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| Listen | February 5, 2012 | XXVI Happily Ever After | Brian Watts | (Titus 2:11–14; Rev.21:1–4) 1 Present Hope: Not for the Body but for the Soul a. Hope for the Body? Not Yet! b. Hope for the Soul? Already! 2 Future Hope: Not for the Soul but for the Body a. For now: Citizens of Heaven b. For a time: Inhabitants of Heaven c. For ever: Ambassadors of Heaven |
| Listen | January 29, 2012 | XXV From Then to Now (Part 3) | Brian Watts | [Mt. 16:18,19; Rev. 7:9–17] 1 Philosophical Conflict – but the Truth will Stand 2 Political Conflict – but Jesus is Lord 3 Physical Conflict – but the Saints will Live 4 Personal conflict – but the Cause will Prevail |
| Listen | January 22, 2012 | XXIV From Then to Now (Part 2) | Brian Watts | (Acts 20:17–35; Matthew 16:18,19) 1 Philosophical Conflict – but the Truth will Stand 2 Political Conflict – but Jesus is Lord 3 Physical Conflict – but the Saints will Live 4 Personal conflict – but the Cause will Prevail |
| Listen | January 8, 2012 | XXIII. From Then to Now | Brian Watts | [Acts 20:17-35; Mt 16:18,19] Finding our place in the script of God’s plan. We’ve been written into a battle scene. The first dimension of the battle: Philosophical Conflict – but the Truth will stand. a) External conflict (Acts 19) b) Internal Conflict (Acts 20). Attacks on the doctrines of the local church and the gospel of grace. |
| Listen | November 27, 2011 | XXII. The Spread of the Gospel | Brian Watts | (Acts 19:17–35) 1 The Story of the Church as it unfolded in the first generation a. From Jerusalem to Antioch b. From Antioch to Rome c. From Rome to the ends of the world 2 The Story of the Church as it set the course for the rest of time a Consumed by the Kingdom b Constrained by the Holy Spirit c. Concerned for the Church |
| Listen | November 20, 2011 | XXI. Proclaiming the Gospel | Brian Watts | (Mark 8:14–26) 1 The Point lost in the Particulars 2 The Point hidden in the Presentation a. Revelation requires patience b. Revelation requires precision 3 The Point seen in the Punch Line • He saw • He said |
| Listen | November 13, 2011 | XX. The In-Between Time | Brian Watts | (Daniel 2:31–45) 1 The Bible looks forward to 400 years of Silence a. The start of the story b. The unfolding of the story c. The end of the story 2 The Bible looks back on 400 years of Silence a. God says nothing b. Man strives hard • The wisdom of the Greeks • The power of the Romans c. Scripture sums up |
| Listen | November 6, 2011 | XIX. Rebuilding the City | Brian Watts | Nehemiah 3:1–12, 28–32 [“For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill” (John Winthrop)] 1 The Man a. Nehemiah: a spiritual man b. Nehemiah: a practical man c. Nehemiah: a visionary man 2 Manpower a. Who’s who? b. How did they do? c. Where did they do it? |
| Listen | October 16, 2011 | XVIII. Rebuilding the Temple | Brian Watts | (Ezra 7:1–14) 1. Fall and Restoration “More full of grace than I of sin” (C. Wesley) a. The Setting b. The Story 2. Restoration and Fall a. Study b. Do c. Teach Conclusion: From Restoration to Consummation |
| Listen | October 2, 2011 | XVII. Returning from Exile | Brian Watts | ( Jeremiah 23: 1–10; 16–22 ) 1. A Sad Truth: the reality that captivity can happen 2. A Serious Threat: the reasons why captivity can happen 3. A Second Testimony: the release from captivity can happen (a) The prospect (b) The practice |
| Listen | September 25, 2011 | XVI. Wisdom for the Wise | Brian Watts | ( Proverbs 2:1–10 ) 1. Introduction to Wisdom in general “Wisdom is about making decisions rather than following instructions” 2. An introduction to Proverbs in particular “Wisdom is the discipline of applying truth to ones life in the light of experience” 3. An introduction to Wisdom in real life Please |
| Listen | September 18, 2011 | XV Justice & Mercy | Brian Watts | (Amos 6:1–7,14 ) Introduction to the Prophets 1 Amos the Tough Prophet a. Meeting Amos in context b. Seeing Amos in action 2 Hosea the Tender Prophet a. The man we meet in Hosea b. The message we hear in Hosea 3 Amos and Hosea the Twin Prophets |
| Listen | September 11, 2011 | XIV - Worship 101 | Brian Watts | [Psalms 101:1–8] Introduction a. What kind of music? b. What kind of melody? 1 Singing of Love and Justice at Home (vs 2b–4) a. Love b. Justice 2 Singing of Love and Justice at Work (vs 5,6) a. Justice (v.5) b. Love (v.6) 3 Singing of Justice at Home (v.7) 4 Singing of Justice at Work (v8) |
| Listen | July 17, 2011 | The Babylonian Conquest (Part 2) | Brian Watts | The Invasion of the Land [2Chron 36:1-21] 1. Invasion Phase One: King Jeohiachim a) Life in Babylon b) Life in Jerusalem 2. Invasion Phase Two: King Jehoichin 3. Invasion Phase Three: King Zedekiah Conclusion: • This was not a mistake • We are living on borrowed time • God kept his word to David [2Kin 25:27-30] |
