South Side Baptist Church (Abbeville SC): Recent Episodes

Zack Little

South Side Baptist - Abbeville SC

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryFebruary 9, 2025Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:I. Live sacrificially unto God (1)II. How to live sacrificially unto God (2)Stop being conformed to this world systemBe transformed by the renewal of your mindDiagnostic Questions:1. What specifically are you doing on a continual basis to inform your mind so that God transforms you?2. What percentage of the material that you take in is biblical? How much do you know in your spirit is just plain unhealthy and it runs counter to renewing your mind? In other words, how much of your intake is just plain garbage?3. To what extent is your Bible reading coupled with meditation? How often do you get up from your Bible reading knowing there’s an attitude to change, a sin to repent of, or an action you need to take?

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryFebruary 2, 2025Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Three exclamations about God (33)(1) The depth and riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God(2) and (3) Unsearchable judgments and inscrutable waysThree rhetorical questions that support the exclamations (34-35)(1) and (2) Who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been His counselor?(3) Who has given a gift to Him that he might be repaid?Three foundational propositional phrases (36)(1) From Him are all things(2) Through Him are all things(3) To Him are all things

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryJanuary 19, 2025Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:I. God is saving Gentiles to make Israel jealous (11-15)II. Christian Gentiles must not be arrogant (16-24)III. By grace, God will engraft ethnic Israelites (25-32)

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryJanuary 12, 2025Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:I. Ethnic Israel is not completely rejected (1-4)II. God still saves a remnant by grace (5-6)III. God has blinded the majority of Ethnic Israel to the Gospel (7-10)Applications:1. Walking close to the Covenant Community is not salvation.2. Take heart there’s a remnant.3. Endure all things for sake of the elect.2 Timothy 2:8-104. Choose to worship God.

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryJanuary 5, 2025Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:The Righteous God Righteously “Righteousses” the Unrighteous-Andy NaselliI. There is a universal need for God’s righteousness (1:18-3:20)Romans 1:18-32II. God provides the means for obtaining God’s righteousness (3:21-4:25)Romans 3:21-26III. There are benefits that come with God’s righteousness (5:1-8:39)Romans 8:18Romans 8:26Romans 8:28-30Romans 8:37-39IV. God vindicates His righteousness regarding ethnic Israel (9-11)Romans 10:12-15

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryDecember 29, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Herod the King is Herod I, or Herod the Great.Wise men from the East.They saw “His star” when it arose.Herod’s response was to be troubled!The wise men worship and gave Jesus gifts—gold, frankincense, and myrrh.Mary, Joseph, and Jesus end up in Nazareth of Galilee.So, what?1. Where God guides, He provides!2. Christian giving is a sacrificial honor to God and of great practical benefit to God’s people!3. God is sovereign in His providence.4. Which kingdom will we pursue?

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryDecember 22, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:The birth of Jesus prophesied (26-38)1) Mary was a virgin2) Mary was betrothed to Joseph—a direct descendent of King David3) Mary would conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and name Him Jesus4) Jesus would be Son of the Most High and the promised Messiah5) Elizabeth is pregnant too6) Mary was submissive to the Word of GodThe prophecy affirmed (39-45)1) Blessed is Mary and blessed is her child2) Mary is carrying Elizabeth’s Lord3) Mary is blessed because she believed God’s messageThe Magnificat—Mary’s response to the goodness of God (46-55)1) Personal salvation2) Great things He has done for her personally3) He has lifted up the humble and torn down the proud4) He has fulfilled His promises of old“I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation. It is not out of compliment that lovers keep on telling one another how beautiful they are;the delight is incomplete till it is expressed. It is frustrating to have discovered a new author and not to be able to tell anyone how good he is; to come suddenly, at the turn of the road, upon some mountain valley of unexpected grandeur and then to have to keep silent because the people with you care for it no more than for a tin can in the ditch; to hear a good joke and find no one to share it with. . . . The Scotch catechism says that man’s chief end is ‘to glorify God and enjoy Himforever.’ But we shall then know that these are the same thing. Fully to enjoy is to glorify. In commanding us to glorify Him, God is inviting us to enjoy Him.”(CS Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms)

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryDecember 15, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryDecember 8, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Romans 10:14-21I. God ordains the ends and the means of salvation (14-15)II. Hearing is not believing (16-17)John 12:36b-43.III. Unbelief is inexcusable (18-21)So What? Three Applications-Consider your giving posture regarding God’s kingdom.-Embrace enthusiastically the tension between the divine sovereignty of God and the clear responsibility of mankind.-You are without excuse if you refuse God’s salvation

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryDecember 1, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:I. Self-Righteousness-Work to earn God’s favor-Christ is a stumbling stoneII. Alien Righteousness-Received by faith-Is not far from us-A promise to everyone

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryNovember 24, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Election: God’s election of people to salvation is His eternal and sovereign choice of them to be His adopted children, not because of any foreseen merit or obedience on their part. Rather, the faith and obedience by which they, in time, enter into salvation through Christ are the result of election, not the cause of it.Two Objections to Election:1. Election is not fair2. Election is not rationalRomans 9:21Romans 9:22-23Romans 9:24Romans 8:29-30Effectual call: Those whom God has predestinated unto life, He is pleased in His appointed, and accepted time, effectually to call, by His Word and Spirit, out of that state of sin and death in which they are by nature, to grace and salvation by Jesus Christ; enlightening their minds spiritually and savingly to understand the things of God; taking away their heart of stone, and giving to them a heart of flesh; renewing their wills, and by His almighty power determining them to that which is good, and effectually drawing them to Jesus Christ; yet so as they come most freely, being made willing by His grace.Romans 9:25-26:Hosea 1:6,8-9Hosea 1:10Hosea 2:21-23Romans 9:27-29ApplicationsBe conformed to God and not vice-versa.Worship God for all He’s worth!Don’t get mesmerized or over consumed about election.

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryNovember 17, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:-There are none right with God (3:10)-We receive an alien righteousness by faith (3:22)-Countless benefits of receiving God’s righteousness (5-8)Election: God’s eternal and sovereign choice of people to be His adopted children, not because of any foreseen merit or obedience on their part. Rather, the faith and obedience by which they, in time, enter into salvation through Christ are the result of election, not the cause of it.Objections to Electiona. God’s not fairb. God’s not rationalRomans 9:20Job 38:1-11Romans 9:21Romans 9:22-23Romans 1:18-32Romans 9:24Romans 9:25-26Romans 9:27-29Applications to Consider

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaNovember 10, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryNovember 3, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Election: God’s election of people to salvation is His eternal and sovereign choice of them to be His adopted children, not because of any foreseen merit or obedience on their part. Rather, the faith and obedience by which they, in time, enter into salvation through Christ are the result of election, not the cause of it.Ephesians 1:1-62 Timothy 1:8-92 Timothy 2:10Romans 9:14-29Sermon Idea: God sovereignly chooses some to be saved and passes over others—all to demonstrate His wrath, power, and glory.Structure: Two objections to election and Paul’s reply.1. Sovereign Election is not Fair (14)Romans 9:14Romans 9:15Romans 9:16Romans 9:17Exodus 9:15-19Romans 9:182. Sovereign Election is not Rational (19)Answer to the objection: Who is the creation to talk back to the Creator? God is the Creator and has the right to do whatever He so desires with His creation.Roman 9:20-23

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryOctober 27, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Jeremiah 8:18-22Truth: God’s Word has not Failed (6a)Explanation: Spiritual Israel is not Ethnic IsraelRomans 9:6-9Romans 9:10-13So What?1. Our bloodline doesn’t save us.2. Suffer all for the elect.3. God’s way is the right way.

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryOctober 20, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:The Roman’s RoadRomans 1:16-17Romans 3:23Romans 6:23Romans 5:8Romans 10:9Romans 10:13Romans 8:31-39I. Israel’s Privileges (4-5)AdoptionGloryCovenantsGiving of the LawWorshipPromisesPatriarchsThe ChristII. Paul’s Passion (3-5)1: Paul puts himself under an oath.2: Paul has great sorrow in his heart.3. Paul would be accursed if possible.Final Applications1. To what extent are our hearts full of sorrow and unceasing anguish because of the lost condition of our kinsmen?2. Where are you relative to the Roman’s Road?

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaOctober 13, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryOctober 6, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberrySeptember 22, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Three Factoids1. Psalm 25 is a poem.2. The Psalms served as the songbook of the worshipping people of God.3. About half of the Psalms were written by David.Context: This is the lament—the heartfelt cry—of a desperate soul that is surrounded and pressed down by his enemies.1. The Desperate Soul’s Posture: Humble Submission2. The Desperate Soul’s Cry: Affliction, distress, and heartache3. The Desperate Soul’s Pleas: Lead, guard, and deliver4. The Balm for the Desperate Soul: God’s unchanging natureApplication1. Our sorrow reminds us of our sin. Our sin drives us to the feet of Jesus.2. Preach the Gospel to yourself at all times.3. Actively wait for God to deliver.4. We’re family now—pray like it!

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberrySeptember 15, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Book 1=Theology of the righteousness of God (1-8)Book 2=God’s righteousness vindicated as it relates to Israel (9-11)Book 3=Living in light of God’s righteousness (12-16)Key Verse: For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to usRomans 8:18God’s love through Christ undergirds the security of our salvation.Advocate (31-34)Keeper (35-39).He is for us (31)He gave His Son (32)His judgment is final (33-34)He advocates for us and He keeps us (35-39).He keeps us from any conceivable opponent (35)2 Corinthians 11:25-27, 12:10Emphasis on undeserved cruelty of the ungodly (36)We are Super-conquering! (37)Balm to a blistered soul! (38-39)

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberrySeptember 8, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Romans 8:28-30Three Statements of God’s Purposes between Suffering and Glory1. God always works according to His purposes. (28)Genesis 45:1-8Genesis 50:15-21Purpose: Joseph says that God worked all these things for His purpose, which was to save a remnant. And we know that it is through this remnant that Messiah would come.Acts 7:51-53Acts 4:27-28John 3:16Purpose: God is redeeming a people to Himself through Jesus—same purpose as Joseph’s suffering!2. God’s purpose in saving you is to make you like Jesus. (29)3. God’s purposes form an unbroken chain. (30)1. Loved/Foreknown2. Predestined3. Called4. Justified5. GlorifiedActs 2:39John 6:44

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberrySeptember 1, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Philippians 3:7-11Romans 8:26-28Prayer: God’s Means of Grace between Suffering and Glory1. Prayer is assumed2. God knows our weakness in prayer (26)3. The Holy Spirit intercedes for us when we pray (26)4. The Holy Spirit “adjusts” our prayers, aligning them with God’s perfect will (27)5. God promises to work all things together for good for us (28)

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryAugust 25, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Romans 8:17Sermon Outline:17 Hinge verse18 Main emphasis of text19-22 Creation’s suffering23-25 Christian sufferingRomans 8:18Romans 8:19Romans 8:20Romans 8:21Romans 8:22Romans 8:23Romans 8:24-25

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryAugust 18, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:1-3 Universal Need for Righteousness3-4 God’s Means of Righteousness5-8 Blessings of Receiving God’s Righteousness9-11 God’s Righteousness Relative to Israel12-16 Living in Light of God’s RighteousnessProof #1 You, by the Spirit, are killing sin.Proof #2 You, by the Spirit, call God “Father.”Proof #3 You, by the Spirit, hear and receive truth.

