Satisfaction Of Imperfection Colossians 3:5-11 Why the title, “THE SATISFACTION OF IMPERFECTION”? It just seems that people who profess themselves to be Christian, are more and more giving excuse for their rude, and sometimes lewd behavior, as “Well! Nobody’s perfect”. That is an acclamation of THE SATISFACTION OF IMPERFECTION. To excuse our sins as just …
Category: Leadership
Your Tithes and Your Offerings
It seems there needs to be some clarity on the issue of “Tithing”. Should we tithe? That is; are we required by Scriptures to tithe? I do not see it as a matter of “Have to”, but a matter of “Get to”. What better way of recognizing God’s ownership of all things than giving back …
Sermon Outline 01/28/07
The Stewardship Of Worship Malachi 1:1-14 PURPOSE – Learning to avoid boredom in the worship of our Lord. Some time back a “Baptist” paper ran an article asking the question of boring churches. Something along the line of, “Are your church services boring?” If we look at the condition of the people of God – …
Sermon Outline 01/07/07
THE SET MIND Colossians 3:1-4 OUTLINE - I. RAISED TO LIFE IN JESUS CHRIST (v. 1a). II. GIVE YOUR ALL TO SEEKING THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ABOVE (v. 1b). III. THE POSITION OF JESUS CHRIST (v. 1c). IV. A SET AND REASONING MIND WILL BE ON WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO IT (v. 2). V. BEING …
Sermon Outline 12/10/06
THE BIRTH FORETOLD Isaiah 7:1-14 OUTLINE - I. JUDAH/JERUSALEM WAS UNDER SEIGE, AND GREAT THREAT FROM THE SYRIANS WITH SUPPORT FROM EPHRAIM/ISRAEL (vv. 1-2) II. GOD SENT ISAIAH TO AHAZ, THE GRANDSON OF UZZIAH TO COMFORT AND ENCOURAGE HIM CONCERNING THE TERRORISM AT THEIR GATES (vv. 3-7). III. GOD’S WORDS CONCERNING THOSE WHO RISE UP …
Sermon Outline 12/03/06
Jesus Christ - Our Sufficiency (2) Colossians 2:16-23 PROPOSED OUTLINE - I. JESUS IS SUFFICIENT OVER THOSE THINGS THAT WERE SHADOWS (vv. 16-17). II. JESUS IS SUFFICIENT OVER THOSE WHO HAVE PUFFY MINDS (v. 18). III. JESUS IS SUFFICIENT FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE TO GROW IN FAITH (v. 19). IV. JESUS IS SUFFICIENT OVER THE …
Sermon Outline 11/26/06
Jesus Christ - Our Sufficiency Colossians 2:10-15 OUTLINE - I. SUFFICIENT IN THE ONE WHO IS SUPREME OVER ALL (v. 10). II. SUFFICIENCY IN THE PUTTING AWAY OF THE FLESH BY JESUS CHRIST (vv.11-12). III. SUFFICIENT IN FORGIVENESS, RESURRECTION LIFE, PUTTING AWAY THE ORDINANCES OF MEN, TRIUMPHING OVER THEM OPENLY (vv. 13-15). The whole of …
Sermon Outline 11/19/06
Thankful For The Eternal Psalm 100:1-5 We are sometimes grateful for the blessings of this life that God gives us by His grace, and sometimes we are not grateful for them. We ought always be thankful, and not growl and complain about our ‘lot’ in life. God is worthy of thanksgiving and praise. When we …
Sermon Notes 11/12/06
Philosophy Or Christ Colossians 2:1-9 Philosophy is defined in The Mirriam/Webster Dictionary [Pocket edit] as, “A critical study of fundamental beliefs and the grounds for them”. Here is the definition from the old Webster Dictionary, “PHILOS’OPHY, n. [L. philosophia; Gr. love, to love, and wisdom.] 1. Literally, the love of wisdom. But in modern acceptation, …
Update On ‘Pastors and Preaching’
In the article I titled “Pastors and Preaching” I mentioned a pastor whom I know and had told one of his church members “There are two sides to the issue…” concerning the Amendment # 2 in Missouri on November 07, 2006. I just found out today, that he had evidently, declared that he was voting …
Pastors and Preaching
The Bible says, or ‘Thus saith the LORD’, “Preach the Word; be instant in season, and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall heap to themselves teaches, having itching ears.” 2 Timothy 4:2-3 …
Sermon Notes 11/05/06
Christ In You Colossians 1:24-29 In the past few years and months I have heard of sermons having to do with growing in your suffering, rejoicing in your suffering and such as that. Paul was writing from a place of suffering, and he was suffering for the cause of Christ and the cross. Can we …
Missouri Baptist Convention Report ’06
Missouri Baptist Convention Report Cape Girardeau, Missouri My wife and I attended the MBC October 30 – November 01, 2006. Conventions are always a good time to renew friendships and begin new ones as well. It was good to see many people that we grew to love and appreciate from the Mineral Area Baptist Association. …
Sermon Outline 10/22/06
The Presentation Colossians 1:21-23 “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,” Jude 24 (KJV). There is coming a day where those who have trusted the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross – His death, burial …
Sermon Outline 08/15/06
Pleased The Father Colossians 1:19-20 The argument of the Gnostics was that God could not become flesh. If God did become flesh it would make Him corrupt, thus there could be no salvation. This was the reckoning of the “Know-It-Alls”. Paul’s argument is that God became flesh. God’s flesh is seen in the person of …
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