Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The unpredictability of Life Living with Certainty in an uncertain world (4:15) Planning to ‘do good’ (4:17) Having the right perspective on Money (5:1-5) Planning with Eternity in Mind (5:5-6) Be patient as we await the Lord’s coming
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Are we any different to animals? Professor Peter Singer: “To give preference to the life of a being simply because that being is a member of our species would put us in the same position as racists who give preference to those who are members of their race.” The enigma…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The elephant in the room Asking the right questions 1. Literature that is simple but not simplistic First impressions? Some of the features The ‘hero’ of the account God exists before anything Everything is created with purpose God creates by His word God sustains all things (Acts 17:25) 2. What…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Signs and wonders today? 1. An Amazing Miracle A sign 2. What does the sign point to? The significance of the Ark of the Lord A Sign for us? Miracles today? Matthew 12:38ff Preaching the sign today? Experiencing God today?
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Not what you would expect… After chapter 1 Spies from Shittim Numbers 13 and 25 1. An Unusual hero (v2-7) 2. What do we learn from Rahab? Unexpected grace God can use anyone Matthew 1:5 1 Corinthians 1:26 The God who judges The nature of faith James 2:24-25
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Not exactly earth shattering news The crisis Deuteronomy 34:10 Written for people like us – who face an uncertain future 1. How to Face the future with confidence – A positive attitude? – Joshua 1:2-5 – What has God promised us? 2. Taking hold of the Promises of God…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Ignorance comes in different forms Ignorance about Jesus? 1. An amazing Miracle (v1-7) 2. What does the miracle ‘Signify’ ? Blindness and sin (v1, 34) Spiritual implications When the blind man sees… 3. Responding to the light a) The parents b) The Pharisees c) The blind man The enlightened…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline To Worry…is to be Human Matthew 6:25,31 and 34 1. The Top Priority (Matthew 6:19-24) How do you know if your heart/treasure are in the wrong place? 2. Worry – a misplaced heart (Matthew 6:25-34) Is all worry wrong? The antidote for worry Seek first His Kingdom and His…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline A Warning for Believers Matthew 6:1 The tension: Matthew 5:16 and Matthew 6:1 1.The Danger: Doing Righteousness to Impress Others 2.How to Guard Against Hypocrisy 3.What is the promised reward? 4.Hypocrisy and the Lord’s Prayer The Lord’s Prayer is a)an antidote to hypocrisy b)a test for hypocrisy
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. Romans 8:14 … those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God Where does the Spirit lead us? 1 The Spirit of God Leads us into Debt (Romans 8:12-13) 2 The Spirit of God Leads us into Sonship (Romans 8:14-16) a. A child of God…