Bible Preaching

Ask What You Can Do For Your Church

Following the thoughts of the JFK inaugural address of 1961:

I. Let US take up the mantle of responsibility against sin

II. Let US take our stand for Liberty in Christ

III. Let US put away division, & strive together for unity in Christ

IV. Let US cultivate Babes in Christ & not enslave them again

V. Let US learn to be independent in Christ in the ways we are called

VI. Let US reason with our adversaries as the Lord's servants

VII. Let US each one be the light of the world through Christ 

 

Ask Not What Your Church Can Do For You

I. We Must Not Desire Peace From Personal Work

II. We Must Not Desire Peace From Other People 

What Is My Responsibility?

I. The Roots of the Peter Parker Principle

II. What Is My Responsibility?

1. As a member of a Family?
2. As a member of Society?
3. As a member of the Kingdom of Heaven?
4. As a lost child of God's creation?

The Declaration of Independence & The Bible

An analysis of the American Declaration of Independence by paragraph, and what Bible verses relate. 

The Value of Mercy

I. The Value of Mercy

1. It Issues from the Throne of God
2. It Helps You to Approach That Throne
3. It Is What God Desires
4. It Saves Sinners

II. When is Mercy Appropriate

1. When Others Are Doomed or Overwhelmed
2. When It Steers People to Repentance
3. Before You Harden Your Heart to it 

Bible Hermeneutics - Psalms

I. The Need to Interpret Psalms

II. What Psalms Are Meant to Be:

1. Songs of Praise
2. Prayers
3. Counsel
4. Meditation
5. Prophecy
6. History

III. Interpreting Imprecatory Psalms

Bible Hermeneutics - Law pt.2

I. The Two Types of Kingdoms Having Law

II. Where Laws Come From

III. Where They Are Leading Us

Bible Hermeneutics - Law pt.1

I. What Laws Apply to Us?

II. How Shall We Apply The Words of Jesus?

1. Some belong to OT, others to NT
2. Some are carrying things over to the NT
3. Some may require clarification
4. Some are symbolic
5. Some have a certain context
6. Some use a figure of speech
7. Some are exemplary
8. Some are provisional 

Bible Hermeneutics - History

I. The Purpose of History

1. Is To Find Truth & Wisdom From the Past
2. Its Value is Found By the Blessings It Gives
3. The Purpose of Bible History is:
   1. To Teach About a Relationship with God
   2. To Show This To Be Necessary In Christ  

II. History Requires Its Readers to Interpret

1. Any Bias Discrediting the Message?
2. Any Historical Intent or Claim of Truth?
3. What Lessons Does This History Offer?

 

Bible Hermeneutics Intro

I. What is Hermeneutics?

II. Why Study This?

III. What Does the Bible Say About Understanding It?