Sermons from April 2014
Resurrection Matters
1 Corinthians 15:12-19 Sermon Outline “If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.” (1 Corinthians 15:13) The Importance of Good Thinking in Our Faith 7 Reasons Why the Resurrection Matters—“If there is no resurrection of the dead, then…” Jesus Christ did not rise (vv 13, 16) The message of the gospel is useless (v 14a) Our faith is useless and futile (vv 14b, 17) The apostles are liars about God (v 15) We…
Resurrection Grace
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Sermon Outline “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) The Inescapable Condition of Humanity Traces of the divine presence in creation and beauty (Psalm 19:1) Traces of eternity in the human heart and our longings (Ecclesiastes 3:11) The Resurrection Story (1 Corinthians…
The Neighbor
(Exodus 20:16-17; Mark 12:31) SERMON OUTLINE “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. You shall not covet…anything that belongs to your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:16-17) Lying and our Neighbor (Exodus 20:16; Ephesians 4:15) What is ‘false testimony’? (Exodus 20:16) The triangle of truth assessment: what we take in, what we think, what we speak out What lying does to us and our neighbor The remedy: “speak the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15) Envy and our Neighbor (Exodus 20:17; 1…