An Expositional Sermon Matthew 7:28-29 “Jesus Is King” Big Idea: Jesus’ authoritative teaching requires everyone to bow in humility before Him in repentance and faith. Application: Don’t be merely astonished by Jesus’ authority, bow down to His rule by turing from embracing yourself as king and submitting to Him as King. Sermon Outline 1. Astonishment is…
An Expositional Sermon Psalm 20:1-9 “Save the King” Theme/Big Idea: God’s people trust in His promises to their king. Aim/Appropriation/Application: God is worthy of your trust, turn from relying on anything other than Him. Outline: God’s people… (1) Prayed for their King (2) Prayed with Trust in God’s Name (3) Prayed with Trust in God’s Promise (4)…
An Expositional Sermon Psalm 4:1-8 “God Is Our Trust” Theme/Big Idea: The joy and peace of God’s people is rooted in God, not their circumstances. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Have God as the only source of your joy and peace in the face of the temptation to believe that these things come from men. Outline: (1) God Is the Source…
An Expositional Sermon 2 Timothy 4:6-8 “Love Christ’s Appearing” Theme/Big Idea: The charge to “preach the Word” is grounded in the knowledge of Paul’s coming death, and the hope of the gospel is receiving the award of justification in the face of God’s coming wrath. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Love Christ’s appearing and put your trust in Him and…
An Expositional Sermon 1 Timothy 6:11-21 “Together for Godliness” Theme/Big Idea: Christians flee their sin and fight for godliness for the glory of God. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Root your life upon your hope in Christ and nothing else. Outline: (1) Flight via Fight (1 Timothy 6:11-21) (2) Motivation for Perseverance in Godliness: God (1 Timothy 6:13-16) (3) Rich in Generous Sharing (1 Timothy 6:17-19) (4) Guard…
An Expositional Sermon Jude 17-23 “A Corporate Call to Perseverance” Theme/Big Idea: Contend for the faith and fight for the sake of the gospel together. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Fight together for the faith once for all delivered to the saints. Outline: (1) Contend for the faith together through remembering (Jude 17-18) (2) Contend for the faith together through remaining…
An Expositional Sermon 1 Timothy 1:3-11 “Christian Love Contends for Truth” Theme/Big Idea: You will recognize false teachers and unhealthy churches by their fruits. Aim/Appropriation/Application: It’s my prayer that God would guard us from false teaching and bear the fruit of love in our church because we know that He first loved us. Outline: (1) The Necessity of…
Big Idea: God’s people go to His word and respond in confession and pleading.
Application: Pray that God would give us the gifts of repentance and faith. Ask God to forgive you and others for sin. Come to God not based upon our insufficient righteousness, but based upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ alone.
(1) God’s People Go to God’s Word (Daniel 9:1-2)
(2) God’s People Respond to God’s Word – Confession (Daniel 9:3-14)
A. Our confession of sin is a response to the difference between who God is and who we are. We see this 4 times in vv. 4-14.
B. God’s appointed leaders will be held to account (v. 6 and 8)
C. God’s People Pray Prayers of Confession
(3) God’s People Respond to God’s Word – Intercession (Daniel 9:15-19)
Theme: Only God can save us from fire.
Aim: Put your hope in Christ alone for salvation from the threats of this world, but also in the face of God’s eternal wrath.
(1) Ratted Out & Facing Rage (Daniel 3:8-15)
(2) Response: Faith (Daniel 3:16-18)
(3) God Saves (Daniel 3:19-25)
(4) There is No Other God (Daniel 3:26-30)
Theme: The gospel is the good news of how we can be saved from God’s wrath for our sin through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Aim: Repent and believe in the gospel.
(1) God – The gospel is God’s righteousness revealed (Romans 1:1-17)
a. There is a God
b. The gospel is God’s message
i. The gospel is the message that was foretold (Romans 1:1-3; 3:21)
ii. The gospel is a message about God’s Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 1:9)
iii. The gospel is a message (Romans 1:1, 5-6, 9, 11-15)
iv. The gospel has power toward all who believe (Romans 1:16)
v. The gospel reveals God’s righteousness (Romans 1:17)
(2) Man – The gospel demands an understanding of God’s wrath for man’s unrighteousness (1:18-3:20)
a. God is wrathful for unrighteousness (Romans 1:18-32)
b. God judges the secrets of men by Jesus Christ (Romans 2:1-29)
c. No human being will be justified in God’s sight by works of the law (Romans 3:1-20)
(3) Christ – The gospel is God’s saving righteousness for His people in Jesus Christ (Romans 3:21-3:31)
a. Righteousness apart from the law
b. What are you trusting in for salvation?
(4) Response – The gospel demands that all mankind repent and believe in Jesus Christ (1:5, 17, 25, 28; 2:1-5, 4, 7, 8; etc.)