Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Church: Gothic building, broken institution, social club, or self-help resource? Ephesians 1: The greatest story ever told All things are for Jesus (1:10) … and Jesus is for the church! (1:22) … which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way (1:23) Church: the…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Warnings for friends Discipleship Distractions Hypocrisy (Luke 12:1-3) Fear (Luke 12:4-12) The lure of stuff (Luke 12:13-21) The solution (Luke 12:22-34) Slackness/boredom (Luke 12:35-48) Opposition (Luke 12:54-59) Using good judgement (Luke 12:54-59)
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The best way to market the gospel A challenging life Luke 9:23 Luke 9:51 The heart of the saviour (Luke 9:53-56) Tough words for would be disciples (Luke 9:57-62) Where is your security (vv 57-58) Single minded (vv.59-60) Don’t be distracted (vv.61-62) Do you call him Lord?
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Dying is to become a Christian Luke 9:51 On the Winning Side (verses 18-20) Death is Not a Spectator Sport (verses 21-23) a)Jesus’ death and me b)Deny Self c)Take up your cross d)Daily e)Follow Losing and gaining life (verses 24-25)
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Searching for a King Illusions… And now for something completely different! Judges 17: nothing to see here? Micah and his mum (17:1-5) Micah and his priest (17:7-13) The sleeper cell (17:6) The quest for a King Jesus: worth it, or worthy?
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Kicking and screaming… The spiral tightens (Judges 8-12) Samson: sinner and saviour A Nazirite from the womb (13:5) He fell in love with a woman (16:4) Betrayal! (16:5-21) The bribe (16:5) The bait (16:6-16) The betrayal (16:7-21) A faint glimmer of hope (16:22) Samson and us Yearning to be…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Victory! (Again) Gideon’s journey: from fear to faith ‘Baal-Fighter’ (7:1) 1% (7:2-8) Visions and Dreams (7:9-14) Worship (7:15-25) Triumph in Weakness Good news for Gideons!
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Victory! Othniel: the spiral begins Sold to the doubly-wicked Still at the top Othniel: God at work Living in the victory of God Peace Joy A greater deliverance
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Generation to generation… The story so far Living amongst counterfeit gods Joshua’s legacy (2:6-9) BUT another generation arose… (2:10) The vicious cycle (2:11-19) Yahweh speaks (2:20-3:4) A foreboding summary (3:5) Counterfeit gods and the desires of our hearts
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Have you ever had a mission? God’s heart: Has never changed. Focused on the one plan. Is a missionary heart. Examining our hearts: How was Jonah’s heart so far from God’s? All of God’s people need a…. Trinity South Coast’s heart