Sermon outlines and audio sermons by Kevin Cauley preached at the New Boston Church of Christ.
This sermon sets forth some optimistic resolutions each Christian should make in light of the new year. Each member should be motivated to go forward into the new year and work for God anticipating great accomplishments. I want to motivate all to be optimistic toward this new year.
In this lesson we will set forth several reasons against pleasing people, and for pleasing God. That we would focus less on pleasing people, and more on pleasing God.
When we worship the King of Glory we must respect his 1) Dominion, 2) Holiness, 3) Majesty. How we worship is important. God is not an object of our manipulation. He is a person of high esteem. Each should recognize these truths in worship.
In Jesus’ invitation we see: 1) The Wise, 2) The Foolish, and 3) The Authority of Christ. Each person should understand that it is wise to hear the message of Christ and act on it and foolish to hear but not act.
When you fail, 1) Remember what is important, 2) Glory in Your Weaknesses, 3) Accept Correction, 4) Don't Look Back, 5) Keep Telling Others About Jesus.
The fruit of the Spirit is goodness because goodness 1) Originates in Love, 2) Cares About Others, 3) Gives to Others, 4) Works for the Benefit of Others, 5) Sacrifices for Others. Each person should have an understanding of God’s goodness and how it informs goodness in our lives.
When we give 1) We do well, 2) We Produce Fruit, 3) We Please God, 4) We Show Faith in God. Each hearer should understand that giving is a holy and righteous act that spiritually benefits everyone including us. The aim of this sermon is to encourage giving.
At the pool of Bethesda we see an 1) unrealized cure, 2) unabashed command, 3) unjustified criticism, 4) unapologetic confirmation. Each should understand the events that occurred at the pool of Bethesda and learn the lessons of appropriate compassion and sinful apathy. Each should have a better understanding of this event in the life of Christ.
Christianity makes sense because 1) There is a Creator, 2) Mankind Has a Purpose, 3) The Creator Supports and Sustains Us, 4) He Desires the Unity of Mankind, 5) He Reveals Himself in Jesus, 6) He Saves by His Grace. Each should understand that these fundamental truths make sense of the world.
Contentment brings joy when it is 1) Not Proud, 2) Not lazy. 3) not self-satisfied, 4) Lives within its means, 5) satisfied with one's situation, 6) The peaceful assurance of salvation. Each hearer should be able to practice contentment, recognize when others are not content, and be able to discuss Christian contentment with others. Each should understand more about contentment and be able to make application to their life.
We need vision because 1) Not having vision results in disaster, 2) Having a vision improves attitudes, 3) Having a vision improves industry, 4) The future literally depends upon our having vision. Each Christian, especially the leaders, ought to recognize the need to have vision for their lives and the church to motivate each to see the need for vision in their lives to spur the growth of the church.
How ought Christians to think? 1) Soberly, 2) Beneficially, 3) Wisely. Each should be able to tell others about how Christians think. To get Christians to think about their own thinking.
In this lesson we will look at whether premillennialism is true or false to get a brief overview of what this belief teaches. These doctrines are: 1) Prophecy Unfulfilled, 2) Rejection of the Messiah by the Jews, 3) Imperfection of the Church, 4) Only the saints raised in the rapture, 5) Reign of Christ for 1000 years. Each listener should be able to explain why premillennialism is false. To help all understand that premillennialism is a false doctrine that will cause someone's soul to be lost if believed due to its blasphemous doctrines regarding Christ and the church.
The song “Wayfaring Stranger” presents a series of contrasts the help the singer move from the carnal to the spiritual: 1) Pilgrimage to Rest, 2) Problems to Peace, 3) Pain to Praise. Each person would understand the spiritual content of this song as revealed in the Bible.
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For us to have the joy of the peace of God we must 1) Stand Fast, 2) Be of the Same Mind, 3) Rejoice in the Lord, 4) Replace Anxiety with Prayer. Each hearer will understand that joy and peace come from our faithfulness to Christ.
We promote the gospel when we 1) Respect one another’s Scruples, 2) Receive one another in Christ 3) Rescue the Lost, and 4) Render Help to those in Need. Each should understand how to promote the gospel as Paul did.
Christian brothers and sisters are not to speak to each other in a railing, insulting, angry, hateful or sarcastic way. Jesus says, “without a cause,” meaning when there is no evidence to support the words being said. Anger has little or nothing to do with the person against whom it is vented. It has to do with the person who is angry. Here, Jesus speaks about anger in the context of murder and hatred.
Psalm 22 prophecies the descent and triumph of the Messiah. Each hearer should be able to explain how the prophecy is fulfilled in Jesus. To show that Jesus is the Messiah.
What is the Bible’s teaching on modesty? 1) God has a standard for modest attire. 2) The consequences for immodesty 3) To uphold what is modest and eschew immodesty. Each should know what God's standard is for modest dress, the consequences of immodesty, and how to uphold modesty. To exhort, encourage, and warn regarding the virtues of modesty and the evils of immodesty.