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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-4 Anyone will tell you that you can listen to great works of Jazz over and over again and notice subtle nuances that continue to captivate. The Hebrews author feels the same way about the attributes of Jesus, listing them all in order at the outset to set the tone for everything that follows in his efforts to declare Jesus “better.” Sermon Points: Jesus, the Inheritor Jesus, the Creator Jesus, the Radiator Jesus, the Representer Jesus, the Sustainer Jesus, the Purifier Jesus, the Ruler
Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-2a Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey captured the imaginations of the world this summer. The story of the Epic Quest resonates even with modern audiences. The writer of Hebrews sets the scene in the opening verses of the letter by establishing the context for surviving our own quests to make sense of this life. Sermon Points: The God Who Speaks The Momentous Event The Resolution in Jesus
Scripture Reference: John 15:1-17
Scripture Reference: John 6:22-37, 53-54 After Jesus miraculously feeds over 5,000 people, a large number of people start gaining interest in and following this Jewish Rabbi. In Jesus discourse that follows, he reveals all the ways that we look for life apart from Jesus, and then calls all to feed on and find life in Him. Do we want the food that will never perish? Sermon Points: Laboring for perishing food (vv. 22-27) Feasting on imperishable food (vv. 28-37, 53-54)
Scripture Reference: John 14:1-11 Sermon Points: The Destination The Way The Assurance
Scripture Reference: John 11:1-6, 17-44 In John 11, When death overcomes one of Jesus good friends, the One who proclaims Himself to be the Resurrection and the Life shines forth. Against the backdrop of death, Jesus, in His Words and Actions, display the character of God and calls all to trust Him as Resurrection and Life. He is comfort in pain and death and He is the master of bringing life out of death. Sermon Points: Jesus Waits (vv. 1-6) Jesus Weeps (vv.33-35) Jesus Rages (vs. 33, 38) Jesus Wins (vv. 25-26, 29-44)
Scripture Reference: John 10:7-18 Sermon Points: The Care of the Sheep The Character of the Shepherd The Calling of the Church
Scripture Reference: John 8:12-13, 28-38 Jesus makes one of his seven I am statements when he refers to himself as the light of the world. Light dispels darkness, light reveals the truth about things that otherwise would never be seen if they remained in darkness. Jesus as light reveals the uncomfortable truth about humanity, the truth about God, and the transformation that He brings in the lives of his followers. Do you want to live in truth? Come to the light?
Scripture Reference: Mark 4:1-20 Sermon Points: The Seed and How the Gospel Enters Your Life The Soil and What Hinders the Gospel in Your Life The Saved and How the Gospel Bears Fruit
Scripture Reference: Colossians 1:19-23 We are alienated from God, but because God loves us he has reconciled us to himself. Sermon Points: Alienation Reconciliation
Scripture Reference: Exodus 14:1-31 Sermon Points: God Is Greater God Is at Work God Is for Us
Scripture Reference: Matthew 3:1-4:11 & Luke 4:14-21 Taking a brief look Jesus’ baptism, temptation, and first sermon together gives us a greater understanding of how they are connected and how these three episodes can encourage us to live in and live out the Gospel. Sermon Points: Christ’s Baptism Christ’s Temptation Christ’s Sermon
Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-14
Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-4
Scripture Reference: Amos 5:18-24, 9:13-15
Scripture Reference: Lamentations 3:19–26 What do you do when the worst possible scenario comes true? How do you live with incredible hurt but hope? The writer of Lamentations gives us a glimpse into the heart of God for his people, even as they suffer. Learning to lament well is essential to Christian maturity. Sermon Points: The Worst of Suffering The Hope in Lament The Practice of Waiting
Scripture Reference: Zechariah 3:1-10
Scripture Reference: John 10:1-11 Sermon Points: We Are Sheep Jesus Is the Door
Scripture Reference: Haggai 2:1-9 The Temple meant that God was present with Israel. But it was destroyed and under judgment. Jesus said he WAS the Temple and would be judged on our behalf. Why? So he could make his church the new locale for his presence and each believer into a temple for the Holy Spirit. Sermon Points: ]The Temple and Israel The Temple and Jesus The Temple and You
Scripture Reference: Revelation 21:1-6 Sermon Points: The Goal of Our Hope The Grain of Our Hope The Getting of Our Hope
Scripture Reference: Zephaniah 3:14-20 There are good days and there are bad days. Zephaniah prophesies about a terrifying Day of the Lord where God will judge his people. And yet, he follows up these dire predictions with some of the most tender, borderline sentimental expressions of affection from God. How can both be true? Only in the resurrection! Sermon Points: The Problem The Judgment The Resolution
Scripture Reference: Habakkuk 1:12–2:4; 3:17–19 God uses unjust nations to judge injustice, and Habakkuk waits in perplexity. The so called “Problem of Evil” is famously dragged out to justify abandonment of the God of the Bible. But what Habakkuk learn is that the “righteous shall live by faith.” And there, we find a life rooted in hope beyond circumstance. Sermon Points: The Conversation The Dilemma The “Answer”
Scripture Reference: Jonah 3:10-4:11 Sermon Points: Jonah’s Anger Jonah’s God
Scripture Reference: Micah 5:2-5a The persistent rebellion of God’s people leads the prophet Micah to say some sobering things about God’s judgment upon them, even to the point of saying that he will “leave them” for being such. But there’s hope even in exile as we wait for THE Good Shepherd to rescue and lead his people. Sermon Points: See God Miss God Follow God
Scripture Reference: Jeremiah 31:31-34 The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the Old Testament covenants as if they failed to produce what God intended. So he foresees Christ instituting a new covenant, sealed in His blood, writing God’s law on our hearts through the Spirit, creating people who want what God wants. Sermon Points: What is the covenant? How is the New Covenant “New?” How do we participate in the New Covenant?
