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Mark 7:24-30 A Pleasing Faith I) Shameless Humility II) Shameless Persistence III) Shameless Confidence Reflection Questions: Read Matthew 15:28 -“Then Jesus answered her, 'O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly. 1)What can we learn from this woman about the kind of faith that Jesus commends? 2) What barriers does this woman cross in coming to Jesus? 3) What are some common barriers that we can have in our relationship with Jesus that keep us from coming to Jesus and asking? 4) Jesus answers the woman's quest with a parable, see v. 27. What is the picture he paints? How does the woman understand Jesus' words? 5) What will be different in your walk with Jesus, having read this text?
Mark 7:1-23 The Stain I) Stains make us unpresentable v.1-5 II) Stains that come from inside of us v.1-16 III) How can our stains be cleansed? V. 17-23 Reflection Questions: 1) What was the purpose of the purity laws in the Old Testament? 2) What is Jesus' critique of the Pharisees? What do you think of Jesus' statement in v.21-23? 3) What about us? Is it hard to be honest with your thought life and your inner desires? 4) When and where and in what ways are you inclined to think or act as if your outward actions make you clean? 5) What substitutes for inner purity and holiness are churched people likely to rely on to give them standing with God? 6) What practices or habits have you adopted (or could adopt) to help you rely on what Jesus has done?
Mark 6:1-30 Ministry and Unbelief I) Jesus encounters unbelief v.1-6 II) Jesus tells his disciples to expect unbelief v.7-13 III) Mark's sandwich Jesus sends out the twelve v14-30 IV) The more of this text: unbelief and suffering Reflection Questions: 1) What is the meaning of each of the questions in v.2-3? 2) What do you make of v. 5-6? 3) Pastor Rick said that unbelief blocks the flow of grace. What is unbelief? When have you experienced unbelief in the lives of other people? 4) What are the implications of Hebrews 3:12-15? Talk about each of them (as many as you have time for) and what this means at a practical level? 5) What is our responsibility and God's in witnessing to Jesus and the gospel? What should encourage us and make us hopeful and bold?
Mark 5:21-42 God's Strange Ways I) A desperate father v 21-28 II) A desperate woman v 29-34 III) From desperation to despair v33-43 IV) Can you find yourself in the story? Reflection Questions: 1) How do you typically respond to interruptions when you are trying to get something done? 2) Recall a time when you felt desperate and share briefly about it. 3) What do you think of these desperate people in the text? 4) What kinds of needs in your life are actually a desire to know and experience more of Jesus? When is it hard for you to see this? Can you think of a time when you did? 5) What else can we learn from Mark's sandwich storytelling technique?
Mark 3:7-21 and 3:31-35 A New Community I) The crowds clamor for Jesus v.7-12 II) Jesus calls the 12 to be with him and to send them out v.13-19 III) Jesus forms a new family v. 20-21, 31-35 Reflection Questions: 1) The crowds seek Jesus for healing and deliverance. Could we be doing something similar in our lives? 2) What have you discovered about happiness? 3) Jesus calls his disciples to both be with him and to be sent out proclaiming the gospel. Which of these needs more development in your life? What would be one step you could take this week to work on this? 4) Because discipleship is fundamentally relational and we cannot be with Jesus the same way that 12 were, how can we experience the relational dynamics we observe in the gospels? 5) Who is in your life that is a more mature follower of Christ, who is helping you grow, and who could you invest in for their spiritual development?
