Sermon: The Organic/Mystical Relationship between Jesus and His Followers Bible Passage: Acts 8:3; 9:1-5 I. Saul’s connection to Stephen’s testimony and death 1. Acts 7:58 When they had driven him [Stephen] out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of
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Sermon: New Beginning Bible Passage: Luke 24:13-35 I. Jesus’ resurrection was prophesied about 700 years before it happened (cf. Isa 52:13-15) 1. He will be elevated, lifted high, and greatly exalted by God (53:13b) 2. Though Jesus’ disciples heard from Jesus many times, they did not fully understand the divine act
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Sermon: The Completion of the “cup” Bible Passage: Mark 15:33-39 Verse 33 1. NIV reads “at noon,” but it actually reads “when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour”—sixth hour is 12 noon 2. Darkness came upon the land from “12 noon to
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Sermon: Jesus the King Bible Passage: Luke 19:29-46 I. Introductory matters 1. Jesus left Galilee (cf. Luke 9:51) for Jerusalem 2. Jesus travelled through Jericho and reached Mount of Olives, where kings of Judah usually would begin their entry towards the city of Jerusalem after their victory—triumphal entry 3. It is
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Sermon: Jesus the Suffering Servant Bible Passage: Isaiah 53:1-12 I. The Servant would have an obscure, insignificant birth and upbringing (vv. 1-3) 1. Dry ground—lowly background of His parents compared to the luxury of the royals 2. No dignity or beauty a. Compare it with Saul and David b. He had
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Series: The Warning Passages of the Book of Hebrews Sermon: Consequence of Sinning Deliberately Bible Passage: Heb 10:26-31 I. The problems with the recipients of the book of Hebrews 1. 2:1 – “drifting away” from God and Christian faith 2. 3:12 – “an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God”
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Sermon: Giving and Receiving Bible Passage: Philippians 4:15-20 I. Philippian Christians supported Paul’s ministry financially when he left Philippi for Achaea via Thessalonica (verses 15-16; cf. Acts 17:1) 1. Paul calls their financial support koinonia 2. Paul mentions about it in 2 Cor 8:1-5 where he uses different terms for their
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Series: The Warning Passages of the Book of Hebrews Sermon: Rejecting God and It’s Consequence Bible Passage: Hebrews 12:25-29 I. Verse 25a: “See to it that you do not refuse/spurn Him Who speaks” 1. The One who speaks here is God 2. God the Father speaks continuously through His Son
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Sermon: God’s Word, Human Response to God’s Word, and God’s Response to Human Obedience Bible Passage: Haggai 2:19b “From this day on I will bless you” I. The condition of people in Jerusalem that needed a fix through divine intervention? 1. There was scarcity of grains—2:16 When anyone came to
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Series: Warning Passages Sermon: Falling Away Bible Passage: Hebrews 6:4-8 I. The intent of this passage 1. Pastoral warning against intentional sins 2. Prodding believers to persevere to maturity 3. The passage is not soteriological or salvation related; but it is believers’ sanctification related 4. The spirit of this passage is not
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