These are the outlines to the sermons I have preached, organized by topical categories. Since some lessons fit into multiple categories, there will be some duplication in the listing.

Use Notice: It is my desire that these lessons be used for the glory of God; as in all spiritual things, the thoughts expressed in these lessons are not new, but they are the way that I have organized these thoughts in a manner the makes sense to me. If you would like to preach one or more of these lessons, feel free to let the thoughts presented in these materials guide you, but organize the thoughts in a manner that makes sense to you. Thanks!

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The Assembly

• Acts of the Assembly: Bible Study
• Acts of the Assembly: Singing
• Acts of the Assembly: Praying
• Acts of the Assembly: The Lord’s Supper
• Acts of the Assembly: The Lesson
• Acts of the Assembly: Giving
• The Assembly and the Christian Life
• The Pharisees and the Sabbath
• The Value of the Assembly
• Worship and the Assembly
• Worship, Part I: Defining Terms and Understanding Usage
• Worship, Part II: In Spirit and in Truth

The Bible

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy
• Joshua
• Judges
• Ruth
• 1 Samuel
• 2 Samuel
• 1 Kings
• 2 Kings
• 1 Chronicles
• 2 Chronicles
• Ezra
• Nehemiah
• Esther
• Job
• Psalms
• Proverbs
• Ecclesiastes
• Song of Solomon
• Isaiah 1-39
• Isaiah 40-66
• Jeremiah
• Lamentations
• Ezekiel
• Daniel
• Hosea
• Joel
• Amos
• Obadiah
• Jonah
• Micah
• Nahum
• Habakkuk
• Zephaniah
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi
• Philippians
• Colossians
• 1 Thessalonians
• 2 Thessalonians
• 1 Timothy
• 2 Timothy
• Titus
• Philemon
• James
• 1 Peter
• 2 Peter
• 1 John
• 2/3 John
• Jude
• Persuasion to Study the Bible
• The Value of Biblical Language

Christ Jesus

• Christological Controversies (1)
• Christological Controversies (2)
• How Jesus Died
• Isaiah’s Good News
• Jesus’ Birth
• Jesus’ Death
• Jesus’ Life
• Jesus’ Lordship
• Jesus’ Parables
• Jesus’ Resurrection
• Jesus’ Return
• Modern Attacks on Jesus
• The Pharisees and the Sabbath
• Prophecies of the Christ
• The Rock of Living Water
• The Serpent, the Son, and Deliverance
• What Is Christianity All About?
• What Will You Do With Jesus of Nazareth?
• Why Jesus Died

Christian Development and Exhortation

• Accountability
• All Things Work Together For Good
• Are You Trusting in God?
• Ask Not…
• Aspiring to Be a Deacon
• Aspiring to Be an Elder
• Attitudes Toward Constancy
• Avoiding Spiritual Complacency
• The Basis of the Christian Life
• Being a People of Thankfulness
• The Body
• Commitment to God
• Conversion
• Counting the Cost
• The Curses of God
• Dancing and Lasciviousness
• Dating 101: Who to Date
• The Dead Living
• Defining Our Spiritual Association
• The Devastating Fire
• Disassociation
• Down in Christ
• Encouragement
• Establishing Priorities
• Excel Still More
• The Face in the Mirror
• Fear Not
• Fruit-Bearing Trees
• Give It Up!
• Giving
• God’s Trash Pit
• Grief
• Handling Conflict
• Hardened and Softened Hearts
• Helping the Poor
• The Language of Ashdod
• Lessons From Marathon
• The Living Dead
• A Living and Holy Sacrifice
• Maturing in Christ: Its Development
• Maturing in Christ: Its Necessity
• Ministry
• The Need for Now
• Our Adversary
• The Outer Darkness
• Outside the Gates
• Our Debt of Gratitude
• Paradoxes of the Faith: In, But Not Of, the World
• Paradoxes of the Faith: The Ruler Must be a Servant
• Paradoxes of the Faith: The Selfishness and Selflessness of Salvation
• The Power of Influence
• Prayer
• The Promises of God
• Receiving
• Responding to God’s Call
• The Right Equation For Service to God
• Sacrifice
• Saying and Doing
• Security Amidst the Tempest
• Setting Spiritual Goals
• Sophomoric Faith
• Spiritual Errancy
• Spiritual Health
• Spiritual Meat
• Spiritual Strength
• Spiritual Weakness
• Stewards of Time, Ability, and Opportunity
• The Sword of Jesus Christ
• Uncomfortable Christianity
• The Value of the Word of God
• We Are the Ones for Whom We Have Been Waiting
• What is Your Church?
• To Whom Are You Listening?
• Why Are You Here?
• Why Do We Do What We Do?
• Youth and Age

