Living as Witnesses to the Reality of Christ
Guest Pastor Brian MacSwan from Legacy Church
We must submit to Government, not obey it completely (Romans 13:1-7) – Week 4
Sermon Outline Introduction Government should not be resisted (Rom 13:1, 2, 5) Be subject/in subjection is a word derived from Gk: tassw. Business have employers and employees, (Tit 2:9) Families have parents and children (Eph 6:1) Church, there are leaders – (1Cor 16:15-16, Heb 13:17) Same is true in political life – there are always rulers and those ruled. To submit/be subject to means To resist is related to same Gk word, tassw. Can we resist laws and corruption? Yes,…
Government exists to promote good and administer Justice (Rom 13:3-4)
Sermon outline Review Government exists to promote Good (Rom 13:3-4) Paul is talking about Rulers civil and religious (Mt 9:18, Lk 24:20, 12:58, Act 16:19, Mt 20:25) Hold no terror For those who do right ‘Right’ and ‘Good’ (HC 91) Do what is right and he will commend you (2Cor 8:18, Phil 4:8) Government exists to Punish Evil (Rom 13:3-4) Because we are sinners (Gen 4:23, Jud 21:25) Fear of Punishment To bear the sword Punishment on the wrongdoer…
Week 2 All Government derives its authority from God (Romans 13:1)
Sermon Outline Introduction (John 19:11) Governing Authorities (Rom 13:1) What did Paul mean? From God and Instituted by God (Dan 2:20-21, 4:17) Implications All governments are flawed b/c of human sin (Rom 3:23) Governments and governors will be judged by God but how is a mystery (Gen 19:23, Acts 12:21-23, Dt 29:15-68) Government must restrain itself (Acts 5:33-39) There will be times when rulers want to do something, but the question isn’t what do they want to do neither is…
The Kingdom of God as the Foundation of Political Life (Psalm 146)
Sermon Outline Introduction Psalm 146 Call to worship (Ps 146:1-2, Dt 6:5) Implications of an improperly oriented worship life (Ps 146:3-4) We tend to worship political figures. Implications of a properly oriented worship life Don’t put your trust in princes Reason: Princes are only human God alone is to be relied upon (Ps 146:5-10) God’s unique character: (Ps 146:6) Creator of All (Ps 146:6ab) David Innes, Christ and the Kingdoms of Men realms and rulers[1] Faithful (Ps 146:6c) God’s…
Jesus came to bring Light to the World (John 8:12)
Sermon Outline Pure darkness is disorienting Light in Scripture Light is an important theme in the Bible from the opening to the closing pages God creates light on the first day (Gen 1:3-4, 14-18) God removes light as punishment (Ex 10:23). God leads his people ‘in a pillar of fire to give them light’ (Ex 13:21) Light is part of the Tabernacle (Ex 25:31-40, 27:20) Light is used as a metaphor for the Laws of God (Job 24:13-17) Light is…
Jesus came so we can know God (Galatians 4:4-9)
Sermon Outline Christmas is a wonderful holiday The Fullness of time (Gal 4:4, Mt 3:17, Jn 3:16) The Christmas Story The Bare Facts of Christmas (Gal 4:4) The Son of God is born of a woman (Lk 7:28) The Son of God was born under the law And his entrance into the world was for 2 reasons (Gal 4:5) To redeem Jews To grant adoption to Gentiles Gifts of Sons (Gal 4:6-9) Recipients of Holy Spirit (Rom 8:14-16) Ability…
John 4:3-24 Jesus came to give us hearts that truly worship
Sermon Outline Describe the perfect worship service. Where? What happening? Who is present? What are you doing? Context (John 4:3-6, Gen 33:18-20, 34:25-27, 48:22) The Gift of God (John 4:10) Is the Gift Jesus Himself? (John 3:16) Is the Gift the Holy Spirit? (John 7:38-39) YES! It is both (John 14-17, 4:21) Worshipping the Father in Spirit and Truth True Worship has nothing to do with external location (John 4:21, 23) True worship isn’t about place True worship isn’t about…
Jesus came to give us a new covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-40; Hebrews 8-10 )
SERMON OUTLINE I. Introducing Advent Series II. New Covenant a. Context (Jer 19:9, Lam 4:10, Jer 31:31) b. The Hope of reconciliation (Jer 31:31, Lk 22:20, Jer 11:10, 13) c. A Regenerating Covenant (Jer 31:33-34, 2Cor 3:3, John 16:7, 13) d. A Covenant with Forgiveness (Jer 31:34) e. A Covenant without end (Jer 31:35-40) III. Jesus and the New Covenant a. The old covenant blood purified the flesh (Heb 8:13) b. New Covenant Blood purifies the conscience (Heb 8:14) c. The New covenant redeems us from Sin (Heb 9:15,…