Acts
Luke begins the Book of Acts where he left off in his gospel.  Acts records the initial fulfillment of the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20 as it traces the beginning and growth of the New Testament church.  Christ's last words before His ascension were so perfectly realized in the Book of Acts that they effectively and concisely outline its contents:  " ' You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem [chs. 1-7], and in all Judea and Samaria [chs. 8-12] and to the end of the earth [chs. 13-28]' " (1:8), Thus, Acts traces the rapid expansion of the gospel, beginning in Jerusalem and spreading throughout the Roman Empire.
Focus	Witness in Jerusalem		Witness in Judea & Samaria	Witness to the Ends of the Earth
	1:1                            8:4		8:5    12:25	13:1                    28:31
Divisions	Power of the Church	Progress of the Church	Expansion of the Church	Paul's Three Journeys	Paul's Three Trials
	1:1       2:47	3:1      8:4	8:5      2:25	13:1  21:16	21:17  28:31
Topics	Jews		Samaritans	Gentiles
	Peter		Philip	Paul
Place	Jerusalem		Judea & Samaria	Uttermost Part
Time	2 Years (A.D. 33-35)		13 Years (A.D. 35-48	14 Years (A.D. 48-62)

 Sunday, November 3, 2013, Pastor Duckett preached from the book of Acts.

John
The Gospel of John is a gospel apart.  Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the synoptic gospels because, despite their individual emphases, they describe many of the same events in the life of Jesus of Nazareth.  John draws mainly upon events and discourses not found in the other gospels to prove to his readers that Jesus is God in the flesh, the eternal Word come to earth, born to die as God's sacrifice for human sin.  Seven miraculous signs prove that "Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you  may have life in His name" (20:31).  No finer gospel tract has ever been penned than John's inspired account of Christ's life, death and resurrection.
Focus	Incarnation of the Son of God	Presentation of the Son of God	Opposition to the Son of God	Preparation of the Son's Disciples	Crucifixion and Resurrection of the Son of God
	1:1       1:18	1:19     4:54	5:1     12:50	13:1    17:26	18:1     21:25
Divisions	Introduction to Christ	Revelation of Christ	Rejection of Christ	Revelation from Christ	Rejection of Christ
	1:1     1:18	1:19    4:54	5:1   12:50	13:1  17:26	18:1  21:25
Topics	Seven Miracles			Upper Room Discourse	Supreme Miracle
	"That You May Believe"			"That You May Have Life"
Place	Israel
Time	A Few Years			A Few Hours	A Few Weeks

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Nehemiah
Nehemiah, contemporary of Ezra and cupbearer to the king in the Persian palace, leads the third and last return to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.  His concern for the welfare of Jerusalem and its inhabitants prompts him to take bold action.  Granted permission to return to his homeland, Nehemiah challenges his countrymen to arise and rebuild the shattered walls of Jerusalem.  In spite of opposition from without and abuse from within, the task is completed in only fifty-two days -- a feat which even the enemies of Israel must attribute to God's enabling.  By contrast, the task of reviving and reforming the people of God within those rebuilt walls demands years of Nehemiah's godly life and leadership.
Focus	Reconstruction of the Wall		Restoration of the People
	1:1                                      7:73		8:1                                            13:31
Divisions	Preparation to Reconstruct the Wall	Reconstruction of the Wall	Renewal of the Covenant	Obedience to the Covenant
	1:1               2:20	3:1                   7:73	8:1                10:39	11:1                   13:31
Topics	Political		Spiritual
	Construction		Instruction
Place	Jerusalem
Time	19 Years (444--425 B.C.)

 Pastor Duckett preached from the book of Nehemiah Sunday, October 13, 2013. 

 

 

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Nahum
Nineveh was a city build to last.  Surrounded by high walls, fortified with two hundred towers, encircled by a deep moat, it was truly an invincible and impregnable fortress -- or so the Ninevites thought!  But according to the prophet Nahum, the proud city and its inhabitants would be powerless to stand before God's coming wrath.  In the 150 years since Jonah's remarkable revival, the people of Nineveh has returned to their defiant, immoral ways.  Nahum's preaching is not a call to repentance (like Jonah's), but a decree of death for an evil people who have "worn out" the patience of God.
Focus	Destruction of Nineveh Decreed		Destruction of Nineveh Described		Destruction of Nineveh Deserved
	1:1                                    1:15		2:1                                                      2:13		3:1                                          3:19
Divisions	General Principles of Divine Judgment	Destruction of Nineveh and  Deliverance of Judah	Call to Battle	Description of the Destruction of Nineveh	Reasons for the Destruction of Nineveh	Destruction of Nineveh is Inevitable
	1:1     1:8	1:9           1:15	2:1           2:2	2:3                   2:13	3:1          3:7	3:12        3:19
Topics	Verdict of Vengeance		Vision of Vengeance		Vindication of Vengeance
	What God Will Do		How God Will Do It		Why God Will Do It
Place	In Judah against Nineveh, Capital of Assyria
Time	c. 660 B.C.

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