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1. Unless you are _____, you cannot be saved - v1; 2. Saved through the Grace of the Lord Jesus - v11.

1. Not Unclean - "I should not call any person common or unclean." 10:28, 11:12; 2. Not Favoritism - "God shows no partiality" 10:34; 3. Not Opposing - "who was I that I could stand in God's way" 11:17

1. Genuine Love (from Spirit) - "they had everything in common" 4:32-38; 2. Faked Love (against Spirit) - "Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit" 5:1-11

1. Humble (not arrogant) Boldness - "recognized they had been with Jesus" 12-14; 2. Submissive (not rebellious) Boldness - "listen to .. God" not man 15-22; 3. Dependent (not independent) Boldness - "grant to your servants" 25-31

1. about Jesus? - "for certain ... Lord and Christ ..." vv32-36; 2. about Humanity/Us? - "repent and ... receive the gift ... vv37-40; 3. about the Church? - "all who believed were together" vv41-47

1. Jesus Left to Continue - "all that Jesus began to do and teach ..."; 2. Jesus Left to Send - "when the Holy Spirit .. my witness ..."; 3. Jesus Left to Return - "...will come in the same way as you saw him go..."

1. Goal - "get wisdom"; 2. Progress - "dawn ... until full day" 3. Evaluation - "heart ... speech ... eyes ... feet"

1. Danger - "do not forget" 2. Desire - "nothing you desire can compare" 3. Difficulty - "do not withhold good"

1. Seeking - not lax but with longing; 2. Finding - not achieving but receiving; 3. Living - not the end but continuing

1. What You Think You Don't Want; 2. What You Actually Don't Want.

1. Enticed with Excitement v8-19 - "if sinners entice you, do not consent" 2. Ignoring the Boring v20-33 - "you have ignored all my counsel"

1. Not Stuck Without Wisdom - "to know wisdom ..." v2-6; 2. Not Alone to Determine Wisdom - "the fear of the Lord" - v7 3. Not Arrogant to Despise Wisdom - "fools despise" - v7

1. Positive Commitment - "well done, good servant!" - Risking; 2. Supposedly Neutral - "you wicked servant!" - Refraining; 3. Negative Refusal - "enemies ... slaughter them" - Rebelling.

1. Good Prayer - self-reliant, self-righteous, self-exalting (9-12); 2. Bad Prayer - dependent, deficient, degenerate (13-14).

1. Pray Like an Old Lady - desperate, only appeal, clings to hope. 2. Answered (un)Like a Bad Judge - unethical, self-centered, worn down.

1. An Odd Example (vv1-9) - squanderingly shrewd yet reaches out; 2. An Off Example (vv19-31) - sumptuously secure yet ignores others.

1. Celebrating Repentance - "more joy over one sinner who repents;" 2. Repentance as Resurrection - "my son was dead, and is alive again" 3. Join the Celebration - "fitting to celebrate"

1. Positioning: reversal of honor - 7-11 "chose the places of honor"; 2. Connections: rethinking repayment - 12-14 "lest you be repaid" ; 3. Excuses: reservations revoked - 15-23 "all began to make excuses"

1. Starts Small - underground, hidden, fringe, authentic 2. Grows Tall - trending, biggest.deal.ever., iconic 3. Affects All - "birds" "all leavened"