Sermon outlines

Growing in God's Vineyard

I had opportunity to preach on Sunday AM a c ouple of weeks ago. Here is my outline for John 15:1-17

Growing in God's Vineyard
John 15:1-17

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Introduction
God has a vineyard
In it, Jesus is the vine and we are the branches
God wants us to bear fruit

God Meticulously Maintains His Vineyard
Branches which do not bear fruit he takes away (2)

God has a failed vineyard in the past, described in Is 5:1-7
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Branches that do bear fruit He prunes to make them even more productive (2)

Now the vine is Jesus himself. He WILL bear fruit! He will please the Father!
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In God's Vineyard, the Resources to bear fruit have been provided

Apart from Jesus we can produce nothing (4)

Abiding in Jesus we WILL produce MUCH fruit (5)

What does it mean to abide in Jesus?
The greek word is translated variously in the KJV as remain, dwell, continue, tarry and endure.

Psalm 91:1, 9-10 probably captures the idea best

Abide means "making your permanent dwelling place: essentially "make Him your home".

Think about what home means to us:
Home is where your heart is; where you want to be
Home is the place to which you return (like, after vacation)
Home is where you feel comfortable and can really be yourself
Home is a place of safety and security
Home is where you bring your friends for fellowship
Home is our base of operations; at the center of what we do
Home is where you find your strength for life; where you eat and sleep
Home is where the people and things we love most are found
--adapted from Bob Diffenbaugh at netbible.org
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Apart from Jesus we face judgement (6)

Abiding in Jesus our prayers are answered (7)

Abiding in Jesus, God, the owner, is glorified when we bear much fruit and prove to be Jesus' disciples (8)


In God's Vineyard, the climate to bear fruit is provided

1. We are surrounded by God's love

The Father loves the son (9)

The Son loves us (9)

So, we abide in Jesus by keeping his commandmants (9b-10)
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As Jesus obeys the father (10)
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As Jesus remains in the father's love (10)

2. We are filled with Jesus' joy (11)
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In God's Vineyard, Fruit is Plentiful

If you keep my commandments you will abide in my love Jesus said in verse 10.
What is his command? Verse 12--This is my commandment that you love one another as I have loved you.

Jesus gives us three examples of how he has loved us:

Jesus lay down his life for us (13)

He lay it down in death on the cross

He lay it down in servanthood
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Jesus brings us into an intimate relationship (14-15)

Though he serves us and though we are his servants, he now calls us his friends

As his friends, we are privy to God's private and secret thoughts and plans
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Jesus has specifically chosen and appointed us to bear fruit; lasting fruit (16)

Because of this, God will answer our prayers that are made within Jesus' will.
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Now, we are to love one another the way Jesus loves us (17)

We are to love one another sacrificially

We are to love one another through intimate acceptance

We are to love all men through evangelism
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Summary
In God's vineyard there is meticulous maintenance for purity, energy from Jesus for successful living, the security of God's love and Jesus' joy, and plentiful fruit through imitation of Jesus' love

Proposition
Believers must make Jesus our home to draw on his power to live a God-glorifying life.

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Don't Neglect Your Salvation!

Here is the outline for my second message in Hebrews.

Don't Neglect Your Salvation
Hebrews 2:1-4
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The Giving of the Law vs. The Giving of the Gospel

The law was given by angels (cf. Ps 68:17, Deut. 33:2)

The gospel was given by the Lord

The law proved to be reliable

We are not given this proof in the passage because the writer's Jewish audience would agree with this statement and would need no proof.
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The gospel proved to be reliable as well

It was attested by those who heard Jesus

It was witnessed to by God who, through the Holy Spirit supplied signs, wonders, miracles, and gifts
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The argunentation

Just as you accept what is given by angels, you have accepted what has been given by Jesus--and that is good!!!


The Condemnation of the Law vs. the Condemnation of the Gospel

In the law, every transgression of disobedience received a just retribution (Lev 24:14-16, Numbers 15:30-36)

In the gospel, how shall we escape if we neglect the salvation God has given?

The argumentation

Do not neglect the gospel.

The warnign is not "do not reject the gospel", but it is a warning about not neglecting the gospel

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The Pertinent Warning

Do not drift away from the gospel!

The danger is that we can hear the gospel, make a profession of faith, and see genuine results in our life, then we become passive in our faithfulness, satisfied but no longer growing. We begin to focus less on Christ and we gegin to dilute our Christian belief with non-Christian attitudes and philosophies. We may remain morally good, ethically pure, and dutifully religious, but Jesus Christ is no longer the ruler of our life.
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A few weeks ago I began posting my sermons at:

www.myspace.com/thattadguy


I am currently preaching through Romans.

