Restored By Love | John 21:1-19 | Pastor Joe Roach

May 11th, 2025

Sermon Title: "Restored By Love"

(John 21:1-19)

Sermon Outline

1. Peter was a man who had walked on water. He had declared Jesus as the Christ. He had promised, "Even if all fall away, I will not." What happened that caused him to deny Him 3 times?

2. When John 21 opens up, Peter went back to fishing.

Do you think he felt he disqualified himself for ministry?

3. When Jesus shows up on the shore, was He angry at them?

4. True or False: Jesus doesn't lecture. He feeds them.

He meets them with fellowship before correction. He was teaching them, and us.

5. He asks three times- matching Peter's three denials.

Each time Peter says, "Yes Lord, You know I love you," and Jesus replies: "Feed My lambs." "Tend My sheep."

"Feed My sheep." What does this show us is the key to be recommissioned after falling short?

Two Weeks Before Easter - Do You Have Any Doubts | Luke 18:31-34 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday April 6th, 2025

Sermon Title: "Two Weeks Before Easter - Do You Have Any Doubts?" (Luke 18:31-34)

Sermon Outline

1. Do you think that Jesus' fulfillment of so many prophecies carried more weight towards belief than all He did in teaching, healing, and calling during His Short ministry?

2. Is there a small part of you that thinks that many prophecies that Jesus fulfilled are exaggerated?

3. True or False: The statistical probability of one man fulfilling every Messianic prophecy - except for the prophecy of the Virgin Birth - would be 1 followed by thousands of zeros. Jesus did that!

4. Why is it that there is a greater chance of finding a quarter hidden somewhere in the universe that one man fulfilling just 48 prophecies, and we doubt Jesus sometimes, and Jesus fulfilled many more than that?

How Do You Know You Are a Real Christian | John 6:37 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday March 23, 2025

Sermon Title: "How Do You Know If You Are A Real Christian?" (John 6:37)

Sermon Outline

1. Have you ever had the following thought ... Am I real?

I seemed to love Jesus. I seemed to trust Him. I seemed to bear the marks of a changed life. But, the thought crept in, so too did Judas.

2. True or False: The topic of assurance is complex, to put it mildly. Genuine Christian doubt their salvation for many reasons.

3. True or False: Your faith may feel small, and you hold on Christ shaky. Even still, it is possible for you to feel down deep that He will never cast you out.

4. Do you think that the doubt that arises about a Christian's assurance is because the devil knows that the well-assured Christians threaten the domain of the darkness more than any other?

What Can Nicodemus Teach Us About Lent | John 3:1-21 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday March 16th, 2025

Sermon Title: "What Can Nicodemus Teach Us About Lent" (John 3:1-21)

Sermon Outline

1. Do you think it is possible that we can learn anything from a Pharisee?

2. Do you think that Nicodemus is just a prop in our story which encompasses Jesus proclamation of John 3:16?

3. True or False: We interpret Nicodemus to be the one, deliberately not understanding; Nicodemus to be the one causing problems... even though it was Jesus being confusing.

4. What do you make of Nicodemus disappearing from the gospels, until he shows up at the crucifixion to give Jesus a proper burial?

5. What is our lesson from the Love Nicodemus showed to Jesus when he risked everything to give him a proper burial?

Why Don't We Give Up Lent For Lent | 2 Corinthians 13:5-6 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday March 9th, 2025

Sermon Title: "Why Don't We Give Up Lent For Lent"

(2 Cor 13:5-6)

Sermon Outline

1. How often do you give up something for Lent that extends past the 40 days?

2. Do you think the Lord is interested in what I give up for just 40 days and then return to it? Or is He interested in me giving up the sins in my life which will make Easter more joyous?

3. How can we use the 40 days of Lent to prepare our hearts for Christendom's most sacred Holy-Day?

4. Year after year, as you give up the same things like chocolate, social media, no meat, no tv, no restaurants, do you feel that it has ever drawn you closer to God?

5. If you were to ask God what He would like you to do for Lent to prepare your heart for Easter, what do you think He would say?

How Is Our New Life In Christ Built? | Matthew 5:1-9 | Pastor Joe Roach

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Sunday March 2nd, 2025

Sermon Title: "How Is Our New Life In Christ Built?"

(Matthew 5:1-9)

Sermon Outline

1. Blessing is God's favor extended to an individual, resulting in positive emotion or reward. When was the last time you experienced this?

2. Would you consider yourself poor in spirit, meek, merciful, pure in heart, and one who thirsts for righteousness?

3. True or False: The concepts declare in the Beatitudes still stand in sharp contrast to the dominating world philosophy.

