Redemption Rochester Sermons: Recent Episodes
Redemption City Church
Main Point: God will not forsake those who confess their sin, for He remembers His covenant
Text: Psalm 38
Outline:
A) A tumultuous burden of sin (vv. 1–8)
B) A failure of strength (vv. 9–14)
C) God will answer confession and repentance (vv. 15–22)
Main Point: Trust in the Lord in the Midst of Hardship
Text: Psalm 31
Outline:
A) Take refuge in the Lord (vv. 1–5)
B) The grace of God through internal and external anguish (vv. 6–13)
C) Trusting in the Lord (vv. 14–20)
D) Blessedness of the Lord (vv. 21–24)
Main Idea: Eager Anticipation
Text: Revelation 7:4–12
Outline:
A. Restorative fellowship
B. Looking forward, not backward
C. God's gathered people, not one forgotten
D. Eagerly anticipating that day
Main Point: You Are a Slave to Sin or Righteousness
Text: Romans 6:15–19
Outline:
A. Can I continue in my sin?
B. Slave to sin
C. Slave to righteousness
D. Be obedient slaves
Main Point: Subdue Sin in Your Soul Be the Guarantee of God’s Grace
Text: Romans 6:12–14
Outline:
A. Alternate allegiance (vv. 12–13)
B. Secured subjugation (v. 14)
Main Point: Union with Christ Frees Us from Sin to Live for God
Text: Romans 6:5–11
Outline:
A. Freedom from sin's consequences (vv. 5–7)
B. Freedom from sin's power (vv. 8–11)
Main Point: Union with Christ Frees Us from Sin to Live for God
Text: Romans 6:5–11
Outline:
A. Freedom from sin's consequences (vv. 5–7)
B. Freedom from sin's power (vv. 8–11)
Main Point: The Work of Christ Is Greater
Text: Romans 5:18–21
Outline:
The Work of Christ Is Greater:
A. Than Adam's trespass and disobedience
B. Than trespass under the law
C. Resulting in eternal life
Main Point: Delight in the Fruit of the Resurrection
Text: 1 Peter 1:3–9
Outline:
A. Resurrection provides living hope
B. Resurrection secures our inheritance
Main Point: The Second Adam’s Grace Reverses the Death’s Reign over Sinners
Text: 2 Corinthians 2:14–17
Outline:
A. Christ's Triumph (vv. 14–16a)
C. Our Mission (vv. 16b–17)
Main Point: The Second Adam’s Grace Reverses the Death’s Reign over Sinners
Text: Romans 5:12–17
Outline:
A. Sin's Reign of Death (vv. 12–14)
C. Grace's Reign of Lifer (vv. 15–17)
Main Point: God Shows His Love for Us in That While We Were Yet Sinners Christ Died for Us
Text: Romans 5:6–11
Outline:
A. Christ dying for the ungodly
B. Fruit of Christ's death and life
C. Rejoicing through Christ
Main Point: Peace with God Produces Rejoicing
Text: Romans 5:1–5
Outline:
A. Peace with God
B. Rejoicing in glory
C. Rejoicing in suffering
Main Point: Believe in God, Who Raised Christ Our Lord from the Dead
Text: Romans 4:22–25
Outline:
A. Not for Abraham alone
B. Christ delivered up
C. Christ raised
Main Point: Become Fully Convinced That God Can Do What Can’t Be Done
Text: Romans 4:16–21
Outline:
A. The promise of God (vv. 16–17a)
B. The ability of God (vv. 17b–18)
C. The faith of man (vv. 19–21)
Main Point: Those with Faith like Abraham Will Inherit the World
Text: Romans 4:13–15
Outline:
A. Inheritance promised (v. 13)
B. Inheritance voided (v. 14)
C. Inheritance lost (v. 15)
Main Point: Righteousness Through Faith Is for All People
Text: Romans 4:9–12
Outline:
A. Blessings through faith
B. Before the demands of the law
C. Unto the world
Main Point: Believe in God for Your Righteousness
Text: Romans 4:1–8
Outline:
A. The righteousness of Abraham through faith
B. Do not work but believe
C. The blessings that come through faith
Main Point: Genuine Faith Destroys Spiritual Pride
Text: Romans 3:27–31
Outline:
A. Problem: spiritual pride (v. 27)
B. Cure: Justification by faith (v. 28)
C. Cure: The nature of God (vv. 29–31)
Main Point: God Is Righteous to Make the Unrighteous Righteous by Faith in Christ
Text: Romans 3:21–26
Outline:
A. Righteousness apart from the law (v. 21)
B. Righteousness in Christ (v. 22–25a)
C. Righteousness in you (vv. 25b, 26)
Main Point: Stop Your Excuses and Submit to God’s Grace
Text: Romans 3:19, 20
Outline:
A. The purpose of the law (v. 19)
B. The limits of the law (v. 20)
Main Point: Our Guilt Is a Universal Indictment with a Particular Acquittal
Text: Romans 3:9–18
Outline:
A. The question asked (v 9a)
B. The question answered (v 9b)
C. The answer proved (vv 10–18)
3a. Setting the stage (vv10–12)
3b. Evidence via words (vv 13, 14)
3c. Evidence via actions (vv 15–17)
3d. The answer's bow (v 18)
Main Point: God Is Just in Punishing Our Sins
Text: Romans 3:5–8
Outline:
A. God’s righteousness and my sin
B. God’s judging the world
C. God’s glory in condemning sin
Main Point: God is faithful to the unfaithful.
