What Are We Doing Here?

What are we doing here?

Matthew 10:24

Sermon notes by Flynn Ayers 8/17/08

I. Introduction:

A. The Big question of life.

B. Dont polish the brass on a sinking ship.

C. We have a job to do.

II. Context: The Chiastic structure of Jesus speech in Chapter 10

A. Receiving and giving (vs. 5-10)

B. Worthy statements (vs. 11-15)

C. Comparison to animals (vs. 16)

D. Speak (vs. 17-20)

E. Hated (vs. 2 1,22)

F. The coming of the Son of man (vs. 23) E. Hated (vs. 24,25)

D. Speak (vs. 26,27)

C Comparison to animals (vs. 28-32)

B - Worthy statements (vs. 33-40)

A. Receiving and giving (vs. 4 1,42)

III. Fear Not Matthew 10:26

• Things not to fear: Pharisees, those who can kill the body only and not the soul, whether or not God will care for you, when your plans go wrong, the dark, HR. Puffinstuff, Death, etc.

-Jesus is more powerful than death - Hebrews 2:14,15

-If God be for us, who can be against us? - Romans 8:31-39

-Lo I am with you always...