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryAugust 11, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Romans 8:13Question #1: What is meant by “according to the flesh” and “the deeds of the body”?Question #2: What does this text teach us?Question #3: Since killing sin is now part and parcel to who I am in Christ, do I just let go and let God?Colossians 3:1–9Question# 4: What is our motivation to mortify the deeds of the body? Why should we kill sin?Question #5: How do we, by the Spirit, put to death our sin?Final Thoughts

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryAugust 4, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.comSermon Notes:Romans 8:1Romans 8:2Romans 8:3Romans 8:4Romans 8:5-11

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryJuly 28, 2024Sunday AM ServiceIs The Law Sin? (7-12)Romans 7:7-12Are We at War with the Law? (13-25)Romans 7:13-25Important Afterthoughts- A wrong interpretation can lead to hopelessness-Romans 7 describes a Christian who is at war with sin-Paul does not shirk his responsibility for his sinhttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryJuly 21, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Romans 7:1-6Key Principle (1)Illustration (2-3)Application (4-6)Romans 7:1Ceremonial LawCivil LawMoral LawRomans 7:2-3Romans 7:4A MirrorA CurbRule of LifeRomans 7:5Romans 7:6https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryJuly 14, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaJuly 7, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaJune 30, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaJune 16, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaJune 9, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryJune 2, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryMay 26, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. All are naturally opposed to God and will be judged accordingly.2. God is both just and the justifier of those who believe.3. We are justified by grace through faith in Christ.4. There are gracious benefits of justification.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryMay 19, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:The main point Jesus is making is that followers of Jesus will greatly influence the people they live around. Therefore, we should strive to greatly influence the people we live around—all for the glory of God.When professing followers of Christ stop being Christ-like, they are useless for the Kingdom of God.Extended Application (Three Questions)1. If not us, then whom?2. If not now, then when?3. If not for God’s glory, then what?Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death?A. That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryMay 12, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. Through Adam, sin entered the world2. Through Adam, death entered the world3. Through Adam, sin and death pass to all peoplea. Seminal viewb. Federal headship view4. Adam is a “type” of Christ5. Christ the “antitype”https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryMay 5, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. The Righteous Have Peace with God (1)2. The Righteous Have Grace for Today (2-4)3. The Righteous Have Hope for Tomorrow (5-10)4. The Righteous Have Reason to Rejoice (11)https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaApril 28, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryApril 21, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. Law and Gospel (4:13-16)2. Abraham’s Kind of Faith (4:17-22)-Theocentric-Transcended common sense-Totally convinced3. Promise Is Received by Faith (4:23-25)https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryApril 14, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. Abraham: An example of Justification by Faith. (1-5)2. David understood Justification apart from works. (6-8)3. Abraham was Justified before he was Circumcised. (9-12)https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryApril 7, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Romans 3:21-26Romans 3:27-31https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryMarch 31, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryMarch 24, 2024Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryMarch 17, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Romans 3:21But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—Romans 3:22the righteousness of God [state of being] through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:Romans 3:23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,Romans 3:24[those who belief/trust/faith] are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,Romans 3:25awhom God put forward as a propitiation by His blood, to be received by faith.Romans 3:25b-26This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryMarch 10, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Stage 1 in the Believer’s Life: Pre-conversionActs 7:58-8:3, 9:1-2Stage 2 in the Believer’s Life: SalvationActs 9:3-18Notice the Sequence: Regeneration—Conversion—BaptismStage 3 in the Believer’s Life: A Life of Coram DeoActs 9:19-22https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryMarch 3, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:God is totally righteous to judge man’s total depravity.1. God’s Total Righteousness (1-8)For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. (Hebrews 6:4-6)2. Man’s Total Depravity (9-20)Summary of Romans 1:18-3:201. Gentiles know of God through natural law, yet suppress God’s truth and worship the creature not the Creator.2. Jews are privileged in that they have God’s Law—but they are not able to keep God’s Law. The Law shows their guilt.3. Having the Law isn’t what counts—keeping it is, and all are condemned because none keep the Law. The Law shows how far short we fall.4. We need a righteous standing because we answer to the righteous judge.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryFebruary 25, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:An outward showy religion without inward transformation blasphemes God’s name among unbelievers.1. It is the inside (heart), not the outside (showy religion), that matters to God. (17-24)And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” [Matthew 12:41-44]2. Paul uses circumcision as an example of the folly of outward religion without inward transformation. (25-29)https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryFebruary 18, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:I. God judges truthfully. (1-5)II. God judges equitably. (6-11)A. God will judge all people equitably (6)B. Eternal life for those who do good (7)C. Indignation and wrath to the disobedient (8)C.’ Wrath to evil workers (9)B.’ Glory to workers of good (10)A.’ God judges impartially (11)III. God judges justly. (12-16)https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryFebruary 11, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:I. God has revealed His wrath against Gentiles. (18a)II. God has revealed His wrath against Gentiles because they suppress God’s truth. (18b-23)III. God has revealed His wrath by giving men over to the desires of their hearts. (24-32)https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryFebruary 4, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Outline of the Introduction (1:1-17)Greeting (1-7)Prayer (8-15)Main Idea of Argument (16-17)Ethos- the credibility of the persuaderPathos- the passion of the persuaderLogos- the message of the persuader1. It’s the subject of all the Bible (2)2. It’s Christ-centered (3-4)3. It’s about God’s power to save (16)4. It's about the Righteousness of God (17)5. It’s about NEWS, not LIFESTYLE (17)https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryJanuary 28, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. First, imperfect believers act in obedience to their Lord’s command.2. Second, as we experience the bread and the cup, we remember the person of Christ and the work He’s accomplished on our behalf.3. Third, the body of Christ—the Church—engages in true communion with God and each other.4. Fourth, we celebrate!5. Finally, as we experience continual reminders of our position in Christ, we align our lives to God’s commands.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryJanuary 21, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. The Lord’s Supper points to God’s Provision, and we respond with thanksgiving. 2. The Lord’s Supper points to God’s Salvation, and we respond with remembrance.3. The Lord’s Supper points to God’s New Covenant, and we respond in faith. 4. The Lord’s Supper points to God’s Good News, and we respond with obedient observance. 5. The Lord’s Supper points to the imminent return of Christ, so we respond in fearful obedience.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryJanuary 14, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. Don’t Miss Your Sign (John 6:22-26)2. Don’t Waste Your Life (John 6:27-34)3. Be Amazed! (John 6:35-48)https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryJanuary 7, 2024Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. God’s Promise of devastating judgment (Exodus 11:4-10)2. God’s Protection from devastating judgment (Exodus 12:1-13)3. God’s Prescription of a Memorial Feast (Exodus 12:14-28)4. God’s Perfection of His promises (Exodus 12:29-32)Before sacrifices occurredSacrificial mealsBlood was centralDeliverersSignsFaith of the participantshttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaDecember 31, 2023Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryDecember 24, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. Mission2. Peace3. Gift4. Gloryhttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryDecember 17, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:I. Creation ex nihiloII. Fall and God’s curse on all creationIII. Redemption accomplisheda. Incarnationb. Representationc. Crucifixion- Substitution- Propitiationd. Resurrectione. Ascensionf. SessionIV. Heaven: The consummation of the Kingdom of Godhttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryDecember 10, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. The virgin birth is important because it helps us understand the deity and humanity of Jesus.2. The virgin birth is important because it helps us understand Jesus’ sinless nature.3. The virgin birth is important because it reminds us that salvation begins with God.4. The virgin birth is important because it reassures us that God knows best.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryDecember 3, 2023Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryNovember 26, 2023Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Joel BradberryNovember 19, 2023Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleNovember 12, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Gospel people giving gospel encouragement is necessary for gospel living.1. As we walk in the gospel, we will need gospel encouragement.2. We find gospel encouragement in the context of gospel relationships.3. The truth of the gospel is the substance of our gospel encouragement.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleNovember 5, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:In Christ, we have all we need to stand firm in battle for the sake of the gospel mission.1. Recognize the need to be strong in Jesus.a. We have a scheming enemy.b. We are in a spiritual battle.c. We fight in an evil day.2. Utilize the resources we have in Jesus.a. Put on the gospel armor.b. Wield the word of God.c. Pray for supernatural help.3. Prioritize the mission of Jesus.a. My circumstances are my gospel opportunity.b. My identity is a gospel ambassador.c. My need is gospel boldness.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleOctober 29, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:The Spirit enables servants and masters to honor Jesus by reflecting the gospel.1. Gospel servants should obey their earthly masters.a. Respect from your heart.b. Remember your heavenly Master is watching and is worthy.c. Remember your heavenly reward is coming.2. Gospel masters should treat servants with a mutual respect.a. Refrain from threatening.b. Remember your place as a servant of Jesus.c. Remember your servant is your spiritual equal.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleOctober 22, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:The Spirit enables parents and children to honor Jesus by reflecting the gospel.1. Gospel children should obey their parents.a. Obey to honor Jesus.b. Obey to honor your parents.c. Obey to enjoy the blessing.2. Gospel fathers should lead in providing gospel-driven parenting.a. The gospel drives us to self-controlled parenting.b. The gospel drives us to active parenting.c. The gospel drives us to Christ-centered parenting.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleOctober 15, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:The Spirit enables husbands and wives to honor Jesus by reflecting the gospel.1. A Spirit-filled wife pictures the gospel through church-like submission.2. A Spirit-filled husband pictures the gospel through Christ-like headship.3. A Spirit-filled marriage points people to Jesus.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleOctober 8, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:The Spirit enables husbands and wives to honor Jesus by reflecting the gospel.1. A gospel marriage understands earthly marriage to be a temporary picture of the eternal story of Christ and the church.2. A gospel marriage protects us from overvaluing and undervaluing the earthly marriage relationship.3. A gospel marriage helps us experience the appropriate joy and satisfaction God has designed earthly marriage to provide.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaOctober 1, 2023Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleSeptember 24, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:God restored his image in us so we would live with Spirit-controlled care.1. Make wise choices.2. Discern the Lord’s will.3. Allow the Spirit to control your life.a. Sing Jesus-filled songs to one another.b. Sing Jesus-focused songs from the heart.c. Give Jesus-centered thanks to the Father.d. Follow Jesus-honoring roles in the home and workplace.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleSeptember 17, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:God restored his image in us so we would shine his sin-exposing light.1. Remove all immorality, impurity, and idolatry from your life.2. Recognize the consequences of walking in darkness.3. Root your behavior in your new identity.4. Radically separate from both works and workers of darkness.5. Reflect the light of Christ who graciously exposes sin.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleSeptember 10, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:God restored his image in us so we would shine his sin-exposing light.1. Remove all immorality, impurity, and idolatry from your life.2. Recognize the consequences of walking in darkness.3. Root your behavior in your new identity.4. Radically separate from both works and workers of darkness.5. Reflect the light of Christ who graciously exposes sin.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaSeptember 3, 2023Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina August 27, 2023 Sunday AM Service

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 20, 2023 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God restored his image in us so we would imitate his self-sacrificial love.

We are to love one another in practical ways. a. Telling the truth instead of telling lies. b. Restraining anger instead of simmering anger. c. Working to give instead of stealing to keep. d. Speaking to build up instead of speaking to corrupt. e. Extending forgiveness instead of harboring bitterness.
We are to love one another out of the overflow of God’s love for us.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 13, 2023 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God restored his image in us so we would imitate his self-sacrificial love.

We are to love one another in practical ways. a. Telling the truth instead of telling lies. b. Restraining anger instead of simmering anger. c. Working to give instead of stealing to keep.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 6, 2023 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

New life in Christ means a changed life in this life.

Worldly walking should be in our past even though it is present all around us.
We now walk according to the truth of Jesus which has given us new life. a. Our new life cannot coexist with our old life. b. Our new life calls for continued renewal of our thinking. c. Our new life created by God restores his image in us.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 30, 2023 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

New life in Christ means a changed life in this life.

Worldly walking should be in our past, even though it is present all around us.

a. God has changed our internal processing so… i. No more darkness in our thinking. ii. No more death from our heart. iii. No more desensitization toward our sin.

b. God has changed our external behavior so… i. No more doing whatever feels good. ii. No more greediness for impurity.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 23, 2023 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Our different gifts are for building up the church.

Some gifts are for equipping the body for work.
All gifts are for working to build the body in love. a. We build with the goal of Christlike maturity. b. We build by staying anchored in sound doctrine. c. We build through a process of committed growth.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 16, 2023 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Jesus has diversified his church by giving us different gifts to help us walk in unity.

Each member has been given a gift, so no excuses.
Each gift is a result of grace, so no boasting.
Jesus has determined the gift distribution, so no complaining.
Our gifts come from Christ’s victory, so no slacking.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 9, 2023 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Times of trouble are times for learning to walk God’s way.

Learn to trust God’s deliverance.
Learn to seek God’s guidance.
Learn to request God’s forgiveness.
Learn to believe God’s character.
Learn to respect God’s supremacy.
Learn to obey God’s word.
Learn to wait for God’s redemption.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 2, 2023 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

How we live matters, and it matters that we live in unity.

Our heavenly calling should result in heavenly walking.
Our walking must be in the direction of unity.
Our unity is rooted in God’s unity.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 25, 2023 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God is glorified as the church humbly depends upon his power to strengthen us to know the love of Christ.

We must pray to God in a posture of humble confidence. a. Acknowledge God’s Fatherly relationship to us. b. Acknowledge God’s sovereignty over all creation. c. Acknowledge God’s abundantly sufficient supply.
We must petition God to strengthen us for the impossible. a. We need God to strengthen us with his power. b. We need God to give us comprehension of Christ’s love. c. We need God to fill us with himself.
We must praise God for his powerful activity in us. a. God’s power is greater than our greatest request b. God’s power is actively working in us. c. God’s power is resulting in his glory.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 18, 2023 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

By God’s grace and for his glory we know and make known the gospel among the nations no matter the cost.

