Granby Church of Christ
Sermon Outlines & Lessons 2020

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December 20, 2020

history is filled with accounts of people being discriminated against due to race, skin color, religious beliefs, and gender... Prejudice is nothing new in this world. As Christians, God's people, how should we view this? What does God's word say?

November 15, 2020
Sunday AM Sermon

Genesis 19:24-25. "These verses describe the end of Sodom and Gomorrah when God brought judgment upon them and the surrounding cities.  But why did God do this?  In finding out, we will discover several truths from this tale of two cities.

October 29, 2020
Sunday AM Sermon

One of the dangers of modern life is rearing children to be lazy. No farming chores, no gardening.  We have dishwashers and clothes dryers, so many young people are raised with poor work habits. They spend time on useless pursuits. Many of these young people become lazy adults with little ambition. They believe the world owes them something. How does God feel about this? We can look at the parable of the talents in Matthew 25:26.  “You wicked and lazy servant.”

October 29, 2020
Sunday AM Sermon

If God had it his way, what would our churches look like? This is a question asked by Francis Chan in his book titled “Letters to the church”. God gave his order for the church, and multitudes have ignored it and\ or changed it. So that many churches today are very different from what god ordered!!!

October 12, 2020
Sunday AM Sermon

Prayer connects us with the creator of the universe and helps us become closer to our heavenly father. Because of this, how should I pray? And are there things that can hinder my prayers?

October 12, 2020
Sunday AM Sermon

Nothing is more important than knowing God's word and obeying it. Give yourself to diligent study of it. Remember the words of Peter and John 6: 68 “you have the word of eternal life.” 

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October 12, 2020

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October 12, 2020

October 6, 2020
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October 11, 2020

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October 11, 2020

October 11, 2020
Sunday AM Sermon

The answer to the question: “does God exist?” Affects all other questions.  “If there is a supreme being then life has inherent purpose and some form of meaning.” Doctor Brad Harrub, PH. D. In anatomy and neurobiology from the University of Tennessee. 

Why should every right thinking, rational human being believe in the existence of a supreme being?

September 1, 2020
Sunday AM Sermon

What Hinders You?

After Stephen was put to death for the cause of Christ, great persecution arose against the church. As a result, a large number of Christians were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria. These Christians were everywhere preaching God. One is specifically named Phillip. He was one of seven chosen in Acts 6. He was later called Philip the Evangelist (Acts 21:8). He preached Christ and his Kingdom in the city of Samaria and many were converted.

Lesson text: Acts 8:26-40

Sunday AM Sermon
June 21, 2020

Jesus Appears In Galilee

Jesus appears to his apostles (without Thomas) and commissions them as ambassadors of peace. A week later, he appears to them again with Thomas. Thomas acknowledges Jesus as both Lord and God and now he appears to them a third time by the Sea of Galilee.

Sermon text: John 21

Sunday AM Sermon
June 14, 2020

Lay Hold On Eternal Life

The apostle Paul ends his first letter to Timothy, the evangelist, emphatically by encouraging him to lay hold on eternal life. Paul describes how all Christians can get a firm grip on everlasting life. He lists certain principles that one must pursue if one wants heaven to be his home. This is of the utmost importance!

Sermon text:

1 Timothy 6:11-16

Doctrine

Sunday AM Sermon
June 7, 2020

The Christians’ View of Money

The times we live are some of the most prosperous in human history. There are very few truly poor people in America today, compared to the rest of the world. We have more material possessions than any generation that has ever walked the earth. How are Christians to view their money and possessions? How are we to keep our priorities straight? How are we to control what we have in a society that does not? God's word is always relevant, and our text addresses these important questions very directly.

1 Timothy 6:6-10,

Sunday AM Sermon
May 31, 2020

The necessity of doctrinal purity

A.W. TOZER once said, “It would be impossible to overemphasize the importance of sound doctrine in the life of a Christian. Right thinking about all spiritual matters is imperative to having the right living. As men do not gather grapes of thorns nor figs of thistles, so sound character does not grow out of unsound teaching.”

