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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 truly honor and love our leaders, we should remember them through our actions, follow their guidance, and keep them in our prayers.
Imagine walking into a small country church and being greeted by a friendly usher. As you express your desire to sit in the front row, the usher warns you that the pastor is quite boring. Unbeknownst to the usher, you happen to be the pastor's mother. Another incident involves a woman complimenting ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:7-8
Topics: Leadership, Love, Spiritual Growth
1 Kings 16 is a powerful record of decline—a succession of leaders who ignored God, embraced idols, and ultimately led their people into destruction.
THE FALL OF CORRUPT LEADERSHIP By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 16:1-34 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 14:34; Psalm 75:6-7; Hosea 4:6; 1 Timothy 5:24-25; Ecclesiastes 8:11-13 INTRODUCTION: 1 Kings 16 chronicles a dark and turbulent season in the leadership of Israel. One by one, kings rose ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 16:1-34
Denomination: Assembly Of God
The main point of this sermon is to emphasize the importance of fathers as spiritual leaders in their families, following God's design for fatherhood, and to encourage support for fathers in our community.
Good morning and happy Father’s Day! Today, we're going to dive into something that impacts our families, our communities, and our world - fatherhood. In a time when the role of a father is often misunderstood, misrepresented, or even dismissed, the Bible provides us with clear guidance on God's ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:15
Topics: Godly Father
A Godly leader must have a heart for the work of God. When God’s work is suffering reproach, it directly reflects upon God’s reputation.
When God’s People Are Afflicted Nehemiah 1:1-11 Preached Wednesday, November 27, 2002 Introduction: When God’s people suffer affliction and reproach by the hand of Satan, it is God Himself whose reputation is smudged. The elect of God are called to victory over dark forces. They have been ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11
Denomination: Baptist
Second in the leadership series this message deals with the DANGER that awaits any leader who foolishly thinks they can take a shortcut in accomplishing God’s will for their life.
LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP – PART TWO NO SUCCESS IN SHORTCUTS GENESIS 16:1-4 ©Larry L. Thompson (2003) INTRODUCTION: One of the strengths of studying leadership principles in the life of biblical leaders is in the assurance that there will be no whitewashing, no glossing over sin or failure—just the ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 16:1-4
God promised his people a leader who would lead them faithfully, giving them a righteousness that would make them right before God.
Jeremiah 23: 1-6 Pentecost 9 Date: July 21/24 Slaughterhouses sometimes find it difficult to direct sheep marked for slaughter up the ramp to the place of their execution. They will mill about in confusion, desperately looking for someone to follow and show them the way home. To overcome ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 23:1-6
Denomination: Lutheran
Joe was on the go for God because he was a humble servant leader filled with the spirit of God. He was on the go because he was dispenser of grace and a forgiving individual.
Go Joe! Summary of part one and two: I. Yo Joe – Yo Joe your special 1. Joe and his brothers suffered from the disease of favoritism. 2. There was the robed and the unrobed, the haves and the have nots. 3. There was a spoiled prideful brat and unloved sons driven to rage by their fathers ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
What can the Church learn from Geese? My thought for this message came from John Maxwell’s book developing Leaders Around you”.
INTRODUCTION Sometimes it is fun to just look around and see what we can learn. I remember watching cartoons when I was a kid. I learned a lot from watching the Road Runner. (GIVE EXAMPLES) Sometimes we can learn some lessons from some interesting places. If we would ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42, 1 John 1:6-7
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Esther shows us that everyone has a purpose and a place in God’s story - His-story (Part 2 "Fresh Lessons From Former Leaders").
Everybody makes history in some way or another. But we usually only remember the famous history makers; like, Joan of Arc, Marco Polo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Christopher Columbus or Florence Nightingale. What the story of Esther teaches us is that God orchestrates history, because it’s “His-Story.” ...read more
Denomination: *other
How can we be involved in restoroing the fallen? Should we ever excommunicate or ’disfellowship’? Should leaders who have fallen be restored to their previous ministry?
Restoring the fallen. 2 Cor 2:5-11. WBC 1 May 05pm INTRO Recently, a church that is well known and dear to me has been dealt a huge blow. Actually- it is being dealt with well, and some good is already coming from it. The church has always kind of ’fancied itself’, almost like God was ’lucky to ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:5-11
Elijah’s ascension, Christ’s ascension, and our hope revolve around the promises of our ascended leaders and the cloaks they give us to have and use.
May 23, 2004 2 Kings 2:7-14 Fifty men of the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan. 8 Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:7-14
Men are to be worship leaders in the home, in the church, and the community. The elders must teach the young men to be worshipers in Spirit and in Truth. It is time for men to stand up and worship.
In a wide since worship is all that relates to the Christian life, everything inour life should be an act of worship, in the since that worship is everything that brings glory to God. Worship is the activity of glorifying God in His presence with our voices and hearts. When we worship, we are ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 24:1-2, 2 Chronicles 29:27-30
Denomination: Apostolic
A Deacon ordination message. Character and spirituality are the essential indicators in the selection of church leaders. They are to lead through their service to God, His ministers, and His local church.
1 Timothy 3:8-13 QUALIFICATIONS FOR SERVANT-LEADERSHIP [Mark 10:42-45 / Acts 6:1-6] During local, state, and national election campaigns, voters are barraged by the claims of candidates who attempt to convince the electorate that they are the most ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:8-13
A blind man who gets sight and insight, and religious leaders who think they understand but are blind! Learn how to cope with the Lord waiting to answer prayers.
Our bodies are an amazing creation. Millions of cells working together in perfect harmony (well, most of the time). We breathe, our hearts beat, our organs function-all with nearly no input or oversight from our conscious brain. One of the senses we take most for granted is our sight. Your eyes are ...read more
Scripture: John 9:1-41
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
When a leader knows, through prayer and the confirmation of God’s people, that he is in the will of God, he must defend his plan against ungodly opposition.
One of the great lessons we get from the book of Nehemiah is that opposition is not a onetime deal. It would be nice if we could just deal with opposition once and be done with it, wouldn’t it? But we can’t. Because as long as we are doing the work that God calls us to do, we will have to face ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 2:19-20
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