Life-relevant Bible-based teachings from Rev. Paul Miller, Pastor of Bushkill Community Church and St. John’s E.C. Church.
Episodes
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – June 2, 2019
Series Title: “Hope, Heal, Help”
Today’s Title: “Help: Let Your Pain Teach You How”
Today’s Text: Matthew 11:25-30
You can’t help someone else deal with their pain until you’ve let God help you deal with yours. The tools to help others can only be obtained through the work God does with you and in you.
COMING TO GOD – THE QUALIFICATION
- Matthew 11:25
- Matthew 18:1-5
COMING TO GOD – THE RESTRICTION
- Matthew 11:27
- John 14:6-7
COMING TO GOD – THE INVITATION
- Matthew 11:28
COMING TO GOD – THE OCCUPATION
- Matthew 11:29-30
COME TO GOD – THE ACTIVATION
- Matthew 11:29-30
- LEARNING
- REST
- “EASY” WORK
- LIGHT BURDEN
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – May 12, 2019
Series Title: “Hope, Heal, Help”
Today’s Title: “Help: Because Your Wounds Can Help Someone Else”
Today’s Text: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
Real HELP comes from people who have already encountered God, and are truthful about what an encounter with God will look like.
What Paul encountered before coming to Thessalonica - Acts 16:12-40
A TRUTHFUL ENCOUNTER WITH GOD….
IS DARING (v2)
APPEALS HONESTLY (v3)
COMES THRU PEOPLE APPROVED BY GOD (v4 &13)
HAS NO SELFISH MOTIVATIONS (v5-6)
IS MOTIVATED BY LOVE (v7-8)
IS HARD WORKING (v9)
HAS INTEGRITY (v10)
IS NURTURING (v11-12)
INVOLVES SUFFERING (v15)
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – May 5, 2019
Series Title: “Hope, Heal, Help”
Today’s Title: “Help: Founded on Compassion”
Today’s Text: Matthew 9:35-38
“harassed and helpless”
“faint & scattered”
“distressed & rejected”
“troubled & downcast”
“weary & worn out”
“bewildered & miserable”
“confused & aimless”
“distraught & heartbroken”
leaderless
No one to guide them
No one to protect them
No one to feed them
No one to inspire them
No one to HELP the HELPLESS
HOW DID IT COME TO THIS?
ROMAN OPPRESSION
RELIGIOUS CORRUPTION
THE COMPASSION OF JESUS
Physical Infirmities
Outsiders
The “enemy”
Who is harassed, helpless, & leaderless, in our world?
The Workers are few -Matthew 9:37-38
Who will go? – Isaiah 6:8
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – April 28, 2019
“Heal: Heart Surgery Required” – Hebrews 4:12-16
THE WORD OF GOD IS FOREVER – Isaiah 40:8
THE WORD OF GOD IS A GUIDE – Psalm 119:105
THE WORD OF GOD IS USEFUL – 2 Timothy 3:16-17
THE WORD IS CHRIST – John 1:14
THE WORD OF GOD DIVIDES SOUL & SPIRIT - Hebrews 4:12
OUR NATURAL SELF
OUR SPIRITUAL SELF
THE WORD OF GOD JUDGES THOUGHTS & ATTITUDES
HOW DOES THIS SWORD WORK? – Galatians 5:13-26
THE BEST NEWS – Hebrews 4:14-16
APPROACH GOD’S THRONE OF GRACE WITH CONFIDENCE!
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – April 21, 2019
Series Title: “Hope, Heal, Help”
Today’s Title: Hope: Because Pain is Unavoidable
Today’s Text: John 16:16-33
Key Verse: John 16:33
WORLD
“kosmos” – universal system
Our insufficient way of life
The way things are
Our destiny toward failure
TROUBLE
The tribulations we encounter
The anguish we feel
The burdens we carry
Like labor pains (16:21)
TAKE HEART
“be of good cheer”
“be of good comfort”
be reassured
it’s going to be okay
everything will be alright
OVERCOME
“conquer” (military term)
Christ has had conquest over the broken system we are all trapped in
1 John 5:1-5
TROUBLE comes from unmet expectations and assumptions about life, about love, and even about God. The WORLD
has let us down.
TAKE HEART, it’s going to be okay. Because Christ has
OVERCOME the brokenness of this WORLD through His death and resurrection.
Now, on to NEW LIFE IN HIM!!
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – April 14, 2019
Series Title: “Hope, Heal, Help”
Today’s Title: “By His Wounds, We Are Healed”
Today’s Text: Isaiah 53:1-6
Jesus, The Wounded Healer, Understands our Wounds
CAN YOU RELATE TO ANY OF THESE WOUNDS?
