Outlines for Growing Christians
Overview
Many pastors preach at least twice a Sunday, and some must stand in the pulpit three times a week or more! Generating that much content can be exhausting—especially if you don’t have the right resources. The Baker Sermon Outlines series provides busy pastors with well-researched sermon outlines based on specific texts of Scripture and practical topics. Scriptural and easy to use, these time-saving books include homiletical outlines for Bible passages, holidays, evangelism, great themes of the Bible, special occasions, prayer meetings, and more. Ideal for both expository and topical preaching styles, this series includes more than 3,000 pages of outlines that will guide you in your study and provide the rhetorical framework for a persuasive, biblical, and gospel-centered sermon.
Top Highlights
“There is no way of measuring God’s love. However, we can see the power of God’s love. God has shown His love from the beginning of creation. If Christ lives in us we will have God’s love, and we will love as He loved. Love will cause us to (1) serve, (2) surrender, (3) sacrifice. As love caused Christ to give His life it will cause us to give all we have.” (Page 61)
“God made all things good, but man misuses the good things. God made the tongue to be used for good, but man uses it in the wrong way. Man uses the tongue to gossip, lie, complain, criticize, and for filthy language. The tongue can be a great help or hindrance. Whether the tongue is a help or a hindrance depends upon the person. Most of man’s problems are the result of an uncontrolled tongue.” (Pages 33–34)
“Why do you love God?—for what He gives, or what you can give? Do you displease God by loving some people while ignoring others? Are you willing to love when you know it will cost you something? Are you looking for those who will give something to you in return for your love? How deep is your love toward God? Real love is more than words.” (Page 31)
“Paul says of the three great virtues—faith, hope and love—the one greatest of these is love—1 Corinthians 13:13. One may have great hope, but no love. One may have great faith, but no love. Love should grow; it should mature; it should change our entire life and emotions. Love changes all things for the child of God.” (Page 62)
“What about your tongue? Does your tongue bring honor and glory to God? Do you use your tongue to praise God? Do you use your tongue to praise the work of the church, or do you criticize the church? Do you use your tongue to encourage and help others, or to condemn them? An uncontrolled tongue brings shame to the person and to others, as well as to God’s work.” (Page 35)