Mother’s Day Sermon Outline and PowerPoint
Yesterday, the world reflected on honoring mothers and their influence in our lives. Below is the sermon outline and PowerPoint presented yesterday. The topic was “Characteristics of Outstanding Mothers” as material was presented on Luke 1 regarding the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Free Outlines: PDF and Word document available below:
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Just some thoughts,
Top Ten Signs Your Sermon Went Well
Ministers often struggle with feedback following the message. While many ministers hear the typical, "Good sermon." followed by a handshake, they would much rather see the benefits of the message in the daily life of Christians. (i. e. – if we preach on evangelism, then see members evangelizing.)
I have decided I would come up with a top ten list of "Signs Your Sermon Went Well." Some are comedic, two are serious.
Top Ten Signs Your Sermon Went Well
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A visitor requests you apply at their congregation.
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No one threw a song book.
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Instead of saying great sermon someone says "I am going to go do something with the message."
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The elders cancel the meeting they were going to have with you after services.
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No one offers to pay for you to do mission work in a foreign country for the rest of your life.
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Members congratulate you for “finally doing it right.”
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No one gives you a website where you can download sermons.
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Your congregation stops taking applications.
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Someone asks you if you are preaching again next week.
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You preached the gospel of Christ.
What would you add to the list?
Just my thoughts,
Jesus Speaks Truth–PowerPoint
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (John 8.31-32;ESV)
Jesus came to set us free. Are we living in freedom or are we hiding our freedom behind the walls of a church building?
To download the PowerPoint, the outline PDF and the outline Word document, you may do so below. Right-click on the link and choose “Save As…” then save the documents to your hard drive.
- PowerPoint – Jesus Speaks Truth (31 Days with Jesus)
- PDF Outline – Jesus Speaks Truth (31 Days with Jesus)
- Word Outline – Jesus Speaks Truth (31 Days with Jesus)
Just some thoughts,
The Bible Scares Me
There are scriptures in the Bible that frighten me beyond belief. This Sunday I shared with the congregation a message on the topic of “Hell.” While many have become calloused to the topic of hell, because of focusing on short term living instead long-term living, I found this topic to always be one relevant to life.
You many also download a copy of the handout provided to the congregation by clicking the picture below.
Just some thoughts,
Is Bible Study Really Important?
I am sure many of you can give me reason upon reason for the importance of Bible study. Christians may realize its importance, but are we studying the Bible?
Charles Spurgeon once said, “There is dust enough on some of your Bibles to write “damnation” with your fingers.” *
John MacArthur has said, “I have found that my spiritual growth is directly proportionate to the amount of time and effort I put into the study of Scripture.”**
Here is a lesson I am presenting on Sunday, September 25th. I want to discuss the importance of Bible study from a different perspective and show what Bible study can bring into one’s life.
Be sure to check out the other PowerPoints and outlines here.
Just some thoughts,
*Charles H. Spurgeon, Spurgeon’s Sermons, vol. 1 (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1983), 33
**John F. MacArthur, Jr., Why Believe the Bible (Glendale, CA: Regal Books, 1980), 95.
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