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Sermon outline: 1) The Undeserved Sufferer 2) Suffered for the undeserving Know more about the church here: https://www.pretoriawestchurch.co.za

Sermon outline: 1. Jesus condemns false faith 2. Jesus rewards real faith Know more about the church here: https://www.pretoriawestchurch.co.za/

Sermon outline: 1. Trials are real, and they hurt (v6) 2. Trials are temporary (v6) 3. Trials have a purpose from God (vv6-7) 4. Looking beyond your trials to the return of Jesus (v7b, 9) 5. Joy in your trials (vv8-9) Know more about the church here: https://www.pretoriawestchurch.co.za/

Sermon outline: Praise be to God: 1. For our gracious salvation a) By His great mercy b) He has caused us to be born again c) To receive an eternal inheritance d) Through Jesus' death and resurrection 2. For the rock-solid stability and permanence of our hope a) Imperishable b) Undefiled c) Unfading d) Kept in heaven for you 3. For giving and empowering our faith, to ensure we make it all the way home. a) Perseverance b) Preservation Know more about the church here: https://www.pretoriawestchurch.co.za/

Sermon outline: 1.The Letter of 1 Peter (1:1) a) Author b) Original Readers 2. Who are Christians? (1:2) a) Exiles / Strangers b) Elect / Chosen c) Foreknown by the Father d) Sanctified / set apart by the Spirit e) For salvation by the Son. Know more about the church here: https://www.pretoriawestchurch.co.za/

Sermon outline: 1. Jesus as the High Priest after the order of Melchizedek (v1-22) 2.Jesus as the eternal High Priest (v23-25) 3.Jesus as the perfect High Priest (v26-28) Know more about the church here: https://www.pretoriawestchurch.co.za/

Sermon outline: 1. Be warned: sin lies to you! It can seem very enticing, but it leads to destruction. (5:1-6, 9-14, 21-23, 7:21-23 2. Stay far away from sexual temptation. (5:7-8, 6:25, 7:6-9, 7:25) 3. Enjoy the goodness of God's design in exclusive, commited, lifelong marriage. (5:15-19) 4. What if I am single? - See marriage for the gift it is, and appropriately aim for it - Appreciate, and pour yourself into God's good design for the Christian life _______________________________________ Know more about the church here: https://www.pretoriawestchurch.co.za/

Sermon outline: A. What is the heart, biblically? - The inner you. Your thoughts, desires, values, will. What you treasure and love. - The real you - The control centre for your life. B. What is the heart like? - Image of God - Broken and warped by sin - A new heart - Progressive Sanctification C. An illustration: Two Fires D. How do you "Keep your heart with all vigilance?" 1. Use God's Word as your guide 2. Put off: - Sin - Temptation (radical amputation) - Thoughts, feelings, loves, joys, and desires that are NOT according to God's Word... Both sin, and what tempts you to sin or fuels your sin. 3. Put on: - Obey God's commands - Means of grace (cultivate godliness) - Thoughts, feelings, loves, joys, and desires that ARE according to Gods Word... Both what is commanded, and what fuels godliness... - Especially, seek to grow in your knowledge of God and all He has graciously given you in Jesus (present and future), so that your awe of Him grows, your trust in Him grows, and your love for Him grows. E. Remember, God is at work within you - Dependance - Hope

Sermon outline: Background: ​ King David, Bathsheba, and ​the prophet Nathan ​(2 Samuel 11:1 -12:15) 1. Go to God for forgiveness, approaching Him on the basis of His mercy (vv1-2) 2. Own the sinfulness of your sin (vv3-6) 3. Believe, and ask for, God's forgiving and transforming grace (vv6-12) - Ask God to teach you integrity (v6)​ - Ask God to wash you completely clean (v7)​ - Ask God to restore your joy (v8)​ - Ask God to delete your sin record (v9)​ - Ask God to give you a pure and steadfast heart (v10) - Ask God for a restored relationship, and for Him to continue to work through you (v11)​ - Ask God for a love for Him that flows into a life that honours Him (v12) 4. Respond to God's grace from the heart (vv13-17)​ 5. Aim for a God-honouring future, dependant on God's blessing (vv18-19)

Sermon outline: 1. Jesus responds to the Pharisees and Scribes (vv 1-3) 2. A pattern in three Proverbs: - Lost - Looked for and found - Rejoicing and calling others to celebrate too - A connection made to the joy that God and heaven takes in salvation 3. The lost sheep (vv 4-7) 4. The lost coin (vv 8-10) 5. A lost son: - Lost (vv 11-19) - Looked for and found (v 20) - 1 Celebration (vv 25-32) 6. A son who refuses to celebrate (vv 25-32) 7. Jacob and Esau 8. Salvation is only ever by grace Application: - Believe in God's graciousness and go to Him for grace. - Rejoice in God's joy to save! - Share the Gospel - Aim to embody God's grace and the welcome of the Gospel