SOVEREIGNTY DEFINED: #1: God has ABSOLUTE RULE over creation as Creator and King; and TOTAL CONTROL AND DETERMINATION over all that happens. #2: God's sovereignty is His RIGHT AND POWER…
Passage: Zechariah 7:1-10, Luke 10:25-37 MAIN POINT: GOD IS LESS CONCERNED WITH OUR ACTS OF RELIGION THAN HE IS WITH OUR ACTS OF JUSTICE. NEEDED FOR BEING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE: COMPASSION…
Passage: Luke 16:1-15 WHAT WE LEARN FROM THE PARABLE OF THE SHREWD MANAGER: Jesus praises the use of TEMPORARY RESOURCES to build relationships that will have ETERNAL SIGNIFICANCE. OUR OBJECTIONS:…
Passage: 1 Peter 2:11-12; 1 Thess. 4:4 WHY MORALY PURITY IS SO IMPORTANT: 1. Your sinful desires ARE TRYING TO KILL YOU. 2. Your behavior REFLECTS ON CHRIST. WINNING THE…
Passages: Mark 16:15-16; Acts 1:8 CENTRAL TRUTH: Believers are called to boldly LIVE OUT AND PROCLAIM the Gospel of Jesus Christ. A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESSFUL EVANGELISM: 1. Stay CONNECTED TO…
Passage: James 5:13-18 CENTRAL TRUTH: Being prayerfully dependent is acknowledging the truth of OUR DEPENDENCE ON GOD. WHAT JAMES TEACHES US ABOUT PRAYER: 1) Pray AT ALL TIMES. 2) Pray…
PASSAGE: 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-17 CENTRAL TRUTH: The Bible is CENTRAL TO OUR LIVES because it was given to us BY GOD. THE WORK OF GOD'S WORD: 1. Leads to SALVATION…
PASSAGE(S): MATTHEW 5:14-16; JOHN 8:12 CENTRAL TRUTH: A life CHANGED BY JESUS is rooted in a life of FOLLOWING JESUS. ASPECTS OF FOLLOWING JESUS: 1. COMMITTING to His way over my…
CENTRAL TRUTH: The resurrection and ascension of Jesus is not the CONCLUSION of the story, but the TURNING POINT. FOUR GIFTS FROM THE RISEN JESUS: 1. He gives us PEACE.…
Passage: Luke 24:1-12 CENTRAL TRUTH: In the resurrection, God brought BRIGHTEST LIGHT out of the DARKEST DARKNESS. THE RESURRECTION PROVES: 1. God can REDEEM THE WORST OF CIRCUMSTANCES. 2. God's…