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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
By following Jesus to the river’s edge we witness the picture, purpose and power of his baptism.
If this sermon is helpful to you look for my latest book, “The Greatest Commands: Learning To Love Like Jesus.” Each chapter is sermon length, alliterated, and focuses on the life and love of Jesus. This sermon is taken from chapter two. You can find it here: ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17
Denomination: Christian Church
Jesus calls us to follow him, just like he called Peter, Andrew, James and John. What their call means about our call.
Intro I have always had strong images of the calling by Jesus of Peter and Andrew, James and John. Perhaps it is through having been brought up in a town with a strong fishing history. Even though the heyday of the fish industry in St Ives was already well past when I was a child, there were many ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:16-20
Denomination: Salvation Army
What does it mean to forsake all? What does it mean to follow Him? What keeps us today from doing what the disciples did?
In the preceding verses we see the miracle of fish. It wasn’t really a miracle at all. To Jesus it was the norm. He created the water for the fish, He created the fish for man, and He taught man how to catch the fish. He was just doing it at a more rapid pace. Just like when He quieted the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:11
Denomination: Baptist
As we think about the calling of Nathaniel, we reflect on some of the symbology of the scripture, and think about how we are called to discipleship ourselves.
In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Hymns can be subjective, depending on who is listening to them, someone may think that a particular hymn is beautifully written, and someone else may feel that its dreadful. Choosing Hymns for worship is a minefield, will the congregation know ...read more
Scripture: John 1:43-51
Denomination: Anglican
Explores the Christian journey of sanctification and transformation, urging believers to live sacrificially and resist worldly influences for spiritual growth.
Good morning, beloved. I greet you in the precious name of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and the Sustainer of our faith. Today, we gather not as mere individuals, but as a family of believers, unified in our desire to know God more deeply, to grow in our faith, and to allow His Word to shape us and ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
Topics: Spiritual Transformation
Week #3 of our series At the Core
A little boy wanted $500 very badly. He prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. So, he decided to write a letter to God requesting $500. When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to… "God, USA", they decided to send it to the President. The President was so amused that ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-13
The apostle Paul tells what it means to be strong in Christ. 1- We access God’s armor 2- We recognize God’s enemy 3- We serve God’s saints
INTRO.- There is strength and there is strength. ILL.- A young strong man at the construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone in a feat of strength. He kept making fun of one of the older workers. After several minutes, the older worker had had enough. "Why don't you put your ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Consider this . . . some of the ‘objective’ standards of authority could be the sources outside of ourselves that we look to direct us . . .
Following Jesus without Denominationalism Part 6: ‘What Many Accept as Authority in Religion’ Within the last message, I endeavored to show you three things . . . (1) That it is through the writing of the apostles, the “apostles’ doctrine” that the LORD speaks and ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 3:19
Denomination: Pentecostal
Why should we do good?
Hebrews 13:16 “And do not forget to do good and to share with others for with such sacrifices God is pleased.” The scripture in Hebrews explains us that we should not ‘forget to do good’ – the immediate question in mind would be; can anyone forget to do good? I am sure as simple human beings we ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:16
Part 15 of 16: In this series, we follow Jesus chapter-by-chapter through the Gospel of Mark. This is Mark 15.
Following Jesus (15) Scott Bayles, pastor Scripture: Mark 15:16-39 Blooming Grove Christian Church: 4/9/2017 I want to thank you for joining us today and, if you’ve been here the last fifteen weeks, I want to thank you for joining me on this journey through the Gospel of Mark. I hope that this ...read more
Scripture: Mark 15:16-39
Let’s explore the issues of why we don’t evangelize!!!
TEXT: Various TITLE: FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD… SERIES: The Growing Church (part 2) TOPIC: Evangelism OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, May 4, 2008 PROP.: Let’s explore the issues of why we don’t evangelize!!! INTRODUCTION: Good morning! During the month of May, our focus now turns ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 5:12
We see 5 things about Jesus’ call to follow Him. 1) The urgency of the calling 2) an incentive to obey Him 3) The promptness of their obedience 4) The type of people called and 5) What they became.
JESUS’ CALL TO FOLLOW HIM Mark 1:14-20 In today’s message, I would like us to consider 5 things that we see in Jesus calling His first disciples. And they are the same elements that we see when Christ calls someone today. 1) The urgency of the calling; 2) An incentive to obey Him; 3) The ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20
Paul loved the Philippian people, and he was greatly concerned about them. He told them, "Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample."
WHY DID PAUL TELL THEM TO FOLLOW HIM? If anyone had examined the life of the apostle Paul, they would have discovered that he was following the Lord Jesus. Paul was giving them a PHYSICAL EXAMPLE or MODEL of what it is to follow Jesus. Someone very wisely said, "Don't follow any leader ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:1-17
Eighth in series on Following Jesus
Following Jesus into holiness II Nov. 13, 2005 Various These are my actual notes and sermon handouts and they probably mean more to me than they do to you. If you don’t understand something in my notes – feel free to e-mail me for clarification (stevenmary7@hotmail.com). Here’s some deciphering ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 15:16-20
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Jesus gives us a step by step method of the requirements that must be made to be a follower of him.
4 Requirements of Following Jesus Mark 8:34 “And when he had called the people unto Him with his disciples also, He said to them, whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” There is a song we sing during church service, “What a friend we have in ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:34
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