Hanover Baptist Church Messages

Archive for March, 2009

Marks of Humility (Part 4)

Mar 29th, 2009 / Discipleship, Humility, James

Reference Passages:

  1. James 4:6–8
  2. Luke 14:15–35
  3. Luke 9:57–62

Take Home Points

  • Real discipleship begins with a changed heart.
  • Real discipleship is only campatible with humility.
  • Real discipleship requires a conscious advance commitment.
  • Real discipleship is not some theoretical abstract, “maybe today” thing. It is a hard reality that is open-ended.

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Marks of Humility (Part 3)

Mar 22nd, 2009 / Discipleship, Humility, James

Ref: James 4:6–10

Principles of Discipleship

Outline—Luke 9:23–26

  1. Decision (v. 23)
  2. Denial (v. 24)
  3. Dedication (v. 25)
  4. Determination (v. 26)

Take Home Points

  • Real discipleship begins with a changed heart.
  • Real discipleship is not a theoretical abstract, a collection of open options. Discipleship is a hard, measurable reality.
  • Are you disciple of Jesus Christ, or are you double-minded?

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Marks of Humility (Part 2)

Mar 15th, 2009 / Humility, James

Outline—James 4:8

Humility treasures purity in its love for God—Partnered preparation.

  1. Choose to know God
  2. Choose to keep clean (Story of the salvation of Cornelius the Centurion through Peter)

Take Home Points

  • The text challenges everyone, no matter where you are on the spiritual scale from interested in salvation to born again, to draw near to God.
  • Have you shortened the distance between you and God?
  • Keep telling the story of the Gospel! It is in the telling that God does the work of drawing a lost soul.

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Marks of Humility (Part 1)

Mar 8th, 2009 / Humility, James

Outline—James 4:7

Humility treasures duty to God—Privileged submission

  1. Choose to serve
  2. Choose to stick to it

Take Home Points

  • Have you shouldered the responsibility of the Christian life?
  • Submit to the control of God in your life, and stand where he puts you to the end.

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The Cure for Worldliness

Mar 1st, 2009 / James

Outline—James 4:6

  1. Principle stated
  2. Principle illustrated
  3. Principle reiterated

Take Home Point

  • Pride shuts out grace.

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