Complementary New Testament Passage:Matthew 2:1-6Sermon Outline:The Messiah would come from the house of DavidThe Messiah would come with humilityThe Messiah would come from eternity pastThe Messiah would shepherd His people to God from the ends of the earthFamily Discussion Questions:What city was king David from?What was Davids job before becomin…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Hebrews 1Sermon Outline:The Surpassing Beauty of the GroomThe Terrible Power of the GroomThe Divinity of the GroomThe Beauty of the Grooms BrideThe Eternal Glory of that MarriageFamily Discussion Questions:Where was Jesus before he was in Marys belly?Why did our saviour need to be God?Why should people who ignore…

Complementary New Testament Passage:1 Thessalonians 1Sermon Outline:What returning to the Lord looks likeThe Blessings offered to those who returnI set before you life and death: choose lifeFamily Discussion Questions:Was Hoseas wife good to him?What did Hosea when his wife left him?What does this teach us about God?Can someone say that they want t…

Complementary New Testament Passage:1 Corinthians 15:50-58Sermon Outline:The shameful effects of sinWould you prefer the Lord to lift you up or tear you down?Who can help you if you reject the Lord?The Lord will turn his anger on death itselfIsraels history foreshadows the ultimate result of choosing evilFamily Discussion Questions:What silly and e…

Complementary New Testament Passage:John 3:16-35Sermon Title:By the Help of your Never-changing God, Return to HimSermon Outline:By the Help of your Never-changing God, Return to HimThe Self-Assured will find themselves in tentsRescued and kept from your guilt by the Word of GodFamily Discussion Questions:What did Jacob do in order to get more than…

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Psalm 103:1-13Sermon Outline:The Rebellious Son RepentsThe Gracious Father Restores and RejoicesThe Remaining Son ResentsDe către Kevin Versteeg

Sermon Outline:The Redeemed are called by grace as a sonThe Tender Fatherly Care of His FamilyThe Discipline of the Lord for those who refuse to turn to himThe Sincere compassion of the Lord for his childrenThe Fatherly Roar of the Lord brings Humbled children homeFamily Discussion Questions:What country were Gods people slaves in?How did he rescue…

Sermon Outline:Unfaithfulness to God removes your ability to worshipEmpty worship turns your blessings into cursesSin is rejecting a Good King for a slavemasterFamily Discussion Questions:Should we only worship God with our words or also our heart?Should we listen to pastors who disagree with the Bible?What should we do when God gives us good thing…

Complementary NewTestament Passage:Galatians 6:1-10Sermon Outline:Sound the alarm about false knowledge of GodThe government you desire reveals the God you desireSow compromise and reap irrelevanceYour sin will take you back to EgyptFamily Discussion Questions:Are any sins safe to do?Should governments make laws that God loves?What bad thing did Is…

Complementary NewTestament Passage:Matthew 23:13-36Sermon Title:Faithful are the Wounds from JesusSermon Outline:Fear of Man is like a raging ovenMixing with the world makes the church like an unevenly cooked cakeRunning to other saviours makes the church like a silly doveWorldly sorrow makes the church like a sabotaged bowFamily Discussion Questio…

Complementary NewTestament Passage:Matthew 27:62-28:10Sermon Outline:Raised on the third day so that we would know the LordSacrifice is so we can know God, not avoid HimFaithlessness to Gods covenant results in bloodshedThe Redeemed see that our sins are before Gods faceFamily Discussion Questions:Why did God not tell Adam to make sacrifices before…

Complementary NewTestament Passage:1 Timothy 4:6-16Sermon Outline:The Sins of the Leaders OmissionThe Fruitlessness of SinDo Not Join in with SinThe Sin of the Leaders CommissionTheImpairing Effects of Our SinFamily Discussion Questions:How were the priests supposed to help the people?Should pastors be happy or sad when people disobey God?Why shoul…

