Sermons on Evangelism (Page 2)
Seeking My Brothers
This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we began our annual MissionsFest. As we celebrate God’s faithfulness to us as a church for forty years, we are hearing from two of our long-term, international ministry partners on the theme of “Hard Places.” This first weekend, Rev. Yousef Hashweh spoke to us from the life of Jesus and the story of Joseph about seeking after others in a message entitled “Seeking My Brothers.” SERMON OUTLINE Godly love draws the most attention, even…
Multiply: The ‘Factors’ of the ‘Product’
The closing weekend of MissionsFest with a message from Senior Pastor Matt Erickson SERMON OUTLINE “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” (Habakkuk 2:14) The ‘Product’ earth filled knowledge of God’s glory An Aside on Being “Witnesses” Three Key ‘Factors’ of the ‘Product’ ____________________________ to Christ (Seed) One-time Daily ____________________________ like Christ (Roots) Christ’s character in us Christ’s character from us ____________________________ with Christ (Fruits) Proclaiming…
Multiply
The opening weekend of our 2018 MissionsFest with Dr. Paul “Bobby” Gupta from the Hindustan Bible Institute in Chennai, India.
Christ In Us
As a part of our 2016 Missions Fest, “Dwell,” Ken Katayama delivers a message of Christ IN us and what that means for us as disciples from 2 Corinthians 5:11-21.
Embodied Presence
Pastor Paul Bland of Milwaukee’s Oikos Church, kicks off the opening weekend of our 2016 Mission Fest with a message from John 1:14.
7 on Multiplication
A church that is becoming a reflection of Revelation 7:9-10 aims to establish strong and continuous leadership growth and multiplication. We will talk about 7 categories of leadership growth (using the Ministry Leadership Growth Model) and prioritize annual ministry residents and summer interns. The Apostle Paul wrote, “The things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others” (2 Timothy 2:2). Sermon Outline “There before me…
7 on Mission
A church that is becoming a reflection of Revelation 7:9-10 aims to grow externally through missional engagement. We are looking at missional church planting (e.g., missional communities, people moving into targeted communities), missional multisite, and increased opportunities for field-based community work (e.g., Bread of healing, Neighborhood Learning Center). Jesus summarized the church’s mission in Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea…
Multiplied: Kingdom Perspective
Key Passages: Mark 4:1-20, 10:17-22, Matthew 28:18-20 Sermon Outline “Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.” (Mark 4:8) The Kingdom of God and Multiplication (Mark 4:1-20) Multiplication in the Old Testament Multiplication in the New Testament Priesthood in the Old Testament Priesthood in the New Testament Challenges to Multiplication Demands of the __________________________ (Matthew 4:16-19) People can be __________________________ (Mark 10:17-22) Unseen __________________________ We have…
Wide: Changed with People
Key Passages: Matthew 22:39, 1 John 4:7-9, Matthew 4:1-11, John 3,4,5,9 Sermon Outline “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39) Learning Wide Love with Jesus (Matthew 22:39; 1 John 4:7-9) The call to wide love Jesus as the way of love Learning from Jesus How Not to Love (Matthew 4:1-11) Love does not ________________________________ Love does not ________________________________ Love is not ________________________________ Four Characteristics of Jesus’ Wide Love Focused on ________________________________ (John 3:1-21) Open to ________________________________ (John 4:1-38) Filled with ________________________________(John 5:1-15)…
Experiencing the Great Joy of Local Missions
Acts 2:42-47; John 13:34-35 SERMON OUTLINE “Every day they continued to meet together… They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” (Acts 2:46-47) “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are…
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…
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