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…
Psalm 68 – What should we do when we have Enemies?
Sermon Outline We all have enemies, but what are we to do when we identify who they are? That depends on whether they are our enemies or God’s. I am to forgive My Enemies (Eph 4:31-32) God will deal with His Enemies Psalm 68 gives us one way of dealing with our enemies when they are also God’s enemies. The Word is full of advice in dealing with our enemies. Jesus tells us to Love and pray for our enemies…
Psalm 14 Foolishness will get you nowhere
Sermon Outline I. God’s important message (Ps 14, 53) a. One of the great themes of the Bible is wisdom. (Mt 7:26ff, Gal 3:1-4, Mt 5:11, 23:17, Lk 11:40) b. Identical Psalms c. Ps 1, Ex 20:1-19, Mt 22:37-41 II. Who is the Fool? a. One who Lives as though God is dead (Mt 12:34) b. Pursues corruption and Abominable deeds (Ps 14:1, Dt 18:9) i. What were these horrid practices? (1Kin 14:23-24, Mic 3:9, Ps 5:6, 119:163) c. Forgets that God is watching (Ps 14:4) d. No concern for…
Psalm 42 Longing for God
NOTE: I inadvertently passed on a bit of misinformation in yesterday’s sermon in citing 60 as the Levites’ age-of-retirement from active duty in service in the temple and to which someone laughingly responded, thus setting this faulty statistic in many memories. Numbers 8:25 specifies that Levitical service related to the temple be a 20 year term, from 30 to 50 years of age.The retirement age at 50 nearly rises to mantra status in Numbers 4, where that specification is repeated seven times. Thanks to the…
Psalm 16 The Blessing of knowing God
Sermon Outline Never Forget this: A Miktam(Ps 16:0) A Cry for Protection Request (Ps 16:1a) 3 Reasons for his request (Ps 16:1b-2) First, David feels confident in making this request because he has entrusted himself to God. (Ps 144:2) Second, he makes the request because God is his personal Master Third, David recognizes that nothing good can come to him apart from God. (Jam 1:17) Application: God has the resources and ability to protect and preserve you. (Mt 6:13,…