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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 meets us in our weakness with compassion, removes our sins with mercy, and surrounds us with steadfast, everlasting love.
Welcome, friend. Maybe you walked in today with a tired heart—a calendar full of commitments, a mind full of worries, and a soul that keeps replaying yesterday’s mistakes. Grace can feel like a foreign language when guilt is loud. Mercy can seem far away when shame sits close. But hear this: you ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 103:8-18
Topics: God, Father, Love
This sermon provides three steps for making a commitment to God.
I. Introduction a. Commitment means (www.dictionary.com) i. “Official consignment, as to a prison or mental health facility.” ii. “a pledge to do” b. Commitment to God i. A pledge to do the will of God. c. How can we follow through with our commitment? II. The first step is to Hear the Word. ...read more
Scripture: James 1:19-25
Denomination: Baptist
We all carry baggage, but Jesus has offered to take that load off of your shoulders.
(Message starts with church member carrying 5-6 heavy suitcases labeled: anger, failure, worry, doubt, guilt, etc...member tries to get seated with baggage. Q & A with Pastor about carrying baggage. Pastor takes baggage from membe and puts it around the cross). Like Sean many of you are ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Like it or not, death intrudes on our lives all the time -- our friends die, our loved ones, and eventually death comes to claim our lives. Jesus says he is the resurrection -- that if we believe in him, even if we die, we will live. But do we really be
When Death Intrudes by Maynard Pittendreigh John 11:1-57 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. When Martha heard ...read more
Scripture: John 11:1-57
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The sermon explores the reason for mankind’s rebellion against God
Why Do the Terrorists Rage? PSALM 2 *A week or so ago we awakened to the news of yet another terrorists attack *In London terrorists explored a series of bombs killing around 50 people *This was just another incident in a every growing pattern of terrorist bombings and killings around ...read more
The passage is a heartfelt prayer for revival. The Psalmist is remembering how, after Israel had given into sin time after time, God had always provided a plan to bring them back to Himself. And with this thought in mind, his heart cries out to God, “Wilt
REVIVALS OF THE BIBLE SERIES: PSALMS 85: (1-7) REVIVE US AGAIN! [Numbers 16] The passage that we have just read is a heartfelt prayer for revival. The Psalmist is thinking back upon the spiritual history of Israel. He is remembering how, after Israel had given into sin time after time, God ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 85:1-7
Message 35 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians. This message is the second of 6 messages exploring the nature and practice of God's love.
Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Impossible Love” Part Two Introduction Our current stop in our exploration of Paul’s letter to the believers meeting in Corinth written a couple thousand years ago deals with love. 1 Corinthians 13 has been dubbed the “love” chapter. Here ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:20-21
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
You see, forgiveness is one of those areas where we often say that we believe in God, but live as if He doesn’t exist or hasn’t spoken specifically on the matter.
This sermon is based off of a few ideas in Craig Groeshel’s book “The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living as if He Doesn’t Exist.” Zondervan, 2010. ISBN: 9780310332220 CHRISTIAN ATHEIST: FORGIVENESS EPHESIANS 4:31-32 INTRODUCTION… This is (p) This is ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:31-32
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
In Jonah 3:1-4:11, we learn that God's forgiveness extends to all, even to those we expect would reject God.
Introduction I am currently preaching a series of sermons that I am calling, “Glory: The Character of God.” In this five-week-long series, I am exploring God’s self-revelation of himself to Moses in Exodus 34:6-7. God revealed several of his attributes to Moses in Exodus 34:6–7, which reads as ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 34:6-7
Paul says this is what Christian leaders are to be. They are not to be people who get captured by the culture, or by circumstances. They are to be people who are stable and consistent in their commitments regardless of changes in life.
As I read Barbara Shields book Winners-Women And The Nobel Prize, I was so impressed by the life and leadership of Agnes Gunxha, better known as Mother Teresa. As I read of her life and ministry I kept seeing her fulfilling the requirements that Paul lays down for one to be an elder, or leader, in ...read more
Scripture: Titus 1:5-9
Our mind is a battleground. The battle to become more like Jesus takes place in our mind. There are mind monsters that we must confront. It is time to turn on the light!
I. Introduction The Scare Factory illustrated in Monsters Inc. is still in full effect. However, rather than harvesting the screams of children to power the city of "Monstropolis", the monsters in this scare factory harvests our peace and our sanity. Adam and Eve fall in the Garden and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:37, Genesis 4:1-9
Denomination: Pentecostal
Presents the roles and behavior of parents (especially fathers) and children.
Introduction This is one Bible passage that talks directly to children and so this sermon will directly address them. Hopefully the adults will listen in and learn something as well. Text “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.” You know what “obey your ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4
Because Jesus will return one day, we must return to Him today.
Have you ever become aware of a problem and put off taking care of it? A couple months ago, I noticed some significant corrosion at the top of our water heater where the cold-water line comes in. I kept thinking I should get this checked out but delayed doing so. I’d look at the problem every ...read more
Scripture: Joel 2:12-13
ATTENTION: MEN ONLY!!! This message written for a men’s audience will challenge men to finish what they have started and not allow the diversionary tactics of the enemy to prevail. Old Testament characters are used to illustrate spiritual diversion and
Message: FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT & FINISHING THE RACE MEN’S RETREAT 2004 PASTOR BOB INTRO: Men are in spiritual crisis these days. Women are more active in Church than ever. Where have all the men gone? Why are Men Missing In Action? M.M.I.A. Let’s face the facts men, we’ve dropped ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-7
Denomination: Holiness
Many ask Christians this question believing that because evil exists then that must mean there is no God, but that is a false argument. If God is good then how can there be genocide in Rwanda and shootings in high schools? How do you answer people when th
There isn’t anyone alive that would deny the existence of evil, but what is our response to it from a biblical perspective? We see its impact around us all the time yet many people struggle to define. Where does evil come from? Many ask Christians this question believing that because evil ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 4:1-10
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