Text: Romans 3:1–4
Outline:
A. Entrusted with the oracles of God
B. Faithfulness of God
Main Point: Demonstrate your faith in the profit of God's praise.
Text: Romans 2:25–29
Outline:
A. Counterfeit confidence (vv. 25–27)
B. Authentic Assurance (vv. 28, 29)
Main Idea: Jesus camas king to subdue the earth under his boundless blessing.
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:25–28
Outline:
A. The King's War (vv. 25–27a)
B. The King's Peace (vv. 27b–28)
Main Idea: Christ is Your Hope
Text: Romans 8:18–26
Outline:
I. The curse of sin (vv. 18–23)
II. The reach of redemption (vv. 20–23)
III. Hope and help in waiting (vv. 24–26)
Main Idea: Christ is Your High Priest
Text: Hebrew 9:11–14
Outline:
a) The need for the priesthood.
b) Christ as the High Priest.
c) Christ as the sacrifice.
d) Purified through sacrifice.
Main Idea: Christ Has Come as the True Prophet
Text: Hebrew 1:1–2
Outline:
a) Speaking through the prophets.
b) Speaking through to Prophet.
b) Listen to Him!
Main Point: It's What's on the Inside that God JudgesOutline:1. Law Written on Stone (vv. 12–13)2. Law Written on Hearts (vv. 14–16)
Main Point: You Will Be Judged According to Your Works
Outline:
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Seek glory, honor and immortality.
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Forsake unrighteousness.
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The fruit of our actions: tribulation or glory.
Main Point: Don’t Hypocritically Judge Others While Failing Under the Same Wrath of GodOutline: 1. Judging and practicing of men (v. 1) 2. Rightful judgement of God (vv. 3) 3. Patience unto repentance (v. 4) 4. Storing up wrath (v. 5)
Main Point: Worship God or Be Handed over to Your Sin
Text: Romans 1:28–32
Outline:
1) Acknowledge God (v. 28)
2) Those who don't are filled with sin (vv. 29, 30)
3) Dragging others to hell with them (v. 32)
Main Point: Sexual Perversion Is the Inevitable Outworking of Idolatry
Text: Romans 1:26, 27
Outline:
1) Idolatrous inversion of sexuality
2) Godly order of sexuality
Romans 1:26–27
[26] For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; [27] and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. (ESV)
Main Point: Sin is Believing a Lie that Turns Us into AnimalsText: Romans 1:24–25Outline:1) The Sentence of Self-Destruction2) The Folly of False-Worship
Main Point: Gad Has Revealed Himself Through Nature, and the Natural Man Has Rejected Him
Text: Romans 1:18–23
Outline:
1) Wrath of God revealed against those who suppress truth.
2) We are without excuse.
3) Honor and give thanks to God.
Main Point: The Gospel Is the Power of God That Brings Salvation, Therefore We Are Not Ashamed
Text: Romans 1:16, 17
Outline:
1) Not ashamed of the Gospel.
2) It is the power of God unto salvation.
3) The righteousness of God revealed by faith.
