50 POWERFUL SERMON OUTLINES, VOL. 2

L. Toote,Ph.D.

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Dr. Christopher Toote has written a master-preacher guide for pastors and teachers to learn how to outline a sermon, access a biblical text, understand multiple ways to interpret the Bible, and provide applicable meaning in today's world. Dr. Toote understands how to prepare, present, and apply God's word. He brings a scholar's mind and a pastor's heart to his writing. This work is drawn from a deep well of experience in Christian and secular higher education and a lifelong practice of biblical exposition. He's been on both sides of the pulpit- as preacher and parishioner. He has lived out the gospel on campus and preached and taught faithfully in congregations.

This book reflects years of hard work from a student of God's word. He understands what it's like to work throughout the week and be responsible for the work of the word on a weekly basis. When I read preaching textbooks, I would rather read from those who prepare a new sermon regularly rather than a preacher who only speaks occasionally. Dr. Toote knows the weekly process of prayer, reflection, study, and delivery. He knows the experience of struggling through a Saturday night after a busy week with little time to prepare a message. He understands the demands of a congregation, and he has walked with people through life and death. These sermon outlines reflect his pastoral experience.

In this three volume collection, he offers the student of God's word 150 teachable, ready-to-use outlines for teaching on relationships, personal discipleship, and trust in Jesus as Lord. He mines treasures from 36 books of the Bible and over 113 key passages and scripture readings from both the Old and New Testaments. Dr. Toote explains favorite passages clearly and pushes the reader to study unfamiliar passages carefully. His applications are personal, practical, and profound.

Each volume covers a broad sweep of scripture and yet has distinctive themes that emerge. Volume one teaches us how to use the Bible to deepen and develop our relationship with the church, our families and our parents. The second volume deals with discipleship: how to grow personally in our walks with the Lord. The third volume focuses on Lordship: how to trust Jesus in all spheres of life.

William D. Shiell, Ph.D.
President
Professor of Pastoral Theology and Preaching
Northern Seminary
Lisle, Illinois

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Preaching
• Christian Ministry
• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 05 mai 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781456633127
• Langue: English

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50
POWERFUL
SERMON OUTLINES
VOL. 2
 
GREAT FOR PASTORS, MINISTERS, PREACHERS, TEACHERS, EVANGELISTS, AND LAITY
 
by
Christopher E. L. Toote, Ph.D., D.Min.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copyright 2019 Christopher E. L. Toote, Ph.D., D.Min.,
All rights reserved.
 
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-3-3141 (paperback)
ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-3-3127 (ebook)
 
 
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
PREFACE
SERMON 1
TAKING THE HIGH ROAD
SERMON 2
TRY GOD’S WAY
SERMON 3
THE MASTER’S TOUCH CAN CHANGE ANY SITUATION
SERMON 4
THE POWER OF THE TONGUE
SERMON 5
WHAT MEANEST THESE STONES
SERMON 6
THERE IS A BLESSING IN THE STRETCHING
SERMON 7
TRUST IN THE LORD ANYHOW
SERMON 8
THREE CHANGES BY THE CHANGEMASTER
SERMON 9
THE BATTLE IS NOT YOURS
SERMON 10
THE THEOLOGY OF STEWARDSHIP
SERMON 11
SINGING POWER
SERMON 12
SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT
SERMON 13
SPEAK THE WORD
SERMON 14
SUNDAY SCHOOL POWER
SERMON 15
TAKE A STAND
SERMON 16
THANK YOU LORD
SERMON 17
THE CENTRALITY OF THE GOSPEL TO THE MINISTER
SERMON 18
THE DIVINE ASPECTS OF LOVE
SERMON 19
THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS
SERMON 20
THE IDENTITY OF TRUE KNOWLEDGE
SERMON 21
THE IMPORTANCE OF GOD’S VISION
SERMON 22
THE MIRACLE OF MOTHERHOOD
SERMON 23
THE MURMUR MILL
SERMON 24
A PORTRAIT OF THE PASTOR
SERMON 25
THE POWER OF EXISTING IN GOD
SERMON 26
THORN BUFFETED GRACE
SERMON 27
THREE POWERFUL LESSONS FROM THE MASTER TEACHER
SERMON 28
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
SERMON 29
WALKING IN THE VALLEY
SERMON 30
THE INESCAPABLE GUILTY VERDICT
SERMON 31
WHAT TO DO WHEN FACING A STORM
SERMON 32
WHATEVER IT TAKES
SERMON 33
WHEN BITTERNESS COMES
SERMON 34
WHEN MY CHAINS FELL OFF
SERMON 35
WHO ARE YOU FOLLOWING
SERMON 36
WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR
SERMON 37
HOW TO DEAL WITH ENEMIES
SERMON 38
THREE THINGS THAT ARE NEVER SATISFIED
SERMON 39
IT’S GROWING SEASON
SERMON 40
IT’S TIME FOR YOUR BREAKTHROUGH
SERMON 41
AN AMAZING ACT
SERMON 42
CHRISTIANS SHOULD HAVE ONE ANOTHER’S BACK
SERMON 43
GOD CAN FIX THE HANDICAP
SERMON 44
GOD’S LOVE SONG TO HIS PEOPLE
SERMON 45
GOING DEEPER IN EXPERIENCING GOD
SERMON 46
THE CHALLENGE BETWEEN THE GIANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPERS
SERMON 47
IN IT TO WIN IT
SERMON 48
IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD
SERMON 49
WAIT FOR YOUR ELIM
SERMON 50
PRAYER CAN SHAKE UP STUFF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 
FOREWORD
 
One of the outstanding benefits of Dr. Christopher E. L. Toote’s book, 50 Powerful Sermon Outlines, Vol. 2, is that it teaches a very important principle of preaching: structure. There are many books, articles, and resources on preaching, but the resources that I find most valuable are those that offer help with how to structure the sermon. Many preachers miss that structure is one of the keys to high quality preaching. Preachers that are good at structure have many friends joining with the preacher during the preaching process. Preachers that are not good at structure are hard to follow and not very easy to listen to. The listeners will know that something is not quite right about the sermon and cannot name it. The astute preacher will know that there were structural problems with the sermon.
 
