Sermons from October 2019
Faithfulness – Genesis 15:1-6
Faithfulness – Genesis 15:1-6
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…
26 Growing in Patience (James 5:7-11)
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 4:13, 5:1ff) What is Patience and why should we practice it? Prayerful waiting (James 5:7) Reason: Jesus is coming back (James 5:7-8, Acts 2:17, Heb…
25 Hope is (Lamentations 3:19-26)
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 the middle of Israel’s greatest tragedy It is a dark hour full of dark cries.(Lam 1:1-2, 3:1, 14, 17-18) Remember my affliction (Lam 3:19-20, 3:15,…