Textual Sermons Miscellaneous Sermon Outlines This material is from ExecutableOutlines.com, a web site containing sermon outlines and Bible studies by Mark A. Copeland. Visit the web site to browse or download additional material for church or personal use. The outlines were developed in the course of my ministry as a preacher of the gospel. Feel free to use them as they are, or adapt them to suit your own personal style. To God Be The Glory! Executable Outlines, Copyright © Mark A. Copeland, 2011 Mark A. Copeland Textual Sermons Table Of Contents Am I My Brother’s Keeper? (Genesis 4:9) 4 Noah Found Grace In The Eyes Of The Lord (Genesis 6:8) 7 The Choice Of Lot (Genesis 13:10-12) 10 The Faith Of Abraham (Genesis 15:6) 13 The Bad Bargain Of Esau (Genesis 25:29-34) 16 The Forgotten Vow Of Jacob (Genesis 35:1-7) 18 The Character Of Joseph (Genesis 37:1-50:26) 21 The Excuses Of Moses (Exodus 3:1-4:17) 24 The Hardening Of Pharaoh (Exodus 4:21-23) 27 The Sin Of Nadab And Abihu (Leviticus 9:22-10:7) 31 The Priestly Blessing (Numbers 6:22-27) 34 Caleb Followed The Lord Fully (Numbers 14:24) 37 Shall Your Brethren Go To War While You Sit Here? (Numbers 32:6) 40 The Leadership Qualities Of Joshua (Joshua 24:29-31) 43 The Story Of Ruth (Ruth 1:1-4:22) 46 Hannah - A Woman Of Faith (1 Samuel 1:1-2:10) 50 Eli’s Ineffective Reproof (1 Samuel 2:22-25) 53 A Man After God’s Own Heart (1 Samuel 13:13-14) 56 David Strengthened Himself In The Lord His God (1 Samuel 30:6) 59 At The Front Or At The Base (1 Samuel 30:21-25) 62 Nathan’s Rebuke (2 Samuel 12:1-15) 66 Prove Yourself A Man (1 Kings 2:1-3 70 Elijah The Tishbite (1 Kings 17-21, 2 Kings 1-2) 73 This Day Is A Day Of Good News (2 Kings 7:9) 78 The Samaritans’ Religion (2 Kings 17:24-41) 82 David’s Charge To Solomon (1 Chronicles 28:9) 85 The Hand Of The Lord My God Was Upon Me (Ezra 7:28) 87 Paragon Of Beauty And Virtue (Esther 1:1-10:3) 90 Expatriate Extraordinaire (Esther 2:5-7) 92 The Truly Happy Man (Psalms 1:1-6) 94 I Have Always Set The Lord Before Me (Psalms 16:8) 98 The Art Of Confessing Our Sins (Psalms 51:1-19) 101 They Shall Still Bear Fruit In Old Age (Psalms 92:12-15) 105 The Works Of The Lord Are Great (Psalms 111:2) 108 The Labor That Fails (Psalms 127:1-2) 110 The Price And Prevention Of Adultery (Proverbs 5:1-23) 113 Finding Joy In The Vanity Of Life (Ecclesiastes 2:22-26) 115 Remember God In The Days Of Your Youth (Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:1) 117 The Stability Of Your Times (Isaiah 33:5-6) 120 Two Great Evils (Jeremiah 2:13) 123 Ask For The Old Paths (Jeremiah 6:16) 126 Remember Shiloh! (Jeremiah 7:1-15) 128 Dare To Be A Daniel (Daniel 1:8-21; 6:1-20) 130 A Famine For The Word (Amos 8:11-14) 133 Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore (Micah 4:1-3) 137 What Does The Lord Require Of You? (Micah 6:6-8) 141 Does The Lord's House Lie In Ruins? (Haggai 1:1-15) 144 Sins Of God’s Grandchildren (Malachi 1:1-3:18) 147 Textual Sermons 2 Mark A. Copeland Five Views Of Mark 16:16 (Mark 16:16) 151 Mary, Mother Of Jesus 155 Nevertheless At Your Word I Will (Luke 5:1-11) 168 The “Me First” Mentality (Luke 9:57-62) 160 Distracted By Good (Luke 10:38-42) 162 Condemned By Others (Luke 11:31-32) 164 Cleaning The Inside (Luke 11:37-41) 167 Are There Few Who Are Saved? (Luke 13:23) 168 God’s Second Law Of Pardon (Acts 8:22) 170 What It Means To Preach Jesus (Acts 8:35) 173 What Hinders Me From Being Baptized? (Acts 8:36) 175 People Of The Way (Acts 9:2) 177 Walking In The Fear Of The Lord (Acts 9:31) 179 What Must I Do To Be Saved? (Acts 16:30-33) 183 God’s Power Toward Believers (Ephesians 1:19) 185 The Excellence Of The Knowledge Of Jesus Christ (Philippians 3:8) 187 Rejoice Always! (1 Thessalonians 5:16) 190 Hardened By Deceit (Hebrews 3:13) 194 Make Your Calling And Election Sure (2 Peter 1:10) 196 The Promise Of New Heavens And A New Earth (2 Peter 3:13) 198 The Blessed State Of The Righteous Dead (Revelation 14:13) 202 The Heavenly City (Revelation 21:2-22:5) 204 Textual Sermons 3 Mark