Tad

 

Swaimj???

Cans Blackbird takes yours sermon here and "Improves" on it just a little bit???:laugh: :laugh: Got some good ones here, Brother!!

 

This Sunday we will be observing Communion. I will first preach on the Lord's Supper from Matthew 26:26-28.
I. The Picture of Sin - 26a (the bread)
II. The Picture of Suffering - 26b (the broken body)
III. The Picture of Salvation - 27 (the shed blood)

 

Good text, I preached this a few years ago. "New Wine in the Kingdom".

It was Jesus himself who said you don't put new wine in an old wine skin!

 

We are going through the Book of the Twelve - We just reached Jonah 4:

I. Rejoicing Because of Repentance
God rejoiced over Nineveh's repentance even if Jonah did not.
Do we have a passion for souls the way God does?


II. Remorse From a Selfish Saint
Christians are capable of almost any sin
Drawing a line between a back slider and one who was never saved

III. Rebuking Anger
Dealing with anger from self and others
When anger is right

IV. Remembering God
Sometimes we forget God and need to be reminded
Jonah was reminded by the worm eating the gourd
God can use trials and blessings to get our attention

V. Returning to Jerusalem
Jonah seems to have opened up and admitted his wrong in the end
Experiances are not necessary, but God can use them to His glory

 

Read chapter 4 several times and you will see why this is. We, our souls, have a personal attachment to God. Too bad when you get to Nahum to find the end of this story...

 

If you can improve on it only a "little bit"....:thumbsup:

 

Kind Pastor

I would say kind doctor pastor, but that is not yet.

You wrote what I feel to be of vital importance:

But, may I ask how you balance the tension between your philosophy of exegesis and your philosophy of homiletics?

I ask, because that is what I struggle with most. I have even found myself not doing an in depth homiletical outline on occasion when preaching. And I always struggle with - shouldn't I make an exegetical paper out of this before I do the in depth outline?

 

El_Guero = How long have you been preaching? Do you let the spirit lead you or do you try and stay with a prepared messge?

 

I guess I don't see any tension between the two. You should do your exegetical work on the passage and most times it is helpful to do an exegetical outline of exactly what is going on in the text. This at times can be quite in depth. Yet this outline is not your preaching/homiletical outline.

Your homiletical outline should come from the exegetical outline of the passage. This is what in my opinion should be simple and to the point. Also I think most times it is helpful if it is application driven and not just informative.

So the exegetical and homiletical compliment each other and work together. If you have a sermon that is only homiletical then you are more than likely going to mess up the interpretation. If you have a sermon that is only exegetical then you are going to have a lecture minus application.

 

That is what I end up doing.

I just feel that sometimes, one end or the other of the process does not have enough substance or time in it. Less than 12 hours on a sermon just doesn't give me the time I would like. Maybe I am just slower than I should be.



Thanks

Wayne

 

I always let the Spirit lead during preparation and presentation.

There just never seems to be enough time for preparation: prayer, passage selection, exegesis, homeletical outline from the exegesis, and practice sermon delivery.

Off and on for lots of years . . .

 

I am taping (when I remember) and digitizing mine and posting the outlines at our church's website. www.curtisvillebaptistchurch.com

 

i was just reading back over old posts and thought i would boot this one back into activity...i hope you guys don't mind.
Any new outlines?

 

The Child Of The Wise
Prov.23:22-26
I. The Instructions of the Parents - vs.22-23
A. Know how to invest your life
B. Know how tolive your life

II. The Delight of the Parents - vs.24-25
A. Salvation
B. Wisdom

III. The Example of the Parents - vs.26
A. Heart (be like me)
B. Eyes (Follow me)

IV. The Poison to the Parents - vs.22-35
A. Illicit sex]
B. Drugs

 

Here is my outline for tomorrow...

"Faith at Christmas"
Luke 1:26-38

1. Faith to See the Big Picture v. 26-33

2. Faith to Struggle with the Big Picture v. 34-37

3. Faith to Submit to the Big Picture v. 38

 

I have a three week series concluding tomorrow morning:

I. The Word Became Flesh
II. The Word Lived Among Us
III. The Word on the Cross

Tomorrow evening I am in James 1:17:

I. The Giving – a Pure Source
II. The Giver – A Pure Supplier
III. The Gift – A Present Supply

It is based, in part, around the two different Greek words translated as "gift" in verse 17. It seems to convey the source, motivation and the gift itself. This contrasts well with verse 15 which speaks of lust bringing forth sin and sin bringing forth death. Anyway, just wanted to explain that second outline a little.