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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 is the 10th sermon in the series "God Is Here". This sermon is an overview of Esther and a glimpse of the Feast of Purim. Have fun with this celebration, (even if it's Baptist style- Like we did). After all, we always need a reason to eat at Church.
Series: God Is Here [#10] IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE Esther 9:20-10:3 Introduction: There are times in life that we need to celebrate. Look with me at these final verses in Esther. Esther 9:20-10:3 (MSG) “Mordecai wrote all this down and sent copies to all the Jews in all King Xerxes' ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
Thanksgiving is about looking back and being grateful for what we have been through and how God has been with us. As we remember, we celebrate and rejoice in all that God has given us.
What is your favorite part about Thanksgiving? (give time for the students to raise their hands and tell you what they love about Thanksgiving). Absolutely, Thanksgiving is a day when we stuff our faces with turkey and pumpkin pie. But, it's more than just a food fest. It's a day to remember and be ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:10-18
Topics: Gratitude, Family Gatherings, Historical Events, Traditional Meals
Jesus made 3 ’Empty Promises’ which give more ful’fill’ment than anything else to mankind today. Link included to Formatted Text, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.
An Empty Celebration Philippians 2:5-11 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/EmptyCelebration.html Opening ill.--Jeremy was not a normal child. He had a terminal illness which affected both his body and his mind. Still, his parents had tried to give him as normal a life as possible and had sent him to a ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11, Philippians 2:1-10
The last night that Christ had on this earth before His death where he celebrated a final passover meal with His disciples.
This evening we are going to go through the last night that Christ had on this earth before His death which, which we call Good Friday. (Prayer) The setting: In the final week of Jesus’ life before His crucifixion, all of Jerusalem was celebrating the Passover. In terms of the Jewish calendar, ...read more
Scripture: Leviticus 23:5-6
Denomination: Other
Five great reasons the Ascension is such an important event in the life of Christ and for our redemption.
The Ascension of our Lord, 2009 Topical The Rev. Jerry Kistler St. Stephen’s Reformed Episcopal Church Montrose, Colorado Five Reasons to Celebrate I’ve said it so many times before that I think I’m starting to sound like a skipping CD, but tonight is the great Christian feast, the holy day of ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:49-53
Denomination: Anglican
Easter Sermon
Imagination is a Wonderful thing... Out of it we get – A FAT Man that delivers gifts... A RABBIT that lays/hides Eggs... A FAIRY that pays money for Teeth... WHY CAN’T WE Have an IMAGINATION? OF HOW GOOD LIFE REALLY CAN BE W/JC Or About HEAVEN... EASTER STORY HOPE in the MOST ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-14
Denomination: Pentecostal
On Palm Sunday, Jesus rode in triumphantly, knowing that this was the beginning of the end
A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:8-11, John 13:34-35
Denomination: Episcopal
Authentic FORGIVENESS is the mutual recognition that REPENTANCE IS GENUINE and RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS ARE RENEWED.
FORGIVENESS! Seven times a day? In fact, seventy times seven! What is Forgiveness? FUNK & WAGNELL’S DICTIONARY says FORGIVENESS means "The act of forgiving or the state of being forgiven." Then it says to FORGIVE means 1."To grant pardon for or remission of something; cease to demand the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35
Whatever people may say about death, they know in their bones that death doesn’t end it all! But on Easter we celebrate the end of that fear! We celebrate an empty tomb!
"Celebrating the Empty Tomb" Matthew 28:1-10 Easter Sunday 2005 Lord God, our Father, by the power that raised your Son Jesus from the dead, turn our lives around so that we might see and know Him as our Living Lord and Savior. Awake in us a constant awareness of His living presence – forgiving us ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10
Denomination: Lutheran
Celebration is a needed spiritual discipline. We look at that in this message.
Spiritual Discipline: Celebration May 30, 2021 There was a farmer who had a neighbor who was a chronic complainer, he could always find something wrong with anything. He was a cold, wet blanket on a cold night. So the farmer decided he would find a way to make this man smile. So the farmer ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 8:9-12, John 15:9-11
Addresses some issues of whether Christian should or should not celebrate Christmas.
Celebrating Christmas As A Christian ¡§A little girl came home from Sunday School triumphantly waving a paper, ¡¥Mommy!¡¦ she said, ¡¥My teacher says I drew the most unusual Christmas picture she has ever seen!¡¦ The mother studied the picture for a moment and concluded it was indeed ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 10:2-4
We know that God is faithful because the Bible tells us so, and we see His faithful track record.
Introduction A. Well, a lot has happened in each of our lives in the last three weeks, and even more so in the world. 1. Last Sunday when we met together, a major hurricane named Katrina was aiming its furry at New Orleans and the neighboring cities and states. 2. As you know so well, it came ...read more
Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-24
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
To show that GOD wants us to be with Him in church every Sunday so that we can celebrate Him, and He can celebrate with His disciples by receiving and blessing our tithes and offering.
I. EXORDIUM: Do you celebrate JESUS every week? Yes with no absence. We live in Him. John 15:4 (Amplified Bible) Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. [Live in Me, and I will live in you.] Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 16:10
I Corinthians 15 provides three reasons to celebrate Easter.
Last Monday, four couples in this church celebrated wedding anniversaries. Tom & Darlyn reached a special milestone - their 40th. Two weeks ago today, members of their family held a reception here at the church. Their whole family came from near and far for the celebration along with many of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-54
Denomination: Brethren
When we think of the wonder of what God did at Christmas, we just have to celebrate.
We love the quietness and intimacy of many parts of the Christmas story. The arrangements are made by angel messengers, who appear very privately, to Mary, face to face, and to Joseph in a dream. Mary ponders the wonder of it all, deep in her heart. A peasant couple quietly slips into Bethlehem, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:8-15
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