4. When Christ issued the call, " Follow me," He referred to a reconstructed life that was radically different from a life without Christ. Did you realize that when you accepted His call?

Who Does The Kingdom Of Heaven Belong To? | Matthew 5:3-12 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday February 23rd, 2025

Sermon Title: "Who Does The Kingdom Of Heaven

Belong To?" (Matthew 5:3-12)

Sermon Outline

1. Why is it that, as important as the Beatitudes are, as principles of Kingdom Life, we don't memorize them, teach them, or focus on them like we do the commandments?

2. Would you consider yourself a merciful person?

3. Can you think of situations in the past where God has given you mercy?

4. Jesus tells us in the Beatitudes who the "Kingdom of Heaven" belongs to ….. how significant is the truth to you?

5. True or False: Some like the miracle worker who heals their diseases, but the radical intruder into their personal lifestyles, they are not so interested in Him?

Don't Give Up, Look Up And Live Up | Galatians 6:9 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday February 16th, 2025

Sermon Title: "Don't Give Up, Look Up And Live Up"

(Galatians 6:9)

Sermon Outline

1. In Galatians 6:9, what is the doing good that Paul speaks of?

2. Why would one grow weary in doing good?

3. What is the promise for those who don't lose heart?

4. True or False: We may grow impatient doing good because the fruit of our labors is usually not immediate?

5. Have you ever grown weary working for the Lord, and asked yourself "what difference am I making"?

Two Ways You Can Serve The Lord | Galatians 6:1-5 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday February 9th, 2025

Sermon Title: "Two Ways You Can Serve The Lord"

(Galatians 6:1-5)

Sermon Outline

1. What does it mean to be a "burden bearer" to those in need?

2. What does Paul mean in Galatians 6 by "restore the fallen"? Who are the fallen?

3. What is meant by the words of General William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army "If you are looking for Jesus, don't start by going to church on Sunday morning"?

4. What does Paul mean in Galatians 6:3-4 that sometimes we think are too good to help others?

5. When you see someone suffering, are you often too busy to stop?

Warning Against Neglecting Salvation: Focus Or Drift | Hebrews 2:1 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday February 2nd, 2025

Sunday February 2nd, 2025

Sermon Title: "Warning Against Neglecting Salvation: Focus Or Drift" (Hebrews 2-1)

Sermon Outline

1. True or False: If we take our eyes off of Christ, we'll soon find ourselves further from Him?

2. One mark of Christian maturity is learning that none of us passively drifts towards Christ, not even after we've followed Him for years or even decades. Do you agree?

3. Do you agree that if we're not currently swimming closer to Jesus, we cannot stay where we are. Paddling in place is not an option.

4. Whatever ways our souls tend to drift, how do we counter the pull?

5. True or False: If we could catch a glimpse of who Jesus really is, we wouldn't struggle to focus on Him.

Living Our New Lifestyle | Ephesians 4:25-32 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday January 26th, 2025

Sunday January 26th, 2025

Sermon Title: "Living Our New Lifestyle"

(Ephesians 4:25-32)

Sermon Outline

1. What exactly does it mean to be angry but do not sin as it tells us in Ephesians 4:26?

2. It is possible that these statistics truly apply to Christians who attend church weekly ... 91% lie routinely about trivial matters, 36% lie about important matters, 86% lie to parents, 69% lie to spouses?

3. Is it even possible to obey Ephesians 4:25 where it says "Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with him neighbor"?

4. What must I do, and not do, for my new life in Christ to lead to a new lifestyle?

God Is Now Calling Us To Do Something | Romans 12:1 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday January 19th, 2025

Sunday January 19th, 2025

Sermon Title: "God Is Now Calling Us To Do Something" (Romans 12:1)

Sermon Outline

1. True or False: After belief comes behavior; after creed comes conduct. Right thinking leads ultimately to right living.

2. If good theology is the foundation of the Christian life, then Godly Christian living rises naturally from that solid foundation. Then why is Godly Christian living sparse?

3. Romans 12:1 has been considered by many to be God's alter call. How will you respond to this call?

4. God is calling us to be living sacrifices to Him. What does that entail?

5. Can you explain what it means when theologians say that the difference between Christianity and all other religions can be summarized in 3 words ... Do vs Done?

Keep Following The White Tape | Hebrews 12-1:2 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday January 12th, 2025

Sunday January 12th, 2025

Sermon Title: "Keep Following The White Tape" (Hebrews 12-1:2)

Sermon Outline

1. Scripture instructs us to"...run with endurance the race that is set before us." What is the race set before us?

2. From this one imperative, we learn that our lives aren't a random meandering through a meaningless series of events. No, there is a race that was set before us by someone. Who?

