Sermons from February 2019
08 Compassion (Luke 10:25-37)
08 Compassion Luke 10:25-37 Sermon Outline Introduction (Micah 6:8, Dt 24:10-15, Ps 82:4-5) Key Idea #8: I believe God calls all Christians to show compassion to people in need. The Testing (Luke 10:25-29) Behold Meet our first character: a Lawyer (Luke 7:30, 4:2, 12, 11:15) The Question (Luke 10:25) Interesting Question, phrased in an interesting way. The Tables are Turned (Luke 10:26) The Answer to the first question (Luke 10:28) Love is the only verb mentioned in the answer. Jesus…
07 Biblical Anthropology (Psalm 8, Romans 3:23-25)
Biblical Anthropology (Ps 8) Sermon Outline Who Am I? Developing a Biblical Anthropology A people loved by God (Psalm 8) Structural Signposts in Psalm 8: 1, 4, 9 Humanity cannot be understood except in relation to God Insignificantly Small (Ps 8:4) Created (Gen 2:7) A People God Remembers & Cares for (Ps 8:5, Gen 1:26-27) Important Job (Ps 8:6) The problem: once sin entered the human race it spread like an incurable virus. (Gen 8:21, Rom 3:23) The Solution (Rom.…
06 The Church is God’s Plan for the World (1Peter 2:9-12)
06 The Church is God’s plan for accomplishing his purposes on earth (1Pt 2:9-12) Outline Recap of Key Beliefs The Church is an OT and NT Reality (1Peter 2:9-12) Same terms used to describe OT Israel are used to describe the NT People of God Chosen people (Gen 17:7, Dt 10:15, Is 43:20-21, 1Pt 1:2, 2:9) Royal Priesthood (1Pt 2:9, Ex 19:6, Num 18:7) Holy Nation Belonging to God & the People of God Same job in OT…
05 In Christ, we are Children of God (John 1:9-13 & Galatians 3:23-4:7)
When we come to faith we receive an entirely new identity. No longer are we blind, captive prisoners but we become children of God, clothed in righteousness, heirs of the promise of God in us and adopted into the divine family.