A THREE MONTH PLANNED PROGRAM OF PREACHING
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
NOVEMBER 30, 1994

JANUARY 2, 1994
Title: What is Love?
Text: 1 John 4:20-21
Central Idea of the Text: Love for God and love for others is mandatory for those who call themselves children of God.
Central Idea of the Sermon: In all the modern confusion of love, the New Testament shows us exactly what is the definition of love.
Specific Objective: To reveal the false love which the world gives and show the listener what love is in the Christian life.
Major Objective: Ethical

JANUARY 9, 1994
Title: God's Amazing Grace!
Text: Galatians 2:17-21
Central Idea of the Text: Justification is uniquely and completely found in Christ by faith because of God's Amazing grace.
Central Idea of the Sermon: Those who are seeking God will find Him only by being justified by grace through faith.
Specific Objective: That the congregation will understand the doctrine of "justification by faith" both intellectually and experiencially.
Major Objective: Doctrinal

JANUARY 16, 1994
Title: The Fruit of the Spirit
Text: Galatians 5:22-26
Central Idea of the Text: The Spirit's control of a Christian is evidenced by both internal and external qualities.
Central Idea of the Sermon: Those who claim to be filled with the Spirit must give evidence which is both internal and external.
Specific Objective: That the congregation will understand the importance of the Spirit's presence in daily living and submit to His control.
Major Objective: Consecrative

JANUARY 23, 1994
Title: Robbing God?!
Text: Malachi 3:8-12
Central Idea of the Text: The people of Israel were indicated and convicted of robbing God by their refusal to tithe and
to give offerings.
Central Idea of the Sermon: As the Church moves out on its mission with God, it must remember to tithe and to give so that God is not robbed!
Specific Objective: That the people of God would commit to tithe each paycheck and give freely to support the ministry of the Church and the Cooperative Program of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Major Objective: Promotional

JANUARY 30, 1994
Title: For God So Loved!
Text: John 3:16
Central Idea of the Text: God's love for His creation was expressed by the giving of His Only Son, so that those who place faith in Him would not die eternally but have eternal life.
Central Idea of the Sermon: In this world of violence and hate, the love of God still breaks through because of God's gift of His Only Son, Jesus Christ!
Specific Objective: That the Christian would be reminded of the
task of evangelism and that the lost person might come to
place faith in Jesus Christ.
Major Objective: Evangelistic

FEBRUARY 6, 1994
Title: Come Home!
Text: Hosea 2:14-23
Central Idea of the Text: God loved Israel, as a husband
loves his wife, in spite of her constant unfaithfulness.
Central Idea of the Sermon: God continues to love His people,
the Church, in spite of her unfaithfulness He allures her
back with His love.
Specific Objective: That Christians would return to a right
relationship with God and devote themselves to loving Him
faithfully.
Major Objective: Devotional

FEBRUARY 13, 1994
Title: The Buck Stops Here!
Text: James 2:1-13
Central Idea of the Text: In the Church there must be no
partiality.
Central Idea of the Sermon: The people who call themselves
Christians must show no partiality to brothers and sisters
in Christ.
Specific Objective: That the people in the Church would stop
treating the rich and white saints differently than they
treat the poor and black saints!
Major Objective: Pastoral

FEBRUARY 20, 1994
Title: Worship the Lord
Text: Psalm 8
Central Idea of the Text: All that God has created returns
praise that is due Him!
Central Idea of the Sermon: As the Christian considers the
works of God the result will be praise and worship.
Specific Objective: That the Congregation would be led to praise
and worship God for His mighty works and majestic name.
Major Objective: Devotional

FEBRUARY 27, 1994
Title: Now What?
Text: 2 Chronicles 7:13-14
Central Idea of the Text: God promised King Solomon that His
people have a way out from under judgement and distress.
Central Idea of the Sermon: God's promise is still valid today
for His Church.
Specific Objective: That the Congregation would remember to be
humble, to pray, to seek God, and to repent so that God
would hear them and bless them.
Major Objective: Pastoral

MARCH 6, 1994
Title: Judging Others
Text: Matthew 7:1-6
Central Idea of the Text: The way that one judges will be the same way that one is judged.
Central Idea of the Sermon: The family of God must watch out
for each other but this must never lead to sinful
judgementalism.
Specific Objective: That the Church would come to understand the
proper way to view and to help the stumbling brother or
sister.
Major Objective: Consecrative

MARCH 13, 1994
Title: Pray, Pray, Pray!
Text: Matthew 7:7-12
Central Idea of the Text: God hears when the Christian prays
and responds in a manner which pleases Him.
Central Idea of the Sermon: The Christian who prays can pray
confidently knowing that God hears and responds in a good
way.
Specific Objective: That the believers would be encouraged to
pray regularly to God their Father.
Major Objective: Pastoral

MARCH 20, 1994
Title: The Pitfalls of Immorality
Text: Proverbs 5:1-23
Central Idea of the Text: Immorality, though seductive and
intriguing, will in the end result in folly and death.
Central Idea of the Sermon: The world is filled with images of
immorality and society popularizes sexual love, but the
Christian has chosen the way of morality and sexual love
reserved for marriage.
Specific Objective: That the Christian would commit themselves to
living pure and holy sexual lives.
Major Objective: Devotional/Consecrative

MARCH 27, 1994
Title: The Incarnation
Text: John 1:1-18
Central Idea of the Text: Jesus Christ was both fully man and
fully God -- the Incarnate Word of God.
Central Idea of the Sermon: The Incarnation of God in Jesus
Christ is key in a proper Biblical and Doctrinal
Understanding and Christianity.
Specific Objective: That the Congregation would know the doctrine
of the Incarnation and experience the paradox of knowing the
Incarnate Word.
Major Objective: Doctrinal/Evangelistic