The gospel mystery is that all nations are included in God’s salvation plan.
The gospel mystery has been revealed to us so we can proclaim it to all nations.
The gospel mystery lived out in the church showcases the manifold wisdom of God.
The gospel mystery encourages us to gladly endure suffering for the cause of Christ.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina June 11, 2023 Sunday AM Service

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South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleJune 4, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:By God’s grace and for his glory we know and make known the gospel among the nations no matter the cost.1. The gospel mystery is that all nations are included in God’s salvation plan.2. The gospel mystery has been revealed to us so we can proclaim it to all nations.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleMay 28, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Through the cross, Jesus created a new people at peace with one another and with God.1. We were once people marked by hostile division and hopeless separation.2. In Christ, we are now a people united by a costly reconciliation.3. Together, we are a people under holy construction.a. As citizens of God’s kingdom, all believers equally enjoy the rights of heavenly citizenship.b. As members of God’s family, all believers equally call God our Father.c. As pieces of God’s temple, all believers equally behold and manifest the glory of God.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaMay 21, 2023Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleMay 14, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Through the cross, Jesus created a new people at peace with one another and with God.1. We were once people marked by hostile division and hopeless separation.2. In Christ, we are now a people united by a costly reconciliation.a. Jesus became peace through his death on the cross.b. Jesus proclaimed peace through the message of the cross.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaMay 7, 2023Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleApril 30, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. Parent from a position of humble dependence upon God to do what only he can do.2. Parent from a position of humble gratitude toward God for giving what only he can give.3. Parent from a position of humble hope in God to rescue as only he can rescue.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleApril 23, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. Parent from a position of humble dependence upon God to do what only he can do.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleApril 16, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Having received God’s saving grace, we are visibly new creations.1. Salvation is a free gift of God to be received through faith.2. Salvation is a complete work of God to be received for his glory.3. Salvation is a transformative work of God to be lived out through good works.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleApril 9, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Through God’s saving grace, we are eternally alive with Christ.1. God’s intervention of life-giving rescue is our only hope.2. God’s intervention of life-giving rescue flows from his character.3. God’s intervention of life-giving rescue is centered upon uniting us to Christ.4. God’s intervention of life-giving rescue displays his saving grace in us forever.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleApril 2, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. Jesus is God.2. Jesus is Lord of creation.3. Jesus is Lord of salvation.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleMarch 26, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Apart from God’s saving grace, we are hopelessly dead in sin.1. Being dead in sin shows itself in our sinful living.2. Being dead in sin is our natural spiritual condition.3. Being dead in sin makes us deserving of God’s wrath.4. Being dead in sin is true of every person (by nature).5. Being dead in sin means there is nothing we can do to fix our problem.6. Being dead in sin is in our past if we are in Christ.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleMarch 19, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:A deepening awareness of the power of God toward us will come as we meditate upon God’s power displayed in Christ Jesus.1. Know God’s power in the resurrection of Jesus.2. Know God’s power in the exaltation of Jesus.3. Know God’s power in the dominion of Jesus.4. Know God’s power in the headship of Jesus.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleMarch 12, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:A deepening awareness of the power of God toward us will come as we meditate upon God’s power displayed in Christ Jesus.1. Know God’s power in the resurrection of Jesus.2. Know God’s power in the exaltation of Jesus.3. Know God’s power in the dominion of Jesus.4. Know God’s power in the headship of Jesus.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleMarch 5, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:The blessing of salvation will move us to embrace a lifelong, prayerful pursuit of knowing God better.A growing knowledge of God will be marked by…1. Thankfulness for evidence of God’s work of salvation.2. Prayerful dependence upon the ongoing work of God.3. A deepening comprehension of God’s salvation blessings.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleFebruary 26, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Praise God for sealing us for salvation.1. We have a guaranteed inheritance because God has predestined us for it.2. We have a guaranteed inheritance because God has sealed us for it.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleFebruary 19, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Praise God for redeeming us for salvation.1. The need for redemption is our enslavement to sin.2. The price of redemption is the blood of Jesus.3. The result of redemption is the freedom of forgiveness.4. The cause of redemption is the grace of God.5. The goal of redemption is the renewal of creation.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleFebruary 12, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Praise God for choosing us for salvation.1. The foundation of our salvation is the sovereign choice of God.2. God chose us for the purpose of transforming us.a. God transforms our character from sinfulness to holiness.b. God transforms our identity from rejected to adopted.3. God chose us on the basis of his will, his glory, and his grace.4. God chose us in Jesus.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleFebruary 5, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Praise God for choosing us for salvation.1. The foundation of our salvation is the sovereign choice of God.2. God chose us to transform us.3. God chose us because of his will, his glory, and his grace.4. God chose us for the exaltation of Jesus.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleJanuary 29, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:By his will and through his grace, God is forming a new people in Christ Jesus.1. God sends the message of Jesus by his sovereign will.2. God turns sinners into saints through union with Jesus.a. As saints, we are set apart to God for holy living.b. As saints, we are recipients of God’s undeserved favor.c. As saints, we enjoy a reconciled relationship with God.d. As saints, we submit to Jesus as Lord.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleJanuary 22, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:God’s sovereign plan of salvation is centered upon Jesus Christ and results in a people called the church who have been saved from sin, are united in love, and live in holiness for the praise of his glory.1. In Christ, God saves the church by his grace. (1:1-2:10)2. In Christ, God reconciles the church through the cross. (2:11-3:21)3. In Christ, God grows the church in loving unity. (4:1-16)4. In Christ, God transforms the church to holy living. (4:17-6:9)5. In Christ, God preserves the church with supernatural strength. (6:10-24)https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleJanuary 15, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:1. From the moment of conception, a new human life has begun.2. Every new human life is a work of God.a. An unborn human is God’s personal work.b. An unborn human is God’s powerful work.c. An unborn human is God’s praiseworthy work.3. The intentional destruction of an unborn human is sin.4. Valuing unborn human life in tangible ways brings honor to our Creator.5. Because of his grace, God allows sinners to receive forgiveness from him and enjoyfellowship with him.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleJanuary 8, 2023Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:Think deeply of the greatness of God so you can be drawn deeper into fellowship with God.1. Consider God’s greatness:a. God’s knowledge is indescribable.b. God’s presence is inescapable.c. God’s power is incomparable.d. God’s thoughts are immeasurable.e. God’s holiness is impeccable.2. See our great need: a solution to sin.3. Trust God’s great grace.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaJanuary 1, 2023Sunday AM Servicehttps://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleDecember 25, 2022Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:God’s promise of salvation will triumph over evil.God’s plan will prevail because…1. God is sovereign over evil.2. God comes to our rescue.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleDecember 18, 2022Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:God’s promise of salvation enables us to face death with the hope of life.1. Undying hope is not found in denying the harsh reality of death.2. Undying hope is not found in earthly attachments.3. Undying hope is not found in being a good person.4. Undying hope is found in God’s promise of salvation.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleDecember 11, 2022Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:God’s promise of salvation centers upon a global king.1. King Jesus is the victorious conqueror of the enemy.2. King Jesus is the eternal king of the nations.3. King Jesus is the beautiful provider of abundant life.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist ChurchAbbeville, South CarolinaPastor Zack LittleDecember 4, 2022Sunday AM ServiceSermon Notes:God’s promise of salvation comes as an undeserved blessing.1. Salvation blessings are grounded in God’s covenantal word.2. Salvation blessings are governed by God’s sovereign control.3. Salvation blessings are dependent upon God’s powerful grace.4. Salvation blessings are accomplished through God’s promised king.https://www.southsideabbeville.com

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina November 27, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Wise people intensely engage with scripture

In Acts 17, the Bereans show us… 1. How to approach the scripture; vs. 10-11 Be teachable With eagerness Probing deeply With intensity

The power of the scripture; 12-15 Its power to save Its power to divide

5 simple tools to engage the scriptures 1. Clear distractions and prepare your heart 2. Read contextually 3. Dig deep (sections, paragraphs, chapters) 4. Use a good tool 5. Write

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little November 20, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s promise of salvation calls for the faith of his people.

We must believe that God will be with us to fulfill his covenant.
We must believe that God will successfully save us.
We must believe that God will bless us beyond the grave.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little November 13, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

When revenge looks enticing, God’s sovereign plan of preserving life must rule our response.

A focus on God’s sovereignty provides the ingredients for reconciliation.
God sovereignly works to provide a merciful replacement of death with life.
We need Jesus, who chose self-sacrifice instead of revenge to accomplish God’s sovereign plan of rescue and reconciliation.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina November 6, 2022 Sunday AM Service

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 30, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Our sin earns us death.
God’s grace provides us with life.
The gift of eternal life is found only in Jesus.
The gift of eternal life produces the fruit of righteousness.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 23, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

When earthly exaltation comes our way, God’s glory must be our greatest desire.

Quickly give God the credit.
Acknowledge God’s sovereignty.
Let God do the exalting.
Testify to God’s faithfulness.
Look ahead to a better exaltation.
Remember our place as servants of Jesus, the exalted King of the nations.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 16, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

When feelings of abandonment creep in, God’s higher ways must ground our faith.

Remember that God’s work is not always visible to us.
Stay ready to testify to God’s existence, presence, and power.
Consider that God may be preparing you for future service.
Trust God’s perfect timing.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 9, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

When circumstances seem unfair, God’s loving presence is constant and active.

God is with us in moments of rejection to magnify his faithfulness.
God is with us in moments of temptation to magnify his holiness.
God is with us in moments of injustice to magnify his sovereignty.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 2, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

When sin threatens God’s promise, God’s grace overpowers the sin.

God takes sin seriously, and so should we.
God exposes our sin to humble us before him.
God shows his powerful grace by overcoming sin to give us Jesus.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little September 25, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

When everything seems to be falling apart, God’s steady hand of providence is accomplishing his plan.

Beware of favoritism, hatred, and jealousy.
In the confusion caused by sin, remember that God is in control.
Believe in Jesus whose rejection became our salvation.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina September 18, 2022 Sunday AM Service

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little September 11, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Being reminded of the big picture can help us press onward in following Jesus.

God’s fulfilled promises strengthen our faith in his promises yet to be fulfilled.
God’s plan for his people requires patient waiting from his people.
God’s promised one did not come from the nations, but he did come for the nations.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 28, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s faithfulness to his promise secures our purity in his presence.

Meeting with God requires purification from sin.
Divine protection is necessary for us to enter God’s presence.
The security of our future purification rests in the promised offspring.
Continued hardship reminds us of the need for continued faith.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 21, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s warnings against impurity should drive us to God’s plan for making us pure.

Sexual impurity deceives us by promising pleasure but producing destruction.
Neither attraction nor affection are valid excuses for sexual impurity.
Pursuing purity requires a proper separation from the world.
Our plans for handling impurity prove our need for God to accomplish his plan.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 14, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Through reminders of submission, God faithfully delivers his people.

We are in constant need of God’s powerful presence.
We are completely unworthy of God’s faithful love.
We are wholly dependent upon God’s certain promise.
We are mercifully delivered by God’s transforming touch.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 7, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We go because… 1. Jesus died for sin and rose in victory. 2. Jesus ransoms sinners from their sin. 3. Jesus sacrificed himself for all the nations. 4. Jesus is worthy to receive the reward of his suffering.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 31, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Through seasons of hardship, God faithfully sustains his people.

God sustains us with his presence. a. God’s presence is constant. b. God’s presence is necessary. c. God’s presence is sufficient. d. God’s presence is shaping.
God sustains us for his glory.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 24, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Through scenes of brokenness, God faithfully builds his people.

God sovereignly works through the brokenness of people.
God shows compassion to broken people.
God provides a Savior to rescue his broken people.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 17, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Through moments of discipline, God faithfully preserves his people.

God provides what we need for his will to succeed.
God disciplines us out of love.
God uses discipline to preserve us for salvation.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 10, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s gift of salvation leads us into a life of good works.

God’s saving grace gives us a new identity.
God’s saving grace gives us a new purpose.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 3, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

When God bridges the gap between heaven and earth, he gives salvation and receives all the glory.

When heaven meets earth… 1. God’s grace is on display. 2. God’s salvation promises are alive for the whole world. 3. God’s presence guarantees the fulfillment of his promises. 4. God’s people respond with awestruck worship.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 26, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

The preservation of God’s blessing through the mess created by sin magnifies the sovereign grace of God.

Beware of pursuing fleshly desires through sacrificing spiritual vision.
Beware of pursuing godly goals through ungodly methods.
Beware of pursuing divine blessing through human efforts of appeasement.
Rejoice in God’s sovereign grace which keeps his blessing of salvation alive.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 12, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God graciously allows sinners to experience divine blessing.

God’s blessing leads us to walk by faith in God’s promises.
God’s blessing is an act of his grace.
God’s blessing does not mean the absence of trials.
God’s blessing provides what is needed to accomplish his salvation plan.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 29, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Behind all of our choices stands the sovereign choice of God ensuring the fulfillment of his gracious plan of salvation.

God’s sovereign choice… 1. …tests our faith to make us rely upon him. 2. …is the basis for our inclusion in his promised blessings. 3. …plays out in our choices for which we will be held responsible.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 15, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

When we submit our way to God’s way, we can expect our way to prosper.

Allow God’s word to determine your course of action.
Be motivated by God’s supremacy, sovereignty, and steadfast love.
Prayerfully seek God’s guidance.
Respond to success with humble worship of God.
Play your part in God’s eternal plan of redemption.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 8, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God can take a grave and make it serve his agenda of life.

By God’s grace, imperfect people can leave behind an example of faith.
God works through the seemingly mundane to accomplish his magnificent plan.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 1, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Faith in God provides an opportunity to witness God’s saving provision.

Genuine faith in God shows itself through surrender to the will of God.
The provision of God shows itself through a rescuing sacrifice.
God’s life-giving provision centers upon the death of his Son.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little April 24, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

People belonging to God’s promise are eternally set apart as belonging to God.

