Sunday Morning, September 16th
Hebrews 11:1-3 Faith Is...
I. Faith Is Our Foundation (1-2)
A. It is The Foundation of Our Confidence
Three Thoughts on A Foundation
1) The place of the foundation
2) The purpose of the foundation
3) The power of the foundation
B. It Is The Formation of Our Convictions
Two Ways Faith Will Show Up In Our Lives
1) In what we see
2) In what we do
Two Questions
1) Who gave them the good report?
2) Why did they receive the good report?
II. Faith Is Our Focus (3)
A. For Our Understanding
B. Future Assurance
Four Common Elements In The Heroes Mentioned In Hebrews 11
1) God spoke to them from His Word
2) Their inner selves were stirred
3) They obeyed God
Sunday Morning, August 26th
Isaiah 6:1-9 Vision of A Volunteer
I. The Vision of The Lord (1-4)
A. Royally Seated On A Throne
Two Things About This Vision
1) Who Isaiah Sees
2) How He Sees The Lord
B. Reverent Seraphim
II. The Vexation of Isaiah (5-7)
A. Response of Isaiah
B. Release of Isaiah's Sin
III. Volunteer For Service (8)
A. Request of The Lord
B. Reaction of Isaiah
Sunday Morning, August 19th
Matthew 28:16-20 God's Vision For The Church
I. The Assurance of Power
A. The Appointed Mountain (16)
7 Examples Of Things That Happened on Mountains
1) Moses and burning bush (Exodus 3:1)
2) Abraham offered Isaac on Mt. Moriah (Genesis 22:2)
3) Mt. Sinai gave Ten Commandments (Exodus 3:12)
4) Matthew 5-7 Sermon on the Mount
5) Matthew 17 Mount of Transfiguration
6) Jesus was crucified on Mt. Calvary
7) Jesus ascended from Mt. of Olives (Acts 1:12)
B. The Appropriate Response (17)
1. Worship--appropriate response
2. Doubt--inappropriate response
C. The Awesome Power (18)
II. The Assignment of Priority (19-20)
A. Audible Orders
B. The Authorized Agents
III. The Assurance of His Presence (20)
A. He Is Always Present
B. His Presence Gives Us The Ability to Accomplish The Assignment
Sunday Evening, August 19th
Genesis 44 The Unveiling
I. The Preliminary Prior to The Unveiling (14-17)
A. The Purpose of the Preliminary
Two fold Purpose
1) determine their relationship with God
2) determine if attitude had changed
B. The Proper Response To The Preliminary
Three things brothers could have done
1) tried to explain
2) made excuses
3) did not try to evade
Judah does two things
1) intercedes for his father
2) offered self as substitute
C. The Psychology of The Preliminary
II. The Pronouncement (45:1-9)
A.It Was Precious
B. It Was Powerful
Provided three things
1) proof of his identity
2) proof of his forgiveness
3) presented them with invitation
Sunday, August 12th
Isaiah 54:1-3 An Extraordinary Announcement
I. Extraordinary Anticipation (1)
A. The Expression of Faith
B. The Expectancy of Faith
II. Extraordinary Participation (2)
A. Energetic Expansion
B. Edification in The Expansion
III. Extraordinary Habitation (3)
A. Extraordinary Experience
Sunday, August 5th
Mark 6:1-6 The Meanest Thing a Church Can Do
I. The Return of Jesus to His Hometown (1)
A. The Risk Involved
B. The Reason He Returned
II. The Reception of His Hometown (2-3)
A. Resistance to Him
B. They Reject Him
III. The Response of Jesus to Their Rejection (5-6)
A. His Reply to Them
Sunday, July 22nd
Mark 6:31-44 Leadership Lesson
I. The Perspective Of A Leader
A. Pictured By His Actions
Three Thoughts On This Spiritual Retreat
1. It was deserved
2. It was designed to be a refueling time
3. It was denied
B. Paradigm of Jesus
Probably Taught Two Things
1. Their identity
2. Their infinite worth
II. The Priority of A Leader
A. People
1. Disciples view--people low priority
2. Jesus' view--high priority
III. The Product of A Leader
A. Performance of Ministry
Three thoughts
1. First we investigate
2. Second we invite participation
3. Third note the impact this made
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
2 Chronicles 7:14 Two Parts of Renewal
I. Our Part
A. Humble Ourselves
Three Aspects of Humility
1) Voluntary
2) Visible
3) Victorious
B. Prayer
Two Types of Prayer
1) Confession
2) Consecration
C. Seek
Three Things About Seeking God's Face
1) Reveals it is turned away
2) Seek for approval
3) Seek for understanding
D. Turn
II. God's Part
A. Hear
Two Aspects of Hearing
