Mercy Hill Church
By Mercy Hill Church
Mercy Hill ChurchApr 23, 2018
Proverbs: Emotions
Outline:
- Engaging Fear
- Engaging Anger
- Engaging Envy
Takeaway: Engage your emotions for the glory of God.
Proverbs: Attitudes
Want to be wise? Here's the kind of person you need to become.
- Put off pride, put on humility.
- Put off sloth, put on discipline.
- Put off haste, put on patience.
Sow wise attitudes, reap wise living.
Proverbs: The Heart
What is the heart? How do we keep it?
- Reflect
- Repent
- Renew
Takeaway: Life is lived from the inside out.
Proverbs: Begin with Wonder
Text: Proverbs 1:7
What is the fear of the Lord?
- The proper relation to God.
- The proper response to God.
Takeaway: True Wisdom begins with Trembling Wonder.
Proverbs: Wisdom is Calling
Text: Proverbs 1:5-6, 20-23; 8:1-11, 32-36; 9:3-6
Outline:
- Wisdom's Call
- Wisdom's Question
Takeaway: Follow Wisdom on the path to Wisdom.
Proverbs: What is Wisdom?
Text: Proverbs 1:1-6, 8:22-31
Outline:
- Wisdom Described
- Wisdom Displayed
Takeaway: To truly know wisdom, you must know Christ.
Love God, Love Others, Make Disciples
Text: Matthew 22 & 28
Outline:
- Love God
- Love Others
- Make Disciples
We exist to spread a passion for the glory of Jesus in Port Austin and beyond.
Advent: Prince of Peace
Text: Isaiah 9:6
Outline:
Prince of Peace
- What it Means
- Why it Matters
Takeaway: Find peace by trusting in the Prince of Peace.
Advent: Everlasting Father
Text: Isaiah 9:6
Outline:
Everlasting Father
- What it Means
- Why it Matters
Takeaway: Your Everlasting Father will never leave you nor forsake you.
Advent: Mighty God
Text: Isaiah 9:6
Outline:
Mighty God
- What it Means
- Why it Matters
Takeaway: Your Mighty God is fighting for you.
Advent: Wonderful Counselor
Text: Isaiah 9:6
Outline:
Wonderful Counselor:
- What it Means
- Why it Matters
Takeaway: Your Wonderful Counselor is accomplishing His plan.
Advent: Coming King
Text: Isaiah 9:1-7
Outline:
- A Promise of Light.
- A Promise of Joy.
- A Promise of Deliverance.
Takeaway: The King has come and He has promised to come again.
Hebrews: Grace Be With You
Text: Hebrews 13:20-25
Outline:
- Who God is.
- What God has done.
- What God will do.
Takeaway: Grace be with you.
Hebrews: Seek the New City
Text: Hebrews 13:9-19
Outline:
- Partake in grace.
- Endure with Jesus.
- Follow your leaders.
Takeaway: Seek the city that is to come.
Hebrews: Display God's Glory
Text: Hebrews 13:1-8
Outline:
- Pursue love
- Abstain from sin.
- Remember your leaders
Takeaway: Let’s display God’s glory in the lives that we live.
Hebrews: Unshakable Kingdom
Text: Hebrews 12:18-29
Outline:
- Respond with faithfulness.
- Respond with thanksgiving.
- Respond with worship.
Takeaway: Rejoice in your King & His unshakable kingdom.
Hebrews: Endure In Community
Text: Hebrews 12:12-17
Outline:
- Strengthen the weak.
- Pursue righteousness.
- Watch out for sin.
Takeaway: Endure in community.
Hebrews: Endure In Hope
Text: Hebrews 12:3-11
Outline:
- God's promise in hardships.
- God's process in hardships.
- God's purpose in hardships.
Takeaway: Endure in hope.
Hebrews: Look To Jesus
Text: Hebrews 12:1-2
Outline:
- Celebrate
- Eliminate
- Concentrate
Takeaway: Fix your eyes on Jesus.