God’s people are built on God’s promise, not human effort.
God’s promise people will be preserved forever.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little April 17, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s plan of salvation required Jesus to die and rise.
God’s plan of salvation faced opposition.
God’s plan of salvation prevailed.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little April 10, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Salvation hinges upon God keeping his word, which he always does.

God’s promise-keeping should prompt us to trust him.
God’s promise-keeping should prompt us to obey him.
God’s promise-keeping should prompt us to glorify him.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little April 3, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God carefully works to protect his promise against every scheme of the enemy.

The omniscient God protects his promise from human ignorance.
The faithful God protects his promise from human faithlessness.
The sovereign God protects his promise from accusation of illegitimacy.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little March 27, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

The sobering reality of God’s wrath should lead us to trust in God’s plan of rescue.

The reason for God’s wrath is human rebellion. a. People reject God’s created order. b. People reject God’s warning. c. People reject God’s word.
The nature of God’s wrath is complete destruction.
The rescue from God’s wrath is divine intervention. a. Rescue depends upon God’s mercy to sinners. b. Rescue depends upon God’s faithfulness to his word. c. Rescue depends upon God’s sovereignty over human wickedness.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little March 20, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Covenant relationship with God brings the blessing of a growing knowledge of God.

God graciously becomes like us so we can know him better.
God has the power to do what seems impossible.
God chooses us so that we will live for him.
God notices and responds to human sin.
God always does what is right.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little March 13, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Covenant relationship with God is founded on God’s grace and is displayed through our obedience.

God rightly expects obedience from his covenant people.
God intentionally includes the nations in his covenant people.
God graciously promises everlasting relationship with his covenant people.
God patiently forbears with the imperfect faith of his covenant people.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little March 6, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Faith in God’s promises requires patience with God’s timing.

When God’s plan requires waiting, we must… 1. Resist the temptation to step outside of God’s plan. 2. Allow God’s personal presence to direct our focus to him. 3. Have faith that God’s way is worth the wait.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little February 27, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God graciously enters into relationship with us through our faith in his covenant promises.

We can have confidence in God’s covenant because… 1. God preserves us for his promise. 2. God credits faith, not works, with righteousness. 3. God is sovereign over the future. 4. God is the guarantee.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little February 6, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

As we seek to imitate the great faith of Abram, we must confess our great need for Jesus.

A life of faithfulness to God will be marked by humble worship.
Only Jesus meets our need for an eternal priest-king who can make us acceptable worshipers of God.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little January 30, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

As we seek to imitate the great faith of Abram, we must confess our great need for Jesus.

A life of faithfulness to God will be marked by courageous love.
Only Jesus meets our need for a rescuing warrior with the power to defeat our enemy and the love to move him to action.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little January 23, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

When we walk by faith, we make choices based on what God has said rather than what our eyes can see.

Living with eyes of faith means… 1. Seeing the necessity of dependence upon God regardless of material wealth. 2. Seeing the value of pursuing peace over personal privilege. 3. Seeing spiritual danger when it is hidden behind a veil of physical attraction. 4. Seeing God’s promises as the best possession we could have.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little January 9, 2022 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s great promises prompts the faithful obedience of his people.

Obedience to God’s call requires… 1. Fighting the temptation to settle. 2. Letting go of earthly attachments. 3. Faith in God’s promises. 4. God’s grace to cover our failure.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little December 26, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We should celebrate the coming of Jesus by imitating the humility he displayed through his incarnation, crucifixion, and exaltation.

Be humble like Jesus who trusted the Father to exalt him at the proper time.

Jesus waited on the Father to exalt him.
Jesus will be exalted as supreme Lord for the glory of the Father.
Jesus looked after our interests by becoming what we needed: a God-exalted Savior King.
We should leave our exaltation in God’s hands as we humbly serve one another.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little December 19, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We should celebrate the coming of Jesus by imitating the humility he displayed through his incarnation, crucifixion, and exaltation.

Be humble like Jesus who submitted to his Father’s will in life and death.

Jesus showed that humility means life on God’s terms.
Jesus showed that humility means death on God’s terms.
Jesus looked after our interests by becoming what we needed: a substitute sacrifice.
We should put no limits on the extent to which we will humbly serve one another.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little December 12, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We should celebrate the coming of Jesus by imitating the humility he displayed through his incarnation, crucifixion, and exaltation.

Be humble like Jesus who left heaven to dwell on earth as a man.

Jesus has always existed as the fully divine Son of God.
Jesus chose to lay aside his heavenly glory to become fully human. Celebrate!
Jesus looked after our interests by becoming what we needed: a perfect human. Imitate!
We should lay aside our comforts to humbly serve one another.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little December 5, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Sola Gratia – Grace alone Sola Fide – Faith alone Solus Christus – In Christ Alone Sola Scriptura – Scripture Alone Soli Deo Gloria – Glory to God alone

Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone according to Scripture alone for the glory of God alone.

The only true salvation must be one where God receives all the glory.

Only God is worthy of glory as we consider how and why we have been saved.
Only God is worthy of glory as we live saved lives.
Only God is worthy of glory for all eternity.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little November 28, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Sola Gratia – Grace alone Sola Fide – Faith alone Solus Christus – In Christ Alone Sola Scriptura – Scripture Alone Soli Deo Gloria – Glory to God alone

In a world full of opinions, the Bible is the final authority.

Only Scripture should serve as the foundation for our doctrine.
Only Scripture will light the way until Jesus returns.
Only Scripture carries the authority of God.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little November 21, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Sola Gratia – Grace alone Sola Fide – Faith alone Solus Christus – In Christ Alone Sola Scriptura – Scripture Alone Soli Deo Gloria – Glory to God alone

Our need for a redeeming mediator between us and God has been perfectly met in Christ alone.

Only Christ mediates with perfect human blood.
Only Christ mediates the new covenant through his death.
Only Christ mediates before God in heaven itself.
Only Christ mediates a complete salvation.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little November 14, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Sola Gratia – Grace alone Sola Fide – Faith alone Solus Christus – In Christ Alone Sola Scriptura – Scripture Alone Soli Deo Gloria – Glory to God alone

Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone according to Scripture alone for the glory of God alone.

Confidence of salvation comes only through completely depending upon Jesus for salvation.

Only through faith can we have confident peace with God.
Only through faith can we gain confident access to God’s saving grace.
Only through faith can we enjoy confident rejoicing in God’s eternal plan.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 31, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone according to Scripture alone for the glory of God alone.

Salvation is a free gift of God based on his gracious choice to love and save, not our works to earn his love and salvation.

Only grace can raise a sinner from death to life.
Only grace can provide a follower of Satan with a seat in heaven.
Only grace can turn an object of God’s wrath into a recipient of his kindness.
Only grace can provide salvation as a gift.
Only grace can replace a life of sin with a life of good works.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 17, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Jesus’s kingdom is a treasure worth forsaking all to gain.

Recognize the supreme value of Jesus’s kingdom.
Reevaluate the value of your own kingdom.
Reject all you once treasured to gain the real treasure: Jesus and his kingdom.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 10, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Understanding trials from God’s perspective will help us meet trials with joyful hope.

We should not be surprised by trials.
We should view trials as an opportunity… a. …to practice our faith. b. …to experience God’s grace. c. …to prepare for heaven. d. …to display the hope found in Jesus.
We should endure trials with joy.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 3, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God sovereignly focuses on one family line in order to fulfill his promise for the nations.

God is always moving his world toward the fulfillment of his sovereign plan.

Genealogies keep us… i. Looking in the right direction for the fulfillment. ii. Linking the smaller stories to the grand storyline of God’s fulfillment. iii. Moving forward in the story of God’s fulfillment. iv. Trusting God to sovereignly bring about the fulfillment. v. Focusing on God’s focus of fulfillment.

God’s gracious plan overshadows human rebellion.
One line of promise means one way of salvation.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little September 26, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Attempts to usurp the authority of God ultimately lead to a display of God’s sovereign authority.

God’s supremacy is unreachable.
God’s authority is undeniable.
Human rebellion is unsustainable.
God’s plan is unstoppable.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little September 19, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

All nations belong to one race of people who exist under God’s sovereign control.

We can trust God even when the nations rage.
We must love people regardless of looks, language, or location.
We must join God in his plan for the nations.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little September 12, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s blessing of life is conveyed through his commands, covenant, and continued plan of deliverance.

God commands human life to be highly valued.
God’s covenant provides hope.
Sin is still a problem, but God’s plan will overcome.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little September 5, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Worship is the only proper response to God’s gift of rescue.

Worship should be directed to God alone.
Worshiping God should be top priority.
Thankfulness for rescue should motivate our worship.
Acceptable worship requires sacrifice.
God responds to sacrificial worship with pleasure and undeserved faithfulness.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 29, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s provision of salvation is our only hope of being saved from God’s judgment.

God’s judgment is fierce and final.
The God who judges is also the God who saves. a) Salvation is God’s work. b) Salvation is a singular work. c) Salvation is a complete work.
God is sending a greater judgment but he has already sent a greater Savior.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 22, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Escape from God’s wrath comes only through visible faith in Jesus.

God sees the corruption produced by rebellion.
God responds to rebellious corruption with destruction.
God sees the obedience produced by faith.
God responds to obedient faith with provision of life.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 15, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

If not for God’s grace, our wicked hearts would be utterly destroyed.

The multiplication of humanity means the multiplication of wickedness.
Where wickedness multiplies, God’s punishment must be poured out. a. God sees the depth of our wickedness. b. God is grieved by our wickedness. c. God punishes our wickedness.
God’s punishment of wickedness provides the stage for his saving grace to be displayed.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 1, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

If not for God’s grace, our wicked hearts would be utterly destroyed.

The multiplication of humanity means the multiplication of wickedness.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 18, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Despite the reign of death, God intervenes to overcome death with life.

We bear both the image of God and the sin of Adam.
The blessing of life is marred by the reality of death.
A relationship with God is our only hope of escaping death.
We can look forward to a promised rest from the curse of sin.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 11, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

From start to finish, salvation is the good work of God.
If God has started his work of salvation in you, he will complete his work in you.
If God has started his work of salvation in you, he is currently at work in you.
If God has started his work of salvation in you, the fruit of salvation will increasingly flow from you.
Only partakers of God’s grace can enjoy God’s good work of salvation.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 4, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Because sin has taken root in our hearts, God’s faithfulness to his promise is our only hope of becoming worshipers of God.

When sin rules our hearts, we fail to worship God and are cursed.
Advancements in human civilization will not change our hearts.
God’s faithfulness to his promise of deliverance turns hearts back to him.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 27, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

It takes the power of God to save someone because the way to eternal life contradicts the natural bent of our hearts.

The Person of Eternal Life If you don’t have Jesus, you don’t have eternal life.
The Paradox of Eternal Life Eternal life does not follow the value systems of the world.
The Power of Eternal Life Only by God’s power to change our hearts can we gain eternal life.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 20, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

One of the greatest legacies you can leave behind is a life of faithful worship.

A faithful worshiper… 1. …worships from a position of faith. 2. …is not motivated by a promise of earthly prosperity. 3. …rests in God’s gracious care. 4. …believes in the better blood of Jesus.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 13, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

The separation from God we deserve should lead us to Jesus for the restoration he provides.

God’s holiness demands that he respond to sin justly.
God’s response to our rejection of him is removal from his life-giving presence.
God’s active prevention of sinners entering his presence makes any human attempt at reconciliation foolish.
God’s active love for sinners has opened up a way for us to be restored back into his life-giving presence.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 6, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

The certainty of God’s promise should drive us to Jesus for new life.

We must battle an enemy who will be defeated through the promised Son.
We must endure pain and difficulty ending in death.
We must trust God to provide undeserved life.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 30, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

The ugliness of sin should drive us to Jesus for a beautiful salvation.

Sin promises a life it can’t provide. a. Sin promises satisfaction but leads to emptiness. b. Sin promises delight but leads to despair. c. Sin promises knowledge but leads to confusion.
Sin causes a destruction we can’t fix. a. Sin destroys our innocence of sin. b. Sin destroys our relationship with one another. c. Sin destroys our relationship with God.
Sin is a failure God can’t ignore.
Jesus is the Savior sin can’t overcome.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 23, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

The reality of temptation should drive us to Jesus for divine rescue.

I. We live in a world where temptation is real.

II. Temptation is always a question of trusting God’s goodness. We are tempted to… 1. Reject God’s good word. 2. Question God’s good motive. 3. Subvert God’s good order. 4. Forget God’s good provision.

III. Only Jesus provides us with rescue from temptation.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 16, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s design of marriage provides a timeless blueprint for the most foundational human relationship.

I. God is the owner of marriage.

II. God has revealed his design of marriage. God designed marriage to be… 1. The union of a man and a woman only. 2. The union of only one man and one woman. 3. The formation of a new family unit. 4. A lifelong covenantal union.

III. God provides a sacrifice to redeem marriage.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 9, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s design of man and woman provides an essential distinction for the flourishing of human society to the glory of God.

