Sermons
That’s My Child - I Kings 3:16-28
Quote: If any of us had to wait for God to love us based on our
performance we would all be out of luck.
Points:
I. The Backstory ( vv. 16-22)
II. The Wisdom of the King ( vv. 23-28)
Sermon Application:
1. Did or do you have a standard for perfection for your mother? As a
mother have you placed perfection as your standard?
2. If you were given one prayer request from God, what would that
request be?
3. What are some of your fondest memories you have of your mother?
Of being a mother?
4. What did you learn about “compassion” in today’s message?
5. What did you learn about “wisdom” from King Solomon?
Prayer Accomplishes Much - James 5:16
Sermon Outline- May 5, 2024
Text: James 5:16
Title: Prayer Accomplishes Much
Quote: Prayer is a call, to not bend our knees, but to bend our heart.
Points:
I. Confessional Prayer ( v.16a)
II. Healing Prayer ( v. 16b)
III. Effective Prayer ( v. 16c)
Sermon Application:
1. In our introduction of our sermon, which definition of prayer impacted
you most?
2. What did you think about the following quote: Prayer is a call, to not
bend our knees, but to bend our heart,
3. What did you learn about accountability as it relates to prayer?
4. Did you know we have a responsibility to confess our sins to one
another?
5. Did you know before today’s message that an aspect of our healing is
related to us praying for one another?
6. What do you think is meant by the phrase- “availeth much” ?
Ministry Opportunities:
8 th – Corporate Praise, Prayer, and Bible Study
15 th - The Charter- 4pm
18 th – Ladies’ Prayer Breakfast- 9:30-11:30am
Out of Order - Matthew 6:32-34
Quote: If your priorities are not right, you won’t be right.
Points:
I. I’ll Take An Order of That (vv. 32-33)
II. I’ll Take A Double Order of That ( v.34)
Sermon Application:
1. Do you live for the present? Do you live for your pleasure?
2. What do you think of the following statement: If your priorities are not
right, you won’t be right.
3. What did you learn about the phrase:” but seek first His kingdom”?
What is meant by “seek”? What is meant by “kingdom”?
4. Are you an “intimate” of God? Why or Why not?
5. What did you learn from our discussion on -Automatically Seeking
Three Things?
Ministry Opportunities:
1 st - Corporate Praise/Prayer/Bible Study 7-9pm
4 th - Couples’ Small Group-10:30-12:30- Breakfast/Brunch and Movie-
(please R.S.V.P. no later than 5/1
5 th - Lord’s Supper
Ain’t No Need To Worry/ Don’t Worry Be Blessed: Matthew 6:25-31
Quote: To worry is to insult God
Points:
I. Don’t Worry Over Food ( vv. 25-26)
II. Don’t Worry Over Clothing ( vv. 27-31)
Sermon Application:
1. What did you learn from our discussion on the meaning of the word
“worry”?
2. What did you learn about the phrase-“Take No Thought”?
3. What did we learn about the difference between “foresight” and
“foreboding”?
4. Have you found yourself worrying about what you will eat/ what you
will wear?
5. What insights did you gain from our conclusion discussion?
Ministry Opportunities:
21 st - Kidz Zone
24 th – Praise/Prayer/Bible Study- 7pm-9pm
Don’t Be Foolish: Never Say Never - Luke 22:31-34- Part 2
Quote: Only when you are in the sifter can you know exactly what you will
or won’t do!
Points:
I. What A Fool Says (v.33)
II. When A Fool Is Corrected (v.34)
Sermon Application:
1. What did you learn from our discussion concerning the possible reasons for sifting?
2. Are you guilty of acting like Peter-speaking before allowing the Holy Spirit to provide you what to say?
3. Have you been guilty lately of thinking you are ready for anything that comes your way? See 1 Cor. 10:12
4. What did you glean from our discussion of the five remember statements?
5. What did you learn from our discussion of “passive denial” of Jesus?
Ministry Opportunities:
17 th – Corporate Praise/Pray/Bible Study- 7-9pm
20 th – Ladies’ Small Group- 10-11:30
21 st - Kidz Zone
Roughed Up-Yet Covered By Prayer - Luke 22:31-34- Part 1
Sermon Outline- April 6, 2024
Text: Luke 22:31-34- Part 1
Title: Roughed Up-Yet Covered By Prayer
Quote: God must sift us before He shifts us.
Points:
I. A Determined Adversary ( v.31)
II. A Diligent Advocate ( v.32)
Application:
1- What did you learn from today’s message concerning spiritual
sifting?
2- What two points concerning Satan did you gleam from verse 31?
3- What should we do during our shifting season?