Mark 2:18-3:6 Jesus and Religion 4 common ways that religion shows up in our lives I) Jesus calls us to feasting and joy, not to fasting and mourning. Mark. 2:18-22 II) Jesus calls us to recover the gift of sacred time. Mark 2:23-28 III) Jesus calls us to decide for or against him. Mark 3:1-6 Reflection Questions: 1) In the sermon, Pastor Rick said that Religion says “Do” and Christianity says “Done”. What do you think of that? Do you see any of the four common and subtle ways that religion shows up in your walk with Christ? 2) What place does joy have in the Christian life? What place does joy have in your life? Can joy be compatible with grief or sadness, and if so, how? 3) If the Sabbath is made for man, how should we keep it? What do you think of the idea of sacred time? 4) The two thieves of the cross are legalism and license, or moralism and license. If you had to say that you lean toward one or the other, which would it be? 5) The story of the healing in the synagogue, Jesus sees the religious leaders as hard-hearted and is deeply grieved and angry about their lack of compassion for the man. How did the religion of the Pharisees fuel that hardness of heart?
Text Mark 1:21-45 Title “A Day in the Life” Series Title: “The Servant King” I) Jesus in the synagogue v.21-28 A) Jesus attacks the demon B) Digression – Why does Jesus silence the demon? II) Jesus at Peter's house v.29-34 III) Jesus alone with the Father v.35-39 Reflections questions: 1) What does this text say about how Jesus uses his authority? Has this been your experience with Jesus? 2) What do you think of Jesus' silencing the demon and then the leper? What purposes does it serve? 3) Mark shows Peter's mother as an ideal disciple. How does this fit with your ideas about being a disciple? 4) What steps might you take to create more space for time with the Father? How do you approach the time you do have? 5) Are there ways that you try, like Peter, to control Jesus?
Title: Gracious & Solemn Sermon Text: 1 Cor 11:17-34 Big Idea: Like every worship of God, the Lord's Supper as an act of worship is both gracious and solemn. Christ graciously invites us who were dead in sin to feed on him by faith; and it is solemn because the bread & the cup represent Christ, a holy God. A privilege of all who profess faith in Jesus & belong to his visible church (17, 18, 22, 33, 34) It represents and seals our unity in Christ as believers (17-22) It represents and seals our union with Christ (23-25) A visible proclamation of the gospel (26) It requires self-examination in light of Christ & his work of salvation (27-32)
Jan 25, 2026 Text Mark 1:14-34 Title “A Teaching Like No Other” Series Title: “The Servant King” I) Jesus summoned them to follow II) Jesus summoned them to become fishers of men III) Jesus summoned them with personal authority IV) Jesus summoned them to be in community
Series Title: The Servant King” Mark 1:1-15 “A New Beginning” Introduction I) God's new beginning has arrived in Jesus A) As it is written B) John C) Jesus comes to John D) The Spirit drives Jesus into the wilderness II) You can experience God's new beginning in your life A) It is decision time B) Repentance and faith
Sermon text: Proverbs 16:1-3 Title: Godly Wisdom on Planning
Slide 1 The Songs of Christmas Slide 2 My Eyes Have Seen Your Salvation The baby boy in Simeon's arms Slide 3 Who He is Where He is going Why that brings us peace Slide 4 Who He is (v. 25-30) Slide 5 Isaiah 40:1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God Slide 6 Lev. 12:8 And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons,[a] one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Slide 7 What can you (and your family) do this week to be reminded of how your story fits into God's grand story of redemption? Slide 8 Where He is going (v. 27-35) Slide 9 Isaiah 9:2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. Slide 10 “A Gospel of Christmas alone is not the whole Gospel” Slide 11 How can you (and your family) make room for the Gospel to impact your lives this week? Slide 12 Why does this bring us peace? (v.29) Slide 13 What can you (and your family) do to be reminded of how your story fits into God's grand story of redemption? How can you (and your family) make room for the Gospel to impact your lives? Fight for devotional time with the Lord this week
Listen to the Song of the Angels. Luke 2:8-14 English Standard Version (ESV) 1. Who is this angel named Harold? 2. Why does he make the announcement to the shepherds? 3. If you were in the fields that night, how would you respond? 4. As you are humbled by His glory, majesty, power and humility, believe the words and the music of the gospel!
