Sermon Bites 06/14/09

Who Is LikeThe LORD??? …In Mercy Micah 6:1 – 7:20 I.  EVEN WHEN HIS PEOPLE REFUSE TO HEAR… HE IS MERCIFUL (6:1-5). II.  EVEN WHEN HIS PEOPLE TEND TO TRUST THEIR OWN WORKS… HE IS MERCIFUL (6:6-9). III.  EVEN WHEN THEY CONDUCT UNFAITHFUL  BUSINESS PRACTICES… HE IS MERCIFUL (6:10-15). IV.  EVEN WHEY THEY ARE CAUGHT …

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Sermon Bites Evening 06/07/09

The following “Sermon Bites” as you can tell from the above title is from the evening service of Carr Lane Baptist, and from the second message of Micah chapters 3 through 5. Who Is Like The LORD??? …In Leadership I.  THE LORD CONFRONTS AND DEALS WITH THE EVIL NOBILITY – THE PRINCES, THE PROPHETS, AND …

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Sermon Bites 05/17/09

Vision Of Revival Ezekiel 37:1-14 I.  VISION OF AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION (vv. 1-3). II.  THE VISION TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD TO THAT IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION (vv. 4-6). III.  VISION OF FAITHFULNESS IN AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION (v. 7a). IV.  VISION OF POSSIBILITIES WHEN THE SPIRIT OF GOD BEGINS TO MOVE (vv. 7-10). V.  THE VISION …

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Classic Friday 01/23/09

The following reading for this Classic Friday is an excerpt from the sermon, “The Excellency of Christ” preached by Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).  The Bible text is Revelation 5:5-6, and will be posted following the reading. Yet how wonderfully is infinite mercy towards sinners displayed in him! And what glorious and ineffable grace and love have …

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Sermon Bites 12/21/08

A Wonderful, Joyous Birth Luke 2:1-20 I. WE TRUST THAT EVENTS ARE IN THE HANDS OF OUR SOVEREIGN GOD (vv. 1-5). II. ONLY A SOVEREIGN GOD COULD HAVE HIS SON BORN IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE (vv. 6-7). III. BY THE SOVEREIGN HAND OF GOD, THROUGH THE …

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Sermon Bites 09/14/08

Until Jesus Returns Acts 1:1-26 1. PROCLAIM THE CONVINCING PROOFS OF OUR LORD’S PASSION (vv. 1-4). 2. WALK IN THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT AND GO INTO ALL THE WORLD (vv. 5-8). 3. BE BUSY IN GROWING AND PRACTICE OF FAITH AND IN PRAYER (vv. 9-14). 4. KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT NO ONE IS INDISPENSABLE …

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Sermon Bites 09/07/08

Judgment of Nations Matthew 25:31-46 OUTLINE: I. THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN IN HIS GLORY (vv. 31-32). + It is clear from verse 32 that the judgment initiated will be upon the nations which remain, as the prophet Zechariah has written. (Zechariah 15:16-17). + The time of this event will be at the …

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Sermon Bites 08/31/08

A Reckoning In Stewardship Matthew 25:14-30 I. THE TRAVELING MAN GOES TO A FAR COUNTRY (v. 14). + When Jesus was with the disciples He told them that He would go away, and a Comforter would come (John 14:15-26; 16:5-16). + The goods which our Lord left us was the work of the ministry, the …

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Sermon Bites 08/24/08

Being Ready In Delay Matthew 25:1-13 OUTLINE: I. THE PEOPLE BEING PREPARED FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (v. 1-4). + Virgins are seen as a symbol or type of purity. + The ten virgins representing a people who should be prepared for the coming of the bridegroom; however, only half of them are ready. II. …

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Sermon Bites 08/17/08

Discernment Of The Times Matthew 24:32-51 I. DISCERNING THE LESSON OF THE FIG TREE (vv. 32-34). + If you notice in the above verses of Matthew 24 Jesus only refers to the leaves, and no fruit. + It could be that Jesus is referring to the realization of a renewed State of Israel. II. DISCERNING …

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Sermon Bites 07/27/08

A People Being Prepared Matthew 24:9-14 I. A WORLDWIDE TIME OF PERSECUTION (vv. 9-10). II. FALSE PROPHETS AND TEACHERS OF UNPRECEDENTED PROPORTIONS (v. 11). III. LAWLESSNESS ABOUNDING, AND THE FAITHFUL ENDURE TO THE END (vv. 12-13). IV. THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM PROCLAIMED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD (vv. 14). For more on this you may go …

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Sermon Bites 07/19/08

The Beginning Of Sorrows, And The Signs Matthew 24:1-8 In looking at the Olivet Discourse we see that the disciples are still without understanding concerning the death, burial and resurrection; and they are still looking for Him to set up an earthly kingdom at that present time. The thought of the temple being destroyed was …

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