Topical Sermon Outlines

Sermon on Spiritual Growth — Sermon outline by Tom Moore on the necessity of spiritual growth.

“Is Not My Word Like Fire…” INTRODUCTION: A. Jeremiah 23:21-32 is found in a context speaking against the false prophet. 1. Verse 21 … God said that there were some prophets who He did not send, nor spoke to, and yet, they RAN to prophesy. a. More true prophets need to run to prophesy b. […]

INTRODUCTION: A. The Bible is very clear as it speaks to the importance of faith 1. Hebrews 11:6 2. Ephesians 2:8 3. Galatians 3:26 4. Romans 5:1 B. There are many kinds of faith mentioned in the Bible. 1. There is a faith that is simply belief, but this is not a saving, nor is […]

SUBJECT: Worship

TITLE: Singing as Worship

PROPOSITION: Worshiping God in song involves understanding the role of: 1) Aesthetics; 2) Doctrine; 3) Comprehension; 4) Attitude.

OBJECTIVES: Each person should understand what constitutes proper worship to God in singing.

AIM: To emphasize that singing must be done in God’s way, not ours to worship Him.

SUBJECT: Christian Living

TITLE: Thinking Christianly

PROPOSITION: How ought Christians to think? 1) Soberly, 2) Beneficially, 3) Wisely.

Objectives: Each should be able to tell others about how Christians think.

Aim: To get Christians to think about their own thinking.

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SUBJECT: Salvation

TITLE: Words of Encouragement–Love

PROPOSITION: In this sermon on love, we will briefly look at Love in the Bible. 1) God’s love for man; 2) Man’s love for God; 3) Man’s love for one another.

OBJECTIVES: The listener should be able to discuss the various relationships in which love is involved and cite one supporting scripture for each.

AIM: To encourage the brethren by helping them understand God’s love for them; to move the brethren to reciprocate that love to God and toward one another.

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INTRODUCTION:

A. A person may be faithful church-goer and live a morally good life, and yet harbor enough “envy” in his heart to damn his soul

1. “Envy” is a common sin, with almost every person having some problem with this green-eyed monster at some time or another.

2. Yet, it is a seldom confessed sin!

B. “Envy” has been pictured as a devilish thing with wide ears for catching slander, with a tongue that is a serpent, and with feet standing in fire as a symbol of the wretchedness that always dogs its steps.

C. Socrates said, “Envy is the daughter of pride, the author of murder and revenge, the begetter of secret sedition, the perpetual tormenter of virtue. Envy is the filthy slime of the soul; a venom, a poison, a quicksilver, which consumeth the flesh and drieth up the bones.”

INTRODUCTION: 1. There is a question on the minds of many in this world with regard to the origin of the Bible that they are asked to trust for their salvation. 2. Where did it come from? 3. How did it get to me? DISCUSSION: I.   THE BIBLE ORIGINATED WITH GOD THE FATHER. 1. The […]

Introduction: 1. Isaiah 2:1-4. A very striking picture of the church, from 700 BC. 2. Old Testament prophecies tell us much, later to be seen in fulfillment in the New Testament.

Introduction:

1. The religious world around us has arranged itself into denominations (distinct parts of the whole).

2. Originally there were a few (Lutheran, Church of England, Presbyterian, Catholic, etc.). Now there are more than a thousand.

3. We must comment on this situation because this idea is nowhere found in the doctrine of Christ. Denominations have no right to exist because they are not found in scripture.

4. The will of Christ is ONE CHURCH, BODY, KINGDOM. (Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 4:4; John 3:5)

5. The denominations argue that the totality of the denominations is the one church.

1) The New Testament, however, fails to use the word “church” in that sense.

2) There is the “church universal” (Matthew 16:18) and “church local” (Romans 16:16).

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

Subject: Necrology

Title: Questions Concerning Death–1

Proposition: In this lesson we will answer four questions concerning death: 1) What is death? 2) Why do we have death? 3) Who is going to die? 4) When can we expect death?

Objective: To biblically answer these four questions concerning death and comfort those who know death is near to them or to their relatives.

SUBJECT: Christ – Sacrifice

TITLE: Lamb of God

PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will compare and contrast the Passover lamb with Jesus as the lamb of God. We will notice that the lamb is 1) Sanctified — God’s lamb, 2) Sinless — Without blemish, 3) A Sacrifice, 4) Salvation.

OBJECTIVES: Each hearer should be able to understanding the significance of the Passover lamb and the typical relationship to Jesus our Messiah.

AIM: To help all understand why Jesus is the Lamb of God today.

INTRODUCTION:

Sermon on Spiritual Growth – Sermon outline by Tom Moore describing the habits necessary for developing spiritual growth.

SUBJECT: Jesus Christ

TITLE: Who is the Son of Man?

PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will ask and answer the question “Who is the Son of Man” according to the gospel of Luke chapters 1-12. We will learn that the Son of Man is 1) The one who has power to forgive sins (Luke 5:24). 2) Lord of the Sabbath (Luke 6:5). 3) The one delivered into the hands of men (Luke 9:44). 4) Not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them (Luke 9:56). 5) Hath not where to lay his head (Luke 9:58). 6) Was a sign to His generation (Luke 11:30). 7) Comes at an unexpected hour (Luke 12:40).

OBJECTIVE: The hearer should understand that Jesus was not only divine, but human and that the expression “son of man” while not unique to Jesus, emphasizes His humanity.

Aim: To reinforce in the minds of the hearer the identity of Jesus.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: Luke 1:1-4

INTRODUCTION:

A. In Mark 12:30-31 we have a very pivotal command for every Christian, a command that is at the very heart of Christianity.

1. If these verses are not engrained in our daily living then we will never be spiritually what we ought to be

2. It is indeed the pivotal command

B. Mark 12:28-31

C. We know these verses, we have heard them often, and we understand that they mean we are to love God with our total being and our neighbor as our self

1. Many claim to love God

2. Many say they love God

3. Many say they love their neighbor

SERMON ON DISCIPLINE

INTRODUCTION: Read 2 Thessalonians 3:6

1. This passage deals with a specific problem in the Thessalonian church.

2. There were brethren who refused to work for their own living, 2 Thessalonians 3:11

3. These were called “disorderly.” They were without discipline.

4. These did not walk after the tradition received from the apostles. Therefore, they were in sin.

5. We have, in this apostolic injunction, a principle that must be learned by the people of God in every generation. If it is not learned the church withers.

6. WE MUST WITHDRAW OURSELVES FROM THE DISORDERLY.

7. Withdraw means to keep away, stand aloof (Gingrich, Shorter Lexicon).

8. This is not something to be taken lightly but with fear and trembling.

INTRODUCTION:

A. It can be positively asserted and then sustained that only divine wisdom could have produced the qualifications of an elder necessary for one to function acceptably in the eldership in the Lord’s church.

1. Human wisdom would have added … or taken away.

2. God’s qualifications are perfect for the job.

PROPOSITION: To answer the question “Why do we sing?”

OBJECTIVE: That the hearer might learn the reasons for our singing in worship.

INTRODUCTION: Concerning Exodus 15:1-19

1. Why was Moses singing to the Lord?

1) He hath triumphed gloriously, v. 1

2) He is my strength and song, v. 2

3) He is my salvation, v. 2

Sermon on Prayer. We must pray with sincerity, humility, fervency, persistence, watchfulness, thoughtfulness, godly living, etc.