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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
Frequently when we experience bad circumstances we begin feeling like God doesn’t love us or has failed to keep His Word. God's trying to teach us to trust Him no matter what our situations look like.
DON’T PUT A QUESTION MARK WHERE GOD PUTS A PERIOD! Judges 6:13 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: BED FEARS 1. From childhood, a man had a terrible fear that someone was under his bed at night. Finally he went to a Psychiatrist, who told him he could solve his problems. 2. "Just put yourself in my ...read more
Scripture: Judges 6:1-14
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Caring enough to share our love and faith meets other people’s needs, physical and spiritual; but it also meets ours as well. Whenever we look out beyond ourselves and reach out to care and share, God delivers us from our own problems.
This morning’s message is entitled “caring and sharing.” Often when we teach on the purpose and life of the church we speak about koinonia, which is a New Testament Greek word meaning “fellowship.” However, one pastor tells us “that koinonia means caring for the poor” and that “Christian ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:25-34
Denomination: Baptist
God can provide the ability to complete any task, but sometimes sacrifice is required. Whenever we make ourselves and our resources available to God, then His power and grace will flow through our lives and pour into our situation.
Have you ever experienced a time in your life in which you were going through trials and hard times? Probably everybody has. Perhaps during this time you felt distant from God and spiritually dry. Dwight L. Moody used to say, “The only way to keep a broken vessel full is to keep it always under ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7
A sermon for Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 12
June 20, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 4:35-41; Psalm 107:23-32; Job 38:1-11 In the Boat with Jesus Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. They’d crossed the sea hundreds of times. As seasoned fishermen, they’d ...read more
Scripture: Mark 4:35-41, Psalm 107:23-32, Job 38:1-11
Denomination: Lutheran
Many Christians hold misconceptions of what spiritual growth is. These misconceptions can hinder or stop them from actually growing. Five of these myths are identified and explained. They are powerful points!
THE FIVE MYTHS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH Phip. 1:6 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: IMPORTANCE OF VALUABLE WORDS 1. There was a wife who was very hard of hearing. Her husband had to repeat himself all the time. The husband tried, unsuccessfully to get her to get a hearing aid. 2. One day, after the man had ...read more
A mountain is described as a large natural elevation of the earth’s surface which rises abruptly from its surrounding levels.
Barry Finlay, a Canadian-born author and mountain climber once remarked: “Every mountaintop is within reach if you just keep climbing.” Revelation 21:10 confirms: “And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 17:20, Isaiah 53:1-12, Isaiah 54:10, Galatians 6:9
Sermon on Joseph becoming the man who God meant for him to be in the face of adversity and temptation.
This past week I had the pleasure of doing a funeral. Pleasure and funeral are not two words that you hear in the same sentence. The reason it was a pleasure is because of the remarkable legacy of faith that the man left. I never met him but I was amazed by the impactful testimony that a disabled ...read more
The importance of standing firm in faith, obeying God's commands, and understanding the consequences of our sins.
Good morning, family! Today, we'll dive into the lessons found in Joshua 7:10. Our sermon today revolves around three significant themes: the power of faith, the necessity of obedience, and the consequences of sin. In the wise words of A.W. Tozer, "Faith is seeing the invisible, but not the ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 7:10
Topics: Seeking God, Adversity
There are some people who think they own you and all yours.
1 kings 20:1-30 There are some people who think they own you and all yours. In fact they have so much power over that, that it becomes a situation for fear. Have you ever had a supervisor or boss, or pastor or someone in an overwhelming position of authority or power who thinks they have total ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 20:1-30
Denomination: Pentecostal
An algorithm is defined as a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
Carl Honore, a Canadian journalist once remarked: “We know that no algorithm can solve global poverty; no pill can cure a chronic illness; no box of chocolates can mend a broken relationship; no educational DVD can transform a child into a baby Einstein; no drone strike can end a terrorist ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:6, Proverbs 3:5, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 50:15
Life has its seas and turbulence, it’s ups & downs. There are times when everything is going right and other times when it seems everything is going wrong. The good news? God has set limits on the tides of life!
HIGH TIDE & LOW TIDE Job 38:8-11 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. It sounds like a made-up story, but it’s true. Some years ago a church in Carter County, Tennessee had an attorney draw up a deed for their property. He wrote the deed naming The Lord God Almighty as the owner. 2. That was fine ...read more
Scripture: Job 38:8-11
Just like the runners in the Boston marathon, Christians should expect that there will be, at some point, opposition that will test us—our endurance, perseverance, and our principles.
Has anyone here this morning ever ran a marathon? A marathon is always measured at 26.2 Miles. Have you ever heard of heartbreak hill? In the Boston Marathon, at mile 20, the runners come to what is called heartbreak Hill. Heartbreak Hill is the final incline of the Boston marathon. Even though ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 6:6-27
When we face a battle where the enemy is fierce, how can we let God fight for us?
How do we fight when we see that an enemy is so great? How do we let go and not fight when we feel that we must? Our message today comes from during a time when Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, saw a great multitude come against him and the people of Judah. Jehoshaphat called to the people to get ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:15-17
Denomination: Independent/Bible
This sermon explores the transformative power of faith in God, as demonstrated through Jesus' miracle of healing a blind man in John 9:1-12.
Good morning, dear friends. I'm delighted to be here with you today, to share in the joy and fellowship of our faith. We gather here, not as strangers, but as a family, unified under the banner of God's love. Today, we stand on the precipice of a new understanding, ready to embrace the wisdom that ...read more
Scripture: John 9:1-12
Topics: Jesus' Power, Adversity
Philippians is the letter of joy and encouragement in the midst of adverse circumstances. Adverse? Are we in adverse times? Yes, I’d say so.
OUTLINE My Phillipians series was cut short for COVID-19. I'm coming back to Phil 3 and 4 with some special messages. The messages are shorter and I intend to preach no longer than 25 minutes due to livestreaming. The Way of Joy Philippians 3:7-11 (ESV) What is God’s Will in all of ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:7-11, 1 Thessalonians 4:3
Denomination: Other