Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. God’s Word was written for our instruction. As one must dive deep for pearls and dig deep for precious stones, so must we delve deep into God’s Word if we are going to uncover its powerful principles.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. The Book of the Revelation is one where mystery and the hidden things are revealed to John. It is a story of how wrongs are made right. It is the ultimate picture of justice. The final chapters in Genesis are also ones of great revelation.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. The idea of an “awakening” implies a preceding slumber or passivity. The Great Awakening in America occurred in the mid 1700s and was fueled with the fiery preaching of George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards. The Grain Awakening occurred when Jacob’s family got hungry and was fueled by the providential working of God through Joseph.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Introduction: No man seeks to be filled until he is first aware of his hunger. And, the deeper his hunger, the more diligently he seeks to be satisfied.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Joseph’s name was changed to Zaphnathpaaneah. A.W. Pink says that this name, to the Egyptians, would have meant, “savior of the world.”
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Why had God waited so long? In part, we can say, “Only God knows.” Yet, God does give us some insight into why He waits.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. We remember that Joseph is a picture for us of the Lord Jesus Christ. Joseph was about to enter a period of time of great importance. And, this time of learning and “schooling” would last for years. It was the “school of affliction.”
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Some of the most encouraging words that we will read in the life of Joseph are “and the LORD was with Joseph.” No matter where we find Joseph, we also find the Lord.
There is a book that has divided families, devastated philosophies, and destroyed the following of some of the world’s best-known religions. It proclaims itself to be superior to science, more honest than historians, and the only firm foundation on which to build our lives. People have been derided for believing it, attacked for possessing it, jailed for disseminating it, and martyred for refusing to deny it. Liberals loathe it, courts outlaw it, politicians run from it, the media scorns and fears it simultaneously.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. During WWII, a soldier angrily demanded, “Why doesn’t God stop this war!” A Christian soldier standing nearby answered, “Why should He? He didn’t start it.” People blame God for things in life that they don’t like. They accuse Him of the trouble that they find themselves in.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Much of Joseph’s early life consisted of God preparing him for what was to come. There was certainly a storm brewing on Joseph’s horizon, and the preparations to handle that storm were essential.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. What we face in life is out of our control. Who we face it with is not.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Introduction: Today we’re going to learn about the Missing Gift. Have you ever lost a gift? Amazingly, many people who receive Christ, and who claim to believe He is all to them, soon live life without thinking of Him.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Introduction: Have you ever heard the phrase, “Looks can be deceiving”? Let’s take a closer look at this marvelous gift:
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Toward the end of the Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey cries out, “I want to live again! I want to live again!” Immediately he’s flashed from the previous scene and finds himself standing once more on the snow-covered iron bridge where earlier he had considered suicide: the dark swirling river below.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. Introduction: Do you know anybody who needs Jesus? Perhaps the question should better be phrased, “Do you know anybody who doesn’t need Jesus?” Everyone needs Jesus. But not everyone is aware of their need, or even if they are aware, is capable of getting to Him themselves.
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post.
The devil is a dirty liar. Among the most dangerous and effective of his lies is this: “It is hard to do right and easy to do wrong.” This statement seems true to us sometimes.