Sermon on the Authority of God – by Bill Jackson
Categories: Sermon Outlines, Topical Sermon Outlines Tags: Sermons on GodSermon on the Authority of God – Sermon outline by Bill Jackson in which he reasons from the nature of God, His authority and the authority of His word and our obligation to obey.
Introduction:
1. Just the one word, but how important a word it is!
2. How I view it says so much of myself and my relationship with Him.
3. Much in the way of religious views centers on disdain for authority!
DISCUSSION: In this sermon on the authority of God…
I. The Matter of Authority is Real When We Think of God’s Being.
A. If the Lord exists, man, not being a god, is subject to Him!
B. Of man, the Lord said, “I formed him for myself” (Isa. 43:21).
1. Spoken of Israel, and no less of all men.
2. Doing the will of God, the WHOLE (duty) of man (Eccl. 12:13).
3. Man must deal with deity — no choice! (Heb. 4:13).
II. Note The Statements Wherein God Shows That Authority Over Us.
A. He is the judge over all the earth (Gen. 18:25).
B. We shall all stand before the judgment seat (2 Cor. 5:10).
C. Every one of us shall give account of himself to God (Rom. 14:12).
D. Every work, good or evil, to be in judgment (Eccl. 12:14).
E. In that day, judgment of the secrets of men (Rom. 2:16).
F. Every man’s work to be judged without respect of persons (1 Pet. 1:17).
G. Every idle word to be accounted for in judgment (Matt. 12:36).
H. Can We read such verses and not realize that we are under authority to God?
III. That Sense Of Authority Urges A Proper Attitude, Disposition Toward God And The Things Of God.
A. Toward the Word of God.
1. Do I feel obligated toward it, bound by what it says?
2. Or, do I look upon it as “serious, but not too serious?”
3. May I be reminded of His seriousness in the matter?
a. “Do not add to, nor take from” (Deut. 4:2).
b. Add not, lest He reprove and make you a liar (Prov. 30:6).
c. The Words spoken will be the basis of judgment (John 12:48).
d. At the end of the Revelation, and the end of the Bible, the warning: Do not add to nor take from (Rev. 22:18-19).
B. The, toward the Christ.
1. These will amount to the same: The Christ, the Word of God.
2. The Father now speaks through His Son (Heb. 1:1-2).
3. “…My beloved Son; HEAR YE HIM” (Matt. 17:5).
4. Condemned if we go beyond the doctrine of Christ (2 John 9).
C. Then, toward NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING of the Christ.
1. On the church.
2. On the plan of salvation.
3. On worship after the New Testament order.
4. On the organization of the church – etc., etc.
Conclusion: Finally, in this sermon on the authority of God…
1. Religious division has ever been a sinful reaction to AUTHORITY.
2. Division within the kingdom has been the same; the liberalism of our current time is rebellion against AUTHORITY.
3. Proper response to AUTHORITY is to obey, and then live obediently in all things; if not a Christian, we hope you will, this day, have the faith, repent of sins, confess Christ, and be baptized BY HIS AUTHORITY!
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