Sermon outlines and audio sermons by Kevin Cauley preached at the New Boston Church of Christ.
To know Jesus is to know grace because Jesus was 1) Full of Grace and Truth, 2) The Giver of Grace Upon Grace, and 3) The Revealer of Who God Really Is. In this lesson, the listener should understand that grace comes from and through Jesus Christ because he is the incarnation of grace itself. I hope that with this sermon I can help us be a more gracious people.
Mary magnifies the Lord for 1) Choosing Her to Serve as a Mother, 2) Showing Mercy to Those who Fear the Lord, and 3) Helping His Servant Israel. The hearer should understand that God uses those who fear Him for the greatest service. Each person should understand that God’s choice of Mary to be the mother of Jesus demonstrated God’s purposes, not man’s.
The bride is blessed with the Holy Spirit because the Holy Spirit 1) Inspired the Gospel which the Bride Believed, 2) Indwells the Bride, and 3) Seals the Bride and Guarantees Her Inheritance. Each Christian should understand how they are blessed by the Holy Spirit. Each Christian should desire to be blessed by the Holy Spirit.
Without God, 1) No Morality, 2) No Knowledge, 3) No Confidence, 4) No Hope. Each person should understand what is lacking without God from Psalm 14.
To pursue treasure, we must have a 1) Place, 2) Map, 3) Leader. Each person should understand where our treasure is, how to get it, and who to follow.
This lesson set forth the fundamental things we must do to be faithful, namely 1) Attend the services; 2) study the Bible; 3) imitate the Christ. It is my aim to impress upon each person the church’s need for him or her to be faithful by doing these three things!
The consequences of salvation by faith and not by works of law is: 1) Great Sorrow, 2) The True Children of God, 3) God is still Righteous, 4) Faith is the Path to Righteousness. Each person will come to understand that salvation is by faith, not “the law of righteousness.” Righteousness by faith saves, but “the law of righteousness” cannot save.
The Bride is blessed with a great inheritance and having that inheritance means 1) Hope, 2) Security, 3) Rest, and 4) Home. Each Christian should understand that only the bride has the blessings afforded to her and hope of eternal inheritance. Each person should understand the great blessing of inheritance that the Christian has.
The song “This is My Father’s World” teaches us that 1) God is the Creator, 2) God is Glorified, and 3) God is in Control. Each person will be able to explain what the song teaches about God.
You will not follow a crowd to do evil because 1) The crowd does not define what is right and wrong, 2) Evil is always wrong no matter how many people do it, 3) Running with the crowd will change you into who they want you to be. Each person should understand why it is important to avoid following a crowd to do evil and to help each Christian develop integrity so that he will stand for what is right.
Jesus instructs us 1) Not to Treasure Earthly Treasures, 2) To Treasure Heavenly Treasures, and 3) To Understand Our Heart. Each person should understand that Jesus does not want us to value and trust in earthly possessions, but to value and trust spiritual matters. Each person should prioritize spiritual matters in their lives over earthly concerns.
By God’s Good Pleasure, the Bride has the blessings of 1) Redemption, Forgiveness, and Grace, 2) The Revelation of the Mystery, 3) Unity in Christ. Each person should understand that God’s desire is to bring everyone together in Christ and His good pleasure makes this happen. I want each person to appreciate what it means to have God’s good pleasure.
In this lesson we want to study the qualifications and responsibilities of elders. The hearer should be able to locate and discuss the New Testament passages dealing with the office of the elder.
In this lesson we will study the Lord’s Model Prayer. The Lord’s Model prayer teaches us to 1) Ascribe to God all glory and honor, 2) Acknowledge our dependence upon God, 3) Ask for our daily needs, 4) Accept all of the blessings with which God has provided for us in thanksgiving. Each should understand how the Lord taught His disciples to pray in this model prayer.
Talking about Bruno means that we must discuss: 1) The Issue of Diversity, 2) The Problem of Gossip, 3) The Need for Communication, and 4) The Role of Acceptance. Each person will understand the need to overcome the desire ostracizing people unlike us and the sins involved in so acting. To be God’s people, we must pursue His agenda of unity in the body of Christ.
The Psalmist asks God to 1) Count, 2) Consider, then 3) Shows his Confidence. Everyone wonders about God’s involvement in their lives and how important it is to trust God despite our circumstances.
The bride of Christ is blessed with acceptance because of 1) Choice, 2) Adoption, 3) Grace. God only accepts Christians by virtue of their being in the body of Christ. Each person should desire God’s acceptance and receive Christ’s offer.
Jesus died on the cross to 1) Prepare the Way to Heaven, 2) Prepare His People for Heaven, 3) Participate with His People in Heaven. Each person will appreciate Jesus’ work to get us to heaven.
Jesus evangelized by 1) Preaching God’s Word 2) Going After Everyone 3) Empowering Disciples 4) Promising Results. Each hearer should understand how Jesus evangelized and seek to follow His example.
In this lesson, we will discuss the Christian’s inheritance: 1) Who Gets it, 2) How they get it, 3) When and Where they get it, and 4) What do they get? Each person should understand the Christian’s inheritance. Each person may be motivated to receive this great inheritance.