South Side Baptist Church - Abbeville SC

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 18, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: Despite the vast difference between the eternal God and frail humanity, God’s steadfast love means he is able to provide himself as a dwelling place for sinners who deserve his wrath I. God’s eternal nature exposes your fast-approaching death. (1-6) II. God’s wrath warns of your...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 11, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: God reveals himself to humanity as the gloriously righteous redeemer. I. God has revealed himself through his creation: He is worthy of glory. (1-6) II. God has revealed himself through his written word: He is perfectly righteous. (7-11) III. God has revealed our problem: We are...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little October 4, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: A healthy church is filled with members who are linked together through a shared reliance upon God’s grace. I. We rely completely upon God to complete our salvation. (23-24) II. We remain committed to one another as God completes our salvation. (25-27) III. We rest in the grace of...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little September 13, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: A healthy church is filled with members who worship God with minds grounded in the gospel. I. Approach teachings with dependence upon the Spirit. (19) John 14:26, John 15:26, John 16:13 II. Listen to and evaluate teachings with discernment. (20-21a) 1 John 4:1, Acts 17:11 III....

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little September 6, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: A healthy church is filled with members who worship God with hearts transformed by the gospel. Worship God with a heart of… I. Continuous rejoicing in the gospel. (16) Philippians 4:4 Worship God with a heart of… II. Continuous praying through the gospel. (17) Hebrews 10:19-22 W...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 30, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: A healthy church is filled with members who strengthen the church by the way they relate to leaders, members, and the world. I. Promote peace in the church by honoring your church leaders. (12-13) Acts 14:23, 1 Timothy 5:17, Hebrews 13:17 II. Promote maturity in the church by acti...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 23, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: Because of Jesus, we have a future hope that changes how we live in the present. I. Children of light align their conduct with their future salvation from judgment. (6-8) 1 Peter 1:13-15, 2 Peter 3:10-11, Isaiah 59:17a II. Children of light rest in God’s work to save them from jud...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 16, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: Because of Jesus, we can escape God’s coming judgment. I. Children of light are aware of God’s coming judgment. (1-3) Isaiah 13:9-11 a. The day of the Lord will come suddenly for believers and unbelievers. Acts 1:6-7, Matthew 24:36, Matthew 24:44, Revelation 3:3 b. The day of the...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 9, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: Because of Jesus, we can have hope in the face of death. I. Our hope transforms our grief. (4:13) II. Our hope is rooted in Jesus’s past defeat of death. (4:14) 1 Peter 1:3 III. Our hope anticipates Jesus’s future return to gather all believers, both living and dead. (4:15-17) Matt...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little August 2, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: Your growing love for one another should lead you to live with a proper work ethic. I. Love among God’s children should be assumed. (9) Galatians 4:4-7, Romans 8:14-17 II. Love among God’s children should be evident. (10a) III. Love among God’s children should be growing. (10b) Joh...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 26, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: Your submission to God should lead you to resist sexual immorality. I. Recognize God’s Will (4:3-6a) God’s will is to set us apart from the sexual immorality of this world. II. Respect God’s Vengeance (4:6b) God’s vengeance is directed toward sinners, including those guilty of sexua...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 19, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: Genesis 2:24-25 Your submission to God should lead you to resist sexual immorality. I. Recognize God’s Will (3-6a) God’s will is to set us apart from the sexual immorality of this world. 1) Sexual purity requires a zero-tolerance approach to sexual immorality. (3b) Matthew 5:29-30 2...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little July 12, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: 1 Corinthians 9:24 Your relationship with Jesus should lead you to continually grow in your obedience to Jesus. I. We must never seek to obey Jesus without a prior relationship with Jesus. (1a) Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:8, Ephesians 2:8-9 II. We must never stop growing in o...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 28, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: We must pour ourselves into praying for the spiritual health of disciples because only God has the power to prepare disciples for the King's return. I. Disciple-makers pray for opportunities to disciple the disciples. (11) Deuteronomy 6:4 A healthy prayer life protects us from tryin...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 21, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: We must pour ourselves into making disciples to the point that our joy is determined more by the faithfulness of disciples than our circumstances. I. Disciple-makers connect their lives deeply to the faithfulness of disciples. (6-8) Galatians 5:6 II. Disciple-makers credit God as th...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 14, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: We must pour ourselves into encouraging disciples to view suffering for Christ as normal so they will stand strong against the enemy. I. Disciple-makers make sacrifices for the sake of strengthening disciples. (1) We make sacrifices for what we value. II. Disciple-makers encourage d...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little June 7, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: Matthew 28:18-20 We must pour ourselves into developing deep disciple-making relationships. I. Disciple-makers long for personal interaction with disciples. (2:17-18) Acts 17:10 II. Disciple-makers view disciple-making as their primary mission. (2:19-20) 1 Corinthians 3:5, 2 Corinthi...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 24, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: God deserves thanks for our right belief in the gospel leading to our suffering for the gospel. I.Genuine believers welcome the gospel as the word of God. (13a) Psalm 105:1-2 II. Genuine believers experience the work of the gospel in their lives. (13b) 2 Corinthians 3:18, James 1:19-...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 17, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: As a minister of the gospel, you should be upfront concerning the change the gospel makes in our lives. I. God’s standard provides the measure for how we live. Deuteronomy 32:4, 1 Peter 1:14 -16 II. God’s call provides the foundation for how we live. Galatians 1:6, Galatians 1:15 , R...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 10, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: As a minister of the gospel, you must combine your proclamation of the gospel with a lifestyle of self-sacrifice. I. Genuine gospel ministry is characterized by boldness rather than fear of man. (1-2) II. Genuine gospel ministry is characterized by obedience rather than dishonest mot...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little May 3, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: As a minister of the gospel, you can be bold in the face of opposition when you are motivated by fear of God rather than fear of people. I. Genuine gospel ministry is characterized by boldness rather than fear of man. (1-2) II. Genuine gospel ministry is characterized by obedience rat...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little April 26, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: God’s saving choice produces a gospel conversion noticed by the world. I. Salvation is evident when the gospel produces a conversion that cannot be hidden. (8) II. Salvation is evident when the gospel produces a whole life conversion. (9-10) A. Conversion of Worship B. Conversion o...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little April 19, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: We can know God has chosen us by looking at the gospel change in our lives. I. Evidence of salvation is rooted in God’s loving choice. (4) II. Salvation is evident when the gospel produces a supernatural change. (5-7) 1. Gospel change must be preceded by the gospel coming to you in...

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little April 5, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: God is deserving of thanks for providing salvation which produces a new way of life in all who are believers in Jesus. I. Salvation is God’s work, so give thanks to Him. (2) II. Salvation produces new virtues, so actively implement them. (3) https://www.facebook.com/ssbcabbevillesc

South Side Baptist Church Abbeville, South Carolina Pastor Zack Little March 29, 2020 Sunday AM Service Sermon Notes: I. God’s people gather in local congregations called churches. II. God’s people share a right relationship with God. III. God’s people share a right belief about Jesus. a. Jesus is the incarnate God. b. Jesus is the promised deliverer. c. Jesus is the reigning king. IV. God’s peopl...