Sermon Notes March 15, 2026

Posted on Mar 12, 2026 in Sermon Notes |

Who is Jesus?

Mark 8:27-29, ”Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way He asked them, ‘Who do people say I am?’ 28 They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.’ 29 ’But what about you?’ He asked. ‘Who do you say I am?’ Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah.’”

  1. The word “Christ” or “Messiah” means: _____________.

Exodus 3:14, ”God said to Moses, ‘I AM who I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.’”

John 8:53-54, 56-59, ”’Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do You think You are?’ 54 Jesus replied, ‘If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the One who glorifies Me… 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing My day; he saw it and was glad.’ 57 ’You are not yet fifty years old,’ they said to Him, ‘and you have seen Abraham!’ 58 ’Very truly I tell you,’ Jesus answered, ‘before Abraham was born, I AM!’ 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone Him, but Jesus hid Himself, slipping away from the temple grounds…”

John 10:36, “…’I am God’s Son.’”

See Mark 14:61-62; John 14:6,9

  1. Four Options with Jesus:     
A._______________________     
      
B._______________________
 
C._______________________ 
 
D._______________________
 

1 Corinthians 15:13-15, 20, ”If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead. But He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised… 20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.” 

  1. People will die for what they ___________________ to be true even though it may be false. But people don’t have the tendency  to die for what they ____________________ is a lie.

 


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Sermon Notes March 01, 2026

Posted on Feb 27, 2026 in Sermon Notes |

SAINT                                                                           “What Does the Bible Say About You?”

  1. You are declared a “saint” ______________________.

Ephesians 1:1,18; 2:19; 3:8; 4:11-12; 6:18, “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus…To the saints in Ephesus… I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His saints…. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with the saints… Although I am less than the least of the saints…. It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets… to prepare the saints for works of service… Keep on praying for all the saints.”

  1. The word “saint” means: “those who are ________________.”
  2. The voice of Satan is ___________. His verdict is _________.   Results: you are _______________.
  3. The voice of God is ____________. His verdict is _________.  Results: you are _______________.
  4. You are being developed into a “saint” _________________.

Ezekiel 36:26, ”I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”

  1. You don’t just ________________ to be a saint; you’re to _______________   to be a saint.

Luke 6:40, ”The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.”       

1 Corinthians 9:24-25, ”Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.” 

 


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Sermon Notes February 22, 2026

Posted on Feb 20, 2026 in Sermon Notes |

Daddy                                                                            “What the Bible Says About You”

Paul Vitz, Faith of the Fatherless: the Psychology of Atheism.        Dallas: Spence Pub.,1999.

1. The heartbreak of an earthly father can __________ some people away from God as Heavenly Father.

John 1:12, “Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.”

Also see 2 Corinthians 6:18 and Galatians 3:26

2. No matter how we might view ourselves, God sees us as the child He ________________________in order to love and He’s           ________________________.

See Luke 3:22 and 1John 3:1

Matthew 6:9-13, “This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, 10 Your Kingdom come,
Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one, for Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”

3. Why was Jesus’ opening so startling? It’s because He used the Aramiac word ___________ meaning ___________.

Romans 8:14-15, ”For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to Sonship. And by Him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’”


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Sermon Notes February 15, 2026

Posted on Feb 12, 2026 in Sermon Notes |

A Sinner of Need of a Savior                                               “What the Bible Says About You”

Romans 3:23, ”For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

  1. The word used by Paul here literally means ______________  ________________.
  2. We water down the word “sinner” by… 
a) Changing the word to ___________________.   
b) Comparing our mistakes to ___________________________.

See Psalm 51:1-4, 16-17

Romans 6:23, ”For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

  1. According to the Bible, there are two kinds of death:   
a) _____________________; and,
b) _____________________.
4. The best way to think of it is this: heaven is where God _____,  and hell is where God ______.

Matthew 13:42, ”They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Romans 10:9,13, ”If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved… 13 for, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’”

  1. To accept the gift there must be an open declaration — a ___________________________.

James 2:19-20, ”Do I hear you professing to believe in the one and only God, but then observe you complacently sitting back as if you had done something wonderful? That’s just great. Demons do that, but what good does it do them? Use your heads!… 

Do you suppose for a minute that you can cut faith and works in two and not end up with a corpse on your hands?”

Romans 6:2-4, ”By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead     through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”

 


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Sermon Notes February 08, 2026

Posted on Feb 6, 2026 in Sermon Notes |

James 5:12 — The End of Maybe                          “James”

James 5:12, ”Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’ Otherwise you will be condemned.”

  1. James is talking about the foolishness of __________________________.

Luke 22:33-34, ”But he replied, ‘Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.’ 34 Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know Me.’”

  1. James also wants to press home the importance of _________________________.
  2. James points out the danger of the word: ___________.

See Mark 1:15; Luke 9:62; 12:57-59; John 12:47-48

  1. Jesus didn’t think that ___________ was an acceptable response to anything related to Him.

Moving Beyond Maybe: The Joshua Challenge

“Shechem” was the place where almost every major decision, every major commitment, had been made in their history… It’s where Abraham received his first promise from God regarding Canaan; …Jacob committed himself to God; …Joseph was buried; …Kings of Israel would go to be crowned.  

See Joshua 24:14-24

 


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Sermon Notes February 01, 2026

Posted on Jan 30, 2026 in Sermon Notes |

James 5:1-11 — The Haves and the Have Nots                          “James”

James 5:1-6. “Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.”

  1. James is targeting wealthy people who make wealth the _________                      of their life, who also use their wealth to ________________________   of the poor
  2. Two challenges for all us “average” wage earners:  
a) Realize wealth is ________________ to do any of us any good in the life to come.   
b) We must be _________ in our financial dealings with other people.

James 5:7-9, ”Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!”

  1. You won’t get long-term patience on _________________________.  If your focus is on “this life only,” you will find it ___________________   to get through “this-life-only” stuff.

See Revelation 21:4, 27; James 2:1-4; 4:1-2, 11-12, 5:1,4

James 5:10-11, ”Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.”                                                      

 


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