Doxa Church Sermons

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Not quite listening (vv.1-9) Clearing the air on God's command:  a. God is just b. God is slow to anger What causes this breach in our listening? 2. Not quite obeying (vv.10-23) 3 excuses for 'not quite' obedience:  a. Blameshifting b. Spiritualizing c. Justifying 3. Not quite repenting (vv.24-35) a. Yahweh’s repentance b. Saul’s repentance c. Your re...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. The triumph of fearless faith (vv.1-23) a. Fearless faith is born from theological conviction b. Fearless faith is born from humble expectation c. Fearless faith is contagious 2. The folly of dead religion (vv.24-46) 3 consequences of dead religion: a. Sucks the life out of you (vv.25-31) b. Sin is instigated (vv.32-35) c. Silence from God (vv.36-46) 3. The priority...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. When you’re pressed, don’t take matters into your own hands (vv.1-14) Excuse #1: Fear Excuse #2: Blameshifting Excuse #3: Pressure 2. When you’re helpless, don’t misplace your hope (vv.16-23) a. No Samuel b. No men c. No weapons

Preacher: Chris Ritter When considering the great things God has done for you, ask yourself...  1. Will you seek long-term integrity or big moments? (11:1-12:5) 2. Will your story tell of worshipful dependence or arrogant independence?  (12:6-18) Worshipful dependence: fear the Lord, serve Him, obey His voice. Arrogant Independence: forget God, disobey His voice, rebel against Him. 3. Will you res...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Even when you rebel, God still pursues (vv.17-19a)  2. Even when you fail to see your need, God still provides (vv.19b-24)   3. Even when you assert your independence, God’s still sovereign (v.25a)    4. Even when you reject authority, God still saves (vv.25b-27)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Through His providence, God preserves His people (9:1-27) 2. Through His providence, God empowers His servants (10:1-16) 

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Rejecting God- better to have a god substitute (vv.1-9)  Look for these in your life:  a. When you-re set in your direction without seeking the Lord b. When what you want from God is to run your play c. When you think your problem is a system thing, not a spiritual thing 2. Refusing wisdom- better my way than God’s way (vv.10-19a) a. He will take b. You will be slav...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Two reasons the resurrection is reason for rejoicing today: 1. Praise God for a glorious, guaranteed future (3-5) a. You have a living hope b. You have an everlasting inheritance 2. Praise God for a present, proven faith (6-9) a. In suffering you can have unexpected joy b. In growing you can have inexpressible joy in Christ

Preacher: Chris Ritter Seeing Jesus rightly means seeing Jesus as… 1. The Savior who came to die (vv.1-11) 2. The King of the world (vv.12-22) - In being everything God promised, Jesus was:  a. The one who came in the name of the Lord b. The King of Israel c. A righteous ruler d. Bringing salvation e. Humble - In being the opposite of what the people thought they wanted, Jesus:  a. Did not deliver...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Repent with all your heart (vv.2-6) a. Put away idols b. Direct your heart to the Lord c. Serve Him exclusively 2. Rely on the Lord (vv.7-12)    3. Remain faithful (vv.13-17)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. The god who needs our help (5:1-5) Acts 17:24-25 -- "The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is He served by human hands as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all mankind live and breath and everything." 2. The god who is not in control (5:6-6:12) 3. The go...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. God is not a good luck charm (vv.1-11) a. Superstition is no substitute for faith (vv.1-4) b. God is not confined to your box (vv.5-11) c. Lessons in losing 2. Glory was gone well before the ark was (vv.12-22) a. God at work in our tragedies (vv.12-18) b. God withholds His glory (vv.19-22) c. Lessons in losing

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. The need for intervention-- The Word of God is rare (3:1-3) - What makes the Word of God rare in our day:  a. Programs b. Preachers c. People 2. The means of intervention-- A man of God is called (3:4-10)  3. The task of intervention-- The truth of God is unleashed (3:11-18)  4. The point of intervention-- The God of the Word is revealed (3:19-4:1a)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. The need for revival in our worship of God (2:12-17) Whisper of revival (2:18-21) 2. The need for revival in our walk with God (2:22-25)   Whisper of revival (2:26) 3. The need for revival by the Word of God (2:27-36)    Whisper of revival (3:1a)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. The place of pain in a move of God (1:1-8) 2. The place of prayer in a move of God (1:9-20)   3. The place of surrender in a move of God (1:21-28)   4. The place of praise in a move of God (2:1-10)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: If God made us for His glory, then everything we do should be for His glory. Glorify Him in... 1. The way you love - A Glorify God Grid: a. Will it prefer others? b. Will it promote salvation? c. Will it portray Jesus? 2. The way you live   a. What if I don’t do all to the glory of God?  b. How do I do everything to the glory of God? i. At home-- Colossians 3...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: When you behold God’s glory, you become like what you behold. 1. Beholding the glory of the Lord 3 implications of beholding: - Beholding is a seeing to savor - You can’t behold too much - Beholding satisfies our glory hunger 2. Becoming like Jesus - Transformed when? - Transformed into what? - Transformed how? - Transformed by whom? Application: Take it in-...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. The problem of blindness to glory a. Who is blinded?  b. What is blinded?  c. What are we blinded from?  2. God uses proclaimers to open the eyes of the blind - Acts 26:17-18, God tells Paul “I’m sending you to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Turn up the volume-- The glory of God’s self-disclosure (vv.1-2) a. Creation- Romans 1:20 b. The Prophets c. The Son 2. Take in the view-- Jesus is the glory of God (vv.2b-4) a. Colossians 1:15  b. Colossians 2:9  3. Glory in 4 ways:  a. To Him b. Through Him  c. By Him  d. For Him

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. You were made by God for glory - God's design for His image bearers: a. Made to relate to God uniquely b. Made to reflect God c. Made to represent God 2. You have fallen short of God’s glory - Romans 3:23-- "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." 2. Seeking glory in all the wrong places.  a. Self - The problem -- Proverbs 25:27 b. Ot...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Truth statement: God is for His glory. Reaction #1: What about us?  Reaction #2: That sounds like God is full of Himself -- Isa. 48:11 , "For My own sake I do it, for how should My name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another." Response #1: God’s God-centeredness is Him loving us Response #2: God’s God-centeredness is Him being holy 2. Biblical ba...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. The purpose a. To Him be glory 2. The place a. In the church  3. The person a. and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. 4. The potential  a. Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask for think, according to the power at work within us

Preacher: Chris Ritter Big Idea: 4 ways a Christian should respond to the person and work of Jesus 1. Grow through God-Empowered Effort (vv.12-13) “This fear is self-distrust; it is tenderness of conscience; it is vigilance against temptation… It is taking heed lest we fall; it is a constant apprehension of the deceitfulness of the heart, and of the insidiousness and power of inward corruption” --...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead At Christmas...    1. Good News comes to the lowly (v.8)   2. Fears are traded for joy (vv.9-14)   3. Believe to see and see to savor (vv.15-20)  

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead As we prepare our hearts this Christmas, see and savor...    1. The sovereignty of God (vv.1-5) Malachi 5:2 -- “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are two little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient of days" 2. The subtle glory of the incarnation (vv.6-7)