INTRODUCTION: Read Matthew 2:1-12

1. There are events in a town, city or region’s history that cannot be forgotten.

1) In Austin it’s the Tower shooting, August 1, 1966.

2) Texas City remembers when the ship exploded in Galveston Bay in 1947.

3) Killeen will never forget the Luby’s shooting.

4) New Orleans will never forget Hurricane Katrina.

2. An unusual star guided the magi to Jerusalem and then to the exact spot in Bethlehem (6 miles south) where the new King of Israel lay.

Date written: June 2nd, 2006 Bible Text: Matthew 22:36-40 SUBJECT: Love, Obedience TITLE: The Second Command PROPOSITION: What does it mean to love my neighbor as myself? How do I practice it? Where do I start? Objectives: That each would understand more about the second command and how to live it. Aim: To encourage everyone […]

What can we do to avoid judging people based on appearances? First, when we see a new person, go up and greet them—introduce yourself. Speak to them as you would any other person with whom you have a good relationship. Presume the best of others because love “hopes all things” (1 Corinthians 13:7). If we love our neighbor, our initial attitude toward the potential relationship should be hopeful and optimistic.

PROPOSITION: Sermon on King Solomon | We learn from the life of King Solomon, 1) In all your getting, get wisdom, 2) Earthly things cannot satisfy, 3) Marriage is important, but God always comes first.

Objectives: Each should understand more about the life of Solomon and the lessons we learn from that life.

Aim: To exhort each listener to learn from Solomon’s successes and failures.

INTRODUCTION: As we begin this sermon on King Solomon:

1. Read: 1 Kings 3:5-15

Date written: March 07, 2002 Scripture ref: Ephesians 3:3,4 SUBJECT: Bible TITLE: The Bible, Its History PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will examine how we got the Bible. We will briefly look at the canonization, the transmission, and the translation of the text. OBJECTIVES: The student should be able to briefly discuss the concepts of […]

INTRODUCTION: A. In this series of lessons it is our aim to notice the various characteristics and actions of Nehemiah that enabled him to be successful in his endeavors for the Lord. 1. We should want and need to be successful as Christians 2. Nehemiah will help us in this area. B. Nehemiah was a […]

A friend is someone that a person can talk to without having to worry about where the information shared is going. A friend will do things that you like to do because he enjoys your enjoying it. A friend will stick with you even when times are hard. Proverbs 17:17 says, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

INTRODUCTION:

A. I think the saying is basically true: we are either going forward, standing still, or falling behind.

1. Sadly, this is also true in the Lord’s church

2. The problem is that many congregations have become complacent and comfortable (the prelude to standing still)

3. And once we are standing still, everyone passes us by and we begin to fall behind

B. To introduce our theme… Philippians 3:12-14

Sermon on Redemption Introduction: 1. Ephesians 1:7 sets our topic forward: Redemption in Christ! Redemption through His blood. 2. An Old Testament topic (Job 19:25, as well as the New Testament. 3. Definition: a “buying back … setting free … deliverance.”

Date written: July 30, 1994
Scripture ref: 1 Corinthians 11:2-3

SUBJECT: Character

TITLE: The Faithful Christian Woman

PROPOSITION: To study the responsibilities of the faithful Christian woman–ecclesiastically, connubially, parentally.

Objective: To help all become aware of the importance of the role which God made for woman.

SUBJECT: Character

TITLE: The Faithful Christian Woman

PROPOSITION: To study the responsibilities of the faithful Christian woman–ecclesiastically, connubially, parentally.

Objective: To help all become aware of the importance of the role which God made for woman.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: 1 Corinthians 11:2-3

When we do not listen to people and get to know them as they are, this creates barriers in relationships. Barriers happen when inauthentic and selfish behavior dominates the relationship. This creates a situation where one cannot get to know another because he cannot get past the protective shell of the ego. That shell may be many things, but it prevents authentic relationships.

The only way for someone to reveal their true self to us, though, is to talk to them. God reveals Himself to us by talking to us. Paul wrote, “For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God” (1 Corinthians 2:11-12). We cannot know the mind of another unless that mind is revealed to us through communication.

SUBJECT: Attitudes

TITLE: Getting Out of our Comfort Zones in our Attitudes

PROPOSITION: In order to get out of our Comfort zones in our attitudes, we must 1) Be proactive 2) Be positive 3) Be Humble.

OBJECTIVES: The hearer should be able to understand and show proactivity, confidance, and humility in a balanced manner.

AIM: I want the listener to be motivated to service in a proactive, confident, but humble way.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: 1 Peter 2:9 “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light”

Subject: Necrology

Title: Questions About Death–2

Proposition: In this lesson we will answer four questions concerning death: 1) What happens after death? 2) Should we desire death? 3) What about the living? and 4) How can we overcome death?

Objective: The learner should be able to answer each of the questions biblically, and demonstrate a knowledge of the scriptures which support the biblical answer.

Aim: The aim of this lesson is to answer questions concerning death thereby comforting the faithful Christian and warning the unfaithful and unbelieving of the judgment to come.

Date written: April 17th, 2005 Scripture ref: Matthew 25:41-46 SUBJECT: Hell, End Times TITLE: Is Hell Eternal? PROPOSITION: Hell is eternal because 1) The Bible clearly says it is eternal. 2) The same words used to describe the eternality of hell is used to describe the eternality of heaven, God, and the saved. 3) God’s […]

The single greatest obstacle that we face in our relationships is the image that we construct of other people. Most of the time we interact with that image instead of with the actual person. Why do we do this? It is easier. That image is a product of our own creation. It is what we see of ourselves in someone else. We know it very well. After all, we made it. But this is a selfish move because we are just interacting with an image of our own creation, not the other person.

SUBJECT: Church

TITLE: Asian Churches — Pergamum

PROPOSITION: In this study we will examine the letter to the church at Pergamum. In it we learn about Jesus. He is He who 1) wields the sword, 2) testifies of faithfulness, 3) rebukes evil, and 4) gives blessing to those who overcome.

OBJECTIVES: Each will be able to understand and explain the letter along with some significant historical information.

AIM: To better familiarize all with Christ’s letter to Pergamum.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: Revelation 2:12-17

Introduction: Rom. 2:7

1. We see in our text the importance of patience. It is a must.

2. We also see times in our lives when we fail to exhibit patience.

1) Stopped praying, 1 Thess. 5:17.

2) Grew weary in well-doing, Gal. 6:9.

3) Some even fail to remain faithful, Heb. 6:11.

3. We know we don’t always have patience, so how do we develop it? How do we acquire patience?

What Is Our Job As A Christian? – Sermon outline by Tom Moore from Philippians 2:12-18.

We must oppose challengers to the King: 1) Law of Moses, 2) Religious Imagination, 3) Doctrines of Men. Each person will understand that there are challengers to the King that we must reject. Each person would be aware of false religions and their influences.