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Sermon outline – Galatians 6:1-2 - 4 April 2011

1. The Church is a model for households

2. The Church is a support for households

Restore one another from sin!
Bear one another’s burdens!

Sermon outline – Judges 5 - 12 September 2010

1. The people’s commitment was variable

2. The battle was fought by the LORD

3. The victory was won through a woman

Sermon outline – Judges 4 - 10 September 2010

1. Deborah led God’s people, but sought to encourage Barak

2. Jael fought for God’s people, in defiance of her husband

Sermon outline – Judges 3:31 - 29 August 2010

Shamgar was…

1. A humble farmer who refused to give up

2. A faithful foreigner who put God’s people to shame

Sermon outline – Judges 3:12-30 - 29 August 2010

1. The faithful leader Ehud was praised because he stood out from the crowd

2. The pagan king Eglon was mocked as he perished in his own filth

Sermon outlines – Judges 1-3 - 13 August 2010

I haven’t posted sermon outlines for a while now, so here, in an effort to make up for the shortfall, are the outlines from the first few sermons in the current series on the Book of Judges. Something approaching normal service will be resumed, God willing, in future weeks.

Judges 1:1-2

1. God wanted to punish the Canaanites for their wickedness
2. God wanted to purify the land for his people

Judges 1:1-7

1. Judah helped Simeon to gain their inheritance (vv. 1-4)
2. Judah disobeyed God by mistreating Adoni-Bezek (vv. 5-7)

Judges 1:8-36

1. While Judah remained faithful the LORD blessed the conquest (vv. 8-20)
2. When Israel became faithless the Canaanites remained strong (vv. 21-36)

Judges 2:1-15

1. Teach you children to know the LORD!
2. Teach your children what the LORD has done!

Judges 2:11-3:6

1. They suffered under the gods they had chosen
2. They learned that they were at war with the world

Judges 3:7-11

1. The people of Israel forgot the LORD
2. The people of Israel cried out to the LORD

Sermon outline – Hebrews 12:1-13 - 3 January 2010

1. God’s discipline shows his Fatherly love (vv. 5-8)

2. God’s discipline yields the fruit of righteousness (vv. 9-11)

Sermon outline – Hebrews 11:4-7 - 4 November 2009

1. God was pleased with Abel’s faithful worship

2. God was pleased with Enoch’s life of faithfulness

Sermon outline – Hebrews 10:26-39 - 25 October 2009

1. The Lord sustained them through suffering

2. They stood alongside others in their suffering

Sermon outline – Hebrews 10:19-25 - 25 October 2009

1. Let us draw near to God (v. 22)

2. Let us hold fast to our confession (v. 23)

3. Let us consider how to encourage one another (vv. 24–25)

Sermon outline – Hebrews 10:1-18 - 14 October 2009

1. Jesus’ one sacrifice has taken away our sins.

2. Jesus’ willing sacrifice was pleasing to God.

Sermon outline – Hebrews 9:11-28 - 14 October 2009

1. Christ’s blood purifies the heavenly sanctuary, securing our eternal redemption.

2. Christ’s blood purifies our consciences, so we can serve God.

Sermon outline – Hebrews 9:1-10 - 8 September 2009

1. Our glorious God is among his people

2. Our holy God can be approached by his people

Sermon outline – Hebrews 7:4-10 - 29 July 2009

1. Melchizedek received a tithe from Abraham

2. Melchizedek gave a blessing to Abraham

Sermon outline – Hebrews 7:1-3 - 29 July 2009

1. Melchizedek was a king of righteousness and peace

2. Melchizedek remains a priest for ever

Sermon outline – Hebrews 6:9-20 - 13 July 2009

Abraham – an example of faith and patience

1. Faith looks unwaveringly to the promised future destination

2. Patience endures persistently our painful present circumstances

Gold dust from Esther - 8 July 2009

I must take a break from preaching more often. After this from Steve Hayhow three weeks back, here’s more gold dust from David Field on Esther: first, on Ahasuerus’ negative example; second, on Esther’s model of progress in maturity from passivity to activity to authority.

Wonderful.

Pump up the volume - 3 July 2009

I don’t know how many Ministers really look forward to coming home from holiday and hearing what has been preached during their absence. But I do, and with very good reason.

Some highlights from ‘High volume praise’, a sermon from Psalm 47, preached by Steve Hayhow on 21 June 2009:

Singing Psalms has become counter-cultural – but the problem is, it’s become counter-cultural in the church!

We sing about some strange things when we sing Psalms. God has thrown some strange things in there. But they’re only strange to us because we’re not immersed in them, because they’re not the musical vocabulary that we use all the time. They’ve become something odd, and different, because of our neglect of them.

God is dealing with the world. God is dealing with all the nations … this is not a tiny thing that God is doing in one corner; this is a thing that God is doing for the salvation of the world.

‘Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy’ – it’s more like a list of the things we would feel uncomfortable doing rather than the things we are used to doing.

Worship is a physical action. It’s not something you just do in your head … Because it’s physical, doesn’t mean it’s not spiritual.

When we sing, we should be singing with volume! … this is meant to be people making noise.

Sermon outline – Ascension - 28 May 2009

1. Jesus’ ascension confronts ungodly political powers

2. Jesus’ ascension challenges us to ongoing repentance

3. Jesus’ ascension comforts us with the promise of rest

Sermon outline – Blessed assurance - 20 May 2009

1. Look to the present, not the unseen future

2. Look to the objective signs, not God’s unseen decree

3. Look to God’s promises, not the trials of life