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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
Explore and understand the profound value of living for Christ and the benefits of dying for Him and to encourage the choice to live or die for Christ.
Good morning, brothers and sisters. Today, we're going to be diving into some deep waters as we explore the Apostle Paul's profound words in Philippians 1:21. You see, Paul had this incredible perspective on life and death that was completely centered on Christ. He said, "For to me, to live is ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:21
Topics: To Live, Die Is Gain
Challenge your congregation to have contentment by increasing godliness in their lives.
1 Timothy 6:3-10 PRAY ILL: Early African converts to Christianity were earnest and regular in private devotions. Each one reportedly had a separate spot in the thicket where he would pour out his heart to God. Over time the paths to these places became well worn. As a result, if one of these ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-10, Proverbs 19:23
Denomination: Baptist
We know that Godliness with contentment is great gain but what is great gain in the life of a Christian?
Great gain. What IS great gain? The world attempts to define the meaning of great gain for us every day. What are some things that the world uses to influence people? (Use a whiteboard to write them down - divide the white board into two columns and write these in the left hand column) TV and ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6
Denomination: Nazarene
If we are to know the happiness God has in mind for His children, we need to understand sanctification.
We have seen how the Beatitudes are progressive in nature, beginning with our gaining the proper perspective on salvation, which leads us to mourn over personal sin, which leads us to an attitude of humility with regards to self and a deep desire to be like Jesus. This is work of God in our life is ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:8
God has done some things in our own hearts. We need to solidify those things before we move to the next thing.
One of the things I like about GraceWay is that there's real openness to single people. I don't know, we maybe take that for granted here. But in some churches single people have a hard time breaking in. You know, finding places to serve or participate or grow or connect. GraceWay has a lot ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
If i am going to experiencing the happiness described by our Savior in the Beatitudes, I must put self in proper perspective.
As we have been looking at our Savior’s teaching here in the Beatitudes, we have made note of how Jesus lays out for us here a blueprint for how we might experience the true happiness that only God can give - a sense of contentment, peace, joy, and fulfillment that the world cannot give us and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:5
Know Your Destiny. Be secured in your CALLING? We are all CALLED by God to Accomplish His Will. Our CALLING is determined by our BURDEN! EVANGELISM: A burden for the “lost”. Passion for the “lost”. The Passion to reach the “unsaved”. The Passio
EVANGELISM: A burden for the “lost”. Passion for the “lost”. The Passion to reach the “unsaved”. The Passion to bring the “lost” to Christ. (PASSION=BURNING DESIRE) Pauls Great Passion: Romans 9:2-3, “I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were ...read more
Scripture: Romans 9:2-3
Denomination: *other
Jeremiah tells the people of Israel that they are in grave danger of God’s judgement because of their infidelity but there is hope if only they would return to God in repentance and faith.
KINGDOM LOST - KINGDOM GAINED In business life there has to be a financial year-end when there’s stocktaking. That’s what Jeremiah had done for the nation of Israel - and he didn’t like the result. There was more loss than profit. The Old Testament prophets were often quite blunt in announcing ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 8:20
The Super Bowl and Nehemiah. How Nehemiah gained yards after contact.
1 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, 7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the men of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23
Denomination: Pentecostal
Risk and reward of the radical life, sacrifice, death.
LIVING WHEN DYING IS GAIN (THE RISK AND THE REWARD OF THE RADICAL LIFE) Matt 10:39 (p 688) Oct. 23, 2011 INTRODUCTION: If someone asked you “what does being a follower of Christ mean to you? “ And I suppose I’m asking those individuals who have made ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 10:39
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
God’s help for anger
Last week we began our series “Victory in Jesus,” to help us realize that through Jesus Christ we have been given victory over sin and the power of evil. Unfortunately even though we have this victory we still struggle with temptation and desires of the flesh. I firmly believe that God wants us ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17
Denomination: Methodist
If a Christian is to experience to the full, the joy of their salvation, they must learn how to walk in the victory that have in Christ over sin.
As we have looked at the Beatitudes, we have pointed out that the word translated “blessed” here literally means “happy.” The promises and principles laid out here by our Savior present us with a blueprint for experiencing true happiness in life - not the kind the world gives and can easily be ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:4
And God said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years” (Genesis 15:13).
Joseph meets his brothers. Gen. 42:1-38 And God said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years” (Genesis 15:13). The events of chapter 42 are thus the occasion for the fulfillment ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 42:1-38
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Perception: To apprehend with the mind or through all of the senses; to observe, notice, understand all of the truth.
Gaining Greater Spiritual Perception (I Cor. 2:8-16) Perception: To apprehend with the mind or through all of the senses; to observe, notice, understand all of the truth. Illustration: Get the right perspective. When Goliath came against the Israelites, the soldiers all thought, "He’s so big we ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:8-16
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Revelation gives a description of heaven that has been debated for centuries. What picture of this did God want us to receive?
TEXT: Revelation 21:1-8/22-22:5 OPENING: KNOWING HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN R.Digest 2/84 p. 153 From Bishop Fulton J. Sheen’s autobiography "Treasure in Clay." I stopped to ask a few boys for directions to the Town Hall where I was giving a lecture. They told me where the Town Hall was and then ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 21:1-8
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