Main Point: Rejoice in the Work That the Lord Is Doing
Text: Romans 1:8–15
Outline:
1) Prayer
2) Presence
3) Proclamation
Main Point: Christ Has Made You Together God’s Beloved and Holy People
Text: Romans 1:7
Outline:
1) Gospel identity (v. 7a)
2) Gospel blessings (vv. 7b)
Main Point: Jesus Christ Is the Righteous Lord and Savior of the World
Text: Romans 1:1–6
Outline:
1) The authorized prophet (v. 1)
2) The anointed report (vv. 2–4)
3) The accepted people (vv. 5, 6)
Main Point: A Proverbial Prelude: Righteous Waiting
Text: Psalm 37
Outline:
1) Don't worry, be wait-y (vv. 1–11)
2) The ways of the wicked (vv. 12–14)
3) Age of wisdom (vv. 25–34)
4) The ends (vv. 35–40)
Main Point: The deep love of God is unending towards people.Outline:1) The wickedness of man (vv 1–4)2) Love of God is boundless (vv 5–6)3) Love of God is our refuge and life (vv 7–9)4) Love of God is eternal (vv 10-12)
Psalm 35Main Idea: The Lord will rise up and defend His peopleOutline:1) Call for deliverance2) Call for justice3) Rejoicing in the Lord
Main Idea: God Delights in Your Holy Joy
Text: Psalm 33
Outline:
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Shout for joy to the LORD (vv. 1–2)
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His perfect character (vv. 4, 5)
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His rule over creation (v. 6–9)
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His rule over the nations (vv. 10–17)
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His rule over your soul (vv. 18–22)
Main Idea: Confess Your Sins and Receive the Joy of Forgiveness
Text: Psalm 32
Outline:
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Blessing of the forgiven (vv. 1, 2)
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Groaning of the silent (vv. 3, 4)
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Confession of sin (v. 5)
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Deliverance by God (vv. 6, 7)
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Encouragement for us to confess (vv. 8–11)
Main Point: Confidently Plead to the Lord for MercyOutline: 1. Cry out to the Lord (vv 1–5) 2. Rest in the Lord (vv 6–9) 3. Praise the Lord (vv 10–12)
Main Idea: God Glorifies Himself in Creation and New Creation
Text: Psalm 29
Outline:
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Worship in heaven (vv. 1, 2)
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Glory displayed on earth (vv. 3–9)
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Peace on earth (vv. 10, 11)
Main Idea: Call and Cry Out to God
Text: Psalm 28
Outline:
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Because he is our rock (vv. 1–2)
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When you are tempted (vv. 3–5)
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Because he listens (vv. 6–9)
Main Idea: Pray Through Your Unjust Suffering
Text: Psalm 26
Outline:
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How to understand this prayer
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How to utilize this prayer
Main Idea: The Way of God Disclosed to His Children
Text: Psalm 25
Outline:
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God disciplines (teaches) His children (vv. 1–10)
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God delights in His children (vv. 11–15)
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God defends His children (vv. 16–22)
Main Idea: The Forsaken Shall Praise God and Be Satisfied
Text: Psalm 22
Outline:
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The forsaken one (vv. 1–18)
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Deliverance and praise (vv. 19–31)
Main Idea: God Will Triumph Over All His Creation
Text: Psalm 21
Outline:
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By his strength (vv. 1, 2)
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With blessings (vv. 3–7)
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With judgement (vv. 8–12)
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Resulting in worship (vv. 13)
Follow Him
Text: John 21:20–25
Outline:
1) Follow him alone
2) Follow his truth
3) Follow his work
