Christ the King (Page 6)

Christ the King (Page 6)

“Retaliation & God’s Law” Matthew 5:38-42

An Expositional Sermon Matthew 5:38-42 “Retaliation & God’s Law” Big Idea: Jesus has authority over everything, so hold your possessions and even your honor with an open hand. Sermon Outline (1) Jesus Teaches How to Read the Bible (2) We Are Not Our Own (3) Count the Cost of Following Christ

“Divorce & God’s Law” Matthew 5:31-32

An Expositional Sermon Matthew 5:31-32 “Divorce & God’s Law” Outline: (1) Jesus Teaches How to Read the Bible (2) Be Careful with the Exception Clauses (3) God Created Marriage, Sin Destroys Marriage & There Is a Marriage for Which We We Were All Made

“Lust & God’s Law” Matthew 5:27-30

An Expositional Sermon Matthew 5:27-30 “Lust & God’s Law” Outline: (1) Jesus Teaches How to Read the Bible (2) Be Careful with the Exception Clauses (3) God Created Marriage, Sin Destroys Marriage & There Is a Marriage for Which We We Were All Made

“Anger & God’s Law” Matthew 5:21-26

An Expositional Sermon Matthew 5:21-26 “Anger & God’s Law” Theme/Big Idea: We are all guilty of breaking the sixth commandment “you shall not murder”. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would use this text to expose our sin of murder and drive us to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. Outline: (1) Sinful Anger Is Murder (Matthew 5:21-22), (2) The Consequences of Anger/Murder (Matthew 5:22-26) (3) Love God by Loving Each Other (Matthew 5:23-26) Anger, Murder, Repent, Reconcile, Sin, Law, Sixth Commandment

“Christ Fulfilled the Law” Matthew 5:17-20

An Expositional Sermon Matthew 5:17-20 “Christ Fulfilled the Law” Theme/Big Idea: Jesus came to perfectly fulfill God’s law. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Delight in Jesus Christ as the perfect fulfillment of God’s law. Outline: (1) Jesus Came to Fulfill the Law & the Prophets (Matthew 5:17) (2) God’s Law Is Eternal (Matthew 5:18) (3) Don’t Relax God’s Commandments (Matthew 5:19) (4) Righteousness Required for Entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 5:20)

“Christ’s Kingdom Citizens Are Salt & Light” Matthew 5:13-16

An Expositional Sermon Matthew 5:13-16 “Christ’s Kingdom Citizens Are Salt & Light” Theme/Big Idea: Christ’s people are salt and light. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would help us to understand our identity in Christ and that we would live courageously in harmony with who we are in Christ. Outline: (1) In Christ, You Were Made to Be Something (2) In Christ, You Were Made to Do Something (3) Christians Are Salt & Light Because They Have Tasted & Seen that the Lord is…

“Marks of Christ’s Kingdom Citizens” Matthew 5:1-12

An Expositional Sermon Matthew 5:1-12 “Marks of Christ’s Kingdom Citizens” Theme/Big Idea: The blessedness of citizens of the kingdom of heaven are visible in specific marks. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would help us to long more for Him because of this passage. Outline: (1) Christ’s Kingdom Citizens are Blessed (2) Marks of Christ’s Kingdom Citizens – Know Yourself (Matthew 5:3-6) (3) Marks of Christ’s Kingdom Citizens – Know Your Life (Matthew 5:7-12) (4) Live for the Blessed Hope of Christ’s Coming Kingdom

“Christ, Light in the Midst of Darkness” Matthew 4:12-17

An Expositional Sermon Matthew 4:12-17 “Christ, Light in the Midst of Darkness” Theme/Big Idea: As the light of Jesus Christ breaks upon the darkness of your sin, repent and believe in Him to be found in His kingdom.  Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would expose the darkness of our sin so that we might repent, and that we would grow in our understanding that repentance wasn’t a one time event in our lives when we first trusted in Christ, but that it…