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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
Not all dead theologians are in the grave.
You can quote the written Word of God from Genesis to Revelation and go to Hell. You can have the Living Word of God, Jesus, and go to Heaven. Unless you are filled with the Holy Spirit of God who gives life to the written Word, you will go to Heaven defeated and fruitless while giving the wrong ...read more
Scripture: Romans 1:16, Acts 3:12, Romans 15:19, 2 Timothy 1:7, 2 Timothy 3:5, Matthew 24:24, Matthew 7:21-23, 1 Corinthians 2:4, 1 Corinthians 4:20, 1 Thessalonians 1:5 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Baptist
The Second message in this series speaks on allowing the Holy Spirit to change our perspective on the things of this world and focus on the next.
The Living Dead The 7 Blessings in Revelation Series Scripture Revelation 14:13 Introduction: This Thursday we celebrated the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe. As most of you know this was the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, and the decisive operation that led us to victory ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 14:13, Romans 6:3-5, 1 Corinthians 2:9
Denomination: Assembly Of God
As we continue through Acts; we are looking at the sermon from Peter and are on Point 2.
"Jesus Is Not Dead” Acts 2:22-28 As we continue through Acts; we are looking at the sermon from Peter and are on Point 2. Verses 14-16 is an introduction and testimony as to what is taking place with great power from God. Verses 17-22 is point 1 as Peter reminds them what Joel said: Joel ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:22-28
This sermon explores the transformative power of being identified with Christ, becoming invincible through resurrection, and living a life immersed in heavenly-mindedness.
Good morning, beloved family in Christ. It is indeed a joyous day to gather here, not by accident or coincidence, but by divine appointment. Isn't it wonderful how God's love draws us together to learn and grow in His Word? Today, we turn our hearts and minds to the book of Colossians, chapter 3, ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4
Topics: Dead To Sin, Alive In Christ
A sermon examining Jesus' letter to the Church at Sardis.
THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT SARDIS Revelation 3:1-6 I once heard a story of a little boy who found a snake on his grandfather’s farm. He informed his grandfather, and he took a shovel and cut its head off. Even with its head separated from the rest of its body, the snake hissed and tried to bite ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6
Congregational leaders need to keep themselves and their members alive and zealously active by invoking and cooperating with the life-reviving Holy Spirit.
Verse 1 - In each of the seven letters, Jesus introduces Himself differently to each church congregation. He does this because, in each case, the way He introduces Himself is relevant to the situations of each church congregation and the message they need to heed. Jesus introduces Himself to ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:1-5
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Sardis church is a famous one but the Lord does not find her work as complete
Sardis was a wealthy center of commerce in Asia Minor at that time. The first gold and silver coins were said to have been minted in Sardis. Who is addressing the church? “… him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars…” (vs. 2) Their Deeds/works: “you have a name that you are ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 19:8, Revelation 3:1-6
Denomination: Pentecostal
Jesus recognizes the Smyrna church as rich in faith, though they are poor in materials and face tribulations
Who is addressing the church? The First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life (2:8; Isa. 48:12). As the First, He made all things. As the Last, He will judge all things. Their Deeds/works: “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11, John 16:33
Persecution is to be expected by the godly and enduring persecution can bring great spiritual good.
Verse 8 – Jesus introduces Himself as being “the First and the Last, Who was dead, and has come to life.” The importance of this particular self-designation to the Smyrna Church of Christ will be seen when we have studied the challenges facing this congregation. Verse 9 ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11
In these last few verses of Ephesians, Paul blesses his readers with grace, peace, love and faith - all of which are themes running through the whole letter of Ephesians.
Ephesians 6:21-24 The End to an extraordinary letter Well we’ve finally arrived. We are at the end, the end of Ephesians. I don’t know if you’ve been counting, but guess how many sermons we’ve had on Ephesians this year? 22. This final one will bring it to 23. 23 sermons on 6 chapters. In most ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:21-24
Expounding on the first few chapters of Revelation & looking for modern applications.
REVELATION – a letter to the churches Of all the books of the bible none is more misunderstood and more avoided than the book of Revelation. Some will say the book of Revelation is so filled with mystery & symbolism how can we know what to take literally and what to view as symbolic? What ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
A sermon examining the reality of apostasy in our day.
THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT THYATIRA Revelation 2:18-29 Many people have a mistaken idea as to the definition of a “worldly church”. Often we paint with broad strokes and label any church that doesn’t look or operate like ours as being “worldly”. We are certainly considered “traditional” and there ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29
A sermon examining Jesus' Letter To The Church At Smyrna.
THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT SMYRNA Revelation 2:8-11 Throughout my time in the ministry I have struggled when preaching on passages that speak of Christian persecution. It has been difficult to draw an application that is relevant when preaching to an assembly of people in a country with ...read more
The church poor by wordly standards but rich by heavenly standards.
Letter to the church in Smyrna Rev. 2: 8-11 The Book of Revelation is an example of apocalyptic literature, a type of Jewish-Christian writing that flourished especially between 250 BC and 150 AD. The chief example in the Old Testament is Daniel 7-12. This type of literature communicates about ...read more
Dealing with the seven letters to the churches in Asia Minor.
Revelation’s Form Letter Rev. 2:1-3:22 Sept. 21, 2008 FBC, Chester Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction A Opening story B There are seven letters to seven different churches in Asia Minor (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, ...read more
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