Moving Ahead in Transition
Joshua 1:1-9 (ESV)
1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory. 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
How can JIBC be successful in a time of transition?
1. We must believe God.
2. We must obey God.
3. We must meditate on God’s Word.
4. We must declare God’s message.
5. We must enjoy God’s presence.
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Joshua 1:1-9
Motivated by God for Missions: Come Over and Help Us!
Acts 16:6-10 (ESV)
6And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. 8So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. 9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
1. God is sovereignly controlling the work of world missions.
2. God in mission is declaring a message of eternal salvation.
3. God is sending his people out as missionaries.
Caring for the Family
Sermon Outline and Audio for 1 Timothy 5:3-16
1 Timothy 5:3-16 (ESV)
3Honor widows who are truly widows. 4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. 5She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day, 6but she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives. 7 Command these things as well, so that they may be without reproach. 8But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, 10and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work. 11But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry 12and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. 13Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not. 14So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander. 15 For some have already strayed after Satan. 16If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows.
If we are to live in a way that honors our Lord, then we must take care of the needy.
1. The Christian church must practice mercy ministry.
2. The Christian individual must take care of his or her family members.
3. The Christian widow must place her hope in God.
Christianity is a Discipleship Movement
Sermon Outline and Audio from Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 28:18-20 (ESV)
18And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
In obedience to the great commission of Jesus, the Christian life must be a discipleship movement.
1. We must be disciples.
2. We must make disciples.
3. We must nurture disciples.
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Mt. 28-18-20
Typewriting for God
Sermon Outline and Audio - 1 Timothy 4:12
1 Timothy 4:12 (ESV)
Let no one despise you for your youth but set the believers and example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
If you believe in God as Savior, then you must set and example for others.
1. You must set an example by your speech.
2. You must set an example by your conduct.
3. You must set an example by your faith.
4. You must set an example by your love.
5. You must set an example by your purity.
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1 Timothy 4:12
Bad Religion and God’s Good World
1 Timothy 4:1-5 (ESV)
1Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.
When we believe and know the truth, Jesus sets us free!
1. Since we are set free by Jesus, we must watch out for bad religion.
2. Since we are set free by Jesus, we must enjoy God’s good world.
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1 Timothy 4:1-5
Brave Men and Beautiful Women
1 Timothy 2:9-15 (ESV)
9likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10 but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. 11Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve; 14and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. 15Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
God created men and women to complement each other in the church.
1. Christian men must fulfill the God-created responsibility of leading in the church.
2. Christian women must adorn themselves beautifully through serving in the church.
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1 Timothy 2:9-15