Now that Dan Chaney has finished his sermon series on prayer, I decided to publish one omnibus post on prayer consisting of content preached at, or published by, Spring Warrior. Dan Chaney’s Sermon Series:
Powerpoint Agenda for 5th Sunday Sing Night - Prayer (theme)
Spring Warrior hosts a sing night on each 5th Sunday of a month. On January 31, 2010, the sign night had a theme - prayer.
Dan Chaney organized a list of songs to sing, Scriptures to read, and occasions for prayer during the service, and then arranged for different men to lead different songs, Scripture readings, and prayers.Prayer (SpringWarrior)
Dan also prepared a Powerpoint agenda so the men would know when it was their turn to participate, and also allow the congregation to know which song to sing, verse to read, or when a prayer would be lead. The Powerpoint slides are attached.
You can also download the slides from Google Docs.
Dan Chaney preached two lessons today on types of prayer. He preached the morning lesson on prayers of worship and confession (audioPowerpoint), and preached this evening's lesson on prayers of petition and intercession (audioPowerpoint).
Worship - consists of Thanksgiving, Praise and Adoration
Spring Warrior recently divided itself into four work groups for the purpose of involving all the members in group evangelistic, benevolent, and correction activities.
As a trial lawyer and sometime political campaign manager, I saw lessons in Christ's "Little Commission" in Matthew 10:5-20 that I believed groups could employ in their own evangelistic planning.
You can view the sermon at Scribd.com, or view the embedded version below:
Embedded below is a PowerPoint sermon outline based largely upon Dr. Gary Chapman's book, The Five Love Languages (www.fivelovelanguages.com).
I have found Dr. Chapman's book very helpful. I am a trial lawyer who has handled divorce cases. I know from experience that this book has made marriages better. I recommend the book to everyone. In fact, I have started giving the book to newly-weds as a wedding present.
I was motivated to prepare this sermon because I preached an earlier sermon on drugs from a lawyer's perspective, which was received well by the brethren who asked for more "practical" sermons.
Most churches I have visited do an excellent job of informing young people on how to select a godly mate, and the Bible's prohibition against divorce for any reason except sexual immorality (e.g., Matthew 19:1-10). However, I have observed that comparatively less time is spent on helping the brethren have better, happier marriages.
I have taken Dr. Chapman's book, converted it into one 45-minute sermon, and added a lot of scriptural support from the Bible. Dr. Chapman's book also contains a few verse citations, but over 90% of the verses cited in the outline were added by me after study and consulting like-minded brethren who are part of the Mars-List Yahoo Group.
The can also be found at Google Docs where it can be printed or downloaded. Uploading the sermon to Google Docs changed the formatting a little, requiring me to shrink the font a bit.
Please note that I begin all of my presentations with a blank slide. I turn my computer and projector on before our congregation's announcements at the beginning of our worship assembly to ensure everything is running correctly. Then when it is time for me to speak, I simply advance the presentation by one slide.
Also, this is only my slides. I obviously had other comments to say during the presentation. I never outline or write down my oral comments because I believe I speak better when I am not looking down to find my place on an outline.
Be my friend and leave comments improving upon my sermon through critique, corrections and edits.
Why is covetousness the Tenth Commandment (Exodus 20:17)? Covetousness is not listed last because it is somehow the least of sins (James 2:8-11), but because it is "a root of all kinds of evil" (1 Timothy 6:10), covetousness causes people to violate each of the other nine commandments. The sermon outline is available in two formats: Powerpoint (*.PPT) and webpage archive
(*.MHT).
In the slide show below, my list numbering was altered by the process used to convert the Powerpoint presentation to a slide show. So, if you want a presentation that makes numerical sense, download the Powerpoint.
OUTLINE
I. Covetousness: The 10th Commandment “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil” 1 Timothy 6:10
II. Exodus 20:3-17, The Ten Commandments, Thou shall…
Not have any other Gods before ME
Not make unto thee any graven image
Not take the name of thy Lord in vain
Remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy
Honor thy father and thy mother
Not murder
Not commit adultery
Not steal
Not bear false witness
Not covet
[Is there a reason for the order of the commandments?]
