Harvest Bible Chapel Pittsburgh North Sermons — Harvest Bible Chapel Pittsburgh North

Mark Ort

Guilt, Goats, and God's Grace

Introduction:


  1. Men must be persuaded by the Holy Spirit of their Guilt. (Romans 8:1-2)

    2. Review: 2 Peter 1:21 | John 14:16 | Col 2:13

    Review: Lev 16 | John 8:3-11


  2. Believers must be persuaded by the Holy Spirit of their Innocence. (Romans 8:3-4)

Guest Speaker - Mark Ort (HBCPN Elder)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Romans 8:1-4

  1. What is the purpose of the Law? Is the Law good?

  2. If it were possible to obey every aspect of the Law, would that be enough to save someone? Provide scripture as to why or why not?

  3. Describe the difference between ‘guilt’ and ‘conviction’.

  4. What is the Holy Spirit’s role in a believer dealing with feelings of guilt?

  5. What does the theological term ‘justification’ mean? 

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

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Essential Elements of Worship

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  1. We Sing and we Witness. (Ps 96:1-3)

    2. Because He is Magnificent and He is Creator. (Ps 96:4-6)


  2. We Acknowledge, we Give and we Tremble. (Ps 96:7-9)

    3. Because He is Sovereign and He is Judge. (Ps 96:10)


  3. We Rejoice and we Celebrate. (Ps 96:11-12)

    4. Because He is Righteous and He is Faithful. (Ps 96:13)

Mark Ort - Elder HBCPN

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Psalm 96

  1. Why does Harvest Bible Chapel place such an emphasis on high impact worship services?

  2. What is meant by 'ascribe to the Lord'? Why would God want people to recite His attributes?

  3. How are worship and evangelism related? And what steps can you take to share the gospel with more confidence and with more frequency?

  4. What obstacles are holding you back from passionately worshiping the Lord? How can you overcome these obstacles?

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength!

Hearing and understanding the Word of God leads to genuine JOY!

The Progression of the Involvement of the Hearers:

The people were INTERESTED in the Word of God. (Neh 8:1)

The people were ATTENTIVE to the Word of God. (Neh 8:2-3)

The people were RESPECTFUL towards the Word of God. (Neh 8:4-6)

The people UNDERSTOOD the Word of God. (Neh 8:7-8)


A proper understanding of the Word of God leads to:

  1. CONVICTION of SIN. (Neh 8:9)


  2. CELEBRATION of SALVATION. (Neh 8:10-12)

Mark Ort - HBCPN Elder

This is a photo of what archaeologists believe is the Water Gate, from where Ezra read from the Law in Nehemiah 8.

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Nehemiah 8:1-12

  1. When you come to a passage of scripture that is dry or tedious (genealogies, measurements of the temple, etc), what can you do to maintain interest and focus?
     
  2. When someone is explaining the Word to you (preaching, commentaries, etc), how do you know if what they are saying is right and true?
     
  3. Does weeping and mourning over your sin increase or decrease your capacity to experience true joy? Why? Or how so?


Breakout Questions:

Pray for one another!

Spiritual Blessings and the Glory of God

Introduction:


ELECTION: We are CHOSEN. (Eph 1:4)

ADOPTION: We are FAMILY. (Eph 1:5-6)

REDEMPTION: We are BOUGHT. (Eph 1:7-8)

FORGIVENESS: We are DEBT-FREE. (Eph 1:7-8)

INHERITANCE: We are BENEFICIARIES. (Eph 1:11-12)

SEALED: We are SECURE. (Eph 1:13-14)


God's primary purpose in lavishing spiritual blessings on you is for THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY

Mark Ort - HBCPN Elder

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Ephesians 1:1-14

  1. What kinds of emotions does being chosen by God as His own possession provoke in you? What sort of active responses should we have, knowing that we are chosen by God?
  2. What kind of impact should the concept of adoption have on your prayer life?
     
  3. How does being forgiven by God change your attitude about guilt?
     
  4. What excites you about knowing you have a heavenly inheritance?
     
  5. How does God receive glory by lavishing spiritual blessings upon you?

Breakout Questions:

Pray for one another.

Controlling the Fire: Honoring God with our Speech

Some Types of Sinful Speech:

BOASTING

COMPLAINING

SLANDER (GOSSIP/BACKBITING)

PROFANITY

CARELESS WORDS / EMPTY CHATTER

LYING


Truths from the text to help control the fire:

  1. We are ACCOUNTABLE for how we use our TONGUE. (Titus 3:1-2)

  2. Control the TONGUE, control the BODY. (Titus 3:2-5)

  3. Recognize that the TONGUE DEFILES us. (Titus 3:6)

  4. Our TONGUE can be used for GOOD and EVIL . (Titus 3:9-10)

  5. We are POWERLESS to tame the TONGUE without Christ. (Titus 3:7-8)

Mark Ort - HBCPN Elder

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read 1 Timothy 3:11 and Titus 3:2

  1. What does it mean to malign someone? Gossip and slander is vicious and damaging. How do you prevent this kind of evil communication from damaging your life and the lives of others?
     
  2. What is profanity? Does the culture dictate what words we consider profane? What words or phrases should we stop using, and why?
     
  3. If there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1), will Christians really be held accountable for every careless or idle word (Matthew 12:36). How do you reconcile these two passages?
     
  4. Reviewing 2 Peter 1:3-11, discuss "God's part" and "our part" in controlling the tongue.

  
Breakout Questions:

Have you been encouraging/exhorting other in their walk with Christ this week? In what circumstances? Pray for one another.