032915AM Sermon Notes

Questions Concerning Satan 

Job 23:10

Six Questions Concerning Satan:

Question Number One:  How can the temptation of Jesus be real if he could not sin?

Question Number Two:  Can a Christian be demon possessed?

Question Number Three:  When is it appropriate for a believer to bind a demon or to cast it out?

Five False Approaches

1.      Find it and Bind it

2.     When in doubt, cast it out

3.     Hocus-pocus there is no focus

4.     Violence

5.     Territorial spirits

Question Number Four:  What is the relationship between demonic activity and sickness?

Question Number Five:  What is the role of Angels in Spiritual warfare?

Question Number Six:  What is the Key to Victory?

032515WED Sermon Notes

The Source of Real Strength

1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Theme:

Repentance Leads to Strength

Statement of Truth:

The strongest person is the person that God regards as strong

I.  Repentance was the method of every messenger of God

II.  Only God Grants Repentance

Other Scripture Referenced:

Isaiah 66:2; Malachi 1; Romans 9; Hebrews 12; Genesis 6;  Hebrews 3 & 4;

2 Corinthians 7; Matthew 3:1-2; Mark 6:12; Acts 2, 3 &17;  2 Timothy 2:25;  Acts 5:31; Acts 11:18.

032215PM Sermon Notes

The Basic’s of Baptism
Selected  Biblical Text


Theme:  For the Follower of Christ to gain and renew a clear understanding of the importance of Biblical Baptism.


FOUR QUESTIONS CONCERNING BAPTISM:

• WHAT DOES THE WORD BAPTISM MEAN?


• WHO IS BAPTISM FOR?


• HOW IMPORTANT IS BAPTISM?


• WHAT DOES BAPTISM ACCOMPLISH?



Statement of Truth:
Baptism is public identification with Christ



Selected Passages Today:
Acts 2:36-38; Acts 8:12, 36;  Acts 18:8; Ephesians 2:8-9;
John 1:12;  John 3:16; Romans 6:4; and Romans 10:9

031515AM

I Am In this Battle to Win This Battle

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

5 FORTRESSES PREVALENT IN CULTURE TODAY:

            ·      The Fortresses of EVOLUTION

            ·      The Fortresses of EGALITARIANISM

            ·      The Fortresses of ECONOMICS

            ·      The Fortresses of EXPERIENCE

            ·      The Fortresses of EGO

Two Truth’s Today:

I.               The battle is won when truth displaces deception

II.              We are not alone in the battle

032215AM Sermon Notes

Understanding The Evil One
Various Selected Text


Six Questions Concerning Satan:

Question One:  How can the temptation of Jesus be real if he could not sin?


Question Two:  Can a Christian be demon possessed?


Statement of Truth:
The question of demon possession is less about location and it is more about influence.


Life Lesson:
While Satan cannot control anything against my will, he will influence our lives to the extent in which we offer ourselves to unrighteousness.


To Be Continued...




Selected Text:
1 John 3:5; 1 Peter 2:22; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34;
John 6:67; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 2:18;
1 Corinthians 10:13;  Romans 6:11-16;  Ephesians 4:27; 
2 Timothy 2:26; 1 Timothy 4:1; 
Hebrews 10:26; James 4:7

031515PM Sermon Notes

Aligned Hearts Equal Aligned Lives   

Ephesians 4:17-20

Statement of Truth:

Transformed hearts will produce transformed lives

Statement of Truth:

If someone makes a decision to follow Christ but does not become a disciple, someone has been deceived

QUOTABLE:

Augustine said, “If you believe what you like in the Gospels and reject what you don’t like it is not the Gospel you believe but rather yourself!”

I.               An EMBRACEMENT that will help us

a.     Devotion brings a change

b.    Devotion brings a challenge

c.     Discarding action to align

Statement of Truth:

Whenever you have a strong desire for Jesus your desire for sin weakens!

d.    Discipline brings a Holy alignment

030815AM Sermon Notes

The Battle Can Be Won

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

STATEMENT OF TRUTH:

THE BATTLE CAN BE WON!

We must have the right weapons:

                ·      These weapons must be divine

                ·      These weapons are divinely powerful

STATEMENT OF TRUTH:

The battle is fought in our minds