Big Idea of Sermon: God sent Jesus as our King to rescue, shepherd, and strengthen us.

1. God Is Sovereign Over The Nations (9:1-8)
2. God Sent His King To Proclaim Peace (9:9-10)
3. God Rescues Prisoners Of Hope From The Pit And Restores Them (9:11-17)
4. God Shepherds, Gathers, and Strengthens His People (10:1-12)

Big Idea of Sermon: We have God’s favor through Jesus, not through religious ritual.

Big Idea of Text: To the question of obtaining God’s favor through fasting, God responds that they should live righteously in obedience to God, that their time of discipline is over, God is returning to dwell with them, to bring them goodness and joy, and that people will come from all nations to God’s people begging to lead them to God.

Big Idea of Sermon: Since Jesus is the King, we obey his word, we join him in building his church, and we wait for his return.

Big Idea of Sermon: We are growing together into Christlike maturity.

3 bizarre visions. But we will see that they are really all about the basic essentials of loving God and loving others.

Big Idea of Sermon: The basics of our faith are to love others, worship God, and trust in God.

Rely on God's Spirit, not your own strength.

Big Idea of Sermon: God, by his grace, cleanses you from sin, commissions you for service, and gives you eternal peace and prosperity. Therefore, we give grace to others.

1) Jesus Prays that the Father would Glorify Him Through His Death and Exaltation and Give Eternal Life: (1-5)

2) Jesus Prays For His Disciples’ Protection and Sanctification (6-19)

3) Jesus Prays For The Church To Be One And To Be With Him In Glory (20-26)