Austin Baptist Church

Matthew 13:31-32 1. The Kingdom is ADVANCING 2. God is at work:      Around You      In You      Through You  3. The Kingdom is ACCESSIBLE 4. Kingdom-minded people should be HOPEFUL and HELPFUL

Matthew 13:24-30 1. We are planted into war 2. God chooses to grow us in the midst of adversity 3. God will bring those He loves into glory

Matthew 18:21-35 1. The King forgave a debt we could never pay 2. Those who RECEIVE grace are expected to GIVE it 3. Why Forgive?      -Forgiveness PRESERVES unity      -Forgiveness PREACHES the Gospel      -Forgiveness PROTECTS our hearts John Stott, “This certainly does not mean that our forgiveness of others earns us the right to be forgiven.  It is rather that God forgives only the penitent an...

Luke 12:13-21 3 Warnings About Greed: 1. Greed will make you UNSATISFIED 2. Greed will make you PROUD 3. Greed will make you COMPLACENT    -Money cannot offer true security    -Money does not go with us    -Money makes a lousy god   4. Fall in love with the PROVIDER, not the PROVISION

Luke 10:25-37 1. We CANNOT justify ourselves 2. ONLY Jesus loved perfectly 3. The Love of Jesus COMPELS us and EMPOWERS us

Matthew 13:1-23 1. Four Possible Responses to the Gospel:      -Hard Soil = “The Defiant Heart”      -Rocky Soil = “The Emotional Heart”      -Crowded Soil = “The Conflicted Heart”      -Good Soil = “The Fruitful Heart”   -Fruit is evidence of salvation -Fruit will be accompanied by sin -Fruit takes time to grow   2. How Can I Produce More Fruit?      -Soften your heart      -Plant deeper roots  ...

2 Samuel 22 1. God is our ROCK      -The Rock of our Salvation      -The Rock that gives us Peace 2. God is our LIGHT 3. God is our STRENGTH

Samuel 13 1. We are called to action, not passivity 2. Three reasons we choose passivity      -Shame      -Uncertainty      -Fear of Conflict 3. Avoidance does not solve the problem 4. If you do not lead, someone else will 5. Avoidance Compounds Issues 6. Change is a Process

2 Samuel 11-12 1. What do you do when you fall down? 2. How do you fall down?      -Get Complacent      -Go where you should not go      -Ignore Conviction      -Isolate Yourself 3. Sin Snowballs 4. Sin is Exposed 5. How do you get back up?      -Listen to God’s Voice      -Accept Responsibility      -Repent. Don’t settle for Remorse.

Isaiah 66: 12-13 1. God comforts us when He nourishes us 2. God comforts us when He carries us 3. God comforts us through His Joy

Sam Browne Hudson Ratcliff Corbin Smith Acts 4:8-22 The gospel should embolden us. 1. To have Godly boldness we need power from the Holy Spirit and trust in the Gospel 2.   Godly boldness isn’t limited to the specially equipped or educated. 3.   Godly boldness should make us desperate to share what Jesus has done for us, regardless of the consequences. 

2 Samuel 9 1. Our King is full of grace Grace for anyone Grace without strings 2.Our King can remove shame 3.Our King makes us royalty Royal access Royal power Royal inheritance 4. Who needs grace this week? Receive it Give it

Luke 24:36-43 1. Jesus will offer peace to ANYONE 2. PEACE comes through His cross      -Peace WITH God      -Peace FROM God 3. JOY comes through His resurrection

Mark 11:1-10 1. We should TRUST in King Jesus 2. We should FOLLOW King Jesus 3. We should SURRENDER to King Jesus 4. What do you need to lay down this week?

1. What do you do when God says “No”? 2. Three Likely Responses:      -Become BITTER      -Become JEALOUS      -Become like JESUS 3. Not every GOOD idea is GOD’S idea for your life   Chuck Swindoll, “When God says ‘no’ it is not necessarily discipline or rejection.  It may simply be redirection.” 4. Be HELPFUL, not RESENTFUL, in God’s assignment 5. God’s “no” is a “yes” to the BEST plan 6. How mus...

2 Samuel 6   1. God wants to speak into our decisions 2. Ignoring God In Our Decision-Making Leads To:      -Powerless Pragmatism      -Compromised Theology      -Painful Consequences 3. True JOY comes through OBEDIENCE 4. The world will not UNDERSTAND our JOY 5. The world cannot STEAL our JOY

2 Samuel 5:1-15 1. The BEST path is rarely the FASTEST one 2. We can TRUST God at His word 3. PROSPERITY brings its own PERILS      -Peril of Complacency      -Peril of Worldliness   “The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity are excellent campaigning weather [for the devil]…Prosperity knits a man to the world.  He feels he is ‘finding his place in it,’ while really it is finding...

1 Samuel 28, 31 1. King Saul was INSECURE 2. King Saul was a HYPOCRITE 3. King Saul was SELFISH 4. King Saul’s life proved a new kingdom was needed 5. Do you need a leadership change in your life?    -King Jesus will give you SECURITY    -King Jesus will give you POWER    -King Jesus will give you PURPOSE

1 Samuel 25:9-35 1. Despite our best efforts to work with them, sometimes people are just jerks. 2. When a person is wronged, it is natural and not sinful to feel anger. 3. Peacemakers go above and beyond to spare the most people. 4. Your first reaction doesn’t have to be your last reaction. “ Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dig...

1 Samuel 24:1-7 1. Focus on God 2. Be Patient Quote - “David decided to wait on God. If David took matters into his own hands now, it would be at the expense of a thousand precious experiences of god’s care, provision, guidance and tenderness. No, reasoned David, even a throne at this price is too dear.” 3. Get to Work

1 Samuel 22:1-2 1. Why caves? 2. Caves force us to make a decision: will I run TO God, or FROM God? 3. Be honest with God 4. Be committed to God 5. How does God work through the caves in our lives?    -Caves bring people together     -Caves prepare us for the future    -Caves transform our hearts

 1 Samuel 20:1-11 1. A True Friend is SELFLESS 2. A True Friend is HONEST 3. A True Friend is PRESENT in time of need 4. True Friendships are FORMED, not FOUND

1 Samuel 18:1-11 1. The King is worthy of our surrender 2. Comparison will take you down a slippery slope 3. The 3 Dangers of Envy:   -Envy will make you ANGRY   -Envy will make you ANXIOUS   -Envy will make you FOOLISH 4. Replace your WANTS with WORSHIP 5. Replace COMPARISON with CONTENTMENT

1 Samuel 17 1. Be careful where you place your hope 2. Bold faith will always meet internal opposition 3. Courage is cultivated over time 4. Jesus is the TRUE David 5. Jesus gives us TRUE courage

1. Getting Strong Individually 2. Getting Strong in God's Word 3. Growing Your Community