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In Matthew 22, Jesus stated that the two most important things that we can do in life are to love God, and love people. Why are relationships so important?
RELATIONSHIPS #1 – THE VALUE OF RELATIONSHIPS OPENING: • This morning I want to talk to you about why it is absolutely essential that we learn how to build strong and healthy relationships with one another… • This message is on perhaps the most important issue in the world. Why? KEY TEXT: ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:37-39
Denomination: *other
Christians walk a different walk. Not only do we walk along a different path, but we also walk in a different manner. The difference is caused by our active and dynamic relationship with Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17 “Walking By Faith” INTRODUCTION Various Christian groups have attempted to define what it is like to live as a Christian. At the turn of the twentieth century, the evangelist, Billy Sunday, believed that temperance was the mark of a Christian. Christians shouldn’t ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:6-17
Denomination: Lutheran
Our Relationship to God. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Session 1: Our Relationship to God. Reading: Romans chapter 12 verse 1-3. • Newspapers contain a number of things - for example ‘Headlines’; • Here are a few that they would probably have changed. Ill: • “Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case” • “Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge” • “Safety ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-8
Denomination: Brethren
I. EXORDIUM: Whoever has seen a 100 year old man, please raise your hand. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General believer III. OBJECTIVES: Importance of close relationship with God IV. TEXT: Genesis 5:24 communing with God—and then he was th
I. EXORDIUM: Whoever has seen a 100 year old man, please raise your hand. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General believer III. OBJECTIVES: Importance of close relationship with God IV. TEXT: Genesis 5:24 communing with God—and then he was there no more, because God had taken him. V. ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 5:24
Denomination: Pentecostal
Faith is not a feeling or emotion. Faith is the foundation of our relationship with God.
Faith Heb 11:1-3 What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see. 2 God gave his approval to people in days of old because of their faith. 3 By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3
Denomination: Assembly Of God
When our faith does not spring from our relationship with Jesus, we will have problems.
INTRODUCTION • RELATIONSHIP VIDEO (NOT A POWERPOINT) • SLIDE #1 • Should relationships make a difference in your life? Should a relationship with Jesus make a difference in your life? • Our relationships in many ways define who we are. Think about it, to Rachel’s friends, I am Rachel’s dad. To ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 23:15
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Our faith is also on a collision course with those relationships that move us away from God and from our faith.
Introduction Jesus has warned us in Luke 18:8 that when the end is near, He will not be able to find faith on the earth. And that could mean only one thing: Christian men and women's faith is going to come under attack and whatever that is that is attacking our faith may get the upper ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 13:20
Denomination: Baptist
Only two Christian groups do not practice some form of water baptism: Quakers and the Salvation Army. All others practice water baptism but disagree on the mode (immersion/sprinkling) and the purpose (to be saved/because one has been saved).
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GRACE, FAITH, WORKS, AND BAPTISM INTRODUCTION A. Only two Christian groups do not practice some form of water baptism: Quakers and the Salvation Army. B. All others practice water baptism but disagree on the mode (immersion/sprinkling) and the purpose (to be saved/because ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10
Faithfulness is not optional in our relationship with God, but is an integral part of our relationship with Him as it is with a marriage.
Developing Christian Character The Characteristic of “FAITHFULNESS” We have been talking about developing Christian character. We have said that character is what we portray to the world. It’s not what we do in church, but what we do when no-one else is around. The fruit of the spirit are ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-15
Denomination: Apostolic
Now Paul’s concern is always for the strengthening and faithfulness of those he has contact with. In Chapter 3 we see this highly relational emphasis of spiritual growth through the ability to know Jesus Christ.
OUTLINE The Way of Joy Philippians Chapter 3 Steele Creek Church, Eastfield – Dr. Tom Bartlett March 15, 2020 Philippians 3:1-21 (ESV) Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. (Vs. 1) HOW TO GROW STRONGER ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:1-21, 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Denomination: Other
Sermon Series I preach when our Church went through Rick Warren's C.L.A.S.S. Christian Life And Service Seminars Thanks to Rick Warren for the Foundation of this Sermon Series
John 3:1-16 Discover that real life can only be found in a faith relationship with Jesus Christ and to commit to living within that relationship. "The Most Famous Conversation in the Bible!" Who is Nicodemus? A Jewish Leader, a Pharisee. One who conversed about the things of God! One who ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-16
True faithfulness, or God’s kind of faithfulness, can only be understood by understanding a Blood Covenant relationship.
FAITHFULNESS Opening scripture: 1 Cor. 4:1-2 “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” [To be found faithful is our part in the Covenant relationship we have with God ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-2
Denomination: Charismatic
Responsible love with others includes that I learn to share the bed with only my wife, and no one else. Self-control applies also in the bedroom.
Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. (Hebrews 13:4 NKJV) The word bed here is used in the New Testament a total of four times. Two times in Romans, once in Luke and once in Hebrews. In Romans 9:10, it says this: And not only this; ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:4
If we are to enjoy our relationship with God, we must realize 1. God is for us. 2. You have to want it. 3. You have to enter into it completely.
Ferdinand Magellan was the Spanish explorer who led the first expedition to sail around the world. As he approached the tip of Argentina, in the year 1520, he came to the region he named Tierra del Fuego (land of fire), because there were natives on the shore tending several large fires. But as ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:24-28
Denomination: Methodist
Explore the supremacy of Christ over rituals and regulations, emphasizing the importance of a genuine relationship with God rather than adherence to human commands and teachings.
Good morning, family! Today, we’re going to be diving into the book of Colossians, specifically chapter 2, verses 16-23. We'll be exploring three important themes: the supremacy of Christ, the futility of rituals, and the power of relationship. A.W. Tozer once said, "The most important thing about ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:16-23
Topics: Christ, Rituals