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1 Peter
Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jul 4, 2015 (message contributor)
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1. Some Things We Can Get Excited About
Contributed on Jul 4, 2015
With all of the discouragement we face in this world, when we look to the Word of God we find some things that we can get excited about.
Some Things We Can Get Excited About I Peter 1:1-6 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ Before the current baseball season began, the Atlanta braves announced that this would be a "rebuilding year". As a result I went into ...read more
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2. Excuse Me, While I Preach To Myself
Contributed on Nov 24, 2015
A sermon examining the responsibilities of a shepherd.
Excuse Me, While I Preach To Myself I Peter 5:1-5 In our local Baptist association it seems that there are always 5 to 10 churches who are without a pastor. When a pastor resigns, the church will form a "pastor search committee" This is a group of people who are given the responsibility of ...read more
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3. Work In Progress
Contributed on Aug 22, 2015
Examining the fact that God is working out a greater plan in our lives.
Work In Progress II Peter 2:1-3 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ In the manufacturing industry there is a phrase that is often used to refer to goods that are no longer raw materials but also not yet a finished product. ...read more
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4. How God Builds A Church
Contributed on Aug 22, 2015
God's plan for church growth.
How God Builds A Church I Peter 2:4-10 A recent study shows that there are 195 million un-churched people in America. This makes America one of the top 4 largest "un-churched" nations in the world. Each year 3,500 churches close their doors forever, while only 1,000 to 1,500 new ones are ...read more
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5. How To Act In Church (Part 1)
Contributed on Sep 26, 2015
Our duties as members of the body of Christ.
How To Act In Church I Peter 3:8-12 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ When I was a child I knew that there were certain things that were expected concerning my behavior in church. I knew that there were some things that ...read more
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6. This World Is Not Our Home
Contributed on Aug 23, 2015
examining the fact that we are pilgrims and strangers in this world.
This World Is Not Our Home I Peter 2:10-12 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ C. S Lewis once said - "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was ...read more
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7. Because Of Calvary
Contributed on Nov 8, 2015
Examining the change that the believer has received because of Christ's work at Calvary.
Because Of Calvary I Peter 4:1-6 The name Norma McCorvey may not mean much to you, but most of you have heard the name "Jane Roe" Yes, the same Roe from the "Roe V. Wade" court case that brought about the legalization of abortion in 1973. Roe was the name used by McCorvey during that case. She ...read more
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8. How To Reach Your Unsaved Spouse
Contributed on Sep 20, 2015
How to point your lost spouse to faith in Christ.
How To Reach Your Unsaved Spouse Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ Many years ago a man named Martin Ross found himself more in love with a bottle of alcohol than anything else. Despite the earnest prayers of Bertha, his ...read more
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9. Consider The Cross
Contributed on Sep 5, 2015
A sermon remembering the greatest sacrifice of all time.
Consider The Cross I Peter 2:21-25 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ 14 Years ago this Friday our country changed forever. For those of us who lived through the terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001 our lives changed as ...read more
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10. Why Do Christians Suffer?
Contributed on Nov 24, 2015
A sermon examining the age old question "WHY?"
Why Do Christians Suffer? I Peter 4:12-19 In the village of Miango, Nigeria, there is a guest house and a small church called Kirk Chapel. Behind the chapel is a small cemetery with 56 graves. Thirty-three of them hold the bodies of children of Christian missionaries. The stones read: "Ethyl ...read more
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11. Responding To The Message We Have Received
Contributed on Dec 13, 2015
A look at how we should respond to the truths seen in Peter's 1st Epistle.
Responding To The Message We Have Received I Peter 5:6-7 1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. June 24-26 2005, in New York, Billy Graham stood in front of thousands ...read more
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12. The Spiritual Discipline Of Christian Submission
Contributed on Aug 29, 2015
A sermon examining the importance of submission in the Christian Life.
The Spiritual Discipline Of Christian Submission I Peter 2:13-20 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ Roger Staubach, led the Dallas Cowboys to the World Championship in 1971. But he faced a great struggle that year. Staubach ...read more
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13. Understanding Christian Suffering
Contributed on Jul 11, 2015
A sermon examining the reason that God's children face suffering, trials and tribulations in this life.
Understanding Christian Suffering I Peter 1:6-7 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ A Charlotte, North Carolina, pastor and his wife have been hit by unthinkable tragedy, losing their 2-year-old son and newborn child in just ...read more
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14. Suffering For The Sake Of The Savior
Contributed on Oct 18, 2015
Why must we suffer for doing what is right?
Suffering For The Sake Of The Savior I Peter 3:13-22 Back in April Noman Masih, a 14-year-old Pakistani boy was burned alive by a group of Muslim youths, he later died from his injuries. Noman was targeted because he admitted that he was a Christian. Before he died he said "I have neither ...read more
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15. Christianity In A Nutshell
Contributed on Jul 18, 2015
A sermon summing up the heart of Christianity
Christianity In A Nutshell I Peter 1:8-9 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ - Several weeks ago Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) killed a bill on the floor of the senate by using a method that is called a "filibuster". This is ...read more
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16. Be All That You Should Be
Contributed on Aug 2, 2015
A sermon addressing the steps towards holiness.
Be All That You Should Be I Peter 1:13-17 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ From 1980 until 2001 "Be All That You Can Be" was the slogan used by the army in its recruiting. Once an individual enlists in the Army they are ...read more
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17. I Stand Redeemed
Contributed on Aug 9, 2015
Examining the redemption that is possible through Christ
I Stand Redeemed I Peter 1:18-23 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ - A gathering of friends at an English estate nearly turned to tragedy when one of the children strayed into deep water. The gardener heard the cries for ...read more
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18. How To Live Here Until We Leave Here
Contributed on Nov 24, 2015
Though we are "pilgrims and strangers" here on earth, there is a certain way we should live until we make it to our heavenly home.
How To Live Here Until We Leave Here I Peter 4:7-11 There was a teenage girl who's mother was in the National Guard. The mother's unit was activated and she was deployed to Afghanistan for one year. Because of this the girl was sent to live with her grandfather on his ranch in Texas. When she ...read more
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19. How To Act In Church (Part 2)
Contributed on Sep 26, 2015
Examining how we are to act as members of the body of Christ.
How To Act In Church (Part II) I Peter 3:8-12 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ At Sunday school, the teacher asked Little Johnny, "Do you know where little boys and girls go when they do bad things?" "Sure," Little Johnny ...read more