Date written: August 4th, 2007
Scripture ref: Daniel 2:1-12
SUBJECT: Passage Study
TITLE: Studies in Daniel – God’s Plans
PROPOSITION: In this lesson we’ll look at the second chapter of the book of Daniel and note 1) A Troubling Situation 2) A Timely Solution, 3) The Task of Showing, 4) A Terrific Significance 5) A Trumpeted Statement.
OBJECTIVE: That we understand God’s plans will be accomplished in His time.
INTRODUCTION:
A. In our present day, faith is widely misunderstood.
1. The nature and crucial importance of faith has eluded many in the religious world.
2. Most of the world limit faith to being mere belief, but the Bible has a much deeper meaning placed on this important biblical term
B. As we begin to delve into the doctrine of faith, by way of introduction notice that:
1. The gospel is “the faith” – Jude 3, and those who have obeyed it have been “faithful to the Lord” (Acts 16:15)
Date written: July 23rd, 2005 Scripture ref: Exodus 3:13-15 SUBJECT: God TITLE: Who is God? PROPOSITION: To look at the identity of God as revealed in scripture. He is 1) The Eternal One, 2) The Creator, 3) The Redeemer. Objectives: Each should understand who God is in relationship to the creation and our salvation. Aim: […]
INTRODUCTION: Matthew 5:14-16
A. When we moved past the beatitudes, we immediately saw that Jesus began to challenge people’s concept of themselves
1. “Ye are the salt of earth”
a. Salt is a preservative, an antiseptic, and seasoning
b. It is important to see that Jesus implies a tremendous contrast between God’s people as salt and the world which is sick, decaying and bland
2. Salt works because it is different from that to which it is applied
INTRODUCTION: 2 Kings 17:9
1. Israel is in captivity, God is giving His reasons.
2. Some of what Israel did he did secretly.
3. Notice that with the mention here that it was not secret.
[How sad it is to see the delusions they were under, that they could keep anything secret from God. Is it not true that we are often under the same delusion?]
DISCUSSION:
Sermon on Presumption PROPOSITION: To set forth the sin of presumption. OBJECTIVE: To help us avoid presumptuous sin. INTRODUCTION: 1. Read: Deuteronomy 17:12-13; Deut. 18:20-22. 2. Regarding the text: 1) The Old Testament was written for our learning, 1 Corinthians 10:11. 2) Many Old Testament passages set forth the vile sin of presuming. 3) One […]
Date written: December 10, 1994
Scripture ref: John 16:33
SUBJECT: Salvation
PROPOSITION: We can overcome the world because 1) God has given us the power; 2) Faith gives us the victory 3) The world shows us the alternative; 4) The results of overcoming give us the motivation.
OBJECTIVES: In this lesson, the hearer should 1) recognize that God’s power is through his word 2) understand the necessity of baptism for salvation 3) realize the power of faith in Christ 4) shun the desire to be like the world 5) and desire to obtain the blessings that occur as a result of overcoming the world.
AIM: With this lesson I hope to encourage the brethren to faithful living by showing them that they can overcome the world; that the rewards of doing so are great; and that the failure to do so is perilous.
The Holy Spirit has a unique role in the godhead. Each listener should be able to describe the role of the Holy Spirit in scripture.
SUBJECT: Passage
TITLE: FOLLOW ME, AND LEAVE THE DEAD TO BURY THEIR OWN DEAD
PROPOSITION: Jesus demands that we follow Him upon His terms, not ours.
OBJECTIVE: To help others understand this passage.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Read: Matthew 8:18-22.
SUBJECT: Christian Doctrine
TITLE: The Importance of the Doctrine of Christ
PROPOSITION: The doctrine of Christ is important for the church to be 1) Fruitful, 2) Faithful, 3) Fellows.
OBJECTIVE: That each would understand why doctrine is important and the need we have to give heed to it.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Read: Matthew 28:18-20.
Date written: August 11th, 2007 Scripture ref: Acts 17:22-31 SUBJECT: Religion TITLE: Why Should I Change My Religion? PROPOSITION: I should change my religion if my religion 1) Preaches a different morality than the Bible, 2) Practices a different worship than the church of the New Testament, 3) Presents a different plan of salvation than […]
INTRODUCTION: Read 1 Cor. 2:4-5.
1. The world is full of smart men:
1) with higher degrees,
2) with proven track records,
3) that present their ideas well.
2. Men of proven qualities are sought out, desired for leadership positions.
3. The same was true in Corinth. There were:
1) men who spoke words of wisdom,
2) men that communicated,
3) men that “made sense.”
Sermon outline by Tom Moore explaining what the Bible says about overcoming worry.
In this lesson we will study the great faith of the centurion in Matthew chapter 8. Each person should understand how Jesus recognized the centurion’s faith for being great and why.
Introduction: Matt. 7:21 1. We teach that our eternal destiny depends upon doing the will of the Father (Matt. 7:21), without adding (2 John 9; 1 Cor. 4:6; 1 Pet. 4:11), and without subtracting (Rev. 22:19). 2. What is it about the will of the Father that makes it right? 3. What is it about […]
SUBJECT: Sermon Outline about Evangelism
TITLE: Evangelism
PROPOSITION: To set forth three prerequisites that all Christians should understand before beginning to evangelize namely that before we can evangelize we must 1) Recognize that there are souls that are lost, 2) Be willing to make a lasting commitment and 3) Truly believe that the gospel is the “good news.”
OBJECTIVE: That each Christian would examine their life and ensure that they are prepared to begin evangelizing.
AIM: To help all of the brethren want to be evangelists and work toward more evangelism in their life.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Read: Acts 8:1-4
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