Grace Bible Church, of Seabrook, MD Sermons

Ephesians 1:15-23

1. Review What God Has Done (13-14)

2. Desire the Apostolic Dream (15-23)

   1. Seek the Right Motivation (15)

   2. Check Your Attitude (16)

   3. Bring Divine Grounding to Your Soul/Self (17-23)

3. Seize the True High Ground [NEXT WEEK]

Eph. 1.1-14

Enter the Greatest Story Ever (1.1-14)
Meet the Apostolic Link to the Ephesians (1-2)
Identify the “Us” (3-12)
Join the “You” (13-14) THIS IS THE KEY!!!
Desire the Dream (1.15-23) [NEXT WEEK]

Acts 19.1-20

1. Introduction

2. Learn from the Origin Story (Acts 19)

3. Stop Overemphasizing Leaders

4. Get the Big Idea

   1. It’s All About: Sitting, Walking, and Standing

5. Sitting in Ephesians:

   1. Christ is seated in the heavenly realms far above principalities (1.20)

   2. Believers are already seated with Christ (2.6)

6. WALKING in Ephesians:

   1. Don't WALK in the ways of this world (2.2)

   2. WALK in good works (2.10)

   3. WALK worthy of your calling (4.1)

   4. Don't WALK in the futility of a darkened mind (4.17)

   5. WALK in love (5.2)

   6. WALK as children of light (5.8)

   7. WALK wisely, seizing the day (5.15)

7. Standing:

   1. Stand against principalities and powers and sustain your soul in the evil day (6.11, 6.13, 6.14)

Colossians 3:1-13

1.  Review the Ground We’ve Covered
2.  Orient Your Heart/Affections toward Heaven (1-4)
A.  Fight the Things That Stop You from Doing That (5-8)
B.  Dress for Success (9-11)
3.  Change Your Heart/Affections (12-13)

Isaiah 11:1-9

The Advent (Luke 2, Isaiah 11)
Learn from the Child (Luke 2)
Listen, Ask, Amaze, Astonish, and KNOW where you belong
Become a Resting Place for God’s Spirit (Isaiah 11)
1.  The Eternal Now (11.2)
2.  Wisdom (11.2) 
3.  Understanding (11.2) 
4.  Counsel (11.2)   
5.  Power (11.2)
6.  Knowledge (11.2)
7.  Fear (Delight in Fear) (11.2-3a)

Mathew 7:13-29

What is Authority? (ex-ousia) “out of being”

① a state of control over something, freedom of choice, right

② potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power

What is Freedom? (John 8.36)
“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
BEING free from condemnation, sin, and decay.

1 John 4.7-19

1. Stop the Descent into Hell (Matthew 12.22-29; 43-45a)

2. Rest with/in the Trinity

   1. Gain Understanding (John 17.3)

   2. Process Well, Starting with Yourself (1 John 4.7-10)

   3. Love Others (1 John 4.11-13)

3. Remain When the Torment Wave

   1. Has Passed (1 John 4.14-19)

Matthew 12.22-29; 38-45

1.  Get the Big Point (45b)
What one thing is the Spirit saying to you here?
2.  Act on the Light You Have (38-42)
What does acting on the light you have mean TODAY?
3.  Stop the Descent into Hell (22-29; 43-45a)
What troubles you about this passage?

1 Corinthians 8:1-12

1. Integrate Theory (Narrative) and Practice (Experience)
2. Develop Your Theories/Narratives
3. Note How Theories/Narratives Shape Your Conscience
4. Beware Idolizing Your Theories/Narratives
5. Keep Life Experiential, not Theoretical
6. Show Restraint
7. Gain Humility

Psalm 1.1-6

1. Frame Good and Evil Biblically (Isaiah 45.7)

2. Put Character First (Eccl. 7.1)

3. Learn from “Evil” Emotions (7.2-7)

4. Practice Patience (7.8-9)

5. Stop Idealizing the Past (7.10)[or the future]

6. Accept ALL of Reality (7.14-15)

7. Temper Your Obsessions and Addictions (7.16-18)

8. Take Responsibility for Your Stinkin’ Thinkin’ (7.29)