Most Contemporary Christian Music proponents say music is neutral and therefore all music is acceptable for the Christian. They say it is only the lyrics that make music good or evil. Through the years, I’ve questioned different people regarding the neutrality of music.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Introduction: Today we’re going to learn about the Missing Gift. Have you ever lost a gift? Amazingly, many people who receive Christ, and who claim to believe He is all to them, soon live life without thinking of Him.
Would anyone wish to live in a world without Christ? The change Christ made in and through the lives of believers everywhere is incalculable. Thank God that Christ did come, He died yet still lives, and one day, He is coming again.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Introduction: Have you ever heard the phrase, “Looks can be deceiving”? Let’s take a closer look at this marvelous gift:
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Toward the end of the Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey cries out, “I want to live again! I want to live again!” Immediately he’s flashed from the previous scene and finds himself standing once more on the snow-covered iron bridge where earlier he had considered suicide: the dark swirling river below.
Proverbs 12:25 says, “Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.” Over and over in the Bible we see examples and read exhortations about how words can be used for righteous and relevance or for ruin and rebellion. In Proverbs 12, we read about what words can be:
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Introduction: Do you know anybody who needs Jesus? Perhaps the question should better be phrased, “Do you know anybody who doesn’t need Jesus?” Everyone needs Jesus. But not everyone is aware of their need, or even if they are aware, is capable of getting to Him themselves.
Pastors Should Take Point in Planting New Churches
The church at Antioch in Acts 13 sent out men who were called, qualified, and capable. They were not looking for somewhere to send someone to be “an encouragement” to them. They were not looking for a place of service elsewhere for those who could not or would not serve effectively in their own local church.