Title: The Song of Zechariah: His tongue loosed, Blessing God Text: Luke 1:67-80 Big Idea: The Holy Spirit helps us to worship the Lord in anticipation of Jesus' arrival by convincing us through Scripture that God is faithful. He's fulfilled through the coming of Christ his every word and promise so that we may serve Him without fear. The Holy Spirit helps us to praise God by convincing us through Scripture that God has been faithful throughout history. The Holy Spirit helps us to praise God by convincing us through Scripture that God will remain faithful in the future.
The God Who Lifts the Lowly: Mary's Song and the Humility of Advent Luke 1:46-53 God's Greatness (vs 46-49) God's Reversal (vv. 50–53) God's Faithfulness (vv. 54–55)
Philippians 4:1-3 When Internal Conflicts Arise Big Idea: When internal conflicts arise, Christians must stand firm in the Lord by having the same mind of Christ. The Mind of Christ: The key to standing firm in the Lord when conflicts arise (v. 2) The Church of Christ: The support system to stand firm in the Lord when conflicts arise (v. 3)
"Finding Joy" Philippians 4:4-9 In the arena of relationships, we are commanded to be gentle. In the arena of circumstances, we are commanded to pray. In the arena of our thought life, we are commanded to think on noble things.
"Moving from Death to Life" Philippians 3:12-21 Maturing in Christlikeness Looking to Those who Point Us to Jesus Cherishing our Heavenly Citizenship First and Foremost
Big Idea: Jesus is enough for our salvation; and He produces in us a strong desire to know Him intimately. Rejoice in the Lord. (v. 1) Beware of those who claim Jesus is not enough. (vv. 2-3) Testify boldly that Christ is enough. (vv. 4-11)
Philippians 2:19-30 1. Timothy's Character Who do you know that models Christ-centered character? 2. Epaphroditus' Sacrifice Who in your life models Christ-centered sacrificial love? 3. The Encouragement of Christ-like Examples Question: Who do you know that models Christ-centered character? Question: Who in your life models Christ-centered sacrificial love? Question: How can you live likewise? "Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses." (C.S. Lewis)
Big Idea: Joy in gospel partnership among the saints requires unity and humility, virtues that are attainable because Christ died for us. Unity fulfills joy. (vv. 1-2) Unity is through humility. (vv. 3-4) Humility is attainable because Jesus died for us. (vv. 5-11)
Text: Philippians 1:12-30 Title: "Faithfulness in an Age of Superficiality" Big Idea: In a culture of image, performance, and self-promotion, the Apostle Paul shows us the path of true faithfulness. Main Points: #1: Faithfulness in how we see ourselves (contentment) #2: Faithfulness in how we relate to the world (witness) #3: Faithfulness in how we relate to each other (unity)
“From Servants to Saints: A Letter of Joy” Philippians 1:1-2 Today's Big Idea: True Joy and Gospel Partnership Flow out of Ordinary Lives Transformed by Jesus Christ 1. From the Servants/Slaves of Christ… (v. 1) 2. To the Saints in Christ (v. 1) 3. The Benediction to the Saints in Christ (v. 2)
"Your Steadfast Love Is Better Than Life" Psalm 63 An invitation to commitment An invitation to be satisfied An invitation to rejoice with the King
Our Vision of the Glorious Son of Man Revelation 1:9-18 1. Jesus shows you His resurrection glory! v.9-16,18 A. He reveals to you His Authority. v.13 B. He shows you His Purity. v.14-15 C. He displays to you His Power. v. 15-16 2. How do you respond to Him? v.17 3. How does He respond to you? v.17-18 4. He is touching each of us now: A._______ “I need a clearer vision of Him.” B._______ “I need my hard heart softened.” C._______ “I need His grace and comfort.” D._______ “All of the above.”
