Sermons – Mount Olive Ministries episodes:

• June 28, 2020Take Up Your Cross

  Jesus Brings Peace

  We have peace with God through Jesus (Rom. 5:1)

  His disciples share peace with others (Matt. 10:7, 13a)

  Our Peace is Incomplete (Matt. 10:34)

  Following Jesus can be complicated (Matt. 10:35-36)

  The world is still broken

  Take Up Your Cross

  The cross is an instrument of death

  Find Your Life by Losing It (Matt. 10:39; Rom. 7:6)

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• June 21, 2020Live Like the Teacher

  God Gives Grace

  We struggle with temptation and sin

  God cares for us (Matt 10:30)

  We have been brought from death to life (Rom 6:23)

  Live Like the Teacher

  Disciples are to be like their master (Matt 10:24-25)

  The Spirit guides us in new obedience (Rom 6:17)

  Obedience leads to righteousness (end of Rom 6:19)

  We live lives of faith in action

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• June 14, 2020Join the Harvest

  The Compassion of Christ

  People are like sheep without a shepherd (Matt. 9:36)

  Jesus taught and healed (Matt. 9:35)

  He died for us (Rom. 5:8)

  The Harvest is Plentiful (Matt. 9:37a)

  Seeds have been sown

  The field is ripe

  The Workers are Few (Matt. 9:37b)

  Jesus sends His disciples to work (Matt. 10:5-6)

  Join the Harvest

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• June 07, 2020Make Disciples

  Disciples Defined

  Followers ( Matt. 28:16-17)

  Students of a Teacher (Matt. 10:24-25)

  Disciples Commissioned:

  By the Authority of Jesus (Matt. 28:18)

  To Make Disciples (Matt. 28:19)

  To Baptize

  To Teach (Matt. 28:20)

  Disciples Encouraged

  Jesus is with us! (Matt.28:20)

  Live and love like Jesus.

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• May 31, 2020The Holy Spirit

  The Air we Breathe

  The Spirit brings life (John 6:63)

  The church was born at Pentecost

  The Wind will Blow

  John 3:8

  The Spirit gives direction

  The Spirit brings power (Acts 1:8)

  The Spirit shapes us (Romans 12:2)

  The Breath of Life

  The Spirit enabled the Apostles to speak (Acts 2:4)

  The Spirit brings peace (John 14:16-17)

  Be inspired

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• May 24, 2020Humble but Hopeful

  Cast your anxiety on Jesus (1 Peter 5:7)

  What burden are you facing? (1 Peter 4:12)

  Jesus Cares!

  Humble yourself before Him (1 Peter 5:6)

  Humility is not weakness

  Humility allows us to walk with God (Micah 6:8)

  Trust in the Lord  (1 Peter 4:19)

  We often try to go our own way

  Faith leads to Trust (Proverbs 3:5-6)

  Do good

  Helping others is healing

  Rejoice in Hope

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• May 17, 2020A Reason for Hope

  Life is Hard

  Sometimes we suffer

  Our hope can be fleeting

  We Have a Reason for Hope

  Jesus suffered for us (1Peter 3:18)

  We are saved through faith in Him (1 Peter 3:21)

  Hope in Christ is secure

  Share Your Reason for Hope

  The world needs Jesus!

  Be prepared to give a reason for your hope (1 Peter 3:15)

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• May 10, 2020Living Stones

  Christ is Our Cornerstone

  He is chosen and precious (1 Peter 2:4)

  The Cornerstone is critical (Acts 4:11-12)

  Built on the Rock

  We are the church! (1 Peter 2:10)

  We offer sacrifices to God through Jesus (1 Peter 2:5)

  We are Living Stones

  We are living memorials of Jesus

  If these walls could talk… (1 Peter 2:9)

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• May 03, 2020Hope in Suffering

  Sometimes we get what we deserve

  We like to be rewarded for doing right (1 Peter 2:14)

  We suffer the consequences of our failures

  By the Grace of God, we don’t get what we deserve

  Christ suffered for us (1 Peter 2:21)

  By His wounds we are healed (1 Peter 2:24)

  Do Good (1 Peter 2:15)

  Respect authority (1 Peter 2:17-18)

  Live as a servant of God (1 Peter 2:16)

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• April 26, 2020Living in Hope

  Conduct Yourself with Fear (1 Peter 1:17)

  We have common fears

  We fear and love God

  We were Ransomed (1 Peter 1:18)

  Jesus paid for us

  Faith and Hope are in God

  Live in Hope

  Love one another (1 Peter 1:22)

  Live like Jesus

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