Reflections onthe Word for the New Year, Psalm 1

Scripture Reading: Psalm 1

Blessed is the man
    who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
    nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and on his law he meditates day and night.

He is like a tree
    planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
    and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
The wicked are not so,
    but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
    nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked will perish.

Sermon Outline:

  1. We are shaped by the messages we listen to

  2. Duty versus delight

  3. The practice of meditation

  4. The fruit

The Christian Life Summarized, Colossians 2:6-7

Scripture Reading: Colossians 2:6-7

6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Sermon Outline:

  1. The Walk of Life

  2. Walking In Him

  3. As You Received Him

  4. Rooted Down and Built Up

  5. Established In The Faith

  6. Abounding In Thanksgiving

A Balanced Ministry, Colossians 2:1-5

Scripture Reading: Colossians 2:1-5

2 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. 5 For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

Sermon Outline:

  1. His Struggle

  2. His Purpose

  3. His Perceptiveness

  4. His Preparation

  5. His Encouragement