Text: Isaiah 42:1-3 Title: Hallelujah, what a Savior! Main Idea: Christ, the ultimate servant of the Lord, is the hope for his people when they wander away & feel distressed. #1 Christ is the Chosen One, the Perfect Fountain of God's Delight (v1) #2 Christ is Filled with God's Spirit Without Measure (v1) #3 Christ is the Messenger of true justice (v1,4) #4 Christ is Gentle & Humble (v2&3)
Sermon Title: "The Faithful Church: Good Shepherds and Good Sheep" Text: Ezekiel 34:1-24 Big Idea: "Faithful churches have good shepherds and good sheep" Outline: Background Main Point #1: God Calls Leaders to Be Good Shepherds Main Point #2: God Calls All of Us to Be Good Sheep
Text: James 1:1-8 Title: When Trials Come Big Idea: God knows about our trials, wants us to think godly thoughts about them, and wants us to pray for wisdom during our trials. Be assured... God knows about our trials (1) Count it all joy (2-4) Pray for wisdom (5-8)
Sermon Series: “We Are the Church: Gathered, Empowered, Scattered” Sermon Text: Acts 2:41-47 Sermon Title: “God's Community: Gathered into Christ for Friendship” Sermon Slides: SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide SLIDE 2 – Today's Big Idea: As the Church, We Must Commit to Christian Community … To Get Closer in Christian Friendship. SLIDE 3 – Point 1: We Are Gathered into Christ … as His Unique Community. (vv. 41-43) SLIDE 4 – Point 2: We Must Commit to Community … to Grow Closer in Friendship. (vv. 44-47) SLIDE 5 – Sermon Uses: Four for God's Community to Grow as Friends. SLIDE 6 – Commit to Gathering on Sunday Regularly to Grow into Community. SLIDE 7 – Make Margin … and Enter the Open Doors of Christian Friendship. SLIDE 8 – As a Church, Let's Put our Focus on Being Closer not Bigger. SLIDE 9 – A Unified Community of Close Friends … is What Grows the Church!
Sermon Series: “We Are the Church: Gathered, Empowered, Scattered” Sermon Text: Philippians 1:18b-26 Sermon Title: “Christian Worship: Aching, Groaning, and Waiting” The Big Idea: We Wait Patiently on God in the Face of Suffering and Death… And Wait Worshipfully on our God for His Full Promise of Life. Sermon Outline: 1. Taking Death on Its Own Terms … The Prelude to Christian Worship. 2. Bodily Aches and Groans … The Context of Christian Worship. (vv. 18b-21) 3. Hope-Filled Waiting on God … The Heart of Christian Worship. (vv. 22-26) 4. Sermon Uses to Worship While We Wait.
Title: Who are we becoming? 1 Peter 2:1-10 1. What are we consuming? 2. What are we being built into? 3. Who are we NOW?
Sermon Series: “We Are the Church: Gathered, Empowered, Scattered” Sermon Text: John 4:19-26 Sermon Title: “Gathered to be True Worshippers” Sermon Slides: SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide SLIDE 2 – Today's Big Idea: We All Worship … Because We Are All Worshippers. But God Wants True Worshippers … Who Give All Praise Through Jesus. SLIDE 3 – Point 1: We All Worship … Because we are All Worshippers. (vv. 19-20) SLIDE 4 – Point 2: God Wants True Worshippers…Who Give All Praise through Jesus. (vv. 21-26) SLIDE 5 – Sermon Uses: Two to Grow Us as True Worshippers. SLIDE 6 – What Keeps Us from True Worship? Sin, Shame, & Shallow Religion. SLIDE 7 – What Frees Us for True Worship? The Simple Gospel of Jesus Christ!
