Doxa Church Sermons

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. In your thinking, be mature (v. 20) 2. In your gifting, be aware of its purpose (v. 21-22) 3. In your gathering, be mindful of unbelievers (v. 23-25)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Edification of the church is love's priority for the gifts. Therefore in the public gathering… 1. Gifts are to be ministered with a priority on intelligible truth (vv. 6-12) 2. Gifts are to be ministered with a priority on instructional teaching (vv. 13-19)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Love informs the way gifts are... 1. Approached- what will I desire? (vv. 1-2) 2. Administered- who will I edify? (vv. 3-4)   3. Assessed- how will I evaluate? (v. 5)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Love is greater than the gifts because... 1. The gifts' duration is temporary (v. 8) 2. The gifts' content is incomplete (vv. 9-10) 3. The gifts' perception is limited (vv. 11-12) 4. The gifts' impact is outlasted (v. 13) 

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Love is... (v. 4a) 2. Love does not... (vv. 4b-5) 3. Love rejoices... (v. 6) 4. Love always... (v. 7)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead To put the ‘spiritual’ back into our use of the gifts:  1. Pursue the greater gifts (vv. 27-31a) 3. Prioritize the greater way (vv. 12:31b-13:3)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: To foster unity, we must recognize our gifts have been crafted for interdependence. My growth as an interdependent member of the body depends on knowing... 1. I belong- my baptism is proof (vv. 12-13) 2. I am essential- my placement is proof- (vv. 14-20) 3. I am needy- the other parts are proof (vv. 21-26)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: God’s kind of unity involves the dispensing of diverse gifts that work together for the common good. Unity in our diverse giftedness depends on understanding...  1. The gifts are diverse, the Provider is the same (vv. 4-6) 2. The gifts are diverse, the purpose is the same (v. 7)  3. The gifts are diverse, the power Source is the same (vv. 8-11)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Unity around the use of spiritual gifts in the church requires... 1. Clarity about spiritual counterfeits (vv. 1-2) 2. Certainty about the Spirit's leading to the Lordship of Christ (v. 3)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Take courage in... 1. His person 2. His presence 3. His permanency

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead What will it take to be faithful to this? 1. A passion for God and His glory 2. A burden for man’s state apart from Christ 3. A heart for peoples, not just people 4. A conviction that every Christian has skin in the game

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: The main thing for every follower of Jesus is to be a disciple-making disciple. 1. Going 2. Baptizing 3. Teaching

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. All means ALL 2. Ultimate authority is a Person 3. Therefore I will...

Preacher: Chris Ritter Big Idea: Your attitude toward and your use of money demonstrate your view of (1.) the world, (2.) your circumstances, (3.) what is eternally valuable, and (4.) your ultimate hope. 1. Your view of the world 2. Your view of your circumstances 3. Your view of what is eternally valuable 4. Your view of your ultimate hope

Preacher: Zak Graves Question: Jesus is firstborn? Does that mean He was created? Big Idea: Firstborn = Christ’s Preeminence. In Jesus is the fullness of God, and there is salvation in Him alone. Preeminence = To hold First Place above all else. Proof 1: Immediate Context & “Firstborn” Proof 2: Jesus/Gospels Claim Jesus is God Proof 3: Biblical Texts Claim Jesus is God Application: Is Jesus pr...

Preacher: Zak Graves Is the Christian fatalistically locked in a battle with sin that they are doomed to lose? Big Idea: In Christ, you are dead to sin in the flesh, and alive to righteousness in the Spirit. Proof 1: The Context Proof 2: The Text Itself Proof 3: The Biblical Texts Application

Preacher: Chris Ritter 1. The Foundation of all Righteousness 2. The Filthy Righteousness of Religion 3. The World's Facade of Righteousness 4. The Free Righteousness of the Gospel 5. The Christian's Faith-Filled Righteous Deeds

Preacher: Chris Ritter 1. The Design of the Heart: - Cognitive, Affective, Volitional 2. The Disaster of the Heart: - Total Depravity: Sin affects, permeates, and touches every aspect of life 3. The Divine Work in the Heart: - Jesus inaugurated what God promised: The New Covenant 4. The Dynamic of the Christian’s Heart: - The Holy Spirit indwells and empowers us to live from the new heart

Preacher: Chris Ritter 3 Wrong Ways of Understanding “Greater Works”: 1. Jesus expected all true disciples to do miracles. 2. Jesus only did miracles as a person filled with the Spirit. 3. If you don’t perform miracles like Jesus, something is wrong with your faith. 5 Truths from John 14:12-14 : 1. Jesus is describing what every Christian will do. 2. The works we do point to who Jesus is. 3. The g...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Call out divisive behavior where it’s found (vv. 17-22) 2. Connect the Lord’s Table to the current situation (vv. 23-26) 3. Commit to regular self-examination (vv. 27-32) 4. Come to the table together (vv. 33-34)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Think like a Christian 2. Act like a Christian  a. Pray b. Love c. Preach

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Gender distinction and roles are by divine design and meant to be upheld in the church. How do we make sure this is upheld in the local gathering? 1. Understand the theological principle of authority and submission (vv. 2-3) 2. Maintain the beauty of our God-appointed gender distinctions (vv. 4-6) 3. See the defense for this distinction is creation (vv. 7-10)...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: True liberty is living for the glory of God. Glory seekers...  1. Seek for what builds others up (vv. 23) 2. Seek for what brings others good (vv. 24-30) 3. Seek for what brings others to Christ (vv. 31-11:1)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Christian liberty isn’t about how near can I be but how far can I flee idolatry. 3 reasons to flee idolatry... 1. Idolatry is partaking in a different communion (vv. 16-18) 2. Idolatry is a participation in the demonic (vv. 19-21) 3. Idolatry provokes the Lord’s jealousy (v. 22)

Preacher: Chris Ritter Big Idea: Take heed of these tales to avoid your own spiritual fails 1. Understand Israel’s wilderness tale (v. 1-5) 2. Consider the outcome of Israel’s fails (vv. 6-10) 3. Apply these tales & fails to yourself (vv. 11-12) 4. Avoid your own fails by trusting in your faithful God (v. 13)