Paul’s Prayerful Prayer Request

EVENING WORSHIP at NCPC, May 1, 2016, discipleship sermon, “Paul’s Prayer Request

Sermon text: Romans 15:30-33

Outline: 1. Nature of Prayer (30), 2. Content of Prayer (31), 3. Results of Prayer (32), 4. Benediction of Prayer (33), Postscript. Were Paul’s requests answered?

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Jesus Gives a Commission Before His Ascension

MORNING WORSHIP at NCPC sermon audio, May 1, 2016, “The ‘Alls’ of the Marching Orders

Sermon text: Matthew 28:18-20

Outline 1. Jesus is our Savior and Authority (18), 2. Jesus is our Teacher and Commander (19-20a), 3. Jesus is our Helper and Immanuel (20b).

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Nehemiah’s Spirit of Prayer

Sunday Evening Discipleship Sermon audio, April 24, 2016, NCPC, “Nehemiah’s Planned and Spontaneous Prayers

Sermon text: Nehemiah (selected passages)

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Forgiveness Results in Love

MORNING WORSHIP at NCPC April 24, 2016, audio from the sermon, “Wisdom is Justified by Her Children: The Motivation of the Gospel

Sermon text: Luke 7:36-50

Outline, [thinking of question 2 of the Heidelberg Catechism] (i.) The guilt the gospel addresses, (ii) The grace the gospel gives, (iii) The gratitude the gospel produces.

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Knocking On Heaven’s Door

EVENING WORSHIP at NCPC April 17, 2016, audio from discipleship sermon on prayer, “A Brief Theology of Prayer

Sermon text: Luke 11:5-13; Matthew 6:5-8, 14-15, 33-34

Motivations for prayer, how our faith works in prayer, and how we can develop a spirit of prayer.

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Jesus Tells the Parable of the Brats

NCPC Morning Worship, April 17, 2016, “What Can I Say About This Generation?

Sermon text: Luke 7:31-35

Outline: 1. Introduction connecting the parable to the previous material. 2. Jesus’ Parable. 3. Jesus’ Explanation 4. Application for us today.

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Prayer or Work

Sunday evening, April 10, 2016 Worship Service at NCPC, discipleship sermon, “Do we work or do we pray?

Sermon text: Psalm 127:1-2; Psalm 119:33-37

Works cited: Jerry Bridges, The Discipline of Grace and Growing Your Faith

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They Rejected the Purpose of God for Themselves

NCPC (PCA) Morning Worship, April 10, 2016, sermon audio: “What Did You Go Out to See?

Sermon text: Luke 7:24-30

Sermon Outline:

  1. Jesus asks diagnostic questions of the crowd (24-26). 2. Jesus assesses John’s ministry and relates it to the kingdom of God (27-28). 3. Luke describes the crowd’s response to Jesus’ words about John and the kingdom of God (29-30).
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Offended By Jesus?

Audio of the sermon, “Blessed is the One Who Is Not Offended By Me,” Morning Worship at NCPC (PCA), April 3, 2016

Sermon text: Luke 7:18-23

OUTLINE 1.Who is the one asking this question? 2. What is the context and content of his question? 3. What did Jesus’ answer mean to John and for us today?

 

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A Life-changing Encounter with Jesus

EASTER MORNING WORSHIP at NCPC, audio from sermon, “The Power and Compassion of Jesus,” March 27, 2016.

Sermon text: Luke 7:11-17

An encounter with Jesus: the scene, 11-12; An encounter with Jesus:, the drama, 13-15; An encounter with Jesus, the effect, 16-17.

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