Sermons from Grace Community Church of Smithville, MO

1 KINGS 19:7-9

1. THE WORD OF THE LORD COMES TO ELIJAH

A.  THE SOUL’S VALUE

B.  THE SMALL VOICE

C.  THE SAME VISION

2. THE WORK OF THE LORD CONTINUES THROUGH ELIJAH

A.  GO BACK TO DAMASCUS

B.  GO BUILD DISCIPLES

1 KINGS 19:7-9

I. THE WORD OF THE LORD COMES TO ELIJAH

A.  THE SOUL’S VALUE

B.  THE SMALL VOICE

C.  THE SAME VISION

II. THE WORK OF THE LORD CONTINUES THROUGH ELIJAH

A.  GO BACK TO DAMASCUS

B.  GO BUILD DISCIPLES

1 Kings 18:41-46

I.  THE PROMISE OF PRAYER

A.  Access to God

B.  Attention of God

C.  Answers from God

II.  THE POWER OF PRAYER

A.  God’s Power

B.  God’s Plans

C.  God’s Praise

III.  THE PRACTICE OF PRAYER

A.  A Man of Prayer

B.  A Manner of Prayer

C.  A Moment of Prayer

1 KINGS 18:16-42

I.  THE PUBLIC SHOWDOWN

A.  Gather an Assembly

B.  Genuine Accusations

C.  God’s Authority

II.  THE PEOPLE’S SILENCE

A. Rejection of the Lord

B.  Reticence of the Lord

C.  Return to the Lord

D.  Recognition of the Lord

III.  THE PROPHET’S STRENGTH

A.  Equipped in the Past

B.  Earnest Prayer

C.  Engaging the People

D.  Eternal Promises

IV.  THE PROPHETS SLAUGHTERED

A.  The Harsh Remedy

B.  The Harsh Reality

Ephesians 5:25-32

I. The UNLIKELY COUPLE

A. He's Perfect

B. She's Promiscuous

II. The UNILATERAL COMMITMENT

A. The Covenant

B. The Cost

III. The UNKNOWN CONSUMMATION

A. Look for the Bridegroom

B. Love the Bride

C. Login to the Book

IV. The UNENDING CELEBRATION

A. The Residence

B. The Rejoicing

APPLICATION

Ephesians 2:19-22

I.  The FAMILY

19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,

II.  The FOUNDATION

20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.

III.  The FORMING

21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.

IV.  The FUNCTION

22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling  in which God lives by his Spirit.

Ephesians 1:17-23; 3:10-11; 5:22-33

I.  IMPORTANCE of the Body

A.  CENTRALITY of the Body

B.  CAUSE of the Body

C.  CROWNING of the Body

II.  INCLUSION in the Body

A.  CONNECTED to the Body

B.  COMPOSITIONS of the Body

C.  CONTROL of the Body

III.  INVOLVEMENT in the Body

A.  CARE of the Body

B.  COST to the Body

C.  COMMITTED to the Body

PURCHASE PRICE (Ac 20:28)

PLANETARY PURPOSE (Mt 28:16-20)

PROMISED PROGRESS (Mt 16:16-20; Eph 3:10-17)

PRIESTLY PRIVILEGE (1 Pt 2:9-10)

PECULIAR PEOPLE (1 Pt 2:11; Heb 11:9-10)

PERSONAL PRIORITY (Heb 10:23-25)

1 Corinthians 2:2

I.  A Simple Redemption

A.  Foolish Message

B.  Foolish Men

II.  A Single Resolution

A.  Gospel Focused

B.  Great Fear

C.  Genuine Faith

III.  A Spiritual Revelation

A.  Mature Christians

B.  Mystery Communicated

C.  Mind of Christ

ROMANS 15:12-13

I. Rooted in History

II. Risen in Heaven

III. Ruling in Hearts