Discipleship
John 15:9-17 Matthew 28:18-20
God’s Glorious Grace
Matthew 19:16-30 Shows what I cannot see: v. 16-22 Supplies what I cannot earn: v. 23-26 Secures what I cannot keep: v. 27-30
God Uses Ordinary People for His Extraordinary Purpose
Acts 8:4-24 Acts 9:4-6 “THE WIDEST THING IN THE UNIVERSE IS NOT SPACE; IT IS THE POTENTIAL CAPACITY OF THE HUMAN HEART. BEING MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD, IT IS CAPABLE OF ALMOST UNLIMITED EXTENSION IN ALL DIRECTIONS. AND ONE OF THE WORLD’S WORST TRAGEDIES IS THAT WE ALLOW OUR HEARTS TO SHRINK UNTIL THERE IS ROOM IN THEM FOR LITTLE BESIDE OURSELVES.” ― A.W.…
Walking by Christ’s Power
Ephesians 2:1 (NKJV) John 14:26 John 14:5 John 15:1-11 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 Exodus 3:10-12 Exodus 4:10-14 Philippians 4:13 Philippians 4:19 AND GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL MY NEEDS ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY BY JESUS CHRIST
Who Is This Child
WHO IS THIS CHILD? Revelation 1:9-18
Forgiven Much
FORGIVEN MUCH Luke 7:36-8:3 HOW MUCH DO YOU OWE? Luke 7:41-43 Matthew 5:20 FORGIVENESS PRODUCES LOVE 2 Corinthians 5:17 “IF CHRIST HAS DIED FOR ME, UNGODLY AS I AM, WITHOUT STRENGTH AS I AM, THEN I CANNOT LIVE IN SIN ANY LONGER. I MUST AROUSE MYSELF TO LOVE AND SERVE HIM WHO HAS REDEEMED ME. I CANNOT TRIFLE WITH THE EVIL THAT KILLED MY BEST FRIEND. I MUST BE HOLY FOR HIS SAKE. HOW CAN I LIVEIN SIN WHEN HE…
John The Baptist
JOHN THE BAPTIST Luke 7:18-35 JOHN WAS GREAT BECAUSE HE SOUGHT TRUTH (18-23) Habakkuk 1:1-4 JOHN WAS GREAT BECAUSE HE CALLED PEOPLE TO REPENTANCE (29-30) SIN – CORNELIUS PLANTINGA “THE BIBLE PRESENTS SIN BY WAY OF MAJOR CONCEPTS, PRINCIPALLY LAWLESSNESS AND FAITHLESSNESS, EXPRESSED IN AN ARRAY OF IMAGES: SIN IS THE MISSING OF A TARGET, A WANDERING FROM THE PATH, A STRAYING FROM THE FOLD. SIN IS A HARD HEART AND A STIFF NECK. SIN IS BLINDNESS AND DEAFNESS. IT…
Worthy
WORTHY Luke 7:1-17 Genesis 1:31A Luke 7:4-5 NONE IS WORTHY (1-10) Romans 3:23 1 John 1:8 Isaiah 53:6 JESUS TOUCHES DEAD PEOPLE AND BRINGS LIFE (11-17) Ephesians 2:4-5 John 5:28-29 Luke 7:16-17 CONCLUSION – JESUS IS WORTHY Revelation 5:1-10 WORTHY
Counter Culture
COUNTER CULTURE Luke 6:27-49 LOVE YOUR ENEMIES (vs 27-36) Romans 12:14 Acts 7:60 DON’T JUDGE HYPOCRITICALLY (vs 37-42) John 7:24 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 Luke 6:38 John 3:19 BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON THE ROCK (vs 46-49) Luke 6:47 WE WERE ONCE EVIL TREES PRODUCING EVIL FRUIT (vs 43-45)
The Cost of Discipleship
THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP Luke 6:12-26 DISCIPLESHIP IS COSTLY ”WHEN CHRIST CALLS A MAN, HE BIDS HIM, COME AND DIE” – DIETRICH BONHOEFFER I.HATRED John 15:18 II. SUFFERING John 15:20 III. SACRIFICING LIVES, FAMILIES, AND POSSESSIONS Matthew 10:37-39 IV. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP Romans 6:22 Romans 12:1 …
Jesus VS Religion
JESUS VS RELIGION Luke 5:27-6:11 JESUS IS LORD OF SINNERS Luke 5:31-32 1 Timothy 1:15 JESUS IS LORD OF THE SABBATH Deuteronomy 23:25 Luke 6:3-5 Mark 2:27 Hebrews 1:10 Luke 6:11 JESUS IS THE BRIDEGROOM
The Leper & The Paralytic
The Leper & The Paralytic Luke 5:12-26 THE LEPER Leviticus 13:45-46 Isaiah 1:4-6 a. ISOLATION IS UNHEALTHY b. JESUS MAKES US CLEAN THE PARALYTIC Mark 2:17 a. THERE IS A LITTLE PHARISEE IN ALL OF US b. WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO DO TO BRING YOUR FRIENDS TO JESUS? c. JESUS FORGIVES SIN Luke 5:26