SERMON OUTLINE: The Question: If God calls someone to something, shouldn’t that thing go smoothly? 1. The Presence of Trouble is not the Absence of God. 2. God is doing a Work In Us as well as Through Us. 3. Things that don’t go away when God calls us to something.
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Ezra-Nehemiah, Part 3: What Are We Even Doing Here? (Ezra 3:1-13)
SERMON OUTLINE: 1: Worship is always the first step (Ezra 3:1-5). 2: Worship is sometimes work (Ezra 3:6-9). 3: Worship always needs the right foundation (Ezra 3:10-13).
Ezra-Nehemiah, Part 2: Do I Really Matter? (Ezra 2:1-70)
SERMON OUTLINE: 1: Your story matters (Ezra 2:1). 2: Your name matters (Ezra 2:2a). 3: Your household matters (Ezra 2:2b-20). 4: Your place matters (Ezra 2:21-35). 5: Your role matters (Ezra 2:36-58). 6: Your purity matters (Ezra 2:59-63). 7: Your belonging matters (Ezra 2:64-67). 8: Your sacrifice matters (Ezra 2:68-70).
Ezra-Nehemiah, Part 1: A Stirring of the Heart (Ezra 1:1-11)
SERMON OUTLINE: 1: The historical context of Ezra-Nehemiah. 2: God stirs the heart of King Cyrus (Ezra 1:1-4). 3: God stirs the hearts of His people (Ezra 1:5-11).
Thriving in Community Part 11: Giving and Receiving Spiritual Direction.
SERMON OUTLINE: 1: How our Discipleship Collectives help us grow (Col. 1:28). 2: A model for how to wisely disciple others (1 Thes. 5:14).
Thriving in Community Part 10: Forgiveness and the Gospel.
SERMON OUTLINE: 1: The challenge of forgiveness (Mt. 18:21-22). 2: A parable about forgiveness (Mt. 18:23-34). 3: The implications of forgiveness (Mt. 18:35).
Thriving in Community Part 9: Encouragement in the Gospel.
SERMON OUTLINE: 1: The presence of other believers (Rom. 1:11a). 2: The of giving of oneself to other believers (Rom. 1:11b). 3: The mutually encouraging role of fellow believers (Rom. 1:12).
Thriving in Community Part 6: Fruit and Root of Words.
SERMON OUTLINE: ● The tongue is the fruit of our words (James 3:1-8) ○ Words are influential (v.1) ○ Words are powerful (v. 3-4) ○ Words are destructive (v.5-6) Words are untamable (v.7-8) ● The heart is the root of our words. (James 3:9-12)
Thriving in Community Part 5: Peacemakers.
SERMON OUTLINE: Bible Passages on Peacemaking: 3 Difficulties in Peacemaking:
Friendship Resources
This past Sunday we continued our summer preaching series on relationships with a sermon about the importance of friendship. Friendship is one of the most important relational gifts God has given us, but also one that often causes great confusion and even pain. If we are to thrive in community we need to approach this… Read more »
