Grace Bible Church, of Seabrook, MD Sermons

Mark 10.32-45

1. Seek Good Examples of Leadership

2. Keep Imitating Jesus

   1. His Actions (Eph 4.7-16, Acts 10.38)

   2. His Heart (2 Cor 10.1-7, 2 Tim 2.24-26)

   3. His Self-Mastery (2 Cor 10.1, Matt 11.29)

   4. His Humility (Phil 2.1-11)

3. Manage Key Vulnerabilities

4. Follow Well

   1. The AAA Club (Acceptance, Agreement, Attachment)

   2. Catastrophic Thinking/Fear of Evil

   3. Managing Problems (Head) versus Leading People (Heart)

   4. Perspective – The Arrogance of My Point of View

   5. Initiative – Ask, Seek, Knock

   6. Sorrow, Grief, and Repentance

   7. Methodology – Don’t Theologize Your Methodology

Luke 12:1-26

1. Hold Yourself Accountable

2. Evaluate Core Ministries

3. Learn and Adapt and Change (Listen!)

4. Promote Good Stewardship/Governance

   1. Promote People

   2. Get in the Present Moment

   3. Make it Personal

   4. Discover Positive, Resolute, Gentle Passion

Psalm 19

1. Heed a Warning (Rev. 2.1-7)

2. Win the Battle for Your Soul

3. Master the Word (Psalm 19)

4. Help GBC Fulfill Its Purpose

   • To maintain a place of worship for believers on the Lord Jesus Christ; to teach the whole Bible as the inspired word of God; to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to the unsaved; to fellowship with those of like precious Faith; and to support home and foreign missions which hold to sound doctrine as set forth in this Constitution.

   • Rock #1 - To maintain a place of worship . . .

     Rock #2 - To teach the whole Bible . . .

     Rock #3 - To proclaim the Gospel . . .

     Rock #4 - To fellowship . . .

   • Rock #5 - To support home & foreign missions . . .

Revelation 1.4-19, 2-3

The Mess – How a Local Church Thrives

1. Deal truthfully with our desires

2. Apply seven bullet points from Jesus

   1. Search for truth, but put loving God & people first

   2. Rise above comfort seeking & process pain well

   3. Maintain purity of focus

   4. Watch out for prophecy & spiritual warfare experts

   5. Stop exchanging correctness for vitality

   6. Commit to missions and a missional life

   7. Never be self-satisfied

Ephesians 3:1-21

1. The Method (Matt 28, Eph 4, 1 Cor 9, Acts 17)

   1. Strategy – Empower Disciples (Matt 28)

   2. Tactics – Equip Them for Ministry (Eph 4, 1 Cor 9)

   3. Logistics – Embrace Demographics as Ordained by God (Acts 17, 1 Cor 9)

2. The Map

3. The Management (1 Pet 2.1-9)

   1. Cause – Prophet (the Word, Truth)

   2. Concern – Priest (Compassion, Love)

   3. Corporate – King (Stewardship, Integrity, Transparency, Judgment)

4. The Mess (1 Pet 2.11-12)

   1. See ourselves as pilgrims passing through

   2. Accept that we are the strangers

   3. Deal truthfully with our desires

   4. Embody “beautiful goodness” in the daily grind

1 Peter 2.1-12

1. The Mystery (Eph 3)

2. The Mandate (Matt 16, 28)

3. The Method (Eph 4, Acts 17, 1 Cor 9)

4. The Map

5. The Management (1 Pet 2.1-9)

2 Timothy 1.1-14

Main Idea: Overcome Fear & Fulfill Your Mission

1. EMPOWER Your Spirit (7)

2. BUILD ‘Spirit Refreshers’ Into Your Life (1-6)

3. ACT Accordingly (Follow Through!) (8)

4. FIND Your Alamo (9-12)

5. MAKE Your Stand (13-14)

1 Peter 3.8-18

1. Get beyond negative motivations (5.2a)
2. Cultivate a noble, positive passion (5.2b)
3. Imitate those who demonstrate #1 and #2 (5.5)
4. Practice humility (5.6)
5. Allow humility to help you release control (5.7a)
6. Act like God really cares (5.7b)
7. Take the Devil’s tool from him (5.8-11)

1 Peter 5:1-11

Anxieties, Askings, and Jesus in the Storm

1. Contemplate a Story
2. Explore Three Kinds of Askings
3. Master the Principles of Managing Fear (1 Peter 5.1-11)
   1. Get beyond negative motivations (5.2a)
   2. Cultivate a noble, positive passion (5.2b)

1 Thessalonians 5.1-24

1. Implement the Basics (1 Thess. 5.4-22)
2. Cooperate with God’s Goal (1 Thess. 5.23-24)
3. Know Yourself (1 Thess. 5.23b)
4. Ask the Right Questions (Genesis 3.9-11, 4.6-7)

   1. Where are you? (3.9)

   2. What do you most fear? (‘nakedness’) (3.10)

   3. Who/What made you feel naked? (3.11a)

   4. Why do you trust your own knowing more than God’s word? (3.11)

   5. Why are you angry? Is it REALLY righteous? (4.6)

   6. Why really discourages you? (4.6)

   7. What is your standard of acceptance? (4.7)

   8. Do you struggle with life’s apparent biases? (4.7)

   9. Do you understand what the real threat is? (4.7b)