Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Our deep need 1. Clarity about the Gospel a) What is a ‘gospel’? b) Whose gospel is it? c) What is its background? d) What’s it about? e) What’s its scope? f) What’s its purpose? g) What’s the ultimate goal? 2. The…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Good news? The ‘gospel’! (v. 1) The Kingdom of God promised (v. 2-3) prepared (v. 4-8) announced (v. 9-11) tested (v. 12-13) proclaimed (v. 14-15) Hearing the greatest news today
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The gift and purpose of freedom: For freedom Christ has set us free (5:1) The promise of freedom: God’s plan from first to last (4:21-31) The life of freedom: Standing, waiting, and running (5:1-12) Standing firm in faith Waiting in eager hope Running in…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Searching for the unseen Evaluating authority Hearing Paul’s story He didn’t create the gospel He didn’t receive the gospel from others His (independent) gospel didn’t contradict the Apostles Apostolic authority and the grace of God
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Series Introduction: Starting and finishing with the gospel 1. The surprise of getting it wrong We don’t like the idea of right and wrong The gospel is not that complex The modified message resonates with us 2. The results of getting it wrong False teachers cursed Our witness is…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline An attitude of gratitude Grace and peace (v1) Gospel-shaped gratitude (v2-10) The fruit of the gospel (v3) Gospel assurance (v4) The coming of the gospel (v5a) Gospel imitation (v5b-6) Gospel modeling (v7) The going out of the gospel (v8-9a) Lives transformed by the gospel (v9b-10) Greater gratitude, expressed in…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline A foreign outpost… The city’s constitution (1:27) The city’s enemy without (1:28-30) The city’s enemy within (2:1-4) The city’s Lord (2:5-11) ‘Whatever happens, live as citizens worthy of the gospel of Christ.’
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. Ambition?Paul and the boldness of grace (15:14-19) Paul and the ambitions of grace (15:20-24) Living with gospel ambition
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
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. Life in Christ: one long plod? “If God is for us…” (8:31) God is for us: the achievement of God in Christ (8:32-34) God is for us: the love of God in Christ (8:35-39) Life in Christ: Super-conquerers through him who loved us