God designed human society to be built upon the… 1. Clear necessity of both man and woman. 2. Complementary distinctions between man and woman. 3. Created order of man and woman. 4. Covenantal union between a man and a woman.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 2, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s design of man and woman provides an essential distinction for the flourishing of human society.

God designed human society to be built upon the… 1. Clear necessity of both man and woman. 2. Complementary distinctions between man and woman.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little April 11, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s design of humanity provides us with life rather than death.

God designed humanity to live in life-giving relationship with him.
God designed humanity to live in life-sustaining dependence upon him.
God designed humanity to live in life-prolonging obedience to him.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little April 4, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Through his resurrection, Jesus revealed God’s eternal purpose for all who believe in him.

Jesus proved his identity as God.
Jesus proved his power over death.
Jesus proved his word can be trusted.
Jesus proved his worthiness to be worshiped.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little March 28, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Through his death, Jesus revealed God’s plan of salvation for all who believe in him.

Jesus obeyed the Father’s will.
Jesus endured the Father’s wrath.
Jesus fulfilled the Father’s plan.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little March 21, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Through his life, Jesus revealed God’s kingdom so we would believe in Him.

Jesus clarified the standard of life in God’s kingdom.
Jesus perfectly fulfilled the law of God’s kingdom.
Jesus foreshadowed the removal of the curse in God’s kingdom.
Jesus proclaimed the good news of God’s kingdom.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little March 14, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We must base our purpose in life upon the truth that we are made in the image of God.

I. Humans are to rule over the earth as image bearers. II. Humans are to fill the earth with image bearers.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little March 7, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We must base our value in life upon the truth that we are made in the image of God.

I. Humans are more valuable than every other part of creation. II. All humans are equally valuable. III. The creation distinction between male and female must be valued as essential.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little February 28, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We should stand in awe of the powerful and good God who is the Creator of all.

God’s creative work… I. Penetrates darkness and emptiness with light and life. II. Portrays the power of his word. III. Promotes order over chaos. IV. Paints a picture of unity in diversity. V. Privileges humanity over the rest of creation. VI. Points to his complete goodness. VII. Produces a finished creation.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little February 21, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

The most foundational distinction is that which exists between God and His creation.

I. God alone is uncreated. II. God alone is creator of all. III. God alone is owner of all creation. IV. God alone is sovereign over all creation. V. God alone is worthy of all creation’s worship.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little February 7, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Faith is the channel through which God’s grace flows to count us righteous.

What is faith that saves? 1. Saving faith is completely depending upon Jesus to provide for your salvation.

What is the object of saving faith? 2. Jesus Christ is the only object of saving faith.

Why is faith the way we are saved? 3. Salvation is a gift to be received by faith, not a wage to be earned by works.

Has God always saved people through faith? 4. Faith has always been the channel through which salvation has flowed.

Who will God save through faith in Jesus? 5. Everyone who has faith in Jesus will be saved.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little January 31, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

The death of Jesus in our place is the means by which God can graciously count us righteous.

Sinners can be saved because God chooses to show grace.
God can show grace because Jesus died in the place of sinners. a. Through his death, Jesus paid the price to deliver us from our sin. b. Through his death, Jesus satisfied God’s wrath toward our sin. c. Through his death, Jesus displayed God’s righteousness in forgiving sin.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little January 24, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Through Jesus, God has revealed his way for sinners to be counted righteous.

I. God sent Jesus to accomplish what the law could not. II. God sent Jesus to fulfill what Scripture foretold. III. God sent Jesus to save all who believe.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little January 17, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

The law does not make us righteous but reveals our need to be counted righteous.

The law tells us we must be perfect.
The law leaves us speechless before God.
The law holds us all accountable to God.
The law fails to provide us with righteousness.
The law reveals our greatest problem and greatest need.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little January 3, 2021 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Place your hope in Jesus, not in your plans for the future.

Boasting of the future is a foolish hope.
Boasting of the future is an idolatrous hope.
Boasting of the future is a destructive hope.
Boasting in Jesus is a life-giving hope.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little December 27, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

The church surrendered to Jesus will be surrendered to the mission of Jesus.

I. Jesus Captains the Ship II. Jesus Charts the Course III. Jesus Controls the Rudder IV. Jesus Cares for the Crew

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little December 20, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Faithfulness to God in the present requires interpreting the present in light of the end.

I. Viewing the wicked from a human standpoint will lead us into envy and vanity. (1-15)

II. Only God can provide the necessary change in perspective. (16-17)

III. Viewing the wicked from God’s standpoint will lead us to faithfully await the end. (18-28) 1) The prosperity of the wicked is temporary. (18-20) 2) The complaint of our hearts is sinful. (21-22) 3) The presence of God is enough. (23-26) 4) The eternity of all people is certain. (27-28)

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little December 13, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

The church should be a beacon of unity in a world of division.

1) Unity is a desirable quality for the people of God. 2) Unity attracts people to God. 3) Unity is necessary to serve God. 4) Unity is beneficial to all the people of God. 5) Unity is compatible with diversity in the kingdom of God. 6) Unity is attainable only by God’s grace.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little December 6, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Servants of God must depend upon the Spirit of God to lead them victoriously through moments of despair.

In moments of despair, let the Spirit lead you to… 1. Humbly ask God for help. (1-4) 2. Remember all God has done in the past. (5) 3. Long for God more than anything else. (6) 4. Trust in God’s unchanging character. (7-8a) 5. Understand and obey God’s will. (8b-10) 6. Rest in God’s promise of deliverance. (11-12)

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little November 29, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

A consideration of salvation should lead the saved to celebrate.

I. The Focus of Our Celebrating: The God Who Saves (1-4)

II. The Reason for Our Celebrating: The Salvation God Has Provided (5-11)

III. The Manner of Our Celebrating: Thankful Service to the God of Our Salvation (12-19)

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little November 22, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Only Jesus sits on the throne of Heaven, and so only Jesus should sit on the throne of our hearts.

I. Jesus is the divine king, so submit to his rule. (1-3)

II. Jesus is the priestly king, so trust in his intercession. (4)

III. Jesus is the conquering king, so prepare for his judgment. (5-7) a. The wrath of Jesus is coming, no matter your societal status. (5) b. The judgment of Jesus is coming, no matter your ethnical status. (6) c. The victory of Jesus is coming, so check your spiritual status. (7)

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little November 15, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Only Jesus sits on the throne of Heaven, and so only Jesus should sit on the throne of our hearts.

I. Jesus is the divine king, so submit to his rule. (1-3)

II. Jesus is the priestly king, so trust in his intercession. (4) a. The priesthood of Jesus is final. b. The priesthood of Jesus is forever. c. The priesthood of Jesus is faultless.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little November 8, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Only Jesus sits on the throne of Heaven, and so only Jesus should sit on the throne of our hearts.

I. Jesus is the divine king, so submit to his rule. (1-3) a. Jesus is able to rule over his enemies. b. Jesus is able to rally his troops for battle.

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little November 1, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We are hopelessly lost in our sin, but God provides us with the hope of salvation.

I. The heart of sinners is a heart that rejects God. (1-3)

II. The hostility of sinners is a life of rejecting God’s people. (4-6)

III. The hope of sinners is a salvation that comes from God. (7)

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 25, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Humanity holds a special place in God’s creation for the purpose of magnifying the majesty of God.

I. Acknowledging God’s majesty is the starting place for understanding humanity. (1-2) a. God’s majesty is seen in the position of his glory. b. God’s majesty is seen in the manner of his victory.

II. Humanity is cared for by God, though we seem insignificant. (3-4)

III. Humanity is in a position of privilege, though we are still part of creation. (5-8) a. For God’s glory, we are crowned with glory. b. Under God’s rule, we rule over creation.

IV. God’s majesty is displayed most magnificently in his rescue of humanity. (9)

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 18, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Despite the vast difference between the eternal God and frail humanity, God’s steadfast love means he is able to provide himself as a dwelling place for sinners who deserve his wrath

I. God’s eternal nature exposes your fast-approaching death. (1-6)

II. God’s wrath warns of your sin-induced destruction. (7-11)

III. God’s compassion provides you with a grace-based salvation. (12-17)

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 11, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God reveals himself to humanity as the gloriously righteous redeemer.

I. God has revealed himself through his creation: He is worthy of glory. (1-6)

II. God has revealed himself through his written word: He is perfectly righteous. (7-11)

III. God has revealed our problem: We are not righteous, though we know we need to be. (12-13)

IV. God has revealed the solution: We can be made righteous by him through his redeeming work. (14)

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 4, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

A healthy church is filled with members who are linked together through a shared reliance upon God’s grace.

I. We rely completely upon God to complete our salvation. (23-24)

II. We remain committed to one another as God completes our salvation. (25-27)

III. We rest in the grace of Jesus who is our complete salvation. (28)

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little September 13, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

A healthy church is filled with members who worship God with minds grounded in the gospel.

I. Approach teachings with dependence upon the Spirit. (19) John 14:26, John 15:26, John 16:13

II. Listen to and evaluate teachings with discernment. (20-21a) 1 John 4:1, Acts 17:11

III. Respond to teachings with either full acceptance or full rejection. (21b-22)

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South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little September 6, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

A healthy church is filled with members who worship God with hearts transformed by the gospel.

Worship God with a heart of… I. Continuous rejoicing in the gospel. (16) Philippians 4:4

Worship God with a heart of… II. Continuous praying through the gospel. (17) Hebrews 10:19-22

Worship God with a heart of… III. Continuous thanksgiving for the gospel. (18a) Romans 8:18, Romans 8:28-30, Romans 8:37-39, Psalm 9:1-2

Worship God with a heart of… IV. Continuous submission because of the gospel. (18b) Acts 16:25

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 30, 2020 Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

A healthy church is filled with members who strengthen the church by the way they relate to leaders, members, and the world.

I. Promote peace in the church by honoring your church leaders. (12-13) Acts 14:23, 1 Timothy 5:17, Hebrews 13:17

II. Promote maturity in the church by actively engaging in the spiritual growth of fellow members. (14) Galatians 6:1-2

III. Promote Jesus in the church by responding with benevolence rather than retaliation. (15) Matthew 5:38-44, 1 Peter 2:21-24

South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

August 23, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Because of Jesus, we have a future hope that changes how we live in the present.

I. Children of light align their conduct with their future salvation from judgment. (6-8)

1 Peter 1:13-15, 2 Peter 3:10-11, Isaiah 59:17a

II. Children of light rest in God’s work to save them from judgment. (9-10)

1) The foundation of salvation is God.

2) The goal of salvation is escape from wrath.

3) The agent of salvation is Jesus.

4) The means of salvation is the cross of Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Timothy 2:5-6)

5) The result of salvation is life with him. (Romans 14:8-9, Psalm 84:10)

III. Children of light strengthen the church as they await the time of judgment. (11)

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

August 16, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Because of Jesus, we can escape God’s coming judgment.

I. Children of light are aware of God’s coming judgment. (5:1-3)

Isaiah 13:9-11

a. The day of the Lord will come suddenly for believers and unbelievers. (Acts 1:6-7, Matthew 24:36, Matthew 24:44, Revelation 3:3)

b. The day of the Lord will come as a surprise to unbelievers.

c. The day of the Lord will bring certain destruction for unbelievers. (2 Thessalonians 1:7b-9, Zephaniah 1:14-18)

II. Children of light are prepared for God’s coming judgment. (5:4-5)

a. Being prepared means we will be protected.

b. Being prepared means we have been changed. (John 12:46-48, Colossians 1:13-14, 1 Peter 2:9, Joel 2:30-32)

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

August 9, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Because of Jesus, we can have hope in the face of death.

I. Our hope transforms our grief. (4:13)

II. Our hope is rooted in Jesus’s past defeat of death. (4:14)

1 Peter 1:3

III. Our hope anticipates Jesus’s future return to gather all believers, both living and dead. (4:15-17)

Matthew 27:52-53, Daniel 7:13, Mark 13:26, Acts 1:9-11

IV. Our hope helps us encourage one another as we face death. (4:18)

1 Corinthians 15:51-56

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

August 2, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Your growing love for one another should lead you to live with a proper work ethic.

I. Love among God’s children should be assumed. (4:9)

Galatians 4:4-7, Romans 8:14-17

II. Love among God’s children should be evident. (4:10a)

III. Love among God’s children should be growing. (4:10b)

John 13:34, John 15:12-13

IV. Love among God’s children should lead to a proper work ethic. (4:11)

Genesis 2:15, Ephesians 4:28

V. Love among God’s children should benefit both unbelievers and believers. (4:12)

John 13:35

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

July 26, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Your submission to God should lead you to resist sexual immorality.

I. Recognize God’s Will (3-6a)

God’s will is to set us apart from the sexual immorality of this world.

II. Respect God’s Vengeance (4:6b)

God’s vengeance is directed toward sinners, including those guilty of sexual immorality.

Hebrews 13:4, Revelation 19:11-16, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

III. Remember God’s Call (4:7)

God’s call is to a salvation that replaces our sexual immorality with sexual purity.

Colossians 1:13-14

IV. Rely Upon God’s Gift (4:8)

God’s gift is His Holy Spirit who empowers us to live in sexual purity.