Main Idea: Christ Had the Same Spirit Upon Him That You Have Living Within You
Text: Isaiah 42:1–4
Outline:
1) Christ the servant
2) Christ the meek
3) Christ the conqueror
Main Idea: Wait on the Lord’s Provision for His Abundant Harvest
Text: John 21:1–14
Outline:
1) Working in waiting (vv. 1–3)
2) Fruitful in fishing (vv. 4–8)
3) Satisfied in the Savior (vv. 9–14)
Main Idea: Believe in Christ That You May Have Life Text: John 20:30–31Outline:1) Believe that Jesus is the Christ2) That you may have life
Main Idea: Christ Will Change Your Doubts Into Confession
Text: John 20:24–29
Outline:
1) Unbelief (vv. 24, 25)
2) Revelation (vv. 26, 27)
3) Confession (vv. 28, 29)
Main Idea: Those Who Have Seen the Messiah Are Sent
Text: John 20:19–23
Outline:
1) Appearing (vv. 19, 20)
2) Sending (v. 21)
3) Authority (vv. 22, 23)
Main Idea: Jesus’s Resurrection Restores Fruit-Bearing in the Garden
Text: John 20:11–18
Outline:
1.) Returning to the Garden (vv. 11–13)
2.) Reversing the Curse (vv. 14–17)
3.) Announcing Christ’s Dominion (v. 18)
Main Idea: A New Creation Is Dawning in Christ
Text: John 20:1–10
Outline:
1) Confusion in the Darkness (vv. 1, 2)
2) Order to the Chaos (vv. 3–7)
3) Light for New Life (vv. 8–10)
Main Idea: The Cross Will Fan the Flames of True FaithText: John 19 38:42Outline:1) Joseph and Nicodemus2) The burial of Christ
Main Idea: The Death of Christ Provides Atonement and Cleansing
Text: John 19:31–37
Outline:
1) To fulfill Scripture
2) As the sacrificial lamb
3) Sufficiently
Main Idea: Christ Died for Your Sins
Text: John 19:28–30
Outline:
1) To fulfill Scripture
2) As the sacrificial lamb
3) Sufficiently
Main Idea: The Exalted King Provides for His People
Text: John 19:17–27
Outline:
1) The king rising to his throne (vv. 17–22)
2) The king providing for his people (vv. 23–27)
Main Idea: Jesus Reigns Through Apparent Weakness
Text: John 19:1–16
Outline:
1) The righteous branch sprouting (vv. 1–5)
2) The holy law fulfilled (vv. 6–8)
3) The silent lamb reigning (vv. 9–11)
4) The sovereign king judging (vv. 12–16)
Main Idea: Christ is the King to the Kingdom of Truth
Text: John 18:28–40
Outline:
1) Religious and political opposition (vv. 28–32)
2) Kingdom of truth not of this world (vv. 33–38)
3) Innocent King suffers for the guilty (vv. 38–40)
Main Idea: Christ is the High Priest Who Will Purify All of His Sheep
Text: John 18:12–27
Outline:
1) Bound
2) Denied
3) Interrogated
4) Boldly Denied
Main Idea: Christ's Life is Given, Not Taken
Text: John 18:1–11
Outline:
1) Human involvement
2) Christ's sovereignty
3) The Father's Cup
Main Idea: Compelling Christian Community is Christ's Glory Mission Strategy
Text: John 17:20–26
Outline:
1) Mission Principles (v. 20)
2) Mission Practice (vv. 21–24)
3) Mission Promise (vv. 25–26)
John 17:20–26
[20] “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, [21] that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. [22] The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, [23] I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. [24] Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. [25] O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. [26] I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” (ESV)
Main Idea: Jesus Prays for His Disciples to Continue His Mission to Glorify God’s Name
Text: John 17:1–19
Outline:
1) The principle of Christ's prayer (vv. 1–5)
2) The people of Christ's prayer (vv. 6–11a)
3) The purpose of Christ's prayer (vv. 11b–19)
Main Idea: Believe and Examine Your Lack of Belief
Text: John 16:25–33
Outline:
1) Confusion (vv. 25–28)
2) Confession (vv. 29, 30)
3) Examination (vv. 31–33)
Main Idea: Jesus, Our Perfect Priest
Text: John 16:16–24
Outline:
1) Jesus, our perfect priest, knows our struggles (vv. 16–19)
2) Jesus, our perfect priest, promises joy to match every sorrow (vv. 20–22)
3) Jesus, our perfect priest, commands us to entreat God for joy in his name (vv. 23, 24)
Main Idea: The Holy Spirit Has Come To Uphold and Proclaim
Text: John 16:1–15
Outline:
1) In trials and tribulation.
2) Sending of the Spirit.
3) Speaks truth that glorifies.
Main Idea: Exalted is the Fruit of Sovereign Lowliness
Text: Philippians 2:9–11
Outline:
1) Exalted Christ.
2) Bended knee.
