Sermons by Scott Roberts (Page 18)
6 Praying Scripture Mt 6:9-13
Sermon Outline Importance of Praying Scripture To pray the Scriptures is to tap into the very heart and desire of God Some examples: Mary’s Magnificat (Lk 1:46-55) // Hannah’s prayer (1Sam 2:1-10) Believer’s Prayer for Boldness (Acts 4:23-31) // Gen 1, Ps 2, et al. The Lord’s Prayer (Mt 6:9-13) The OT Background to the Lord’s Prayer (Mt 6:9-13) Our Father (Isa 63:16, 64:8, 2Sam 7:14, 1Chr 17:13, Ps 103:13, Jer 31:9) In heaven (2 Chronicles 20:6; Psalms 115:3,…
5 Praying for Discernment Dan 2;1-19
The Song lyrics are included in the youtube post, or you can download this lyric sheet, by clicking on the link to the right: HICC Lyrics 3.29.20 Sermon Outline Introduction (James 1:5, 3:17) Daniel 2 – Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream The Chronology Problem (Dan 2:1) The Dream (Dan 2:1) Dreams in Bible God gave dreams to warn people in OT (Gen 20:3, 41:16-24) God gave dreams to foretell future (Judge 7:13-15, Gen 31:10) Dreams are promised to increase in last days (Joel…
4 Consecrate yourself – It is the key to prayer 1Peter 1:13-25
This is the complete service which a few of our youth and young adults helped to prepare this afternoon. The sermon begins around the 24:30 minute mark. Video & audio recording of service If you are having trouble getting it to play on the website you may also access the full video recording here. Slides & audio recording of service Sermon Outline Introduction The Consecrated Life What being consecrated means What an unconsecrated life might look like. 1 Peter 1…
3 Bold Authority Matthew 8:5-13
Sermon Outline Bold Requests The Centurion’s Prayer Request Capernaum, Jesus’ hometown (Mt 4:23, 4:13, 8:14. Lk 7:2-5, Mt 11:23-24) Centurion Statement of Fact (Mt 8:6) My servant – (Mt 2:16, 17:14-21, Lk 7:7) Suffering terribly – (Mt 14:24, Rev 12:2) Is Jesus’ response a statement or a question? (Mt 8:7, 15:24-28) The Centurion’s reply Not worthy – (Mt 8:8) Declaration of Faith (Mt 8:8) Authority is the reason for his faith (Mt 8:9) The relationship between Authority and Faith…
2: Prayer as Cries of the Heart – Matthew 26:36-44
Sermon Outline Crying out to God Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-44) Context End of Jesus’ life, on the final night, Gethsemane Importance of Prayer (Mt 26:36-27) Prayer is supposed to be a group event (Mt 26:36-37) Sitting, watching, praying are all words meant as an invitation to join with Jesus in seeking the Father. (Mt 26:36, 38, 40, 41) But Jesus is Alone as he prays (v.39, 42, 44) Depth of Jesus’ cries (Mt 26:37-39) The adjectives and Adverbs If…
01 Luke 18:1-8 Pray and don’t lose heart
Sermon Outline Growing weary in prayer The Parable Proper (Lk 18:2-5) The Judge (Lk 18:2) Francois Bovon notes “He disobeyed the two most important commandments” What kind of hope would you have living in a city like that? The Widow (Lk 18-3) Frequently they are categorized with orphans and aliens by the prophets – people that are lacking other to care for them, protect them, keep them from being taken advantage of. We are told this woman kept coming and…
Seek the Welfare of the city where you live (Jer 29:1-9)
Sermon Outline A Review of our series on the Bible and Politics Jeremiah’s counsel to the Exiles God wanted to transform Babylon and provide for his people by having them benefit the land in which they lived (Jer 29:5-7) Seek the welfare of the city Bringing it forward We are a people called to serve, not to be served (Mk 10:42-45) Our political participation must be one of seeking to benefit all people We must communicate with our officials (Acts…
God is not for or against our political parties (Joshua 5:13-15)
Sermon Outline Introduction Historical Setting From Egypt to the Banks of the Jordan (Num 13:1-14:10) Preparing on the Banks Planning for the Attack (Josh 5:13) The Question (Josh 5:13) Joshua – bold as he approaches the man The Answer (Josh 5:14) The Response (Josh 5:14-15) Reverence Realignment Worship Bringing it forward Political Parties Reverence – Do the parties understand their place when confronted by God? Realignment – Are the parties willing to align their priorities to God’s priorities and to…
We must submit to Government, not obey it completely (Romans 13:1-7) – Week 4
Sermon Outline Introduction Government should not be resisted (Rom 13:1, 2, 5) Be subject/in subjection is a word derived from Gk: tassw. Business have employers and employees, (Tit 2:9) Families have parents and children (Eph 6:1) Church, there are leaders – (1Cor 16:15-16, Heb 13:17) Same is true in political life – there are always rulers and those ruled. To submit/be subject to means To resist is related to same Gk word, tassw. Can we resist laws and corruption? Yes,…