Northside Christian Church Sermon Audio

“Just Like Us” Jonah 1:1-3 I. The Pattern A. God Leads (1-2) B. Man Chooses (3, Prov. 14:12) C. The Grace of God II. 2 Lessons for Today A. Every step away from God’s will is a downward step. B. We get away quickly, we recover slowly.

Maranatha Revelation 22:12-17 I Who is Jesus? A. Alpha and Omega, First and Last, Beginning and End (vs 13) He is God He is alive He is the bridge He is not bound by time He is constant B. Root and offspring of David (vs 16) He is the Messiah C. Bright Morning Star (vs 16) He is relief from darkness II What does He want from me? A. Wash my robes (vs 14-15) B. Come (vs. 17) C. Take (vs 17)

“A Grand Entrance” John 20:11-29 Jesus appears to: A. Soothe pains (11-18) B. Pacify fears (19-23) C. Quell doubts (24-29) Jesus still appears through: A. Testimonies (29; I John 1:1; I Cor. 15-3- 8) B. The Word (John 5:39; 20:30-31) C. The Church (20-21; Acts 1:8; Eph. 1:22-23)

“What Happened Here? John 20:1-9 *Seeing is believing 3 perspectives on the empty tomb: A. Thievery (1-2; Lk. 24:9-11; Matt. 28:11-15) B. Mystery (3-7; Lk. 24:12) C. Faith (8-9; John 2:18-22; Lk. 24:25-27; John 19:35, 20:30-31) *Believing is seeing enough! Question: How do you see the empty tomb? (2 Cor. 5:7; Heb. 11:1)

“NCIS Jerusalem” John 19:38-42 I. Furtive following A. Joseph of Arimathea (Matt. 27:57; Mark 15:43; Lk. 23:51) B. Nicodemus (John 7:48-51) C. Other disciples (John 12:42; 20:19) Question: What frightens you about following Jesus? II. Fearless Faithfulness A. Publicly asked for the body (38; Mark 15:43) B. Prepared the body (39-40) C. Buried the body with honor (41-42; Mt. 27:60; Is. 53:12) Question: What will you do with the Body? (Lk. 22:19; I Cor. 12:27)

“A Reliable Witness” I John 1:1-4 3 Questions: 1. Who was John? (Mark 10:35; John 1:35-39; 19;26-27; 1:18; 13:25) 2. Why is he a credible witness? (I John 1:1-2a) 3. Why and to What does he testify? * The promise of eternal life (I John 1:2b) * Mutual fellowship (I John 1:3) * Joy that is complete (I John 1:4)

“Come Before Winter” 2 Timothy 4:9-22 2 Questions: I. Why should we not delay? A. Windows close (9, 21a) B. Life is short (James 4:13-15) II. What should we not delay? A. Relational investment (9-12; 19-21) B. Biblical study (13) C. Christian witness (16-17) D. Trusting God (18, 22)

“Endgame” 2 Timothy 4:6-8 3 Questions: 1. What kind of departure will you have? (6; Heb. 9:27) 2. What kind of legacy will you leave? A. A disciplined life. (7a, 2 Cor. 6:4-5) B. A directional life. (7b) C. A doctrinal life. (7c) 3. What kind of reward will you leave (8)

“True” 2 Timothy 3:16-4:5 I. Why do we need God’s Truth? (3:16-17; Deut. 6:4-7) A. Teaching B. Reproof C. Correction D. Training E. Encouragement II. Why must we cling to God’s Truth? (4:1-5) *What we want is not always what we need!

“The Right Stuff” 2 Timothy 3:1-17 I. Signs of Perilous Times (1, Matt. 8:28) A. Rampant Corruption (1-5) B. Religious Frauds (6-9, 13) II. Strategies to Prevail in Perilous Times A. Follow Godly Leaders (10-13) B. Stay focused and faithful to Jesus (14-15) C. Let the Word of God Equip you (16-17)

“The Life God Blesses” 2 Timothy 2:14-26 “Approved Workers” are: I. Guided by the Word (14-18) II. Grounded in Whose We Are (19) III. Growing Godly Habits (20-22; John 5:6; Ps. 34:6) IV. Gentle with Adversaries (23-26)

“Too Soon to Quit” 2 Timothy 1  5 Keys to Standing Strong: 1. Remember your heritage (3-5) 2. Rekindle your spiritual gift (6-7) 3. Refuse to be intimidated (8-12) 4. Rely on God’s truth (13-14) 5. Reinforce the faithful (15-18)

“The Real Deal” I John 3:16-18 1. Genuine Love (16; I John 4:7-8) 2. Genuine Sacrifice (16-17) 3. Genuine Actions (18-19)

“The Power of Small Groups” Acts 2:42-47 Question: “What is so powerful about small groups?” I. Power to grow spiritually (42-43; I Tim. 4:6-8) II. Power to grow relationally (44-47a) A. The need for accountability (Gal. 6:1) B. The need for encouragement (Heb. 10:25) C. The need for support (Gal. 6:2) III. Power to grow numerically (47b)

“The First Small Group Leader” Various *How did Jesus model Effective Group Leadership? 1. He invited them (Luke 5:27-28) 2. He invested in them (Matt. 5:1-2; Luke 11:1) 3. He cared for them (Matt. 8:23-25; Mark 6:30-31) 4. He served with them (Luke 8:1)

“The Final Countdown” Matthew 24:4-14 The _______________ of _____________________ (32-33) ________________________ (4-5) _______________________________________ (6-8) ___________________________ (9) ______________________________ (10) _________________________________ (11) _____________________________ (12-13) ____________________________________ (14) ________________________ (37-50)

“Come Closer” Psalm 100 1. All come (1; Matt. 1:5, Gen. 12:2-3) 2. All come to God (2-3a) 3. All can come to know God (3, Heb. 8:8-12) 4. All can come closer (4, Matt. 27:51; James 4:8) 5. All can come because Jesus came (5; Luke 2:8-15)

“Songs and Swords” Psalm 149 4 Lessons about worship: A. Worship should be fresh (1a) B. Worship should be communal (1b-3) C. Worship should transform us internally (4-5) D. Worship inspires us to action (6-9; Eph. 6:10-17; Heb. 4:12; Micah 6:8)