Foundational Scripture Report
1. What is your topic? Salvation
2. Identify your topic as Christian doctrine or practice: It is a doctrine
3. What is your foundational Scripture text? Ephesians 2: 1-10
4. Identify 3-4 other scripture texts that support this topic:
• Acts 15:11, On the contrary, we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”
• Acts 20:24, But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.
• Rom. 1:5, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for the sake of his name.
• Rom. 5:2, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.
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What is your congregation? (Name characteristics that influence your choice your choice of topic) I hear from people in my congregation talking about life is a continuous suffering and one must suffer here on earth to make one’s salvation after the person passes away.
6. What is your purpose for preaching this sermon to this congregation? (Create a Sermon Purpose Statement) Given that some members of The Redeemer UMC do not have a clear understanding about what salvation means in Jesus, I want to preach this topic not only to clarify what salvation is, but also the to let them know about process of salvation while living here
2. Identify your topic as Christian doctrine or practice: It is a doctrine
3. What is your foundational Scripture text? Ephesians 2: 1-10
4. Identify 3-4 other scripture texts that support this topic:
• Acts 15:11, On the contrary, we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”
• Acts 20:24, But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.
• Rom. 1:5, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for the sake of his name.
• Rom. 5:2, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.
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What is your congregation? (Name characteristics that influence your choice your choice of topic) I hear from people in my congregation talking about life is a continuous suffering and one must suffer here on earth to make one’s salvation after the person passes away.
6. What is your purpose for preaching this sermon to this congregation? (Create a Sermon Purpose Statement) Given that some members of The Redeemer UMC do not have a clear understanding about what salvation means in Jesus, I want to preach this topic not only to clarify what salvation is, but also the to let them know about process of salvation while living here