Before we get too far, let me define structure so that you will know what I am meaning. Structure is how thought moves in the preaching of the sermon. The great teacher of preaching, H. Grady Davis said: “a sermon is an audible movement of thought across time.” Thought has to move in a sermon to make sense to the listener. One idea moves and connects to another idea and idea that moves and connects to another idea until the entire message forms in the consciousness of the hearer. The Introductory remarks is a movement of thought that connects with the three points of the sermon (three movements of thought) that connects with the movement of thought of the concluding remarks. First, if thought moves too slow, then the movement of thought bogs down too long in one place and the sermon is considered as boring. If thought moves too fast, it is hard for people to understand and the message will feel like that old game hop scotch, with preachers hopping from one thought to the next skipping important boxes of understanding. Important ideas get left out because the preacher is moving too fast. If thought moves in a scattered direction with a loss of focus because the preacher takes side roads that take people off the main road of thought, then people’s minds will wander here and there and not pay attention. A sermon outline is the way that you organize the flow of thought in a sermon for people to follow you easily and understand.
 
One expression of movement of thought is the sermon outline. The sermon outline is a plan for the movement of thought in a sermon. Pay close attention to the sermon outlines in this book and you will pay attention to the structure of sermons. Do not take the easy way out and just adopt a sermon outline and then preach it. That is the easy road and you do not learn the deeper lesson: how to structure a message. You do not learn how to stay focused on one connected thought throughout the message. You do not learn how to avoid side roads that take people off the main point. All of this is important in high quality preaching. Pay close attention to the sermon outlines in this book not for ease of preaching, but for learning the structure of preaching.
 
This book is a beginning for you. The sermon outlines in this book are examples of how thought can be organized in a sermon. If you pay close attention and do your own work, you will discover a method of sermon organization or sermon structure. My hope is that when you finish this book, you will be inspired to create better and more powerful sermon outlines of your own. According to the old proverb, you can give someone a fish and they can eat for day. If you teach someone to fish, you can eat for a lifetime. Dr. Toote wants you to develop sermon outlines for your lifetime.
 
God bless your preaching and your learning to be more effective in your preaching.
 
Frank A. Thomas, Ph.D.
The Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics
Director of the Academy of Preaching and Celebration
Director of the PhD Program in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric
Christian Theological Seminary
Indianapolis, IN
PREFACE
 
This 3-Volume Powerful Sermon Outline Series is comprised of 50 sermon outlines in each volume. This is the second volume of the series. I would encourage you to add the three volumes to your library because each of them gives a different look to developing sermon outlines.
 
During my studies in seminary, as a direct result of three classes - Exposition, Hermeneutics, and Homiletics, I have diligently prepared sermon outlines for all sermons delivered. This has been a commitment. This has been an uncompromising resolve. These selected sermonic outlines have been the framework of a few of the sermons I have preached and chronicled over the years. I pray that pastors, ministers, evangelists, teachers, or laypersons receive a blessing in referencing them as a guide or motivation to develop their own.  
 
Also, I want to encourage preachers to prayerfully provide coherent and thematic messages.   There should be a rhythm of divine preparation for all Biblical preaching. Consecration, prayer, study, research, context, exegesis, bridging the “ then ” and “ now ” , and application are all measures to this homiletical beat. Preaching requires work by a “ workman ” . (2 Timothy 2:15). A workman must possess and utilize tools effectively, skillfully, and accurately for optimum results. Warren Wiersbe, in his book, “ Walking With The Giants, ” notated that the real secret of G. Campbell Morgan ’ s ministry (apart from his spiritual devotion) is found in one word – work . George Campbell Morgan – pastor, evangelist, and Bible teacher extraordinaire, was known throughout England as the “ prince of expositors. ” When asked the secret of his success as an interpreter and expositor of the Word, he would say, “ Work – hard work- and again, work! ”
 
Dr. Alexander White, Theological Scholar and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland during the 19 th century, said, “ A congregation is awaiting you to be made by you, after you have been made by God. ” All messages should convict the preacher before he or she delivers God ’ s message as God ’ s messenger. God owns the message. It is His message. We are the messengers - carrying His message. The message needs to be delivered as God ’ s message, not the messenger ’ s. Hence in this holy and divine exchange, God must get the glory, not us. He must be the spotlight, not us. Christ must be lifted up, not us.
 
It is my sincere prayer that God uses you mightily in your sermon preparation, your sermonic living, and your sermon delivery for only His glory. Soli Deo gloria . Amen.
 
 
C.E.L.T.
 
SERMON 1
TAKING THE HIGH ROAD
SCRIPTURE READING: I Peter 2: 9 - 23
 
RESPONSIVE READING: I Peter 2: 11, 12
 
KEY TEXT: I Peter 2: 21
 
INTRODUCTORY REMARK: Everyone is faced with something at some time that is unfair to him/her. How should a Christian react when treated unfairly?
  Take the high road with false accusers. (I Pet. 2: 12, 15)
A. Always speak the truth. (12)
B. Always produce good works. (12, 15)
C. Always commit to God. (12b, 15)
  Take the high road with those in authority. (I Pet. 2: 17 - 19)
A. Always honor those in authority. (17)
B. Always respect those in