Category: Sermon Outlines

Sermon outlines and audio sermons by Kevin Cauley preached at the New Boston Church of Christ.

  • judging

    God is a Just God

    God is a just God because we can trust His 1) Integrity, 2) Judgments, 3) Punishments. Each hearer should understand that he may trust in God in all situations of life even when others have done evil against him. That each person put more faith and trust in God and His righteousness.

  • Jesus Matters

    Jesus matters because He is 1) The Savior of Humanity, 2) The Standard for Humanity, and 3) The Sovereign of Humanity. Each person should be able to understand the relevance of Jesus to their lives. I want to impress upon each person the necessity of Jesus to live a good life.

  • The Greatest Command

    In this lesson we will study what Jesus calls the greatest command looking at its 1) Imperative, 2) Intentional 3) Instructive 4) Intense 4) Impressive. Each person should understand the greatest command and seek to live by it. This sermon emphasizes that the greatest command is not obeyed by mere emotion, but by action.

  • resurrection

    Escape from the Tomb

    Jesus’ escape from the tomb means 1) the Reality of God, 2) the Reality of Redemption for Sinners, 3) the Reality of Resurrection for Saints. The hearer should understand that Jesus’ resurrection presents to us God’s reality when it comes to God, Redemption, and Eternity. This sermon to communicate that the resurrection of Jesus presents God’s perspective of the reality as it really is.

  • What is Heaven and What is Hell?

    What is heaven and hell? The Bible tells us that 1) Heaven is a place of reward, but hell is a place of punishment. 2) Heaven is a place of eternal joy; Hell is a place of suffering. 3) Heaven is God’s home; Hell is where Satan’s prison. Each hearer should understand how the Bible describes heaven and hell. This sermon should motivate the hearers to want to go to heaven and avoid hell.

  • thanksgiving

    Give Thanks for the Goodness of God

    We should give thanks for the goodness of God because God 1) Fills the Hungry Soul with Goodness, 2) Breaks the Chains of Sin 3) Delivers from our Own Destruction, 4) Guides us to our Desired Haven 5) Gives Fertility to the Land and 6) Executes Justice. Each hearer should understand that God does many very good things in the world on a daily basis. This sermon emphasizes God’s faithful goodness to mankind.

  • Righteousness or Unrighteousness (Romans 1)

    In this lesson, we will look at Romans chapter one, which is 1) God’s righteousness and 2) Man’s unrighteousness. Each hearer will understand that God’s righteousness is revealed through the gospel of His Son, Jesus Christ and that man is inherently unrighteous. I hope to communicate that God’s righteousness saves but man’s unrighteousness condemns.

  • What is the Gospel?

    What is the gospel? It is 1) the Good News, 2) the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus, 3) the Power of God to Salvation. Each hearer will be able to answer the question, “What is the gospel?” I want to communicate that the gospel is God’s plan for salvation through Jesus Christ.

  • clean heart

    Clean Hands or Clean Heart?

    What does it mean to be defiled? The Pharisees had one definition. Jesus had a different definition. In this lesson, we will examine 1) the meaning, 2) the manner, and 3) the menace of defilement. Each hearer will be able to explain that defilement originates in the heart, not from some external source. The aim of this lesson is to communicate that Christianity teaches personal responsibility.

  • obey the Lord

    Obey the Lord

    In this lesson, we will discuss the command to obey the Lord. We will look at 1) What the command means, 2) Who is responsible to follow it, and 3) Why we must obey it. Each hearer should be impressed with the absolute necessity of obeying the Lord. I hope to communicate with each person what obedience means.

  • Loving God's Word

    The Bible Doctrine of Inspiration

    In this lesson we will look at the bible doctrine of inspiration: the evidence for inspiration; the nature of inspiration; the function of inspiration; and the scope of inspiration; some misunderstandings of inspiration. The objective of this lesson is to help everyone understand what the Bible doctrine of inspiration is and implies and to help all respect God's authority.

  • beautiful life

    “A Beautiful Life”

    In this lesson we will study the song “A Beautiful Life.” This song emphasizes that the true beauty of the Christian is in 1) serving others 2) pure living, 3) recognizing our mortality. Each hearer should understand that life is fleeting and we need to make the most of every day to do good to others.

  • what is sin

    What is Sin?

    What is sin? Sin is 1) lawlessness, 2) violation of conscience, 3) leaving undone what we should do. Each hearer should be able to state what sin is. This lesson seeks to answer a top religious question with Bible teaching.