Sermons by Tim Counts (Page 8)
Philippians 1:3-8 The Joy of Fellowship in the Gospel
4 Keys to Finding Joyful Fellowship in the Gospel Thankful prayer for each other Working together for the Gospel Confidence in God’s work of salvation Love because of the outworking in the Gospel
Jonah 4 – Contempt or Compassion
1: Anger at God’s grace to others will result in missed opportunities to share God’s grace with others 2: Reflecting the heart of Jesus means having compassion for others who don’t know Christ.
Revival: Proclaiming & Responding to the Word of God — Jonah 3
1) Revival begins with proclaiming the Word of God! (Jonah 3:1-4) 2) Revival begins with responding to the Word of God! (Jonah 3:5-8) 3) Revival begins with a firm & personal faith that “Salvation Belongs to the LORD!” (Jonah 3:9-10, 2:9)
“Salvation Belongs to the Lord!” – Jonah 2
3 Steps to Revitalizing Your Prayer Life: 1) Awakening: Owning Your True Condition 2) Believing: Battling for Faith In Jesus Christ 3) Repenting: Releasing Idols, Laying Hold of Grace
There is No Joy Away From God’s Presence – Jonah 1
1) You will not find joy away from God’s presence or purpose for your life. 2) God pursues His children with acts of grace called “discipline” for our good & the good of others. 3) God calls us to unashamedly be followers of Jesus in our time and place. 4) Jonah is part of the giant list of Old Testament passages that point to Jesus.
Unbreakable Love in a Broken World – Romans 8:31-39
1) God’s love for us is unbreakable because of His gospel promises.(Romans 8:31-34) 2) God’s love for us is unbreakable because He has transformed us to be more than conquerors.(Romans 8:35-37) 3) God’s love for us is unbreakable because nothing is greater than our God and His love for us.(Romans 8:38-39)
Have You Found Jesus to Be Bigger Than You Thought? – John 21:18-25
1) How and when we will enter eternity is in the hands of Jesus. He calls us to follow Him while we live on earth! 2) We will run the race of the Christian life with endurance not by comparing ourselves with others, but by looking to Jesus. 3) Remember that the world itself cannot contain Jesus.
Come Dine with Jesus – John 21:1-17
1) As we labor with Jesus, He is able to make the harvest greater than we expect, for His glory! (John 21:1-6) 2) As we mature spiritually, we will throw ourselves at Jesus sooner after we sin. (John 21:7-8) 3) As we come to know the heart of Jesus, we will go to Him for forgiveness and restoration even when it hurts. (John 21:9-17)
What Happens When We Doubt Our Doubts & Believe in Christ – John 20:19-31
The video above says “4/24/22” at the top, but it IS the sermon from 5/1/22. We will try to avoid the incorrect date stamp in the future to avoid confusion. May the Lord strengthen your faith through His Word! 5 Results of Doubting Your Doubts and Believing In Christ: 1) Peace 2) Joy 3) Mission 4) God’s Smile 5) Life
The Resurrection and a New Relationship with God – John 20:11-18
1) Jesus meets His followers in their grief and shows us the hope of the resurrection. 2) Jesus rose again so that we could have a direct, personal relationship with God. 3) Jesus sends us to spread the good news of His death & resurrection to others.
Seeing the Resurrection and Seeing The Resurrection – John 20:1-10
1) The grave cloths in the tomb point to us seeing that Jesus was risen from the dead! 2) God puts signposts into our lives that point us to seeing the gospel! 3) We need to see that we need a physical resurrection AND we have a physically risen Savior!