3. So what does success look like in this race we find ourselves?

4. You and I live our life, run our race, with an audience. Who?

5. True of False: If we look to their races, the ones who have gone before us, and look to the way in which they made it to their finish lines, we will find ours within reach by the same faith that lived in them?

Career Or Mission: Which Will You Live For In 2025? | Mark 8:34-36 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday January 5th, 2025

Sunday January 5th, 2025

Sermon Title: "Career Or Mission: Which Will You Live For In 2025?"

Mark 8:34-36

Sermon Outline

1. If I asked you "What do you do for a living?" what would you say?

2. However, if I asked you "What are you living for?" how would you answer that?

3. Bob Dylan once said "You're gonna have to serve somebody ... well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord ... but you're gonna have to serve somebody." Do you agree?

4. True or False: Jesus was a total failure by worldly standards?

5. True or False: You can't save your own life, but you can lose it?

Keys To Allowing God To Write Your Story | Hebrews 12:1-3 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday December 22, 2024

Sunday December 22nd, 2024

Sermon Title: "Keys To Allowing God To Write Your Story"

(Hebrews 12:1-3)

Sermon Outline

1. True or False: In our own strength, we are incapable of following the guidelines of the Christian walk.

2. A crucial part of the Christian experience is believing that God can change your story, or rewrite it. Are you willing to let him do that?

3. Is there anything in your heart that comes before God because He needs to be first before He can fully write your story in your heart.

4. True or False: 3 sins that will kill our rewrite are pride, bitterness, and unbelief?

5. True or False: 3 things that must be present for God to rewrite your story are admission of fear, flexibility and faith?

Bringing Hope And Light To the World's Darkness | Psalms 98:1-9 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday December 15, 2024

Sunday December 15th, 2024

Sermon Title: "Bringing Hope and Light To the World's Darkness" (Psalms 98:1-9)

Sermon Outline

1. Do you find the anxiousness we feel over the state of the world is at odds with the joyful expectation that Advent begins?

2. True or False: The Advent mood these first two weeks is such that there is something unsettling, darkly anxious, almost threatening about it.

3. To the ears of the world the Good News often sounds like too-good-to-be-true news. Does it sound that way to you sometimes?

4. During Advent God rejoices along with those whose sentence He has overturned. What does that mean to you?

5. When you consider that happiness seems to be the main goal of most of the whole world, it seems surprising that the Bible doesn't talk much about happiness. Why do you think that is?

Don't Scrape Into Eternity "By the Skin Of Your Teeth | 1 Peter 1:17-25 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday December 8, 2024

Message Title: " Don't Scrape Into Eternity "By the Skin Of Your Teeth"

(1 Peter 1:17-25)

Outline Questions

1. Have you ever given serious thought to what your rewards in heaven will be?

2. If God knew mankind would sin, why did he create us?

3. What does the Bible mean that even Christians will be judged when we die?

4. True or False: Jesus was chosen to become our Saviour and Redeemer before the creation of the world. Jesus and his sacrifice was not a last-minute, ad hoc solution to an unexpected sin problem.

5. How can we grow in our faith as a way to build up our rewards in heaven?

Jesus Is Coming... But In The Meantime | 1 Peter 1:13-16 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday December 1, 2024

Sunday December 1st, 2024

Sermon Title: "Jesus Is Coming ... In The Meantime?"

(1 Peter 1:13-16)

Sermon Outline

1. Why do you think there is such a shortage of Hope in our world today?

2. Why has hopelessness crept into our churches as well?

3. True or False: Most people react negatively to God's command in 1 Peter 1:14-16 to "But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in your conduct."

4. Do you take the call to holiness as a burdensome command, or "to be who we truly are"?

5. Does the Bible say whether Christian perfection, or perfect holiness, is possible on this side of eternity?

We Must Finish The Mission | Isaiah 6 | Pastor Joe Roach

Sunday November 10, 2024

Sunday November 17th, 2024

Sermon Title: "We Must Finish The Mission - More Thoughts On Isaiah 6" ( Isaiah 6)

Sermon Outline

1. There are an estimated seventeen thousand people groups on the planet, and God deserves praise from every single one of them. Do you agree with this statement?

2. Why did Isaiah say "Woe is me?" When he saw the Lord sitting on His thrown in his vision?

3. The glory of God among nations is not simply a reason for a conference or a book; the glory of God among the nations is the reason for which we have breath. What do you think of that statement?

4. Why do angels sing Holy, Holy, Holy three times at the thrown of God?