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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
This sermon explores the unique role of Jesus in our salvation and the journey to God through faith in Him.
Good morning, dear friends. It's a joy to be here with you today, nestled in the heart of God's family. We are gathered here, not by accident, but by divine appointment. The Lord has a word for us today, a word that will resound in our hearts, a word that will echo in our souls. It's a word of ...read more
Scripture: Acts 4:12, Acts 16:31
Topics: Thank God, Salvation
Thomas is called the doubter, but he is also the confessor, who made a remarkable confession like no other and did a marvelous work as far east as India.
Intro When Jesus appeared to his disciples after his resurrection what happened and what did he say? Goal I hope that we can learn that doubt is a normal and natural part of a life of faith. Plan We will look at Jesus’ appearance to ten of the eleven remaining disciples and then to ...read more
Scripture: John 20:19-23
Denomination: Baptist
The reason we need this message is to help us through times such as experienced by the prophet Habakkuk: Habakkuk’s words show the difficulty that many of us have concerning our world.
Do You Believe? Scripture Text: John 11:26 (Read John 11) Introduction: Jesus’ question to Martha in John 11:26 was this: Do you believe? The Book of John was written that you might believe that Jesus is the Son of God. John 20:31. In the first six miracles of Jesus in the book, ...read more
Scripture: John 11:1-57
part 5 of our 1st Peter study
Wayfaring Strangers A study of 1 Peter Part 5 “Believing without seeing” How many of you need proof in order to believe in something? Sometimes in my life this is true When crossing a log over a deep creek or river I might want you to go first If it holds you And I see that you made it ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:8-12
Thesis: Faith that requires proof is inferior to faith that does not have to see in order to believe.
Thesis: Faith that requires proof is inferior to faith that does not have to see in order to believe. Intro.: 1. Illust. I'll never forget the day I was told that I was going to be a father. "You've got to be kidding!" was about all I could say. I was assured that this was no joke--all the proper ...read more
Scripture: John 20:24-29
Faith in Christ
Hebrews 11:1 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. What can God do with a heart that would believe? There are some that believe for the winning lottery ticket, others believe liars time and time again, some believe the meteorologist all the time but very ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:1
Denomination: Pentecostal
Jesus spoke emphatically to Thomas (and us) “Stop Doubting – Start Believing”.
THE FACTS AND THE TRUTH Last week we talked about Doubting Thomas in John 20. Jesus spoke emphatically to Thomas (and us) “Stop Doubting – Start Believing”. Evidently some doubt while others believe. 1. Doubting – closely connected with how we rationalize things in our brain. We rely on our ...read more
Scripture: Romans 1:20-21
Denomination: Assembly Of God
You’ve heard the phrase, “Seeing is believing”? That might be true in some instances but not when it comes to faith. Faith is about believing without seeing.
BELIEVING WITHOUT SEEING INTRODUCTION: You’ve heard the phrase, “Seeing is believing”? That might be true in some instances but not when it comes to faith. Faith is about believing without seeing. 1) Show us! John 14:1-11. John contains the longest account of the Last Supper. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:8-9
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
On the day of Jesus's return we will see him, in person, face to face. Until that great day, we are those who have not seen, yet believe. We are those who have not touched and seen and heard.
There are some things about us that we just have, naturally. Think about how children look. Every child receives some features from his or her parents, like red hair or brown eyes or a certain shape of nose or chin. And sometimes we think faith is like that too. We say, “I’m pretty sure I have ...read more
Scripture: John 20:28-29
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
We have many reasons to doubt. Here's one reason to believe.
Are you a skeptical person? Do you believe everything you hear, right away? Or does it take awhile before you believe something to be true? The other day I got an email from someone who said that they were my long lost relative. They were trapped somewhere in Nigeria, and needed me to send $5000 to ...read more
Scripture: John 20:19-31
Denomination: Lutheran
Let's discuss the very special relationship that Jesus has with believers, a relationship that delivers us from an existence that is sad without Jesus and then our relationship to other believers.
Tonight, let’s start off by talking about the love that Jesus has for us as believers. Verses 9-11 are the first three verses we will look at that show us the very special relationship that Jesus has with believers, a relationship that delivers us from an existence that is sad without Jesus. The ...read more
Scripture: John 15:9-17
Year C. Second Sunday of Easter April 22, 2001 John 20: 19-31
Year C. Second Sunday of Easter April 22, 2001 John 20: 19-31 I believe that Jesus is the resurrection and the life. Because I believe in Jesus I will live, even though I die, because whoever lives and believes in Jesus will never die. Amen. Title: ...read more
John writes his Gospel for the future generations of Christians.
Sermon for 2 Easter Yr B, 27/04/2003 Based on Jn 20:19-31 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson The coach for a little league team had not yet learned the names of all his players, so he called them by the numbers on their uniforms. When he yelled, “Number ...read more
Easter is not about celebrating Jesus crucifixion it’s about celebrating Jesus resurrection, our focus is not death it’s life. This sermon looks at the effect of the resurrection on Peter & Thomas and us.
I want to take us on a journey back in time Back to Easter Sunday. Not last week, I want to take us back a couple of thousand years. I want you to imagine it’s very early on the first Easter Sunday Morning. Can you imagine Jesus followers waking up and remembering what had happened, remembering ...read more
A doubter makes decisions – not on intellect or emotions – but on their inner negative nature.
A. WHO WAS THOMAS 1. Thomas was listed both 7th and 8th among disciples (Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16). THOMAS – THREE NICKNAMES • Had a twin brother. Didymas means ditto, or duplicate, i.e., perhaps an identical twin (John 20:24). • Was from the tribe of Judah, or that was his ...read more
Scripture: John 20:25, John 20:27, Mark 9:23, Hebrews 11:7-12
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