The popular idea is that doctrine is not important; one must only be sincere. Paul refutes that belief in our text and stresses the absolute necessity of doctrinal purity.

Lesson text: 1 Timothy 6:3-5

Sunday AM Sermon
May 24, 2020

Conduct between slaves and masters

in Paul's letter to Timothy, he discusses the church's conduct concerning preachers, widows, elders, and now, in our text, slaves and masters. It has been estimated that there were 60 million slaves in the Roman Empire at the time of this letter was written. Some say the entire economy was built on slavery. Masters could legally do whatever they wanted with their slaves. They were considered merely property. It is in this background of the times that Paul writes about how Christian slaves are to conduct themselves.

Text: 1 Timothy 6: 1, 2

Sunday AM Sermon
May 17, 2020

The Treatment of Elders: 

The purpose of Paul's letter to Timothy was to set forth how the church was to conduct itself. He had just discussed at length how the church was to treat its widows, including financial support for some. He now turns his attention to the church and its conduct towards its leaders, the eldership. 

Sermon text: 1 Timothy 5:17-25,

Sunday AM Sermon
May 17, 2020

Widows are to be Honored

God has always, throughout time, been concerned about widows. He is called a defender of widows in Psalms 68: 5. He relieves the fatherless and widows in Psalm 146: 9. One aspect of pure and undefiled religion is to visit widows in their trouble in James 1:27. One of the first situations in the early church that the apostles had to deal with was concerning the neglect of certain widows-Acts 6. Widows are a special class of church members listed in 1 Timothy 5:12. Widows are a group that God is very concerned about. 

Sermon text: 1 Timothy 5: 3-16

Sunday AM Sermon
May 10, 2020

A Preacher’s Charge

Paul left Timothy in Ephesus as an evangelist to instruct the church there on how to behave. Timothy was given great responsibility as the preacher for the church in Ephesus. In our text, Paul gives Timothy a charge as to how he was to conduct himself as their preacher.

Sermon text: 1 Timothy 4: 12-16

Sunday AM Sermon
April 26, 2020

A Good Servant

A servant of Jesus Christ submits to Jesus as Lord and spends their life serving him. Those who will hear the words “well done, good and faithful servant” on the day of judgment will be those who have been faithful in carrying out their duties, Matthew 25.

Sermon text:1 Timothy 4: 6-11

Sunday AM Sermon
April 19, 2020

Some will depart from the faith

introduction: the theme of 1 Timothy is Christian conduct. The basis of that conduct is the truth, the faith of the gospel. The text shows the necessity of the truth and how destructive religious error is. If one believes in error, he will practice error. These verses show the necessity of vigilance, both by the individual Christian as well as the entire congregation.

Text: 1 Timothy 4: 1-5

Sunday AM Sermon
April 12, 2020

Qualifications of Overseers

The apostle Paul instructed Timothy to teach the Christians in Ephesus how they were to conduct themselves as members of the Lord's church. The church needs to emphasize prayer, first Timothy 2: 1, 2; Men and women have direct roles in the church, first Timothy 2: 8-15; the church is to be led by overseers, 1 Timothy 3: 1-7. The church, therefore, needs to understand the qualifications and work of these overseers.

Lesson text: 1 Timothy 3: 1-7, Titus 1: 5-11.

Elders Deacons

Sunday AM Sermon
April 5, 2020

Speaking in Tongues

Due to the influence of Pentecostalism, many people throughout the world claim to have spoken in tongues. By this, they mean ecstatic utterances- unintelligible expressions—sometimes called heavenly languages. What should we make of this? What does the word of God say about speaking in tongues?

Tongues

Sunday AM Sermon
March 29, 2020

The Will Of God

In verses one and two, Paul exhorted that prayers should be offered for all men, including civil authorities. The desired result was a world of calm, serenity, and peace, one conducive to spreading the gospel to all men.

