Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Watersheds and turning points The sticking point: the difficult claims of Jesus (v. 60-62) The only hope: God’s gift of life, by his Spirit, through his word (v. 63-66) The gift in action: desperation, trust, knowledge (v. 67-69) The danger of counterfeit faith (v. 70-71) To whom shall you…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. Faith alone: A doctrine to die for… Faith alone: an old battle (Galatians 2) Faith alone: among the ‘solas’ Faith alone: some alternatives Faith alone: hearing, accepting, trusting Faith alone: the freedom of a Christian
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. Who can you trust? The fullness of Israel (11:1-32) Has God rejected Israel? (11:1-10) The cycle of Israel’s fullness (11:11-32) The trust-worthy God (11:33-36) Trusting in the God of overflowing mercy
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. “Young man, sit down!” Two Kinds of Righteousness (9:30-10:13) Pursuing through the law versus obtaining by faith (9:30-33) Establishing our own versus submitting to God’s (10:1-4) Achieving the far off versus receiving what has come near (10:5-13) God’s righteousness: global and free! (10:14-21) The good news that makes beautiful
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Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. ‘A leap of faith…’ The ‘law of faith’ (3:27-31) Always righteous by faith: the witness of Abraham and David (4:1-15) Abraham: father of many nations (4:16-25) The faith of Abraham: trusting in the faithful God
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. The jewel of the gospel The Righteousness of God A gift of grace Received through faith Accomplished by Christ By grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Here comes the evangelist! The gospel of God (v1-5) The gospel of God (v1) … promised (v2) … regarding his Son (v3-4) … for the obedience of faith (v5) The gospel for the Romans (v6-13) The gospel for all who believe (v14-16) The gospel revealing the righteousness of God…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline What is the point of life? Where is the world heading Where is my life going? Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 Life ‘under the sun’ goes round in circles Ecclesiastes 1:5-7 Ecclesiastes 1:8-10 A survey of’ life investment’ options Wisdom/Knowledge? Ecclesiastes 1:13,18 Pleasure? Ecclesiastes 2:1-2 Achievement? Ecclesiastes 2:4-8,11,16-17 Lifestyle?…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The Servant: instructed by the Lord (v4) The Servant: obedient to the Lord, even to suffering (v5-6) The Servant: helped and upheld by the Lord (7-9) Responding to the Servant (10-11) humble, obedient trust? proud self-reliance? Hearing the word that sustains the weary