The Church

• Acts 2:42: The Example of the Earliest Church
• Appointing Elders
• Churches of the New Testament: Introduction
• Churches of the New Testament: Jerusalem
• Churches of the New Testament: Antioch
• Churches of the New Testament: Galatia
• Churches of the New Testament: Philippi
• Churches of the New Testament: Thessalonica
• Churches of the New Testament: Corinth
• Churches of the New Testament: Ephesus
• Churches of the New Testament: Rome
• Churches of the New Testament: Colossae
• Churches of the New Testament: Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira
• Churches of the New Testament: Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea
• Churches of the New Testament: What God Approves
• Churches of the New Testament: What God Condemns
• Churches of the New Testament: The New Testament Church
• Churches without Evangelists
• Ephesians 5:22-33: Christ and the Church
• Fellowship/Association
• The Importance of Community
• Just Because You Are a Member of a church of Christ Does Not Mean That You Must Be a Member of The Church of Christ
• The Nature of the Church: The Church as Body
• The Nature of the Church: The Church as Community
• The Nature of the Church: The Church as Ekklesia
• The Nature of the Church: The Church is Holy and Spotless
• The Nature of the Church: Collective Responsibilities
• The Nature of the Church: Perceiving the Church of Christ
• The Nature of the Church: Practices Overburdening the Church
• Seeking Autonomy
• What Is the Church All About?
• Why Where You Assemble Matters

Denominations/Denominational Doctrines

• Ecumenicalism
• Phariseeism
• Popular Beliefs: The Charismata
• Popular Beliefs: Faith Alone
• Popular Beliefs: Healing
• Popular Beliefs: Infant Baptism
• Popular Beliefs: Once Saved, Always Saved
• Popular Beliefs: Original Sin
• Popular Beliefs: Premillennialism, Part I: Introduction and Issues
• Popular Beliefs: Premillennialism, Part II: Old Testament and Gospels
• Popular Beliefs: Premillennialism, Part III: New Testament Epistles and Revelation
• Seeking Biblical Unity
• The Unholy Trinity
• What We Can Learn From the Episcopalian Controversy
• Whosoever Will: The Tension Between Divine Grace and Human Freedom

Eschatology

• In the Last Days…
• The Judgment
• The Nature of the Kingdom
• Predicting Jesus’ Return

Faith

• Developing Fire-Proof Faith
• Doubt and Faith
• Faith
• Faithfulness
• The Faith and Our Faith
• Faith, Works, and Grace: Understanding the Pauline Synthesis
• Risk and Faith
• Sophomoric Faith
• Stumbling Blocks to Faith: Ignorance
• Stumbling Blocks to Faith: “Me”
• Stumbling Blocks to Faith: The World

Fundamental Doctrines

• Adoption
• The Aim of Our Charge
• The Basis of Salvation: The Nature of our Relationship with God
• The Christian’s Election
• Death
• Discipleship
• Elders and Members
• Forgiveness
• The Grace of God
• How to Pray
• The Importance of Understanding Covenant
• Law vs. Profitability
• Listening to God’s Words
• The Logic of Prayer
• The Nature of the Kingdom
• The Need for Balance
• The Plan of Salvation: Hear
• The Plan of Salvation: Believe
• The Plan of Salvation: Confess and Repent
• The Plan of Salvation: Be Baptized
• The Plan of Salvation: Obey and Develop
• The Plan of Salvation: Man’s Divergences from God’s Plan
• Power, Control, and Influence
• The Principles of Christian Dating
• Principles of Christian Liberty: Disagreement
• Principles of Christian Liberty: Love and Knowledge
• Seeking Biblical Unity
• The Sound of Silence
• Tradition
• The Whole Counsel of God

God

• Experiencing the Divine
• The Godhead
• God in Our Lives
• God’s Will
• The Holy Spirit as Part of YHWH
• Who is God?

The Gospel

• Evangelism: Reasoning and Conversing
• Isaiah’s Good News
• The Gospel and the World
• The Necessity of Evangelism
• Preaching the Gospel
• Preparing for Evangelism Event
• The Simplicity of the Gospel
• The Work of Evangelism

Hermeneutics/Interpretation

• Interpreting the Bible: Basic Hermeneutics
• Interpreting the Bible: Literal vs. Figurative Language
• Interpreting the Bible: New Testament Interpretation
• Interpreting the Bible: Old Testament Interpretation
• The Proper Biblical Perspective
• The Reading and the Sense
• Studying the Bible: Its Necessity
• Studying the Bible: Methods

Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage/Sexuality

• Avoiding Divorce
• Divorce and Adultery
• Divorce and Conversion
• Ephesians 5:22-33: Husbands and Wives
• Lasciviousness
• Male Purity and Female Modesty
• Sexual Immorality
• The Simplicity of Matthew 19
• Society and Sexuality
• The Truth About Sexuality

