Big Ideas

Browse and search the Big Ideas from my sermons. Links open to the sermon ePamphlet.

1. Christians love like Jesus by laying down their lives for others. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)

2. The family of God is marked by love for their pastors and God’s people. (1 Thessalonians 5:12-18)

3. Christians witness to the world by the way we love and the way we live. (1 Thessalonians 4:9-12)

4. God calls Christians to strengthen one another and stand firm in affliction. (1 Thessalonians 3:1-5)

5. Authentic ministry is marked by honest work, upright conduct, and fatherly affection. (1 Thessalonians 2:9-12)

6. Christians rightly respond to God’s deliverance with devotion. (Joshua 24:1-28)

7. Christians act bravely and ask boldly because God keeps his promises. (Joshua 14:6-15, 15:13-19)

8. Christians commit to live under God’s word with his people. (Joshua 8:30-35)

9. Christians trust in God’s presence and tell of God’s power. (Joshua 3:1-4:24)

10. The grace of Jesus Christ goes with us, guiding us and guarding us to live for God’s glorry. (Romans 16:17-23)

11. Jesus Christ tears down our walls and turns our hearts to welcome. (Romans 15:7-13)

12. Christian love is motivated by the cross behind us and the kingdom before us. (Romans 13:8-14)

13. Christians work and worship in the church with humility, unity, and diversity. (Romans 12:3-8)

14. True Christian belief is that salvation is not by our works but through faith in the righteousness of Jesus given by God’s sovereign grace. (Romans 10:4-13)

15. God always does what is righteous and just—and in His unconditional election, we see His sovereign grace. (Romans 9:14-29)

16. Satan, sin, and suffering cannot stand in the way of our Savior’s love. (Romans 8:31-39)

17. Christians experience life and peace not through the flesh, but by walking in the Spirit and putting sin to death. (Romans 8:5-13)

18. The law shines a light on our sin and our need for a savior. (Romans 7:7-13)

19. Jesus forgives us and frees us from sin so that we can live in him, to him, and for him. (Romans 6:11-14)

20. Just as Abraham was justified by grace through faith in God’s promise, so are Christians counted as righteous by grace through faith in Jesus. (Romans 4:13-25)

21. Attacks on God’s character will not stand. All are under the condemnation of sin and in need of a Savior. (Romans 3:1-8)

22. Christians will have friends and enemies in this world. God will be faithful to believers and to the ministry and message of the Gospel. (2 Timothy 4:9-18)

23. Spiritually strong Christians remember Jesus Christ, endure in ministry, and trust God’s faithfulness. (2 Timothy 2:8-13)

24. Faithful followers of Christ share in suffering for the Gospel by keeping God’s word and caring for God’s Church. (2 Timothy 1:13-18)

25. Wealthy Christians worship by setting their hope on God and storing up treasures in Heaven. (1 Timothy 6:17-19)

26. Christians honor and respect those in authority as we represent and relate to Jesus. (1 Timothy 6:1-2a)

27. A good servant of God trains in good teaching and godly living for the sake of the Gospel. (1 Timothy 4:6-10)

28. The mature Christian leader lives a life that is above reproach: respectable in private and reputable in public. (1 Timothy 3:1-7)

29. The true Christian remembers the grace of God, rests in the gospel of salvation, and receives the gifts of belief and eternal life. (1 Timothy 1:12-17)

30. Christ must reign supreme over our words as we talk to God and others. (Colossians 4:2-6)

31. Cling to Christ and be set free from sin and spiritual slavery. (Colossians 2:16-23)

32. King Jesus saves rebels by reconciling them back to God and having them remain resolute in him. (Colossians 1:21-23)

33. The Word comforts God’s people with an invitation to come, a call to a restored relationship, and an exhortation to live with hopeful expectation. (Isaiah 55:1-13)

34. Trust in God, who delivers and defends his praying people – for the sake of his name and the praise of his son. (Isaiah 36-37)

35. Man will be judged, idols will fail, and God alone shall be exalted. Turn to Jesus – the King and cornerstone of Zion. (Isaiah 2)

36. Jesus is revealed as the resurrected Son of God. He reminds us of our mission, and invites us into his provision. (John 21:1-14)

37. Jesus is the King, but his kingdom is not of this world. He judges the world by his truth, and those who believe belong to him and his kingdom. (John 18:28-19:16)

38. Jesus prays for his people to be protected, united, and sanctified — for their joy and for his glory. (John 17:1-19)

39. Christians will endure hatred and persecution with help from the Holy Spirit and persevering until the end. With help from God and sovereign grace, you will endure and keep the faith. (John 15:18-16:4)

40. God is sovereign over suffering, and nothing can stop his plan for salvation through Jesus the King. (Matthew 2:13-23)

41. God calls you to carry out and complete a missional lifestyle — to live your life proclaiming Christ. (2 Timothy 4:1-8)

42. By being sanctified vessels, pure-hearted servants, and skilled workers, God calls faithful stewards to guard against false teachers. (2 Timothy 2:14-26)

43. The Holy Spirit helps believers keep Christ’s commands. (John 14:15-26)

44. God gives the ability to see and believe in Jesus — who came to save the world. (John 12:37-50)

45. When the wicked hearts of man carry out their evil plans, God will work it out for good. Trust his sovereign, saving hand. (John 11:45-57)

46. Jesus is the Good Shepherd who leads his sheep to life in God. (John 10:1-21)

47. Jesus is the Son of God, bringing salvation to those who believe and judgment to those who reject him. (John 8:12-30)

48. By correcting, confronting, and condemning, Jesus dwells among us to display his divinity and the glory of God. (John 7:1-24)