James 4:7, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, 1 John 1:8-9

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

July 19, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Genesis 2:24-25

Your submission to God should lead you to resist sexual immorality.

I. Recognize God’s Will (3-6a)

God’s will is to set us apart from the sexual immorality of this world.

1) Sexual purity requires a zero-tolerance approach to sexual immorality. (3b)

Matthew 5:29-30

2) Sexual purity requires a God-centered control of sexual desires. (4-5)

Romans 1:24-28, John 3:16-18

3) Sexual purity requires an others-focused attitude toward sexual behavior. (6a) 

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

July 12, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

1 Corinthians 9:24

Your relationship with Jesus should lead you to continually grow in your obedience to Jesus.

I. We must never seek to obey Jesus without a prior relationship with Jesus. (1a)

Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:8, Ephesians 2:8-9

II. We must never stop growing in our obedience to Jesus. (1b)

Titus 3:4-8, Philippians 3:12-15

III. We must never claim ignorance as an excuse for disobedience. (2)

2 Timothy 3:16

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

July 5, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Keep looking to Jesus because Jesus is keeping you.

We will find ourselves looking for help throughout our lives. (1)

Romans 7:24

II. We must look only to God our Creator as the source of our help. (2)

III. We should look to God for help because he keeps us like no other. (3-8)

1) His watch is constant. (3-4)

2) His shelter is impenetrable. (5-6)

Psalm 91:1

3) His protection is complete. (7)

4) His keeping-power is eternal. (8)

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

June 28, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We must pour ourselves into praying for the spiritual health of disciples because only God has the power to prepare disciples for the King's return.

I. Disciple-makers pray for opportunities to disciple the disciples. (3:11)

Deuteronomy 6:4

A healthy prayer life protects us from trying to obey God without God.

Proverbs 16:9

II. Disciple-makers pray for growing love among disciples. (3:12)

1) The Source of Love: God

Ephesians 5:1-2

2) The Amount of Love: Limitless

3) The Recipients of Love: Everyone

1 John 3:11, 1 John 3:23, 1 John 4:21

4) The Example of Love: Disciple Makers

III. Disciple-makers pray for unwavering holiness to characterize disciples. (3:13a)

IV. Disciple-makers pray for spiritual health because that is what will matter when the King comes for His disciples. (3:13b)

1 - Will this prayer matter when Jesus returns?

2 - If God answers this prayer for my brother/sister in Christ, will he/she be more prepared for the coming of Jesus?

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

June 21, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We must pour ourselves into making disciples to the point that our joy is determined more by the faithfulness of disciples than our circumstances.

I. Disciple-makers connect their lives deeply to the faithfulness of disciples. (3:6-8)

Galatians 5:6

II. Disciple-makers credit God as they rejoice in the faithfulness of disciples. (3:9)

1 Thessalonians 5:24, 1 Corinthians 3:5-7

**III. Disciple-makers continue encouraging growth even as they celebrate current faithfulness in disciples. (3:10)

1 Peter 1:15-16

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

June 14, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We must pour ourselves into encouraging disciples to view suffering for Christ as normal so they will stand strong against the enemy.

I. Disciple-makers make sacrifices for the sake of strengthening disciples. (3:1)

We make sacrifices for what we value.

II. Disciple-makers encourage disciples to remain faithful in the face of persecution. (3:2-4)

Being caught off guard is a shortcut to defeat, but realistic expectations can help you stand firm and battle to the end.

Acts 14:21-22, John 16:33

**III. Disciple-makers engage in spiritual battle for the benefit of disciples. (3:5)

Matthew 13:20-21

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Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

June 7, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Matthew 28:18-20

We must pour ourselves into developing deep disciple-making relationships.

I. Disciple-makers long for personal interaction with disciples. (2:17-18)

Acts 17:10

II. Disciple-makers view disciple-making as their primary mission. (2:19-20)

I Corinthians 3:5, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, Galatians 6:14

**That which will matter when I stand before Jesus one day is what should matter in my life right now.

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

May 31, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

Our mission demands that we love one another well.

Our definition of love is often skewed by the world’s definition of love.
Our practice of love is often hindered by our sinful desires.

James 4:1-3

I. We need to adopt an accurate description of love.

II. We need to confess our failure to love.

III. We need to turn to Jesus who is perfect in love.

**1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:19

We need Jesus to…

Forgive us from our failure to love like Him.
Enable us to love like Him.

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Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

May 24, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God deserves thanks for our right belief in the gospel leading to our suffering for the gospel.

I. Genuine believers welcome the gospel as the word of God. (13a)

Psalm 105:1-2

II. Genuine believers experience the work of the gospel in their lives. (13b)

2 Corinthians 3:18, James 1:19-21

**III. Genuine believers endure suffering as a result of the gospel working in their lives. (14-16)

John 15:20, Philippians 3:5, Romans 9:3, Matthew 27:25, Matthew 23:34, Matthew 23:13-15, Matthew 23:32-33

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Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

May 17, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

As a minister of the gospel, you should be upfront concerning the change the gospel makes in our lives.

I. God’s standard provides the measure for how we live.

Deuteronomy 32:4, 1 Peter 1:14-16

II. God’s call provides the foundation for how we live.

Galatians 1:6, Galatians 1:15, Romans 8:29-30

The gospel changes how we live in the present because it has changed where we will live in the future.

Colossians 1:13-14

1) As a recipient of the gospel, make sure you are living in a manner worthy of God.

2) As a minister of the gospel, make sure you are upfront in declaring the whole gospel message.

Romans 10:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

May 10, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

As a minister of the gospel, you must combine your proclamation of the gospel with a lifestyle of self-sacrifice.

I. God’s standard provides the measure for how we live.

II. Genuine gospel ministry is characterized by obedience rather than dishonest motives. (3-4)

III. Genuine gospel ministry is characterized by self-sacrifice rather than self-serving methods. (5-12)

a. False ministers work for their own benefit. (5-6)

Flattery for personal influence (5a)
Greedy for personal gain (5b)
Hungry for personal glory (6a)
Bossy for personal success (6b)

b. True ministers work for the benefit of others. (7-12)

Motherly care. (7-8)
Diligent work. (9)
Right behavior. (10)
Fatherly instruction. (11-12)

1) Be on guard against the temptation to make gospel ministry about yourself.

2) Be ready to give both the words of the gospel and yourself to those you seek to evangelize.

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

May 3, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

As a minister of the gospel, you can be bold in the face of opposition when you are motivated by fear of God rather than fear of people.

I. Genuine gospel ministry is characterized by boldness rather than fear of man. (1-2)

II. Genuine gospel ministry is characterized by obedience rather than dishonest motives. (3-4)

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

April 26, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God’s saving choice produces a gospel conversion noticed by the world.

I. Salvation is evident when the gospel produces a conversion that cannot be hidden. (8)

II. Salvation is evident when the gospel produces a whole life conversion. (9-10)

A. Conversion of Worship

B. Conversion of Allegiance

C. Conversion of Hope

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

April 19, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We can know God has chosen us by looking at the gospel change in our lives.

I. Evidence of salvation is rooted in God’s loving choice. (4)

II. Salvation is evident when the gospel produces a supernatural change. (5-7)

Gospel change must be preceded by the gospel coming to you in power. (5)
Gospel change happens when you receive the gospel like other believers. (6)
Gospel change results in your life becoming an example to other believers. (7)

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

April 12, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

I. Salvation is God’s work, so give thanks to Him. (2)

II. Salvation produces new virtues, so actively implement them. (3)

I. The resurrection means God kept His word, so we should trust Him. (1-10)

II. The resurrection means Jesus accomplished His work, so we should rest in Him. (11-18)

III. The resurrection means we have been sent on mission, so we should go. (19-23)

IV. The resurrection means we are faced with a choice, so we should believe. (24-31a)

V. The resurrection means believers are promised life, so we should celebrate. (31b)

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

April 5, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

God is deserving of thanks for providing salvation which produces a new way of life in all who are believers in Jesus.

I. Salvation is God’s work, so give thanks to Him. (2)

II. Salvation produces new virtues, so actively implement them. (3)

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South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

March 29, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

I. God’s people gather in local congregations called churches.

II. God’s people share a right relationship with God.

III. God’s people share a right belief about Jesus.

a. Jesus is the incarnate God.

b. Jesus is the promised deliverer.

c. Jesus is the reigning king.

IV. God’s people share a right experience of salvation.

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Our hope for future redemption rooted in our past salvation enables us to wait well in the midst of present suffering.

I. Right now we groan with creation because creation is enslaved to corruption. II. We have hope that one day the groaning will turn to glory as our salvation is completed. III. The hope we have for the future leads us to wait with patience in the present. IV. We can wait well because the coming glory outweighs our present suffering.

Sermon Notes:

We have been authorized by our home country, which is heaven, and by our King, who is Jesus, to officially and temporarily represent our King and His heavenly country to all those who live here on earth.

I. Ambassadors speak the mystery of the gospel. II. Ambassadors speak with clarity. III. Ambassadors speak with courage. IV. Ambassadors speak with conviction. V. Ambassadors speak with complete dependence upon God.

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When God forgives us and restores us, He graciously gives us a hope-filled future.

I. Earthly consequences of sin do not negate future life with God. (15-23) II. Real hurts caused by sin do not negate future blessings from God. (24-25) III. Past moments of sin do not negate future service for God. (26-31)

Sermon Notes:

To repent is to turn away from sin by turning toward Jesus, receiving God’s gift of forgiveness and restoration.

I. The Right Belief: Believe the right things about God. (1, 4, 6) II. The Right Confession: Confess that your sin is as bad as God says it is. (3-5) III. The Right Attitude: Humble yourself before God. (1-2, 16-17) IV. The Right Request: Ask God to forgive you because of His love. (7-12)

V. The Right Response: Respond to God’s restoration with a readiness to live for Him. (13-15, 18-19) 1. Respond by teaching sinners how to be forgiven. (13) 2. Respond by singing the truth about God. (14) 3. Respond by declaring the praise-worthiness of God. (15) 4. Respond by desiring to see your forgiveness benefit God’s people. (18-19)

Sermon Notes:

To repent is to turn away from sin by turning toward Jesus, receiving God’s gift of forgiveness and restoration.

I. The Right Belief: Believe the right things about God. (1, 4, 6) II. The Right Confession: Confess that your sin is as bad as God says it is. (3-5) III. The Right Attitude: Humble yourself before God. (1-2, 16-17)

IV. The Right Request: Ask God to forgive you because of His love. (7-12) 1. Forgiveness is God’s choice to cleanse your impurity. (7) 2. Forgiveness is God’s choice to heal your brokenness. (8) 3. Forgiveness is God’s choice to cancel your debt. (9) 4. Forgiveness is God’s choice to replace your heart. (10) 5. Forgiveness is God’s choice to keep you close. (11) 6. Forgiveness is God’s choice to restore your joy. (12)

Sermon Notes:

I. The Right Belief. (1, 4, 6) Believe the right things about God.

II. The Right Confession (3-5) Confess that your sin is as bad as God says it is.

III. The Right Attitude (1-2, 16-17) Humble yourself before God.

Sermon Notes:

Rebuke happens when your sin is brought to your attention so that you will turn from it.

I. Understand that God is behind the rebuke, regardless of the form it takes. II. We need to be rebuked because we are often blind to our sin. III. Rebuke exposes our forgetfulness of God’s grace. IV. Rebuke exposes our rejection of God’s word. V. Rebuke exposes the consequences of our sin. VI. Rebuke provides an opportunity for confession and forgiveness.

Sermon Notes:

I. Sin may seem beneath you but it doesn’t care who you are. II. Sin may seem far off but it is closer than you think. III. Sin may seem small but it will not stay small. IV. Sin may seem to bring only pleasure but it ends up bringing destruction. V. Sin may seem to hurt only you but it ends up hurting those around you. VI. Sin may seem to go unnoticed but God notices it and hates it. VII. Sin may seem unstoppable but Jesus nailed it to the cross.

Sermon Notes:

Fellowship with God’s people within the context of a local church is essential for growing in godliness.

Fellowship – Intentional relationships among Christians, primarily within the context of a local church, where the goal and outcome is growing in godliness for the glory of God.

Fellowship with the church... I. ...points you to Jesus as the supreme victor. (7-10) II. ...provides you with gifted trainers. (11-12) III. ...pushes you towards Christian maturity. (13) IV. ...protects you from false doctrine. (14) V. ...positions you to play your part in helping the body grow. (15-16)

Sermons Notes:

Growing in godliness requires us to spend time praying to the God whose holiness we desire to reflect.

I. We can pray with confidence because Jesus is the great high priest. (14-15) a. As we consider Jesus, we will cling to the gospel. b. As we cling to the gospel, we can pray with confidence.

II. We can pray with confidence because God’s throne is one of grace. (16) a. An attitude of awe will lead us to adore God as the one worthy of the throne. b. An attitude of humility will lead us to confess to God and receive mercy. c. An attitude of gratitude will lead us to thank God for his grace. d. An attitude of dependence will lead us to ask God for his help.

Sermon Notes:

Delighting in God’s word is the central means through which God’s grace for godliness flows into our lives.