- WOUNDED BY APPEARANCE (v2)
- WOUNDED BY REJECTION (v3)
- WOUNDED BY SUFFERING (v3)
- WOUNDED BY PUBLIC HUMILIATION (v3)
- WOUNDED BY DAMAGED REPUTATION(v3)
- WOUNDED BY GODLY DISAPPROVAL (v4)
- WOUNDED BY OPPRESSION (v7)
- WOUNDED BY SILENCE (v7)
- WOUNDED BY JUDGMENT (v8)
- WOUNDED BY ISOLATION (v8)
- WOUNDED BY INJUSTICE (v9)
- WOUNDED BY THE WILL OF GOD (v10)
THE HEALING WOUNDS OF CHRIST (v5-6)
- PIERCED
- CRUSHED
- PUNISHED
THAT’S’S WHAT HE ENDURED TO BRING US
PEACE AND HEALING
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NO MATTER WHAT WOUNDS YOU HAVE SUFFERED, CHRIST UNDERSTANDS AND WILL MEET YOU THERE, IN THE SUFFERING
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – April 7, 2019
Series Title: “Hope, Heal. Help”
Today’s Title: “Heal: Founded on Forgiveness”
Today’s Text: Mark 2:1-12
The Paralysis of Unforgiveness & The Healing Power of Forgiveness
THE TRUTH ABOUT FORGIVENESS
Your sins are forgiven (Mark 2:5)
THE PROCESS OF FORGIVENESS (Mark 2:11)
- Get up!
- Pick up your mat
- Go home
LIVING THE HEALTHY LIFE OF FORGIVENESS
Believe that God forgave you
Forgive yourself
Forgive those who’ve hurt you
Keep on forgiving
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” - Ephesians 4:32
What is most difficult for you about forgiveness? Accepting God’s forgiveness? Forgiving yourself? Forgiving others?
An unforgiving person is an unhealthy person.
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – March 31, 2019
Series Title: “Hope, Heal, Help”
Today’s Title: “Hope, Experienced Through Suffering”
Today’s Text: Romans 5:1-5
“All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain.”
― Richard Rohr
How do I move from suffering to hope?
or
How do I move THROUGH suffering to hope?
Spiritual Growth The Path to Hope
2 Peter 1:5-7 “add to” Romans 5:3-4 “produces”
Faith
Goodness Suffering
Knowledge
Self-Control
Perseverance Perseverance
Godliness
Kindness Character
Love Hope
Here is where this path will take you.
“…these qualities …..will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive…” - 2 Peter 1:8
“…hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts.” - Romans 5:5
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – March 24, 2019
Series Title: “Hope, Heal, Help”
Today’s Title: “Hope: Because Confidence is better than Pessimism”
Today’s Text: Philippians 1:3-14
HOPE PROVIDES THE CONFIDENCE…
- …TO FACE AUTHORITY WITHOUT FEAR
Hebrews 4:14-16
- …TO USE AUTHORITY WITH LOVE
1 John 4:16-18
- …TO BECOME COMPETENT MINISTERS, “LIVING BIBLES”
2 Corinthians 3:1-6
- …THAT WE’LL SEE CHRIST’S GOOD WORK CARRIED THROUGH IN OTHERS
Philippians 1:3-11
- Do you lack confidence?
- What do you fear?
- What do your fears reveal about you?
- Are you using authority with love?
- Are you confident that God is working in you, and in people you have influence upon?
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – March 10, 2019
Series Title: “Hope, Heal, Help”
Today’s Title: “Hope: Founded on Dying and Rising”
Today’s Text: Romans 6:3-11
THE HOPE OF BAPTISM: Romans 6:3-4
IT’S NOT THE MEANS, IT’S THE MEANING
DIE TO THE EXTERNAL “MAGIC”, RISE TO THE DEEPER, INTERNAL TRUTH
- Ephesians 4:2-6, Colossians 2:9-12 , 1 Peter 3:18-22
THE HOPE OF DEATH: Romans 6:5-7
DIE BEFORE YOU DIE SO YOU CAN LIVE
HOPE DEFINES DEATH AS MORE THAN PHYSICAL BY EMBRACING THE GOOD FOUND IN DYING TO SELF
- Ephesians 4:22-24, Colossians 3:9-10
THE HOPE OF CRUCIFIXION: Romans 6:8-10
JESUS DIDN’T SUFFER AND DIE SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO; HE INVITED YOU ON TO THE CROSS WITH HIM
HOPE IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF SUFFERING, BUT THE PRESENCE OF GOD WITHIN THE SUFFERING - Galatians 2:20
THE HOPE OF LIFE: Romans 6:11
IT’S NOT IN HOW WE SEE GOD, BUT IN HOW GOD SEES US
HOPE DOES NOT DEFINE “ME” BY WHAT I AM NOT -- MY FAILURES, MY SUFFERINGS, MY INSUFFICIENCIES – BUT BY WHO I AM GOD’S EYES – HIS CHILD - 1 John 3:1