Read the Bible passage Sermon outline A mistaken identity? The Servant in the big picture Isaiah 42: The first song The identity of the Servant: God’s chosen King The mission of the Servant: justice to the nations The guarantee of the Servant: the glory of Yahweh The heart of the Servant: tender and humble The…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline An ugly reality John the Baptist: a joyful nobody (3:22-30) A potential rival? A receiver A best man A joyful nobody Jesus: the great Somebody (3:31-36) The one from above The witness The loved son over all things The giver of eternal life ‘He must become greater; I must…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Resolutions and fresh starts Being born again: what is in each person (2:23-25) Being born again: Jesus and the theology professor (3:1-15) A polite approach (3:1-2) An unwanted answer to an unasked question (3:3-15) Being born again: the wonderful news that we’re condemned already (3:16-21) You must be born…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Kings, Wise Men and Worship this Christmas Matthew 2:1-12 We Two Kings (2:1-2) Pretend Worship (2:3-8) The Wise Men Worship Him (2:9-12)
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The Real Jesus: The New Temple I’d rather not think about a God who… An outrageous act (2:13-17) An (even more) outrageous explanation (2:18-25) Following the sign: Temple religion today
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline When signs go wrong The first sign (2:11) Mother and son, woman and messiah (2:1-5) A new, unexpected abundance (2:6-10) Following the sign
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline In the beginning was the Word… …the supreme Word (v1-5; 18) …the witnessed Word (v6-8; 14-15) …the rejected Word (v9-11) …the adopting Word (v12-13; 16-17) The Word became flesh! Hearing the Word today
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The land of the big… Day One: Who is John? (1:19-28) Day Two: Who is Jesus? (1:29-34) Day Three: Following John Jesus (1:35-42) Day Four: We have found… Come and see! (1:43-51) Being invited, becoming an inviter
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Marriage wars, book banning and the new sexual immorality ‘…what kind of woman she is’ (Luke 7:36-39) Sex: the backstory Sex is (very!) good Sex is not god ‘Simon, I have something to tell you…’ (Luke 7:40-50) Sex: the fulfilment Sex is a signpost! Sex, Jesus, and you
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Not the way it’s supposed to be… Suffering and God: an intellectual problem Suffering and God: a personal problem The Suffering God: suffering, hope, and the good news of Jesus