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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
opening and closing the Bible Nehemiah and Luke
Opening The Book (Pastor Craige LeBreton) In one of the works…published after his death…Ernest Hemmingway… Tells his readers… of his inward experience…during a time… when he had just completed one book…and was trying very hard… to get started on another… He said… that these were…very dark days ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-8
Denomination: Baptist
Hands open may be a handshake or a salute, signalling friendship or respect. Just as those gestures affirmed Saul, we also must approach others by leading them to safety and by affirming their potential.
f I come toward you with an open hand, what does that mean? If I approach you from across the room with either one hand or both hands open, how would you interpret that? Well, of course, it would mean different things for different kinds of open hands. There is more than one way to be ...read more
Scripture: Acts 9:1-19
The sights and sounds of Heaven, as described in Revelation 4, call us to worship our God. We are invited to experience an "open heaven" in our lives, where we can see more of Jesus and experience His blessings.
Imagine you're playing a video game, and you've just unlocked a secret level. That's what it's like for John in Revelation. He's invited to step through an open door into Heaven itself. It's like he's got the ultimate backstage pass! John sees some crazy stuff in Heaven. There's a throne with ...read more
Topics: Angelic Choirs, Eternal Peace, Divine Beauty, Heavenly Landscapes
We live in a world full of closed doors, but God did not want the world to be like this.
You know in many ways, life is all about the doors. We come into doors and go out of doors. We open doors and shut doors. Sometimes, we slam doors, no need to confess, we’ve all done it. And if you really stop to think about it, it’s the closed doors in life that really are the most ...read more
Scripture: John 10:9
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Whatever door he opens no one can shut, whatever door he shuts no one can open. Revelations 3:7
I was watching a movie earlier with my little daughter, about one Fantasia, a girl that won the American Idol competition in 2004. It was a movie based on the true story of how she won the competition. At one point when she was to move to the next level, the final level that would guarantee her a ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-4
Denomination: Pentecostal
OPEN WIDE. We must open and give our all to God, so that we can receive the full blessing He has to offer us. This message will leave your MOUTH WIDE OPEN!
OPEN WIDE by William K. Akehurst Psalm 81:1-16 Open Wide. We must open and give our all to God, so that we can receive the full blessing He has to offer us. This message will leave your MOUTH WIDE OPEN! Scriptures Referenced Psalm 81:10 (Key Verse) Exodus 34:14 1 Corinthians 8:5-6 2 Timothy ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 81:1-16
EASTER 6(C) - Believers look forward to the New Jerusalem because the gates are open and God’s glory shines in it.
BELIEVERS LOOK TO THE NEW JERUSALEM REVELATION 21:10—14, 22, 23 MAY 25, 2003 REVELATION 21:10-14, 22,23 10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11It shone with the glory of God, and ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 21:10-22
Denomination: Lutheran
The message to the church in Laodicea shows us that in order to get what we really need in life, we must let Jesus in to our lives.
In his book, The Second Coming of the Church, Christian researcher and pollster, George Barna, documents his findings about the differences in behaviors between those who identify themselves as born again Christians and non-Christians here in the United States. Among the results of his surveys are ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22
A Call to follow God through the doors HE opens and not try to walk through doors which others may open.
An Open Door 1 Corinthians 16:5-9 * When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us. -- Alexander Graham Bell * What comes to your mind when hear the term open door? A door is a movable barrier ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:5-9
This sermon explores the importance of perseverance, faithfulness, and God's promise of an open door in our spiritual journey, as guided by Revelation 3:7-13. Key
Good morning, dear church family. We are gathered here today under this roof, under the watchful gaze of our Lord, to take a closer look at His Word and to draw strength from His infinite wisdom. As we gather in fellowship, let us remember the words of the great Charles Spurgeon who once said, ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13
Topics: Open Door
I preach expository messages, and this is the eighteenth in my series on the Book of Acts.
“Open Doors” Acts 10:1-33 September 9, 2007 Word association: “opening doors”. Did “Maxwell Smart” come to any of your minds? He does mine; the familiar opening of “Get Smart” featured, of course, Agent 86 doing something that we do now without thinking twice about it. I mean, when the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 10:1-33
Denomination: Evangelical Free
This sermon is about loving your neighbor and treating them with compassion and mercy. It also tells about the Good Samaritan in an updated version.
Luke 10:25-37 reads, “And behold a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?” So he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all ...read more
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37
The church of Laodecia teaches us that letting Jesus in means letting Him take over. A mere profession of faith in Christ without a change in lifestyle is not enough.
Today our journey is completed. We have arrived at our final stopping point; we will hear the final word of God to the seven churches of the book of Revelation. You know, it seems highly appropriate to me that we make this momentous arrival at the time when the attention of Christians everywhere ...read more
Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
Jude's letter followed teh letter-writing convention of the New Testament. This sermon examines the opening greeting by looking at Jude's background, audience, and prayer.
Scripture Last week I began a new series of studies on the Letter of Jude which I have titled, “Contend for the Faith.” The Letter of Jude is the second-last book in the Bible, just before the book of Revelation. It is the fourth-shortest book in the New Testament, after 2 John, 3 ...read more
Scripture: Jude 1:1-2
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The resurrection is the biggest Easter egg ever dropped into human existence.
Easter Sunday April 15, 2001 (Written with assistance from a sermon by Leonard Sweet, "Crack Open Some Easter Eggs and Be Cracked Open" at www.preachingplus.com) INTRODUCTION How many of you have participated in an Easter egg hunt this spring? (Either searching for eggs, hiding eggs, or ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:1-12
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
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