Submissive Wife Bible INTRODUCTION: Read Eph. 5:22 1. Many in the world scorn the notion of a Patriarchal society, along with the idea of a wife submitting to her husband. 2. There is no doubt, though, that the Lord teaches that a Christian wife is to be in submission to her husband. 3. The Bible […]
Christ is the Image of God and the Creator of the Universe INTRODUCTION: 1. Open your bible please to Colossians 1:15&16. 1) Colossians 1:15&16 teach that Christ has the exact characteristics of God and that Christ is the creator of the universe 2) In Colossians 1:15&16 Paul sets forth these characteristics about Christ that teach […]
INTRODUCTION:
A. Without question, the church of Christ is the greatest institution on earth.
1. Granted, there are many man made organizations that do much good, yet none are comparable to the body of Christ — it has no rival.
2. The church did not come by chance, nor was it the invention of man.
3. The Almighty had it in His eternal mind to prepare, plan, and plant His church over which Christ would be the head and in which are all the saved
INTRODUCTION:
A. Galatians 5:19-23
1. Concerning the “works of the flesh” Paul:
a. Said they were “manifest,” i.e. they are very apparent, clear, well-known, clearly perceived to be works of a fleshly nature.
b. Provides us a list
c. Pointed out the significance of them — “they who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God”
2. Concerning the “fruit of the Spirit” Paul also gives us a list
a. These touch three beautiful basics to Christianity:
1) Godly living — living right with God
2) Righteousness — living right with others
3) Being sober — living right with self
Date written: March 10th, 2007Scripture ref: 2 Kings 6:15-18 SUBJECT: Growth TITLE: Open Our Eyes PROPOSITION: We need to open our eyes to spiritual possibilities. Let us pray the Lord open our eyes to 1) Our/My spiritual needs, 2) The lost souls of men, 3) the growth of the church. Objectives: That each would focus […]
Sermon on Temptation – Sermon outline by Kevin on our inner demons of selfishness, greed, pride and lust. The text is Romans 7:14-25.
How do you prevent getting lost? Whether hiking, travelling, in one’s marriage, school, or in any affairs of life wherein you can become “lost,” there are five very simple rules that you can observe.
SUBJECT: Jesus, Lord’s Supper, Worship
TITLE: Why Remember Jesus?
PROPOSITION: We ought to remember Jesus because 1) It is part of Jesus’ and the apostles’ doctrine, 2) A grateful heart will remember sacrifice, 3) God the Father wants us to remember His Son, Jesus.
Objectives: To set forth three convincing reasons as to why we should remember Jesus upon the first day of every week.
Aim: That each would be able to tell others why they ought to remember Jesus every week.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Read: Luke 22:14-20
Date written: January 29th, 2002
Scripture ref: Heb. 11:1, 6
SUBJECT: Fundamentals Bible Class — Lesson 1
TITLE: The Meaning of Faith
PROPOSITION: To clarify the Biblical doctrine of faith as it relates to knowledge.
OBJECTIVES: The student should be able to state the meaning of Biblical faith and provide at least one scripture reference in which faith and knowledge are used together to describe the same object.
AIM: To provide a foundation for discussion in this series of fundamentals by defining the term “faith” and to show how that term has been misused and how to use it properly.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Read: Heb. 11:1, 6
PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will study three choices that need to be made in our lives. We must: 1) choose the right way 2) choose the right attitudes 3) choose the right company.
OBJECTIVE: The hearer should be able to 1) list these three choices that need to be made in each of our lives 2) cite at least one appropriate scriptures for each choice that needs to be made and 3) discuss the significance of Deuteronomy 30:15-20
INTRODUCTION:
1. Read: Deuteronomy 30:19-20
INTRODUCTION
1. Those who are influenced and directed by the sword of the Spirit will produce “the fruit of the Spirit” in their lives … Galatians 5:22-23
1) We noted in our previous study that there is not a plurality of fruits, but one fruit
2) Yes, only one fruit that is made up of several interrelated graces or virtues, all of which will be manifested if one is truly walking in the Spirit
Blessed Assurance Sermon — One of the greatest things that the child of God enjoys is confidence. It can help him endure the turmoils of this life
INTRODUCTION
A. Judges 6:1-6
1. For seven years Israel was victimized by the Midianites.
2. Israel’s crops were destroyed, their livestock was confiscated, and the people were forced to seek refuge in the dens and caves of the mountains.
B. During this difficult period “the angel of the Lord” appeared unto Gideon ….. Judges 6:12-13
1. This very question is what many are asking today!
2. Many are asking, If God is with us:
a. Why did my child have to die from cancer?
b. Why was my wife killed in a car wreck?
c. Why was my child molested?
Date written: January 4th, 2004
Scripture ref: Isaiah 61:1-3
SUBJECT: Attitudes
TITLE: Year of the Lord
PROPOSITION: In this study we will look at Isaiah 61:1-3 as understood through the person of Jesus and applied in the work of the church. We can make this year the year of the Lord by 1) Preaching the gospel to the lost. 2) Warning those who are erring. 3) Exhorting those who are faithful.
OBJECTIVES:Each hearer should be able to explain the significance of Isaiah 61:1-3 in relationship to the fulfillment in the messiah and the implementation of the church.
AIM:To encourage everyone to make this year, a year that is dedicated to the Lord by practicing the things we know will dedicate that year to the Lord.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Read: Isaiah 61:1-3
Introduction: 1 John 1:7 – 2:2
1. John is discussing the sin problem among Christians.
1) 1:7 Walk in the light … blood cleanses.
2) 1:8 We may be assured we have a sin problem.
3) 1:9 forgiven, cleansed if we confess sins.
4) 1:10 Assured again, we must deal with sin.
5) 2:1 John stresses where it is we must go if we are in sin.
6) 2:2 He is the hILASMOS, the propitiation for our sins.
Date written: October 1, 1994 Scripture ref: John 9:4 SUBJECT: Stewardship TITLE: Effectual Work PROPOSITION:Effectual work in the kingdom requires three things: abiding, acting, acknowledging; such work looks forward to a fourth thing–accounting for our labor. OBJECTIVE: In this lesson, each should learn what it means to work effectually in the kingdom. INTRODUCTION: 1. Read: […]
SUBJECT: Salvation
TITLE: The Balm of Gilead/The Great Physician
PROPOSITION: To study together the problems of the sin sick soul and how these problems are met and eliminated.
OBJECTIVE: To help everyone apply the prescription given by the Great Physician to our problems.
INTRODUCTION: There is a balm in Gilead.
1. Read: Jeremiah 8:18-22
INTRODUCTION:
A. Though our society takes adultery lightly, it is a serious offense in the eyes of God
1. God listed it right after murder in the Ten Commandments – Exodus 20:13-14
2. He made it a capital offense in the Old Testament, worthy of the death penalty – Leviticus 20:10
Proposition: We want to study the Pattern of Worship. Our pattern of worship must have the correct object. That the object of worship is not ourselves, nor our fellow man, but it is God.
Subject: Worship
Title: The Object of Worship
Objective: Everyone should be able to understand that the only object of worship is God and reject all other efforts to worship other things.
Aim: To impress upon each hearer the necessity of letting God define our worship.
Introduction:
Date written: May 14th, 2006 Scripture ref: Genesis 4:1-5 SUBJECT: Sin, Origins TITLE: Studies in Genesis – The Sins of Cain PROPOSITION: To discuss the sins of Cain in Genesis 4. OBJECTIVE: To understand what those sins are and how to avoid them. INTRODUCTION: 1. Read: Genesis 4:1-5 2. About the Text: 1) We don’t […]