A Tale of Two Captives | Jeremiah 20:1-6

SERMON NOTES

Pashhur's unrighteous judgement

1. A priest who ________ God's word.

2. A priest who ________ God's prophet.

God's righteous judgement

1. God reveal's Pashhur's true ________.

2. God reveal's righteous ________.

D Thomas
What Sorrow, This? | John 13:12-30

SERMON NOTES

I. Consider Jesus

• His sources of trouble

• Signs of His love

II. Consider Judas

• His source of trouble

• Sign of his remorse

III. Consider You and Me

• Our source of trouble

• Signs of our repentance

D Thomas
The Offensive Cure Part III The Goodness and Severity of God | 2 Kings 5:15-27

SERMON NOTES

The goodness of God in converting Gentile Naaman to trust in the one true God's way of salvation (vv. 15-19)

The severity of God in judging Israelite Gehazi for rejecting God's way of salvation. (vv. 20-27)

The story as a prelude to the Gospel Age, with a warning to all believers concerning apostasy. (Luke 4:16-29, Romans 11:11-23)

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United in Christ | Ephesians 4:1-16

United in Christ | Ephesians 4:1-16

SERMON NOTES

1) Walk worthy of your calling vv 1-6

2) Gifted for service vv 7-14

3) Building the body of Christ vv 15-16

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The Dead Are Raised | Luke 7:11-23

SERMON NOTES

1) Trust that Jesus is the Christ who has divine compassion to raise your loved ones from the dead.

2) Trust that Jesus is the Christ who has divine authority to raise us from the dead.

3) Trust that Jesus is the Christ who has divine power to conquer death.

D Thomas
The Centurion's Faith | Luke 7:1-10

The Centurion's Faith | Luke 7:1-10

SERMON NOTES

1) Compassion for the lowly vv. 1-3

2) Humility and poverty of spirit of those who know they are unworthy of grace vv. 4-7

3) Receiving Christ by faith, neither by sight, nor by right vv. 8-10

Application for the New Year:

1. Less of self, more of Christ

2. Live by faith, not by sight

3. If you have Christ's Word, you have Christ

D Thomas
The Unstoppable Promises of Christmas | Matthew 2

SERMON NOTES

Prophecies of the coming of Jesus that predict all the details of His birth:

1) The seed of the woman would crush the serpent's head. Genesis 3:15

2) The seed of Abraham would come to bless all nations. Genesis 12:3, 17:19, 22:18, 28:14, 49:10, Acts 3:25-26

3) The coming of messiah the prince would be 483 years from the command rebuild Jerusalem. Daniel 9:24-26

4) The Star would come out of Jacob to usher in the Scepter of Israel. Numbers 24:17

5) The Magi would come to bow down to Jesus and bring gifts. Isaiah 60, Psalm 72

6) The Son of David would come and have an eternal kingdom. 2 Samuel 7:12-13, Matthew 1:1

7) The virgin would give birth. Isaiah 7:14, Luke 1:35

8) Christ would be born in Bethlehem. Micah 5:2

9) The slaughter of the innocents. Jeremiah 31:15

10) Messiah would come out of Egypt. Hosea 11:1, Matthew 2:14-15

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The Character of a Christian, Part IV | Luke 6:37-49

SERMON NOTES

The gospel promises to help us be merciful and gracious.

The gospel convicts us to be less hypocritical.

Answering an objection: If saving faith produces Christian character, then why does Jesus almost seem to preach it the other way around in His sermon?

The character of the Christian does not define the Christian, but it does identify the Christian, just as good fruit helps us identify a good tree.

The character of the Christian does not save the Christian, but its strength is the result of it being built upon the foundation that does save.

D Thomas