Pastor's Outlines

  Resurrection Sunday-1 TITLE: He is Risen and We are Sent TEXT: Matthew 28:1-20 TONE: Encouragement TARGET: Believers TASK: To encourage believers to make disciples in light of Christ resurrection. TEACH: When I worked offshore and saw dolphins for the first time, it was breathtaking. All I wanted to do was look and tell others. As majestic as that sight was, it compares nothing to the empty tomb. TRUTH: At the beginning of this passage, we are presented with a powerful and awe-inspiring account of the angelic presence at the tomb of Jesus. This passage captures the moment when the divine break into the natural world, marking the pivotal event of the resurrection.   After the Sabbath, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to visit the tomb. They encountered a dramatic scene: a great earthquake occurred, and an angel of the Lord descended from heaven. The angel’s appearance was like lightening, and his clothing was as white as snow. The angel rolled back...

    The Passion and Death of Jesus Christ   F.W. Krummacher, in his classic work, “The Suffering Savior” wrote the following, “The path of the holy one of Israel becomes increasingly dark and obscure. The night-piece of His passion carries us from the region of the tragical into that of the appalling. His sufferings increase to torture, His disgrace to infamy; and the words of Isaiah, “He was despised and rejected; and we hid as it were our faces from him,” are completely realized.   After the momentous decision has been made at Gabbatha and the lot of the murderer has fallen upon the just, the latter is for a whole removed from the view of people, having been given up to the armed band of executioners’ assistants and led away by them, amid wild uproar, like sheep for the slaughter. Let us follow Him, although we do so with reluctance, but we must be witnesses of the scene, since it is the will of God that we should be aware of what our rest...

    Freedom in Christ-4   TITLE: The Essence of the Biblical Gospel TEXT: Galatians 2:15-21 TONE: Warning TARGET: Believers TASK: To warn believers of the dangers of adding works as a requirement for salvation. TEACH: In the biblical narrative, the law was given through Moses during the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt. After leading them out of slavery and crossing the Red Sea, Moses guided the Israelites to Mount Sinai. There, amidst thunder and lightning, God called Moses up the mountain and delivered the Ten Commandments, along with a broader set of laws, written on stone tablets. These laws covered aspects of moral conduct, religious observance, and civic responsibility, forming the spiritual and legal foundation for the nation of Israel.   The purpose of the law was manifold. Primarily, it served as a covenant between God and the Israelites, setting them apart as His chosen people and outlining how they should live in commun...