Complementary NewTestament Passage:Romans 8:18-30Sermon Outline:A very effective marriage proposalThe Groom describes the location of the honeymoonHosea and Gomer: a costly and exclusive marriageWhat this will look like in historyFamily Discussion Questions:Who is the Husband of the Church?Why did he have to pay a price in order to marry her?What d…

Sermon Outline:God is seeking true childrenThankfulness is medicine against cheatingGod targets lovers trying to take His wifeFamily Discussion Questions:Who is the Churchs husband?If we all start as enemies, how does a person become a child of God?Who is it that gives us our food?What should we use the things God gives us for?How did Jesus become …

Complementary NewTestament Passage:Romans 9:14-29Sermon Outline:The Lord takes an unfaithful brideThere is a harvest for what is sowedMercy for those without mercyStrangers become children of the living GodFamily Discussion Questions:Who is Jesus wife?Why should we not pick our wives or husbands the way Jesus did?Do people start being the children …

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Zechariah 3:1-8Sermon Outline:1. How we walk in this world is defined by Christ2. Called to newness of life3. Putting Off Putting On: the sanctification of the believerFamily Discussion Questions:When we are spiritually dead, what can we not do?How are we made spiritually alive?When we are made spiritually alive …

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Psalm 119:57-64Sermon Outline:A Loaf Devoted to the Apostles TeachingAn Assembly Devoted to WorshipAn Assembly Devoted to One AnotherA Loaf with a Glorious AromaFamily Discussion Questions:What did the people do together after they trusted in Jesus and were baptized?How often should the whole church gather togeth…

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Isaiah 44:1-5Sermon Outline:The Holy Spirit uses the Word of God to cut to the heartRun to the Name of ChristThe outward response to the GospelDo I have the Holy Spirit?Family Discussion Questions:What did the people think after Peter told them about their sins?What did Peter tell the people they needed to do?Wha…

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Psalm 110Sermon Outline:Christ pours out the Spirit from the right had of GodChrist ReignsChrist Reigns to Subdue His EnemiesFamily Discussion Questions:What did Jesus do for 40 days after he rose from the dead?Where did Jesus body go after 40 days?What is Jesus doing now?Which people have the Holy Spirit living …

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Psalm 16Sermon Outline:The Old Testament Foreshadows ChristThe Old Testament teaches about Union with ChristIt is not possible for deaths ropes of pain to hold Gods Holy One.Gods Holy One will not be abandoned to the graveGods Holy One will have fulness of joy in Gods Presence foreverFamily Discussion Questions:W…

Complementary New Testament Passage: John 1:1-18Sermon Outline:The Good Creator, and His good creation.Made in the Image of GodThe goal of creationDe către Jordan Vetro

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Genesis 50:15-21Sermon Outline:Jesus was a Man Displayed to the World by GodJesus was Delivered up by the Plan of GodThe Whole World is Confronted by the Crucifixion of JesusFamily Discussion Questions:How did God prove that Jesus was His Son?Who sold Jesus to the Pharisees?Who gave Jesus to Pilate?Who did Pilate…

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Joel 2:28-32Sermon Outline:The Pouring out of the New Covenant in Christs BloodJudgement is at hand for all peoplesSalvation is at hand for all peoplesFamily Discussion Questions:What amazing things happened at Pentecost?What amazing things did Jesus do to prove He was the Saviour?Can you list young and old men, …

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Genesis 11:1-9Sermon Outline:The Reversal of the Tower of BabelThe Miracle of LanguagesThe Division caused by the Mighty Works of GodFamily Discussion Questions:What miracle happened at Pentecost?What people can become Christians?What happened at the Tower of Babel?Do you become saved by what you do or what Jesus…

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Jeremiah 31:31-34Sermon Outline:The Law comes 50 Days after the Passover Lamb is slainThe Holy Spirit brings a New CreationFire which does not consumeFamily Discussion Questions:What came first, the 10 Commandments or the Rescue from Egypt?Can anyone be saved by keeping the 10 commandments?Does trusting in Jesus …

