The Bible is Meditation Literature | Brian Sorgenfrei

Scripture Reference: Psalm 1

We love headlines, sound bites, and summaries! However, the Bible is not designed for quick consumption, but instead is designed for repetitious reading over a lifetime. It takes work, but the result is worth it. This week: The Bible is Meditation Literature.

Sermon Points:

  • Definition of Meditation
  • Power of Meditation
  • Practice of Meditation
  • Key to Meditation

The Bible is a Reliable Document of Antiquity | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: 2 Thessalonians 3:17

The average “person on the street” doesn’t have a fair knowledge of the vast amount of scholarship that has bee spent on establishing an undeniable fact: that the Bible is the most reliable document of antiquity existing today. “Why,” is our topic in this sermon.

Sermon Points:

  • Translation
  • Transmission
  • These Books
  • Trustworthy Authors
  • Truthful

The Bible is a Transforming Power | Les Newsom

Sermon Reference: 2 Timothy 3:14-17, Hebrews 4:12-13

Perhaps the reason why we are disinterested in the Bible is because we don’t fully apprehend what the Bible claims to be. The truth is: if you are committed to the status quo in your life, then by all means don’t dive into the transforming power that is the Scripture.

Sermon Points:

  • The God Who Speaks
  • God’s Words and Our Words
  • God’s Words and Our Lives

The Bible is Wisdom Literature | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 4:5-6

More times than not, we want to read the Bible like an answer book, looking for a technique that always produces a good result. But the Bible is wisdom literature. It teaches us to be wise, only as we immerse ourselves in its story and truth.

Sermon Points:

  • The Bible Is More Than A Rule Book
  • The Bible is Wisdom Literature
  • Why Does It Matter

The Bible is Divine & Human | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: 2 Peter 1:16-21

So is the Bible a book created by God or by the hands of sinful men? While we often say the correct answer, “Both!” oftentimes we fail to realize how differently that conviction leads us to look at the world around us and how we picture a Christian’s mission in the world.

Sermon Points:

  • The Problem of the Bible’s Humanity
  • The Solution of the Bible’s Humanity
  • The Application of the Bible’s Humanity