- How long?
- John’s Vision of the END (21:1-8)
- The Bride-City Described (21:9-27)
- Life in the Garden-City (22:1-5)
- All Soon to Take Place (22:6)
To see the gospel bear fruit in the Inner West and the World as we commit, grow, engage and send.
Sermons on God's Kingdom (Page 2)
Introduction and Background
· What if I don’t feel jolly?
· Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
· Joy to the World (1719)
· Watts and chronic illness
Why can we sing for joy at Christmas, even when times are tough?
1) Jesus has come as our Promised King (Lk 2:8-12)
2) King Jesus has come to save us from sin (Matt 1:20-21)
3) King Jesus will end sin’s destruction of things (Ps 98; Gen 3:17-19; Rom 8:20-22)
4) Jesus will reign as the best of all Kings (Is 9:6-7; Phil 2:9-11)
Bible Reading: Genesis 1
Thinking Biblically About Work
- Attitudes and views about work
- The surprising view of Psalm 8
- Back to Creation: Genesis 1 and 2
- The Fall (Genesis 3) and work
- Wisdom about work: Ecclesiastes 2:17-20; 5:10-15, 18-20
- There’s more to life than work
What should our outward witness look like?
- We have a God to announce
- We have a kingdom to embody
- We have a World to influence
- We have a people to help and to love
- We will be the method of hearing for those who God has prepared.
- We need to be prayerful
- We need to act in love and good deeds.
