Preacher: Rev Gavino Fioretti

Reading: Genesis 8 & 9

Text: Genesis 8: 1 But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. (ESV)

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Introduction:

1. The preservation of Noah:

God’s remembrance:

God’s intervention:

God’s timing:

2. The worship of Noah:

Divine model:

Divine approval:

3. The covenant with Noah:

God’s promise:

God’s repetition:

God’s principle:

God’s sign:

4. The failing of Noah:

Personal failure:

Family consequences:

Divine providence:

Preacher: Rev Gavino Fioretti

Reading: Matthew 11

Text: Matthew 11: 25 – 30 At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (ESV)

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Introduction:

1. The lordship of the Father:

Over all things:

In salvation:

2. The will of the Father:

Different message:

Gracious message:

Simple message:

3. The Son of the Father:

Special relationship:

Loving relationship:

4. The knowledge of the Father:

Only by the Son:

Only through the Son:

5. The message of the Father:

Handed over to the Son:

Proclaimed by the Son:

Points to the Son:

Preacher: Rev Gavino Fioretti

Reading: 1 Corinthians 11: 17 – 34

Text: 1 Corinthians 10: 16 – 17 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. (ESV)

Q.75 How does the holy supper remind and assure you that you share in Christ’s one sacrifice on the cross and in all his benefits?

In this way: Christ has commanded me and all believers to eat this broken bread and to drink this cup in remembrance of him. With this command come these promises:

First, as surely as I see with my eyes the bread of the Lord broken for me and the cup shared with me, so surely his body was offered and broken for me and his blood poured out for me on the cross.

Second, as surely as I receive from the hand of the one who serves, and taste with my mouth the bread and cup of the Lord, given me as sure signs of Christ’s body and blood, so surely he nourishes and refreshes my soul for eternal life with his crucified body and poured-out blood.

Q. 76 What does it mean to eat the crucified body of Christ and to drink his poured-out blood?

It means to receive with a believing heart the entire suffering and death of Christ and thereby to receive forgiveness of sins and eternal life. But it means more. Through the Holy Spirit, who lives both in Christ and in us, we are united more and more to Christ’s blessed body. And so, although he is in heaven and we are on earth, we are flesh of his flesh and bone of his bone. And we forever live on and are governed by one Spirit, as the members of our body are by one soul.

Q. 77 Where does Christ promise to nourish and refresh believers with his body and blood as surely as they eat this broken bread and drink this cup?

In the institution of the Lord’s Supper: “The Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed
took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body that is [broken]* for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” This promise is repeated by Paul in these words:

“The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.”

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Introduction:

Historical reasons:

Uncomfortable language:

Biblical balance:

1. Christ’s remembrance:

His person:

His work:

2. Christ’s command:

Only believers:

All believers:

3. Christ’s reassurance:

His work for me:

His offer to me:

4. Christ’s Spirit:

Unites us:

Governs us:

Preacher: Rev Gavino Fioretti

Reading: Genesis 6: 9 – 7: 24

Text: Genesis 7: 16 And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him. And the Lord shut him in. (ESV)

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Introduction:

A doubted event:

An historical event:

A theological event:

1. Reasons for the flood:

The corruption of man:

The unrepentance of man:

2. The nature of the flood:

Divine judgment:

Universal judgment:

Sudden judgment:

3. The salvation from the flood:

God’s favour:

God’s provision:

God’s instructions:

God’s covenant:

4. Lessons from the flood:

The truthfulness of God:

The severity of God:

The timing of God:

The day of God:

The grace of God:

Preacher: Rev Gavino Fioretti

Reading: Matthew 11

Text: Matthew 11:20 Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.you, and more than a prophet. (ESV)

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Introduction:

1. Christ’s requirement:

Change of mind:

Change of heart:

Change of life:

2. Christ’s sovereignty:

In revelation:

In salvation:

3. Christ’s judgment:

Day of judgment:

Degrees of judgment:

4. Christ’s people:

Greatly privileged:

Greatly challenged:

5. Christ’s compassion:

His reasoning:

His yearning:

His waiting:

Preacher: Rev Gavino Fioretti

Reading: Genesis 17: 1 – 14

Text: Mark 10: 13 – 16 And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them. (ESV)

Q. 72: Does this outward washing with water itself wash away sins?

No, only Jesus Christ’s blood and the Holy Spirit cleanse us from all sins.