Philippians 2:9–11
[9] Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, [10] so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, [11] and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (ESV)
Main Idea: Jesus Became a Man to Restore Humanity by Reversing Death and Reviving Obedience to God
Text: Philippians 2:8
Outline:
1) Restoring humanity
2) Reviving obedience
3) Reversing death
Main Idea: Christ Has Humbled Himself by Taking on Flesh
Text: Philippians 2:7
Outline:
1) He emptied himself
2) Taking the form of a servant
3) being born in the likeness of men
Main Idea: Sovereign Lowliness Has Been Gods Eternal Plan
Text: Philippians 2:6
Outline:
1) Christ in the form of God
2) Not grasping at equality
3) Sovereign lowliness through Scripture
Main Idea: The World Hates You, In Christ
Text: John 15:18–27
Outline:
1) Because you are not of the world
2) And you should not be surprised
3) And you will continue the work of God
Main Idea: Walk in Obedience by the Spirit of Christ
Text: John 15:1–17
Outline:
1) Be fruitful in Christ (vv. 1–8)
2) Have dominion with Christ (vv. 9–17)
Main Idea: Walk in Obedience by the Spirit of Christ
Text: John 14:15–31
Outline:
1) Display God's Love (vv. 15–21)
2) Proclaim Christ's Truth (vv. 22–31)
Main Idea: Believe in God and Christ
Text: John 14:1–14
Outline:
1) Belief for the troubled heart (vv. 1–4)
2) Thomas: Exclusively of Christ (vv. 5–7)
3) Philip: Christ in the Father (vv. 8–11)
4) The fruit of being in Christ (vv. 12–14)
Main Idea: God’s Glory Is the Fount of Our Love
Text: John 13:31–38
Outline:
1) Glory among God (vv. 31–33)
2) Love among believers (vv. 34, 35)
3) Believers into glory (vv.36–38)
Main Idea: Your Betrayal of Christ Is Closer Than You Think
Text: John 13:21–30
Outline:
1) Christ's Sovereign Control (v. 21)
2) The Prompting of Betrayal (vv. 22–26)
3) The Darkness of Sin (vv.27–30)
Main Idea: Serve One-Another With Sacrificial Love
Text: John 13:1–20
Outline:
1) Cleansing Love (vv. 1–11)
2) Imitating Faith (vv. 12–20)
Main Idea: Believe Jesus' Words That You May See His Glory
Text: John 12:44–50
Outline:
1)Belief Unto Sight. (vv. 44–46)
2) Sight Unto Life (vv. 47–50)
Main Idea: Open Your Eyes to See the Glory of God
Outline:
1) Signs and Unbelief (36–37)
2) Ordained Unbelief (38–40)
3) Pursue the Greater Glory (41–43)
Main Idea: Glory Comes Through Death
Text: John 12:20–36
Outline:
1) The hour of glory. (vv. 20–26)
2) Glory of the nations. (vv. 27–33)
3) Death to ourselves (vv. 34–36)
Main Idea: Jesus is the Lamb of Sacrifice and the King of Israel.Outline:1.) The King and the Lamb. 12–132.) Reigning through sacrifice. 14–153.) Understanding through the resurrection. 16–19
Main Idea: Honor Christ as Your Only Source of Life
Text: John 12:1–11
Outline:
1) As Your King (vv. 1, 2)
2) As Your Sacrifice (vv. 3–8)
3) As Your Resurrection (vv. 9–11)
Main Idea: God Is in Control of Even the Wicked Schemes of Man to Fulfill His Promises in Christ
Text: John 11:45–57
Outline:
1) Man’s Schemes (vv. 45–50)
2) God’s Control (vv. 51–54)
3) Christ’s Fulfillment (vv. 55–57)
Main Idea: Christ is King
Text: Psalm 20
Outline:
1. King Delivered From Trouble
2. Salvation of the King
3. His Salvation Demands Our Trust
Main Idea: God Is a Mighty Warrior at Work for and Through You and Your Salvation Text: Psalm 18 Outline: 1. God's Strength (vv. 1–3) 2. God's Battle Field (vv. 4–6) 3. God's Conquest (vv. 7–19) 4. God's Faithfulness (vv. 20–30) 5. God's Victory (vv. 31–45) 6. God's Praise (vv.46–50)
Main Idea: The LORD Will Hear and Attend to a Just Cause
Text: Psalm 17
Outline:
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Foundation of True Innocence (vv. 1–5)
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God’s Lovingkindness (vv. 6–9)
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Our True Enemy (vv. 10–12)
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The Victory of Faith (vv. 13–15)
Main Idea: Find an Unshakable Home in the Blamelessness of Christ
Text: Psalm 15
Outline:
