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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
To keep the divisiveness in the world from infecting the church, take your focus off the messenger and focus on the message.
A young rabbi found a serious problem in his new congregation. During the Friday service, half the congregation stood for the prayers and half remained seated, and each side shouted at the other, insisting that theirs was the true tradition. Nothing the rabbi said or did helped to solve the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Denomination: Evangelical Free
If your church is experiencing division or has gone through a difficult split, this message offers hope and encouragement.
Sunday a.m. - January 20, 2008 “Beauty For Ashes” (NOTE: This message was the first one I gave to a church that had just gone through a split and the congregation was hurting and confused how such a thing could happen) I. Background: The church in Antioch has gathered together. A word of ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3, Genesis 50:20
Denomination: Charismatic
Following Christ can bring division in relationships, but it is important to remain faithful and trust in Jesus' honesty and guidance.
Bring in a rope and have two volunteers come up. Have them hold the rope, one on each end, and explain that the rope represents our relationships. When we follow Jesus, sometimes it can cause tension and division in our relationships, like when we pull the rope tight. But Jesus is with us through ...read more
Scripture: Luke 12:49-56
Topics: Spiritual Growth, Discipleship, Faith Journey, Biblical Teachings
1 Kings 12 is a sobering reminder that leadership without wisdom, humility, and discernment leads to division and disaster.
THE DANGER OF REJECTING GODLY COUNSEL By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 12:1-33 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 11:14; Proverbs 15:22; 2 Chronicles 10:1-19; Isaiah 30:1; James 1:5-6 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 12 marks a pivotal shift in Israel’s history—the division of the united kingdom into the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 12:1-33
Denomination: Assembly Of God
That what we do for the kingdom of God is always seen by the Lord and he bestows the honor do to us for our labor
Honor from the King 1Cor. 12:25-26 Indira Gandhi once said, “My grandfather told me that there are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there. The brilliant physician and writer Oliver ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:25-26
Denomination: Pentecostal
So what is the Joseph effect? For Joseph it wasn’t about labor (carpentry), it was about love. Life is about love.
18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had ...read more
Dennis Bakke’s Labor Day Sermon based on his New York Times bestselling book, JOY AT WORK.
Joy at Work A sermon preached by Dennis Bakke on Labor Day Sunday September 4, 2005 Falls Church Episcopal Church Falls Church, VA Dennis Bakke is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, JOY AT WORK: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job. He is the co-founder ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
God wants us to welcome his Son, serve him faithfully, and return to him the fruit of our lives and labor.
Title: What God Wants (A Communion Meditation) Text: Matthew 21:33-46 Thesis: God wants us to welcome his Son, serve him faithfully, and return to him the fruit of our lives and our labor. Introduction This story reminded me of my agrarian roots where it was customary for absentee landowners to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46
The slavery to sin that we all labor under for some part of our lives is destroyed by the infinite loving power of Christ.
Tuesday of 23rd week in course 2019 St. Agnes Tsao-Kou Ying We don’t become disciples of Jesus Christ on our own volition. We must be called to follow Christ. Some teachers have misunderstood this to mean that some are called and others are not called, and therefore are damned to perdition by ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:6-15, Luke 6:12-19
Denomination: Catholic
The death of the saints is precious to the Lord because they have completed the race set before them, and now, they are resting from their labors.
Funeral Sermon: PRECIOUS IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD IS THE DEATH OF HIS SAINTS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 116:15 (KJV) Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. INTRODUCTION: Death is an inevitable part of life, and it is a moment that often brings sorrow, grief, ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 116:15
Jesus emphasizes, not the time of His coming, but whether when He comes He will find us watching and ready.
Watch! Mark 13:31-37 When our ship was in dry dock, I was assigned a watch in the barracks one night. I don’t remember what the problem was, I usually did not have this problem, but that night I was very sleepy. Since it was my own barracks I was roaming, I slipped into my room and lay down ... ...read more
Scripture: Mark 13:31-37
Denomination: Mennonite
Pentecost 13 (C) - God’s word of truth divides. We see this truth in Jesus’ life. We may also see this truth divides in our lives.
GOD’S TRUTH DIVIDES (Outline) August 30, 2009 -- PENTECOST 13 -- Luke 12:49-53 INTRO: Good and evil, light and darkness are opposites. They have nothing in common with each other. God’s word judges and divides in much the same simple manner. One time Jesus’ enemies accused him of ...read more
Scripture: Luke 12:49-53
Denomination: Lutheran
A study of chapter 13 verses 1 through 7
Ezekiel 13: 1 – 7 ‘Hollywood props’ Part 1 “1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy out of their own heart, ‘Hear the word of the LORD!’3 Thus says ...read more
Scripture: Ezekiel 13:1-7
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
Paul continues with his answers to solve the problem of a divided church.
When you think about the word “division” you find that is a damaging and devastating problem. Divisiveness leads to anger, fights, divorce, murder, and war. One of the answers to solving this division problem is to see ourselves as God sees us. When God looks at a person, He sees ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
He saw her as a person, a human being with infinite human dignity. Isn’t that the same look of love He has given us all during our life?
Monday of the 5th week in Lent There are two common principles possible for human society. By birth into our fallen state, we are born into a kind of fraternity of failure. Our brotherhood is a society of sin. That is one thing we can say unequivocally about every one of us above the age of ...read more
Scripture: John 8:1-11, Psalm 23:1-6, Matthew 28:20
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