A. Copeland Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Genesis 4:9 INTRODUCTION 1. Perhaps one of the more thought-provoking questions in the Bible is that one asked by Cain... a. Cain had killed his brother because God had accepted Abel’s offering, but not his own - Gen 4:3-8 b. When the Lord inquired concerning Abel, Cain’s response was: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Gen 4:9) 2. This is a question we would do well to ask ourselves today... a. Are we our brothers’ keeper? b. Do we have a responsibility to watch out for and care for one another? [When one turns to the New Testament, it becomes clear that the answer is in the affirmative. In fact, there are many passages which emphasize...] I. OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO ONE ANOTHER A. WE ARE TO “LOVE ONE ANOTHER”... 1. As commanded by Jesus - Jn 13:34-35; 15:12,17 2. As taught by Paul - Ro 13:8; 1 Th 4:9 3. As instructed by Peter - 1 Pe 1:22 4. As stressed by John - 1 Jn 3:11 (note v.12), 23; 4:7,11-12; 2 Jn 5 -- But how are we to express such love? Other passages can provide the answer... B. HOW WE SHOW OUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER... 1. We are to “receive one another” - Ro 15:7 2. We are to “edify another” - Ro 15:19 3. We are to “serve one another” - Ga 5:13 4. We are to “bear one another’s burdens” - Ga 6:1-2 5. We are to be “forgiving one another” - Ep 4:32 6. We are to be “submitting to one another” - Ep 5:21 7. We are to “exhort one another” - He 3:12-13 8. We are to “consider one another” - He 10:24-25 9. We are to be “hospitable to one another” - 1 Pe 4:8-10 [In light of such “one another” passages, is there any doubt that we are to be our brother’s keeper? But how well are we doing? To stimulate our thinking and help us reexamine how well we are fulfilling our obligations to one another, consider the following questions...] II. EVALUATING OUR ROLE AS OUR BROTHER’S KEEPER A. WHEN ONE BECOMES A BROTHER... 1. Do we receive them into the family of God, or ignore them? - Ro 15:7 Textual Sermons 4 Mark A. Copeland a. Are they properly assimilated in the family life of the congregation? b. Do they remain on the fringe? -- If we do not even know their names, we can be sure that we are failing as our brother’s keeper! 2. Do we edify them, or put stumbling blocks in their way? - Ro 14:19 a. As individuals, are we “bodybuilders”, encouraging the members of the body? b. Or are we like a cancer, weakening the members of the body of Christ? 1) By our own example 2) By our words, attitudes, etc. -- It was said of Philemon that he refreshed the hearts of the brethren; do people say the same of us? 3. Do we submit to them, or arrogantly rule over them? - Ep 5:21 4. Do we serve them in love, or expect them to serve us? - Ga 5:13 5. Do we demonstrate hospitality to them? - 1 Pe 4:8-10 a. By visiting them in their need? b. By inviting them into your home (or accepting invitations to their home)? B. WHEN A BROTHER IS OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT... 1. Do we even consider them? - He 10:24-25 a. Are we even aware of who they are? b. Are we ignorant of their problems? If so, why? 1) Maybe it is because we don’t assemble enough ourselves 2) We may “wonder about them”, but that is not sufficient! c. Do they drift away, with no one making an effort to reach them? 2. Do we exhort them, lest they become hardened by sin? - He 3:12-14 a. Or are we afraid to confront them, for fear of running them away? 1) If we truly love them and approach them with humility, they are not likely to run away 2) If they do, they are running away from God, not you! b. Remember, such exhortation is to be daily! Perhaps we wait too long... 3. Are we willing bear their burdens? - Ga 6:1-2 a. So as to help them overcome and become stronger b. Or do we rather not be bothered? 4. Are we quick to forgive them when they repent? - Ep 4:32 a. Fear of not being forgiven and accepted back into the family may keep some from repenting and returning to the fold b.