I. Your attitude toward God’s word reveals your place in God’s world. (1-2) II. Your attitude toward God’s word reveals your usefulness in God’s kingdom. (3-4) III. Your attitude toward God’s word reveals your position in God’s judgment. (5-6)

Sermon Notes:

The goal of spiritual disciplines is godliness.

Godliness describes the lifestyle of someone whose thoughts, emotions, speech, and actions reflect the holiness of God.

As Christians, the grace we have been shown by God should drive us to work hard at growing in godliness.

I. Training for godliness is only for servants of Jesus. (6) II. Training for godliness centers on God’s word. (6) III.Training for godliness protects against false teaching. (7) IV. Training for godliness provides lasting benefit. (8-9) V. Training for godliness is the right response to being saved by grace. (10)

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Persevering as an exile requires standing firm in God’s grace regardless of the suffering we face.

I. Stand firm in God’s grace because it is your only hope of being in Christ. (12) II. Stand firm in God’s grace through the confidence provided by your election in Christ. (13) III. Stand firm in God’s grace together with your family in Christ. (14a) IV. Stand firm in God’s grace because genuine peace is found only in Christ. (14b)

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The birth of Jesus was… 1. A birth worthy of angelic proclamation. (8-12) 2. A birth worthy of heavenly celebration. (13-14) 3. A birth worthy of active investigation. (15-17) 4. A birth worthy of deep contemplation. (18-19) 5. A birth worthy of focused adoration. (20)

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Persevering as an exile requires believing in God’s power to sustain you to the end.

I. With humility, believe in God’s power to care for you through suffering. (6-7) II. With awareness, believe in God’s power to protect you from temptation. (8-9) III. With confidence, believe in God’s power to finish your salvation. (10-11)

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Persevering as an exile requires participating in local gatherings of elect exiles called churches.

I. As elect exiles, we endure present suffering as we wait on future glory. (1) II. To help us endure as we wait, God gives the church elders to shepherd under the authority of Jesus. (2-4) III. Within the church, submission to elders and humility toward one another are essential ingredients for enduring as exiles. (5)

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Persevering as an exile requires trusting that God is sovereign over your suffering.

When you trust in God’s sovereignty over your suffering for Christ… I. You will respond with calmness rather than surprise. (12) II. You will rejoice in the present as you look forward to the future. (13-14) III. You will resist sin and boldly embrace being a follower of Jesus. (15-16) IV. You will remember God’s wrath awaits those who are not God’s people. (17-18) V. You will rest in God’s faithfulness toward those who are God’s people. (19)

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We lead others to worship Jesus when we view suffering for Jesus as motivation for disciplined living.

I. Be disciplined to think clearly so you can pray correctly. (7) II. Be disciplined in how you relate to your church family. (8-11a) III. Be disciplined to live for the glory of Jesus. (11b)

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We lead others to worship Jesus when we view suffering for Jesus as a sign of transformation.

I. Prepare yourself to suffer like Jesus as evidence of your transformation. (1) II. Align your life with God’s will so the world will see your transformation. (2-3) III. Expect verbal abuse from those who don’t understand your transformation. (4) IV. Look to the future as motivation to endure suffering for your transformation. (5-6)

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We lead others to worship Jesus when we view suffering for Jesus as the path of exaltation.

We can be confident that our suffering will lead to exaltation because… I. Through His death, Jesus has reconciled us to God. (18) II. Through His resurrection, Jesus has proclaimed victory over our spiritual enemies. (18-20) III. Through His resurrection, Jesus has provided assurance for our salvation. (20-21) IV. Through His ascension, Jesus has assumed the position of supreme ruler over all enemies. (22)

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We lead others to worship Jesus when we view suffering for Jesus as a means of blessing.

You should consider suffering for righteousness’ sake a blessing because it… I. Focuses our minds on our eternal protection through Jesus. (13) II. Points others to the worthiness of Jesus. (14-15a) III. Opens a door to explain the good news of Jesus. (15b) IV. Exposes the foolishness of rejecting Jesus. (15c-17)

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When God convicts our hearts through the message of the gospel of Jesus, we must respond the way He has instructed.

I. Receive the good news of Jesus by repenting of sin and believing in Jesus. II. Publicly identify yourself as a follower of Jesus by being baptized. III. Devote yourself to growing as a follower of Jesus by joining and participating in a local church.

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Missional submission will flow from a lifestyle of righteous living.

A righteous lifestyle is marked by… I. Christ-like treatment of fellow exiles. (8) II. Undeserved blessing toward the hostile world. (9) III. Daily choices to do good rather than evil. (10-11) IV. A life-giving relationship with Jesus. (12)

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The glad submission of wives to their husbands and the tender care husbands show their wives displays God’s glory to a lost world.

Wives, your submission to your husbands... I. points them to Jesus. (1) II. displays submission to God. (2) III. requires a redefinition of beauty. (3-4) IV. puts you in the company of holy women. (5-6)

Husbands, lead your wives by... I. living with knowledge. (7) II. showing them honor through gentleness. (7) III. viewing them as spiritually equal to you. (7) IV. placing a high value on your relationship with God. (7)

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The glad submission of wives to their husbands and the tender care husbands show their wives displays God’s glory to a lost world.

Wives, your submission to your husbands... I. points them to Jesus. (1) II. displays submission to God. (2) III. requires a redefinition of beauty. (3-4) IV. puts you in the company of holy women. (5-6)

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Exiles on mission must follow their heavenly Master by submitting to unjust earthly masters.

I. Submit to earthly masters out of submission to God. (18a)

II. Submit to earthly masters even when they are unjust. (18b)

III. Submit to earthly masters to receive a heavenly reward. (19-20)

IV. Submit to earthly masters because of Jesus. (21-25) a. Jesus called us to imitate His submissive suffering. (21-23) b. Jesus saved us to imitate His submissive suffering. (24-25)

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Exiles on mission must submit to governing authorities for the glory of God.

I. Our submission to the government honors Jesus. (13-14) II. Our submission to the government silences ignorance. (15) III. Our submission to the government is an act of freedom. (16) IV. Our submission to the government is second to our submission to God. (17)

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We must live on mission as exiles by refusing to sin and by choosing to do good deeds in the face of persecution so that more people will become worshipers of God.

I. Operation Strangers: We are strangers to the world. II. Operation Flesh Fighters: We are enemies of our flesh. III. Operation Good Deeds: We are signposts to the lost. IV. Operation Worship: We are passionate to see God glorified.

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Believing in Jesus results in a new identity centered on Jesus which joins us to one another as the people of Jesus and leads us to live for the glory of Jesus.

I. Our new identity is communally shared with the people of Jesus. (9a) II. Our new identity is specifically purposed for the proclamation of Jesus. (9b) III. Our new identity is mercifully given by the work of Jesus. (10)

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Believing in Jesus results in a new identity centered on Jesus which joins us to one another as the people of Jesus and leads us to live for the glory of Jesus.

I. Our new identity is inseparably linked to the person of Jesus. (4) II. Our new identity is inseparably linked to the people of Jesus. (5) III. Our new identity is directly related to our response to Jesus. (6-8a) IV. Our new identity is directly related to God’s choice through Jesus. (8b)

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The blessing of salvation will result in a lifestyle of love toward fellow exiles.

The privilege of salvation comes with the responsibility to… I. Live in genuine love toward fellow exiles. (1:22-25) a. Our love for one another is prompted by our purification. (22a) b. Our love for one another is to be passionate and pure. (22b) c. Our love for one another is prompted by our new life. (23-25)

The privilege of salvation comes with the responsibility to… II. Live with a longing for your behavior to match your status as an exile. (2:1-3) a. You long by getting rid of unloving behavior. (1) b. You long so that you will grow to look like who you are. (2) c. You long because you have experienced the goodness of Jesus. (3)

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The blessing of salvation will result in a lifestyle of obedience to the God who saved you.

The privilege of salvation comes with the responsibility to… I. Live with your hope set on future grace. (13) II. Live in holiness. (14-16) III. Live with a proper fear of God. (17)

The responsibility of Christian living comes with a need to… I. Remember you have been ransomed. (18-19) II. Understand this is a result of God’s eternal plan. (20-21)

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We should praise God for giving us a privileged position in history.

I. Our position is privileged compared to the prophets. (10-12a) a. Where the prophets foresaw, we possess. (10a) b. Where the prophets searched, we understand. (10b-11) c. Where the prophets served, we receive. (12a)

II. Our position is privileged compared to the angels. (12b) a. Where the angels long, we experience. (12b)

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We should praise God for giving us a reason to rejoice in trials.

We can rejoice in trials because... I. ...they are an opportunity to reflect on God’s great mercy. (6a) II. ...they are temporary compared to our new life. (6b) III. ...they prove our faith to be genuine. (7a) IV. ...they provide us with a future reward. (7b) V. ...they help us fix our eyes on the prize. (8-9)

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We should praise God for giving us new life in Christ.

I. Our new life is a result of God acting out of His mercy. (3) II. Our new life gives us a hope that is alive, because Jesus is alive. (3) III. Our new life gives us an inheritance that is eternal, because it is kept in heaven. (4) IV. Our new life will result in salvation, because God is guarding us. (5)

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The Who 1. Elect – To be elect means belonging to God in a Father-child relationship as a result of His loving choice. 2. Exiles – To be exiles means being separated by God from the world while remaining in the world. 3. Elect Exiles – To be an elect exile means God has chosen to give me a new citizenship which should define my lifestyle while I temporarily live in my old home land.

The How 1. Elect exiles are chosen by God the Father in accordance with His eternal plan. 2. Elect exiles are set apart from this world by the work of the Holy Spirit. 3. Elect exiles are obedient to the Gospel of Jesus and are purified by the blood of Jesus.

The Blessing Elect exiles enjoy the blessing of grace and peace.

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Worry is sinful, because it is the overflow of a heart centered on self rather than on God.

Worry results from a... I. ...lack of faith. (22-28). II. ...misdirected focus. (29-33) III. ...problem with your heart. (34)

Because worry is a problem of the heart, only Jesus can replace our worry with faith and obedience.

Remedy # 1: Have faith that God… 1. Values you. 2. Knows what you need. 3. Desires to give you the kingdom.

Remedy #2: Focus your life on God’s kingdom by… 1. Living for the glory of God. 2. Living for the good of others. 3. Living for the riches of eternity.

Remedy #3: Ask God to transform your heart though Jesus.

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I. Jesus didn’t come to help us gain earthly possessions. (13-14) II. There is more to life than having earthly possessions. (15) III. Earthly possessions can give us a false sense of security. (16-19) IV. Earthly possessions can keep us from preparing for death. (20) V. Jesus came to make us rich toward God, so embrace Jesus rather than your earthly possessions. (21)

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I. Faithfulness to God will be challenged by the world. (2:49-3:7) II. Faithfulness to God will result in rejection by the world. (8-12) III. Faithfulness to God requires an unwavering knowledge of His power and character. (13-15) IV. Faithfulness to God should never be contingent upon the earthly consequences. (16-18) V. Faithfulness to God provides an opportunity for God to display His saving power. (19-27) VI. Faithfulness to God results in God receiving glory for His saving power. (28-30)

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I. The Claim of Jesus (John 14:6) II. The Command of Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20) III. The Choice of the Church (Acts 4-5) IV. The Center of Heaven (Revelation 5)

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Obedience to God is the only sure foundation for your life and is impossible apart from a saving relationship with God through Jesus.

I. Live with the Right Perspective (20-26) Forsake temporary comforts for eternal reward.

II. Live with the Right Love (27-36) Let true love characterize your life.

III. Live with the Right Self-awareness (37-42) Live with a greater awareness of your own faults than the faults of others.

IV. Live with the Right Heart (43-45) Understand that your thoughts, words, and actions expose your heart.

V. Live with the Right Savior (46-49) Submit to Jesus as Lord, by trusting in Jesus as Savior.

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Jesus fits the picture of the resurrected King who triumphantly defeated death and provides everlasting life.

Jesus’s resurrection means His death provides us with... I. ...eternal forgiveness. (10) II. ...eternal righteousness. (11) III. ...eternal intercession. (12)

Jesus’s resurrection means His death provides us with eternal life!

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Jesus fits the picture of the perfect Lamb who willingly sacrificed His life for those who deserve death.

I. Jesus died as a willing Lamb. (7) II. Jesus died as a sacrificial Lamb. (8) III. Jesus died as an innocent Lamb. (9)

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Jesus fits the picture of the punished Savior who graciously bore the weight of sin for undeserving sinners.

I. Through His punishment, Jesus bore God’s wrath toward sinners. (4-5a) II. Through His punishment, Jesus provided God’s salvation for sinners. (5b) III. Through His punishment, Jesus displayed God’s grace toward sinners. (6)

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Jesus fits the picture of the rejected man who strangely revealed the saving strength of God.

I. The strength of Jesus was revealed for the purpose of believing. (1) II. The strength of Jesus was not found in His physical appearance. (2) III. The strength of Jesus was not found in His earthly acceptance. (3)

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Jesus fits the picture of the exalted servant who wisely rose to the highest throne through great suffering.

