Message

The Sermon on the Mount – Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage

Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:3-9

#1 Marriage is God’s PLAN   Matthew 19:3-4

 

#2 Marriage is the Union of One Man and One Woman FOR LIFE   Matthew 19:5-6

 

#3 Divorce is a Result of Sin and Living in a FALLEN World   Matthew 19:7-9

 

#4 Old Testament Law on Divorce Protected the WIFE   Matthew 5:31

 

#5 Divorce and Remarriage without Biblical Grounds is ADULTERY   Matthew 5:32

 

#6 Divorce Should Be a RARE Exception NOT a Common Practice in the Community of Faith   Matthew 19:3-4

 

#7 Jesus FIXES Broken Hearts and Lives   1 John 1:9

The Sermon on the Mount – Lust

Matthew 5:27-30

 

#1 Redefining RIGHTEOUSNESS – Lust   Matthew 5:27-28

 

#2 The High Price to AVOID Hell   Matthew 5:29-30

 

#3 The Solution to Sin and Judgment is the CROSS   Romans 6:23

 

#4 FIGHTING the Sin of Lust

• Guard Your HEART
• Protect Your EYES
• Watch Your ACTIONS

The Sermon on the Mount – Murder

Matthew 5:21-26

 

#1 Redefining RIGHTEOUSNESS – Murder   Matthew 5:21-22

 

#2 Right RELATIONSHIPS Before Right Actions   Matthew 5:23-24

 

#3 Quick RESOLUTION to Conflict Saves TIME, MONEY, and Stress   Matthew 5:25-26

 

#4 Trusting Christ with our RELATIONSHIPS

 

 

The Sermon on the Mount – Jesus and the Scriptures

Matthew 5:17-20

 

#1 The Scriptures PERFECTLY Fulfilled   Matthew 5:17

 

#2 The Scriptures will ENDURE till the End   Matthew 5:18

 

#3 The Scriptures MUST be OBEYED and TAUGHT   Matthew 5:19

 

#4 The Scriptures POINT the Way to Heaven   Matthew 5:20

 

The Sermon on the Mount – Salt and Light

Matthew 5:13-16

#1 Salt for a DECAYING World   Matthew 5:13

 

#2 Salt TROUBLE   Matthew 5:13

 

#3 Bright Light in a DARK World   Matthew 5:14-15

 

#4 The Light of the Gospel SHINNING Through   Matthew 5:16

 

#5 Changed Lives that GLORIFY God in the World   Matthew 5:16

 

New Year, Same Great God! – Growing Younger

Psalm 78:1-8

 

#1 Truth PRESERVED  Psalm 78:1-3

 

#2 Truth PASSED from Generation-to-Generation   Psalm 78:4-6

 

#3 Truth PRACTICED   Psalm 78:7

 

#4 Truth PAINFULLY Rejected   Psalm 78:8

 

#5 Striving to be a Multi-Generational Church

 

Follow this link to the blog post Pastor Sean mentioned.

Why Your Church Should be Multi-Generational . . . and Why It’s Not Easy to Do

 

New Year, Same Great God! – 3 Circles

Matthew 9:35-38

#1 Jesus FOCUSED on the Needs of Others   Matthew 9:35

 

#2 Jesus SAW the Crowds   Matthew 9:36

 

#3 Jesus was MOVED to Action   Matthew 9:37-38

 

Circle 1 – God’s DESIGN – Genesis 1:1, 1:31

Our Problem: SIN – Romans 3:23, 6:23

Circle 2 – BROKENNESS Romans 1:25, Proverbs 14:12

Circle 3 – GOSPEL   John 3:16

The Solution: Repent and Believe   Ephesians 2:8-9

Our Hope: Recover and Pursue   Ephesians 2:10

New Year, Same Great God! – Wider in Evangelism

Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 1:6-10

 

#1 We have AUTHORITY to GO!   Matthew 28:18

 

#2 Jesus TOLD Us to GO!   Matthew 28:19

 

#3 The Truth of the Gospel COMPELS Us to GO!   Matthew 28:19

 

#4 Jesus is WITH US as We GO!   Matthew 28:20

 

#5 It’s Time to GO!   Acts 1:9-11

 

• Message #1 See the Darkness 2 Timothy 3:1-9
• Message #2 Embrace the Light of the Gospel 2 Tim. 3:10-17
• Message #3 Push Back the Darkness 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Living in the Last Days – Ready for Reward

2 Timothy 4:6-8

 

#1 Faithful in the PRESENT   2 Timothy 4:6

 

#2 Aware of the PAST   2 Timothy 4:7

 

#3 Ready for the FUTURE   2 Timothy 4:8

 

#4 Don’t Travel ALONE   2 Timothy 4:9-22

 

Living in the Last Days

Pushing Back the Darkness

2 Timothy 4:1-5

#1 A SERIOUS Moment for PERILOUS Times   2 Timothy 4:1

 

#2 A CHARGE to Push Back the Darkness   2 Timothy 4:2

 

#3 ­­­­­Terrible Times for SOUND DOCTRINE   2 Timothy 4:3-4

 

#4 Pushing Back the Darkness with FOCUSED Gospel-Centered Ministry   2 Timothy 4:5