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Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Volume 5
Fifty-two sermons, three series, and a study of Galatians 4.
Ministry runs in seasons. Some months the call is to go deeper in the walk with the Lord; some months it's to move out into the neighborhood and reach the people around you. A year of faithful preaching follows that rhythm — and Volume 5 is built for it.
Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Volume 5 gives you 52 complete sermon outlines — a full year of Sundays — each one a complete message, expository, and rooted in God's Word. These are the notes I preach from in my own church: fully developed, studied over, prayed over, with room for your illustrations, your application, your voice. They go well beyond a simple three-point skeleton.
Inside are three complete sermon series — Next Level (going deeper), Launch (small groups and new seasons), and Move Out (evangelism and reaching your community) — plus a mini-series on freedom from Galatians 4:1-7. Preach them as they are when the week is full, or use the outlines as a starting point and let the sermon go further. Either way, the preparation is already behind you.
You bring the prayer, the study, and the Spirit's leading. This volume gives you back the week.
See every sermon and its text in the reference list below.
Sermon Reference List
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| # | Sermon | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Next Level: Sermon 1 – Desire | Luke 9:20-23 |
| 2 | Next Level: Sermon 2 – Denial | Luke 9:20-23 |
| 3 | Next Level: Sermon 3 – Death | Luke 9:20-23 |
| 4 | Next Level: Sermon 4 – Decision | Luke 9:20-23 |
| 5 | I Don’t Feel Like… | 2 Samuel 22:31 |
| 6 | How Good is Good Enough? | Acts 10:1-8 |
| 7 | Who Are You? | Luke 15:11-32 |
| 8 | Against All Hope | Romans 4:18 |
| 9 | Christian Integrity | Psalm 15:1-5 |
| 10 | True Joy | Philippians 3:1-12 |
| 11 | Two Memorials | Joshua 4:1-11 |
| 12 | What About Jesus? | Matthew 19:16-22 |
| 13 | The Reason for Joy | Philippians 4:18-20 |
| 14 | One Step | 1 Samuel 20:3 |
| 15 | He Will Uphold | Isaiah 39:5-7 |
| 16 | Come and See | John 1:35-51 |
| 17 | What God is Looking For | Judges 6:11-24; 7:1-15 |
| 18 | Reminder | Titus 3:3-7 |
| 19 | Where Are You Going? | Galatians 1:13-24 |
| 20 | What’s Going On? | Luke 21:25-38 |
| 21 | Pleasing God | Hebrews 11:5; Genesis 5:18-24 |
| 22 | Mother’s Day | Not Condemned – Luke 10:38-42 |
| 23 | Covered | Genesis 3:21 |
| 24 | Repentance | Psalm 51:1-17 |
| 25 | A Missionary Right Where You Are | Luke 8:26-39 |
| 26 | How to Have Revival | 1 Kings 18:41-46 |
| 27 | On the Other Side | Exodus 14:1-31 |
| 28 | Are You Remembering? | Deuteronomy 8:1-20 |
| 29 | Discouragement | Psalm 42:1-11 |
| 30 | Father’s Day | Mighty Men – 2 Samuel 23:8-19 |
| 31 | People of Service | John 13:1-17 |
| 32 | Is It Jesus Only? | Acts 16:16-30 |
| 33 | Eternally Secure | Philippians 1:3-6 |
| 34 | They Slept Through It | Micah 5:2 |
| 35 | Launch – Commitment and Connection | Acts 2:37-42 |
| 36 | Launch – Deep Family | Romans 12:9-13 |
| 37 | Launch – Together | Hebrews 10:19-25 |
| 38 | Launch – Fellowship | Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 |
| 39 | Lights | Matthew 5:14-16 |
| 40 | The Meaning of Baptism | Romans 6:3-4 |
| 41 | The Church’s Role in Times Like These | 2 Timothy 4:1-5 |
| 42 | Our Position of Freedom (Part 1) | Galatians 4:1-7 |
| 43 | Our Position of Freedom (Part 2) | Galatians 4:1-7 |
| 44 | Don’t Live Like the Rest of the World | Ephesians 4:17-24 |
| 45 | Prayer and Forgiveness | 1 John 1:9 |
| 46 | Move Out – Sermon 1 – Pray | Luke 10:1-2 |
| 47 | Move Out – Sermon 2 – Prepare | Luke 9:57-62 |
| 48 | Move Out – Sermon 3 – Places | Luke 10:1 |
| 49 | Move Out – Sermon 4 – People | Matthew 9:35-38 |
| 50 | Move Out – Sermon 5 – Three Groups in the Harvest | Matthew 8:28-9:13 |
| 51 | Move Out – Sermon 6 – The Example of Jesus | John 4:5-30 |
| 52 | Move Out – Sermon 7 – You Were Created for This! | Jeremiah 1:4-10 |