4- What do you think of the saying-God must sift us before He shifts us.
5- Do you view Jesus as your powerful Advocate? Why or Why not?
6- How does it change your life’s perspective that the Lord is praying for
you?
Ministry Opportunities:
8 th - Search Committee- 7:30pm
9 th - Advisory Board Mt. 7pm
10 th - Corporate Praise/Prayer/Bible Study- 7-9pm
13 th – Men’s Small Group- 7:30am
Gone But Not Forgotten - 1 Peter 1:3-5
Quote: Without the belief in the resurrection, the Christian faith could not
have come into being.
Points:
I. Praise Him (v. 3a)
II. Bless Him (v.3b)
III. Thank Him (v.3c)
Application:
1. How often do you remind yourself that you are not home yet?
2. When was the last time you praised Him for His great mercy?
3. What did you learn from our discussion on “Living Hope”?
4. What did you learn from our importance of the resurrection of Jesus
Christ?
5. What did you learn about our inheritance?
Ministry Opportunities:
3rd - Corporate Praise/Prayer/Bible Study – 7-9pm
6th Couples’ Small Group 10:30-12
7th – Lord’s Supper
9th - Advisory Board Meeting
Triumphant King - Mark 11:7-11
Text: Mark 11:7-11
Title: Triumphant King
Quote: God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
Points:
I. Submission To The Triumphant King ( vv. 7-8)
II. Adoration Of The Triumphant King ( vv. 9-10)
Application:
1. Have you ever felt that there are no unimportant or menial tasks
when it comes to serving the Lord?
2. If the Lord has need of something in your possession, do you quickly
share said possession?
3. How will you observe this year’s “Passion Week”?
4. What did you learn from our discussion of “Submission”?
5. What did you learn about the distinction between Adoration and
Worship?
Ministry Opportunities:
26 th - Pastor’s Follow-Up Appointment with Orthopedic
27 th – Praise/Prayer/Bible Study- 7pm-9pm
29 th - Good Friday
31 st - Resurrection Sunday- 11am
Life Through the Spirit - Romans 8:9-11
Meetings
Kidzone Sun. 17th 11:00 a.m.
Prayer & Bible Study Wed 20th 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday School Sun. 24th 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Call to Worship Sun. 24th 10:45 a.m.
What’s On your Mind? Romans 8:5-8
Meetings
Pastor Search Committee Mon. 11th 7:30 p.m.
Prayer & Bible Study Wed 13th 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Women’s Sat. 16th 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Men’s Conference Sat. 16th 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Kidzone Sun. 17th 11:00 a.m
Communion - Luke 22:14-20
Meetings
Couples’ Sat. 2nd
Prayer & Bible Study Wed. 6th
Men’s Sat. 9th (cancelled)
Pastor’s Search Committee Mon. 11th 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Sat. 16th 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Men’s Conference Sat. 16th 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Life in Christ - Romans 8:2 -4
Announcements
Meetings
Couples’ Sat. 2nd (tentative)
Men’s Sat. 9th (cancelled)
Pastor’s Search Committee Mon. 11th 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Sat. 16th 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Men’s Conference Sat. 16th 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Pulpit Supply
Minister Geoffrey Avery - Rescheduled
Why Give Jesus Preeminence In Your Life? - Colossians 1:13-20
Announcements
Meetings
Kidzone - 18th
Prayer and Bible Study - No meeting 21st
Sunday School - No Sunday School 25th
Pulpit Supply
Minister Geoffrey Avery - Rescheduled
Don’t Judge Me - Romans 8:1
Outline - February 04, 2023
Title: Don't Judge Me
Text: Romans 8:1
Upcoming Meetings
Men’s Small Group - Sat. 10th 7:30 a.m.
Women’s Small Group - Sat. 17th 10:00 a.m.
Pastor’s Search Committee - Mon. 12th 7:30 p.m.
Prayer and Bible Study - No meeting 7th and 14th
"Popeye Saints" -1 Corinthians 15:9-10
Title: Popeye Saints
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:9-10
Quote: Grace- God Riches At Christ Expense
Points:
I. Apostle of God (v.9)
II. Grace of God (v.10)
Application:
1-Have you ever felt like the Apostle Paul that your past disqualifies you to
be used by God? Why?
2-What do you think of the statement: “ The Gospel is a message of what
God has done for me, what I could not do for myself”?
3-What did you learn from our discussion on the “Three Distinctive
Meanings of Grace”?
4- What did you learn from our discussion on “Grace”?
5-What did you learn from the statement: “The Gospel’s focus is on Jesus
performance for us, not our performance for Him”?
6- What did you learn from our discussion on the “Three Types of Grace”?
