Opening Reading: Psalm 84

Outline:

· Thanksgiving before Correction: A Model of Christian Behavior

· Faith: Simple Term, Broad Meaning

· Love: The Evidence of Saving Faith

· Hope: The Genesis of Faith and Love

· Hearing, Learning, Proclaiming: God’s Means of Salvation

Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen):

· Matthew 13:1-8, 18-23

· Colossians 2:2

· 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

· Colossians 1:3-8

· Ephesians 1:11

· Romans 8:28-29

· Mark 4:26-28

· Hebrews 9:27, 26

· John 3:36

· 1 Peter 4:17

· Hebrews 6:18

· Hebrews 11:1

· Matthew 7:20

· James 2:18-26

· Ephesians 2:10

· John 14:15, 21, 24

· Romans 3:10-12

· John 13:34-35

· 1 John 3:10

· 1 John 4:20-21

· 1 John 3:23

· Titus 2:13

· 1 Peter 1:3-4

· John 14:1-3

· Romans 10:14, 17

· Matthew 13:23

· Romans 1:16; 6:23

· 1 John 4:9-10

· 2 Corinthians 5:20