Sermon Title: Time To Fight Galatians 5:15-18 Big Idea: The battle against sin demands that we diligently fight against the remnants of sin in our hearts through the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit. Obey the Lord's Command, v16a Embrace The Promise of The Command, v16b-17 Rejoice In the Certainty of Your Freedom, v18
Sermon Series: “The Gospel: God's Power in Our Salvation” Sermon Text: Romans 5:1-11 Sermon Title: “Glorification: Tomorrow's News – Today” Sermon Slides: SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide= SLIDE 2 – Today's Big Idea: Glorification is the Best News of the Gospel. It is the Capstone of our Salvation in Jesus… and the Consummation of Christ's Glory to Us. SLIDE 3 – Point 1: Glorification is… the Capstone of our Salvation in Jesus. (vv. 1-9) SLIDE 4 – Point 2: Glorification is… the Consummation of Christ's Glory to Us. (vv. 10-11) SLIDE 5 – Sermon Uses: Three about God's Glory. SLIDE 6 – We Must Deflect All Glory from Ourselves… SLIDE 7 – …So, We May Give All Glory to God Alone. SLIDE 8 – This Releases Us… to Live All of Life for the Glory of Jesus Christ.
Sermon Series: “The Gospel: God's Power in Our Salvation” Sermon Text: Romans 6:1-14 Sermon Title: “Sanctification: A Growing Obsession with Jesus” Sermon Slides: SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide= SLIDE 2 – Today's Big Idea: If Justification is Good News … Sanctification is More Good News. And our Sanctification Progresses … as our Obsession with Jesus Grows. SLIDE 3 – Point 1: Our Sanctification Begins … By Our Union with Jesus. (vv. 1-10) SLIDE 4 – Justification = God's Legal Verdict of ‘No Condemnation'; His forgiving and declaring us righteous in Christ, because of Christ alone. Justification is God's verdict and our new status. SLIDE 5 – Sanctification = Our Actual Renewal in the Power of Christ's Crucifixion, Death, and Resurrection by the Holy Spirit. Sanctification is the Spirit's work and our new habits. SLIDE 6 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 7 – 1st Principle (from vv. 1-2): “There are two kinds of people in our world – those who are dead to sin by God's grace, and those still dead in sin who trust in their works.” SLIDE 8 – 2nd Principle (from vv. 1-2): “Our Justification is not our license to keep sinning … but our license to become holy.” SLIDE 9 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 10 – 1 Cor. 12:13 – “For also by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.” SLIDE 11 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 12 – 1st Principle (from vv. 9-10): “Justification overturns sin's final penalty … but Sanctification overcomes sin's present power.” SLIDE 13 – 2nd Principle (from vv. 9-10): “Justification is the Gospel at work for us. But Sanctification is the Gospel at work in us. We will be changed!” SLIDE 14 – Conclusion (Point 1): “The additional Good News of Sanctification is that we've received real power over our remaining sin that will produce real holiness in us. We will be changed … because the change is inside us!” SLIDE 15 – Point 2: Our Sanctification Progresses … As Our Obsession with Jesus Grows. (vv. 11-14) SLIDE 16 – Matthew 5:29 – “But if your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.” SLIDE 17 – Insert a Copy of Point #2 of Sermon SLIDE 18 – Principle (from vv. 11-14): “You may lose a battle (or a string of battles) against sin, but you'll never lose the war. For God's grace of justification rules you … not the Law of condemnation.” SLIDE 19 – Conclusion (Point 2): “Sanctification is More Good News not only because we are liberated from the power of sin, but because we're fully empowered to walk, talk, and live like Jesus! We will look like Him!” SLIDE 20 – Sermon Uses: Three for our Gospel Sanctification. SLIDE 21 – You Can't Be Sanctified if You Haven't Been Justified … So Have You? SLIDE 22 – Our Sanctification in Jesus… is Also by Grace through Faith in Christ. SLIDE 23 – 1 Peter 3:15 – “But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts.” SLIDE 24 – Phil. 2:12-13 – “So then, my beloved … work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.” SLIDE 25 – Stop Trying to Be Perfect … Instead, Trust Harder in the Perfect Savior.
