Sermons on Christian Living (Page 4)
09 Protecting the Gospel (Phil 3:1-16)
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Outline: Rejoice in the Lord Joy is a hallmark of the Christian faith Joy is a command Joy helps ensure safety in the Christian walk Stand Firm in the Faith There is one Gospel It brings safety It is under attack…
07 More on Ministering (Philippians 2:12-18)
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. Sermon Outline Therefore What is the therefore, there for? Context Paul gives them 3 Commands (Phil 2:12, 14, 18) Command 1: Work out your own salvation (Phil 2:12-13) Notice how Paul begins with terms of endearment (Phil 2:12, 4:1, 1:7-8, 2:1, Prov 27:17) Importance: Can never admonish, correct, encourage until people know you love them and care for them.…
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…
Conscience (Romans 2:14-16; 14:1ff)
Sermon Outline Introduction What is the conscience? BDAG: the inward faculty of distinguishing right and wrong…attentiveness to [internal] obligation[1] it isn’t identical with what we know, or with the Spirit of God within/outside us, or even with what we have been taught is right/wrong in our family and culture but it is informed by all of them (Rom 2:14-16) Paul’s Clear conscience (Acts 23:1, 24:16) Does this mean that every time our conscience condemns us or acquits us…
What Gentleness Is and is not (1Kings 12:1-14 and John 8:1-11)
Sermon outline Gentleness is not… Rehoboam’s story (1Kings 12:1-14) How would you feel hearing this kind of response from one you were asking for relief? How do you think Rehoboam felt being summoned and having the terms of his kingship dictated to him? A Harsh Answer (Prov 15:1) Gentleness is hard to define in positive terms, but it is easy to recognize its absence The harsh speech of Rehoboam. The pride that translates into a lack of concern and care…
27 The Weapon of Goodness (Romans 12:9-21)
Sermon Outline Stories to Ponder William Ladd Sheep Problem A Hiking Husband An injured soldier A Divorced Woman Natural Inclinations – eye for eye, tooth for tooth… The Weapon of Goodness Romans 12:9-21 appears on first glance to be a list of disconnected commands But the passage isn’t disconnected there are 2 structural details that I would like to draw your attention to: Internal/External (Rom 12:10-13/14-21) Chiasm (Rom 12:9, 14, 21) A Christian Response to evil A Divorced Woman…
24 Self-control and Titus 2
Sermon Outline Jackie Robinson[1] Self-control is expected in many areas of life Use of Substances (Titus 2:2-3, Eph 5:18) Faith (Titus 2:2-3, 2:5, 2:7) Be Dignified (2:2) dignity (2:7) Reverent in Behavior (2:3) Pure (Titus 2:5) Speech (Titus 2:3, 2:8-9, Luke 7:10, Col 4:6) Older women likewise are to be…Not slanderers (2:3) Young men are to be of Sound speech (2:8) Bondservants/slaves are Not argumentative (2:9) Family (Titus 2:4-5, Eph 5:25) Love their husbands and children (2:4) Submissive to…
23 Isaiah 26:1-3 Practicing Peace
Sermon Outline Practicing Peace is like Planting a Garden – it takes time and a lot of patience Peace/Shalom in Bible Statistics Isaiah 26 & Cosmic Justice In that day… (Isa 26:1a) …A song will be sung in the land of Judah… (Isa 26:1a, 24:16) The Song We have a strong city (Isa 26:1b, Gal 4:25-26, Heb 11:10) He sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks (Isa 26:1c) Open the gates that the righteous nation that keeps faith may…
22 Growing in Joy (Luke 2:8-11, 20 etc)
Sermon Outline Do you long for Joy? (Rom 15:13, John 15:11) The Source of Joy Joy and Happiness/gladness are often wrongly contrasted by many (Ps 14;7, Is 9:3, 1Chr 16:31) The source of Christian Joy (Luke 2:8-11, 20) First, Joy is for all people. Second, Joy is a message (Rom 10:15, Isa 52:7). Third, that message is about a person (Mt 1:21) Growing in Joy even when things are off Worship increases Joy (Lk 2:20) Share the Faith with unbelievers…
Can Demons read my mind? (Gen 3:1-7, et al.)
Can demons read my mind? This is a question some people wrestle with and it concerns them to know how much a demon can know about and influence their thoughts based upon what they are thinking. I hope to outline what demons are, how they work and to answer the question so that God’s people are taught by the Word and know truth from error.