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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
God made man and woman in His image, with the plan that they would act and become more and more good, more and more like Himself. That was the divine order.
Thirteenth Sunday in Course 2024 In his great Summa Theologiae, St Thomas Aquinas wrote “the order of the Divine government is wholly directed to good. . .no one acts intending evil.” (ST I Q 104 Art 1) Those words are an appropriate commentary on the words from the post-exile writing Book of ...read more
Scripture: Mark 5:21-43, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Exodus 16:18, Psalm 30:2-12
Denomination: Catholic
A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 13
June 30, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Lamentations 3:22-33; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43 The Christ of our Poverty Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the ...read more
Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-33, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43
Denomination: Lutheran
The Widow’s Mite is regarded as a small contribution that is willingly given and is all one can afford.
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett, a female British-American novelist and play-write once remarked: “If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:12, Mark 12:40, Luke 6:38, Proverbs 11:24-25
The Apostle Paul uses the charity of the Macedonian churches to impress on the Corinthians their need to be generous in their giving. The pattern he sets up for them is the same for us.
2 CORINTHIANS SERIES Charity 2 CORINTHIANS 8:1-24 2corandmore PERSON FROM CONGREGATION READS 2 CORINTHIANS 8:1-24 “We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-24
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
By God’s grace, give generously, give eagerly, and give responsibly.
June Spivey in Christian Reader writes about how the elementary school in her town collects lunch money from the new kindergartners at the beginning of each year. This solves the problem of lost money during the year, but for nervous 5-year-olds, it can take a few days to understand the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-24, Philippians 2:7, Matthew 8:20, 2 Corinthians 5:21
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Jesus was humiliated for our cause
25Jan02 The Humiliation of Jesus (he is the central theme of our witness) *There must be no confusion when explaining Jesus to people *The cultist will try and trap you. *There is a doctrine called Christology- Which is the study of Christ and His works. * We must learn how to expound our faith: ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9-12
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
One year into a stewardship campaign we can learn from Paul’s advice to the Corinthians. Finish what you started a year previously.
INTRODUCTION An elderly man won $1,000,00 in a lottery. His family was worried about him because he had a bad heart. They were afraid that when they told him he’d won the $1,000,000 he might drop dead of shock. So they went to their minister hoping that he would find the best way to break the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:10-14
What it means to excel in the grace of giving.
Imagine that a large church burned to the ground somewhere in north Wisconsin, and that all the congregations of our district were asked to help rebuild it by collecting an offering. Every congregation was asked, all but one. This tiny little congregation could hardly afford to keep going. They ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-14
Invest in some long-term stock that will NEVER depreciate
FSHS 20.02 How many of you here invest in the stock market in some form? Bonds? Mutual funds? Own shares of some company? CDs? Okay, now let me ask those of you who have money in some form of investments: How many of you have made money this year? How many of you are pleased ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Third Sunday of End Time(WWIID #3) - When people examine their offerings they discover that Jesus’ gospel motivates believers to react generously.
EXAMINE YOUR OFFERINGS 2 Corinthians 8:8--12 November 17, 2002 2 CORINTHIANS 8:8-12 8I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:8-12
This is the 113th sermon in the series "Action". This is the 15th sermon from 2 Corinthians.
Series: Action [#113] DON’T QUIT- GIVE FREELY 2 Corinthians 8:1-24 Introduction: What Sermon subject is known for making people mad? Of course, the subject is about money and the giving of your money to the Church. You all know that this is a subject that I rarely preach about; but giving is ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
When it comes to honesty let me tell you a story about a young boy that had the reputation of being honest.
Illus: This story occurred in Florida. A young lady was soaking up the sun's rays on a Florida beach when a little six year old boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, and a quarter in his hand came up to her and asked her a number of questions: He said… • "Do you believe in ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:7-24
Courage is a virtue only so far as it is directed by prudence
SOME GUIDING PRINCIPLES. 1 Bear in mind that it is not possible for you to please everyone. If you try to please everybody you will end up pleasing nobody, so it is important that you boldly prioritize people. Imagine that you are a mother of two twin boys who are 2 years old. Both are about to ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 3:27, Matthew 25:8-9, 2 Corinthians 8:12
The only way money can buy happiness is when you give it away. How can we do that and why does God think that we need to learn that practice in our lives?
(This sermon series is based on a book by Randy Alcorn entitled "The Treasure Principle) OPEN: Years ago, there was a comedian named Joan Rivers that said: “People say that money isn’t the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made.” A ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Stewardship/Giving message
THE OPPORTUNITY YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THE CIRCUMTANCES OF GIVING 2 Cor. 8:1-9 - Nov. 2, 1997 - Sunday AM INTR: This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. Dilliard’s is consolidating all of it’s 1997 fall clothing under one roof at their Eastlake Mall ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 2 Corinthians 8:12
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