SERMON OUTLINE I. Introducing Advent Series II. New Covenant a. Context (Jer 19:9, Lam 4:10, Jer 31:31) b. The Hope of reconciliation (Jer 31:31, Lk 22:20, Jer 11:10, 13) c. A Regenerating Covenant (Jer 31:33-34, 2Cor 3:3, John 16:7, 13) d. A Covenant with Forgiveness (Jer 31:34) e. A Covenant without end (Jer 31:35-40) III. Jesus and the New Covenant a. The…
Sermon Outline Introduction Examples & Review Roadmap for Today Humility through 2 parables (Lk 14:7-11, 18:9-14) Both end with nearly identical statements (Lk 14:11, 18:14) In our first story humility is closely related to honor and shame, or said another way – our relationship to others. In the second, humility is related to our…
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…
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…
Keeping Trust in our Dark Times – Isaiah 50:10
Faithfulness – Genesis 15:1-6
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…
Sermon Outline Patience James on Patience (James 1:3, 1:12, 5:7-11) James 1:3 testing of our faith produces steadfastness/perseverance James 1:12 says Christians are blessed if they are steadfast under trials But the largest teaching on patience in the book is James 5:7-12 The Command to be patient (Jam 5:7-8) Context Rich and Poor (James…
Sermon Outline Introduction So why do people plan, build and risk for false hopes that can’t provide? we don’t believe that God is enough Jeremiah was struggling with this very thing until Lam 3:24 False Hope is rooted in the idea that our circumstances will improve Lamentations Summary – The book was written in…
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…