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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
An Expository Message On How God Test Our Faith And Commitment To Him. Genesis Series #45
Genesis Series #45 April 28, 2002 Title: Abraham Earns An “A+” Email: pastorsarver@yahoo.com Website: www.newlifeinchrist.info Welcome to New life in Christ. Today we continue with message #45 in our verse-by-verse study of the book of Genesis. Read Genesis 22:1-19 There will be times in ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Turning towards forgiveness is something we need to do in two dimensions – first, we need to turn vertically towards God and accept His forgiveness offered to us, and second we need to turn horizontally towards each other and choose forgiveness in our rel
Turning Towards: Forgiveness Ps 103:1-18, Luke 23:34 Lent Series; March 12, 2006 Intro: Imagine starting your week out with a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes. For each person that wrongs you, you must take a potato and write that person’s name, date and what the wrong was onto the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 103:1-18
Denomination: Baptist
Part two of the beatitudes describing our relationship with others as instructed in the final four beatitudes by Jesus.
Title: A series on the Beatitudes of Jesus (Part II) Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12 Introduction: [ILLUS: Helen at the checkout at Walmart.] A man got saved one Sunday night and before he left the service he spoke to the CO about how the other men were going to receive him at the lumber camp (he ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:7-12
Denomination: Holiness
Jesus’ 1st cry from the cross and the forgiveness available to us.
WHAT MOVED THE HEART OF JESUS? Part 1: The cry of forgiveness - Luke 23:33-38 For some time now, we have been hearing about Mel Gibson’s new movie, The Passion of the Christ, the biblical account of the last hours of Christ’s earthly life. Some in our church have even seen it already. The ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:33-38
Our words and promises carry deep consequences; God calls us to speak carefully, obey courageously, and trust His grace even when we fail.
Friend, your words carry weight. Promises shape people. Vows mark moments. We know the power of a whispered “I do,” the gravity of “I’ll be there,” and the ache of “I’m sorry.” Words can build bridges, and words can burn them. Have you ever wished you could take a sentence back? Have you ever felt ...read more
Scripture: Judges 11:29-40
Topics: Obedience, Sacrifice
A call to Christians to render service to the Lord whenever they can, not waiting for a "better opportunity," nor seek men’s approval.
OUTLINE Introduction Supper at Bethany Sacrifice of Mary Slighting / Selfishness of Judas Slave or Savior in Jesus Support by Jesus Setting for Jesus’ burial Souvenir of Mary’s sacrifice Savior’s call Introduction So ...read more
Scripture: John 12:1-8, Matthew 26:6-13
Denomination: Foursquare
Many people believe nothing is worse than death. But in the experience of Jesus being betrayed, tried and denied, we see that there truly are some things worse than death.
"Some things Worse than Death" Matthew 26:57 - 27:10 INTRODUCTION In the minds of most people, death is the worst experience that can happen. Not only physical death is capable of producing the end of what we value or count as precious. We are sometimes willing to say or do anything to avoid the ...read more
WE do not desire a cross because it means we suffer. The Christ on the cross is an image of suffering, image of surrender, an image of servant hood, and the cross of Christ is an image of sufficiency.
“We have taken him off the cross?” Mark 8:34 Most pictures we see of the cross of Christ is the cross is displayed as empty. 1. Image 1 of Isenhiem Altar piece The cross of Christ is an image of suffering • The Isenheim Altarpiece is an image of ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:34
Denomination: Methodist
The Bible promises us that life will be tough. This message deals with Paul & Silas in prison, and how God brought them through ... just like He can bring you through.
“There’s Victory In Jesus” Acts 16:25-34 INTRODUCTION: The last few weeks haven’t been easy for most of us … we have been through, and survived 2 hurricanes. For SOME of us, it has been even worse: • Billy Bass – Heart Cauterization. • John Ross – Back Surgery. • Michelle Smith – ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:25-34
Exposition of Luke 14:15-24 regarding our duty as servants to be heralds of the gospel and compel people into the kingdom of God
Text: Luke 14:15-24, Title: The Master’s Desire, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/7/10, AM A. Opening illustration: Unless there is a transformation of contemporary church life so that once again the task of evangelism is something which is seen as incumbent on every baptized Christian, and is backed up ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:15-24
The Fragrance of Worship; A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus
I. Introduction Some preliminary thoughts: “Prayer focuses on the problem” “Praise focuses on the provision” “Worship focuses on the PROVIDER” “Worship is the correct response to the presence of God.” Essence of The Lesson: Worship is a flow and a dialogue between you and your Savior, it is ...read more
Scripture: Luke 7:36-50
We are called to be a people of the Gospel; the Gospel must be central to our lives. In order to adequately embrace the Gospel, we must understand the Gospel.
The Basis of the Gospel 1 Corinthians 15: 3-4 As we begin the New Year, I felt compelled to preach a series that deals with the foundational element of our faith – the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I trust everyone understands the significance of the Gospel in relation to salvation in Christ. We must ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
What does it take to be an authentic disciple of Christ Jesus?
Luke 14: 25 - 35 / My Disciples Intro: A wise grandfather once told his grandchild the following story: “One day as I sat quietly with my dog in the sun of the front porch a large white rabbit suddenly ran across in front of us. The dog jumped up and took off after that big rabbit and began to ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:25-35
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
We run into many walls we cannot seem to get past: estrangement, grief, illness. The way past those walls is described as Sabbath, symbol, silence, and shout.
When you are up against a wall, there will be more than one way to deal with it. There will be the conventional way. And there will be the creative way. When you are up against a wall, there will be a way to break it down that costs a whole lot less than the usual way. All of us remember Mark ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 6:1-21
As we have so often learned in scripture there are to be some major differences between those who profess Christ as Savior and those who don’t. You ask: what differences should there be between believers and nonbelievers?? They are listed in point form in
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount Part 2 of Part 1 Who is a true Disciple Part 2 Matthew 5:1-12 Introduction A logger got saved one Sunday night and before he left the service he spoke to the Company Operator about how the other men were going to receive him at the lumber camp. The following Sunday, he ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12
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