Independence Day:God's Closeness in Uncertain Times
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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
Reflection upon the rightness & wrongness of Christian thinking. Allowing the congregation to be stirred up by deciding if all preaching is just vanity
"Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, ’Where have I gone wrong?’ Then a voice says to me, ’This is going to take more than one night.’" (Charlie Brown) I Must Have Been Wrong. Rhodes Friends 3-25-2012 Since I must have been wrong, I must apologize. Since I must ...read more
Scripture: Acts 24:1-21
Denomination: Baptist
A message from a pastor who has been hired to lead a church to a congregation, establishing the ground rules for their future relationship.
You had heard that due to my health, I had to temporarily retire from the ministry. You also heard that I was healed and contemplating planting our third church. That is when I received a phone call from the leaders of your church, asking me if I would consider being your new pastor. You said ...read more
Scripture: Mark 6:45-50
Denomination: *other
Many congregations, as they worship, experience union but not unity. They lack a spirit of oneness. What does it take to experience unity in worship?
“More Words on Worship: Focus!” John 4:1-24 Six people were marooned on a desert island. Two were Jewish, two were Catholic, and two were of Reformed background. The two Jews founded “Temple Immanuel.” The two Catholics organized “The Church of the Holy Name.” ...read more
Scripture: John 4:1-24
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Starting a new series of talks on prayer I begin with some personal struggles and encourage the congregation to desire to be in the presence of the God.
As we drove home from Hampshire on the M25 last Monday I heard something smack into the windscreen. About ten minutes later Moira noticed the sun glinting off a crack in the windscreen and over the course of the next ten minutes or so we watched the crack slowly growing. By the time we stopped at ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30
Denomination: Anglican
A final sermon to a congregation at my retirement. This may help fellow-pastors who need to construct a last, parting message.
I have served as your 14th pastor, and I'm retiring again after 17 years here in Saugus. I'm retiring just as I did after 25 years as an Army Chaplain--with fond memories and no regrets. This is all to the glory of God. Our choir sang “To God be the Glory,” which was sung at my ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-12
Denomination: Congregational
A christmas day sermon. A member in the congregation would open a present to intorduce each topic. The present would correspond to the point.
God’s Christmas gifts December 25, 2016 River Bend Baptist Church INTRO: Merry Christmas – for real, today is Christmas. There a lot of things which make Christmas special… -Jesus’ birth -Christmas Carols -Favorite Bible passages and stories There are some other ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:1
Encourage your congregation to enthusiastically embrace their identification as a child of God and to pray for the peace to endure whatever comes as a member of the family.
Badge of Honor From the Book of Esther 4 15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even ...read more
Poor Moses. He served the same congregation for forty years. During all that time, Moses had no opportunity for advancement.
“Certainly, I will be with you” (God to Moses in Exodus 3:12). Poor Moses. He served the same congregation for forty years. During all that time, Moses had no opportunity for advancement. And instead of getting easier as the years came and went, the work seemed to never let up. One challenge ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 3:12
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Urge the congregation to turn back to God and heed His warnings, as His judgment is coming, and this day will be a day of darkness, not light.
Good morning, Church! We're about to dive into a very heavy topic today. Now, I'm not here to frighten you, but rather to wake us all up to the reality that we're facing. C.S. Lewis once said, "We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking ...read more
Scripture: Amos 5:18-20
Topics: Vengeance, God's Wrath
Encourage the congregation to embrace change and follow God's lead, even in times of perceived weakness, as exemplified by the biblical figure, Gideon.
Good morning, church family! Today we're going to dive into the book of Judges, specifically chapter 6, and spend some time reflecting on the life of a man named Gideon. Now, Gideon was a change maker, a man who followed God's direction for change and lived a life of transformation. You see, even ...read more
Topics: God's Way
The sermon's main point is to encourage the congregation to seek and apply the way of humility, righteousness, and wisdom in their lives, as guided by the teachings of the Bible.
Opening Scripture Reading – Good morning, church family! You know, I've been pondering this verse from Proverbs this week - Proverbs 16:25 - that says, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death." Now, ain't that something to chew on? This got me thinking about three ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 16:25
Topics: Followers, The Way
This sermon encourages the congregation to embrace the new year by praying continually, trusting in God's promises, and actively participating in His work.
Good morning, family of faith. As we gather here today, I am reminded of the words of the great theologian, J.I. Packer, who once said, "Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life's problems fall into place of their own accord." Today, we're here ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:18
Topics: New Year's Prayer, Privileges
To accomplish the task of evangelising our world, we must work as though our congregation was new. New churches have a vibrancy that can be lost as we grow older. In time, if we don't take care, we will have an "inherited church" rather than a vibrant, living congregation.
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6
Setting a vision, setting goals, dreaming dreams can be difficult for a church. This sermon was preached for a congregation planning how to develop their vision.
OK. WE’VE STARTED OUR TRIP. NOW, WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE WE GOING? (The discovery of our Church’s Vision) Hope Christian Church Tamarac, Florida January , 2004 Dr. David L. Haun It has been almost ten months since we started our worship services here at Hope Christian. It has been a good ten ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:28-33, Proverbs 29:18
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This is the first of a 5 part series on basic bible doctrines for our new congregation. (New Church Plant as of 4-6-03)
BASIC TRAINING: THE BIBLE IS GOD’S WORD PSALMS 119:9-16 & 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17 NOTE: The drama used in this sermon can be obtained from www.willowdrama.com INTRODUCTION OF THE SERIES: Vince Lombardi, who was the head football coach of the Green Bay Packers for many years, produced one NFL ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:15-17
Denomination: Christian Church
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