Bethlehem Community Church

Pastor Geoff Ekstein
Phillipians 3:12-16
BIG IDEA:
 “True joy is found in Christ, not our own efforts.”
 
 OUTLINE:
 1. The risk of spiritual arrogance? (Verse 12) 
 2. Where is your home? (Verse 13-14) 
 3. Finishing strong (Verse 15-16) 
 4. Challenge: Be wary of your attitude. 

How to Have Peace - Psalm 4
Pastor Andrew Watkins
Big Idea:  God's children can come to Him in hard times and find peace.

Outline:

1. Point yourself to the Lord. (1)
2. Point your enemies to the Lord. (2-5)
3. Point your circumstances to the Lord. (6-8) 

Big Idea:

God is with you and for you in your trials.

Outline:

1. Take your troubles to the LORD. (1-2)
 2. Place your confidence in the LORD. (3-6)
 3. Give your battles to the LORD. (7-8) 

 | Big Idea: God's plan is for Jesus Christ to rule over all, so submit to Him.

Outline: 
1. Resist the world's rebellion against God. (1-3)
 
2. Consider God's response to our uprising. (4-6)
 
3. Embrace God's plan for the world. (7-9)

4. Choose God's path for salvation. (10-12)

 | Big Idea:

The path to true blessing is only found in God through Christ

 Outline: 

1. Pursue God's way and prosper. (1-3)
 

2. Pursue your way and perish. (4-6)

Gospel Perspective
Paul Anderson
Phillipians 1:3-11
Big Idea: A Gospel Perspective puts everything into perspective.
Outline: 
1. The Gospel Perspective gives us three things. (vs. 3-8)
2. The key to the Gospel Perspective. (vs. 9)
3. The result of the Gospel Perspective. (vs. 10-11)

Pastor Andrew Watkins
Series: Titus 3
Sermon: Entrusted to Live Well

Big Idea: We have been entrusted with the gospel, so we must live out the gospel.

Outline:

1. Live well by honoring others. (vs. 1-2)
2. Live well by remembering the gospel. (vs. 3-7)
3. Live well by doing, not talking. (vs. 8-11)
4. Live well by cultivating relationships. (vs. 12-15)

“Entrusted with Grace”

Titus 2:11-15

Big Idea: God’s grace saturates the Christian life from beginning to end.

Outline:

1.  God’s grace has saved us from sin’s penalty. (11)

2.  God’s grace is saving us from sin’s power. (12)

            3.  God’s grace will save us from sin’s presence. (13)

            4.  God’s grace saves us for Jesus’ possession. (14-15)

Closing Thoughts:

The word grace brings many different thoughts to our minds. Maybe you think of fond memories of a favorite old hymn. Perhaps you remember what it felt like to be far from God and then understand His grace for the first time. Many of us associate grace with salvation, but don’t really see how it plays into the Christian life. This week in Titus 2:11-15, we’re going to see that God’s grace saturates the Christian life from beginning to end.

God bless you all!

Sermon Series: Titus – Entrusted with the Gospel

Title: “Entrusted for Discipleship”

Text: Titus 2:1-10

Big Idea: God has entrusted us with the gospel, so we must pursue discipleship before a watching world.

Outline:

1. The root of discipleship is good doctrine. (1)

2. The responsibility in discipleship is godly living. (2-10a)

3. The reason for discipleship is gospel witness. (10b)

Title: “Entrusted to Defend”

Text: Titus 1:10-16

Big Idea: God has entrusted us with the gospel, so we must defend it in the church.

Outline: 3 enemies of the gospel…

1. A legalism that adds to the gospel’s message. (10-11)

2. A license that detracts from the gospel’s power. (12-14)

3. A life that denies the gospel’s work. (15-16)