Sermons on Vocation
Faith-Shaped Work
This message will explore the ways in which our faith shapes how we live each day with our work, establishing godly habits, entering into rhythms of work and rest, and letting God shape our use of time. Matthew 28:18-20 Sermon Outline Which word best describes your work situation: demanding, wonderful, meaningless, frustrating, satisfying, non-existent, stressful, joyful or other? Now, what word would Jesus use to describe your work? Our work becomes most disoriented when we forget who has ultimate authority,…
Remember, Remain, Refocus
A call to renewed purpose as disciples of Jesus Christ as we come to the end of 2024 and look to 2025. Sermon Outline Introduction: What are you living for? Three keys to renew our commitment as disciples this next year:Remember, Remain, Refocus. I. Remember: What Has God Done in Your Life? Purpose of Remembering: Reflect on God’s past faithfulness to strengthen trust and encourage hearts. Psalm 103:1-5 – “Forget not all His benefits.” Joshua 4:1-7 – “These stones are…
Marriage, Divorce, and Singleness (Part 2)
Continuing his exploration of relationships, Paul turns toward an exploration of singleness. (1 Corinthians 7:17-40) Sermon Outline “I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 7:35) When we remember that God is a partner with us in our singleness it changes everything. Celibacy (1 Corinthians 7:1-2) The God-given boundary for sexual intimacy Invited into the mystery and holiness…
Living Alive and Free in Christ
Using the startling example of sexual incest occurring within the Corinthian church, Paul calls the believing community into discernment about what holiness means in our sexuality, as well as how to live holy as God’s chosen people in every area of our lives. Sermon Outline “Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” (1 Corinthians 5:8) Living as a Community of Christ’s Life…
I am the Bread of Life
Exploring the seven “I am” statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John, this Easter season we want to encounter Jesus again for the first time. Drawing upon the Gospel context and Old Testament history, we want to step more deeply into what Jesus was saying then and what it means for our life with God today. (John 6:26-36) Sermon Outline Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever…
A Unified Church in Divided Days
A standalone sermon from Pastor Matt Erickson of Eastbrook Church on the divisions in our world, culture, and church today and an exhortation from Ephesians on how to regain and remain in unity. Ephesians 4:1-6 SERMON OUTLINE “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” (Ephesians 4:3) A Prisoner for the Lord (Ephesians 4:1) The situation and calling of Paul the Apostle The calling of every Christian It’s all about Jesus Learning to…
I Am Made Uniquely.
Every person has a unique fingerprint that identifies us distinctly from other people. The Scripture tells us that each one of us was made uniquely by the hand of God. Some of us love how we are made, while others hate how we are made. The majority of us find ourselves somewhere in-between: liking some aspects and disliking other aspects of ourselves. How do we understand the unique shaping of our lives by the hand of God, before our birth…
Sending
Jesus’ mission was tied to calling people and sending them out equipped for the work of God. We see that in three distinct episodes in Luke 9 and 10. SERMON OUTLINE “When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.” (Luke 9:1-2) Sent, part 1 (Luke 9:1-6) Sent with power Sent…
Calling
This week we look at a series of stories of Jesus calling individuals to faith and following from Luke 5 and 6. SERMON OUTLINE Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Luke 5:31-32) Caught and Catching (Luke 5:1-11) The ignorant authority The ordinary extraordinary The commission Healed and Healing (Luke 5:27-32) The abrupt appointment A banquet of outcasts The declaration…
New Community
(1 Peter 2:4-10) Sermon Outline “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.” (1 Peter 2:9) Apostle Peter 30 years earlier…Confession (Matthew 16:13-20) and Pharisee’s (Acts 4:1-13) The Living Stone (1 Peter 2:4-5) Living Stones; built into a new temple (spiritual house) Holy Priesthood; spiritual sacrifices Coming to Christ again and again; He…
Opportunities at Work
This week ranges through the ways that the Gospel transforms our aim with work. We will look at our sense of calling and vocation, our understanding of how all work joins with God’s work, the sense of common grace, and how we can live out our faith in word and deed in our different types of work. Key passage: Colossians 3:23-24. SERMON OUTLINE “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human…
Love at Work
This week explores the need to reorient our lives around Christ and to submit everything to him, including our work. We will specifically explore topics of the way in which we do our work and how Jesus shows us the way to work. This includes ethics, the way we treat others, and learning to appropriately love our coworkers. Key passage: Mark 12:28-34. SERMON OUTLINE “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all…
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