Sermons on Christian Living (Page 5)
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22 Growing in Joy (Luke 2:8-11, 20 etc)
Sermon Outline Do you long for Joy? (Rom 15:13, John 15:11) The Source of Joy Joy and Happiness/gladness are often wrongly contrasted by many (Ps 14;7, Is 9:3, 1Chr 16:31) The source of Christian Joy (Luke 2:8-11, 20) First, Joy is for all people. Second, Joy is a message (Rom 10:15, Isa 52:7). Third, that message is about a person (Mt 1:21) Growing in Joy even when things are off Worship increases Joy (Lk 2:20) Share the Faith with unbelievers…
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Can Demons read my mind? (Gen 3:1-7, et al.)
Can demons read my mind? This is a question some people wrestle with and it concerns them to know how much a demon can know about and influence their thoughts based upon what they are thinking. I hope to outline what demons are, how they work and to answer the question so that God’s people are taught by the Word and know truth from error.
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19 The Grace of Giving (2Cor 8:1-15)
Sermon Outline Cameron Townsend’s Marriage Example The Grace of Giving Grace and Generosity are inextricably tied together (2Cor 8:1-4, 9) Giving isn’t related to material means but to theological heart (2Cor 8:3-5, 9) Giving isn’t just a matter of handing over stuff/$. It’s about the gospel (2Cor 8:9, Phil 2:6-8) What matters in the grace of giving is the heart of the giver (Rom 5:3-5). Paul draws attention to the giving patterns of some to encourage others (2Cor 8:1-4,…
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18 Redeeming Time (Eph 5:8-9, 15-21)
Sermon Outline History of the clock Our Time belongs to God So how should we use our time, steward time as managers of this resource for God? (Eph 5:8-9) Recognize where we came from Recognize Redemption (Eph 1:7) Walk in accordance with your new identity (HC 91, Eph 5:15-17) Look & Examine (2Cor 13:5) Is your life growing in the fruit of the Spirit? (Gal 5:22-23) Redeem (Gal 3:13) So what does that kind of time usage look like?…
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17 Spiritual Gifts: Building the Body of Christ (Exodus 35:30-36:1)
Sermon Outline Introduction Building the Tabernacle (Exodus 35:30-36:1) Context of passage Parallel passage (Exodus 31:2-11) There is a keen connection between the sabbath and worship in the tabernacle. Amount of time dedicated to Tabernacle cp. to Creation Building begins with being called (Ex 35:30) By name (Ex 36:1) Meanings of names Building requires empowerment (Ex 35:31) Filled with the Spirit of God (Judg 17:5, Lev 16:32, 21:10, Acts 2:38-39) Effects of Filling Building is an artistic endeavor (Ex 35:32-33, 35,…
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16 Biblical Community
Sermon Outline Broken Communities abound and are define by: Arguments (Mk 9:34) Betraying one another (Mt 24:10) Bring charges against one another (Acts 19:38, 1Cor 6:7) Compare ourselves to one another (2Cor 10:12) Hate one another (Mt 24:10, Titus 3:3) Incorrectly Judge someone (Acts 28:4) Scheme (Mk 12:7, Lk 6:11) Consumed with wrong passion for one another (Rom 1:27) Grumbling against others (James 5:9) Trample one another (Lk 12:1) Bite, Devour and Consume each other (Gal 5:15) Provoke one…
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15 Total Surrender Daniel 3
Outline Hiroo Onoda Other Examples of Total Surrender to God Asian Prayer Commitments Russian Scripture Memory Vanya’s story A missionary newsletter from the Ukraine and Russia The Fiery Furnace The Setting (Dan 1:19-20, 3:12) The setting for these brothers (Dan 3:2-7) The Response of Surrender from the 3 (Dan 3:16-18) So how can we cultivate this kind of total surrender in our life? Realize it starts in the little choices of life The battle of surrender to God begins in…
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14 How are your eyes? (Matthew 6:19-33)
Sermon Outline 14 Singleminded – How are your eyes? Matthew 6:19-34 & Hebrews 12:1-2 How are your eyes? What do you value? (Mt 6:19-21) Jesus lays out two contrasting values in verses 19-21: Earthly treasures and Heavenly ones. Treasure refers to a number of things (Mt 2:11, 12:35, 19:21, Isa 51:8) Earthly Values (Mt 6:19-20) God values: Himself, Word, Purposes, His People Almsgiving or charity is a way of gaining heavenly treasure (Mt 19:21, 1Tim 6:17-19) What are…
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12 Prayer – a Way of Life (Phil. 4:4-7, Col. 4:2-4)
Sermon Outline “The Least I can do it pray for you.” As one author wrote, “”Prayer does not equip us for greater works prayer is the greater work.” Why Pray? We are called to be a people of prayer (Is 56:6-7, 1Pet 2:5, 1Cor 3:16) The Lord is at hand (Phil 4:5b) Because it changes things (col 4:3-4, Eph 6:18, Phil 4:7, 1Tim 2:1-4, 4:5, 2Ki 20:1-11, Mt 26:41) Does it really work? What should we pray about? Phil…
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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…