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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
The Parable of the Prodigal is not really about the younger son; Jesus told it to illustrate what God is like, not what sinners are like.
Fourth Sunday in Lent — March 21, 2004 Christ Lutheran Church, Columbia, MD Pastor Jeff Samelson Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 What Is God Like? The Prodigal R________ (Rejected) R________ (Running) R________ (Restoring) W ________ (Waiting) prod·i·gal adj 1. recklessly extravagant, spendthrift 2. giving ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32, Luke 15:1-3
Denomination: Lutheran
The compromising church is leaving the way of holiness and righteousness so that we can reach the sinner, but are we really reaching them?
LEAVING THE WAY 1 Corinthians 9:22 2 Peter 2:9-22 One of the greatest problems that I see in the realm of Christianity is that there is a wholesale turning away from the ways of holiness and righteousness, and there is a tendency to leave the ways of the Lord that have been passed down from the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 2:9-22
Denomination: Independent/Bible
God substitutes Jesus for His enemies. This is the very center of our Christian faith: God substituted Jesus for us sinners.
Today, we launch our 2025 Bible conference, and I hope you’ll make an effort to join us at NRH. The theme is The Faces of Easter. We are looking at the story of one historic weekend from all angles all week. This morning, we look at the cross and resurrection from the perspective of one of the ...read more
Scripture: John 11:43-53, 1 Peter 3:18, Mark 10:45, John 12:10-11, Psalm 118:22-23 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Baptist
We’ve got to understand the twin realities of God’s wrath against sin and God’s mercy to the sinner.
Zephaniah / Romans 3.23-24 Wrath There are some pretty difficult words in Zephaniah. Listen to a few: “I will sweep away everything… those who turn back from following the Lord and neither seek the Lord or inquire of Him, be silent before the Sovereign Lord, for the day of the Lord is near! … ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
This sermon explores the profound significance of Christ's sacrifice for our sins, securing our salvation and transforming us into saved sinners.
Good morning, dear friends! It's a joy to be with you all once again, under the banner of God's love, bathed in His grace, and united by our shared faith in Jesus Christ. We gather today not as mere attendees, but as participants in God's grand symphony of redemption, orchestrated by His divine ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 53:5
Topics: Ultimate Price, Full
Jesus recognised Zacchaeus's repentance as being true by what Zacchaeus did
The story of Zacchaeus Story: On 12th February 1809, a baby boy was born in a one room log cabin - with a dirt floor -on a farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. And when he was only 9 years-old, his mother died. He was a boy with rugged determination. And although he only had less than a year of ...read more
Scripture: Luke 19:1-10
Denomination: Anglican
Safeguard Your Reign with Christ 1) Don’t compromise with sin 2) Don’t tolerate impenitent sinners
A multiple gold medal winner from the Summer Olympics was recently arrested for drunk driving. When I heard the news I wondered why someone with a stellar sports career and million dollar endorsements would jeopardize all that for a little late night partying? The answer is compromise. When that ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29
This message set some people free and made some people furious. Peter claiming they are sinners responsible for crucifying the Messiah.
Some times things are just not good. There is the picture of the man at the psychiatrist’s office and his psychiatrist puts things in layman’s terms. Your mind is like a bicycle, your pants got caught in the sprocket and the chain came off. Not good! In Acts 3:11-26 Peter tells a crowd of people ...read more
Scripture: Acts 3:11-26
A sinner's tears of love washed away her sins as her tears washed, kissed and anointed the feet of Christ Jesus.
TRY JESUS by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (April 26, 2016) “Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is with me...Thou feedest them with the bread of ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 56:8-9
Denomination: Friends
Because we are simultaneously saints and sinners there are times when we go so easily from faithful service to failure.
Genesis 26:1-11 August 17, 2003 We’ve all been there. One minute we are being used by God to accomplish something wonderful for His kingdom. Our faith is strong. We are riding high on the wonder of God’s grace working through us. Then the very next minute we do something so boneheaded that ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 26:1-11
Paul’s life story, like ours, is a wonderful example of God’s mercy with sinners through Jesus Christ.
PAUL’S STORY IS OUR STORY A young lady goes out on a blind date and the first thing her friends ask is, “So, what’s his story?” They want to know all the details – where does he work, where did he grow up, what kind of car does he drive? It seems everybody has a story, and we want to know it. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
The people of Nineveh really were terrible godless, violent sinners. Just the kind of people that God loved and wanted to save.
A whale of a tale Jonah 3:1-5 NIV 1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you. 3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city--a visit required three days. 4 ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5
GOD MANIFESTS HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS IN PAYING THE PRICE TO JUSTIFY SINNERS BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH--THE GUTS OF THE GOSPEL 1.
GOD MANIFESTS HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS IN PAYING THE PRICE TO JUSTIFY SINNERS BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH--THE GUTS OF THE GOSPEL 1. (:21-26) How Can Corrupt Sinners Ever Have What It Takes? God's Plan of Salvation--the Gift of His Righteousness a. God Has Revealed His Plan of Salvation to Us (:21) the ...read more
Scripture: Romans 3:21-31
Their is hope for any sinner that truly repents and return to Jesus either for the first time or after falling away from Him.
THE PARABLE OF THE LOST SON (PRODIGAL SON) STUDY TEXT: LUKE 15:11-32 - The parable illustrates the love of God for all sinners, and even thought He will not force them, but willing to receive them. - It shows that gamine repentance can bring reconciliation and restoration of broken ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32
Denomination: Pentecostal
The second word from the cross speaks of God’s unconditioal love in Christ, his forgiveness and acceptance of the worst of sinners.
FORGIVENESS UNLIMITED Text: “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43 INTRODUCTION It is no accident that the Savior of humanity was crucified between two criminals. From eternity past, God had planned the time, the place, the method and the circumstances ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:43
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