Tag-Archive for ◊ Selected Scriptures ◊

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• Sunday, February 11th, 2024

Sermon Theme: We must know and understand what God’s purpose is for the local church, and together strive to excel in fulfilling that purpose for His Glory.

Sermon Outline – The “Fantastic 4” of God’s purpose(s) for the local church
(Part 1 covered this week)
1) Exaltation – A Worshipping Body
2) Edification – A Walking Body
3) Equipment-ation – A Working Body
4) Evangelization – A Witnessing Body

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• Sunday, January 21st, 2024

Outline:
1) All babies are created by and precious to God
2) Nations that sacrifice their children were judged by God
3) God calls Christians to have compassion on the defenseless

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• Sunday, August 06th, 2023

Sermon Theme: God’s blueprint for marriage is sacred, right and beautiful because He is the One who planned and purposed it from beginning to end.

Outline:
1) God’s Revelation of Marriage as One Man & One Woman for Life
     – Rooted in Scripture (Gen 2:22‑24)
     – Reiterated by Jesus & throughout the Bible (Mark 10:6)
     – Reflects Christ’s Relationship to the Church (Eph 5:22‑33)
2) God’s Meaning for Marriage
     – Covenant of Companionship (Gen 2:18)
     – Co-laborer (Gen 1:28)
     – Children (Gen 1:22)
     – Exalt Christ & the Cross (Eph 5:22‑33)
3) God’s Picture/Metaphor of Marriage (Eph 5:22‑33; Rev 19:7‑9)

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• Sunday, May 21st, 2023

Introduction: History is all about God and His glory.

The 9 C’s of History:
1) Creation
2) Corruption
3) Catastrophe
4) Confusion
5) Covenant
6) Christ
7) Cross
8) Church
9) Consummation

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• Sunday, May 14th, 2023
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• Sunday, May 07th, 2023

Three Reasons Jesus’ Ascension matters to our spiritual lives:

1) Because Jesus is now interceding for us as our Advocate in Heaven

2) Because Jesus sends the Holy Spirit down to indwell/empower us

3) Because it anticipates Jesus’ return to earth to reign

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• Sunday, January 16th, 2022

How the New Testament vice lists (highlighting the sins sexual immorality and murder) connect to truths of the Gospel we as Christians must speak in love to the world.

Mark 7:20-22
Rom 1:26-32
Rom 13:13
1 Cor 6:9-11
Gal 5:19-21
Col 3:5-8
1 Tim 1:9-10
Rev 21:8

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• Sunday, January 09th, 2022

Sermon Outline: Five Ways to Glorify God

1) Trust God Completely (Prov 3:5‑8, Psalm 62:5‑8, Rom 4:20, Dan 3:16‑18)

2) Pray to God Confidently (John 14:13‑14, Heb 4:16)

3) Confess and Repent of Sin Continually (1 John 1:9, James 4:6b‑10, Psalm 19:12‑14)

4) Be Bearing Fruit for Christ (Col 1:10, Philip 1:10‑11, John 15:8, Psalm 92:12‑15)

5) Be True Ambassadors for Christ (2 Cor 5:17‑20, 2 Thes 3:1, Acts 13:47‑49)

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• Sunday, November 28th, 2021

Outline:

1) The Reasoned Mind Abhors Truth (Romans 1:18‑21; 1 Corinthians 2:14‑16)

2) The Reborn Mind Accepts Truth (John 1:12; John 14:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Timothy 2:3‑16)

3) The Renewed Mind Adopts Truth (Romans 12:1‑2; John 17:17)
    a) Thought matters to God (Hebrews 4:12)
    b) Evil thought leads to judgment (Matthew 15:19; Genesis 6:5‑7)
    c) Sober thought looks to the return of Christ (1 Peter 1:13)

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• Sunday, July 18th, 2021

Subject: The Holy Spirit’s Role in the Spiritual Life

Outline:
1) The Spirit Enlightens us by Scripture (John 16:13‑15; 2 Timothy 3:16)

2) The Spirit Equips us for Service (Romans 12:6‑8; Ephesians 4:11‑13)

3) The Spirit Enlivens us to be Spiritual (Romans 8:11; Galatians 5:22)

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