"Unfaithfulness" (Part 3)

"Christ is Enough"

Sermon Outline I. Rejoice in Christ and Beware of False Confidence (vs. 1-3) II. Paul's Testimony: The Insufficiency of Human Righteousness (vs. 4-7) III. The Supreme Worth of Christ (vs. 8-9) IV. Knowing Christ Personally and Deeply (vs. 10-11)

“The Lord Our Provider and Deliverer”

Sermon Outline I. The Exodus Setting (vv. 1–4) • Wilderness, large crowd, mountain • Passover was near — the Exodus feast II. Feeding the 5000: A Great Sign and Test of the Disciples (vv. 5–15) • Jesus tests His disciples • Disciples distracted by human inability • Greatness of the sign—five loaves, two fish, 5,000+ fed • 12 baskets left over • Crowds mistake his identity III. The LORD Over the Sea (vv. 16–21) • Stormy sea = chaos, fear, judgment • Jesus walks on the sea • "It is I" ("I AM") — divine identity • Jesus is the Provider and Deliverer of the Exodus

"Unfaithfulness" (Part 5)

Theme: God condemns unfaithfulness. I. The Nature of Unfaithfulness A. Deliberate—refusing to listen and to do B. Breaking the Lord's covenant and the law of God II. Penalty for Unfaithfulness A. All kinds of punishments (vv. 16-39) B. War => sword, plague, famine, exile (vv. 23-39) C. Religiously (vv. 30-31) III. Pardon for Repentance from Unfaithfulness A. Confession 1. Iniquity—twistedness; distortion 2. Acknowledgement of sin and of God's judgment B. Humility—expression of a circumcised heart C. Covenant 1. Historical covenants [Adam, etc.] 2. God's remembrance—the land; Sabbath; promises IV. The Summary—law and covenantal faithfulness (v. 45) Observations A. Nothing new under the sun when it comes to iniquity B. "Iniquity" emphasizes distortion/ugliness/inappropriateness Application A. Don't wallow in your sin and rebellion B. Find in Jesus the pardon for your sins 1. All of the promises of God are yes and amen in Him 2. He is the embodiment of the law, which He fulfilled for you 3. He is the mediator of the covenant of grace

"Unfaithfulness" (Part 4)

Theme: God condemns unfaithfulness. I. The Nature of Unfaithfulness A. Deliberate—refusing to listen and to do B. Breaking the Lord's covenant C. The law of God is in view, and is being rejected II. Penalty for Unfaithfulness A. All kinds of punishments (vv. 16-39) B. War => sword, plague, and famine (vv. 23-26) 1. It is said that the Lord will bring the sword 2. Plague will result, and famine, too C. War => exile (vv. 27-39) 1. Cannibalism (v. 29) 2. Make the cities waste (vv. 31, 33) 3. Make the land desolate (vv. 32, 34-35) 4. Fear and confusion (vv. 36-37) 5. Physical perishing (v. 38) 6. Spiritual rotting (v. 39) D. Religiously (vv. 30-31); God says: "I shall loathe them" 1. False worship will be destroyed 2. Way of death (corpses thrown on the wrecks of idols) Observations A. Man in his unregenerate state is always at war B. The Lord is always at war against His enemies Application A. Are you keeping the Sabbath as you should? B. Beware of hardness of heart that refuses to submit to God C. Make sure that you are in a right relationship with God

"Unfaithfulness" (Part 3)

Theme: God condemns unfaithfulness. I. The Nature of Unfaithfulness A. Deliberate—refusing to listen and to do B. Breaking the Lord's covenant C. The law of God is in view, and is being rejected II. Penalty for Unfaithfulness A. General warning (vv. 16-17) B. Droughts and bad harvests (vv. 18-20) C. Wild animals (vv. 21-22) Observations A. Unfaithfulness starts in the heart—the intentions B. Relationship between the individual and the society C. There is a specificity in terms of the outward conformity D. If/then conditional E. Rewards/punishment F. Pointing to sufferings of hell and sufferings of Christ Application A. Make sure that you are not being unfaithful! B. Make sure that you are trusting in Christ 1. Put your faith in Jesus 2. Trust in His righteousness on your behalf 3. Rely on His suffering for all your unfaithfulness