What Does A Model Church Look Like? | 1 Thessalonians1:1-3 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday July 14th, 2024

Sermon Title: "What Does A Model Church Look Like?"

(1 Thess 1)

Sermon Outline:

1. What do you look for in a model Church?

2. True or False: Christians believe in what's called a "verbal plenary", or that all the words in the Bible are given by inspiration of God. It's not just the broad concepts that are given by God, but the actual words.

3. You can be a Christian without being involved in a local church, but you can't be a committed Christian without being involved in a local Church. Do you agree with this statement?

4. People are lost, going to hell, dying without Christ.

The most loving thing you could do is to preach the Gospel to them. Do you agree with this statement?

5. The Thessalonians labored out of love to preach the Gospel. Is this essential in a modelChurch?

The Global Message Of 1 Thessalonians For Today | 1 Thessalonians | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday July 7th, 2024

Sermon Title: "The Global Message Of 1 Thessalonians For Today" (1 Thess)

Sermon Outline:

1. True or False: We are to view Christ's death, and resurrection as the climax of all human history?

2. What is it about Christ 2nd coming that gives encouragement to Christians around the world facing various forms of adversity and opposition?

3. True or False: 1 Thessalonians provides Christians with the clearest biblical passage on the coming rapture of believers, and event that will inaugurate the 7 year tribulation?

4. Paul taught the people that any spiritual growth would ultimately be motivated by their hope in the ultimate return of Jesus Christ. Do you agree?

5. Based on the book of 1 Thessalonians, is it true that every Christian should expect to grow in holiness over the course of his or her life?

We Need To Tell Others About The Good Shepherd | Psalm 23:1-4 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday June 30th, 2024

Sermon Title: "We Need To Tell Others About The Good Shepherd " (Psalm 23:1-4)

Sermon Outline:

1. Why do you think the Bible talks so much about shepherds? What is so significant about a shepherd?

2. What did Jesus mean when He said "I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold?

3. What is the difference between knowing Psalm 23, and knowing the Shepherd?

4. Have you ever been without a Shepherd? What was your life like?

5. Did Jesus come and find you? And what happened next?

Our Struggle Over God-ship | Job 11:13-19 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday June 23rd, 2024

Sermon Title: "Our Struggle Over God-ship"

(Job 11:13-19)

Sermon Outline:

1. When analyzing your relationship with God, would you say you have surrendered all, some, or none to Him?

2. True or False: The Bible says that surrender is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength?

3. Who makes all final decisions in your life?

4. What is the main reason why most Christians hold back something when surrendering to God?

5. Is there such a thing as sharing control of your life with God?

Please Jesus, Teach Us How To Sleep In The Storm! | Mark 4:38-40 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sermon Outline:

1. Has it ever shocked you to think about Jesus sleeping in the boat during a violent storm in the story of Mark 4?

2. Do you think you would have acted the same way as the disciples when they said to Jesus "Do You not care that we are going to die"?

3. Which of these three ideas is the most spectacular part of this story...1) the disciples didn't have enough faith to trust Jesus would save them, 2) Jesus was sleeping through the chaos, or 3) the wind and the waves obeyed Jesus command to be still?

4. Deep down do you want a storm free life, or to be at peace in every storm?

Working Out the 'So What?' Of Pentecost | Matthew 28:18 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sermon Outline:

1. Have you ever asked yourself if this is all there is to the Christian walk?

2. Did you ever ask yourself "Okay, now I follow Christ, what do I do now?

3. Did you ever feel that spreading the gospel is just not your thing, because you don't have what it takes.

4. Do you ever wish you had what it takes to be a billboard for Christ where ever you go?

5. True or False: You have everything the original 12

Apostles had in order to do Kingdom work!

How Can We Be As Faithful As A Centurion | Luke 7:1-10 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday June 2nd, 2024

Sermon Title: "How Can We Be As Faithful As A

Centurion?" (Luke 7:1-10)

Sermon Outline:

1. How can we reconcile differences in the gospel's of Luke and John when they are talking about the story of the healing of the centurion's slave?

2. In Luke 7 we read about the centurion who has people speak on his behalf to ask Jesus to heal his slave. Why is it that Jesus doesn't even see the centurion, but says not even in Israel has He seen such faith?

