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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
True happiness and contentment can only be found in God, not in worldly possessions or achievements.
You know what's funny? We've been chasing happiness in the USA for 248 years. But are we any closer to finding it? It seems like we're less happy now than we were 250 years ago. Instead of happiness, we see stress, anxiety, anger, and despair. So, what's up with that? We've been chasing happiness ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 33:12-22
Topics: Biblical Happiness, Spiritual Pursuit, Divine Joy, Faithful Living
The church is like an army of people who serve others, just like Jesus did. We need to be aware of the devil's tricks and protect ourselves by relying on God's strength.
Hey guys! Today we're wrapping up our deep dive into the book of Ephesians. This book is all about how God's love is so huge, so real, and so powerful that it can totally change our lives. It's not just some idea, but a real force that can heal us and set us free. God's love is all about giving, ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Divine Love, Biblical Teachings, Evil Resistance
True faith is more than just believing—it's about living out God's Word in our daily lives. Our actions should reflect our faith, showing that we truly follow Christ.
Hey guys, today we're going to dive into a pretty cool part of the Bible, James 1:17-27. It's all about how faith isn't just about believing in God, but actually living out what He says in our everyday lives. So, let's start with a little object lesson. I want you to imagine you're looking in a ...read more
Scripture: James 1:17-27
Topics: Spiritual Growth, Divine Guidance, Biblical Principles, Prayerful Living
Discipleship principles gleaned from my years of participation in band.
Band Lessons Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him with sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with tambourine ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 150:1-6
Denomination: Wesleyan
Exposition of Mark 10:35-45 about discipleship and leadership
Text: Mark 10:35-45, Title: The Life of a Leading Disciple, Date/Place: NRBC, 4/13/08, PM A. Opening illustration: A Sunday School teacher told her class of 2nd graders the story found in Luke 16 of the Rich man and Lazarus. How that when they were here upon the earth the rich man had everything ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:35-45
Denomination: Baptist
The first in a sermon series on developing spiritual depth and wholehearted discipleship
INTRO unveil the cougars ► Today you feel safe that you can see these wild animals without threat of harm ► Because they are locked behind these bars ► But if I unlock and open the door it would be a different story. ƒ{ The reality is that all of us have a wild animal inside ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 17:20
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Jesus calls us all into discipleship, no matter who we are
As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22
Denomination: Episcopal
There are several reasons God instituted baptism as part of the discipleship process.
1. Baptism of Paul Harvey – Conservative Radio Broadcaster – “Now you know the rest of the story.” In Guideposts magazine, Paul Harvey wrote about his baptism. “The preacher had said there was nothing magic in the water. Yet as I descended into its depths and rose again, I knew something ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:38, Acts 22:16, Galatians 3:26-27
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The practical love we show to the poor is critical for our discipleship.
Thursday after Epiphany 2016 Joy of the Gospel As we celebrate this day after Epiphany, we continue the readings from St. John that ornament our Christmas-Epiphany season. We also continue our review of the Pope’s long letter, the Joy of the Gospel, and we do so in this Holy Year of mercy. ...read more
Denomination: Catholic
The cost of discipleship is high because nothing good comes cheap.
Anybody planning on moving to Florida soon? Just when you thought California was going to be the new hurricane central, Idalia came back and reinstated Florida as number one. It wasn’t as bad as Hurricane Ian, but it was bad enough. And yet a lot of people still dream of retiring to Florida. I’ll ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:25-33
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The life of discipleship has three steps: attachment, understanding, and imitation.
God is unquestionably the world’s greatest fisherman. And he’s not at all offended by the description, either, because that is what he called us to be. And the first thing a fisherman has to know is what bait the fish will bite on. God got me good. Back in ‘83 I was Miss Corporate America, junior ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:27-38
Above all, being a Christian requires us to make discipleship our highest priority.
I must confess that not too many billboards catch my attention enough to want to read them. However, one finally did capture it and greatly warmed my heart. It was a recruiting poster for the Marine Corps. On the plaqured, it simply said, “We don’t take applications, only ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:51-62
Denomination: Free Methodist
This sermon highlights the need for the Church body to be united in "mind and purpose" in the midst of conflicting, and constantly changing ideologies and trends.
SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2012 UNITED WE STAND Let me read one of Aesop’s Greek fables; In the forest, there lived four oxen. They were very good friends and always went together to graze in the fields. However, every time they went, a hungry lion tried to attack them. The lion longed for their meat. ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-3
In Matthew 10, we have Jesus’ sermon commissioning the disciples for his mission in the world, sending them out to minister in His name. The word “apostle” and “sent” are the same in Greek. That means every Christian is a missionary, one who is sent-out i
James Emery White tells the story a college history professor who was a Christian. The professor would go down to a local nursing home and visit with the elderly men and women there on a weekly basis. Though some were lovingly visited every day by their families – having been sent there ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 10:7
Denomination: Methodist
We examine two parables that deal with discipleship and specifically the carefully weighing the cost of following Jesus. No matter where you are spiritually, Jesus calls us to seriously consider discipleship.
The Parables of Jesus The Tower Builder and the Warring King Luke 14:28-32 July 26, 2009 This week we are going to turn to two parables that are about discipleship. It is a “Who from you…” parable. This refers to the phrase in verse 28 of Luke 14 that in the NIV says, “suppose one of you.” ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:28-32
Denomination: Church Of God
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