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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
Trusting God in seasons of waiting renews our strength, turning weariness into endurance and hope, as faith refuses to panic amid uncertainty.
Some of us walked in today with a wait in our bones. We’ve stood in waiting rooms, stared at silent phones, counted ceiling tiles in the midnight hours. We’ve waited for a call back from a doctor, a prodigal to come home, a door to open, a cloud to move. Life can feel like a long line at the DMV of ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 40:31
Topics: Perseverance, Endurance
Christians are to this world what salt is to food
MATT.5:13 "THE SALT OF THE EARTH" * You have had the experience, I’m sure, your dinner is set before you and you take that first delicious bite, only to discover that the cook left out the salt. * Or perhaps you’ve been a patient in the hospital and the Dr. ordered a salt-free diet. * Or maybe ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:13
Denomination: Baptist
Light in the darkness gives hope for freedom, That is what Christ is calling us to tonight-be salt in light in the world.
Clip from the movie The Hurricane-scene where Denzel Washington’s character is on the phone from prison and sees the light in the window that shows him that there are people out there who are working to see him set free. -Light in the darkness gives hope for freedom, That is what Christ is calling ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16
Denomination: *other
Don’t let the past hold you back
As a counselor you learn a lot about how the past affects people. I knew one woman in her thirties who had a terrible childhood. Her father left when she was a baby, her mother was terribly abusive both physically and verbally. She ended up in foster care where she was sexually abused by a foster ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16
We must not turn away from Christ and back to our sin. If we do this we are rejecting the only salvation from sin.
“DON’T TURN BACK” Hebrews 10:26-39 December 7, 2008 Pastor John L. Harper Warden Assembly of God 1 Corinthians 11:23-31 (King James Version) King James Version (KJV) 23For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:26-39
Denomination: Pentecostal
This sermon addresses how to deal with your anger in a God pleasing way.
September 11, 2005 Ephesians 4:25-32 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “Be angry but do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not leave space for the devil. He who has been ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32
Denomination: Lutheran
Today in our passage of Scripture we’re going to see a group of people who were on the verge of not believing. They had lost hope b/c of the circumstances they were in. But Jesus came along and gave them a message that we can still use today. And that
“Don’t Stop Believing” Mark 9: 14-27 October 23, 2011 Intro: A preacher was watching a little girl standing outside the preschool Sunday school classroom between Sunday school and worship, waiting for her parents to come and pick her up for "big church." The pastor noticed ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:14-27
We are to proclaim the good news as it is.
DON’T MESS WITH THE MESSAGE Galatians 1:1-9 S: Gospel Th: Grace-Full Living Pr: WE ARE TO PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS AS IT IS. ?: How? KW: Responses TS: We will find in Galatians 1:1-9, three responses we can have to the good news. The _____ response one can have to the good news is… I. DELIGHT ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 1:1-9
This sermon encourages us not to give up in the face of failure. You can see it and/or hear it at our website at www.glenvillenewlife.com under Sermons--Pastor Rick
Don’t Give Up Genesis 21:14-21 Matthew 26:69-75 Have you ever been in a situation in which things were going pretty good, and then you did something to screw things up. You find yourself in a jam and don’t know exactly what to do? Has there ever been a time in your life, in which you were ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 26:69-75
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Warns of the dangers of drifting away. How we can know when we are drifting??
When I was a teenager a friend of mine had a beach house in Laguna beach, and we would go down and spend the weekends at the beach! We would basically hang out at the beach all day, of course we wore our short “OP” shorts on and our “Hang Ten” tank tops, but we were not surfers, we did not have ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
We are to act as a preservative, preventing the world from going bad. We should have a positive influence on those around us. Furthermore, that is most likely what Jesus had in mind here.
Salt, Light, and Law in the Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:13-16, NIV 13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 "You are the light of the ...read more
"Salt and Light" is a part of the Sermon on the Mount series. We look at both the qualities of being salt (creates thirst, a seasoning, part of the sacrifice, and preservative), and light (exposes and guides).
Sermon on the Mount “Salt and Light” Matthew 5:13-16 There are two things that we value that seem so insignificant at first, they don’t even come up on our radar, but they’re actually needed for our survival. The first is salt. Too little of it and your food can be under ...read more
Denomination: Foursquare
Legalism is a real temptation for us because we're wired to DO something. We have learned that we earn our bread by the sweat of our brow and we can't help but apply that to our spiritual life.
INTRODUCTION The book of Galatians has six chapters and they are easily divided into three themes. The first two chapters are doctrinal. Paul reminded the believers the Gospel of grace is the only true Gospel. The two middle chapters are personal, and the last two chapters are practical. ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 4:8-11
Jesus calls us salt and light - simply stating it as a matter of fact and a description of our true identity – Be who you are!
Salt & Light Matthew 5:13 - 16 1. Beaufort West is a mid-sized, rural, sheep farming town in the center of the Cape Province in South Africa. • One of its claims to fame is that it was the birthplace of the world’s first heart transplant pioneer, Dr. Chris Barnard. • Another claim to fame or ...read more
Denomination: United Methodist
When Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth” He is speaking of our conduct and character while yet living in this sin-cursed world. He is saying we are different or we ought to be different and live different than the rest of the world.
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” (NIV.) Introduction Salt is a very precious commodity, especially during ancient times. It was so ...read more
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