Weekly Teaching Outlines
Spiritual Growth Lessons
In-depth topical study grounded in the biblical text — running in tandem with the Romans Road commentary.
All Lessons
April 2, 2026 · Lesson 000
The God-Ordered Life
Man chooses to walk, God plans the steps. An introduction to the curriculum — the three-act shape of a life commanded and arranged by God toward an eternal assignment. Begin here.
March 29, 2026 · Lesson 001
Growth Beyond Salvation
Six phases from the new birth through Christlikeness — the call to press on, Spirit-filling, the Word as instrument, restoration of righteousness, the Bema, and conformity to Christ.
March 30, 2026 · Lesson 002
The Royal Priest
The invisible commission — your permanent priestly standing before God, direct access to the throne, the offerings the priest brings, and the eternal priesthood that reigns in the Kingdom.
March 30, 2026 · Lesson 003
The Royal Ambassador
The outward commission — representing the King of kings to a world that rejected Him. Appointed by God, sustained by His supply, operating by His written Word, until the recall at the Rapture closes the embassy.
March 30, 2026 · Lesson 004
Kingdom Reality
The territory purchased by the blood of Christ — already transferred, already inhabited, contested but certain. The Kingdom is not within you, not something you build, and not merely future. It is the present operational reality of every believer.
April 2, 2026 · Lesson 005
Faith
The gift, the call, and the response that changes everything. Faith is not a feeling you generate or a quantity you accumulate — it is a gift assigned by God, activated by the Gospel, and expressed in the affirmative response of the will to God's exclusive claim on human destiny.
April 2, 2026 · Lesson 006
Repentance
A change of mind — not a performance of sorrow. μετάνοια stripped of its Latin freight and recovered as the continuous operating principle of the entire Christian life.
April 2, 2026 · Lesson 007
Election
An invitation from eternity past — extended to all, received by choice. God has a decree. Jesus controls history. The Spirit guides to all truth. Each individual chooses how closely to follow.
April 2, 2026 · Lesson 008
Grace and Love — Part 1
Common grace and the new birth. The rain that falls on the just and unjust. The veil that thins. The Spirit that steps in. Double imputation at the threshold — life and righteousness at once. John 3, Nicodemus.
April 2, 2026 · Lesson 009
Grace and Love — Part 2
Efficacious grace and personal love. The detour through Samaria. The living water that becomes a spring inside. One drink becomes rivers. John 4, the Samaritan woman.
April 4, 2026 · Lesson 010
Confession
Not a transaction — the approach to the throne. The pipeline is inviolable. Fellowship is the flow. Confession restores it. The first approach was in a garden. The system has never changed.
April 5, 2026 · Lesson 011
The Filling of the Holy Spirit
The one revocable ministry. Before Pentecost the Spirit was given and withdrawn. After the cross — permanent indwelling inaugurated. Jesus lived the prototype life in the Spirit operating environment. He cut the path. Then He gave it to us.
April 14, 2026 · Lesson 012
The Bread of Life
Doctrine as the food that grows the soul toward maturity. Infancy, adolescence, maturity — three stages, all operating under the grace provision of God the Holy Spirit. This is eternal life — that they know you.
April 17, 2026 · Lesson 013
The Integrity of God
Ten attributes, one uncompromised character. Sovereignty through Justice — the incommunicable foundation, the hinge of Veracity and Eternal Life, and the communicable attributes the creature contacts. Justice is the point of contact. Love is always the point of reference.
April 17, 2026 · Lesson 014
Faith-Rest
The third problem-solving device. We are building a temple — not a prison. Cleansed by the blood. Fed by the Word. Resting in the promises. Claim the promise, apply the rationale, reach the conclusion. The rest remains.
April 18, 2026 · Lesson 015
Adam's Original Sin
The fall, the federal headship, and the condition every human being is born into. Spiritually dead before the first personal sin. The one exception that made the cross possible. The solution larger than the problem.
