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09 Stewardship – The Heart of the Matter – It all belongs to God
Sermon Outline 09 Mt 25;14-30 Stewardship: It All Belongs to God The Heart (Prov 4:23, Mt 7:17, Isa 1:3, Ps 24:1-2) Context of Matthew 24-25 Parousia (Mt 24:1-1, 30) Being Ready (Mt 24:42) Service in the Kingdom of Heaven(Mt 24:45ff) 4 stories meant to instruct the disciples in how they are to live in anticipation of the return of the Lord. Characters & Items Owner (Mt 25:14, 19) 3 servants Talents (Ps 127:3, Heb 13:2, 1Cor 6:19-20,…
08 Compassion (Luke 10:25-37)
08 Compassion Luke 10:25-37 Sermon Outline Introduction (Micah 6:8, Dt 24:10-15, Ps 82:4-5) Key Idea #8: I believe God calls all Christians to show compassion to people in need. The Testing (Luke 10:25-29) Behold Meet our first character: a Lawyer (Luke 7:30, 4:2, 12, 11:15) The Question (Luke 10:25) Interesting Question, phrased in an interesting way. The Tables are Turned (Luke 10:26) The Answer to the first question (Luke 10:28) Love is the only verb mentioned in the answer. Jesus…
07 Biblical Anthropology (Psalm 8, Romans 3:23-25)
Biblical Anthropology (Ps 8) Sermon Outline Who Am I? Developing a Biblical Anthropology A people loved by God (Psalm 8) Structural Signposts in Psalm 8: 1, 4, 9 Humanity cannot be understood except in relation to God Insignificantly Small (Ps 8:4) Created (Gen 2:7) A People God Remembers & Cares for (Ps 8:5, Gen 1:26-27) Important Job (Ps 8:6) The problem: once sin entered the human race it spread like an incurable virus. (Gen 8:21, Rom 3:23) The Solution (Rom.…
06 The Church is God’s Plan for the World (1Peter 2:9-12)
06 The Church is God’s plan for accomplishing his purposes on earth (1Pt 2:9-12) Outline Recap of Key Beliefs The Church is an OT and NT Reality (1Peter 2:9-12) Same terms used to describe OT Israel are used to describe the NT People of God Chosen people (Gen 17:7, Dt 10:15, Is 43:20-21, 1Pt 1:2, 2:9) Royal Priesthood (1Pt 2:9, Ex 19:6, Num 18:7) Holy Nation Belonging to God & the People of God Same job in OT…
05 In Christ, we are Children of God (John 1:9-13 & Galatians 3:23-4:7)
When we come to faith we receive an entirely new identity. No longer are we blind, captive prisoners but we become children of God, clothed in righteousness, heirs of the promise of God in us and adopted into the divine family.
04 The Bible Reveals God and his will for our lives (Heb 1:1-2, 2Tim 3:12-17)
Sermon Outline I. How do we know God? a. Creation (Rom 1:19-20, Ps 8:3-4) b. Self-revelation (Heb 1:1-2, Gen 1-3) i. God took the initiative to approach humanity! ii. The Son is the supreme revelation of God! (John 5:37-39, Heb 1:3, Jn 14:9-11) c. The Bible reveals God to us (John 20:31) II. How do we know God’s will for our life a. It would be easy to simply tell you God’s will for you…
03 Romans 3:21-31 Salvation by Grace through Faith
Salvation by Grace through Faith Sermon Outline Salvation Introduction The Key Q is not “Is it possible to be saved?” (Rev 21:3) but rather, “How do I experience it?” (Eph 2:8-9, Rom 3:21-31) The Law and Prophets told us of the righteousness of God (Rom 3:21) The Righteousness that comes by the law (Phil 3:6) Real Righteousness (Mt 6:10, Dt 6:5, Rom 3:21, John 1:31, Gen 15:6, Dt 9:6) What is that plan? Faith in Jesus Christ (Jn 6:29, Heb…
02 Providence: God is good and He cares for you
02 Providence: God Cares about You Sermon Outline The World is not Fatalistic or Mechanistic Providence defined Good and in control Good defined (Gen 50:20, Dt 8:7, Ps 119:38, 73:1, 73:28, 84:11, Mk 10:18) Control illustrated In earthly matters, we plan to build and then plan to maintain the building. David did this with the Temple (1Chr 22-27) So also God does the same in his glorious creation (2Chr 20:6, 1Ti 6:15, Rev 17:14, 19:16, Ps 2:2-4) (Vandergroe, Vol…
01 God – 3 in 1
Sermon Outline Introduction to Believe The Bible begins and ends with God (Gen 1:1, Rev 22:3-5) 4 Assertions God is one (Dt 6:4-5) God is Three OT Hints of the plurality in the godhead (Gen 1:1-2, 1:26-27, Dt 6:4) 3, not 2 or 4 or more (Jn 1:10, Col 1:15-17, Heb 1:2, Mt 28:19, Acts 7:55, Rev 4-5) The 3 persons are each fully God (Athanasian Creed) Father is worshipped (Jn 4:23) Jesus is worshipped (Lk 24:52) Spirit…