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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
5 of 5 messages on God Senses. This message is on how we can be a sweet smelling fragrance to God.
7/29/07 – God Smells Three Sweet Fragrances Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 This is the last message in our series on the God Senses. One of the most profound of truths revealed to us through God’s word is that we are made ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14-16
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
How is your hospitality? The story of Joseph and the coat of many colors teaches us to have an attitude of five times the welcome.
“Five Times the Welcome” “The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn to the youngest; and they looked at each other in astonishment. 34 When portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 43:33-34
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Acts 2:42-47 gives us the characteristics of a Spirit-filled church.
Introduction We live in deeply troubling times. We have two major wars—in Ukraine and Israel—going on at present that are significant for our country in different ways. Thousands of people are being killed. Billions of dollars are being spent. No end is in sight. Our country is facing a ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Whole-life worship means daily surrendering ourselves to God, allowing His grace to transform our minds, relationships, and service into a living offering.
Family, can we pause for a holy breath? The kind you take when the noise quiets, the to-do list loosens its grip, and you remember that God really is as kind as Jesus says He is. Sometimes the holiest moments don’t happen on mountaintops but in kitchens and cubicles, minivans and meetings. Paul’s ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-8
Topics: Unity, Service
Who was the Church of Acts? Who Are We Tody? We Must Strive to be The same church that was birthed on Pentecost
The Church of Acts “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-47
Denomination: Apostolic
Jesus: 1. Saw the crowds. 2. Had compassion. 3. Called to his disciples.
The story goes that Mark Twain loved to go fishing, but he hated to catch fish. The problem was he went fishing to relax, and catching fish ruined his relaxation, since he had to take the fish off the hook and do something with it. When he wanted to relax by doing nothing, people thought he was ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38
Denomination: Methodist
This continues in my series of expository messages through the book of Acts.
What do you do when God says, “NO”? When you pray all the right prayers with all the right motives, as best you can tell? When you are certain you’re following the right direction, only to find the way blocked? When you feel certain that what you want is what God would want, only to find out ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:6-15
Denomination: Evangelical Free
A call to living holy lives
A CALL TO ACTION 1 Pet. 1:13-15 13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-15
Denomination: Baptist
While we normally focus on the pain Jesus suufered, this is an attempt to focus on the horrible shame associated with His crucifixion.
The Shame of the Cross Text: Deuteronomy 21:22-23 I. Welcome II. Introduction Our theme this year is “Beyond Ourselves in 2012!” The thrust of this theme is on carrying the gospel to our community as the Lord commanded us in the great commission recorded in Matthew 28:19-20. Just as our ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2
God enables us to press toward the goal of the prize of the upward call.
Scripture Introduction Some humorist once said, “Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there” (Josh Billings). Luciano Pavarotti tells how when he was a boy, his father, a baker, introduced him to the wonders of song. “He urged me ...read more
A consideration of service/ministry.
Title: God Wants Us To Be . . . A Church That Serves Series: The Church God Wants Us To Be, Sermon # 4 COPYRIGHT © Joe La Rue, 2008 Text: Mark 10:42–45 Date Preached: February 3, 2008 Introduction A. During the early morning hours of Sunday, January 27, just one week ago ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:42-45
God wants to surprise you on Sundays to show you He is who He says He is. Are you willing to let Him surprise you? If you let Him surprise you on Sunday then watch out surprises will also come Monday thru Saturday! God loves to say, “Surprise!”
Opening Video from Outreach kit Back to Church Sunday: Sundays can surprise you! Series: I love Sundays! Opening Illustration: Have you ever been surprised? Show pictures of surprises! Sermon: Because God surprised me! Thesis: God wants to surprise you on Sundays to show you He is who He says ...read more
Scripture: Acts 9:1-18
Freedom in Christ opens up the one thing that helps us to keep in step with the Spirit.
Galatians Part 5 – “Be free and live by the Spirit!” Thesis: Freedom in Christ opens up the one thing that helps us to keep in step with the Spirit. Opening thought about chapter 5: Paul tells the Galatia church to be free, to remember the one thing which is “faith is to express itself through ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:1-26, Galatians 3:25, 2 Corinthians 3:17
The church of Antioch characterized a successful church because of its quality leaders. You can determine the quality of most organizations by the character of their leadership. The Antioch church proved to be the most influential and illustrious of all t
1. The church of Antioch characterized a successful church because of its quality leaders. You can determine the quality of most organizations by the character of their leadership. The Antioch church proved to be the most influential and illustrious of all the first century churches because of ...read more
Scripture: Acts 13:1-16
This sermon helps pastors to look at their churches vision and see where you’re headed
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHURCHES VISION AND DOING IT PROV. 29:18 ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 29:18