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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
'War & Peace' - Isaiah chapter 11 verses 1-16 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
SERMON OUTLINE: A vision of the saviour (vs 1-5) A picture of peace (vs 6-9) A story of power (vs 10-16) SERMON BODY: Ill: • If you google the words, “War & Peace.” • The suggested pages it brings up relate to the novel by Leo Tolstoy. • Which is one of the longest and most famous books ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-16
Denomination: Brethren
Second Samuel 22:1-51 teaches us to praise God for his deliverance.
Scripture Chapters 21-24 of Second Samuel form an epilogue to “The Life of David.” The epilogue is in the form of what is known as a “chiasm.” That is, the first and last section are parallel to one another, the second and next-to-last section are parallel to one another, and so on. There are six ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:1-51
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
1) The Prohibition (Ephesians 5:18a), 2) The Product (Ephesians 5:18b), 3) The Principle (Ephesians 5:18c) to avoid intoxication as a believer in Christ.
Ephesians 5:18a [18] And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, (but be filled with the Spirit), (ESV) If you have been following what has been deemed essential and non-essential by government officials during this COVID season, there has been some surprising designations. Corporate ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:18
Denomination: Other
As we study the book of Nehemiah, we’re going to learn things that will help us personally, we’ll discover principles that will guide us as we move into a time of building here at PBC, and we’ll end up understanding a critical part of Old Testament histor
Knowing How to Pray I checked my notes and realized that it’s been a year since I gave you a Bible quiz. Here’s a new test for you. I’ll give you a hint all the questions have to do with the Old Testament. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible? Samson. He brought the house down. Who ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11
Denomination: Baptist
Studying the Bible can seem intimidating and overwhelming, but God never meant it to be so. Tonight we’ll discover some things that will make it a whole lot more inviting.
The book we call the Bible is a vital part of our lives as believers. Without it we would have no way of knowing God as we do. We wouldn’t know the reason our lives were filled with sorrow and pain and tragedy and guilt. We wouldn’t know that He had provided a solution for those things. We wouldn’t ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 1:8
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Launch sermon in a series through the book of Nehemiah exploring the pursuit of God’s vision for our lives. Sermon addresses the birthing of vision, and the connection of concern to vision.
(Visual Aids - Placed a large pile of rocks on the stage, simulating wall rubble. Picked up rocks, and dropped them during message illustration of the rocks of life.) What a great time of year! This is by far my favorite time of year in Central Kentucky. I love the cooler temperatures. I love ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-4
Denomination: Wesleyan
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The New Birth John 3:1-7 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/NewBirth.html There are a number of different kingdoms. The lower kingdom is what we would call the mineral. That is, the minerals, the rocks, and things that are placed in the earth. That’s the lowest stratum, that’s the lowest ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-7
A study of chapter 10 verses 1 through 22
Ezekiel 10: 1 – 22 ‘God’s flying chariot’ “1 And I looked, and there in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne. 2 Then He spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, “Go in among ...read more
Scripture: Ezekiel 10:1-22
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
The Bible: It’s salvation to the sinner, sanctification to the saint, sufficient to the suffering, satisfying to the scholar.
THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD 2 Peter 1:16-21 2 Tim 3:14-4:4 A few years ago the major division between professing Christians was over choice of denomination or doctrine. Do you know what the major division between professing Christians is today? The division is between those who believe the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14
Denomination: Pentecostal
A study in the book of Genesis 18: 1 – 33
Genesis 18: 1 – 33 I know what you are thinking 18 Then the LORD appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent ...read more
In this message (the final message in my Coronavirus series) is about how the Coronavirus has perfectly positioned us for a RESET in 4 key areas of our lives.
Perfectly Position…For A Rest #CoronavirusWeek3 OKAY – this morning we are wrapping up our 3 week series on the Coronavirus. AND LISTEN – I got to be honest, back in December of 2019 when I began thinking about what conversations I needed to have in the year 2020… A series on a Coronavirus ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:15-17, Isaiah 40:11-31, Psalm 61:1-2, Genesis 1:27, Luke 11:17, 1 John 2:15-17, Matthew 22:34-40 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Message 38 in our exposition of Revelation exploring the hope of a new heaven and earth.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ “Heaven and Earth Reformatted” Rev 21: 1-9 The doctrinal statement of the Christian Missionary Alliance states… The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal, visible and premillennial. This is the believer's hope and is a vital truth ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 19:27-30, Hebrews 12:25-29, 2 Peter 3:10-13
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
The Bible teaches that before we can really begin to talk about Heaven…before we can really begin to prepare for Heaven…we need to understand the Resurrection.
The No. 1 Best Seller of books on Amazon.com in the category of Christian Living (and now made into a movie) is a book called Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back. It is the story written by the 3-year-old’s father, Todd Burpo, a Wesleyan pastor ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:13-19
Denomination: Independent/Bible
There are two ways people think saints are made. Some believe sainthood is achieved while others see sainthood as received.
Happy New Year to you! Thank God 2020 is behind us. If you were given just one word to describe the year 2020, what would you choose? A recent survey asked just this and found the #1 word chosen to describe this previous year was “awful, terrible, or horrible.” I wonder what word you would use. ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2
As we unpack this passage we will see several things that we can expect as Jesus followers that give us a living hope.
Living Hope OKAY – let’s do this… SO HERE - is the ‘Powerful Passage’ (1 Peter 1:1-12) that we are going to unpack this morning, in a conversation that I am calling, “Living Hope.” NOW – I want to encourage you to ‘really’ lean in and follow along in your Bibles/App or on the screen, as we read ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-12