1) The manner of His hearing
2) The motivation for His hearing
B. Forgiveness
C. Healing
Two Ways Open Door To Healing
1) Recognize can't heal selves
2) Rely on God for healing
Sunday, June 24th, 2012
James 5:7-12 What To Remember When You Can't Forget
I. Remember What You Are Doing (7-9)
A. Waiting For Precious Fruit
Three Things To Remember About Waiting
1) requirement for planters
2) precious fruit will come
3) crop worth waiting for
B. What To Watch Out For While We Wait
Three Common Factors of Grumblers
1) want to remain anonymous
2) difficulty expressing dissatisfaction in specifics
3) talk about problems without offering solutions
C. Work While You Wait
II. Remember Who Is Coming
A. Waiting For The Lord
Two Thoughts on The Second Coming
1) Reality of His coming
a) promise
b) picture
c) prospect
2) Result of His coming
III. Remember Who Came Before Us (10-11)
A. Witness of Those Who Preceded Us
Three Things They Witness To Us
1) Endurance
2) Enable Us
3) End intended
Two Lessons From Job
1) Reveals Source of Job's trials
2) Reminder of two things
a) Graciousness of God
b) at end of suffering Christ will appear (Job 19:25-26)
IV. Remember Who Is Listening (12)
A. What This Will Prevent
Sunday, June 17th, 2012
James 5:1-6 The Dark Side Of Money
I. The Deception Of Woe (1)
A. A Declaration of Woe
II. The Deception Revealed (2-4)
A. The Description of Deception
III. The Deception Repudiated (5-6)
A. Their Decadent Lifestyle
Three Hallmarks Of Decadent Lifestyle
1) No self-denial--two descriptive words
2) They were devious
3) It was detrimental
a) pleasure
b) luxury
Sunday, June 10th, 2012
James 4:13-17 Planning For The Future
I. Three Common Human Tendencies (13-14)
A. Failure to Consult God (13)
Five Presumptions
1) On time--"today or tomorrow"
2) Opportunity for future business
3) On mobility--"we will go"
4) On location--"to such and such a city"
5) about success--"sell and make profit"
B. False View Of Ability
C. Fragility Not Considered (14)
II. Two Heavenly Antidotes For Human Tendencies (15-17)
A. Seek God's Will (15)
B. Obey God's Will (17)
Sunday, June 3rd, 2012
James 4:11-12 A Check-Up from the Neck-up
I. Three Reasons for the Check-Up (11)
A. Unbecoming Conduct
II. The Revelation of the Check-Up
A. Undue Criticism
B. Unbalanced Character
III. Reminder of the Check-Up (12)
A. Only One Unbiased Judge
B. Only Way To Undo A Critical Spirit
Sunday, May 27th, 2012
James 4:7-10 The Road To Recovery
I. Call To Recovery (7)
A. It Is A Divine Call
B. Due Caution
II. Close The Gap (8-10a)
A. Divine Correlation
B. Divestments To Consider (8b-10a)
III. The Commitment Of God (10b)
A. Direct Promise
B. Three Fold Promise
1) promise of hope
2) promise of help of protection
3) promise of huge potential
Sunday, May 20th, 2012
James 4:4-6 An Unsatisfactory Condition
I. An Unsettling Exclamation (4a)
A. Unfaithful
B. Unreasonable
Two Reasons Unreasonable
1) It was unfair
2) It was unwise
II. An Unacceptable Example (4b)
A. Undeniable Tendencies
Friendship With World Has Two Consequences
1) Separation from God
2) Serious jealousy
III. Undeserved Exhibition (6)
A. Extension of Grace
Three Reason Pride Shuts Man Off From God
1) pride does not know its own need
2) pride cherishes its own independence
3) pride does not recognize its own sin
Exodus 2:1-10 Mothers Who Make A Difference
I. Women of Courage (1-2)
A. Moses' Mother Concealed Him
B. Both Parents Cooperated
II. Women Who Commit Their Children To The Lord (3-4)
A. Commit Them In Faith
B. Revelation of This Commitment
Two Fold Revelation
1.God's over riding providence
2. The blessing that rests upon a mother's faithful love and care
III. Women Who Have Convictions (5-10)
A. The Result of Convictions
B. The Reward of Convictions
James 4:1-3 Holy Wars
I. The Source of Holy Wars
A. The Inner Conflict
B. The Outer Symptoms
C.Selfish Prayers
II. The Solution To Holy Wars
A.Spiritual Submission
Two Thoughts On Submission
1) It means submission to the ways of God
2) It means submission to the work of God
Three Promises of Submission
1) God will provide cleansing
2) When cleansed we will have closeness with God
3) When draw nigh to God prompts Satan to flee