New Testament

• 1 Peter 1:1-7: Encouragement in Trial
• 1 Peter 1:8-12: Faith and Salvation
• 1 Peter 1:13-21: Be Holy
• 1 Peter 1:22-2:3: Growing Up Into Salvation
• 1 Peter 2:4-10: The Spiritual House
• 1 Peter 2:11-17: Honorable Conduct
• 1 Peter 2:18-25: Suffering With Christ
• 1 Peter 3:1-7: Wives and Husbands
• 1 Peter 3:8-17: Zealous For Good
• 1 Peter 3:18-22: Christ’s Suffering
• 1 Peter 4:1-6: Ceasing From Sin
• 1 Peter 4:7-11: Working in the Kingdom
• 1 Peter 4:12-19: Time for Judgment
• 1 Peter 5:1-5: Elders and Youth
• 1 Peter 5:6-14: Stand Firm
• Barnabas
• Centurions
• Ephesians 5:22-33: Husbands and Wives
• Ephesians 5:22-33: Christ and the Church
• Ephesians 6:1-4: Parents and Children
• Ephesians 6:5-9: Masters and Slaves
• The Ethiopian Eunuch
• The Example of Stephen
• The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
• Hebrews 12:1-14: Our Race and Our Discipline
• Hebrews 12:15-29: Let Us Receive the Kingdom
• Isaiah’s Good News
• Jesus’ Parables
• Luke 16:19-31: The Narrative of the Rich Man and Lazarus
• Luke 18:1-8: The Parable of Perseverance
• Mark 12:41-44: The Poor Widow
• Matthew 21:28-32: The Two Sons
• Matthew 25:14-30: The Parable of the Talents
• No Greater Faith
• The Parable of the Sower: The Road
• The Parable of the Sower: The Rocky Soil
• The Parable of the Sower: The Thorny Soil
• The Parable of the Sower: The Good Soil
• Principles of Christian Liberty: Disagreement
• Principles of Christian Liberty: Love and Knowledge
• Remembering Lot’s Wife
• The Rich Young Ruler
• Romans 8:1-11: No Condemnation
• Romans 8:12-23: Adoption and Redemption
• Romans 8:24-30: Our Hope
• Romans 8:31-39: God’s Love
• Saving Sinners
• The Simplicity of Matthew 19
• Understanding 1 Corinthians 14:34-35
• Understanding Romans 14
• The World Turned Upside Down

Old Testament

• Destroyed for a Lack of Knowledge
• Elijah
• Elijah’s Flight
• Epithets of God: The LORD Who Brought You From the Land of Egypt
• Give Us a King!
• Isaiah 6:9-10: The Constant of Unbelief
• Isaiah’s Good News
• Jonah’s Prejudice
• Judges 17-18: Religion According to Man
• Lessons From Jehu
• The Old Testament Text: History and Transmission
• Pining for Egypt
• The Potter and the Clay
• Proof of the Old Testament: Egypt
• The Reading and the Sense
• Remembering Lot’s Wife
• Samuel
• Teaching Children Diligently
• The Unclean People
• The Use of the Old Testament
• Walking in the Way of Jeroboam, Son of Nebat
• Why Israel Failed: Egypt Never Left Them
• Why Israel Failed: They Adapted God’s Commands
• Why Israel Failed: They Conformed to Other Nations
• Why Israel Failed: They Did Not Fully Conquer the Land
• Why Israel Failed: They Did What was Right in Their Own Eyes
• Why Israel Failed: They Never Fully Reformed Themselves
• Why Israel Failed: They Rejected God’s Form of Government
• Why Israel Failed: They Trusted in Their Status
• Why Israel Failed: They Rejected Jesus Their Messiah

Righteousness

• Love
• Rejoice!
• Peace
• Faithfulness
• Longsuffering and Patience
• Goodness
• Humility
• Kindness
• Gentleness and Meekness
• Self-Control and Sobriety
• Compassion
• The Spiritual Life

Sin

• What is Sin?
• The Consequences of Sin
• Sexual Immorality
• Lasciviousness
• Idolatry
• Sorcery
• Enmity
• Strife and Rivalry
• Jealousy and Envy
• Anger/Wrath
• Dissension and Division
• Alcoholism
• Carousing
• Homosexuality
• Stealing
• Covetousness
• Deceit
• Corrupt Communication
• “Things Like These”

Society/Modern Issues

• Alcoholism
• America and Christianity
• Drugs
• Entertainment
• Experiencing the Divine
• Finding Ourselves
• The God People Want
• Hedonism
• Immodesty
• The Internet: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• Isolationism
• Male Purity and Female Modesty
• Materialism and Consumerism
• The Moment of Truth
• A New Thing
• Our Responsibility to the World
• Owe No One Anything
• Postmodernism
• Relativism
• Rendering to Caesar and God
• Science as Shifting Sand
• Society and Sexuality
• Spiritual Warfare and Society
• Standards in Life
• Violence

Textual Matters

• The Bible: Our Spiritual Standard
• Bible Versions and Differences in Texts
• Bible Versions and Differences in Translation
• KJV: The Only Bible Version?
• The Nature of Inspiration
• The New Testament Text: Foundation of the Faith
• The Old Testament Text: History and Transmission
• The Sufficiency of the Scriptures

The Tough Questions

• Doesn’t God Want Me to Be Happy?
• How Can a Loving God Send Anyone to Hell?
• What Do You Mean, “There Is Only One Way to God”?
• Who Am I?
• Why Am I Here?
• Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
• Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People?
• Why Does Evil Exist?
• Why Do We Do What We Do?

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