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Question of Belonging (v. 1)
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An Answer of Kinship (vv. 2–5a)
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A Promise of Peace (v. 5b)
Main Idea: Turn From Destructive Folly to Find Salvation in God’s Wisdom
Text: Psalm 14
Outline:
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Man's Foolish Corruption (vv. 1–4)
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God's Wise Judgement (vv. 5–7)
Main Idea: In the Midst of Lies and Falsehood Cling to the Word of God
Text: Psalm 12
Outline:
1. Cry for salvation
2. Cry to the Lord to act
3. The Lord arising
4. Preserving in the midst of evil
Main Idea: Take Refuge in the LORD
Text: Psalm 11
Outline:
1. Temptation to turn away (vv. 1–3)
2. Foundation of resolve (vv. 4–7)
Main Idea: Go to Battle for Your Soul by Singing God's Praise
Text: Psalm 9
Outline:
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Choral Hope (vv. 1–2; 11–12)
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Personal Plea (vv. 3–6; 13–14)
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Foundational Truth (vv. 7–9; 15–18)
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Inspirational Trust (vv. 10; 19–20)
Main Idea: Embrace Your Dominion Role for the Majesty of God
Text: Psalm 8
Outline:
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God’s Heavenly Realm (vv. 1–3)
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Man’s Place Beneath (vv. 4–6)
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Man’s Earthly Dominion (vv. 7–9)
Main Idea: The Lord Is Our Refuge and Avenger
Text: Psalm 7
Outline:
- Refuge
- Innocent Hands
- Arise
- Judging the Righteous
- Active and Self Judgment of Evil
- Rejoicing
Main Idea: The Lord Will Press You Under and Deliver You From Your Sin
Text: Psalm 6
Outline:
1. Plea of Distress
2. Deliverance
Main Idea: The Lord Hears Our Prayers and Provides Protection
Text: Psalm 5
Outline:
1. Desperate Cries of the King
2. Exclusion of Evil
3. Entrance through Love
4. Destruction of the Depraved
5. Refuge and Rejoicing
Main Idea: God Builds His Church Through Spirit-Empowered Gospel Basics
Text: Acts 2
Outline:
1) Patient Prayer
2) Powerful Proclamation
3) Pervasive Phileo
Main Idea: Complete Belief Confesses That Jesus Is the Resurrection and the Life
Text: John 11:17–44
Outline:
1) The Confession of Martha (vv. 17–27)
2) Mary and the Mourners (vv. 28–37)
3) The Glory of God in Resurrection (vv. 38–44)
Main Idea: Death Serves to Glorify ChristText: John 11:1–16 Outline:1) Glorify the Son Through Your Suffering2) Suffering is Rooted in the Love of Christ3) Suffering and Death to Provoke Belief
Main Idea: Stand in the Knowledge of the Truth No Matter the Cost
Text: John 10:22–42
Outline:
1) Love of the Father through Christ.
2) Work of the Father through Christ.
3) Belief of the people in Christ.
Main Idea: Christ is the Good Shepherd and We Must Listen to His VoiceText: John 10:1–21Outline:1) Christ is the one Who enters by the gate2) Christ is the only way into the fold3) Christ is the Good Shepherd
Main Idea: Stand in the Knowledge of the Truth No Matter the CostOutline:1) Stand in the Knowledge of God (vv. 24–34)2) Trust in the Rescue of Christ (vv. 35–41)
Main Idea: Display the Redemptive Works of Christ in Your Sufferings
Text: John 9:1–23
Outline:
1) The Works of God (vv. 1–7).
2) The Witness of Man (vv. 8–23).
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Main Idea: Christ is risen.
Text: Matthew 28:1–10
Outline:
1) Expecting to behold death.
2) See the empty tomb.
3) Worship Christ.
Main Idea: Behold, Your King Is Coming With Yahweh’s Salvation
Text: Matthew 21:1–11
Outline:
1) Your King’s Humble Arrival
2) Your King’s Greater Salvation
Main Idea: Jesus Is the Eternal Son of God
Text: John 8:48–59
Outline:
1) Glorified by the Father.
2) Longed for by Abraham.
3) Rejected by men.
Main Idea: Freedom in Christ
Text: John 8:31–47
Outline:
1) Abide in the Word for freedom.
2) Slave to sin.
3) Doing the will of your Father / father.
