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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
assuring transgender people that they are loved by God
(Transgender Remembrance Day 2004) May the words of my mouth dwell in the soul of your heart. YOU ARE LOVED!! Let me repeat that. . . . YOU ARE LOVED!!! This week marks the sixth anniversary of the Transgender Day of Remembrance Candle Light Vigil in Columbus. All over the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:6-7
Denomination: Episcopal
Deals with the tension between the love and judgment of God.
“God’s Tough Love” Hosea 1:3-9 Steve Hanchett, pastor Berry Road Baptist Church January 21, 2001 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. Then the Lord said to him: “call his name Jezreel, for in a little while I will avenge the bloodshed of ...read more
Scripture: Romans 1:18-26, Hosea 1:3-9
Denomination: Baptist
God’s love for us is a sacrificial love, shown in Jesus giving up all for our sake.
I was watching a show on TV a couple of weeks ago and they were asking school children what Christmas was all about. There were two common themes that came out as they gave their answers. The first was "Presents." Not that you think of Christmas as being about presents, I’m sure! (How many people ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:8-20
Denomination: Anglican
Explores the manifestation, magnitude, and meaning of God's great love, emphasizing its transformative power and God's role as the author of our destinies.
Good morning, beloved family of God. It's a privilege to be gathered here today, in this sacred space, united in our love for the Lord and our desire to understand His word more deeply. Today, we are going to focus on a passage that speaks directly to the heart of our faith, a passage that ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:4
Topics: Love
God’s love has two sides—salvation / judgment… life / death… redemption / righteousness. He loves with a purpose—salvation. He loves with a consequence—judgment.
What was the first memory verse you ever learned? For most of us, it was John 3:16. I have a set of 6 books at the house that I bought a few years ago. They are by a man named Carl F.H. Henry. When Carl Henry died in 2003, the New York times called him the brain of the evangelical movement. ...read more
Scripture: John 3:16-21
Being part of a living, growing, & loving family is amazing. The church is that Family. It is & will forever be, because God is our Father who cares for us, & unites us, by His Word.
Sermon series- 6 qualities for spiritual health part 4 4) I love God’s Church and God’s Word. - Today I’m picking back up with the fourth part of my series about 6 qualities for spiritual health. - With the turmoil we’ve had in recent days. I don’t know how closely everyone else ...read more
Scripture: John 13:33-35
Are we ready to embrace ALL the consequences of God’s love being shed abroad into our hearts?
Note: the following article (in its original form) provoked a discussion on another site entitled, "Walk Away from Fundamentalism" (http://www.aimoo.com/forum/postview.cfm?id=319472&CategoryID=22217&ThreadID=528621). Part of this discussion, and my replies, are included below, following the ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-13
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Love is a very popular topic in the Scriptures. Probably one of the most twisted truths’ of the Bible being taught and talked about today is the Love of God.
God Loves You Three sons left home, started careers and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts that they were able to give their elderly mother for her 70th birthday. The first said, “I built a huge house for Mom.” The second said, “I sent her a Mercedes with a driver.” The ...read more
Scripture: John 3:16
In this message we look at the Premise and Promise of God's love.
As we read through the book of Romans there seems to be some common themes that we see over and over again. The common topics are: The Law, Sin and Grace. And in case you are thinking those are probably common themes throughout the Bible, or the New Testament or even Paul’s letters, they ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:31-39
Denomination: Wesleyan
What does it mean to say that God’s love is "personal"? What difference does it make?
Most people would agree, I think, that our society is becoming increasingly impersonal. More and more of the daily activities that used to involve contact with another human being are being automated. For instance, some of us are old enough to remember the days before telephone answering machines ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 139:10-16
In this sermon, which is another in the series on "Keys to Spiritual Growth," we look at two more keys that will help you grow spiritually.
Scripture Today we continue in my sermon series on “Keys to Spiritual Growth.” My foundational text for this series is 2 Peter 3:18: "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen" (2 Peter 3:18). Introduction Several years ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
It's one of the best know scenes from the Gospels, Jesus blessing the children, this message looks at why children need to be important to our local churches.
It was just about this time of year 22 years ago. We had just moved to Bedford to start what would eventually become Cornerstone and I had to fly to Colorado to attend what was called “Church Planters Boot Camp”, an intensive week long training session that included men and women from ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:13-16
Malachi; the Final Prophet – (Part 1) GODLY INSIGHT FOR TODAY
✎ The most famous play in Rose Bowl history occurs in 1929 when Georgia Tech beats California 8 to 7. Anyone who knows anything about football will tell you that something unusual must have happened for Georgia Tech to have scored 8 points. It wasn’t a two point conversion after Georgia ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 1:1-5
Denomination: Assembly Of God
I purposely decided to preach on the topic of God’s love at the end of this series because love is an essential attribute of God, the capstone of His personality. Having said that, I feel overwhelmed and challenged by the task of trying to put into words
Our Loving God I know I got a lot of mileage last week out of turning 40 but I thought I’d begin this morning with a story about what happened when a young couple invited their aging pastor over for Sunday dinner. While the parents were in the kitchen preparing the meal, the minister asked their ...read more
Scripture: Romans 5:6-8
It’s through Love that we can show Christ in our actions and in our lives. It’s Love that we can lead others to a life in Christ
Love • In Life I have found there are a lot of things that make me stop and wonder. • I wonder why a speaker who "needs no introduction" --- gets one anyway. • I wonder why, when a preacher says, "In closing..." he doesn’t. • I wonder why people will punish a child for lying • But they will tell ...read more
Scripture: John 15:9-17
Denomination: Christian Church
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