Sermons on Rule
“God Is the Eternal King” Psalm 10:1-18
An Expositional Sermon Psalm 10:1-18 “God Is the Eternal King” Theme/Big Idea: God won’t let suffering and injustice last forever. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Go to God with your difficulties, and put your hope in His eternal rule when trials come. Outline: (1) God’s People Take Their Questions to God (Psalm 10:1) (2) God’s People Take Their Complaints to God (Psalm 10:2-11) (3) God’s People Ask of God (Psalm 10:12-15) (4) God is the Confidence of His People (Psalm 10:16-18) Questions for Further Study and Application: (1) Does ignorance…
“God’s King Has Dominion” Psalm 8:1-9
An Expositional Sermon Psalm 8:1-9 “God’s King Has Dominion” Theme/Big Idea: God’s people give Him praise for His majestic name in creating man and fulfilling His promise of giving dominion in Jesus Christ. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Grow in praise of Yahweh for His majesty displayed in the heavens and in all the earth, and in crowning humanity with glory and honor, and in fulfilling this text in Jesus Christ. Outline: (1) God Is King (Psalm 8:1, 9) (2) God Establishes His Strength Through Weak…
“Honor Elders” 1 Timothy 5:17-25
An Expositional Sermon 1 Timothy 5:17-25 “Honor Elders” Theme/Big Idea: Christians honor elders who rule well and follow the Bible in correcting and installing them. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Honor the elders that the Lord has given you in your church as an expression of your honor to God. Our hope ultimately isn’t in ourselves, or in men who would serve us as elders. Ultimately our hope is founded in the chief elder and overseer of our souls, Jesus Christ. Pursue to rest your hope in the death…
“Responding to Tyranny” Daniel 8:1-27
Theme: God rules history, His people will suffer beyond returning from captivity.
Aim: Live soberly with the knowledge that this world is fallen. Pray that God will strengthen our hope with the knowledge that He rules history, and even if we are appalled by what we see, and horrified by what his people face, pray that He would set our hope on Him and His promise to finally give His kingdom to His people.
(1) God Rules History (Daniel 8:1-4, 20)
(2) God’s People Will Suffer (Daniel 8:5-14, 19, 21-26)
(3) How We Respond to Tyranny (Daniel 8:15-18, 27)
“How Pride Works” Daniel 4:1-37
Theme: God rules and we don’t.
Aim: Take up your cross and follow Jesus Christ.
(1) Good News (Daniel 4:1-3)
(2) Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream (Daniel 4:4-18)
(3) Bad News (Daniel 4:19-27)
(4) God’s Word Fullfilled (Daniel 4:28-33)
(5) The Fruit of God’s Word (Daniel 4:34-37)
“True Beauty & True Betrayal” Mark 14:1-11
Theme: Fearing God rejects self-worship with money and embraces sacrificial worship.
Aim: Be caught up in the beauty of worshipping Christ with your whole life.
(1) Jesus Messes With Our Lives (Mark 14:1-2)
(2) True Beauty – Worshiping Christ (Mark 14:3-9)
(3) True Betrayal – Worshiping Ourselves (Mark 14:10-11)
“King Jesus” Mark 1:16-45
Theme: Jesus rules over men, spirits, and illness, and His prayerful mission was to preach the gospel.
Aim: Turn from the empty kings of this world, and have Christ as your King.
Jesus is…
(1) King over men (Mark 1:14-20)
(2) King over spirits (Mark 1:21-28, 32)
(3) King over illness (Mark 1:29-34, 40-45)
(4) A King who prays and preaches (Mark 1:35-39)