Main Idea: Follow the Light Who Will Expose All the World’s Injustice, Including Yours
Text: John 8:12–30
Outline:
1) Dark Injustice (vv. 12–20)
2) Blazing Righteousness (vv. 21–30)
Main Idea: Satisfy Your Spiritual Thirst With Christ’s Life Giving Spirit
Text: John 7:37–52
Outline:
1) Living Waters (vv. 37–39)
2) Thirsty Ground (vv. 40–44)
3) Hardened Soil (vv. 45–52)
Main Idea: Seek Christ While He May Be Found
Text: John 7:19–36
Outline:
1) Judge Properly
2) The Great Divide
3) Seek Christ
Main Idea: Beware of Unbelief
Text: John 7:1–24
Outline:
1) Do Not Presume Upon Proximity
2) Christ Without the Cross
3) Christ’s Response to Unbelief
Main Idea: Believe Unto Eternal Life
Text: John 6:41–71
Outline:
1) Necessity to Believe (vv. 41–59)
2) The Inability to Believe (vv. 60–65)
3) The Inability to Turn Away (vv. 66–71)
Main Idea: Receive the Food That Endures to Eternal Life
Text: John 6:22–40
Outline:
1) Basic Cravings (vv. 22–24)
2) Blind Confusion (vv. 25–34)
3) Bold Clarity (vv. 35–40)
Main Idea: Jesus Treads Above the Darkness of the World
Text: John 6:16–21
Outline:
1) Terror in the Shadows (vv. 16–19)
2) Peace in the Light (vv. 20–21)
Main Idea: Jesus is the prophet of God
Text: John 6:1–15
Outline:
1) Following
2) Feeding
3) Fulfillment
Main Idea: God Has Given You Every Reason to Trust in His Son
Text: John 5:30–47
Outline:
1) Witness of John
2) Witness of Works
3) Witness of the Father
4) Witness of Scripture
Main Idea: Jesus is God.
Text: John 5:18–29
Outline:
1) Life in the son
2) Hearing and Believing
3) Resurrection in the Son
John 5:1–17
Main Idea: Find Wholeness in Christ, the Lord of the New Creation.
Outline:
1) The Longing for Wholeness (vv. 1–9)
2) The Lord of Wholeness (vv. 10–17)
Main Idea: Jesus is LORD
Text: Isaiah 40:1–5
Outline:
1. Comfort in identity
2. Comfort through calamity
3. Comfort in the coming Christ
Main Idea: Joyous Salvation
Text: Isaiah 12:1–6
Outline:
1) Individual Praise (vv. 1, 2)
2) Joyous Salvation (v. 3)
3) Corporate Praise (vv. 4–6)
Main Idea: Your Only Escape Is the Virgin Born Son of God
Text: Isaiah 7:10–17
Outline:
1) Blind Stubbornness (vv. 10–12)
2) Undeserved Mercy (vv. 13–16)
3) Self-Inflicted Judgement (v. 17)
Main Idea: Trust in the Restoring Word of Christ
Text: John 4:43-54
Outline:
1) The imminence of death
2) Coming to Christ
3) Life through Christ
Main Idea: Let Christ’s Living Water Overflow Into a Ripe Harvest
Text: John 4:27–42
Outline:
1) A Potent Seed (vv. 27–30)
2) A Ripe Harvest (vv. 31–38)
3) A Fruitful Bounty (vv. 39–42)
Main Idea: Drink From the Well of Christ and Be Satisfied Text: John 4:1–26 Outline: 1) Water of the earth. 2) Water from Christ. 3) Water into worship.
Main Idea: Bear witness to Christ’s authority through joyful servanthood.
Outline:
1) John’s joyful service (vv. 22–30)
2) Christ’s heavenly authority (vv. 31–36)
John 3:16–21 Main Idea: Believe in Christ, Who Came to Save You Outline: 1) The boundless love of God 2) Sent to save 3) Come to the light
Text: John 3:1–15 Main Theme: Believe the Exalted Christ to Be Born Into a New Kingdom Outline: 1) 2)
Main Idea: Christ is now the dwelling place of God.
Outline:
1) Destruction and cleansing of evil.
2) Restoration and life.
John 2:1–12
Main Idea: Behold the new wine of Christ and believe.
Outline:
1) The old wine is gone
2) The new wine abounds
3) Glory and belief
John 1:35-51
Main Idea: With Childlike Faith, Follow Jesus Into New Creation Maturity.