April 18, 2026 · Lesson 016
The Sin Nature
The enemy inside the wire — its architecture and operation. Area of weakness, area of strength, two trends, lust pattern. Cannot be removed. Cannot be overcome by the flesh. One mechanism displaces it.
April 18, 2026 · Lesson 017
Personal Sin and Divine Discipline
Three categories of sin — mental, verbal, overt. Three stages of discipline — warning, intensive, dying. The triple compound for judging others. The recovery that closes the loop opened in Adam.
April 18, 2026 · Lesson 018
Reversionism
Eight stages of regression — reaction, frantic search, boomerang, emotional revolt, locked-in negative volition, blackout, scar tissue, reverse-process. The exit ramp available at every stage. Remember from where you have fallen.
April 18, 2026 · Lesson 019
The Seven Imputations
God's complete plan for humanity — from physical birth to eternity. Two at birth, one at the cross, two at salvation, two in maturity and eternity. The grace abounds much more than the trespass.
April 18, 2026 · Lesson 020
Grace Orientation
The fourth problem-solving device. Come to Him as children and learn. The merit system laid down. Grace toward God, grace toward self, grace toward others. My grace is sufficient for you — for you, in this, now.
April 18, 2026 · Lesson 021
Logistical Grace
God's daily provision for every believer regardless of spiritual condition. Not because the believer deserves it — because the Shepherd keeps on shepherding. New every morning. Great is your faithfulness. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow.
April 18, 2026 · Lesson 022
Salvation Theology
Propitiation and expiation — one facing God, one facing man. ἱλαστήριον. ἐφάπαξ. He sat down. The Latin did more harm to the Greek than the Greek will ever do to the man who reads it. The warrant of the individual priesthood.
April 18, 2026 · Lesson 023
Eternal Security
The invisible silent foundation. The creation testifies. Initiative, merit, delivery — the Trinitarian character holds. Security and the grace pipeline are two aspects of the same reality. Leave the settled issue behind. Advance.
April 24, 2026 · Lesson 024
Doctrinal Orientation
The fifth problem-solving device. The personal pivot. Seek it like silver. Active participatory waiting — the exchange of strength. Gnosis to epignosis. The mirror left behind. All meaning, purpose, and direction known because it is taught by God.
April 24, 2026 · Lesson 025
Personal Sense of Destiny
The sixth problem-solving device. The treasure in jars of clay. God does not choose the qualified — He qualifies His chosen. Abram, Jacob, Peter, Paul, Pharaoh, Rahab, Ruth. The destiny declared before the foundation of the world. Grow into it.
April 24, 2026 · Lesson 026
The Holy Spirit Across the Dispensations
The third Person of the Trinity from creation to the Kingdom. Over the waters of the deep. Selective and withdrawable in the Old Testament. Overshadowing Mary. The dove descending at baptism. Pentecost as the hinge. The restrainer removed. The Spirit poured out on all flesh.
April 24, 2026 · Lesson 027
The Holy Spirit in the Church Age
The five ministries — indwelling, baptism, sealing, gifts, filling. The hypostatic union as foundation. Jesus Christ — Lord and King of the unique spiritual life since before eternity. He cut the path first. Then He gave it to His royal family. Walk it.
April 24, 2026 · Lesson 028
Redemption
The price paid — the slave purchased — the freedom granted. Three bondages: sin, the law's curse, the cosmic system. One price: the precious blood of Christ. ἀπολύτρωσις — eternal redemption. The redeemed slave does not return to the slave market.
April 24, 2026 · Lesson 029
Propitiation
The satisfaction of the divine integrity — God facing the cross. ἱλαστήριον — the mercy seat. The wrath of God fully absorbed. He sat down. The work is finished. No condemnation. Draw near with confidence. The throne of grace is open.
April 24, 2026 · Lesson 030
Reconciliation
The barrier removed — the enmity ended — the relationship restored. While we were enemies God reconciled us. The dividing wall demolished. Peace with God. The ambassador function grounded. Three doctrines, one cross. Draw near. Advance. Proclaim.