•The first four commandments govern our relationship with God. Similarly, Jesus said that the first and great commandment was, “’You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’” (Matthew 22:37-38)
•The first five govern our relationship to authority.We learn respect for God by first learning to respect our parents.
•The last six commandments govern our relationships with other people.This can be summed up in Jesus’ command to, “’You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matthew 22:-39-40)
[What about the prohibition against covetousness?Why is it last?]
It isn’t last because it is somehow a lesser sin (James 2:8-11).
[Let us examine the relationship that the sin of covetousness has with the other nine sins listed in the Ten Commandments.]
III. Covetousness: The 10th Commandment, a root of all kinds of evil
Covet – Hebrew verb “chamad” (khaw-mad‘), “to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in”
Exodus 20:17 - “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.”
IV. Covetousness: The 10th Commandment, a root of all kinds of evil
Covet - Greek verb “epithumeo”, “to fix the desire upon” (epi, “upon,” used intensively, thumos, “passion”), whether things good or bad; hence, “to long for, lust after, covet, …”
Romans 7:7-8 – epithumeo is translated “covet” & “desire”
Genesis 3:6 – Eve saw the fruit as desirable (“chamad”)
James 1:14-15; 1 John 2:16 – lust (“epithumeo”)
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3.[According to James, we are tempted by our desires.Isn’t this what happened to Eve?]
41 John 2:16, “For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.”
•Eve that the tree was good for food.Her flesh lusted for it.
•The fruit was pleasant to Eve’s eyes.Her eyes lusted for it.
•The fruit was desirable to make one wise.Eve’s pride told her she wanted to become wise by eating the fruit.
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V. Covetousness: The 10th Commandment, a root of all kinds of evil Thou shall … 1. Not have any other gods 2. Not make any graven images (idols) 3. Not take the Lord’s name in vain 4. Remember the Sabbath 5. Honor Father & Mother
Covetousness leads to … 1. Micah & Dan (Judges 17-18:24) 2. Colossians 3:4-6 3. Job’s Wife (Job 1:10-11; 2:9) 4. Exodus 20:8-11 5. Corban (Mark 7:9-13); Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-13)
A covetous attitude caused . . .
1.Men from Dan to steal Micah’s “Gods.”
2.Men today to place material prosperity ahead of God.
3.Job’s wife to instruct Job to blaspheme God.
4.Men to disregard God’s command to honor father and mother.
[With respect to the Fourth Commandment, If one cannot work on the Sabbath (which is not a prohibition today), then one cannot work for material prosperity on that day, but must focus his attention on his relationship to God, family and others.]
VI. Covetousness: The 10th Commandment, a root of all kinds of evil Thou shall not … 6. Murder 7. Commit Adultery 8. Steal 9. Bear False Witness (Lie) 10. Covet
Covetousness leads to … 6. Cain (Genesis 4:1-8); Proverbs 1:10-19 7. Exodus 20:17; David (2 Samuel 11:2-4); Ephesians 4:19 (cf. NIV) 8. Jacob (Gen. 27:6-29); Laban (Genesis 31:7,15,41,42); Achan (Joshua 7:21); 9. Gehazi (2 Kings 5:20-27); Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11) 10. 1 Timothy 6:5-10
Covetousness has also led men to . . .
1.Murder;
2.Commit adultery;
3.Steal; and
4.Lie.
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Ephesians 4:19
NKJV - who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
NIV - Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more.
HCSB - They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.
ESV - They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.
TNIV - Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.
As Paul wrote to Timothy, “the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.”1 Timothy 6:10.
VII. Covetousness: The 10th Commandment “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil” 1 Timothy 6:10
[Perhaps covetousness is listed as the last commandment because it can cause man to commit the other nine.]
Does the prospect of eternal life sound pleasant and delightful to you?
Do you long for heaven?
Then you should desire a relationship with Jesus Christ, and covet a good relationship with God.