Ministry Opportunities:
31st - Corporate Praise/Prayer/Bible Study- 7-9pm ( last Corporate
Wednesday until February 21st )
3rd - Couples’ Small Group- 10:30 ( Zoom)
4th – First Sunday
5th – Pastor’s Surgery- Saint James Hospital, Olympia Fields
"Hilarious" -2 Corinthians 9:6-7
Outline-January 21, 2024
Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-7
Title: Hilarious
Quote: We give to please-not to receive
Points: I. Sowing Saints (v.6) II. Cheerful Saints (v.7)
Application:
1-When you give- is the purpose of your giving to please God, or to please yourself?
2- What do you learn from the statement: “When it comes to us giving- we cannot out give our Heavenly Father”?
3- How would you explain the spiritual principle of Sowing and Reaping?
4-Are you a hilarious giver? What did you learn from the various definitions of the word “hilarious”?
5-What did you learn from our discussion on the “Principle of Intent”?
6- What did you learn from our discussion on “stewardship”?
7-What did you learn from our discussion on “How We Are To Give God’s Way”?
8- What did you learn from our discussion on the “3 Corollaries”?
Ministry Opportunities: 24th-Corporate Praise/Prayer/Bible Study
27th -Men’s Small Group-7:30/ Ladies’ Small Group-10
28th -Sunday School-9:30/ Search Committee Status Mtg.- After Service
"God’s Upward Call" - Philippians 3:14
Outline-January 14, 2024
Text: Philippians 3:14
Title: God’s Upward Call
Quote: Each step of fellowship with Christ now is a little bit of heaven
Points:
I. Goal-Oriented Saints ( v. 14a)
II. Upward-Calling Saints ( v. 14b-c)
Sermon Application:
1-How much do you use your age or circumstances to affect you pressing
on toward the goal?
2- Is God’s goal for your life, your goal for your life? Why, or Why not?
3- What do you make of the statement: “The prize is not only a future prize
but also a present prize”?
4-What do you make of the statement: “Each step of fellowship with Christ
now is a little bit of heaven”?
5- What did you learn from our discussion on the following:
A. A Focused Life- Keeping Eye on The Prize
B. A Purposeful Life- Toward the Goad
C. A Fulfilled Life- In Christ Jesus
Ministry Opportunities:
14 th - Sunday School-9:30
16 th - Advisory Board Mtg. -7pm
17 th - Corporate Prayer and Bible Study- 7-9pm
20 th – Ladies’ Small Group- 10-11:30am
28 th – Pulpit Seach Committee Meeting- after Morning Service
‘Saintward” - Philippians 3:13
Outline-January 7, 2024
Text: Philippians 3:13
Title: Saintward
Quote: If our eyes are glued to the past, we will miss the blessing the Lord has for
us which lies ahead.
Points:
I. Backward Saints ( v.13 a-b)
II. Forward Saints (v. 13 c)
Application:
1- What role do the two key elements of pleasing God- pressing on play in
your spiritual journey?
2- What did you learn about spiritual forgetting?
3- Do you live life with more of a front view perspective or rear-mirror view?
Why?
4- Which of the 3 things we are to forget do you have the most trouble
forgetting?
5- What did you learn from today’s discussion on the “Dangers of
Unwillingness to Forget”?
6- What did you learn from today’s discussion on the “Advantages/Lessons”
learned from forgetting?
7- What do you think of the statement- Where we’re going is more important
than where we’ve been?
8- What did you learn from the four closing points of today’s sermon?
Ministry Opportunities:
10 th - Corporate Praise/Prayer and Bible Study- 7-9
13 th – Men’s Small Group-7:30am
14 th - Sunday School Class- 9:30am
"Pressing On" - Philippians 3:12-14
Outline-December 31, 2023
Text: Philippians 3:12-14
Title: Pressing On
Quote: God is seeking progression not perfection- Chuck Swindoll
Points:
I. Perfection (v.12a)
II. Pressing ( v.12b)
III. Lay Hold (v.12c)
Application:
1. Are you willing to allow the Holy Spirit to provide a 2023 spiritual
inventory?
2. Do you have a better understanding of spiritual perfection?
3. Read and Meditate on Philippians 3:10-11
4. What do you think of Chuck Swindoll’s statement: “God is seeking progress
not perfection”
5. Why is it important for you to know that you have not reached perfection?
6. Are you living your life as though God you know that Christ Jesus laid hold
of you?
Ministry Opportunities:
3 rd - Corporate Praise/Prayer and Bible Study-James 1:4-6- 7-9pm
6 th - Couples’ Small Group- 10:30-Noon
7 th - Lord’s Supper