Title: The Right Thing (Book of Ruth)
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Ruth 3:9-13
We must act as God sees fit.
I. We are to live in honoring obedience to God.
II. The Spirit of God's law reveals mercy and love.
III. Living God's way reveals within us His loving kindness.
Title: Chance or Providence (Book of Ruth)
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Ruth 2:2-13
Theme: God is actively working in our present world.
The difference that makes:
I. We face each day knowing the world is under His control.
II. God's people will be active in prayer.
III. We can trust in God's loving kindness.
Title: Committed (Book of Ruth)
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Ruth 1:12-18
Name someone who has been a good example of commitment. Explain Why.
I. There is a commitment that is expected.
II. There is a commitment that is safe and practical.
III. There is a commitment that is secured with a covenant. (Luke 14:26-27)
Title: Is God Against Me? (Ruth #1)
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Ruth 1:8-13
I. If God is against me I have good reason to despair.
II. We bring grief on ourselves when we fail to follow God through troubles.
III. God cares for us today and through Jesus has our future.
Title: Raise Up!
Speaker: Jarred Landrith
Text: Ephesians 6:4 |
I. Raise up your children in the discipline of the Lord.
II. Raise up your children in the instruction of the Lord.
III. Do not exasperate your children.
IV. JESUS
Title: A Call to Commitment
Speaker: Bud Mooney
Title: All In (Kingdom Investing)
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Theme: Giving financially is part of belonging to Christ and His Kingdom.
1. You decide how to contribute.
2. God's grace creates a generous heart.
3. Praise to God is expressed in cheerful giving.
Title: Come to the Table (Communion)
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: 1 Corinthians 11:23-28
Theme: Together we share communion until Jesus returns.
1. Through communion we remember the death and resurrection.
2. Through communion we proclaim the death of Jesus.
3. The significance of communion calls for us to approach carefully.
Title: Connecting to Jesus (Baptism)
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Galatians 3:26-27
Theme: We connect to Jesus through baptism.
1. Baptism is being clothed in Christ.
2. Through baptism a believer is united in the death and resurrection of Jesus. (Romans 6:3-5)
3. Following Jesus begins with baptism.
Title: Join the Family
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Hebrews 10:24-25
Theme: If you Belong to Jesus, you need to be a member of His church.
1. Membership was expected for believers in the New Testament.
2. Membership means submitting to the authority of biblical leaders. (Heb. 13:17)
3. Membership ensures spiritual growth. (Eph. 4:11-13)
Title: Greater Love
Speaker: Michael Berg
Text: John 15:1-17
1. Great Love is an Expression
2. Greater Love is Expensive
3. Greater Love is Expected
Title: Love: A Working Definition
Speaker: Matthew Johnson
Text: 1 John 4:7-12
1. Why is Love so important.
1.a Love is an explicit part of Gods Nature
2. How is Love defined?
2a. Agape - A divine Love characterized by sacrifice and the pursuit of another person's good.
3. What does Love have to do with us?
3a. Love should be explicit in us too.
Title: Hearts of Stone (Malachi) Part 5: Fractured Relationship
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Malachi 3:6-12
Theme: What to do when your relationship with God is not what it should be:
1. Take responsibility for the fracture.
2. You must return to be restored.
2a. Value the relationship.
2b. Fully invest.
Title: Hearts of Stone (Malachi) Part 4: God's Possession
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Malachi 3:17-4:3
Theme: Hearts belonging to God have a future with God.
Their identity:
1. They are saved in the midst of His coming Judgment.
2. They will receive God's complete healing.
Title: Hearts of Stone (Malachi) Part 3: Where is God's Justice?
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Malachi 2:17-3:4
Theme: There's good reason to patiently wait for God to bring His justice.
1. Many who ask for God's justice don't know what they are asking for.
2. Justice is coming but first God unfolds His salvation.
2a. The Lord comes.
2b. The Lord purifies.
2c. The Lord's people respond in righteousness.
Title: Hearts of Stone (Malachi) Part 1: Contempt
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Malachi 1:1-5
Theme: We must not treat God with contempt.
1. Contempt is seen in a disregard for God's identity.
2. Contempt is found in empty acts of worship.
3. Contempt is expecting His favor amidst disrespect.
Title: Day of the Lord (Zephaniah) Part 4: Hope
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Zephaniah 3:14-17
Theme: God's plan deserves celebration.
1. God will rescue those who call on His name.
2. God has given us reason to live without fear.
3. God's love is unimaginable.
Title: Day of the Lord (Zephaniah) Part 3: Wrath of God
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Zephaniah 2:1-3
Theme: God's wrath is working in the world today.
1. The only way to face the wrath of God is to seek God.
2. Finding shelter from God's wrath is a maybe.
3. The positive end result of God's wrath is worship.
Title: Day of the Lord (Zephaniah) Part 2: True to His Word
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Zephaniah 1; 2 Chronicles 34:23-25
Theme: God will follow through with all He promises.
1. We all have earned God's condemning judgment.
2. God's judgment is inevitable and imminent.
