen; Reformed Expository Commentary: Hebrews by Richard Phillips; Holiest of All: A Commentary on the Book of Hebrews by Andrew Murray; The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin; Gentle & Lowly: The Heart of Christ For Sinners & Sufferers by Dane Ortlund; A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World by Paul Miller; Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves; Enjoy Your Prayer Life by Michael Reeves

The Lord's Supper: The Covenant Meal

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Pastor Dan Turner

BIG IDEA: Being devoted to the Lord’s Supper moves us out of malpractice and into proper practice of the Lord’s Supper.

OUTLINE:

  1. MALPRACTICE
    Problem (vv 17-22)
    - The Context
    - The Conduct

  2. PRACTICE
    Pattern (vv 23-26)
    - Passover
    - Ponder
    - Proclamation
    Partake (vv 27-34)
    - Discernment
    - Discipline
    - Delight

Baptism: Our Covenant Sign & Seal

Acts 2:37-42

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Baptism is God’s covenant sign of our salvation in Christ.

OUTLINE:
1. Baptism Swears
2. Baptism Signifies
3. Baptism Summons
4. Baptism Seals
5. Baptism Sets Apart

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible by John Gill; ESV Expository Commentary: Acts by Brian Vickers; Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry; The Water & the Blood: How the Sacraments Shape Christian Identity by Kevin Emmert; Waters of Promise: Finding Meaning in Believer’s Baptism by Brandon Jones; One Baptism for the Remission of Sins: Baptists and the Baptism Clause by Lucas Stamps; Baptism & Becoming A Christian in the New Testament by Robert Stein; Green Pastures: A Primer on the Ordinary Means of Grace by J. Ryan Davidson; The Ordinary Means of Grace: Or, Don’t Do Weird Stuff by 9Marks Journal; The Deep Waters and Lively Works of Christian Baptism by Carlton Wynne; 95 Theses by Martin Luther; A Short Confession of Faith Containing the Substance of All the Fundamental Articles in the Larger Confession Put Forth by the Elders of the Baptist churches, Owning Personal Election and Final Perseverance by Benjamin Keach; Baptism & Problem Passages: Acts 2:38 by Michael Heiser

The Word of God: The Chief Means of Grace

1 Peter 1:22-2:3

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The Word of God is a means of grace whereby God causes his people to be born again and brought up in maturity.

OUTLINE: The Word of God…
1. Grants the New Birth To Enduring Life (1:22-25)
2. Gives Us Nourishment To Spiritual Maturity (2:1-3)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Christian Standard Commentary: 1 & 2 Peter and Jude by Thomas Schreiner; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: 1 Peter by Karen Jobes; Reformed Expository Commentary: 1 Peter by Dan Doriani; Green Pastures: Ordinary Means of Grace for Ordinary Believers by J Ryan Davidson

Devoted

Acts 2:41-42

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The gospel of Jesus Christ rescues us into communities that are devoted to God and to his means of grace.

OUTLINE:
1. A Gospel Community
2. A Devoted Commitment
3. A Nourishing Communion

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Acts Commentary by Martyn Lloyd-Jones; John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible by John Gill; ESV Expository Commentary: Acts by Brian Vickers; Preaching the Word: Acts by Kent Hughes; The Baptist Catechism (1677) by Benjamin Keach & William Collins; They Devoted Themselves (TGC) by Ray Ortlund Jr; Renewal As A Way of Life: A Guide Book For Spiritual Growth by Richard Lovelace; Green Pastures: A Primer on the Ordinary Means of Grace by J. Ryan Davidson