| Listen | July 10, 2011 | The Babylonian Conquest - Part 1 | Brian Watts | The Insurrection in the Temple (Ezek 10:1-22) 1. What’s going on in the Temple? (Ezek 8:10-13, 16; 9:1) 2. What’s going out of the Temple? (Ezek 109-19; 11:22-25) 3. What’s going on after the Temple? (Mt 21:12,23; 23:37-39; 24:2) In fulfillment of Ezek 11:16-21 Thomas Chalmers: “The Expulsive Power of a New Affection”. |
| Listen | June 26, 2011 | The Single Kingdom | Brian Watts | [2 Kings 18:1–6,17,19,28–30; 19:32–36] 1. Hezekiah looked like he had Learned from History [2 Kings 18:4–7] (a) He transformed the land (b) He trusted the Lord 2. Hezekiah did not Learn from History ( a) Hezekiah failed to learn the lessons of history (b) Israel (Judah) failed to learn the lessons of history 3. What Hezekiah should have Learned from History ( a) God will do it (b) God will not do it for us (c) God will do it for Jesus |
| Listen | June 19, 2011 | X The Divided Kingdom | Brian Watts | [1 Kings 12:1-5, 12-20, 25-33] - 1. Rehoboam: The Un-Christlike King 2. Jeroboam: The Anti-Christ King (a) The Anti-Christ Kingdom: Popular democracy (b) The Anti-Christ Kingdom: Parochial loyalty (c) The Anti-Christ Kingdom: Profane distortions |
| Listen | May 29, 2011 | IX The Real King! | Brian Watts | [Psalm 72:1–20] 1. The King who Built a Palace (a) The Training of David (b) The Triumphs of David (c) The Troubles of David 2. The King who Built a Temple (a) The Historical View (b) The Personal View (c) The Symbolic View |
| Listen | May 22, 2011 | VIII Here Comes the King! | Brian Watts | [1 Samuel 8:4–22] 1 The Big Picture of Israel as a Monarchy a. The Three Periods b. The Three Perspectives 2 The First Period of Israel as a Monarchy a. The Request for a King • Their wrong desire that he (almost) granted them * His right desire that he (actually) granted them b. The Reign of the King * His rise * His reign • His ruin |
| Listen | May 15, 2011 | VII From a Nation to a Kingdom | Brian Watts | [Josh 11:16–20,23; Judges 21:25; 2 Sam 5:3] 1 The Conquest of the Land a. The Commissioning (Joshua1–5) b. The Conquering (Joshua 6–12) c. The Consternation 2 The Control of the Land a. Land requires Labour b. Land implies Limitations c. Limitations provoke Litigation 3 The Conflict in the Land a. The Repeats of the Problem b. The Roots of the Problem |
| Listen | May 8, 2011 | VI The Release of the Hostages | Brian Watts | Introduction: The Song of Moses (Exodus 15:1–6, 11) 1 Israel in Egypt a. The Slaves b. The Saviour c. The Salvation 2 Israel in the Wilderness a. The 3 Legs of the Journey b. The 7 Lessons of the Journey Conclusion: The Song of Moses |
| Listen | April 3, 2011 | V. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob | Brian Watts | Gen 12:1-9; 15:8-18 - 1. Following on and looking Forward (a) It reiterates Genesis 1 (b) It reverses Genesis 3 (c) It replaces Genesis 11 2. Fathers and Failures (a) The Symbolic View (b) The Straightforward View (c) The Significant View 3. Fulfillment and non-Fulfillment |
| Listen | March 27, 2011 | IV. In the Beginning God created the End | Brian Watts | Gen. 1:26–31; Heb. 2:5–10 - 1. From Creation to the Fall (ch.1–3) a. The Creation (1:1–2:4) b. The Garden (2:5–25) c. The Fall (ch. 3) 2. From the Fall to the Flood (4:1–8:14) a. Two sons (4:1–16) b. Two seeds (4:17–5:32) c. Two strategies (6:1– 8; 14) 3. From the Flood to Babel (8:15–11:9) a. New World order (8:15–10:32) b. An Old World Problem (11:1–9) |
| Listen | March 20, 2011 | III. The Story that Unites and Divides | Brian Watts | Genesis 1:1-10 Introduction: The Idea of a Story 1. Many Stories and Unity 2. One Story and Division (a.)Christ is integral (b) Church is important (c) Conflict is inevitable |
| Listen | March 6, 2011 | II. The Big Story | Brian Watts | Hebrews 3:1–3a; Psalm 29:1–11 Introduction, (a) You have to see where the little story fits in the big story (b.) You have to make your own “big story” fit into God’s Big Story 1. An Insight into a Little Story (a) Put the little story in the Big Story (b) Making my story take its place in the Big Story 2. An Introduction to the Big Story |
| Listen | February 20, 2011 | Introduction to the Big Story | Brian Watts | Luke 24:13–27 1. The Pitfalls of Misunderstanding - (a) Misunderstanding [John 5:37–44] (b) Misinterpreting [1 Peter 1:8–12; 2 Peter 1:15–21] (c) Missing the point [Luke 24:25–27] 2. The Practicalities of Misunderstanding - (a) Christ-less interpretation (b) Care-less interpretation (c) Clue-less interpretation |