Sermon Series: “The Gospel: God's Power in Our Salvation” Sermon Text: Romans 8:1-4 Sermon Title: “The Condemnation of Condemnation” Sermon Slides: SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide SLIDE 2 – Today's Big Idea: The Law of Death and Condemnation … has been Overcome by the Law of Life and Freedom. SLIDE 3 – Point 1: The Two Laws at Work … The Weight of Sin and the Wealth of Grace. (vv. 1-2) SLIDE 4 – Romans 2:15-16 – “They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.” SLIDE 5 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 6 – Rev. Thomas Watson (1620-86) – “Wicked men, while they live, are blinded by the god of this world. But when they are dying, the eye of their conscience will begin to be opened and they shall see the wrath of God … a sad prologue to an eternal tragedy.” SLIDE 7 – Romans 6:20-21 – “For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.” SLIDE 8 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 9 – Romans 7:24 – “Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?” SLIDE 10 – Point 2: The One Body of Jesus … The Condemnation of Condemnation. (v. 3) SLIDE 11 – John 2:18-21 – “So the Jews said to him, ‘What sign do you show us for doing these things?' Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.' The Jews then said, ‘It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?' But he was speaking about the temple of his body.” SLIDE 12 – Point 3: All Things New … The Freedom of Freedom in Christ (Sermon Uses). (v. 4) SLIDE 13 – Our Justification in Jesus … Brings a New Language to the Believer. SLIDE 14 – Our Justification in Jesus … Brings a New Walk in Freedom. SLIDE 15 – Our Justification in Jesus … Brings a New Destiny for Eternity.
A BECKONING FROM THE LORD OF PRAYER (Luke 11:1-4) Big Idea: Christ lived out & fulfilled the Lord's prayer, and he invites us to become like him as we pray just as he taught us. Father, an invitation to intimacy with our heavenly Father, just like Jesus Hallowed be your name, an invitation to worship the Father, just like Jesus Your kingdom come, an invitation to The Great Commission & a longing for the realization of heaven, just like Jesus Give us each day our daily bread, an invitation to trust in God's provision, just like Jesus Forgive us our sins & lead us not into temptation, an invitation to holiness, just like Jesus
SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide SLIDE 2 – Today's Big Idea: Our Obedient Decisions are Truly Significant and Important… But God's Gracious Decisions are More Significant and Ultimate. SLIDE 3 – Point 1: The Story of Grace … God's Sovereignty and Our Decisions. (vv. 1-15) SLIDE 4 – 1st Principle (from Point 1): “Our daily decisions are meant to connect us to true belief, real practice, and full allegiance.” SLIDE 5 – 2nd Principle (from Point 1): “Leaders, we're called to be more than overseers, but examples of true belief, real practice, and full allegiance to God.” SLIDE 6 – 3rd Principle (from Point 1): “Our decisions are significant, but God's are ultimate.” SLIDE 7 – Conclusion: “Before you decided to follow Jesus, God already decided to rescue you.” SLIDE 8 – Point 2: The Covenant of Grace … Our Part and God's Part. (vv. 16-26) SLIDE 9 – Conclusion: “The Covenant of Grace has two parts: God's and Ours. God did His part; we failed ours. But through Jesus Christ, the Greater Joshua, God stepped in our place, signed it, and then sealed it with His blood! SLIDE 10 – Sermon Uses: Two to Renew Us in God's Covenant of Grace. SLIDE 11 – Grace is Not the Relaxation of God's Law … But the Completion of It. SLIDE 12 – But Grace Also Teaches … Choose Every Day Whom You Will Serve.
