Sunday Sermon Outline: Nullifying the Grace of God

"Nullifying the Grace of God"
Galatians 2:21


     “I died to the Law, that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me. 21 I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly” (Galatians 2:19-21).


Acts 13:10


I. Disobedience nullifies the grace of God.  Zechariah 7:5-12
     “When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months these seventy years, was it actually for Me that you fasted?” (Zechariah 7:5).
     “dispense true justice, and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother” (Zechariah 7:9). “But they refused to pay attention, and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing. 12 And they made their hearts like flint so that they could not hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit” (Zechariah 7:11-12).


Mark 7:7-8




II. Selfishness nullifies the grace of God.  Luke 9:23


John 1:17


     “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me” (Luke 9:23).


Luke 9:62; Acts 22:16; Philippians 3:8-9; Romans 5:17




III. Obedience establishes the grace of God.  1 Corinthians 15:9-10


John 14:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22; Galatians 1:6-7; Mark 1:4; Luke 7:30; 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8; Galatians 3:2-3; Hebrews 10:28-29


1 Corinthians 15:9-10, “I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain.”


Acts 26:14, 19-20; Romans 1:1; Hebrews 11:35-40




IV. Faith establishes the grace of God.  Galatians 2:20


2 Corinthians 4:8-10; Matthew 13:20-21; Philippians 3:13-15; Hebrews 10:35


     “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me” (Galatians 2:20).


1 Corinthians 15:10; 6:11




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Sunday Sermon Outline: Jeremiah 34

Jeremiah 34
False Freedom

I.  The False Freedom of the Ruler vs. 1-7
     “The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army, all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem and all its cities, saying, [2] “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. [3] ‘And you shall not escape from his hand, but shall surely be taken and delivered into his hand; your eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, he shall speak with you face to face, and you shall go to Babylon.’”’ [4] “Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says the LORD concerning you: ‘You shall not die by the sword. [5] ‘You shall die in peace; as in the ceremonies of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they shall burn incense for you and lament for you, saying, “Alas, lord!” For I have pronounced the word, says the LORD.’” [6] Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, [7] when the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and Azekah; for only these fortified cities remained of the cities of Judah.”


II. The False Freedom of the Subjects vs. 8-22

     A. Unwilling Obedience vs. 8-10
     “[8] This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem to proclaim liberty to them: [9] that every man should set free his male and female slave—a Hebrew man or woman—that no one should keep a Jewish brother in bondage. [10] Now when all the princes and all the people, who had entered into the covenant, heard that everyone should set free his male and female slaves, that no one should keep them in bondage anymore, they obeyed and let them go.”

     B. Undisciplined Selfishness vs. 11-16
     “[11] But afterward they changed their minds and made the male and female slaves return, whom they had set free, and brought them into subjection as male and female slaves. [12] Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, [13] “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying, [14] “At the end of seven years let every man set free his Hebrew brother, who has been sold to him; and when he has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you.” But your fathers did not obey Me nor incline their ear. [15] ‘Then you recently turned and did what was right in My sight—every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor; and you made a covenant before Me in the house which is called by My name. [16] ‘Then you turned around and profaned My name, and every one of you brought back his male and female slaves, whom he had set at liberty, at their pleasure, and brought them back into subjection, to be your male and female slaves.’”

     C. Unfailing Judgment vs. 17-22
     “[17] “Therefore thus says the LORD: ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and every one to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim liberty to you,’ says the LORD—‘to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine! And I will deliver you to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth. [18] ‘And I will give the men who have transgressed My covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before Me, when they cut the calf in two and passed between the parts of it— [19] ‘the princes of Judah, the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf— [20] ‘I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. Their dead bodies shall be for meat for the birds of the heaven and the beasts of the earth. [21] ‘And I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army which has gone back from you. [22] ‘Behold, I will command,’ says the LORD, ‘and cause them to return to this city. They will fight against it and take it and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.’”” 


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Sunday Sermon Outline: Luke 12:13-21

“How Soon We Forget”
Luke 12:13-21

Introduction: Proverbs 23:7


I.  While thinking of the gifts, he forgot the Giver. vs. 16-18
     “And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive. [17] “And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ [18] “Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.'” 

James 1:17


II. While thinking of himself, he forgot his neighbor. v. 19
     “‘And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.’””

Matthew 10:8


III. While thinking about his body, he forgot about his soul. vs. 20-21
     “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’ [21] So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” 

Hebrews 9:27


Conclusion: Luke 12:34; 1 Peter 2:24


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