Sarah, is anything too hard for the Lord?

Sermon Outline from March 25, 2007 - Pastor Scott Stout

Sarah, is any thing too hard for the Lord?

Hebrews 11:11 & Genesis 18:14

I. Sarah's Concept
Hebrews 11:11 "...and was delivered of a child when she was past age..."
Genesis 11:29-30
Genesis 12:7
Genesis 15:3-5
Genesis 16:1-2
Psalms 27:14
Genesis 18:9-13

II. Sarah Considered
Genesis 11:11 (NASB) "By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised."
Genesis 18:10
Romans 4:19-21

III. Sarah Conceives
Hebrews 11:11 "Through faith also Sarah herself received strength to conceive seed..."
Isaiah 26:3-4
Isaiah 41:10

IV. Sarah Contributes
Genesis 17:15-16

________, is any thing too hard for the Lord?

The Names of God - Completed

This past Sunday, March 25, the Men's first hour Bible Study class finished its series entitled "The Names of God". I have consolidated all of the articles related to this study under the label "The Names of God." Previously, the individual names such as Jehovah Tsidkenu, had their own sub-label. In an effort to keep the number of active labels to a minimum, I have taken all of those sub-labels off. If you still want to find a particular name, you can always use the search field at the top of this page.

The Great Awakening

A couple weeks ago I posted an article on the early Methodist preacher George Whitefield. That article mentioned Whitefield's role in the First Great Awakening. This period (1730s-1740s) was a time of spiritual revitalization that made its way around the colonies. Preachers like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield were referred to as "new lights." because they preached in a radically different manner than did other more traditional preachers of the day. One of the fall-outs of this was that people began to study the Bible at home...imagine that! More information on the First Great Awakening including the source text for this article can be found here.

JEHOVAH-JESUS: The Lord Our Savior

The men's first hour Bible study class will be moving on to the final lesson in our ongoing series "The Names of God", next Sunday, March 25, 2007. Lesson 9--"Jehovah-Jesus: The Lord Our Savior" is the last lesson in the series that is based on a online book written by Don Fortner. The text of the lesson can be found here. Please read over the lesson and the associated references in the Bible and come prepared to share what you have learned this week on Sunday morning. Please remember, on way to stay in touch with each other this week on this subject is to use the comment link below.

Abraham: Father of True Believers

Sermon Outline from March 18, 2007 - Pastor Scott Stout

Abraham: Father of True Believers

Hebrews 11:8-10
Romans 4:11 "...the father of all them that believe..."

I. Abraham Sets Out
Hebrews 11:8
Genesis 12:1-3
Joshua 24:1-2
Ephesians 2:10
II Corinthians 6:16-18
Genesis 12:1
Genesis 11:27-32
Genesis 12:4-5
Colossians 3:6-10

II Abraham Sojourned
Hebrews 11:9
Genesis 12:6-9
Proverbs 3:5-6
Genesis 12:9-10

III. Abraham Seeking
Hebrews 11:10
Hebrews 11:13-16

JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH

The Men's first hour Bible study class will be moving on to lesson 8 in our ongoing series on The Names of God next Sunday, March 18, 2007. We have been using as our guide lessons written by Don Fortner and published on his website: www.freegrace.net. Lesson , Jehovah-Shammah - The Lord is There can be found here. Please read over the lesson and the associated references in the Bible and come prepared to share what you have learned this week on Sunday morning. Also, please feel free to use the comment link at the bottom of this post or any other post on this site to begin a conversation about any point relevant to the particular post.

Biblical Leadership

The below bulleted statements are from John MacArthur's book "The Book on Leadership"

• The truest kind of leadership demands service, sacrifice and selflessness.
• Leadership is influence - The ideal is someone whose life and character motivate people to follow.
• Real leadership seeks to motivate people from the inside, by appealing to the heart, not through external pressure.
• Leadership is not about style or technique, it is about character.
• The real leader is an example to follow.
• Character is the true biblical test of great leadership.
• Every christian is called to be a leader at some level. We are all mandated to teach and influence others. Matt 28:19-20
• Great adversity can be turned to great advantage by the power of a influential leader.
• A leader is trustworthy.
• A leader earns a reputation of trust.