Hey guys... to be honest I don't have a real good feel for this message yet. I have some ideas that I like, but I don't have a real solid sense of direction. I have a big chunk of time to work on the message tomorrow, so I'll keep you posted on my progress. But here's what I have at this point. Please feel free to give suggestions!
1. God is good
a. I had a tough time deciding if this is what I wanted to talk about. It's
overly broad I know, but I do think it's something we forget or misunderstand.
Especially in light of the news of Luini's dad's death (which I imagine many of
us and the kids are struggling with), it's something I wanted us to dwell on.
2. Key text: John 10 - I am the good shepherd.
a. The imagery of the text emphasizes “shepherd,” but “good” is an essential
qualifier.
b. It doesn’t matter a whole lot if he’s a shepherd, but he isn’t good
3. What does it mean that God is good?
a. I don’t think I’ll spend a ton of time talking about what it means that God
is good. I might cover it briefly
b. But I want to focus more on what it doesn’t mean. The fact that God is good
means he is not a lot of the things we think he is.
i. He is not…
4. What does it mean for us?
a. God can be trusted
i. God is good and remains good at all times.
ii. At the heart of trusting God is the belief that he is a good God, a
good shepherd. He is undeniably good, unshakably good, good without
exception, good in the purest sense.
1. Our inability to trust him with our lives and situations often
comes from a defect in our view of God’s goodness.
b. We need to take time to taste it (1 Peter 2:3)
i. God’s character should be savored and enjoyed – what better
characteristic to dwell on then his goodness.
ii. We rarely just sit and savor God’s goodness
That's it for now. Obviously I'll develop sections 2 and 3 a lot more. More to come.
By the way... blogger SUCKS for formatting. Or maybe I suck. I don't know but I had the hardest time trying to compose an organized outline on this.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
God Is (April 24)
hey guys,
sorry this is coming a bit late, i kept going back and forth on what i wanted to cover. originally i was planning to do God is Creator, but i'm going to switch it up and basically do an extended intro to the series. in a sense, really the first God is, will be God is and i'll be working through exodus 3, which i think fits nicely with what we've been doing and where we are headed. so here's my outline thus far, let me know what you think. hopefully it makes sense. sorry about the formatting, it just auto adjusts like that when you copy and paste..
Scripture: Exodus 3:1-15
Proposition: To go from "Who am I?" (ourselves) to "Who are You?" (God) so that we would be humbled, so that we would expand our minds, so that we would worship
I. Intro Series ("God Is")
A. "You Are" + "Straightforward Redemption"
1. The focus is more so on us
i. Our identity/standing (before God)
ii. How God is going to redeem various aspects of our lives
B. Changing Gears
1. Less about us, more about God
C. The Study of God (Packer/Spurgeon)
1. There is nothing of higher pursuit
2. There is nothing more humbling
3. There is nothing that expands more
II. The Set Up (Background)
A. God Brings Moses to Himself (3:1-4)
B. The Holiness of God (3:5-6)
C. God Hears the Cry of His People (3:7-9)
III. God Is
A. The Purpose of Moses (3:10)
B. "Who Am I" (3:11)
1. What we have already covered
i. You are...
a. Chosen
b. Holy
c. Royal Priesthood
ii. Redemption
2. Moses recognizes his inadequacy
C. God Responds (3:12)
1. It's not about Moses
2. It's about God
i. "I will be with you"
D. "Who Are You" (3:13)
1. What we will cover
2. The focus of our series -- God is...
E. God Responds (3:14-15)
1. I AM WHO I AM (14)
i. He was
ii. He is
iii. He will be
2. LORD (15)
IV. Conclusion
A. The Attributes of God
B. The Goal of the Series
1. To answer the question, "Who are You?"
i. To keep us humble
ii. To expand our minds
iii. To bring us to worship
sorry this is coming a bit late, i kept going back and forth on what i wanted to cover. originally i was planning to do God is Creator, but i'm going to switch it up and basically do an extended intro to the series. in a sense, really the first God is, will be God is and i'll be working through exodus 3, which i think fits nicely with what we've been doing and where we are headed. so here's my outline thus far, let me know what you think. hopefully it makes sense. sorry about the formatting, it just auto adjusts like that when you copy and paste..
Scripture: Exodus 3:1-15
Proposition: To go from "Who am I?" (ourselves) to "Who are You?" (God) so that we would be humbled, so that we would expand our minds, so that we would worship
I. Intro Series ("God Is")
A. "You Are" + "Straightforward Redemption"
1. The focus is more so on us
i. Our identity/standing (before God)
ii. How God is going to redeem various aspects of our lives
B. Changing Gears
1. Less about us, more about God
C. The Study of God (Packer/Spurgeon)
1. There is nothing of higher pursuit
2. There is nothing more humbling
3. There is nothing that expands more
II. The Set Up (Background)
A. God Brings Moses to Himself (3:1-4)
B. The Holiness of God (3:5-6)
C. God Hears the Cry of His People (3:7-9)
III. God Is
A. The Purpose of Moses (3:10)
B. "Who Am I" (3:11)
1. What we have already covered
i. You are...
a. Chosen
b. Holy
c. Royal Priesthood
ii. Redemption
2. Moses recognizes his inadequacy
C. God Responds (3:12)
1. It's not about Moses
2. It's about God
i. "I will be with you"
D. "Who Are You" (3:13)
1. What we will cover
2. The focus of our series -- God is...
E. God Responds (3:14-15)
1. I AM WHO I AM (14)
i. He was
ii. He is
iii. He will be
2. LORD (15)
IV. Conclusion
A. The Attributes of God
B. The Goal of the Series
1. To answer the question, "Who are You?"
i. To keep us humble
ii. To expand our minds
iii. To bring us to worship
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Outline-Message April 3 (comments and questions needed) - draft ii
Focus: God is with us.
Function: To preach the good news that God does not leave us alone. He is not just a God up in the sky. He is a God down on the ground.
Text: Matthew 28.20 (18.20, 1.23, Hag 1.13, Gen 28:15; Exod 3:12; Josh 1:5, 9; Isa 41:10)
I. Text – Jesus (and God) is with us. (and surely I am with you til the end of the age…)
II. Views of God
a. NT Wright: don’t believe in a God far away and distant
b. God wants to be intimiately involved in every way
c. Part of God’s character
III. Jesus: The Kingdom is Near
a. God’s presence: available and immanent.
IV. You are not alone (Chosen!) Gift that God has given us
V. Power to redeem because God is here.
What do you think of switching II and III? I'm going back and forth on that one...
I think IV and V could be switched (Eugene's suggestion). I'll see how it flows when writing it. Other thoughts?
Function: To preach the good news that God does not leave us alone. He is not just a God up in the sky. He is a God down on the ground.
Text: Matthew 28.20 (18.20, 1.23, Hag 1.13, Gen 28:15; Exod 3:12; Josh 1:5, 9; Isa 41:10)
I. Text – Jesus (and God) is with us. (and surely I am with you til the end of the age…)
II. Views of God
a. NT Wright: don’t believe in a God far away and distant
b. God wants to be intimiately involved in every way
c. Part of God’s character
III. Jesus: The Kingdom is Near
a. God’s presence: available and immanent.
IV. You are not alone (Chosen!) Gift that God has given us
V. Power to redeem because God is here.
What do you think of switching II and III? I'm going back and forth on that one...
I think IV and V could be switched (Eugene's suggestion). I'll see how it flows when writing it. Other thoughts?
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