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How to live in the in-between Luke 19:11-28 The purpose of the parable - a wrong expectation (11)
The journey (12) The commission (13) The rejection (14) The return (15-27) The servants (15-26) The faithful will be rewarded (16-19) The unfaithful will be punished (20-26) The enemies (27) Next week – Tim Keller – Identity

Wisdom for wealth Luke 16:1-31  
Public wealth warning
Two Men Two Destinies Five brothers Application
The danger of loving money The opportunity of investing in people’s eternity

The meaning of love Luke 10:25-37  
The theory of love (25-28) The practice of love (29-35) The challenge of love (36-37) Primary purpose – to call self-righteous sinners to faith in Christ Secondary purpose – to call God’s people to lives of love What does true love of others look like?
Active not passive Sacrificial not shallow Indiscriminate not selective Holy Spirit assisted

The conclusion of the matter The cries of an aching heart Job 42:7-17 Job’s friends are forgiven Job’s character is refined Job’s fortunes are restored

Freedom Tim Keller John 8:31-37 The complexity of freedom The anatomy of unfreedom/slavery How Jesus can set you free. Discussion Questions
In what ways did the talk refresh your understanding of the freedom Christ brings? What is modern society’s definition of freedom and in what ways is it unworkable? What alternative definition of freedom does Tim Keller offer? What is the significance of the distinction between having God as a boss and having him as a father? How does Jesus set us free?

Who is God in relation to me? The cries of an aching heart Job 38-42 Two key convictions about God for facing suffering:-
‘You know and I don’t’ (Trusting God’s wise governance) The inanimate order (Ch 38) The moral order (40:9-14) The animate order (Ch 39 & 40:15-41:34) Response – submitting not questioning ‘I owe and you don’t’ (Acknowledging God’s gracious provision) The grace-based heart The works-based heart Response – trusting not turning Next week: Freedom (Tim Keller)