God says we are not to love the world, but just want is the “world” He talks about? It is the world “system,” run by Satan. We must be wary of lust of the flesh, lust of the eye, and pride of life. These attract us to worldly things and away from God. No one can love both; either you love God or you love the world. The world will pass away, but God is eternal.

Outline—Matthew 23

1. Sin identified (vv. 3–12)
2. Sorrows enumerated (vv. 13–36)
3. Sadness expressed (vv. 37–39)

Related Scripture

• John 3:16

Take Home Points

• Maintain a tough biblical evaluation of yourself.
• Maintain a charitable biblical evaluation of others and their motives.
• Guard against a self-righteous attitude.
• Guard against a preoccupation of externals over internals.
• Maintain the distinction between tradition and truth.

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Outline—Psalm 51 (Part 2)

1. God is resolved to evangelize and make disciples (vv. 12, 13)
2. God is resolved to pursue deliverance (v. 14a)
3. God is resolved to praise (vv. 14b, 15)
4. God is resolved to keep a humbled heart (vv. 16, 17)
5. God is resolved to maintain worship (vv. 18, 19)

Related Scripture

• Leviticus 20:10
• 2 Samuel 12:14
• 1 Chronicles 28:3
• Isaiah 57:15
• James 4:3

Take Home Points

• Resolutions will always fail unless God is in partnership with you.

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Outline—Romans 6:20–23

1. Summary of life before Christ (vv. 20–21)
2. Boundless opportunity with Christ (v. 22)
3. Final comparison to keep in mind (v. 23)

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Outline—Romans 6:7–11

1. There is a new freedom (v. 7)
2. There is a new life (v. 8)
3. There is a new principle (v. 9)
4. There is a new work (v. 10)
5. There is a new starting point (v. 11)

Related Scripture

1. John 15

Take Home Points

• You have the power to do right.
• Life for the believer is an adventure with God.

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Romans 6:1–4—Outline not available.

Take Home Points

• Read “sin” as “sin nature;” it reigns and controls our lives unless we are given new lives by Jesus Christ.
• You should not have a “cordial relationship” with your sin nature.
• Christians are relieved from the tyranny of death.
• You are made in the image of the Son—live like it!

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