Sermons from October 2016

Sermons from October 2016

Breastplate of Righteousness

Ephesians 6;14b The Breastplate of Righteousness Sermon Outline     Introduction What is a breastplate for? What is righteousness? Righteousness is not the same as self-righteous (Phil 3:4-7) Righteousness is related to Faith (Rom 1:17) Appealing to Christ Christ the only Righteous one (Rom 3:10) Imputed Righteousness, i.e justification (Phil 3:8-9, 2Cor 5:21) Righteousness is also related to behavior (Eph 4:24, 1Tim 6:11, 2Tim 2:22) A righteous life is living in conformity with the law of God, love him first…

The Belt of Truth

The Belt of Truth (Ephesians 6:14a)   Context The battle is spiritual and not physical (Eph 6:12c) We have an enemy that isn’t flesh and blood (Eph 6:12c) Our enemy is the devil and his cadre. (HC 127) We don’t need to find the enemy, he will find us. (Dt 11:24, Josh 1:3) We need to stand firm, and refuse to yield any territory to the devil (James 4:7) The Belt of Truth Historical Background What is Truth? Does Truth…

We have but 1 Enemy (POHFW)

There is but one enemy, and we are not it! (Ephesians 6:10-13 ) Sermon Outline Illustration of a fight/wrestling match We have a common enemy Not each other (1Cor 12:12-13a, 27) Not any other person (Eph 6:12a) Demonic Evil (Eph 6:12) The battle is spiritual that we are engaged in and it touches upon the physical creation. We see this in 2 ways in the OT: Elements of Nature (Job 1:15-19, 2:7) Control Nations (Daniel 10:13) Why does demonic evil…

Worship in the Workplace

Is Work Worship?  How can you have an Ethic of Worship in the Workplace? Ephesians 6;5-9 The ethics of the Workplace On Slavery in the Ancient World Slaves Work is Worship: Obey as you obey Christ (Eph 6:5) Obey all the time (Eph 6:6) Work hard for them (Eph 6:7) We have only 1 Master (Mt 6:22-24, Rom 14:17-18) Expect a reward (Eph 6:8, 1Pt 1:8-9, HC 91)  Masters Treat your slaves well (Eph 6:9a) Do not threaten them (Eph…