Sermons from September 2016

Sermons from September 2016

A Father’s Heart

Sermon Outline Ephesians 6:4 A Father’s Heart Carrying on the Analogy God as Father (Eph 6:4) Train up (Heb 12:11, 2Tim 3:16) Instruction (1Cor 10:11, Tit 3:10) These two words taken together, instruct, command, the parents to ensure that good behavior is taught and bad behavior is pointed out and corrected. We must discipline (Dt 8:5, Jer 30:11, Prov 3:12, Heb 12:8-10, Mt 7:13-14) The Basics of God the Father He is the creator (Dt 32:6, Jer 31:9) Provider of…

Christ in Children

Ephesians 6:1-3 Christ in Children   Children Obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. (Eph 6:1) A Daughter with her Mother. Relation to Ephesians 5:18-21 Christ Obeyed His heavenly Father Scriptural Proof (Mt 3:17, Jn 5:19, 12:49, Lk 22:42) Why did this matter? 2 Reasons Sin – sin is lawlessness (1Jn 3:4) Israel – Israel was called by God to be the son of the Father. Hosea 11:1–2 Salvation and Jesus (Heb 5:7-9) A theological parallel between…

The Godly Marriage

A Godly Marriage   Ephesians 5;22-33   A godly marriage pictures our relationship with Christ Christ Leads the Church (Eph 5:23) Christ loves the church (Eph 5:25) Love is (1Cor 13:4-8) Loves gives of oneself without limit Love gives to purify and cleanse Christ Feeds and cares for the Church (Eph 5:29) Christ unites himself to the Church (Eph 5:31-32, Heb 13:5, Rom 6:5, 8) Marriage is to picture this Leading – Authority and Submission (Eph 5:22-23) Practically, how can…