Sunday, Sep 13, 2009

Worshiping the Lord with Your Strength

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This message was preached by Pastor Jeremy Roberts, September 13, 2009, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Lenoir City, TN.

Worshiping the Lord with Your Strength
Message 2 of the Series: I Am Second
Romans 12:1-2

• Romans 1:18, 28; 3:23; 4:13, 3; 6:2; 7:24, 21; 8:38-39; 12:1-2

1. This Passage is Urgent

2. This Passage is for Believers

I. The Sacrifice is to be Alive

A. A Living Sacrifice is Incessant

B. A Living Sacrifice is All-Encompassing

C. A Living Sacrifice is Uplifting

II. The Sacrifice is to be Offered
• Luke 9:61-62 • Psalm 32:9

III. The Sacrifice is to be Bodily

A. Your Body is His Temple
• 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

B. Your Body is in His Image

IV. The Sacrifice is to be Holy and Acceptable to God

V. The Sacrifice is to be Transforming

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Tuesday, Sep 08, 2009

The Greatest Commandment: Worship is Not An Option

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This message was preached by Pastor Jeremy Roberts, September 6, 2009, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Lenoir City, TN.

The Greatest Commandment: Worship is Not An Option
Message 1 of the Series: I Am Second
Mark 12:30
• Mark 12:28-34
• Mark 12:30, “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”

I. Importance of Worshiping God

II. Identity in Worshiping God
• Deuteronomy 6:4-5

The Great Commandment is mentioned in three of the four Gospels: Matt 22:37-39; Mark 12:30-31; and Luke 20:27.

A. Heart
• Psalm 119:2 • Ephesians 6:6

B. Soul
• Psalm 35:9 • Psalm 42:11

C. Mind

D. Strength
• Isaiah 40:31

Posted by Jeremy Roberts at 9:13 AM |   

Thursday, Sep 03, 2009

Being A Missionary in Your World

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Being A Missionary in Your World
Acts 1:8

• Acts 1:8, But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

• 1 Peter 2:2

I. The Source of Your Witness

A. A Changed Life
• 2 Corinthians 5:17

B. A Courageous Life
• Matthew 10:20

C. A Compassionate Life
• Romans 5:5b

II. The Subject of Your Witness

A. Witness About A Savior

B. Witness About A Story
• 1 Corinthians 15:1-2
• Romans 1:16a

C. Witness About Salvation

III. The Scope of Your Witness

A. The Commencement of Your Witness
• 1 Timothy 5:4

B. The Continuation of Your Witness

C. The Consummation of Your Witness


How to Share Your Faith:
• Romans Road – Write This in Your Bible
Romans 3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:9; 10:13

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Thursday, Sep 03, 2009

Squeezing the Last Drop Out of Your Recession

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Squeezing the Lost Drop
Out of Your Recession
Message 9 of the Series: Losing My Religion
James 4:13-17

I. Foolish Presumptions (vv. 13, 16)

A. The When, the Duration
• Proverbs 27:1

B. The Where, the Location
• Jonah 1:3

C. The What, the Vocation

D. The Why, the Motivation

II. Forgotten Perspectives (v. 14)

A. Life Has Its Uncertainties

Biblical Metaphors of Life’s Brevity

• 1 Chronicles 29:15
• Job 7:7
• Job 9:25
• Psalm 102:3
• Proverbs 27:1
• John 10:10

B. Life Has Its Certainties
• Hebrews 9:27

III. Forsaken Priorities (vv. 15, 17)

A. God’s Will
• Acts 18:21
• 1 Corinthians 4:19a
• Romans 1:10
• Psalm 37:4

B. God’s Way
• 2 Peter 2:21
• John 3:18
• Psalm 95:7b-8a

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Thursday, Sep 03, 2009

A Tale of Two Selves

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A Tale of Two Selves
Message 8 of the Series: Losing My Religion
James 4:1-10

I. The Selfish Self (vv. 1-6)
• Galatians 5:17

A. Selfish Pleasures

B. Selfish Passions
• Titus 3:3a

C. Selfish Plans

D. Selfish Prayers

II. The Selfless Self (vv. 7-10)

A. Submit then Resist

B. Draw Near then Repent

C. Humble Yourself then Relent
• Matthew 23:12

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Monday, Jun 08, 2009

Families On the Edge

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Families on the Edge
Ephesians 5:18-25

Fill Your Life with the Holy Spirit (v. 18)
• Colossians 3:16a

Address People Properly and Submissively
(vv. 19-21)
• Hebrews 13:17 • 1 Peter 2:13
• James 4:7 • Philippians 2:3

Model Your Family After God’s Blueprint (v. 22)
• 1 Corinthians 11:3 • Galatians 3:26
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13

Incur the Responsibility God Planned for You
(vv. 23-24)

Love Like Christ (v. 25)

You Need to Adjust Your Family Structure and Actions to Be as Biblically Accurate as Possible

Posted by Jeremy Roberts at 10:36 AM |   

Tuesday, Jun 02, 2009

The Proof is in the Pudding

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The Proof is in the Pudding
Message 5 of the Series: Losing My Religion
James 2:14-26

I. Faith Without Fruit is A False Faith (vv. 14-17)
• Matthew 7:16-21
• James 2:14 (KJV), “Can faith save him?”
• James 2:14 (ESV), “Can that faith save him?”
• “It is faith alone that justifies, but faith that justifies can never be alone.” – John Calvin

II. A Faith Without Fruit is A Futile Faith (vv. 18-19)
• Romans 3:28.
• Matthew 8:29a
• Mark 1:24; 3:11
• Luke 4:41

III. A Faith Without Fruit is A Fatal Faith (vv. 20-26)
• Luke 1:53
• Romans 4:1-3
• Hebrews 11:17
• Matthew 5:16
• Romans 3:10
• John 8:56

Posted by Jeremy Roberts at 9:53 AM |