Introduction A. In a capitalist society like ours, in which we are trained to promote ourselves in every way possible,...
Teaching Others to Serve
Introduction A. When we see Jesus teaching the disciples to serve, we might wonder why He would send this pitiful band to...
The Greatest in the Kingdom
Introduction A. When Jesus told the disciples that He would soon be killed in Jerusalem, the thought on their minds was which of them would be the greatest in the kingdom. B. As much as He had tried to teach them about the nature of this kingdom, they were still struggling to understand. Discussion I. The greatest in Christ’s kingdom would be like a little child. A. The greatest would be the one who is weak and easy to overlook...
None of Self
Introduction Of all the virtues that Christianity teaches, selflessness lies at the center, for until we learn to give up ourselves and to put God first, we will never know what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. I. The world tells us to watch out first for ourselves. A. Selfish men of the Bible include Lot (Genesis 13:10-12), Achan (Joshua 7:21), and Ahab (1 Kings 21:1-10). B. In each case the fruit of selfishness was destruction (Genesis 19:24-38...
Open Hearts
Introduction A. In this present age we learn to guard our hearts very carefully, but if we give up on believing in anything or anyone, we lose so much. B. The truth is that there are some things that we can and must believe in; we just need the wisdom to discern what things they are (2 Corinthians 7:2-3; Galatians 4:17-18). I. We must never close our hearts to God’s Word. A. We must guard our hearts against Satan and his wiles (Acts 5:3...