Hebrews: Endure By Faith
Text: Hebrews 11:32-40
Outline:
- Faith On The Mountain.
- Faith In The Valley.
Takeaway: Faith perseveres, regardless of the outcome.
Hebrews: Risk By Faith
Text: Hebrews 11:23-31
Outline:
- Faith In The Parents
- Faith In The Son
- Faith In The Nation
- Faith In The Foreigner
Takeaway: Faith risks what is seen to purse what is unseen.
Hebrews: Look By Faith
Text: Hebrews 11:8-22
Outline:
- The Sojourn.
- The Birth.
- The Sacrifice.
- The Legacy.
Takeaway: Faith looks to God for the future and trusts God in the present.
Hebrews: Walk By Faith
Text: Hebrews 11:1-7
Outline:
- Faith starts with sacrifice.
- Faith leads to worship.
- Faith results in obedience.
Takeaway: We walk by faith, not by sight.
Hebrews: Don't Shrink Back
Text: Hebrews 10:26-39
Outline:
- A fearful warning.
- A warm encouragement.
- A hopeful challenge.
Takeaway: Don't shrink back.
Hebrews: Draw Near
Text: Hebrews 10:19-25
Outline:
- Let us draw near to God.
- Let us hold fast our confession.
- Let us consider others.
Takeaway: Draw near, hold fast, consider others.
Hebrews: Shadows & Substance
Text: Hebrews 10:1-18
Outline:
- The Law reminds, Christ removes.
- The Law foreshadows, Christ fulfills.
- The Law prepares, Christ perfects.
- The Law teaches, Christ transforms.
Takeaway: Fix your eyes on Jesus.
Hebrews: A Better Sacrifice
Text: Hebrews 9:15-22
Outline:
Christ's sacrifice was...
- Not earthly, but heavenly.
- Not repeatedly, but finally.
Takeaway: Remember and rejoice.
Hebrews: A Better Temple
Text: Hebrews 9:1-14
Outline:
- A Better Location
- A Better Offering
- A Better Result
Takeaway: Live Free.
Hebrews: A Better Covenant
Text: Hebrews 8
Outline:
- Inner Transformation
- Direct Access to God
- Complete Forgiveness
Takeaway: Rejoice in the God of better promises
Hebrews: A Better Priest
Text: Hebrews 7:1-28
Outline:
- Jesus has a better priesthood.
- Jesus has a better calling.
- Jesus has a better qualification.
- Jesus has a better hope.
- Jesus has a better covenant.
- Jesus has a better tenure.
- Jesus has a better sacrifice.
Takeaway: Jesus is better.
Hebrews: Holding Hope
Text: Hebrews 6:13-20
Outline:
- Remember God's Character
- Rest on God's Promise
- Rejoice in God's Son
Takeaway: Hold Fast to Your Hope
Hebrews: Don't Fall Away
Text: Hebrews 6:4-12
Outline:
- A Fearful Warning
- A Vivid Illustration
- A Warm Encouragement
- A Hopeful Conclusion
Takeaway: Persevere.
Hebrews: Grow Up
Text: Hebrews 5:11-6:3
Outline:
- Christians are expected to learn.
- Christians are expected to teach.
- Christians are expected to mature.
- Christians are expected to discern.
Takeaway: Never stop growing as a Christian.
Hebrews: Matchless & Merciful
Text: Hebrews 4:14-5:10
Outline:
- Jesus is Matchless
- We Hold Fast
- Jesus is Merciful
- We Draw Near
Takeaway: Because Jesus is matchless, we hold fast. Because Jesus is merciful, we draw near.
Hebrews: God's Powerful Word
Text: Hebrews 4:12-13
Outline:
- God's Word is Living
- God's Word is Active
- God's Word is Piercing
Takeaway: "Today, if you hear God's voice, do not harden your hearts."
Hebrews: Entering God's Rest
Text: Hebrews 4:1-11
Outline:
- What is God's rest?
- Who is God's rest for?
- How should we respond?
Takeaway: What broken saviors are you currently looking to for rest?
