Romans 3:10

Intr.:

“As it is written:

1.  ‘There is no one righteous, not even one;

2.  there is no one who understands,

3.  no one who seeks God.

4.  All have turned away,

5.  they have together become worthless;

6.  there is no one who does good, not even one.’

Psalm 14:103; Psalm 53:1-3; Ecclesiastes 7:20

7. ‘Their throats are open graves;

8.  their tongues practice deceit.’

Psalm 5:9

9.  ‘The poison of vipers is on their lips.’

Psalm 140:3

10.  ‘Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.’

Psalm 10:7

11.  ‘Their feet are swift to shed blood;

12.  ruin and misery mark their ways, and

13.  the way of peace they do not know.’ 

Isaiah 59:7,8

14.  ‘There is no fear of God before their eyes.’

Isaiah 59:7,8

End:

Look for illustrations in the daily papers!

I am sending an angel ahead of you

— to guard you along the way and

— to bring you to the place I have prepared.” – Exodus 23:20

Second Corinthians 6:14-16

Intr.:

1. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common?

2. Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

3. What harmony is there between  Christ and Belial?

4. What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

5. What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?

End:

For we are the temple of the living God.”

First Corinthians 12:7-11

Intr.:

1. To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom,

2. to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,

3. to another faith by the same Spirit,

4. to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,

5. to another miraculous powers,

6. to another prophecy,

7. to another distinguishing between spirits,

8. to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and

9. to still another the interpretation of tongues.

End:

All these are the work of of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.”

First Corinthians 6:11

Intr.:

But

1. you were washed,

2. you were sanctified,

3. you were justified

End:

in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”

Romans 12:6-8

Intr.:

according to the grace given us.

1. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.

2. If it is serving, let him serve;

3. if it is teaching, let him teach;

4. if it is encouraging, let him encourage;

5. if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously;

6. if it is leadership, let him govern diligently;

7. if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.”

End:

to know nothing

while I was with you except

Jesus Christ

and him crucified.”

First Corinthians 2:2

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“This is what the LORD says:

Isaiah 66:1-2

Intr.:

1.    ‘Heaven is my throne, and

2.    the earth is my footstool.

3.    Where is the house you will build for me?

4.    Where will my resting place be?

5.    Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?’

End:

declares the LORD.”

Please compare the above quote by Henry Ford with the following verses from the BIBLE, written by the apostle Paul to the church in Rome.

“And we rejoice in the HOPE of the glory of God.

(“…, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.” – NLT)

Not only so, but we also rejoice  in our sufferings,

because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

perseverance, character; and

character HOPE.

And HOPE does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” Romans 5:2-5 ( “And this hope will not lead us to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.” – NLT)

Are those two writers not saying the same thing?

Please let me know!

Romans 5:2-5 is also a good outline for a sermon.

John 13:34,35

Intr.:

I give you:

A.    Love one another.

B.    As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

C.    By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.’”

End:

Luke 14:25-27

Intr.:

A.  ‘If anyone comes to me and

does not hate his

1.  father and

2.  mother, his

3.  wife and

4.  children, his

5.  brothers and

6.  sisters – yes, even his

7.  own life -

he cannot be my disciple.

B.  And anyone

who does not carry

1.  his cross and

2.  follow me

cannot be my disciple.’”

End: