Sermon Titbits
A New Beginning
Introduction: After the death of Moses, God had to choose another person to lead the children of Israel from the wilderness into the Promised Land. That mantle of leadership fell upon Joshua. Under Moses the children of Israel lived and wandered in the wilderness for forty years; under Joshua it was a new day and a new beginning. The season of wandering was over. Moses had to die before Joshua could lead the people into the Promised Land. Joshua led a new generation of Israelites into their inheritance but there were two problems:
Gaged But Not Destroyed
Introduction: The Bible says in II Cor. 4: 8 – 9 that “we are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” To be caged means to be barred in a room or fenced enclosure as in a prison. A prison is a place of confinement or captivity and a prisoner is a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody. Caged times are terrifying moments; times you feel stranded or frustrated, times of fear, anxiety, trouble, weariness, or confusion.
Winning On My Knees
Introduction: To win means to be victorious or to be successful. It also means to overcome or to prevail in a contest. A winner is a victor. There is usually more than one person in a contest, for example athletics, car racing, horse racing, or swimming. Life itself is a race (I Cor. 9: 24 – 27). In order to win a race, contestants must have certain characteristics:
The Woman God Honors
Introduction: Honor means high respect, glory, credit, reputation, or a good name. It is an adherence to what is right or to a conventional standard of conduct. There are many things we must do in order to be honored by God.
The God of Reward
Introduction: This message will be discussed under four areas: the nature of God, the signs of the times, my responsibilities and finally, God’s reward.
Your Authority (Place) In Christ
Introduction: In Gen. 2: 18 God told Adam not to eat of the tree of good and evil and that he will surely die the day he eats of it. It wasn’t a physical but a spiritual death. But Jesus was a worthy sacrifice (1 Pet.1: 18-21). Today we are saved, and as Jesus said to Thomas when he doubted His resurrection, “we are blessed for believing” (John 20:29).
Making The Word Work For You
Introduction: The word of God is the living testament or will of God and it contains information on the inheritance given by God to all His children. The word of God (the Bible) has many great values and these include:
Co-Working with God
Introduction: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and everything therein. In God’s creation account, we discover that the creation was a corporate effort between the Godhead – God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit. Just before the end of the early creation of the world, God introduced man with the sole purpose of taking care of His creatures (Genesis 1:26, 2:19-20). This is emphasized in Psalm 115:16 – “The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s, but the earth He has given to the children of men”.
The Wounded Healer
Introduction: One of the Covenant names of our Lord Jesus is Jehovah Rapha, that is, God our Healer. Without doubt, Jesus qualifies to be called the Healer because the Bible says in Isa. 53:5 that “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.” Jesus is not just the Healer, He is the Wounded Healer: In this message, we focus on the Passion of Jesus, the Power of Jesus and the Presence of Jesus in order to understand His role as the Wounded Healer.
The Christian Home (Part III) The Christian Child
Introduction: A home is a place of abode. It is the place where a person or a family lives. A Christian home is one where Christ is the foundation, the head and the leader. God is the founder of the home and the family and the first home was started by God in the Garden of Eden. A typical home consists of the father, mother and children. In founding the home, the man was created first (Gen. 2: 5-7), then the woman (Gen. 2: 18-22) and then the children were born.
The Christian Home (Part II) The Christian Woman
Introduction: A home is a place of abode. It is the place where a person or a family lives. A Christian home is one where Christ is the foundation, the head and the leader. God is the founder of the home and the family and the first home was started by God in the Garden of Eden. A typical home consists of the father, mother and children. In founding the home, the man was created first (Gen. 2: 5-7), and then the woman (Gen. 2: 18-22).
The Christian Home (Part I) – The Christian Man
Introduction: A home is a place of abode. It is the place where a person or a family lives. A Christian home is one where Christ is the foundation, the head and the leader. God is the founder of the home and the family and the first home was started by God in the Garden of Eden. A typical home consists of the father, mother and children. In founding the home, the man was created first.