SERMON SEEDS
BIBLE OUTLINES FOR PASTORS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
U5 – FOR WEEK OF 2/21/22
First Baptist Church of New Holland PA - SERMON SEEDS (fbcnhremembers.com)
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MARK 1:21-34 - WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE?
A small business I was acquainted with changed hands from the father to the son. The Son bought the business, but the father did not retire. This created a problem for one of the employees who used to receive conflicting orders from the two men. The employee rightly asked the question, "Who's in charge here?"
Have you ever served on a committee that had no appointed chairman, or a chairman who didn't give any leadership? There is often confusion because nobody is in charge. But when somebody takes charge and the other committee members cooperated things start to get accomplished. The question, "Who's in charge here?" must be answered.
"Who's in charge here?" is also a question that must be answered within your life. Someone or something is going to be in charge of the decisions that you make and the actions that you take. It can be yourself, a habit, a person, a hobby, an organization, or any number of things.
So, "Who's in charge here?" Who runs your life? Allow me to remind you of the one should be in charge of your life. The one you should allow to run your life is none other than the Son of God. Why should he run your life? He has the authority to lead and guide you better than anything or anybody.
According to Webster's Dictionary, authority is "The power or right to give commands, enforce obedience, take action or make final decisions." In our text we find that Jesus has that type of authority.
JESUS HAS AUTHORITY OVER DECLARATION (THE MESSAGE) – Vss. 14-15
JESUS HAS AUTHORITY OVER DISCIPLES – Vss. 16-20
JESUS HAS AUTHORITY OVER DOCTRINE (TEACHING) - Vss. 21-22
2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:19-21
JESUS HAS AUTHORITY OVER THE DEVIL AND DEMONS - Vss. 23-27
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JOSHUA 9 – I’M NO FOOL, OR AM I?
Use examples of how people have been fooled.
We like to think that we are not easily fooled, and yet there are times when we can be deceived.
Satan is the master of deceit. Ephesians 6:11, 1 Peter 5:8, 2 Corinthians 11:14-15, John 8:44
Joshua and the Children of Israel had great success conquering the promised land. They were given specific instructions for destroying the inhabitants of the land. Exodus 23:31-33, Deuteronomy 7:2,16
The residents of Gibeon realized that they would be destroyed,
They decided to use trickery to deceive Israel. Although the Israelites probably didn't consider themselves very gullible, they were deceived for three reasons.
THEY JUDGED BY APPEARANCE Vss. 1-13
THEY ASSUMED THEY WERE BEING TOLD THE TRUTH Vss. 14-15 - They could have checked out the story first.
THEY FAILED TO ASK GOD Vs. 14-15
Note the consequences of the decision.
DISOBEDIENCE Vss. 15-17
CRITICISM Vs. 18
LIVING WITH THE SITUATION Vss. 19-17
PROTECTING THEIR ENEMIES (See Chapter 10)
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PSALM 119:97 - LOVE AFFAIR
WHY SHOULD I LOVE THE WORD OF GOD?
HOW SHOULD I LOVE THE WORD OF GOD?
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WHEN OVERWHELMED – LAMENTATIONS 3:19-30
PRACTICAL PRECEPTS FROM THE PROPHETS #3
Jeremiah was overwhelmed with grief after the fall of Jerusalem. Conditions were terrible. However, with God’s enabling, he was able to put things in perspective.
REMORSE – Vss. 19-20
RECALL – Vss. 21-23
RESPOND – Vss. 24-27
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MATTHEW 9:18-33 - JESUS DOES IT!
JESUS MAKES THE SICK WELL – Vss. 20-22
JESUS MAKES THE DEAD ALIVE – Vss. 18-19, 23-26
JESUS MAKES THE BLIND SEE – Vss. 27-31
JESUS MAKES THE DUMB SPEAK – Vss. 32-33
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2 THESSALONIANS 2 – CLEAR THINKING ABOUT THE CONCLUSION
(THE DAY OF THE LORD)
CLEAR THINKING IN A CLOUDY WORLD #2 – 2 THESSALONIANS
“In order to understand the nature of the error Paul is correcting, it is necessary to define what is meant by the “day of the Lord.” This expression is found often in the Bible. In a word, it is the period of time predicted in the Scripture when God will deal directly with human sin. It includes the tribulation time preceding the second advent of Christ as well as the whole millennial reign of Christ. It will culminate in the judgment of the great white throne. The Day of the Lord is therefore an extended period of time lasting over one thousand years.” John F. Walvoord, The Thessalonian Epistles
The Thessalonian Church founded by Paul and his coworkers (Acts 17:1-10) had been suffering under persecution and some false teachers were saying that they were already in the tribulation period. Paul wrote this letter to clear up their cloudy thinking. In Chapter 1 Paul wants the Thessalonians and us to think clearly about the conditions that we are in (Encouragement, Expectation, Exaltation).
Persecution was great in the Thessalonian Church, and some false teachers were telling the Thessalonians that the “The Day of the Lord” had already arrived. In Chapter 2, Paul is reinstructing the Thessalonians in the truth of the Day of the Lord, wanting them to think clearly.
