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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
Mission sermon using a potato as mission emphasis. Hand out potato, or stack altar witht hem in a call to action for missions.
APRIL 24 MISSION DEFINED-- S.P.U.D. Matthew 25:31-40 How many of you remember playing with Mr. Potato Head? My brother and I had one on the farm. We nicknamed him SPUD. Spud was a real friend to us: We could make him into whatever face we wanted. We could make SPUD smile. We could make SPUD ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-40
Denomination: Methodist
The Bible is so vast ... we can’t possibly memorize it all. Let’s not use this as an excuse for not living righteous lives. Jesus gives us ONE VERSE as a guide to live by.
“Jesus Teaches About Priorities” Matthew 6:33 INTRODUCTION: We CONTINUE in our SERIES on “Lessons Jesus Taught”. We have seen what Jesus taught about: the Holy Spirit, Prayer, the Tongue, Thanksgiving, Repentance. This morning, we will see what Jesus teaches about “Priorities”. Everybody needs a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:33, Luke 14:15-20
Denomination: Baptist
Discusses the Biblical people who missed the miracle of the first Christmas and applies these principles to how people miss Christmas’ true maning today. Illustrations from Sermon Central contributers are incorporated.
Have you ever missed a great opportunity? The story is told of a small resort area along the east coast that was having an open town meeting concerning some financial problems they were facing. Among the two dozen or so people was one man no one seemed to know who was apparently visiting the ...read more
Scripture: John 1:10-12, Luke 2:1-7
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The priests and people of Judah had grown slack and queried God’s love and how they had Despised God’s Name, Defiled God’s Altar and Defrauded God’s Treasury.
GOD’S LOVE - AND OUR RESPONSE Some people are never happier than when they’re having an argument - especially over religion! The people that Malachi was addressing fell into that category. The prophet had found it necessary to take issue with the people of Israel. He’d been inspired by the ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 1:1-14
A sermon for a Baptismal Service covering how we can get the ’full package’ of Christian intiation and be full-on Christians.
The normal Christian birth. WBC 9.1.05pm. Baptism of Kate Brown and Clare Fowler. Acts 2:36-41 ... Billy Graham had just finished a tour of the Florida East Coast and was taking a limousine to the airport. Having never driven a limo, he asked the chauffeur if he could drive for a while. Well, the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 3:36-41
How burnout affects us
Intro: Did you ever try to start a campfire? How about with wet wood? It’s not always as easy as it looks on the camping shows. I remember once Ronda had taken her class of 2nd graders camping. I came along for the evening program. While they were playing games, I was supposed to get a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-10
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The description of Community (neighborhood) Community, or Neighborhood, as I use the word today, is a segment within society that transcends self-interest and becomes intentionally intertwined collective of individuals that form a need-meeting, life-chang
It seems like while I was growing up, the words “neighbor” and “neighborhood” were pretty important. Mom and Dad would always talk about the other “kids in our neighborhood.” We’d have over friends, “from the neighborhood.” The church would get excited if a new family moved “into the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37
A Father’s Day Sermon
A Father’s Blessing Genesis 49:28 Slide 1 The Blessing of an Encouraging Word Ephesians 4:29 A Word of Acceptance & Affection Jeremiah 31:3 - I have loved you with an everlasting love A Word of Appreciation Philippians 1:3-5 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 The Blessing of a Loving Touch 1 John ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 49:28
Jesus is the true Wonder Bread.
[To receive free weekly sermons by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com.] The Taggart Baking Company of Indianapolis was planning to launch its 1.5 pound loaf of bread. But first, the new product needed a name and identity. Vice President Elmer Cline was charged with merchandising ...read more
Scripture: John 6:1-71
Having joy is not dependent on circumstances but comes from God, is Jesus-specific, and something that we are called to practice.
Introduction: A Joyless World As we continue listening to these songs for the road, we come to a song of joy. To begin I want to read a couple of quotes about joy. C.S. Lewis once said this: “We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition, when infinite joy is offered ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 126:1-6
Trusting God results in: 1. the ability to give. 2. the ability to be thankful. 3. the blessing of God.
Then the word of the Lord came to him: “Go at once to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food.” So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, “Would you bring me ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16
Hosea pointed out 6 ’Gray Hairs’ that we should take care of in order to "Find the Fix in 2006". Link included to formatted text version, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.
Gray Hairs ‘Finding the Fix in 2006’ Hosea 7:1-16 Hosea is one of the minor prophets…this doesn’t mean he was under 18 or unimportant but only that his prophecy is shorter in length than Isaiah’s or Jeremiah’s, etc. The Pastor was preaching a series on the prophets and one of the members asked ...read more
Scripture: Hosea 7:1-16
How do "live for Christ"? Do we only do that when things are going our way? Or is our faith deeper and more focused on our love for Him?
OPEN: A young man’s fiancé had broken off their engagement. But a couple of months later, he received the following letter from her: Dearest Jimmy, No words could ever express the great unhappiness I’ve felt since breaking our engagement. Please say you’ll take me back. No one could ever take ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:1-30
A sermon for the First Sunday after Christmas A sermon about Simeon and Anna
First Sunday after Christmas Luke 2:22-40 "A Big Breath" 22 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be called ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:22-40
Denomination: Lutheran
What we see in our minds is critical to our ability to walk in this life as Jesus did when He was on earth. But far too many of us allow "movies" to play that should be deleted.
An article in a recent USA Today reported that in an online survey of 1000 adults, “three-quarters of Americans believe the country was better off in the ‘80s than now.” What is noteworthy about the poll is that some who answered in the affirmative weren’t even alive during the 1980s. Isn’t that ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:28, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 6:5-15, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Mark 5:25-34, Leviticus 15:19-25 (view more) (view less)
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