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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
Trusting God at life’s uncertain crossings requires both faith and obedience, as He calls us to step forward and follow Him into the unknown.
Have you ever stood at the edge of something new—heart thumping, hands trembling—wondering how you’ll make it across? Maybe it’s a decision you can’t delay, a diagnosis you didn’t ask for, a door you’re afraid to open, or a river of unknowns that seems swollen and wild. You can hear it rush; you ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 3:1-9
Topics: Courage, Conviction
1. The Holy Spirit convicts leaders of the perils involved with abusing their power.
1. The Holy Spirit convicts leaders of the perils involved with abusing their power. Jesus said, "The Counselor, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment." (John 16:7,8) Ask the Lord to help respond to the Spirit’s ...read more
Scripture: John 16:7-9
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Jesus introduces some of the work of the Holy Spirit as "prosecutor". The Holy Spirit would convince and convict God's chosen of their sin and His Righteousness, in order to avoid the judgment of sin and satan.
The Prosecution’s Case John16:5-11 In our last study at the end of John 15 and John 16:1-4 we considered the privilege of serving as witnesses of the Lord Jesus Christ. We saw that the Holy Spirit stands as a trustworthy witness and testimony of all that Jesus’ is and all that He ...read more
Scripture: John 16:5-11
Denomination: Baptist
Conviction is not enough; we must repent and turn from our sins.
REPENT AND TURN Text: Acts 2:37-41 Introduction 1. Illustration: If there is no repentance, there can be no pardon. Some years ago, a murderer was sentenced to death. The murderer’s brother, to whom the State was deeply indebted for former services, asked the governor of the State for his ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:37-41
Denomination: Methodist
Shows how the Psalmist in Psalm 73 moves from complaining through communicastion to conviction and commitment; and encourages Christians to listen to hurting people.
FROM COMPLAINING THROUGH COMMUNICATION TO CONVICTION AND COMMITMENT (Psa 73:1 NIV) A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. (Psa 73:2 NIV) But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. (Psa 73:3 NIV) For I envied the arrogant ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 73:1-28
How to not be overcome by power abusers but to overcome with God’s goodness, love and truth
How the Holy Spirit Convicts Abusers of Power Illustration:In The Christian Leader, Don Ratzlaff retells a story Vernon Grounds came across in Ernest Gordon’s Miracle on the River Kwai. The Scottish soldiers, forced by their Japanese captors to labor on a jungle railroad, had degenerated to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-5
A sermon in a series on the Core Values of the Church of the Nazarene. It a sermon that reminds people that what we believe is important, and we need to know what it is we stand for.
Our Beliefs, Our Convictions as Christians and as Nazarenes Pastor Glenn Newton 3-5-00 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. 1 Timothy 4:16 2 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:16, 2 Timothy 4:3
Denomination: Nazarene
Easy believism has permeated our churches. We moved away from talking about three C’s of salvation in an attempt to avoid negativity. True Biblical salvation consists of conviction, confession, and conversion.
THE THREE C’S OF SALVATION PART I – CONVICTION JOHN 16:7-14 INTRODUCTION: In the late 1940’s and early 1950’s a shift in preaching and evangelism took place that has caused a crisis in Christianity. What has been termed as "easy believism" permeated our churches. We moved away from talking about ...read more
Scripture: John 16:7-14
Having the courage to stand for your convictions can be difficult, especially in a foreign land, yet 3 young men mentioned in Daniel 3 were able to stand when everyone else was willing to bow
Introduction: Life is a series of choices. Constantly we are making choices about what to do from one minute to the next. You made the choice to come to service this morning; you choose what you are wearing. In a few moments you will make a choice regarding the restaurant for lunch. The new work ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
It is one thing to teach from the Scriptures, but do we live what we teach as well as we teach?
The ability to carry on with the Christian life originates from Jesus Christ. Since Christ died for us and delivered us from transgression, we are therefore liberated from the control of sin. Christ gives us the strength and the comprehension to live as per God's will. Thusly, we would now be ...read more
Scripture: Titus 2:11-15
Denomination: Independent/Bible
God gets the glory as the Holy Spirit moves among the people and convicts them of their sinful ways.
The passage of Scripture that we will use today is a record of one of, if not the most responded to messages of all time. Peter preaches and the response is overwhelming. And in it all, God gets the glory as the Holy Spirit moves among the people and convicts them of their sinful ways. God's ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:32-41
2nd in the sermon series Letters from John. This sermon studies 3rd John. In it, John urges us that if we really believe what we really believe is really true, then we should walk in truth.
TEXT: 3rd John vs. 1-13 TITLE: Dear Gaius “Can you handle the truth?” SERIES: Letters from John TOPIC: TRUTH OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, November 14, 2010 PROP.: If we really believe in Jesus Christ, it should impact the way we live our lives…we should WALK in ...read more
Scripture: 3 John 1:1-13
condemning heart
Did you hear the story about the Hot air balloon? This man was traveling in a hot air balloon when he realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 3:11-24
Denomination: United Methodist
Not Me!
Not Me! January 21, 2009 Wednesday Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Focus Passage: Mark 14: 27-31, 66-72 Introduction: I. THE WARNING ABOUT THE DENIALS a. When the heart of a person is bent to sinning, the heart becomes insensitive to the reminders that are going on ...read more
Scripture: Mark 14:66-72
In this church age, when we are supposed to be adding and multiplying, we are subtracting and dividing.
Dividing Over Debatables Romans 14:1-6 http://www.gbcdecatur.org/sermons/121017pm.mp3 Sad Math: In this church age, when we are supposed to be adding and multiplying, we are subtracting and dividing. Disharmony among God’s people is at epidemic levels. We may have great unity at GBC, but most ...read more
Scripture: Romans 14:1-6
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