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Psalm 69:22-28Sermon Outline:The Apostles bear witness to how the Old Testament is fulfilledWhy Judas office needed to be filledQualifications of the Apostles and the finished work of ChristFamily Discussion Questions:What happened to Judas Iscariot?Was Judas betrayal a surprise to God?Was was Mathias chosen to r…

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Ezekiel 36:24-27Sermon Outline:Finished by Christ and yet just begunChrist chose the Apostles and taught them through the Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit sent from the Father and Son to baptize the churchThe Holy Spirit takes the testimony of the Apostles to the ends of the earthThe New Testament fulfills the Old Test…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Luke 24:36-53Sermon Title:He is Ascended, He is Ascended Indeed!Sermon Outline:The Lord Ascended as a KingAll Nations are to respond with rejoicingWe are to Rejoice because God is a King to be fearedOur King cherishes the church because we are members of His bodyFamily Discussion Questions:Where were Jesus body a…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Acts 15:1-21Sermon Outline:Where can we flee from the judgement of our sins?Not all will be lostThe eternal wedding feast of the House of DavidFamily Discussion Questions:Can anyone hide from God?When people meet God after they die, will all of them go to heaven?How can we know that God is powerful, even without …

Complementary New Testament Passage:Luke 23:44-49Sermon Outline:Locusts and Fire: God Relents from DestructionThe Plumb Line: The People will be dividedSummer Fruit: The Judge who will not forget sinFamily Discussion Questions:What visions did Amos see?What happened when Amos saw the locusts and fire and then he prayed?What is a plumb line used for…

Sermon Outline:The Remnant are those who worship to seek God rather than avoid HimThose who embrace injustice should fear the power of GodPassover is only for those who turn away from sin towards GodWorship to avoid God will not save you from the Day of the LordThe Remnants Rest is in God aloneFamily Discussion Questions:What bad things did Amos te…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Hebrews 12:1-17Sermon Outline:Gods Word and Covenant are DeliberateThe Nations will witness Gods HandLiving for self leads to bondageWhy should I respond to God?Family Discussion Questions:Does God care about the actions of Christians?Why did God give us the Bible?Why does God correct Christians?What are ways tha…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Revelation 3:14-22Sermon Outline:The Roar of JusticeWhat is revealed by natureWhat is revealed by Gods WordThe Roar for the sake of those who have Gods WordFamily Discussion Questions:What animal is God compared to in this book? Why?What does it mean that God is patient?What kinds of sins was God angry at in this…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Psalm 16Sermon Outline:1. The Resurrection reveals the cross2. The Christ would suffer and then enter his glory3. Made known in the Word and CommunionFamily Discussion Questions:How many days did Jesus stay dead?Did Jesus body rise, or only his soul?Did the disciples expect Jesus to rise?How did Jesus teach the t…

Sermon Outline:For those who will suffer after the crucifixion.For those who crucified Him.For the guilty men sentenced to death.The aftermath.Family Discussion Questions:Who helped Jesus carry the cross?How did Jesus pray for the people who put him on the cross?Was Jesus crucified alone?What happened to one of the men who wre crucified beside Jesu…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Zechariah 9:9Sermon Outline:Christ is presented as the Lord of LifeGathering Sons from the Whole WorldLoosing Life to Gain LifeSummoned by the Risen KingFamily Discussion Questions:Why were so many people coming to Jerusalem?How did Jesus travel into Jerusalem?What was Jesus telling the people by doing this?Why w…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Philippians 1:12-26Sermon Outline:1.We are not free to be angry at Gods compassion2. God is sovereign3. To live is Christ, to die is gain4. Gods right to pity the doomedFamily Discussion Questions:What did Jonah do after he preached to Nineveh?Did Jonah want Nineveh to repent?Was Jonah happy when God saved Nineve…

