The Old Testament bears witness of the necessity for the Christ to suffer, die and enter into His glory.

Ministry is lonely and a battle, but you can be a friend with the word to others remembering you are not laboring alone.

Pastors are to preach the Word and fulfill their ministry regardless of the times, knowing they will answer to their righteous Judge.

Faithful pastors are accurate Word handlers, not word wranglers, and their lives reflect it.

Shepherds can endure suffering for the sake of Christ’s glory and salvation of the elect, knowing one day we will be with Him and be like Him.

Pastoral faithfulness shows itself through making disciple-making disciples and unwavering dedication amid suffering.

Church leaders are to reject being ashamed of the gospel or her faithful servants, and instead suffer well in God’s sustaining grace.

Pastors need to recognize authority, remember their legacy and reignite the fire of gospel ministry.

Christ commands and comforts His followers to make followers of Christ through imparting the Word and imparting their lives.

Faithfulness is finding your identity in Christ, not fearing man.

God uses sovereign rejection to produce sovereign reconciliation.

Jesus understands our pain having suffered the greatest evil at the hands of His own people and calls us to trust in the Father's sovereign goodness.

God is sovereign over evil and often uses it to advance His kingdom.

Without the active pursuit of holiness, the people of God will fall into sin and the work of God will be forsaken.

Believing congregations joyfully sing truth about God as their spiritual service of worship.

Covenanted believers do life together, serve the body, and shepherd one another.

Understanding our tendency to wander from God, believers covenant together and commit themselves to obey His Word and support His work.

Knowing Christ starts with counting all as loss in comparison, continues with growing in our knowing, and arrives at ultimately knowing Him face to face.

The King's authority is established as a suffering servant.

A body of believers responds to the Word in prayer and confession.

The Word takes priority in the life of believers.

Christians should respond to the realization of our identity, legacy, and responsibility by committing ourselves to His work and His people.

Believers respond to oposition with discernment knowing the purpose of our enemy and the power of God.

Believers actively pursue unity amid internal opposition because they fear God rather than men.

The church should expect and address opposition through prayer and perseverence, knowing it is God who fights our battles.

Builders build God's Kingdom in community because the church reflects the character of God.

Believers will count the cost and endure opposition for the sake of his Name.

Prayer is the power by which our Scripture-based plans progress.

Ministry is to be fueled by prayer that aligns our will with God's.

Our response to God's faithfulness to us is shown in how we build ministry together for His glory.

Believers need to recognize the causes of weak faith and embrace the cure.

True worship is all that we are responding to all that we know of Him.

Realizing the glory of Christ produces awestruck worship, boldness regarding His reputation and indifference about ours.

Faithfulness is a result of trusting His Word, rather than our philosophy, capability, or expectations.

Understanding the Cup, Christ's response to it, and His command to the disciples, will equip believers for trials and temptations.

Self-reliance rather than Christ dependence will result in being ashamed of the gospel, because we are fearful of what the world thinks and what it might cost us.

Amid rejection, Jesus establishes a New Covenant meal so His children will remember and proclaim His sacrifice for the forgiveness of our sins.

Understanding who the King is and what He willingly chose to do, should produce in us the deepest of devotion.