Maryville Church of Christ

Sermon Title: Avoiding Election Infection

Scripture Reading: Mark 12:30-31

Summary: Politics and be divisive.  Christians should approach politics much differently than they tend to.

Sermon Title:  The Value of All Lives

Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:26-27

Summary:  How God made us means that all lives have inherent value and worth.

Sermon Title: Trust is the Glue of Life

Scripture Reading: Acts 9:26-31

Summary: Trust is the fundamental principle that holds all relationships together.

Sermon Title: The Song of God

Scripture Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-20

Summary: In days of uncertainty, God calms our fears by singing over us.

Sermon Series: Real-Life Discipleship

Sermon Title:  (Part 7) What is Relational Discipleship?

Scripture Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8

Summary:  Without true relationships, real-life discipleship is not possible.  You can be religious by yourself, but you cannot be a disciple without being in relationships with others.

Sermon Series: Real-Life Discipleship

Sermon Title: (Part 6) Making Disciples Not Cultural Christians

Scripture Reading: Luke 5:1-11

Summary:  We are called to make disciples of Jesus, not cultural Christians.  Restoring Jesus method for making disciples will require a fundamental shift in the way we view and do church.

Sermon Series: Real-Life Discipleship

Sermon Title:  (Part 5) Disciple-Makers Coach for Spiritual Growth

Scripture Reading: 1 John 2:12-14

Summary:  When we look to Jesus as a disciple-maker, we find that he was intentional in helping people move through a growth process.  Disciple-makers help others move from from being spiritual infants to being spiritual parents.

Sermon Series: Real-Life Discipleship

Sermon Title: (Part 4) Jesus Method for Making Disciples

Scripture Reading: John 17:1-4

Summary:  When it comes to making disciples, Jesus not only gave us the right message, he gave us the right method.

Sermon Series: Real-Life Discipleship

Sermon Title: (Part 3) Disciple-Making is the Main Thing

Scripture Reading: Matthew 4:18-22

Summary:  For a church to be successful, it must return to the main mission of making disciples.  There is only one scorecard in the church: making disciples.  Jesus defines a disciple as: one who knows and follows him, one who is being changed, and one who is committed to his mission.

Sermon Series: Real-Life Discipleship

Sermon Title: (part 2) What is Discipleship? 

Scripture: Luke 14:27; 9:23-25

Summary: Jesus is interested in making disciples not just church members. But what is discipleship?