The Webster Bible Church Podcast

A Prescription For The New Year: Love God, Love Yourself, Love Others…Luke 10:25-37

Transformative Truth: 
God desires his people to love him, to love themselves, and to love others.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”
Deuteronomy 6:5

You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down and when you rise.      
Deuteronomy 6:7

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:18b

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”  He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”  And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”  And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live. 
Luke 10:25-28

But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.  So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and took him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?”  He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”
Luke 10:29-37

Fear Turn To Joy - Luke 2:1-20

The Wonder Of The Word - John 1:1-18

Transformative Truth: 
The glory of God has come into the world in the person of Jesus.

Now Jesus did many other [miraculous] signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
- John 20:30-31

The glory of God has come into the world in the person of Jesus.

The Word
John 1:1-5

1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. 2 And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. … And through the Son he created the universe. 3 The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God….
- Hebrews 1:1-3

“In the beginning the Word was existing. And the Word was in fellowship with God the Father. And the Word was as to His essence absolute deity.”

How precious is your steadfast love, O God! …
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.
- Psalm 36:7, 9

The Witness
John 1:6-8

What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
- 1 Cor. 3:5-7

The World
John 1:9-13

Behold what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
- 1 John 3:1

The Wonder
John 1:14-18

The Sealing Of God's Servants - Revelation 7:1-17

Transformative Truth: 
Redeemed and sealed forevermore, the saints their Lord and God adore.

The Preservation of God’s Servants
(vv. 1-8)

In him [Christ] you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
- Ephesians 1:13-14

1. Have you truly believed that the Lamb has purchased you by the price of his blood?
2. Do you desire to keep God’s commandments?
3. Are you so convicted of sin that it leads to repentance and renewal of your relationship with Christ?
4. Are you willing to bear witness to the Lamb amid pressures to compromise faith?

The Praise from God’s Servants
(vv. 9-12)

The Presence among God’s Servants
(vv. 13-17)

The only shelter from the wrath of the Lamb
is the love of the Lamb.

Redeemed and sealed forevermore,
the saints their Lord and God adore.

The Seven Seals - Revelation 6:1-17

Transformative Truth: 
Believers can trust God no matter what happens.

The Four Horsemen
Revelation 6:1-8

The Faithful Martyrs
Revelation 6:9-11

The Furious Judgment
Revelation 6:12-17

Thanksgiving! - 1 Thessalonians 1

Transformative Truth: 
God’s work cultivates a thankful heart.

Three Key Words
Thanks
Constantly
Remembering

Give thanks for God's work IN you
Evidence

Encouragement

Exhortation

Give thanks for God's work THROUGH you
Evidence

Encouragement

Exhortation

"Worthy Is The Lamb" - Revelation 5:1-14

Transformative Truth: 
The purchase by the Lamb elicits eternal praise to the Lamb.

The Scroll and the Problem Revelation 5:1-4

Scroll = future history

The Solution and the Praise Revelation 5:6-14

The purchase by the Lamb elicits eternal praise to the Lamb.

"Your Throne, O God" - Revelation 4:1-11

Transformative Truth: 
The indescribably glorious God on heaven’s throne rules over all.

The Revelation of the Throne

"On the throne"

"Around the throne"

"From the throne" 

"Before the throne"

"Around the throne" (again)

Our Response to the Throne

Acknowledge

Bow 

Come

Declare

Christ's Message To A Self-Sufficient Church - Revelation 3:14-22

Transformative Truth: 
Self-sufficiency deprives us from intimate fellowship with the all-sufficient Savior.

The Attributes of the Lord Revelation 3:14

"The Amen"

"the faithful and true witness"

"the beginning of God's creation"

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Colossians 3:1-4

His Assessment of the Church Revelation 3:15-17

His Appeal to the Church Revelation 3:18-22

Self-sufficiency deprives us from intimate fellowship with the all-sufficient Savior.

Hold Fast! - Revelation 3:7-13

Transformative Truth: 
Trust the Authority and Power of Jesus Christ to keep you.

1. The first place you must Trust the Authority & Power of Jesus is in Salvation

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. Matthew 23:13

2. The Second Place you must Trust the Authority & Power of Jesus to keep you is on Mission

And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20

3. The third way we trust the Authority & Power of Jesus is to keep us through the Hour of Trial

I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. John 17:15

4. The fourth way we trust the Authority & Power of Jesus is to keep us through Eternity

I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. Revelation 3:11

Rev. 3:12 The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it...

...and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. Revelation 3:12b

Rev. 3:13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'

Heb. 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.