in 1 & 2 Samuel
1 Samuel 31: Suicide
Outline God’s plan Saul’s sin Introduction Today we are going to be looking at one of the more underappreciated gifts, the gift of encouragement/exhortation. Romans 12:8 reads, ‘the one who exhorts, in his exhortation.’ The...
Romans 12:8: The Gift of Exhortation
Outline Models of encouragement Words of encouragement Introduction Today we are going to be looking at one of the more underappreciated gifts, the gift of encouragement/exhortation. Romans 12:8 reads, ‘the one who exhorts, in his...
in 1 & 2 Samuel
1 Samuel 29-30: God’s Deliverance
Outline David and the Philistines David and his men David and the Amalekites Introduction In the last chapter we considered what it looks like when God turns His back on a man and makes him...
in Baptism
Galatians 3:19-29: Children by faith
Outline Law Faith Introduction How does one become a child of God? A most simple but a most important question, and one which has been answered a number of different ways. The Liberal answer to...
in 1 & 2 Samuel
1 Samuel 28:3-25: Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft
Outline Saul’s sin The unforgivable sin Introduction One of the saddest characters in the bible is King Saul. He seemed so promising and started off well, but then revealed a heart that was not really...
Romans 12:7: The Gift of Teaching
Outline The office of teacher The responsibility of teaching Introduction Today whenever there is a contest between truth and action, or truth and emotion, it is always truth that suffers. For this reason we have...
in 1 & 2 Samuel
1 Samuel 27:1-28:2: Pragmatism
Outline David deceives himself David deceives Achish Introduction There are various types of disobedience to God. There is the outright disobedience that is unmistakable and any neighbour watching our lives will pick up on it...
Ecclesiastes 4:7-8; 5:10-20: The Vanity of Riches
Outline Blind slave Afflicted service Introduction All our pleasures are poisoned with pain and disappointment. This is one of the key lessons of the book of Ecclesiastes. We live in a fallen world, the characteristic...
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1 Samuel 26: David Spares Saul again
Outline David’s daring David’s restraint David’s complaint Introduction Knowing a truth and doing it are two different things. We can say that God answers prayer but not believe it if we are not committed to...
Romans 12:7: The Gift of Serving: Part Two
Outline The importance of the word The importance of administration The importance of the needy The importance of character Introduction When I said last week that we were going to do a whole sermon looking...
in 1 & 2 Samuel
1 Samuel 25: A Wise Woman
Outline Nabal David Abigail Introduction Roger Ellsworth talks about three types of grace. Saving grace is when God takes a sinner out of their sin and brings them to saving faith in Christ. Restoring grace...
Romans 12:7: The Gift of Serving: Part One
OUTLINE: The paradigm of servanthood The responsibility of servanthood Introduction We are all servants. This is an insulting statement to our generation that treasures freedom and self-definition above all other things. But this statement is...
Romans 12:6-8: The gift of Tongues: Part Three
Outline Were tongues understood? Were tongues a sign?
Romans 12:6-8: The Gift of Tongues: Part Two
Outline Were tongues languages? Were tongues mysteries in the Spirit? Introduction As we continue with our look at tongues let me begin with a statement. The modern day phenomenon of tongues that is found in...
in 1 & 2 Samuel
1 Samuel 24: David spares Saul
Outline A misread providence A true vengeance A false repentance Introduction A heading we can write over the next three chapters is, ‘The Restraining Grace of God.’ In the next three chapters David doesn’t kill...
Romans 12:6-8: The Gift of Tongues: Part One
Outline The historical roots of modern day tongues The theological justification for modern day tongues The differing nature of modern day tongues Introduction We come now to the gift of tongues. This is not featured...