3. How does this story of a slave who has an advocate to speak on his behalf relate to Pentecost?

4. What makes Luke's account being different than John's account of this story make it more believable?

5. So, who in your life do you need to advocate for? On who's behalf do you need to appeal to Jesus?

How Was The Pentecost Linked To Spiritual Warfare In The Heavenlies | Acts 2:1-4 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sermon Outline:

1. Why do you think there was a delay of 10 days between Christ's ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit?

2. True or False: The Spirit that was lost by the First Adam has been regained by the Second Adam (Christ) and given to the church?

3. Why did the Apostles have to pray for the 10 days before the Holy Spirit would come?

4. Why does Satan fear unity in the body?

5. Scripture says " For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, that they all may call on the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one accord." Why would God do this after dispersing them to all ends of the earth and speaking in many languages.

"Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, or Pentecost... which do you think is the least important celebration?" | Joel 2:27-32 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sermon Outline:

1. True or False: Pentecost is the least celebrated of all the Christian holidays because the Holy Spirit is the least celebrated person of the Trinity?

2. Do you agree or disagree that without Pentecost, there wouldn't be any celebration for Christmas, Good Friday, or Easter?

3. Did Jesus actually say that until the Holy Spirit comes on you, you cannot be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth?

4. True or False: You and I who have repented of sin and put our trust in Jesus Christ alone for the salvation are promised God's Pentecostal power. And without it, you can do nothing!

Is It Better To Be Successful Or To Be Saved: A Mother's Day Message | Matthew 20:20-21 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday May 12th, 2024 Happy Mother's Day!

Sermon Title: "Is It Better To Be Successful Or To Be

Saved: A Mother's Day Message"

(Matthew 20:20-21)

Sermon Outline:

1. How would you react if your mother went to your employer and asked for a promotion for you?

2. As a parent, would you prefer your child to be wildly successful, or reliably faithful?

3. Is it better to be rich or be saved?

4. Do you agree with the saying that "A mother's job is not to make happy children, but to build responsible and faithful adults"?

5. What is the single most important thing we, as parents, can do for our children?

"The Role Of The Holy Spirit" (Part Four) | Ephesians 5:15-20 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday May 5th, 2024

Sermon Title: "The Role Of The Holy Spirit" (Part 4)

(Ephesians 5:15-20)

Sermon Outline:

1. How do we understand what the Lord's will is for us?

2. Once we understand what the Lord's will is for us, how exactly are we to live in it?

3. True or False: There is a supernatural moving of the Spirit of God, providentially, in the life of the believer in the direction of that which God purposes - and sometimes we don't even know it until it's done?

4. What does walking in the Spirit mean? How does that look in my life on a daily basis?

5. The Holy Spirit stirs the heart as well as illuminates the mind. What does that feel like to you?

"The Role Of The Holy Spirit" (Part Three) | 1 Corinthians 6:19 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday April 28th, 2024

Sermon Title: "The Role Of The Holy Spirit" (Part 3)

(1Cor 6:19)

Sermon Outline:

1. Why is it that we have so many worship songs about God, and about Jesus, but not about the Holy Spirit?

2. Why do we tend to be far more tolerant of misrepresentations of the ministry of the Holy Spirit then of God the Father or Jesus Christ?

3. Do you think it is possible to live the Christian life by just going to church and praying? What else is necessary?

4. Can a sinner feel conviction and repent of his sin on his own?

5. A true understanding of the work of the Spirit is critical, because false teachings of sanctification cannot restrain the flesh, they cannot lead away from sin, they cannot lead to spiritual growth and spiritual effectiveness, nor the glory of God. Do you believe this?

"The Role Of The Holy Spirit" (Part Two) | 2 Thessalonians 2: 13 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday April 21st, 2024

Sermon Title: "The Role Of The Holy Spirit" (Part Two)

(2 Thessalonians 2:13))

Sermon Outline:

1. When Paul says, "Having begun in the Spirit, are you now... perfected by the flesh?", what is his concern?

2. Is regeneration something a sinner can work on himself?

3. Where does the Holy Spirits work in our lives begin?

4. True or False: Without the Holy Spirit you cannot have fellowship with God?

5. True or False: Everything that God has for those who are His children is unavailable in terms of understanding to the unregenerate. It's not available to them. You can't find it externally by scholastic effort. You can't find it internally by intuition?

