The Way of Wisdom: A Gallery of Fools

SERMON OUTLINE: “THE WAY OF WISDOM: A GALLERY OF FOOLS” Proverbs (Various) Introduction – The Business Man and the Fisherman “A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth” Proverbs 17:24 A Gallery of Fools The Simple The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought […]

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The Heart of the Matter

SERMON OUTLINE: “THE HEART OF THE MATTER” Psalm 14 Introduction – A Notorious Email …Petition, No. 2493, would ultimately pave the way to stop the reading of the Gospel on the airwaves of America. Atheism Emotional (Protest) Atheism Intellectual Atheism Atheism of the Heart The Atheist Within Us All A Jarring Claim The Furious Master […]

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The Way of Wisdom

SERMON OUTLINE: “THE WAY OF WISDOM” Proverbs 1 Introduction – The Old Man and the Horse What is Wisdom? Wisdom is… Neal Plantinga – In the literature of Scripture wisdom is, broadly speaking, the knowledge of God’s world and the knack of fitting oneself into it. The wise person knows creation. She knows its boundaries […]

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The Holy Family

SERMON OUTLINE: THE HOLY FAMILY Luke 2:41-52 Introduction – Hidden Stories of the Childhood of Jesus Jesus Did What? The Only Official Story Lesson #1 Lesson #2 Lesson #3 Conclusion – The Holy Family

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Strength And Love

SERMON OUTLINE: “STRENGTH AND LOVE” Psalm 62 Introduction – Children’s Letters to God God: The bad people laughed at Noah – you make an ark on dry land you fool. But he stuck with you. That’s what I would do. Eddie The Scandal in the Text The Problem – Attack! David’s Solution The Scandal in […]

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Advent Is A Proposal

SERMON OUTLINE: “ADVENT IS A PROPOSAL” John 1:1-14 Introduction – The Story of the Prince High Personage: The Word The Word for Greeks The Word for Jews The Word for us – The Third Thing? Change of Address: Made His Dwelling Among Us Another “Straight Story”? The Violence & Profanity of the Incarnation The Proposal: […]

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Advent Is Accommodation

SERMON OUTLINE: “ADVENT IS ACCOMMODATION” LUKE 7:18-23 Introduction – The Class Pet John the Baptist In Prison The Beatitude 23 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me. John’s Doubt Our Doubt The Jesus We Don’t Expect Recalibrating Our Hearts & Minds Conclusion – Advent is Accommodation There comes a time in […]

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Advent Is Hope

SERMON OUTLINE: “ADVENT IS HOPE” ISAIAH 9:1-7 Introduction – What do you think? Hope is a powerful force in our hearts that keeps people pressing forward in situations that, from the outside looking in, look fruitless to the rest of us. Scott Hoezee Isaiah’s World & Ours A Triple Hope Hope for Healing in the […]

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