Sep/090
Sermon: The Spirit and The Mission
This is a sermon based on Acts 13:1-4 and was focused on this main idea – Because the Spirit directs us to look outward, we must share the Gospel with outsiders.
Here are the two points of my outline:
- When the Spirit gives us a job, we must do it.
- When the Spirit gives us someone to reach, we must reach them.
Jun/090
Sermon: God’s Passion For The Lost
This sermon is based on Luke 15:1-10 and was focused on this simple truth: As Christians, we need to understand and share God’s passion for lost people.
Here were the three points of my outline.
- God’s Love Is Seeking
- God’s Love Is Determined
- God’s Love Is Contagious
Mar/090
Sermon: Two Kinds Of Faith
James 2:14-26
When it comes to our faith, we all like to pretend. We assume the best. We give ourselves the benefit of the doubt. We can’t always see the true condition of our faith. We need to test ourselves in the mirror of God’s Word.
[Proposition] Because there are two kinds of faith, you must test yourself.
Let me say up front, this is not a sermon about being good in your own power. If any of us could do that then we wouldn’t need Jesus. This message is about looking for a changed heart that comes from real faith. It’s about how God’s love changes us and give us the freedom to really love other people.
So, the point is that you must test yourself. This sermon is divided into three questions.
1. What is the connection between faith & works?
2. What does pretend faith look like?
3. What does real faith look like?
Jan/090
Sermon: The Gospel & Serving Others
Text: Mark 10:32-44
Sunday, January 18, 2009
In this section of Mark’s Gospel, we see Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem and to the cross. Mark records three times how Jesus predicted his own death, once in chapter 8, once in chapter 9 and a third time in our text in chapter 10. Each time, the disciples fail to understand. Each time, Jesus responds to their wrong ideas by teaching about discipleship. I’ll start reading at 10:32, but I’ll be dealing mainly with verse v. 42 – 45.
