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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
Don't be deceived by the lie of self-help. Jesus is your only hope.
INTRODUCTION Thank you for your prayers for Dale Pond and me as we traveled to Uganda and Tanzania to train pastors and to preach in the churches. We worked with over a thousand pastors who are hungry to learn how to build a Healthy Church. Greg Smith, our friend from Atlanta, joined us. Greg is ...read more
Scripture: Mark 5:1-20
Denomination: Baptist
When Paul came to Ephesus in Acts 19, the city was locked in a stronghold of pagan superstition. But within two years of ministry in Ephesus, Satan’s stronghold was crumbling.
ACTS Pursuing The Call – Part 7 Dr. Tom Bartlett August 11, 2019 Acts 19:21-41 OUTLINE How the Good-News affects Christ-followers Acts 19:21-41 (ESV) THE GOSPEL HAS A PROFOUND AFFECT ON . . . How we think about money Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia ...read more
Denomination: Other
If the gospel is only successful among one stratum of society, it loses its punch. But if the gospel assembles people from both sides of the track (rich and poor), there is an intrigue to the gospel.
Jesus kept the wrong company. In the later decades of the nineteenth century, Hell’s Half-Acre was known as the red-light district of Fort Worth. While the area was cleared in the 1960s for the Tarrant County Convention Center, it was, as the name suggests, a rough and rowdy district. In the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:12-26
First Samuel 28:3-25 shows us the final hopelessness of a person who continually disobeys God.
Scripture We concluded our study last time at 1 Samuel 28:2, where Achish decided that the Philistines were going to war against Israel, and he made David his bodyguard for life. Then, 1 Samuel 28:3 begins the incident about Saul and medium of En-dor. The geography indicates that the author of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:3-25
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
1 THESSALONIANS 5:18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. What Happens? What happens when we build this attitude of gratitude? The SHIFT from a state of ILL-BEING to WELL-BEING is explicitly triggered by thankfulness and gratitude.
Unlocking the Power of Thanksgiving Now, I will be your teacher this morning and today we will be looking into the divine power of thanksgiving. In how thanksgiving is not just a byword and utterance of appreciation but also a KEY that can change our PRAYER LIFE and draw us closer to GOD! Are you ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Jesus offers his own unshakeable peace to calm our anxious hearts, inviting us to trust his presence instead of giving in to fear or panic.
Some days the headlines hit like hail on a tin roof. Bills stack up, calendars crowd in, and our hearts hum with hurry. We lie awake staring at the ceiling fan, counting worries like sheep that refuse to sleep. We wonder if peace is a myth, a mirage on the horizon of a hurried life. Is there a calm ...read more
Scripture: John 14:27
Topics: God's Peace, Peace
This seventh Beatitude has to do more with conduct than with character.
Preaching of the King – Part 6 Matthew 5:9-10 This seventh Beatitude has to do more with conduct than with character. The first four may be grouped together as setting forth negative character of the heart of the godly. They are not self-sufficient, but consciously poor in spirit; they are not ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:9-10
Denomination: Holiness
Sermon Series for Advent number 3 0f 9 on the fruits of the spirit
Second Sunday in Advent Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Be Prepared for Christ’s Coming With Peace 1. Peace to be believed. 2. Peace to be shared. Fellow Christians preparing for the ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23
Denomination: Lutheran
The irony of thanksgiving is sometimes those closest to the Father’s blessings can become the least thankful. The Prodigal’s brother demonstrates this reality by his words and actions.
Thanksgiving’s Empty Chair Luke 15: 25 - 32 INTRODUCE A woman was visiting some people who lived on a farm, and she noticed a pig limping in the backyard with a wooden leg. She asked the farmer, "What happened to the pig?" The farmer said, "Oh, Betsy is a wonderful pig. One night the house ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:25-32
Expository sermon showing what Jesus foretold and taught about His Church.
THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH Matthew 16:18 INTRODUCTION: One Sunday morning a stranger wandered into a small country church in the middle of the sermon. The man was unkempt and dirty, and clearly smelled of alcohol. The usher tried his best to seat him off in a far corner but instead the man walked to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:18
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
First in series of sermons from Paul to the church at Galatia to return them to the truth.
GALATIANS # I Galatia was not a city but a country or province. There is no certain information as to the time when the gospel was first preached in Galatia, or the persons by whom it was done. There is mention, however, of Paul’s having preached there several times, and several circumstances ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 1:1-24
Denomination: Christian Church
A basic exposition of the famous C.S. Lewis quote of Jesus being Lord, Liar or Luntic.
Harrison Christian Church ¡§Is Jesus really God¡¦s son?¡¨ Robbie Phillips [03/14/04] Introduction 1. Jesus had 12 disciples, yet notice he wasn¡¦t one of them...[As God is to Israel, so Jesus is to the Christians--[not a member of the group, He¡¦s forming it] 2. Jesus calls John the Baptist the ...read more
Scripture: John 10:22-33
Not only is it reasonable to believe that Jesus is alive it is the best possible explanation for the empty tomb
Jesus is Alive – True or False John 20:1-10 April 11, 2004 – Easter Sunday The idea for this message came from a series shown in Outreach Magazine and additional ideas were taken from the Jesus is Alive message by Brian Mavis. Introduction Over the past several weeks we have been exploring the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-8
Denomination: Church Of God
It took aching backs and dirty hands to rebuild the city of Jerusalem and it requires the same to continue building up Christ’s church today.
Achin’ Backs & Dirty Hands I. Introduction A. Background to the text is Neh. 1-2. 1. Nehemiah gets disturbing news about the condition of Jerusalem. a.It had lain in ruins for almost a century and a half. b.He had passion for the Lord! Neh. 1: 4 2. He ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 3:5
God’s time is always the best time, even if it does not seem so to us.
PERFECT TIMING? Have you ever heard the saying, “Life is what happens when you’re making other plans”? You know, often we kind of have things all mapped out, what we want, what we plan to do, and then life happens and our course is changed. Or sometimes, if we are so bent on what we have ...read more
Scripture: Mark 5:21-43
Denomination: Methodist
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