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Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Volume 3
A year of sermons — plus the special services that sneak up on you.
Every pastor knows the services that sneak up on the calendar: the wedding that lands mid-month, the funeral that comes with no warning, the baby dedication the family just asked for. Each one needs a message — and each one finds you in the middle of an already-full week.
Sermon Outlines for Busy Pastors: Volume 3 has you covered. Inside are 53 complete sermon outlines — a full year of Sundays plus the special services that catch you unprepared. Every outline is a complete message, expository and rooted in God's Word, written from the notes I preach from in my own church. These are not bare points; each one carries the flow and the Scripture opened up, ready for you to make your own.
The volume includes six complete sermon series — Fresh, Rooted, Great Commission, Church Revolution, Harvest, and Disciple — along with a Communion message, a Baby Dedication, a complete Wedding Ceremony, and a Funeral Message. Preach them as they are, or build on the structure and take them in your own direction. Either way, the heavy work of the outline is done.
You bring the prayer, the study, and the leading of the Spirit. This book protects the week you need for both.
See every sermon and its text in the reference list below.
Sermon Reference List
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| # | Sermon | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresh | Mark 1:16-20 |
| 2 | Fresh - Worship | Isaiah 1:12-17 |
| 3 | Fresh - The Word | Acts 18:9-10 |
| 4 | Fresh - Courage | Joshua 1:1-9 |
| 5 | Fresh - Mission | Matthew 28:19-20 |
| 6 | Fresh - Perspective | 2 Kings 6:13-17 |
| 7 | Fresh - Church | Matthew 16:18 |
| 8 | Fresh - Gospel | 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 |
| 9 | Rooted - The Bible | 2 Timothy 3:16-17 |
| 10 | Rooted - What is God Like? | Genesis 1:1 |
| 11 | Rooted - The Trinity | Deuteronomy 4:35 |
| 12 | Rooted - Prayer | Matthew 6:8 |
| 13 | Rooted - Angels, Demons, Spiritual Warfare | 2 Kings 6:15-17 |
| 14 | Rooted - Baptism and Communion | Acts 10:47-48 |
| 15 | Rooted - Sin | Isaiah 59:1-8 |
| 16 | Rooted - Jesus Christ | Matthew 1:18 |
| 17 | Rooted - Resurrection and Ascension | 1 Corinthians 15:13-19 |
| 18 | Rooted - Becoming a Christian | 2 Thessalonians 2:14 |
| 19 | Rooted - Sanctification, Perseverance, Assurance | Romans 6:18 |
| 20 | Rooted - Death | Romans 8:1 |
| 21 | Rooted - When Jesus Returns | John 14:1-3 |
| 22 | Rooted - The Final Judgement | Romans 2:5 |
| 23 | Rooted - Heaven | John 14:1-3 |
| 24 | Great Commission - Our Commission | Matthew 28:16-20 |
| 25 | Great Commission - Why Go? | Matthew 28:16-20 |
| 26 | Great Commission - Where Do We Go? | Matthew 28:16-20 |
| 27 | Great Commission - How We Make Disciples | Matthew 28:16-20 |
| 28 | Great Commission - In Practice | Matthew 28:16-20 |
| 29 | Church Revolution - Uprising or Revolution? | John 6:67-68 |
| 30 | Church Revolution - Revolution Heart | Luke 10:25-37 |
| 31 | Church Revolution - Don’t Waste Your Life | Romans 6:13 |
| 32 | Church Revolution - Called to Revolution | Genesis 12:1-4 |
| 33 | Church Revolution - Revolution Boot Camp | Romans 12:2 |
| 34 | Church Revolution - Take Up the Cross | Luke 9:21-26 |
| 35 | Church Revolution - Finale | Luke 10:25-37 |
| 36 | Harvest - Sent to Harvest | Luke 10:1-2 |
| 37 | Harvest - Sowing the Seeds | Mark 4:26-29 |
| 38 | Harvest - What It’s Really All About | Revelation 7:9-10 |
| 39 | Disciple - What is a Christian? | Acts 11:19-26 |
| 40 | Disciple - What is a Disciple? | Luke 9:23-24 |
| 41 | Disciple - Become a Disciple | Matthew 4:18-22 |
| 42 | Disciple - Abide | John 15:1-5 |
| 43 | Disciple - The Practical Stuff | Luke 9:23 |
| 44 | Disciple - The Word | John 8:31-32 |
| 45 | Disciple - Prayer | John 15:7 |
| 46 | Disciple - Fellowship | John 13:34-35 |
| 47 | Disciple - Witness | John 15:8 |
| 48 | Disciple - Service | John 15:13 |
| 49 | Disciple - Making Disciples | Matthew 28:18-20 |
| 50 | Communion - So What? | 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 |
| 51 | Baby Dedication | Psalm 127:3 |
| 52 | A Wedding Ceremony | Genesis 2:21-24 |
| 53 | A Funeral Message | Psalm 116:15 |