I. The wisdom of Jesus was displayed through His divine exaltation. II. The wisdom of Jesus was displayed through His intense suffering. III. The wisdom of Jesus was displayed through His world domination.

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We must sing God’s glory to the nations, so they will join us in worshiping God.

I. Our singing should declare to the nations the glory of God. (1-6) a. God’s glory is seen in His creating and saving works. b. God’s glory is seen in His supremacy over all gods.

II. Our singing should call the nations to worship God. (7-9) a. Give Him the proper place. b. Enter into His presence. c. Participate in His holiness.

III. Our singing should prepare the nations for the reign of God. (10-13) a. God’s reign means rejoicing for all creation. b. God’s reign means judgment for all peoples.

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Singing together of God’s glory pleases God and helps us obey God’s word.

I. We must sing together to the right God. a. We must sing. b. We must sing together. c. We must sing together to the right God.

II. We must sing together with the right attitude. a. Joy b. Thankfulness c. Humility

III. We must sing together from the right motivation. a. The LORD is worthy of it. b. Our hearts need it.

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We must proclaim the greatness of God to the next generation through songs of praise.

Sing of the greatness of God's... I. ...greatness. (1-3) II. ...works. (4-7) III. ...compassion. (8-9) IV. ...kingdom. (10-13) V. ...care. (14-21)

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God’s character and works prompts us to daily sing His praises.

I. Singing praises to God should be a part of your daily life. (1-4)

When you sing... a. ...you are doing something God says is good. (1) b. ...declare God’s character. (2-3) c. ...remember God’s works. (4)

II. God’s righteousness means there is always reason to sing praises to Him. (5-15)

God's righteous character is displayed in His sovereign work of... a. ...eternal destruction. (5-9) b. ...present preservation. (10-11) c. ...eternal flourishing. (12-15)

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We need to constantly allow Jesus to fill us with Himself in order to remain zealous in our service to Him.

I. Jesus is disgusted with lazy Christianity. (14-18) II. Jesus has what we need to be zealous in our Christianity. (18) III. Jesus loves us enough to give us what we need to replace our apathy with zeal. (19-22)

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We are motivated to obey God’s rules because of His prior redemption and promised reward.

I. God provides redemption for His people. (1-4) II. God makes rules for His people. (5a) III. God promises rewards for His people. (5b-6)

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I. God’s compassionate concern clashes with a hardened heart. (1-4) II. God’s compassionate concern exposes a self-centered heart. (5-9) III. God’s compassionate concern is justified before the merciless minister. (10-11)

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God’s love warns us lest we perish.

I. Perishing people need to hear God’s woeful warning. (1-4) II. Perishing people need to believe God’s woeful warning. (5) III. Perishing people need to repent upon hearing God’s woeful warning. (6-9) IV. Perishing people are spared upon heeding God’s woeful warning. (10)

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God’s love saves us from death.

I. God’s sovereign salvation gives a voice to the desperate. (1-2) II. God’s sovereign salvation gives hope to the exiled. (3-4) III. God’s sovereign salvation gives life to the dying. (5-6) IV. God’s sovereign salvation gives glory to the true God. (7-9) V. God’s sovereign salvation gives rescue to the sinking sinner. (10)

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God’s love pursues us when we run.

I. Rebels run from God’s presence. (1-3) II. Rebels cannot outrun God's presence when He pursues. (4-7) III. God’s pursuit exposes the foolishness of rebellion. (8-10) IV. God’s pursuit results in His glory. (11-16) V. God’s pursuit brings blessing to the running rebel. (17)

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I. Walk with awareness. (15a) II. Walk with wisdom. (15b) III. Walk with intentionality (toward holiness). (16) IV. Walk with discernment. (17)

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I. Jesus purifies us by His death. (21-22) II. Jesus purifies us through our faith. (23)

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The church submits to Jesus as the Head, because…

I. He alone has conquered death. (18) II. He alone is fully God. (19) III. He alone provides reconciliation through His death. (20)

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Jesus is Lord of creation because of…

I. His relationship to God. (15a)

II. His relationship to creation. (15b-17) a. All creation came from Jesus. (16) b. All creation exists for Jesus. (16) c. All creation came after Jesus. (17) d. All creation is sustained by Jesus. (17)

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I. What kind of Kingdom? II. Who is the King? III. Who are the citizens?

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I. A prayer warrior understands a battle is raging. II. A prayer warrior goes to battle for the benefit of others. III. A prayer warrior battles for the spiritual maturity of others. IV. A prayer warrior expends great energy in battle.

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I. Humbly following your leaders brings glory to God. II. Humbly following your leaders brings joy to your leaders. III. Humbly following your leaders is good for you.

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Genuine disciples of Jesus are growing disciples of Jesus.

I. A growing disciple depends upon divine power. (3-4a) II. A growing disciple reflects divine character. (4b) III. A growing disciple puts faith into action. (5-7) IV. A growing disciple remains useful to God. (8) V. A growing disciple remembers the gospel cleansing. (9) VI. A growing disciple lives in light of eternity. (10-11)

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A healthy church member humbly seeks discipline from other members.

I. Biblical discipline exposes sin. II. Biblical discipline displays genuine love. III. Biblical discipline inflicts temporary pain. IV. Biblical discipline rejects deceptive compliments. V. Biblical discipline leads to lasting life.

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A healthy church member will be a committed member which includes a commitment to God, the truth of the gospel, and fellow members.

Our confidence in Jesus as our great high priest should lead us to be committed to… I. God (22) Be committed to draw near to God in worship. II. The Gospel (23) Be committed to hold fast to the gospel in faith. III. The Gathering (24-25) Be committed to help one another live in holiness.

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A healthy church member actively shares the gospel with unbelievers out of love and obedience with the goal of seeing them repent and believe.

We should be actively sharing the gospel with others because we have… I. A new control center (14-15) II. A new view of people (16-17) III. A new mission (18-19) IV. A new identity (20)

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I. Genuine conversion is God’s work in you. (4-5) II. Genuine conversion occurs when you receive the gospel. (6) III. Genuine conversion is an inner transformation that is outwardly visible. (7-10)

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Being gospel saturated means I am continually growing in my understanding of… 1. The depth of my sin. (3) 2. The depth of God’s love. (4-7) 3. The depth of the gospel's impact on my life. (1-2, 8-11)

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A biblical theologian interprets every part of God’s word in light of the overall main point of God’s word which is God’s work of salvation through Jesus.

I. Jesus exposed their misunderstanding of the Scriptures. (13-24) II. Jesus rebuked their failure to see the main point of the Scriptures. (25-26) III. Jesus explained that He is the main point of the Scriptures. (27) IV. Jesus enabled them to clearly see and understand that He is the fulfillment of God’s plan of salvation promised in the Scriptures. (28-47) V. Jesus commissioned them to testify to the nations that He is the fulfillment of the Scriptures. (48-49)

A biblical theologian is committed to… 1. A life-long discipline of reading and studying God’s word. 2. A Jesus-centered interpretation of God’s word. 3. A grace-based obedience to God’s word.

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I. Preaching that honors God... a. Accurately explains the original meaning of Scripture. b. Clearly points to the gospel as the main point of Scripture. c. Passionately calls people to believe in Jesus as revealed in Scripture.

II. Listening that honors God... a. Eagerly receives the preacher's message from Scripture. b. Carefully examines the words of Scripture. c. Wholeheartedly believes the truth of Scripture.

5 Attitudes of the Heart 1. Listen with a Heart of Submission 2. Listen with a Heart of Expectation 3. Listen with a Heart of Humility 4. Listen with a Heart of Acceptance 5. Listen with a Heart of Discernment

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Boasting in the cross exemplifies a grace-based salvation.

We boast only in the cross because... I. ...only the cross destroys our sin. (14) II. ...only the cross gives us new life. (15) III. ...only the cross is worth living for and dying for. (16-18)

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Boasting in the flesh exposes a works based salvation.

Boasting in the flesh is exposed by... I. ...self-promotion, but Jesus calls us to self-denial. (11-12a) II. ...self-preservation, but Jesus calls us to self-sacrifice. (12b) III. ...self-validation, but Jesus calls us to the cross. (13)

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Having an eternal perspective will motivate us to live our faith in Jesus with a lifestyle of good works.

I. Walking by the Spirit means living now with the end in mind. (7-8) II. Walking by the Spirit means preserving in doing good. (9-10)

South Side Baptist - Abbeville SC

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Walking by the Spirit produces Christ-honoring fruit in our lives which fosters healthy relationships among believers.

I. Walking by the Spirit destroys sin in you. (19-21) II. Walking by the Spirit produces righteous fruit in you. (22-23) III. Walking by the Spirit manifests Jesus’s death in you. (24)

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Walking by the Spirit produces Christ-honoring fruit in our lives which fosters healthy relationships among believers.

I. Walking by the Spirit destroys sin in you. (19-21) II. Walking by the Spirit produces righteous fruit in you. (22-23) III. Walking by the Spirit manifests Jesus’s death in you. (24)

Walking by the Spirit is the only way to overcome our sinful flesh.

I. Walking by the Spirit always brings victory. II. Walking by the Spirit is always necessary. III. Walking by the Spirit is the path of freedom.

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I. God is responsible for your freedom, so He gets to define your freedom. (13a) II. You will be tempted to serve yourself with your freedom. (13b) III. God demands that you lovingly serve others with your freedom. (13c-14) IV. You should be an instrument of life, not death, with your freedom. (15)

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Stay the course of truth by ...

I. ... evaluating the source of all teaching. (7-8) II. ... taking even a little false teaching seriously. (9) III. ... trusting in the Lord’s keeping power. (10) IV. ... remembering the end of false teachers. (10) V. ... sticking to the message of the cross. (11-12)

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I. Stand firm by realizing the freedom you have in Christ. (1)

II. Stand firm by rejecting all forms of human effort as contributing anything to your salvation. (2-4) a. Submitting to slavery means forfeiting the benefits of belonging to Jesus. b. Submitting to slavery means obligating yourself to an impossible standard. c. Submitting to slavery means rejecting God’s grace.

III. Stand firm by relying completely upon God’s grace. (5-6) a. Have faith that the Spirit of God will finish what He started. b. Have faith that Jesus is all that is necessary. c. Have faith that works, not faith in works.

Sermon Notes: As a member of the family of freedom... I. Be confident in your status as children of promise. (28) II. Confidently face persecution from children of law. (29) III. Confidently reject those who teach salvation by works. (30) IV. Confidently rejoice in the promised inheritance of freedom. (30-31)

Sermon Notes: I. You belong to one of two families. (21-23) 1. The household of slavery is founded on the work of man. 2. The household of freedom is founded on the promise of God. II. You belong to one of two covenants. (24-27) 1. The household of slavery is built on the law. 2. The household of freedom is built on grace.

South Side Baptist - Abbeville SC

Sermon Notes: I. Remember your former enslavement to false gods. (8) II. Understand your current relationship with the true God. (9) III. Recognize your susceptibility to turn from the grace of God. (9-11)

Sermon Notes: I. Adoption is necessary because of our status as slaves. (1-3) II. Adoption is possible because of what God has done through Jesus. (4-5) III. Adoption is beneficial because of the change it brings. (6-7)

Sermon Notes: I. In Christ, we are on sin our status as sons of God. (26) II. In Christ, we are one in our standing as united with Christ. (27-28) III. In Christ, we are one in our position as heirs of the promise. (29)

Romans 3:23-25

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I. The law emphasized sin so people could see their need for Jesus. (19-20) II. The law cooperated with the promise so people have no other option but Jesus. (21) III. The law imprisoned so people could be set free through faith in Jesus. (22-23) IV. The law disciplined so people could be justified through faith in Jesus. (24-25)

South Side Baptist - Abbeville SC

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I. The promise, not the law, came first (15-17) II. The promise, not the law, is the way to Jesus. (16) III. The promise, not the law, depends on grace. (18)

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I. Jesus is the Saving King. (12-13) II. Jesus is the Humble King. (14-15) III. Jesus is the Promised King. (14-15) IV. Jesus is the Comforting King. (15) V. Jesus is the Peace-making King. (15-16) VI. Jesus is the Divine King. (17-18) VII. Jesus is the Unstoppable King. (19) VIII. Jesus is the World-wide King. (19)

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I. We are cursed if we rely on the law. (10) II. The law cannot set us free from the curse. (11-12) III. Jesus provided redemption by being cursed. (13) IV. Through faith in Jesus, we receive redemption from the curse. (14)

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I. The gospel blessing is for the true sons of Abraham. (7) II. The gospel blessing is rooted in God's word. (8) III. The gospel blessing is not limited by ethnicity. (8) IV. The gospel blessing is limited to the people of faith. (9)

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I. Keep your guard up against false teaching. (1a) II. Keep your eyes focused on the cross of Christ. (1b) III. Keep your memory fixed on how you were saved. (2-4) IV. Keep your mind concentrated on the way God works. (5-6)

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I. Everyone needs to be justified before God. II. No one can be justified through works of the law. III. We can only be justified through faith in Jesus.

Faith in Jesus, not works of the law, is the channel through which the justifying grace of God flows into our lives.