SUBJECT: Theology: Christology TITLE: The Challenge of the Cross PROPOSITION: We will study the challenge of the cross to the Christ, to the Christian, and to the Church. OBJECTIVES: The hearer should be able to explain the challenges that faced the Christ while he was upon the earth, realize and apply how those challenges that […]
Scripture ref: Mark 5:18-20
Motives For Personal Evangelism
SUBJECT: Evangelism
TITLE: Motives For Personal Evangelism
PROPOSITION: Why ought I to be involved in personal evangelism? 1) Love 2) Thankfulness
Objectives: Each should understand these motives for personal evangelism.
Aim: To motivate the brethren to get involved in our upcoming personal evangelism program.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Read: Mark 5:18-20
Date written: 1/1/06
Scripture ref: Nehemiah 4:6
SUBJECT: Christian Work
TITLE: A Mind To Work
PROPOSITION: Having a mind to work is having a mind that 1) Recognizes a need to work, 2) Desires to work regardless of personal interests, and 3) Will work even under adverse circumstances.
Objectives: That each would resolve to do more work for the Lord in this New Year and have “a mind to work.”
Aim: To encourage all to have a mind to work for this New Year.
SUBJECT: God
TITLE: The Comfort of God’s Presence
PROPOSITION: From Hebrews 13:5-6 we learn that God’s presence brings some wonderful blessings: 1) Contentment, 2) Help, and 3) Fearlessness.
OBJECTIVE: I hope that each listener will understand that God’s presence brings great blessings.
INTRODUCTION:
Date written: April 16th, 2005 Scripture ref: 2 Timothy 4:1-5 SUBJECT: The Work of the Preacher TITLE: The Work of Preaching PROPOSITION: The work of preaching involves: 1) Study 2) Teaching 3) Exhortation. Objectives: That each would know what work is involved in preaching the gospel. Aim: To educate the brethren on what work to […]
SUBJECT: Morality
TITLE: Issues of Life
PROPOSITION: To examine Bible teaching on the questions of 1) Abortion, 2) Euthanasia, and 3) Suicide in reference to current events.
Objectives: That each would know what the Bible teaches on these subjects.
Aim: That each would understand that these actions are not options for the Christian.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Read: Proverbs 4:23 “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
Peace Sermon – Sermon outline by Kevin Cauley on the lessons learned from the end of Saul’s persecution in the book of Acts. Sermon taken from Acts 9:31. Date written: October 12, 1994 Scripture ref: Acts 9:31 SUBJECT: Growth TITLE: The Perfection of Peace PROPOSITION: To study the edification, endurance, and expansion–the results of the […]
SERMON ON BACKSLIDING SUBJECT: Sin and Sinners TITLE: The Heart of the Backslider PROPOSITION: In this sermon we will notice three reasons a person backslides: he/she has no realization of the word, rudiments in the faith, nor restraint from evil in their heart. OBJECTIVE: To set forth an expository study of the parable of the […]
How do the passages Isaiah 14:12 and Revelation 9:11 affect the answer you gave about Satan being a fallen angel? Please explain what Isaiah 14:12-17 is referring to. What does verse 12 mean when it says, “O, Lucifer, son of the morning?” Isaiah 14:12 reads in the King James Version, “How art thou fallen from […]
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” is the famous line from the Wizard of Oz wherein the “wizard” doesn’t want Dorothy and the others to know what is actually going on. Once his “magic” is revealed for what it really is, Dorothy and the others are no longer intimidated by the “wizard” […]
Of all the sins that man may commit, lying is perhaps the most destructive. Lies, per se, aren’t all that harmful; they’re just words, but their consequences are destructive. When people base their decisions on lies, they make bad choices which ends up destroying their and other’s lives. Moreover, lies conceal the truth, which may […]
Why did God make the dinosaurs go extinct? Is it true they just didn’t evolve to their (new) environment? I appreciate this question. It shows that some are thinking and trying to struggle with the facts that surround our world. We talked a little about the dinosaurs in the last question and answer session. These […]
We all know people who believe the doctrine of “Once saved, always saved.” This is the idea that once a person becomes a child of God, there is no sin that they can commit to lose their salvation. Many people today find this doctrine to be of great comfort, because it in essence relieves them […]
For where no law is there is no transgression Would you please explain Romans 4:15 and 5:13? Romans 4:15 reads as follows: “Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.” Romans 5:13 says, “For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there […]
Date written: April 2nd, 2006
Scripture ref: Isaiah 53:1-12
SUBJECT: Jesus
TITLE: “Let the Beauty of Jesus Be Seen”
PROPOSITION: Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me by my 1) pure life 2) pure speech 3) living sacrifice 4) charitable deeds.
Objectives: That each would resolve to be beautiful on the inside and not worry so much about external beauty.
Aim: To emphasize how beauty in God’s sight is radically different from man’s standard of beauty.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Read: Isaiah 53:1-12
Are the Ten Commandments still in effect? Are we to follow the Ten Commandments? Are they written for us? Your question really involves two separate questions with which I want to deal with separately. First, let’s ask the question, “Were the Ten Commandments originally written for all mankind?” The answer to this question is, “no.” […]
Is a person responsible for their children’s personal relationship with God after they leave the home? What does this do to the qualifications of the elder? The answer to the first part of this question is clearly related to us in the scriptures. We read in Ezekiel 18:20, “The soul that sinneth, it shall die. […]
Many people have asked me in the past few weeks, “What do you do on your mission trips, Kevin?” Most of the time I respond by saying that I teach, but I could also say that I ask a lot of questions and do a lot of listening as well. I try to understand, in […]
Please explain to me where is “the church” at Christ’s second coming, and what happens to it? Will the church suffer thru the sufferings of gods wrath in the book of revelations? Thanks for your question. The church is the “bride” that God takes up to heaven at the end of the book of Revelation. […]
Not too many years ago in our society, one would not have expected to publicly encounter many individuals with odd body piercings or an assortment of tattoos. The few tattoos that one saw were either related to military service or biker gang association. Such, however, is not the case today. Just about anywhere you go […]