Q. 73: Why then does the Holy Spirit call baptism the water of rebirth and the washing away of sins?

God has good reason for these words. To begin with, God wants to teach us that the blood and Spirit of Christ take away our sins just as water removes dirt from the body. But more important, God wants to assure us, by this divine pledge and sign, that we are as truly washed of our sins spiritually as our bodies are washed with water physically.

Q. 74: Should infants also be baptized?

Yes. Infants as well as adults are included in God’s covenant and people, and they, no less than adults, are promised deliverance from sin through Christ’s blood and the Holy Spirit who produces faith. Therefore, by baptism, the sign of the covenant, they too should be incorporated into the Christian church and distinguished from the children of unbelievers. This was done in the Old Testament by circumcision, which was replaced in the New Testament by baptism.

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Introduction:

1. God’s cleansing:

The guilt of sin:

The power of sin:

2. God’s will:

To teach:

To assure:

3. God’s promise:

His deliverance:

His Spirit:

4. God’s children:

His covenant:

His people:

His promise:

His sign:

Preacher: Rev Gavino Fioretti

Reading: Genesis 6

Text: Genesis 6: 1 – 8 And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. (ESV)

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Introduction:

Wild interpretation:

Creational consequences:

1. God’ sons:

Distinct from the sons of men:

Mixed with the daughters of man:

Behave like the sons of men:

2. God’s opinion:

The works of man:

The intentions of man:

The habit of man:

3. God’s judgment:

Deserved:

Delayed:

Proclaimed:

Felt:

Deadly:

4. God’s favour:

Preacher: Rev Gavino Fioretti

Reading: Matthew 11

Text: Matthew 11: 9 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. (ESV)

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Matthew 11: 1 – 19

Introduction:

Unexpected question:

Different interpretations:

1. The question of John:

The deeds of Christ:

The ministry of Christ:

2. The answer to John:

Christ’s work:

Christ’s teaching:

Christ’s challenge:

3. The ministry of John:

A persecuted prophet:

A great prophet:

More than a prophet:

4. Lesson from John:

A present conflict:

A new era:

An old problem:

Preacher: Rev Gavino Fioretti

Reading: 1 Peter 3

Text: 1 Peter 3: 21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ (ESV)

Q. 69 How does holy baptism remind and assure you that Christ’s one sacrifice on the cross benefits you personally?

A. In this way: Christ instituted this outward washing and with it promised that, as surely as water washes away the dirt from the body, so certainly his blood and his Spirit wash away my soul’s impurity, that is, all my sins.

Q. 70 What does it mean to be washed with Christ’s blood and Spirit?

A. To be washed with Christ’s blood means that God, by grace, has forgiven our sins because of Christ’s blood poured out for us in his sacrifice on the cross. To be washed with Christ’s Spirit means that the Holy Spirit has renewed and sanctified us to be members of Christ, so that more and more we become dead to sin and live holy and blameless lives.

Q. 71 Where does Christ promise that we are washed with his blood and Spirit as surely as we are washed with the water of baptism?

A. In the institution of baptism, where he says: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” “The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned.”

This promise is repeated when Scripture calls baptism “the water of rebirth” and
the washing away of sins.

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Introduction:

The Catholic error:

The evangelical emphasis:

The biblical balance:

1. Christ’s institution:

His command:

His statement:

His purpose: Our personal benefit

2. Christ’s promise:

It is pictured:

It is confirmed:

3. Christ’s washing:

Grace:

Forgiveness:

Sacrifice:

4. Christ’s Spirit:

Renewal:

Sanctification:

Membership:

Preacher: Rev Gavino Fioretti

Reading: Genesis 5

Text: Genesis 5: 1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. (ESV)

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Introduction:

Divine silence:

Divine history:

Divine priorities:

1. The creation of Adam:

God’s work:

God’s order:

God’s image:

2. The children of Adam:

Adam’s likeness:

Adam’s destiny:

3. The hope for Adam:

God’s family:

God’s blessing:

God’s taking:

God’s promise: