Sunday Sermon
November 9th 2008
Rhema Community Church
Sermon Skeleton
Sermonic Scripture: Romans 13.1-7
ESV Romans 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
Sermonic Sentence: Citizens of God’s kingdom are marked by total obedience unto Him.
Sermonic Subject: Civil obedience (Our government is in God’s hands)
Sermonic Tension: Being a Christian does not mean that I’ve been called into a life of passivity. As a Christian, I am always speaking truth to power. Never forgetting that as a child of God, we hold dual citizenship. We are heavenly minded and we are earthly good.
Sermonic Structure:
I. Acknowledge that all power belongs to God. (Romans 13.1)
II. Acknowledge that all promotion comes from God. (Romans 13.1-6)
III. Acknowledge that all politicians are respected out of our obedience to God. (Romans 13.7)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
Sunday Sermon
November 2, 2008
Rhema Community Church
Sermon Skeleton
ESV Luke 10:25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?" 27 And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." 28 And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live." 29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" 37 He said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, "You go, and do likewise."
Sermon: “What’s Love got to do with it?”
Sermon Scripture: Luke 10.25-37
Sermon Sentence: Hurting people matter to God.
Sermon Tension: Aren’t you glad that God does not love us the way we love people.
Sermon Subject: Christian Ethics (1 John 4.20/ John 15.12/ John 15.17)
Sermon Structure:
I. We are commanded to love (Leviticus 19.18/ Deuteronomy 6.5/ Luke 10.27, 28 & verse 37)
II. We’ve been given the capacity to love (Luke 10.27)
III. We are saved because of Jesus Christ love (Luke 10.30-36)
November 2, 2008
Rhema Community Church
Sermon Skeleton
ESV Luke 10:25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?" 27 And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." 28 And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live." 29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" 37 He said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, "You go, and do likewise."
Sermon: “What’s Love got to do with it?”
Sermon Scripture: Luke 10.25-37
Sermon Sentence: Hurting people matter to God.
Sermon Tension: Aren’t you glad that God does not love us the way we love people.
Sermon Subject: Christian Ethics (1 John 4.20/ John 15.12/ John 15.17)
Sermon Structure:
I. We are commanded to love (Leviticus 19.18/ Deuteronomy 6.5/ Luke 10.27, 28 & verse 37)
II. We’ve been given the capacity to love (Luke 10.27)
III. We are saved because of Jesus Christ love (Luke 10.30-36)
THE SUMMER OF "83"
I couldn’t stop staring at her it was one hot August Sunday afternoon in Smithdale Mississippi at the Rose Hill Baptist Church were the famous gospel quartet groups “The Williams Brothers” & “The Jackson Southernaires” family attended.
Church was packed people were shouting lifting their hands and voices in exaltation to the Lamb. However, I was caught up in the essence of her (heaven help me).
I tried with everything within me to look away but something deep down within me kept drawing me back to her face. The benediction was given she went her way and I went mine thinking to myself that I’ll never see her again.
Not knowing that the providence of God was already at work so, I boarded a plane headed back to California to start my academic year. And whose face did I see when I open the door to my first period science class?
Now I’m not a prophet nor am I a son of a prophet but that particular day I took that as a sign. We later on got married and today we are celebrating 17 years of wonderful marriage.
May the Lord God bless us to have seventeen more wonderful years of marriage.
Happy Anniversary Baby!
NLT Matthew 19:6 Since they are no longer two but one, let no one separate them, for God has joined them together."
Ron
Church was packed people were shouting lifting their hands and voices in exaltation to the Lamb. However, I was caught up in the essence of her (heaven help me).
I tried with everything within me to look away but something deep down within me kept drawing me back to her face. The benediction was given she went her way and I went mine thinking to myself that I’ll never see her again.
Not knowing that the providence of God was already at work so, I boarded a plane headed back to California to start my academic year. And whose face did I see when I open the door to my first period science class?
Now I’m not a prophet nor am I a son of a prophet but that particular day I took that as a sign. We later on got married and today we are celebrating 17 years of wonderful marriage.
May the Lord God bless us to have seventeen more wonderful years of marriage.
Happy Anniversary Baby!
NLT Matthew 19:6 Since they are no longer two but one, let no one separate them, for God has joined them together."
Ron
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Biblical Software
Libronix Digital System is not all that I have. I have software other than “Libronix.” I have gone without literally my entire family and I have made great sacrifices just so that I could buy books. I would not be the serious student of biblical exposition that I am today if it were not for these sacrifices made. Currently I have close to a thousand books in my physical library which all happen to be in boxes in storage today do to the unfortunate fire that happen earlier this year to my beloved church “Rhema.”
That’s why I haven’t completed updating my digital library system on my blog. I am still trying to talk my wife into bringing my books home. Because unbelievably my books still have the smoke smell from the fire and I don’t know what to do to get the smoke smell out. Not to mention the books that I did lose in the fire.
Therefore, if it had not been for Biblical software I would not have the opportunity to do an adequate job of sermon preparation from week to week. Finally as a Senior Pastor for the past eleven years and a Gospel preacher for the past twenty one years, and someone who has to be ready to preach every week I’ve gone through quite a bit of study habits and routines. Therefore, for the serious student and the busy pastor and husband, father and Christian that I am I need my digital tools.
Here are some other biblical tools that I have and use every week that I did not mention. Bible Works/ Word Search/ Quick Verse/ Pradis/ The Interpreters Bible/ The Reformation History Library/ The Works of John Wesley/ The Early Church Fathers/ St. Thomas Aquinas and the Summa Theologica/The Tozer Digital Library/ Greek Tutor and Basic Biblical Greek just to name a few.
So forgive me, I’m a little sensitive right now because of the fire I don’t have access to my books as I am accustom.
NLT 2 Timothy 2:15 Work hard so God can approve you. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.
Sola Scriptura
Ron
That’s why I haven’t completed updating my digital library system on my blog. I am still trying to talk my wife into bringing my books home. Because unbelievably my books still have the smoke smell from the fire and I don’t know what to do to get the smoke smell out. Not to mention the books that I did lose in the fire.
Therefore, if it had not been for Biblical software I would not have the opportunity to do an adequate job of sermon preparation from week to week. Finally as a Senior Pastor for the past eleven years and a Gospel preacher for the past twenty one years, and someone who has to be ready to preach every week I’ve gone through quite a bit of study habits and routines. Therefore, for the serious student and the busy pastor and husband, father and Christian that I am I need my digital tools.
Here are some other biblical tools that I have and use every week that I did not mention. Bible Works/ Word Search/ Quick Verse/ Pradis/ The Interpreters Bible/ The Reformation History Library/ The Works of John Wesley/ The Early Church Fathers/ St. Thomas Aquinas and the Summa Theologica/The Tozer Digital Library/ Greek Tutor and Basic Biblical Greek just to name a few.
So forgive me, I’m a little sensitive right now because of the fire I don’t have access to my books as I am accustom.
NLT 2 Timothy 2:15 Work hard so God can approve you. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.
Sola Scriptura
Ron
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