Sun, 30 August 2015
One Another Summer “Comfort One Another” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Key Verse: “Therefore [comfort] one another with these words” (1 Thes. 4:18).
1. The resurrection of Jesus comforts us a. There’s a foundational resurrection b. There’s a future resurrection 2. The return of Jesus comforts us a. It is promised b. It is personal 3. The reunion with Jesus comforts us a. It will be a family reunion
b. It will be a forever reunion |
Sun, 23 August 2015
One Another Summer “Submit to One Another” Ephesians 5:17-21
1. It’s God’s will that we be spirit-filled a. He gives us a contrast b. He gives us a comparison 2. It’s God’s will that we sing a. Our audience b. Our assortment c. Our attitude 3. It’s God’s will that we submit a. The meaning of this command
b. The motive for this command |
Sun, 16 August 2015
One Another Summer “Bear with One Another” Ephesians 4:1-6
Key Verse: “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love” (Ephesians 4:2).
1. Our calling a. To belong to Jesus b. To become like Jesus 2. Our conduct a. The standard of it b. The specifics of it 3. Our community a. Our affirmations
b. Our aim |
Sun, 9 August 2015
One Another Summer “Bear One Another’s Burdens” Galatians 6:1-5
Key Verse: “Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:1-5).
1. A danger to acknowledge a. There’s a predator b. There’s a prey 2. A duty to accept a. Help up one another b. Hold up one another 3. A deception to avoid a. Test our own labor
b. Take up our own load |
Sun, 2 August 2015
One Another Summer “Pray for One Another” James 5:13-20
Key Verse: “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working” (James 5:14).
1. Realities of life a. There will be times of hardship b. There will be times of happiness 2. Responses to life a. Respond vertically b. Respond horizontally 3. Return to life a. We can be rebels
b. We can be redeemed |