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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
Peter’s Denial of Christ (part 2 of 2).
COURAGE AND COWARDICE AT THE GARDEN GATE (Part 2) John 18:15-18, 25-27 INTRO: This morning, we started this message on the life of Simon Peter, and just got started. We saw how he was tempted by the devil, and denied ...read more
Scripture: John 18:15-27
Denomination: Baptist
We have been inundated with the message of self-indulgence, so why should we deny ourselves?
Why Deny? Matthew 6:16-18 The Sermon on the Mount is a guide for how to live as followers of Jesus. Specifically, Jesus is teaching us that we have to lose some things in our religion so we can get back to a relationship with God. Religion focuses on religious practices, rules, observances, and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18
Denomination: Methodist
Paul gives us two proper responses to the cross of Christ.
[To receive free sermons each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com.] THE SYMBOL OF CHRISTIANITY [What religions/groups do these symbols represent: crescent and star, Star of David, Square and Compasses, swastika, peace, yin-yang, Ichthys, cross.] The symbol of Christianity is the ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18
Lesson one in a 15 lesson series on discipleship.
Discipleship The Meaning of Discipleship Sunday, April 11, 2010 am Reading: Mark 8:34-38 Introduction: This morning, we’re beginning a new adventure. We’re starting a new sermon series on discipleship. I’m afraid that “discipleship” is a term that most of us ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:34-38
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
How to win people to Jesus Christ
Fishing for Men Mark 1:14-20 Good morning, Church. I invite you to come with me to the northern reaches of the Great Riff Valley – the Riff Valley is an enormous fracture in the earth’s crust that runs all the way from Kenya in East Africa north through the Red Sea and on up into Israel past the ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20
Denomination: Anglican
What does it look like to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Jesus?
[IMAGE] Philippine Passion Play - practice of literally crucifying people (voluntarily). The practice began in 1962 after a popular play about Jesus’ death. One man, Ruben Enaje, (as of 2019) had been hung on a cross 33 times. Many men and women have voluntarily submitted to temporary crucifixion ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:31-38
What it will take to make it.
IX. OBSTACLES Worship is not an option, it is an obligation; it is not a luxury, it is a necessity. The one thing that the church can do that no other assembly can do is to worship God and glorify Him. A. Human nature being what it is, we do not naturally want to seek after God and get ...read more
Denomination: Pentecostal
Self-denial is to be lifted with Jesus—and the first ten feet of his ascent is on the Cross. You cannot reach for Jesus without letting go of the things you’re holding onto. Make it your passion to go the first ten feet with Jesus.
"When I am lifted-up," Jesus said, "I will draw all people to myself." And just in case you are tempted to interpret this up-lifted status to mean something glitzy, John sticks in a little commentary in verse 33 to make clear that the "lifting up" Jesus had in mind was the cross. Ultimately Jesus ...read more
Scripture: John 12:9-26
Denomination: Other
The story of Peter’s denial presents a sober and utterly real picture of the prominent apostle and offers a deep spiritual lesson about humility and the spiritual conflict. Jesus’ look frees the memory and sends grace to the heart.
LUKE 22: 54-62 [JESUS’ LAST NIGHT SERIES] PETER DENIES KNOWING JESUS After the betrayal of Judas Luke turns his attention to the arrest of Jesus and the denials of Peter. Simultaneous action is taking place in the house of the high priest with Jesus (v. 54) and in its courtyard with Peter ...read more
Scripture: Luke 22:54-62
You ask what are those "even though" moments? It is when the situation that is starring you in the face is not good, but you can find strength in that situation because of God.
Introduction: Last week, we began our new series "Even Though" by looking at Jeremiah's "even though" moment. Jeremiah is looking around at his beloved Israel and the damage done by the Babylonian invasion. Property has been destroyed, friends have been killed and others ...read more
Scripture: Habakkuk 3:16-19
Satan does not try to ravage us. He seduces us by a process that is sometimes so slow, we do not even notice.
BECOMING DESENSITIZED TO SIN: THE DANGER OF CREEPING NORMALCY INTRODUCTION A. I am 80 years old and have witnessed moral and spiritual changes in American that boggle my mind and alarm my spirit. B. Alarm bells go off in the hearts and minds of sincere believers when the ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 3:1-3, Isaiah 5:20, Ephesians 4:17-20
FIND
Jesus said in Luke 9:23, “If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” To deny yourself simply means to lose. The Christian life begins with losing. When God called me to serve Him in a new place, I felt like I was losing everything — my ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:23
Trust in God's perfect timing, His unbreakable promises, and His unfailing faithfulness, as illustrated in Habakkuk 2:2-3.
Good morning, church family! Today we're diving into the rich well of wisdom found in the book of Habakkah, specifically chapter 2, verses 2-3. Here's what it says, "The LORD answered me: Write down this vision; clearly inscribe it on tablets so one may easily read it. For the vision is yet for the ...read more
Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-3
Topics: God's Delays, Not Denials
If we want to dare to be different then we need to be sure of who we are, why we’re here and where our strength comes from.
Part 1 Sacred Living in a Secular Society “Dare to be Different” - An Overview of Daniel We live in a society that wants us to conform, but we are called by Christ to be different. And even if you’re not yet a Christian, there’s a sense in which life is a struggle to conform. That’s because you ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 1:1-12, Daniel 1:1-13
Denomination: *other
In discussing True Wisdom, Paul presents the case in: 1 Corinthians 2:6–16 that we can understand the things freely given by God from the Spirit of God. Therefore: (1) True Wisdom is not Humanly Discovered (1 Corinthians 2:6-9)and (2) True Wisdom is Divinely Revealed(1 Corinthians 2:10-16).
It is impossible for a lesser creature to understand a more advanced one. How can anything understand something more complex and advanced than itself? For a flea to understand a dog it would have to be at least as advanced as a dog. For a dog to understand a man it would have to be at least as ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16