Renaissance Church PGH - Sermons

Outline: 1) The Pattern of Jesus 2) The Power of Jesus 3) The Promise of Jesus Resources: Commentaries: Bock, Merida, Schreiner; Stott, Wright. Books: Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, by Bauckham;How to Reach the West Again, by Keller; The Patient Ferment of the Early Church, by Kreider; Miracles, by Lewis; What Actually Starts Movements, by Prinz

OUTLINE: 1) From persecutor to persecuted 2) From avoiding to accepting Commentaries: Bock, Merida, Schreiner; Stott, Wright. Books: The Patient Ferment of the Early Church, by Kreider; How to Reach the West, by Keller

OUTLINE: 1) What Saul is doing 2) What the Savior does 3) What we’re sent to do RESOURCES: Commentaries: Bock, Merida, Schreiner; Stott, Wright.

Outline: 1) We Are Guided 2) We Are Guides Main Point: We are guided to guide others (generally and specifically) Resources: The Reluctant Witness - Everts; Understanding Christian Mission: Participation in Suffering and Glory - Sunquist

Main Point: True belief is paired with true repentance Main Application: Keep repenting and believing. Have your habits actually changed? Outline: 1) BELIEF AND BAPTISM 2) BELIEF AND THE SPIRIT 3) BELIEF AND REPENTANCE RESOURCES: Commentaries: Bock, Merida, Schreiner; Stott, Wright. Books: Dominion, by Holland; The Patient Ferment of the Early Church, by Kreider;

Outline: 1) A CHURCH THAT SUFFERS 2) A CHURCH THAT SCATTERS 3) A CHURCH THAT SPEAKS RESOURCES: Commentaries: Bock, Merida, Schreiner; Stott, Wright. Books: Dominion, by Holland; The Patient Ferment of the Early Church, by Kreider;

OUTLINE: 1) HOW IT WILL HAPPEN 2) WHAT WILL HAPPEN 3) WHY IT WILL HAPPEN Resources: Commentaries: Ciampa & Rosner, Morris, Prior; Books: Surprised by Hope, N.T. Wright, The Resurrection of the Son of God, N.T. Wright. 

OUTLINE: 1) WHO THE CROWD THINK JESUS IS 2) WHO THE COMMITTED THINK JESUS IS 3) WHO THE CURMUDGEONS THINK JESUS IS MAIN POINT: Jesus hasn’t come to liberate the world politically, but to liberate us spiritually for eternity. RESOURCES: Commentaries - Bruner, Carson, Hamilton, Wright | Books - Jesus & The Eyewitnesses, by R. Bauckham; Gentle & Lowly, by D. Ortlund| Studies - Read, Mark, Learn: John...

Main Point: God Preserves His Promise and Expands His Promise Outline: 1) From Adam to Abram 2) From Abram to All RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God of Creation, by Wilkin.

OUTLINE: 1) God Designed You to Build 2) How to Know If You’re Building Your Own Babel 3) What God Does When We Try to Build Babel 4) How the Gospel Changes How We Build Main Point: God designed you to build, but whenever you try to build Babel, he’s going to put an end to it (if not now, in the end). Resources: Commentaries: Genesis by Wenham

OUTLINE: 1) Spreading the seed of the serpent 2) Spreading the seed of the Savior Main Point: Jesus came from the same people he came for RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God of Cr...

OUTLINE: 1) Pattern 2) Problem 3) Promise RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God of Creation, by Wilkin.

Outline: 1) An Altar 2) A Blessing 3) A Covenant RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God of Creation, by Wilkin.

OUTLINE: 1) God remembers 2) God recreates RESOURCES: Commentaries: Sialhamer, Walton, Brueggeman, Hamilton, Calvin. Studies: Tim Mackie - The Flood Narrative Course.

OUTLINE: 1) Extraordinary Judgement 2) Extraordinary Mercy RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God of Creation, by Wilkin.

Main Point: Waiting on God’s promises is hard Outline: 1) Go and work 2) Go and wait RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God of Creation, by Wilkin.

OUTLINE: 1) Wholehearted communion 2) Wholehearted corruption 3) Wholehearted commitment RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God of Creation, by Wilkin.

Main Point: The wickedness of the world can never stop God’s commitment to His Word. OUTLINE: 1) What God saw 2) What God felt 3) What God did RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God...

Outline: 1) Death is Universal 2) Death is Not Ultimate RESOURCES: Commentaries: Calvin, Greidanus, Hamilton, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton; Books: All the Genealogies of the Bible by Dawson & Merrill, From Eden to Egypt by Duke

Main Point: Nothing can stop God's promise for those who cry out to Him. OUTLINE: 1) Two Ways to Come to God 2) Two Ways to Create Under God 3) Two Ways to Cry Out to God RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: God of Creation, by Wilkin.

Main point: Despite all uncertainty, God will certainly restore all things Outline: Despite all uncertainty and suffering we are promised: 1) Restored Creation 2) Reestablished Order 3) Undisputed Transformation

Outline: 1) A Spirit-filled Church shares the gospel 2) A Spirit-filled Church teaches the Gospel 3) A Spirit-filled Church is identified with the Gospel 4) A Spirit-filled Church gives and goes with the Gospel Resources: Commentaries: Isaiah — Alec Motyer (The Prophecy of Isaiah); Books: They Found the Secret — V. Raymond Edman, Center Church — Timothy Keller, Dynamics of Spiritual Life — Richard...

Outline: 1) Why we pray 2) Who we pray to 3) What we pray for 4) How prayer works Resources: Commentaries: Isaiah — Alec Motyer (The Prophecy of Isaiah); Books: They Found the Secret — V. Raymond Edman, Center Church — Timothy Keller, Dynamics of Spiritual Life — Richard Lovelace, Revival — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, A God-Sized Vision — Collin Hansen & John Woodbridge, Revival & Revivalism — Iain Mur...

Outline: 1) Forsaken 2) Futile 3) Faithless Main Point: In Order to be revived by God, we must return to God RESOURCES: Commentaries: The Message of Jeremiah - Wright, The Book of Jeremiah - Thompson, Jeremiah & Lamentations - Lalleman; Books: Dynamics of Spiritual Life — Richard Lovelace, A God-Sized Vision — Collin Hansen & John Woodbridge

OUTLINE: 1) Look Up 2) Look In 3) Look Out Resources: Commentaries: Isaiah — Alec Motyer (The Prophecy of Isaiah); Books: They Found the Secret — V. Raymond Edman, Center Church — Timothy Keller, Dynamics of Spiritual Life — Richard Lovelace, Revival — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, A God-Sized Vision — Collin Hansen & John Woodbridge, Revival & Revivalism — Iain Murray, When God Comes to Church — Ray Ort...