Maryville Church of Christ

Presentation Title: Apprentices of Christ

Scripture Reading: John 12:26

Summary: Being a disciple of Christ is both basic and fundamental, but it is not easy; neither easily defined, nor easily applied. Today we begin a seven part sermon series where we will look practically at what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. We begin with a real-life example that may help clarify--the idea of apprenticeship.

Sermon Title: Summer Night Preview: Staying on Mission

Scripture Reading: Genesis 12:1-4

Summary: God will never bless you except to make you a blessing to others.  When we are called into Christ, we are called into mission.

Sermon Title:  Freedom to Live

Scripture Reading: Galatians 5:13-15

Summary:  Somewhere between license and legalism is true Christian liberty.  Jesus has sets us free from the bondage of selfishness to experience the health of a life in service to others.

Sermon Series: Faith Does (Studies from the Letter of James)

Sermon Title: (Part 10) A Living Faith Looks Out for People

Scripture Reading: James 4:13-5:6

Summary: People who have a living faith in Jesus look out for people and don't take advantage of others.

Sermon Title:  Belief in Jesus is the Bottom Line

Scripture Reading: John 3:31-36

Summary:  The bottom line of the Gospel is belief in Jesus.  Belief in Jesus is not simply about good works and believing his teachings.  Believing in Jesus means you believe God came to save you because you can't save yourself.  When you truly believe in Jesus, you are born into a totally new kind of life.

Sermon Series: Faith Does (Studies from the Letter of James)

Sermon Title: (Part 9) A Living Faith Does not Discriminate

Scripture Reading: James 2:1-13

Summary: Those who possess a living faith in Jesus as Savior will not make judgments, show favoritism, or make decisions about people based on external appearances.

Sermon Title:  Sure About Jesus

Scripture Reading: John 5:16-29

Summary:  The only way to have spiritual assurance is discovering (or rediscovering) who Jesus really is.  When you are sure about Jesus, you will be sure about your salvation.

Sermon Series: Faith Does (Studies from the Letter of James)

Sermon Title: (Part 8) A Living Faith Doesn't Speak Evil

Scripture Reading: James 4:11-12; 5:12

Summary: What is really in our hearts is revealed by the words we use.  James says that those with a living faith don't speak evil against one another.  Two specific ways of speaking evil that must be avoiding is judging each other and not keeping our word to one another.

Sermon Title:  Don't Check Out, Check In

Scripture Reading: Psalm 127

Summary:  Allowing the Lord to build your house means intentionally being present with your children because they are are your true heritage.

Sermon Title: My Prayer for You

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19

Summary: Have you ever experienced someone speaking a blessing to you? From the OT to the NT God empowers his people with spoken blessings. These individuals go on to give spoken blessings to others. As a church are we continuing this practice of speaking blessings into the lives of others? On our graduation Sunday we want to offer a special blessing to our graduates and remind all of us of the importance of spoken blessings.