Outline—John 1:15–24

1. Preeminent Sufficiency (vv. 15–18)
2. Pronounced Uniqueness (vv. 19–28)
3. Precise Identity (vv. 29–34)

Take Home Points

• Have you seen Him as He is?
• Do you daily observe His sufficiency?
• Do you assist people to see Him as He is?

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Outline—John 1:6–13

1. Imperative witness (vv. 6–8)
2. Imperative message (vv. 9–11)
3. Imperative belief (vv. 12–13)

Take Home Points

• Have you embraced the Lord as your Savior without reservation, addition or doubt?
• Do you observe the imperative of witnessing; are you like John?
• How would your life be different today if you fully appreciated God’s ownership of your soul?

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Outline—John 1:1–5

1. Be introduced to His nature (vv. 1–2)
2. Be introduced to His power (v. 3)
3. Be introduced to His work (vv. 4–5)

Take Home Points

• Remember His condescending love which graciously works to bring us to delight in His delight.
• You must figure out who Jesus is to you!

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Outline—Philemon 15–25

1. Teaching tact is:
   1. Teaching to see with eternity in mind (v. 15)—eternity
   2. Teaching to be ever mindful of who you are in Christ (vv. 16–17)—identity
   3. Teaching by giving a living example (vv. 18–19a)—entity
   4. Teaching to keep a humble heart (v. 19b)—humility
   5. Teaching through encouragement (vv. 20–22)—expectancy

Take Home Points

• Always keep an eternal perspective (v. 15).
• Tact is a great way to show you’re in Christ (vv. 16–17).
• Debt is apparently no reason to abandon tact (v. 18).
• What a believer does as a Christian act is beneficial to all believers (v. 20).
• Don’t be afraid to encourage better behavior among believers (vv. 20–22).

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Outline—Philemon 8–14

1. Appeal based upon the work (vv. 8–9)—proper priorities
2. Appeal on behalf of people (vv. 10–11)—Christ captured
3. Appeal driven by godly relationships (vv. 12–13)—brotherly bonds
4. Appeal harmoniously turned to high ethics (v. 14)—heavenly habits

Observations on Tact

• Tact (touch) is thoughtful application of other-centeredness in all relationships.
• In the Christian context, it is founded in a proper understanding of the image of God borne by the image-bearer to other image-bearers.
• It is the application of Christian grace to all men (in honor preferring one another, owe no man anything but to love him, speak the truth in love, etc.).
• Tact is a task.
• Tact is an obligation.
• Tact is an act of worship.
• Tact is an act of service.
• Tact is an act of obedience.
• Tact is an act of faithfulness.
• Tact is an act of competence.
• Tact is an act of self-control.
• Tact is an act of compassion.
• Tact is an act of grace.

Take Home Points

• There is no excuse for the Christian to be nasty to others.
• There is every excuse for the Christian to display the fruit of the Spirit.
• Make it your aim to do God’s work in God’s way for God’s glorious results.

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