Sermon Series: “Be Bold & Courageous: The Gospel According to Joshua” Sermon Text: Joshua 23:1-16 Sermon Title: “A Love You'll Never Want to Leave” Sermon Slides: SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide SLIDE 2 – Today's Big Idea: If We Truly Understand God's Love… We Won't Run Off with Anyone Else. SLIDE 3 – Point 1: How Do We Keep Our Love Alive? Cling to God in Marriage. (vv. 1-8) SLIDE 4 – 1st Principle (from Point 1): “Love is more than a feeling; love is a commitment.” SLIDE 5 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 6 – Exodus 20:8-10 – “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God.” SLIDE 7 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 8 – Romans 12:1 – “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” SLIDE 9 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 10 – 2nd Principle (from Point 1): “We cling to God by choosing Him every day, just like we must do in a marriage.” SLIDE 11 – Deuteronomy 6:5-7 – “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” SLIDE 12 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 13 – 3rd Principle (from Point 1): “Our marriage with God will be compromised … when we mix godliness and worldliness.” SLIDE 14 – Conclusion: “To keep our love alive with God, we must cling to Him with daily regularity and worshipful exclusivity.” SLIDE 15 – Point 2: When Our Love Grows Cold … the Danger of Divorce Sets In. (vv. 9-16) SLIDE 16 – 1 John 2:15 – “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” SLIDE 17 – Insert a Copy of Point #2 of Sermon SLIDE 18 – Principle (from Point 2): “If we continue loving the world, for a season, God will hand us over to our sinful desires for our discipline.” SLIDE 19 – Hebrews 12:7-9 – “It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline … then you are illegitimate children and not sons.” SLIDE 20 – Conclusion: “If we fall in love with the world … like a Father, God will discipline us, and like a Spouse, God will pursue us. But divorce only happens if we choose it. He won't force us to stay … but He will ask us to leave.” SLIDE 21 – Sermon Uses: Three (3) to Renew Us in God's Love. SLIDE 22 – God's Remedy for Our Wayward Hearts … is to Know His Heart. SLIDE 23 – God's Remedy for Our Wandering Eyes … is to See His Love. SLIDE 24 – But What if I'm Losing My Grip … and Not Clinging to God?
Sermon Series: “Be Bold & Courageous: The Gospel According to Joshua” Sermon Text: Joshua 13:1-14 Sermon Title: “Canaan: Its Significance for Our Inheritance” Sermon Slides: SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide SLIDE 2 – Today's Big Idea: The Promise Made through Abraham is a Promise Kept through Joshua. Canaan is Israel's Inheritance … But Our Inheritance Goes Beyond Canaan. SLIDE 3 – Point 1: The Significance of Israel's Inheritance … The Land of Canaan. SLIDE 4 – 1st Principle (from Point 1): “Our salvation is always more than being saved from somewhere. It's also being saved to somewhere.” SLIDE 5 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 6 – 2nd Principle (from Point 1): “God keeps His promises … and time always proves it.” SLIDE 7 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 8 – Romans 5:1 – “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” SLIDE 9 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 10 – Joshua 18:1 – “Then the whole congregation of … Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land lay subdued before them.” SLIDE 11 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 12 – Picture (see attached) SLIDE 13 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 14 – 3rd Principle (from Point 1): “Our salvation is by God's sovereign grace alone, but so is our inheritance. And our inheritance varies by degree.” SLIDE 15 – Luke 19:11-17 – “[Jesus] said therefore, ‘A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come' … When he returned … the 1st came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.' And he said to him, “Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.” SLIDE 16 – 4th Principle (from Point 1): “God rewards the faithfulness of His individual children. But rewards are not earned by our works but are given by God's grace alone.” SLIDE 17 – Conclusion: “The Significance of Israel's Inheritance in Canaan is that God is revealed both as the Sovereign Savior of His Family and as a Generous Father who Gives to His Children as He Pleases.” SLIDE 18 – Point 2: The Significance of Our Inheritance … Goes Beyond Canaan. SLIDE 19 – Hebrews 11:8-16 – “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance … By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land … For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God … If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.” SLIDE 20 – Hebrews 4:8-9 – “For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on. So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.” SLIDE 21 – Principle (from Point 2): “Don't go backwards in the story, when God is directing you forward. Therefore, don't try to make your heaven on earth now.” SLIDE 22 – Conclusion: “The Land of Canaan was a type of Heaven on Earth, but it was only the down payment of our inheritance. In Christ Jesus, soon and very soon, a New Canaan will span across the Transformed Earth.”
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