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Peter's final call to a young and growing church
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A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
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Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Sermon designed to reveal the place that doubt can have in relation to faith.
Honest Doubt John 20:19-31 Introduction: When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969 and sent back televised pictures of the earth, Britain’s Flat Earth Society continued to stick staunchly to its ...read more
Scripture: John 20:19-31
Denomination: Methodist
Do you wondering when the boat will stop rocking or if you’ll be swamped and drown if things continue the way they are? There is calm...
-Ferry crossing from Sydney NS to Port aux Basques, NL. Five hours often on rough seas. My experience one night of being on deck; longed for calm sea, better yet calm spirit so I could sleep. Through a hole in the clouds I saw the North Star. Fixed my eyes on the star. In the storm I found ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27
Denomination: Salvation Army
The danger of doing business as usual is that you will miss your mission, that you will miss your miracle, and you will miss the Master.
Community or Chaos: The Danger of Doing Business as Usual John 21: 1-12 John 21:3 “I go a fishing.” The life and times of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reflects the Black Church and Black people at their best. We are all proud of his academic and social accomplishments. Unfortunately, ...read more
Scripture: John 21:1-12
Denomination: Baptist
A sermon for the 5th Sunday in Lent, series C
5th Sunday in Lent, March 25, 2007, “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through the death and resurrection of your Son, Jesus the Christ, you fulfilled your promise to redeem the world. Through the ...read more
Scripture: John 12:1-8
Denomination: Lutheran
Events in the Bible that took place on a mountain
Mountain Moving Faith Go Tell It on the Mountain Matthew 28:1-20 The Story Behind the Song. Go Tell It on the Mountain, the carol that provides inspiration for this sermon, was the product of the prayers and faith of an unknown slave, probably before the Civil War. During that dark and shameful ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:1-20
Because of Jesus- we are destined to win!!
CHRISTIAN’S CAN’T LOSE ROMANS 8:31,37 Romans 8:31 (NKJV) 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:37 (NKJV) 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. **LISTEN TO THE PERSON WHO WROTE THESE VERSES: 2 ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:31-37
Denomination: *other
Paul, in I Corinthians 10:23-34, reminds us that if we would eat and drink this Supper to our benefit, we must be looking in four directions. In communion, we must be looking back, looking ahead, looking within and looking around.
Something special is about to happen this morning. Something miraculous. Paul in chapter 10 of this same letter calls it a "participation in the body and blood of Jesus Christ." We know it as communion. As we take a piece of bread and cup of juice, we will be participating in a mystery. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-34
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Jesus instructs us to have faith and believe, but how do we do that with our doubts?
Today’s gospel reading is one of the best-known Eastertide gospels – that of ‘Doubting Thomas’. We almost never hear the name of this disciple without the label of ‘Doubting’. Most people, no matter how non-religious, have heard about ‘Doubting Thomas’. You may be interested to know that in the ...read more
Scripture: John 20:19-31, Mark 3:18, Matthew 10:3, Luke 6:15
Denomination: Episcopal
How much evidence is necessary for belief? By any measure the evidence of the resurrection of Jesus is sufficient for belief. Why not take that step of faith?
A young software engineer was asked by his manager Do you believe in the resurrection of the dead? . . . the day you took off to attend your grandfather’s funeral he stopped by to visit you. It seems to me most people here this morning are probably not interested in the evidence of the ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-31
No matter how hard they try, or by what means they use, the Gospel of Christ will continue to be proclaimed.
The Gospel Cannot be Locked Down Acts 5:17-25 In last week’s text, we saw the great signs and wonders which were performed by the Holy Spirit through the Apostles in Jesus’ name. Huge numbers of those who were healed or had demons cast out must have been overjoyed just like the crowds who were ...read more
Scripture: Acts 5:17-25
Denomination: Independent/Bible
There are Bible passages that leave us a bit unsettled and today’s text is one of them.
Many Are Called, Few Are Chosen Matthew 22:1-14 Introduction There are Bible passages that leave us a bit unsettled and today’s text is one of them. The parable we are looking at today may be a variation of a story that Jesus told more than once. There is a different version of it in ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
A sermon for the second Sunday in Advent.
“Accepting and then Reflecting” much of the inspiration for this sermon comes from Adam Hamilton's book: "Prepare the Way for the Lord." Luke 1:57-64, 67, 76-79 Last week we left Zechariah in the Temple, speaking with the angel Gabriel. Gabriel had told him that, although he and ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:57-79
Denomination: United Methodist
We’re told that “Cleanliness is next to Godliness;” a bit of an overstatement, but it got generations of kids to wash their hands before dinner.
We’re told that “Cleanliness is next to Godliness;” a bit of an overstatement, but it got generations of kids to wash their hands before dinner. By the way, this saying is from John Wesley, not the Bible. “Wash me and I will be whiter than snow,” king David prayed (Ps 51:7). Spiritual ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-15
Denomination: Congregational
Explore the transformative power of God's love, as described by Apostle Paul, and how to live a life that bears the fruits of this divine love.
Good morning, church family! Today we're going to be diving into some powerful words from the Apostle Paul. We're talking about love, folks. Not the kind you see in Hollywood movies or read about in romance novels. Nope, we’re talking about the deep, life-changing, world-shaking love that only ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23
Topics: Satisfaction, Christ
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.”
The Benefits of Showing Mercy One day, a woman who occasionally walked through the park after work, stopped to have her picture taken by a photographer. She was very excited to get the Polaroid print but when she looked at it, her face dropped. She turned to the photographer and stated rather ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:7
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