THE STRESS – Vss. 1-2
THE SCHEDULE – Vss. 3-5
THE SECURITY – Vss. 6-7
THE SCAM – Vss. 8-12
Revelation 13:11-18
THE SUPREMACY – Vs. 8
THE SUPPORT – Vss. 13-14
THE STAND – Vs. 15
THE STRENGTH – Vss. 16-17
Vs. 17 – God the Father and God the Son will comfort and establish us
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WE ARE THE CHURCH
As born again Christians we are the church!
As born again Christians gathered as a local assembly of believers, we are the church!
Many of the Spiritual problems we have as a church are a result of people not understanding who we are as a church.
We have an identity crisis, as such!
This morning I want to help you understand exactly who we are as a church! By understanding who we are, we can better understand how each person who calls this church “home” should be behaving!
WE ARE A STRUCTURED & STEADFAST PEOPLE
Matthew 16:18 - And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Peter was a “stone”.
The church would be built on a “large rock”. That “large rock” is Jesus Christ Himself! Peter’s own words attest to this fact. 1 Peter 2:6-7
Jesus is building his church, person by person. Each person who comes to know Christ as their Savior is a part of the building.
Jesus is building his church into a mature, complete structure. Ephesians 4:14-16
You and I all know that not every group that calls themselves a church is really a church! And not every church that calls itself a church is growing in new converts, and/or Spiritual maturity.
In many places throughout the world Jesus is building His church. My concern is that He might not be building His church here! Are we as the church growing spiritually? Are we as a church adding new converts to His building?
IS IT HAPPENING HERE?
Not only are we his Structured People, we are His steadfast people. The gates of “Hell”, in this case meaning, the grave or death can not prevail against His church!
The gates of the grave and death will not prevail because Christ will draw all believers to Himself! 1 Corinthians 15:51-57
As the grave could not keep Jesus, the grave can not keep you either.
WE ARE A SENT PEOPLE
Just before Jesus left the earth to go to Heaven, He gave marching orders to His church!
Matthew 28:18-20 - And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Jesus gives us the command to “go”. His church is to be on the move outward. We are not to sit, soak, and sour in the pew.
As we go what are to do three things:
WE ARE A SPECIAL PEOPLE
1 Peter 2:9-10 - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
WE ARE CHOSEN
The church is made up of people who have been born into the family of God through faith in Christ. John 1:12-13
Each one of us who are children of God are part of the chosen. Don’t let that upset you. Let that excite you! Ephesians 1:4-6
As part of the chosen we are important to God.
As part of the chosen, God has singled us out to enjoy His grace.
As part of the chosen we have a special security, if we have been truly saved.
As part of the chosen we are special! And if you are not yet one who has put their faith in Christ, you too, can believe, be saved and found as one of God’s chosen. Acts 16:31
WE ARE A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD
We already established that we are children of God. As children of God we are members of His royal family, and we are scheduled to reign with His Son. Revelation 20:6
Have you noticed that for the most part Queen Elizabeth acts like royalty?
Have you also noticed that Queen Elizabeth has been often disturbed by the non royal behavior of her family? Many times the royal family does not act like the royal family.
We are the church! We are God’s royalty. I wonder how often God has been embarrassed by us in this church when we have not acted like children of the king!
We are a “royal priesthood”. We are a “kingdom of priests”.
A priest labors for God in behalf of men.
Just as our “great high priest” intercedes for us, we are to intercede for others. Hebrews 7:24-25, 1 Timothy 2:1-4, 1 Timothy 2:8, Ephesians 6:18
Just as Prince Charles could intercede for a commoner like you or me before his mother the queen, we can intercede as members of the “royal family” for others, both saved and unsaved.
We are the church. We are special! We are a royal priesthood!
Do you act like a royal? Do you pray like a royal? Do we as a church pray like royals?
Most of you can give lots of excuses for not coming to prayer meeting. But if you were to set your excuses aside and start praying like a royal, we wouldn’t be just building a fellowship hall, we’d be building a sanctuary!
WE ARE A HOLY PEOPLE
We are a “holy” people. The word “holy means “set apart”.
In as sense, as Christians, we have signed a contract to live for God. When we were saved we committed ourselves to Jesus as our Savior. But that also means that Jesus is our Lord.
Right off the bat, the minute we were saved God changed us. 2 Corinthians 5:7, Ezekiel 36:26-27
Of course, it makes sense that as a church God expects us to act like the holy people that we are. 1 Peter 1:15-16
If we indeed are a holy people let’s start acting like it!
If you claim to be saved and changed by God, start acting like it!
WE ARE GOD’S OWN PEOPLE
In our text it says that we are a “peculiar people”.
The word peculiar here means that we are a people who belong to God because we have been purchased.
We are His because He has purchased us! Titus 2:14
We are the church! Do we act like we belong to God or do we act like we belong to the Devil?
There should be no behavior by any us in this church that would indicate that we belong to the devil! When we do slip and act like the Devil, it should be confessed and forsaken.
We are the church! We are special!
We are a chosen people, a holy people, a royal priesthood, and God’s possession. Why has God made us this special?
1 Peter 2:9-10 - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
We are special so we can declare the praises of Him who has done so much for us!
WE ARE THE CHURCH!
WE ARE A STRUCTURED AND STEADFAST PEOPLE
WE ARE A SENT PEOPLE
WE ARE A SPECIAL PEOPLE
I am convinced that if each of us live like we are the church, there will be wholesale changes made. It starts with you!
What do you need to do to start acting like you are a part of this church?
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