Complementary New Testament Passage:John 3:16-3Sermon Outline:1. The Helpful Message of Condemnation2. What is True Repentance?3. Legislation which Pleased the Lord4. God Relenting explains the GospelFamily Discussion Questions:Which city did Jonah preach in?What was Jonahs message?How did the people respond?What did God do when the people repented…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Matthew 12:38-42Sermon Outline:1. Call out to the one who disciplines you2. The greatest sorrow is to be cast from Gods presence3. The Lord is the Lord of life and resurrection from the dead4. Worship of the Lord contrasted with idolatryFamily Discussion Questions:Why was Jonah thrown into the sea?How did God sav…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Mark 4:35-41Sermon Outline:1. Send to Preach to Enemies2. Found by the Judgement of God3. The Sea of God's wrath satisfied by one manFamily Discussion Questions:Where did God tell Jonah to go?Why did Jonah not want to do that?What did Jonah try to do instead?What happened to the storm when Jonah was thrown into t…

Sermon Outline:1. The Lord had pity for the cursed2. God will pour His Spirit on all flesh3. The Whole Earth will Face GodFamily Discussion Questions:What bad thing had just happened to Gods people before Joel gave them this message?Why did God show them mercy?What does this part of the Bible tell us that the new earth will be like?After Jesus came…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Revelation 9:1-12Sermon Title:Locusts, Loud Trumpets, Lament, and the Lords DaySermon Outline:The Destruction of the Curse of SinLament toward GodThe Day of the Lord is NearHow to Return to the LordFamily Discussion Questions:What terrible thing happened to the land of Israel that Joel tells us about?What parts o…

Complementary OldTestament Passage:Isaiah 58:1-11Sermon outline:A love for the brethren is a gift that God gives his childrenLove is an action, not simply a feelingEvidence of children of the devil: behaving like Cain who hates righteous deedsEvidence of children of God, want to be like the good brother, ChristFamily Discussion questions:What bad t…

Complementary New Testament Passage:Revelation 11:15-19Sermon Outline:Despising Gods people will bring Edom lowHow Edom despised Gods peopleThe day of the Lord is near on all the nationsFamily Discussion Questions:Which man did the people of Edom come from?Who was Esaus brother?When Israel was being attacked, what did Edom do?What did Edom boast in…

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Isaiah 43:1-15Sermon Outline:Faith Flowers into FellowshipChrist compels us to obeyAs you have received, so shareFamily Discussion QuestionsWho was Philemon and how did he know Paul?Who was Onesimus and how did he know Paul?What changes in a person when they trust in Jesus?Which authorities has God placed in our …

Sermon Outline:There are many true churches, yet only one true churchThe Old and New Testaments are the rule and unity between the churchesGrace is multi-factor authenticated.Family Discussion Questions:Why is it important to remember that the church is Jesus only wife?Are people who trust in Jesus but go to a different church still Christians?Why …

Complimentary Old Testament Passage:Psalm 122Sermon Outline:The nature of Christian affectionAffection for Faithful PastorsAffection for faithful brothers and sistersFamily Discussion Questions:How are Christians supposed to help other Christians follow Jesus?What is the difference between a pastor and someone who God used to write the Bible?Why is…

Complementary Old Testament Passage:Proverbs 16Sermon Outline:Use time wisely with those outside the family of GodYour words must always have the intention of blessing othersBe ready to respond to every personFamily Discussion Questions:Who does the Bible say are in Gods family?Are people who are in Gods family better than other people?Why should w…

Family Discussion Questions:Who should we pray to?What are things that we can thank God for when we pray?Who can you pray for that they would trust in Jesus?Who can you pray for that God would help them tell people about Jesus?What does it mean to be steadfast in prayer?Why does prayer require perseverance?How is thankful prayer a watchful thing?Wh…

Complementary Old Testament Scripture Passage:Exodus 6:1-13Sermon Outline:Seek FreedomObey your earthly lordsWork for your Lord in heavenEarthly lords must be just and fairObey your Lord in heavenOut only comfort in life and in death is to belong to the Lord Jesus ChristFamily Discussion Questions:What was the punishment for stealing a person to ma…