Stand-Alone: Easter 2022
Text: 1 Corinthians 15
- Christ Died
- For Our Sins
- And Was Raised
Takeaway: "Christ died for our sins and was raised."
Stand-Alone: The King is Coming
Text: Luke 19:28-44
- Prepare the Way of the King
- Exalt the King
- Weep with the King
Hebrews: Take Care
Text: Hebrews 3:8-19
Outline:
- The Danger
- The Safeguard
- The Warning
Takeaway: How's your heart?
Hebrews: Consider Jesus
Text: Hebrews 3:1-7
Outline:
- Remember your calling.
- Consider your Savior.
- Cling to your confidence.
Takeaway: Life is a journey, keep your eyes on Jesus.
Hebrews: Merciful & Faithful
Text: Hebrews 2:14-18
Outline:
- Jesus shared our humanity.
- Jesus beat our enemy.
- Jesus paid our penalty.
Takeaway: Remember Jesus.
Hebrews: The Path to Glory
Text: Hebrews 2:5-13
Outline:
- Mankind's Purpose
- Mankind's Rescue
- Mankind's Restoration
Takeaway: Follow Jesus on the path to glory.
Hebrews: The Drift
Text: Hebrews 2:1-4
Outline:
- The Gospel deserves Greater Attention
- The Gospel has Greater Consequences
- The Gospel has a Greater Messenger
Takeaway: Don't drift away from Jesus.
Hebrews: See Jesus
Text: Hebrews 1:5-14
Outline:
- Jesus is the Exalted Son
- Jesus is the Eternal God
- Jesus is the Enthroned King
Takeaway: We persevere as Christians by fixing our eyes on Jesus.
Hebrews: Jesus is Greater
Text: Hebrews 1:1-4
Outline:
- God's Greater Word
- God's Greater Son
- God's Greater Sacrifice
Takeaway: Jesus is greater-Fix your eyes on him.
Explore Membership: Our Constitution
Explore Membership: Week 4
In this final message of our Explore Membership series, Pastor Michael explains three foundational convictions that shaped the writing of our church constitution:
- Biblical Authority
- Meaningful Membership
- Healthy Government
Explore Membership: Our Covenant
Explore Membership: Week 3
In this message, Pastor Michael walks through our Church Covenant which says:
We have been brought by God’s grace to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. We have given ourselves to him and affirmed one another as citizens of his kingdom through baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Relying on his gracious aid, we do now solemnly and joyfully affirm our church covenant with each other.
We will worship and enjoy God as our supreme treasure by loving him and living for his glory in all that we do. We will pursue God through the regular practice of spiritual disciplines and live holy lives in this world, denying ungodliness, and seeking to reflect the holy character of our Lord.
We will walk together in love as members of Christ’s body, caring for each other, watching over each other, and encouraging and admonishing one another as occasion requires. We will not forsake the church’s gatherings and we will faithfully pray for one another. We will rejoice at each others’ happiness and bear each others’ burdens and sorrows. We will work and pray for the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace.
We will work together to maintain a faithful gospel witness in our worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines. We will contribute cheerfully to the expenses of the church, the needs of our neighbors, and the spread of the gospel around the world. We will endeavor to lead those in our care in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and seek the salvation of our family and friends. We will seek to advance the gospel both to our neighborhoods and the nations through evangelism and missions.
If we leave this congregation, we will join another gospel-preaching church as soon as possible where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen.
Explore Membership: Our Beliefs
Explore Membership: Week 2
In this message we walk through our Statement of Faith, based on the historic 1853 New Hampshire Confession, and we ask four key questions:
- What do we believe about God?
- What do we believe about humanity?
- What do we believe about salvation?
- What do we believe about the church?
Explore Membership: Our Purpose
Explore Membership: Week 1
In this message, we explore our identity and purpose by examining three foundational questions:
- Who are we?
- What do we do?
- Why do we exist?
Stand-Alone: Prodigal Grace
In this message, Josh Slaughter walks us through the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15.