The Right Thing To Do With Our Rights I. A MOMENT made for HOLLYWOOD. (v.1-22)A. A REVERSAL of POWER. (v.1-4)B. A DECISION that DISAPPOINTS. (v.5-15)C. REPENTANCE that doesn’t LAST. (v.16-22; 26:2; 27:1) These Old Testament stories are full of...
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The Problem with Kings – Pt. 2 | 1 Samuel 18:1-30
All those Emotions… I. RELATIONSHIPS always involve EMOTIONS. (v.1-30)A. SAUL is JEALOUS of David. (v.5, 8-30)B. But SAUL’S kids LOVE David. (v.1-4, 20, 28) Preaching 1 Samuel 18 is like walking through a minefield. There are so many...
Read moreThe Problem with Kings – Pt. 1 | 1 Samuel 13:1-15
Forgetting the True Reality I. RECONNECTING the NARRATIVE. (v.1-15)1. The Jews OPPRESSED by the PHILISTINES. (v.3, 19-22)2. A KING for the first TIME. (1 Sam. 8:5; v.1)3. An event that INCITES the OPPRESSOR. (v.3-5) We return to the 4th year of...
Read moreKoinonia – 1 John Pt. 4 | 1 John 5:1-21
Believing and Receiving I. What JOHN has said thus FAR. (Chap. 1-4)1. The TRINITY’S table of “FELLOWSHIP”. (1:1-4)2. Living in LIGHT not DARKNESS. (1:5-3:11)3. Letting LOVE flow TO and THROUGH you. (3:1-4:21) We are wrapping up 1st John today...
Read moreKoinonia – 1 John Pt. 3 | 1 John 3:11-24; 4:7-21
This is the message…part 2 I. The link between LOVE and FELLOWSHIP. (3:11-4:6)A. Love as a DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. (3:11-15, 19-24)B. CHRIST as the PROTOTYPE. (3:16-18)C. JESUS as the CONNECTION to love. (4:1-6) Remember that John is writing to...
Read moreKoinonia – 1 John Pt. 2 | 1 John 2:15-3:11
Challenges to “Fellowship” in a Dark World I. The Challenge: A TRINITY of DARKNESS. (2:15-17)A. FEELING, HAVING, and CONTROLLING.(v.16)B. This is NOT their first APPEARANCE. (Gen.3:6-7; Mt. 4:3-4,6,8-9) When the woman saw that the fruit of...
Read moreKoinonia – 1 John Pt. 1 | 1 John 1:1-2:14
Fellowship is more than a pot-luck I. WHY is John WRITING? (1:1-4)A. To PROCLAIM what others DENY. (1:1; 2:19,22)B. Jesus as the WORD of LIFE. (1:1-2)C. To COMPLETE the circle of FELLOWSHIP. (1:3-4)D. Fellowship is PARTICIPATION in THE life...
Read more2 Thessalonians – Part 1 | 2 Thessalonians 1-3
“Is this all there is?” I. The NEED for a second LETTER. (1:1-2:2)A. Growing FAITH and increasing LOVE. (1:3-4)B. Yet more PERSECUTION and SUFFERING. (1:5-10)C. A question: Is THIS all THERE is? (2:1-2) Scholars tell us that not long after Paul...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 12 | Revelation 21:1-22:6
All Things New THE SATURDAY NIGHT CHALLENGE:Guess the sermon content – fill in the blanks of the outline and email it to Pastor Jeff (jeff@gbchope.com) by Sunday morning at 8:00 AM.Two (2) categories: (1) actual, and (2) creative. A prize...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 11 | Revelation 19:11-20:15
The King and His Kingdom THE SATURDAY NIGHT CHALLENGE:Guess the sermon content – fill in the blanks of the outline and email it to Pastor Jeff (jeff@gbchope.com) by Sunday morning at 8:00 AM.Two (2) categories: (1) actual, and (2) creative...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 10 | Revelation 17:1-19:10
A Tale of Two… THE SATURDAY NIGHT CHALLENGE:Guess the sermon content – fill in the blanks of the outline and email it to Pastor Jeff (jeff@gbchope.com) by Sunday morning at 8:00 AM.Two (2) categories: (1) actual, and (2) creative. A...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 9 | Revelation 15:1-16:21
Seven Bowls of Wrath – What is Wrath? THE SATURDAY NIGHT CHALLENGE:Guess the sermon content – fill in the blanks of the outline and email it to Pastor Jeff (jeff@gbchope.com) by Sunday morning at 8:00 AM.Two (2) categories: (1)...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 8 | Revelation 14:1-15:4
The One at the Centre of It All THE SATURDAY NIGHT CHALLENGE:Guess the sermon content – fill in the blanks of the outline and email it to Pastor Jeff (jeff@gbchope.com) by Sunday morning at 8:00 AM.Two (2) categories: (1) actual, and (2)...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 7 | Revelation 13:1-18
When the Defeated Dragon Goes to War THE SATURDAY NIGHT CHALLENGE:Guess the sermon content – fill in the blanks of the outline and email it to Pastor Jeff (jeff@gbchope.com) by Sunday morning at 8:00 AM.Two (2) categories: (1) actual, and...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 6 | Revelation 12:1-17
The Story at the Centre THE SATURDAY NIGHT CHALLENGE:Guess the sermon content – fill in the blanks of the outline and email it to Pastor Jeff (jeff@gbchope.com) by Sunday morning at 8:00 AM.Two (2) categories: (1) actual, and (2) creative...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 5 | Revelation 10:1-11:14
Being the Church in a Broken World THE SATURDAY NIGHT CHALLENGE:Guess the sermon content – fill in the blanks of the outline and email it to Pastor Jeff (jeff@gbchope.com) by Sunday morning at 8:00 AM.Two (2) categories: (1) actual, and (2)...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 4 | Revelation 8:6-9:21; 11:15-19
Seven Trumpets and…Happy Mother’s Day? I. What is the CONTEXT of the TRUMPETS?A. Be AWARE of the STRUCTURE. (Rev. 6 ;Rev. 8-11)B. The TRUMPETS are the RESULT of prayer. (6:10; 8:1-6)C. A key QUESTION is WHEN? (Mt. 24:29-30) This is one of...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 3 | Revelation 6:1-8:6
Seven Seals: When Kingdoms Collide I. First, some BIG PICTURE items.A. The CHIASTIC STRUCTURE.B. The RHYTHM of the “SEVENS”.C. The USE of NUMBERS.D. The GREEK word θλῖψις (THLIPSIS). (7:14;1:9;2:9-10) Revelation is a book that people often avoid...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 2 | Revelation 4:1-5:14
The Unseen Reality Behind Everything I. SEEING through the open DOOR. (2 Cor. 4:18; Rev. 4-5)1. A THRONE with “SOMEONE” on it. (4:2-3)2. And EVEN more THRONES. (4:4)3. The SPIRIT and the SEA. (4:5-6)4. FOUR living CREATURES. (4:6-8)5. A SCROLL...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 1 | Revelation 2:1-3:22
You’ve Got Mail I. Seven LETTERS, one FORMAT. (Revelation 2-3) A. Picture of JESUS. (2:1,8,12,18;3:1,7,14) B. Picture of the SPECIFIC CHURCH.(2:1-6,9-10,13-16,19-25;3:1-4,8-11,15-20) C. Call to OVERCOME.(2:7,11,17,26;3:5,12,21) D. BLESSING...
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