Date written: December 5th, 2004 Scripture ref: Jeremiah 1:4-10 SUBJECT: Biography TITLE: Lessons from the life of Jeremiah PROPOSITION: We can learn from Jeremiah’s 1) Denunciations, 2) Examples, 3) Persecutions, 4) Messianic Prophecies. OBJECTIVES: Each should know more regarding the prophecies, examples, and persecutions of Jeremiah. INTRODUCTION: 1. Read: Jeremiah 1:4-10 2. About the Text: […]

SUBJECT: Worship

TITLE: Prayer as Worship

PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will study prayer as worship. Worshiping God in prayer involves 1) Ascribing to God all glory and honor, 2) Acknowledging our dependence upon God, 3) Asking for our daily needs, 4) Accepting all of the blessings with which God has provided for us in thanksgiving.

OBJECTIVE: To understand why prayer is considered worship.

SUBJECT: Attitudes

TITLE: Beatitudes – Blessed Are They That Hunger and Thirst After Righteousness

PROPOSITION: In this beatitude we find 1) A desire. 2) The object of that desire. 3) The satisfying of that desire.

Objectives: Each one should be able to state what it means to hunger and thirst after righteousness and how that relates to being filled.

Aim: To help all have a better understanding of the beatitudes.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: Matthew 5:3-10

2. About the Text:

1) This passage begins the famous Sermon On The Mount.

Introduction: Matt. 8:18-22

1. In your priority list, where is the will of Christ?

1) Above personal comfort?

2) Above even family?

2. Jesus makes it plain that one must follow him above all other considerations.

PROPOSITION: The aging Christian should grow old 1) With God in Mind, 2) With all the enthusiasm that he can muster, and 3) With a great hope for heaven. Objectives: Each should learn that God knows about old age, he cares for the elderly, but that this doesn’t excuse the elderly from their responsibilites. Aim: […]

Sermon outline by Tom Moore. We are warned by the negative example of Cain that we have a responsibility toward those around us. We are indeed our brothers’ keeper.

Scripture ref: Luke 16:19-23

SUBJECT: Covetousness

TITLE: The Rich Man and Lazarus

Type: Expository

PROPOSITION: To study the story of the rich man and Lazarus and notice: 1) The characters, 2) The circumstances, 3) The cries of the rich man, 4) The conclusions of the story.

OBJECTIVES:Each listener should be able to understand the story, repeat it, and explain it.

AIM:To familiarize everyone with this story and teach its lessons so as not to fall into similar circumstances as the rich man.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: Luke 16:19-23

2. About the Text:

1) Context starts in Luke 16:13ff

2) Contrast between serving God and mammon (v.13).

3) Covetous Pharisees overhead (v.14).

Sermon on Job – Sermon outline by Kevin Cauley on the great discoveries Job made because of his great trials.

Philippians 1:3-11

INTRODUCTION:

A. As Paul wrote Philippians he was imprisoned in chains in Rome (1:13)

1. He could have spent his time in self-pity and complaint – but he didn’t

2. Instead, he spent his time encouraging others: “Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice” (Phil. 4:4)

B. You and I may not be physically bound, but most of us wear “chain” of varying sizes and lengths:

1. Failing health or a serious medical problem

2. An unhappy marriage or children who break our hearts

Sermon on Tabernacle — Sermon outline by Tom Moore on the typology of the Tabernacle and its furniture.

INTRODUCTION:

A. John 4:35

B. The word “vision” means the ability to see things that are visible – but we also use it to mean the ability to see other things:”Vision is the art of seeing things invisible”

1. Vision is the “unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight”

2. Who has not heard a founding father of some community eulogized as a “man of vision”?

C. Without the imagination to visualize worthy goals and the foresight to see how these can be realized, very little of importance is achieved.

Scripture ref: Luke 15:10

SUBJECT: Salvation

TITLE: The Prodigal Son

PROPOSITION: In this lesson, we will look at the parable of the prodigal son, his 1) Ascending, 2) Descending, and 3) Rescinding.

OBJECTIVES: Each hearer should be able to discuss the parable with those who are lost.

AIM: The focus of this lesson will be upon the younger son, not the elder. It is my purpose to discuss his case alone in this lesson.

INTRODUCTION: A. Much of the change being promoted among the Lord’s church today is centered around worship 1. These changes include church music, lifting up hands, hand-clapping, drama, female leadership, observing religious holidays, dedicating babies, the Lord’s Supper, Sunday night cluster groups, children’s worship, preaching style and worship environment. 2. Each of these items will […]

Sermon on Mother’s Love Date written: May 9th, 2003 Scripture ref: 1 Samuel 2:19 SUBJECT: Family TITLE: I Know My Mother Loved Me PROPOSITION: I know my mother loved me because 1) She disciplined me when I did wrong, 2) She cared for me when I was sick, 3) She fed and clothed me even […]

SUBJECT: Passage Study

TITLE: Studies in Daniel – God’s Proving

PROPOSITION: What can we learn of the trial of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? We learn 1) The Pressure of Political Correctness, 2) The Proving of Personal Principles, 3) The Prevailing Power of Faith in God.

OBJECTIVE: That each one would be motivated to stand strong in the face of trial and overcome through faith.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: Daniel 3:1-7

2. About the Text:

SUBJECT: Worship, Service

TITLE: We’re Looking For A Few Good Men

PROPOSITION: To teach the biblical expectations for men who lead in worship.

OBJECTIVE: That the hearer might ask himself if he meets those standards and if not to reform his life.

INTRODUCTION:

1. This sermon is done by request from the men who meet in our business meeting.

2. The concern is that there are some that we should not be scheduling to lead in worship because it may be that:

1) they don’t seem to take their obligations to attend worship seriously.

SUBJECT: Salvation

TITLE: Christian Godliness

PROPOSITION: To show the state a man must be in to remain godly–have the right attitude toward God, and thereby approach God.

OBJECTIVE: To teach that the church is the only place in which we must remain to have the right attitude toward God.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: Titus 2:11-12

INTRODUCTION: Matthew 5:4

A. We are studying the Sermon on the Mount

1. The greatest single collection of the thoughts and teachings of Jesus

2. Our Lord begins with what we know as the beatitudes, which shows us some important things about faith:

a. The beginning of faith

b. The growth or development of faith

c. The maturing of faith

d. The proving or testing of faith

SUBJECT: Giving as Worship

TITLE: Worship – Part 6 – Giving as Worship

PROPOSITION: To set forth four principles for giving that will help us understand better our giving in worship to God and will help us to understand how to give. These principles are: 1) The Principle of Grace–God gives to His creation; 2) The Principle of Gratitude–We should give from a thankful heart; 3) The Principle of Generosity–We must first give of ourselves; 4) The Principle of Egression–If we fail to give, we will lose what we already have.

OBJECTIVE: Each hearer should be able to state these basic principles of giving and how they relate to their life and worship.

AIM: I hope to encourage the brethren to examine their own giving and see if they can enhance their worship of God by giving Him more from their life.

INTRODUCTION:

INTRODUCTION:

A. Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

B. Our age tends to blur distinctions and throw everything into a “gray area” – but in the Scriptures matters are more clear-cut.

C. In the world there are good people and there are bad people: those who lovingly obey their God and those who stubbornly reject Him

1. Romans 2:5-10

a. Two destinies await […]