Sermons from September 2018

Sermons from September 2018

25 Jesus, Light and Life of the World

Sermon Outline John 8:12-20 A devotional aid is available here.   Introduction 7 I am statements in Gospel of John (Jn 6:35, 8:12, 10:7, 10:11, 11:25, 14:6, 15:1) I am the Light of the World (Jn 8:12, 28) Location: Temple Treasury (Jn 8:20) First, No are Welcome (Gal 3:28) Second, Within the Treasury/Court of Women are 4 giant columns each containing a Giant Menorah/Candlestick. (Jn 8:12) The Jewish Liturgy of The Shema (Deut 6:4-9) Hebrew Yotzer Or Blessing “Who creates…

24 No Ordinary Teacher

Sermon Outline Mt 5-7, 9, 14; Mk 4-6; Lk 10, 15; Jn 6   What do we think of teachers? What kind of Teacher was Jesus? Depends… Jesus was able to simplify (Mk 4:24-25) The complex process of being a disciple and learning all that it takes to be conformed to the image of Christ comes down to this: if you act on my teaching, I will give you more teaching, but if you don’t act upon it then the…

23 – A Dozen names for Jesus’ ministry

A Dozen names for Jesus’ ministry Sermon Outline Mt 3-4, 11; Mk 1-3; Lk 8; Jn 1-4 1. Introduction: What’s in a name? 2. Jesus is The Lamb of God (Jn 1:29, Ex 29:38, 42, 1Jn 1:9) 3. Jesus is God’s chosen One (Jn 1:34, Isa 42:1, 7 some MSS) 4. Jesus is the Messiah (Jn 1:41, 1Sam 16:6, 2Sam 1:14, Lev 4:3, Ps 105:15) 5. Jesus is the one Moses wrote about in the Law (Jn 1:45, Dt 18:15-22)…

22 The Birth of the King (Matthew 1:18-23)

  Sermon outline Matthew 1-2, Luke 1-2, John 1   Kings don’t come from ordinary stock But that isn’t what we find as we read through Matthew’s opening chapter. Jesus is the “son of David, the son of Abraham” and a descendant of: Tamar, A Canaanite (Mt 1:3, Gen 38) Rahab, the Prostitute (Mt 1:5, Josh 2:1) Wife of Uriah, an adulteress (Mt 1:6, Ex 33:2) Manasseh, a pagan God hater (Mt 1:10, 2Chr 33:2-9) Mary and Joseph (Mt 1:19)…

Hosea and the Marriage Covenant

Sermon Outline God’s First Messengers to a Wayward People Elijah and Elisha Hosea & Amos Prophets are Men sent by God to speak His heart to His people Remind the People of Covenant Decry the ways the covenant is violated Spell out the Punishment for violation   Hold out Hope after the punishment  B/C God’s purpose is to relate to people and build up an obedient, live giving communion of persons on this earth. Hosea Reminds the People of the Covenant…