1. Context: The Successful Prophet (2 Kings 14:23-25) 2. The Prophet’s Commission (1:1-3) 3. Cruising for Catastrophe (1:4-13) 4. Man Overboard (1:14-17) 5. Application: Runaway Christians
1. The Church’s False Reputation (v.1) 2. The Church’s True Situation (v.2-3) 3. The Faithful Remnant’s Commendation (v.4) 4. The Risen Saviour’s Invitation (v.5-6)
1. The Church’s Faithfulness Commended (vv18-19) 2. The Church’s Failures Condemned (vv20-23) 3. The Church’s Fidelity Commanded (vv24-25) 4. The Church’s Future Confirmed (vv26-29)
1. The Words of the One Who Defeated Death (v8) 2. The Present Trials of the Saints in Smyrna (v9) 3. Future Affliction for the Saints in Smyrna (v10) 4. …
1. The Church’s Saviour Described (v12) 2. The Church’s Commitment Commended (v13) 3. The Church’s Compromise Rebuked (v14-15) 4. The Church’s Future(s) Revealed (v16-17)
1. The Blessed Life (v.1-2) 2. The Nature of Blessing (v.3-4). 3. Contrast: the Way of the Wicked (v.4-5) 4. Psalm 1 as Introduction
1. The Church’s Risen King (2:1) 2. The Church’s Resilience Commended (2:2-3) 3. The Church’s Present Failing (2:4-6) 4. The Church’s Promised Future (2:7)
1. Pitiful yet Hoping (vv1-5) 2. Pleading to the Helper (vv6-13) 3. In Pain but Heard (vv14-21)