What Exactly Is The Ministry Of The Holy Spirit | Acts 1:8 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday April 14th, 2024

Sermon Title: "What Exactly Is The Ministry Of The Holy Spirit?" (Acts 1:8)

Sermon Outline:

1. True or False: The Holy Spirit is the driving force behind the Christian life?

2. If someone is saved, with the Spirit taking up residence in that believer's life, the power of God is therefore placed at the believer's disposal, why would anyone turn to human effort to achieve spiritual goals?

3. If a Christian life is not sustained by the Holy Spirit, we would drop right back into spiritual deadness. Do you agree with that?

4. True or False: Without the Holy Spirit we wouldn't be the new creation. Without the Holy Spirit we wouldn't be born again, we wouldn't be regenerated?

5. Why is the Holy Spirit the most misunderstood person of the Trinity?

The Greatest Seminar Ever Given On The Kingdom Of Heaven | Acts 1:1-11 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday April 7th, 2024

Sermon Title: "The Greatest Seminar Ever Given On The Kingdom Of Heaven" (Acts 1:1-11)

Sermon Outline:

1. What did Jesus tell His disciples immediately before His ascension into heaven?

2. Why did Jesus suggest the disciples do nothing until the Holy Spirit came upon them?

3. How could the disciples still expect the overthrow of the Roman authorities by Jesus up to His ascension into heaven?

4. What did Jesus do for 40 days between the resurrection and His ascension?

5. True or False: "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him go into heaven." These could be the greatest words of hope ever spoken.

How Can I Have The Explosive Power Of The Resurrection In My Life | John 11:25-26 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday March 31st, 2024

Sermon Title: "How Do I Get The Explosive Power Of The Resurrection in My Life?" (John 11:25-26)

Sermon Outline:

1. True or False: Jesus volunteered for the cross. He chose it. It was not forced on Him by any man.

2. What does Hebrews 12:2 mean when it says "For the joy that was set before Him (Jesus) endured the cross."

3. Paul and Silas have been shamed by being stripped, beaten with rods, and they are sitting in the deepest part of prison, feet in stocks, sleepless at midnight, and they start singing. Can you explain this?

4. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on My account (and strip you, beat you with rods, and put you in stocks). Rejoice and be glad! How is this possible?

I Don't Hear Any More Shouts | Luke 19:29-40 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday March 24th, 2024

Sermon Title: "I Don't Hear Any More Shouts"

(Luke 19:29-40)

Sermon Outline:

1. Is Jesus what you expected?

2. Is being a Christian easier or harder than you thought it would be?

3. The reason Jesus came into Jerusalem was for the sole purpose of going to Calvary. What is the sole purpose why He came into your life?

4. Did you shout Hallelujah when you started following Jesus? What are you shouting now?

5. Why is there so much anger today at the mere mention of Jesus' name?

What Exactly Does God Expect From Me | Psalm 8:3-4 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday March 17th, 2024

Sermon Title: "What Exactly Does God Expect From

Me?" (Psalm 8:3-4)

Sermon Outline:

1. Do you know the why behind your Christianity?

2. Did you ever ask yourself, or better yet, worry that God would ask too much of you?

3. Where do you get your direction from on how to live the Christian life ... man, God, the Bible, or other Christians?

4. Is it possible to have a toxic relationship with God?

5. True or False: There are times where you might find it difficult to stay loyal to Christ because friends, family, and strangers interject their own thoughts, opinions, and beliefs onto you?

Our Flesh Wants a Different Jesus | Matthew 4:1-11 | Pastor Joe Roach

Wednesday March 13th, 2024

Sermon Title: "Our Flesh Wants A Different Jesus"

(Matthew 4:1-11)

Sermon Outline:

1. Do we want a Jesus that can turn stones into bread?

2. Do we want a Jesus who would do something spectacular, to make it easier for all our friends, families, and colleagues to believe in Him?

3. Have you ever prayed, "Jesus, if you are the Son of God, straighten out this mess?"

4. Would it be better to have a Jesus who would just take charge, and sort out the gov't, bring peace to Ukraine, make Covid go away for good, overcome all injustice?

5. True or False: Jesus doesn't acquiesce to our desires, because He knows the greater truth that He is, to obey the one who sent Him?

Don't Let the Wilderness Draw Your From God | Matthew 4:1-11 | Pastor Joe Roach