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
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
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline ‘Hell is other people…’? God’s new community of love (4:7-16) The source of love (4:7-8) The ultimate expression of love (4:9-10) The ongoing outworking of love (4:11-16) From fear to love (4:17-21) Church up, out, & in: the community of the gospel
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Secret Societies, Inner Rings, and the Kingdom of Christ An explosive word (Matthew 28:16-20) A transforming word (1 Thessalonians 1:1-7) An amplified word (1 Thessalonians 1:8-10) Ringing out across the South Coast
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Body building, face swapping, and honouring our head The glorious body The babyish body The body-building body The victorious Head gives gifts to grow his body How does this body grow? trained by the word of truth in united, loving community as we serve each other and live holy…
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 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