Simplified Biographical Sermon Outlines for Preachers: Sermon outlines on selected Old Testament Male and Female Characters

By Bless Faiths

Simplified Biographical Sermon Outlines for Preachers is a sermon outline on selected Old and New Testament Bible Characters written to aid all pastors, preachers, Lay preachers, Bible teachers, Sunday School teachers and all Church workers in the preparation and teaching of biographical sermon continually.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bless Faiths
• Release date: Jul 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9781088207758

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PART ONE

OLD TESTAMENT MALE

CHARACTERS

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AARON

INTRODUCTION

Aaron worked closely with Moses

Aaron was the brother of Moses. They had a sister called Miriam. Let us discuss in this sermon how Aaron supported Moses in his call to

people out of Egypt, a country he exiled from: DISCUSSION

1.

Jochebed, mother of Miriam

and Moses. (Exodus 6:20; Numbers 26:59) (Exodus 4:14; 1 Chronicles 6:2-3; 23:13) 2. Aaron was a married man. (Exodus 6:23) 3. Godly children were born to him. (Exodus 6:23; Numbers 3:2)

4. Some of his children became disobedient to God and it brought grief to him. (Leviticus 10:1; 10:6-7) (Exodus 6:20)

1. Aaron became a Faithful Supporter of Moses 1

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(Exodus 4:14-16; 4:27-31; 7:1-2)

3. Like Moses, he was also commissioned as a deliverer of Israel. (Exodus 6:13, 26-27; Joshua 24:5; 1 Samuel 12:8; Psalm 77:20; Psalm 105:26; Micah 6:4)

4. He also ministered under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and under the direction of God.

(Exodus 12:1; 20:12)

5. He was summoned to Sinai with the 70 elders, Nadab and Abihu. (Exodus 19:24; 24:1,9-10) 6.

to come to Israel. (Exodus 17:12)

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absence. (Exodus 24:14)

AARON, APPOINTED AS HIGH PRIEST OF GOD

1. The Aaronic priesthood was instituted by God Himself. Aaron became the first High priest of Israel. (Exodus 28:1; Numbers 18:1; Hebrews 5:4) 2. God ordained the descendants of Aaron to be priests forever. (Exodus 28:40-43; 29:9; Numbers 3:3; 1 Chronicles 23:13; 2 Chronicles 26:18) 3. God Himself gave the directions for their consecration into the priesthood. (Exodus chapters 28 and 29: Leviticus chapter 8) 4.

9:22; Numbers 6:23)

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5. It was full of wondrous and miraculous events: 6.

chosen and endorsed by God to be priest.

(Numbers 17:8; Hebrews 9:4)

7. The rod was consequently preserved in the Ark of God. (Numbers 17:10-11; Hebrews 9:4)

8. His priestly intercession stayed the plague that was killing the Israelites. (Numbers 16:46-48) 9. His priestly intercession brought favour and healing to Miriam. (Numbers 12:10-12)

WHICH WERE

EMOTIONAL AND MUST BE AVOIDED

1. He was jealous of Moses. (Numbers 12:1) 2. Aaron succumbed to pressure of Israel because of the absence of Moses and made the golden calf for the people. (Deuteronomy 9:15-16, 20; Acts 7:40) (Exodus 32)

3. Together with Moses, he sinned against God in hitting the rock (Numbers 20:10-12).

4. Because of this sin, Aaron along Moses was not allowed to enter Canaan. (Numbers 20:12, 23-29) 5. He died at the site of Mount Hor. (Numbers 20:22-29)

RY SYMBOLIZES THAT OF

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1. Aaron was chosen to be a Priest by God 2. Aaron was not the only one chosen to be a priest by God but his children also. (Exodus 28:1; Numbers 18:1; Hebrews 5:4)

3. Similarly, Christ has became and is our high priest by divine appointment and attestation.

(1 Timothy 2:5; John 3:16; Matthew 3:17; 2

Peter 1:16-18)

4. Aaron was particularly set aside by God just like Christ. (Leviticus 8:24-27)

5. The Lord Jesus Christ was also hallowed and set apart for his task of redemption. (John 17:16-19)

II. AARON JUST LIKE CHRIST LIVED IN

SOBRIETY AND WORKED TO BRING

ATONEMENT TO THE PEOPLE

1. To be able to perform their priestly functions, Aaron and his sons had to be without blemish.

(Hebrews 9:6-8)

2. Christ also had to present himself as the spotless Lamb of God and High Priest. (John 8:46; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22)

3. Aaron, the high priest was the only one who could make atonement for the people.

(Leviticus 16:1-3)

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4. Christ was the only one who could make atonement for us with his own blood as our modern high priest. (Hebrews 9:7-17)

CONCLUSION

Aaron was called by God to be a supporter of Moses in his ministry. Aaron and his sons where then divinely chosen to be high Priests of Israel.

ministry in some way represents the role of Christ in this New Testament as Christ is the mediator between God and us. Aaron supported Moses to the end and though some parts of their ministry showed their disobedience to God which cost them not entering the Promised Land, Aaron had a fulfilled ministry and his life serve as an example for us to learn from.

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ABRAHAM

ABRAHAM, THE MAN WHOM GOD CALLED HIS

FRIEND

(Isaiah 1:8)

INTRODUCTION

Abraham took a leap of faith to follow God without question from the first God spoke to him. His unpretentious faith in God as well as his complete trust in Him to lead him step by step earned him this tit

we are going to learn in this sermon.

DISCUSSION

1. Abraham was faithful in his walk with God.

(Genesis 12:7-8; 13:4; 21:33; Nehemiah 9:7-8) 2. Abraham was faithful in his call as a servant.

(Genesis 20:7; 26:5)

3. Abraham was a man who believed in his God.

(Genesis 15:6; Hebrews 11:8-10, 17-19; James 2:21-24)

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including even Gentiles. (Romans 4:1-22; Galatians 3:6-9)

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Isaiah 41:8; James 2:23)

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-32;

Genesis 12:1-3)

ABRAHAM

1. Abraham was specially called by God to fulfil His for the world. (Genesis 12:1-3; Joshua 24:3; Nehemiah 9:7; Acts 7:2-3; Hebrews 11:8)

2. God established His covenant with him to make him a great nation after his call and the sign of this covenant was circumcision. (Genesis 15:1-21) (Genesis 17:1-22)

3. God required this circumcision for all of Abraham household from young to old (Genesis 13:14-17; Genesis 17:10-14, 23-27).

4. God promised to give the land of Canaan was given to him and his descendants and it was so.

(Genesis 12:1,7; 15:7-21; Joshua 1:6; Psalm 105:8-11; Ezekiel 33:24)

5. After leaving his hometown, Abraham resided in Bethel; (Genesis 12:8).

6. Abraham went to Egypt when there was famine.

(Genesis 12:10-20 and later came