Sermon Outline Soli Deo Gloria Luke 2:8-20 Christmas is a scary holiday! Why were the shepherds terrified? (Luke 2:8-9) Shepherd, the manly men of the middle east. (Jer 50:44, 49:19, 1Sam 17:34-35) 2 Reasons (Luke 2:9) An Angel appeared (Dan 8:17, Lk 1:13, 30) God’s glory envelops We are sinners and should be terrified too.…
Sermon Outline for Solus Christus – Acts 4:8-12 Historical Tidbit The Scene (Acts 3) The Healing of the Cripple (Acts 3:6-8, 19-20) The Night in Jail (Mt 10:18-20) The Sermon (Acts 4:8-12) Who authorized this? Jesus Did it! Resurrection brings healing The Stone the Builders Rejected (Ps 118:22) God is the Rock (Dt 32:4, 15, 31,…
Sermon Outline Sola Gratia – Romans 11:1-6 A Thief and a Righteous Man[1] Salvation is entirely by Grace Physically, which of us can ascend to God? Mentally, which of us could stand up before God? Spiritually, who could atone for their sin? 8:29-30 Context of Romans 9-11 Extended discussion about Grace and election. Election…
Hebrews 11 – Sola Fides (WLC 72-73) George Muller on Faith What is faith? (Heb 11:1) What does the Bible teach about faith? Understand Creation ex nihilo (Heb 11:3) Worship by Faith (Heb 11:4) Please God by Faith (Heb 11:5b-6) Approach God through Faith (Eph 3:12) Cleansing of the Heart occurs by Faith (Acts 15:9,…
Psalm 19:7-11 Sermon Outline Medieval History Lesson 5 Questions of the Reformation What must I obey? Sola Scriptura What must I do to be saved? Sola Fide Who must I trust? Solus Christus What must I earn? Sola Gratia What is the point? Soli Deo Gloria Sola Scriptura Defined Characteristics of the Word…
Why, O Lord? (Lessons in Suffering) Ps 22:1-5, Romans 5:3-5, James 1:2-4 J. Todd Billings, Rejoicing in Lament The Bible is full of people asking God Why? And How long? A Difficult Pregnancy ( 25:22) When the pursuit of freedom brings more suffering (Ex 5:22-23) When food & water are lacking? (Num 11:11-12, 20:4)…
Ephesians 6:18-20 provides the final instruction to the saints about their spiritual armor. Prayer, though not singled out as a specific piece of armor is the greatest weapon the Christian has. Pastor Scott will explore why we should pray, when we should pray, how we should pray and for what we should pray in this sermon.
Sermon Outline Ephesians 6;15-17 The Rest of the Armor Introduction The Gospel of Peace Purpose of shoes Shoes for everything Roman military sandals Caliga – strong leather soul, open leather top, studded for grip, not wear out To protect the feet and allow faster movement and response Feet fitted, i.e. bind on. Securely affix. What…
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…
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…