Text: 1 Timothy 2: 3-7

Salvation

Sunday AM Sermon
March 22, 2020

Pray For All Men

Paul's letter to Timothy is a great guidebook on the life of the church, how to worship and serve God, and how to live together. God desires that his people lead a certain kind of life. The essential ingredient for that was for them to pray for all men.

Text: 1 Timothy 2: 1, 2

Sunday AM Sermon
March 15, 2020

Paul's great concern for the congregation of the Lord's church is very apparent in these three verses. He knew some in the church at Ephesus had strayed from the truth and might influence others to do the same. He places responsibility upon Timothy to hold fast to the doctrine that taught men to put their trust in Christ.

Text:  Timothy 1: 18-20

Sunday AM Sermon
February 23, 2020

Paul’s Prayer Of Thanks

Paul begins this letter to Timothy by urging him to command those in adversity only the doctrine of Christ. It was the only thing that could save them And us by extension. Now let's read verse 11. Paul states that the gospel had been committed to his trust. Proclaiming that gospel was a grave responsibility and a wonderful privilege. The eternal destiny of many precious souls depended upon him preaching that glorious gospel, The doctrine of Christ. In the next few verses, 12-17, he shows us his gratitude to God.

Text: one Timothy 1: 12-17

Sunday AM Sermon
February 16, 2020

The Doctrine Of Christ

By the time Paul wrote this letter to Timothy, they had traveled together for many years. Paul had left Timothy at Ephesus and placed a great deal of responsibility upon his young shoulders. He was to teach the church there how to conduct itself, how to worship, how to treat one another, and how to evangelize. But Timothy was to accomplish this by means of sound doctrine. Paul says to use scripture, the word of God. It was to have the foremost place in his work.

Text: one Timothy 1: 3-7

Sunday AM Sermon
February 9, 2020

Jesus Betrayed and Denied

Jesus and the apostles were in the garden of Gethsemane. Being in agony and deep distress, repetitions three times, the father that, if there is any way possible, remove this cup of suffering or death. The answer: there is no other way. So with strong determination, he forges ahead with God's plan for man's redemption. He tells his disciples,” Rise, let us be going. See, he who betrays me is at hand.”

To examine Judas betrayal and Peter's denial so as to help us never to betray or deny our savior.

Sunday AM Sermon
February 2, 2020

The Principle of Submission

Our society looks down upon any concept of “submission." Just by bringing up the subject, you would probably receive several dirty looks. Yet, it is a biblical subject addressed countless times throughout the sacred text.

Theme: examine the principle of submission as seen in the New Testament and determine how it applies to the woman's role question.

Sunday AM Sermon
January 26, 2020

Go Into All The World

Just before he ascended back to heaven, Jesus had one final instruction to impart to his disciples. He gave them his plan for spreading the gospel, good news, and making more disciples. This Final instruction, which Jesus gave his disciples before leaving earth and returning to heaven, is what is commonly called the Great Commission.

The text for our lesson today is Matthew 28:16-20.

Sunday AM Sermon
January 19, 2020

Amazing Grace

One of the most moving religious songs ever written. The lyrics were composed by John Newton, an English sea captain in the late 1700s. He spent much of his life on the sea. For many years, he led a very wicked life and eventually became captain of a slave ship. He captured natives in Africa and sold them at slave markets. A turning point in his life came on March 10th, 1748. A storm struck his slave ship, and everything appeared to be lost. His life was spared, and he began studying the Bible and other religious books. This experience led to a profound transformation in him. He eventually quit the slave business and became a preacher for an Anglican church. Many would come to hear how this formerly wicked, slave-trading sea captain changed his life.

Sunday AM Sermon
January 12, 2020

By What Authority

Jesus enters Jerusalem during the last week before his death. He cleanses the temple, heals the blind and the lame, and causes the fig tree to wither. While He was in the temple, the Jewish leaders asked him two questions. Question #1: What authority did he have to do these things? Question #2: who gave him that authority? Jesus replied, clarifying that there are only two possible sources for our religious practices: God or man. There are no other possibilities. sermon text Matthew 21: 23-27

Sunday AM Sermon
January 5, 2020