Outline :1) Children who Remain (vv. 35-42) 2) Children Who Mature (vv.43-51)
John 1:19–34 Main Idea: Behold the Lamb of God Outline: 1) Out with the Old (vv. 19–28) 2) In with the New (vv. 29–34)
John 1:1–18
Main Idea: Christ, the eternal Word, has come in the flesh that you may have life.
Outline: 1) The Word was with and is God. 2) The Word came into the world. 3) The Word became flesh.
Outline:
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Don’t waste your life creating false blessings
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Embrace the blessings of children
Main Theme: Yahweh is your shepherd. Outline: 1) A Thriving Sheep (vv. 1–3) 2) An Honored Guest (vv. 4, 5)
Main Theme: Showcase Yahweh's Salvation in Joyful Worship
Outline:
1. Sing Praise to Your Maker (vv. 1–3)
2. Give Thanks to Your Savior (vv. 4–5)
Main Theme: Let Invincible Joy Put Your Soul at Peace
Outline: 1. The Threats to Peace 2. The Key to Peace
Main Theme: Come and see our King in his Majesty
Outline: 1) Honor the Creator 2) Praise the Conqueror
Main Theme: Seek the face of YHWH with clean hands and a pure heart. Outline: 1) YHWH claims kingship over all the earth. (vv. 1–2) 2) Only a cleansed and purified person can stand before the king. (vv. 3–6) 3) YHWH provides salvation and assures victory. (vv. 7–9)
Main Idea: Yield to the Divine King to slay your dragons.
Outline: 1) Victims of the Dragon 2) Victors over the Dragon
A Heart for the Word
1) What does it mean to fear the LORD? (v.1a) 2) How do I delight in the Word? (v. 1b) 3) What is the fruit of this fearful delight? (vv. 2–9)
Main Idea: In times of difficulty, find solace in worship.
Outline: When life presses upon you... • Remember that you're hungry (v .1) • Recognize and respond to the steadfast love of God for you (v. 2–4) •Retreat into the satisfying provisions of God (v. 5–8)
Conclusion: Our vindication—like the vindication of Christ—is certain (v. 9–11).
Psalm 88
A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
[1] O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you. [2] Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry!
[3] For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. [4] I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength, [5] like one set loose among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom you remember no more, for they are cut off from your hand. [6] You have put me in the depths of the pit, in the regions dark and deep. [7] Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah
[8] You have caused my companions to shun me; you have made me a horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape; [9] my eye grows dim through sorrow. Every day I call upon you, O LORD; I spread out my hands to you. [10] Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah [11] Is your steadfast love declared in the grave, or your faithfulness in Abaddon? [12] Are your wonders known in the darkness, or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
[13] But I, O LORD, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you. [14] O LORD, why do you cast my soul away? Why do you hide your face from me? [15] Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, I suffer your terrors; I am helpless. [16] Your wrath has swept over me; your dreadful assaults destroy me. [17] They surround me like a flood all day long; they close in on me together. [18] You have caused my beloved and my friend to shun me; my companions have become darkness. (ESV)
Psalm 94 [1] O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! [2] Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! [3] O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? [4] They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. [5] They crush your people, O LORD, and afflict your heritage. [6] They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; [7] and they say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
[8] Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise? [9] He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see? [10] He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge— [11] the LORD—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.
[12] Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O LORD, and whom you teach out of your law, [13] to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. [14] For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; [15] for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
[16] Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers? [17] If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. [18] When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. [19] When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. [20] Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? [21] They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. [22] But the LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. [23] He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the LORD our God will wipe them out. (ESV)
Psalm 67
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
[1] May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah [2] that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. [3] Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
[4] Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah [5] Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
[6] The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us. [7] God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him! (ESV)
Jude 24–25
[24] Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, [25] to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. (ESV)
Jude 17–23
[17] But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. [18] They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” [19] It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. [20] But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, [21] keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. [22] And have mercy on those who doubt; [23] save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. (ESV)
Jude 5–7
[5] Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. [6] And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—[7] just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. (ESV)
Philippians 4:4–7 [4] Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. [5] Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; [6] do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. [7] And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (ESV)
Philippians 4:1–3 [1] Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
[2] I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. [3] Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. (ESV)
Philippians 3:17–21 [17] Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. [18] For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. [19] Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. [20] But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, [21] who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. (ESV)
John 1:1–14
[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] He was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. [4] In him was life, and the life was the light of men. [5] The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
[6] There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. [7] He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. [8] He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
[9] The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. [10] He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. [11] He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. [12] But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, [13] who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
[14] And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (ESV)
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