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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
Sermon for a suicide... a 49 year old man. Using Psalm 22: vs 1-5, 9-11, 27-31 and 1Corinthians 15: 35-38, 42-44, 50-58
Invocation Gently sustain us, O Lord, through this day of sorrow and loss. In our time together, may we honor (NAME) . May we sense your Spirit with us. May your Spirit bring to our hearts your merciful and compassionate comfort. Amen. Welcome On behalf of the (NAME) family, thank each of you for ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 22:1-31
Denomination: Methodist
The Christian faith is founded on the confession that Jesus has Risen. If the Tomb that has been making all the news lately is that of Jesus, what impact does it have on the Christian Faith? Can we still believe?
The Jesus Family Tomb: Have we found the bones of Jesus? John 20:1-18 A few weeks ago, on March 4th, the Discovery Channel aired a documentary entitled “The Lost Tomb of Jesus.” If you saw it, you may have noticed right up front that it was very well done. Obviously behind its production ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-18
Denomination: Brethren
A short talk given at our annual Memorial Service where we invite family members to come and give thanks for the life of a loved one who has died recently.
Throughout my life I have been encouraged by the faith and by the actions of some very unlikely people. During the summer I spent some time talking to people with a variety of disabilities and impairments and I have to say I found myself both inspired and uplifted. Watching the Paralympics was ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11
Denomination: Anglican
Explore and understand Jeremiah 29:11, focusing on how God's promise in this verse applies to and shapes His purpose and plan for our family units.
Good morning, family. Today, we're going to take a closer look at Jeremiah 29:11 and what it tells us about God's purpose, plan, and promise for the family unit. You know, there's a beautiful quote from Billy Graham that says, "A Christian has tremendous responsibilities to his own family. He or ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11
Topics: God's Family Unit
Paul teaches some basics about the Christian family and the importance of living OUT our faith in everything we do.
Colossians 3:18-25 [NLT] February 06, 2013 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wed Bible Study Series Colossians Bible Study Paul’s teaches on the Christian Household: In ch1-2 Paul was all about exalting Christ and the sufficiency of Christ for salvation and for walking and living out our ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:18-25
Denomination: Baptist
Christ birth impacted family present and future.
CHRISTMAS EVE-THE IMPACT OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST UPON THE FAMILY. I love Christmas Eve! All of the hustle and bustle is over, all the scurrying around for last minute things. All the scheduled events of the Christmas season have already happened, and it is time to come to church and celebrate ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:1-14
No subject is more important than the subject of human relationships. God wants us to be a part of His family, He wants us to live together as a family and to love each other as a true neighbor. In God’s family there should not be any enemies.
WHAT IF SOMEONE WALKED INTO YOUR LIFE, SOMEONE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN OR MET BEFORE AND THAT PERSON CLAIMED TO BE YOUR LONG LOST BROTHER OR SISTER? ONE THING FOR SURE YOU WOULD MOST LIKELY ASKED SOME VERY PERTINENT QUESTIONS IN ORDER TO VALIDATE THEIR CLAIM AND WHILE YOUR ASKING QUESTIONS YOU WOULD ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48
Why is it that sin problems and failures often run in families for generations? Is it some kind of curse? Is it that demons are inherited? It is from a curse, but it is the curse of sin and iniquity.
WINNING THE BATTLE AGAINST FAMILY CURSES Num 14:18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generations.’ Iniquity- ...read more
Scripture: Ezekiel 33:14-16
How shall we keep our families ready for the return of our Savior?
Luke 1:5-22 (NIV) 5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. 6 Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commandments and regulations ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:5-22
Denomination: Lutheran
The second purpose of our lives is to love one another.
Note: This topic and some of the ideas come from Rick Warren’s "40 Days of Purpose" campaign. This morning, we continue our series of messages on "The Purpose Driven Life". So far, we’ve seen that God made us for a reason. He had a purpose in creating us. Life was not an accident; the human race ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:5
A compilation of scriptures of comfort for use in Funeral service and/or printed out to give to the family for comfort from God's Word. *(Adapt as needed)
Holy Scriptures of Comfort for Family All Scriptures from the King James Version Compiled by Pastor William Akehurst Harford Senior Worship Center Psalm 23 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 23:6
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
How can we hate our parents, partners and children? It has to be the most offensive exhortation Jesus ever gave - telling us that we have to hate the ones we love th most...
As soon as I noticed that our Gospel reading today was the one that begins by telling us that we’ve got to ’hate our mothers and fathers’, I decided then and there to give my sermon today on Paul’s Letter to Philemon! No, as much as I’d like to do that, I feel I have to stick with "hate your ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:25-33
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
Pastor Rick presents his Annual Purposes of the Church Message to remind his church why we do what we do. He looks at God’s five purposes for our lives and how the church helps us to fulfill those purposes.
For other sermons and tools to grow your ministry, visit SaddlebackResources.com WHY YOU NEED A CHURCH FAMILY Annual Purposes Of The Church Message Rick Warren Oct. 18-19, 2003 Each week over 110 million people go to church somewhere in America. Let me put that into perspective. If you take ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-48
It can be hard to understand what God is like, but Genesis tells us that we are created in God's image and we know that God is love. When we love our families and others, we experience something important of what God is like.
Open your bulletins and look at the two Bible verses at the top of our worship liturgy for today, in the box that says, “Words to Ponder.” We have all heard those two verses many times before, but I want to be sure you understand some amazing things in them this morning. Could we read them ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19, Genesis 1:26-27
Everyone has a family and every family has a story. What we want to get pressed deep within our hearts through this series is that God is an integral part in your Family Story.
Today we begin a new family series called This is US. Here’s what we know – Everyone has a family and every family has a story. What we want to get pressed deep within our hearts through this series is that God is an integral part in your Family Story. We’re going to take a look at several ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
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