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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
God commands us to live in peace with one another. But what do you do when there is an impasse?
Introduction “Hey look, here they come again. Wow. I’m surprised they came back after how they got treated last time. But … now it looks like there’s more of them … a lot more. And look down there. Oh man, there are hundreds of them. And this time they have swords! Oh boy. Quick, go run and tell ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:4
When God blesses you, He has chosen to favor you. But for what? It is for this: God blesses you that you will be a blessing to others! His blessing is about you, but it’s not about you. It’s about others that you have the privilege of blessing!
"It’s Not About You" Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: Luke 14:12-24 Purpose: When God blesses you, He has chosen to favor you. But for what? It is for this: God blesses you that you will be a blessing to others! His blessing is about you, but it’s not about you. It’s about others that you have the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:12-24
Denomination: Holiness
Webster Defines SECURITY – as the freedom from risk or danger, the freedom from anxiety or something that makes us feel safe. SO WHERE DO WE FIND OUR SECURITY? There is only one place – In the arms of God This is the 2nd in a 3 part series from Romans
INTRODUCTION, A $75 basketball in my hands is playing a pickup game in the church gym. A $75 basketball in the hands of Michael Jordan is a world championship and an NBA MVP. A $900 set of golf clubs in my hands is spending $25 for a green fee and an afternoon of frustration. A $900 set of golf ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:28-34
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
In a world where love and unity seem to be in short supply, it’s refreshing to know that God stands by true loving people and promises to unite them.
In a world where love and unity seem to be in short supply, it’s refreshing to know that God stands by true loving people and promises to unite them. In a world filled with division and strife, it’s easy to lose hope for unity and reconciliation. But as believers, we have a powerful tool at our ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14, 1 Corinthians 13:13
David’s sin came because he stopped doing what he was supposed to be doing.
A Fallen King Thesis: David’s sin came because he stopped doing what he was supposed to be doing. Texts: II Samuel 11,12 Introduction: The last few weeks we have been studying the life of David. We discovered that a nobody became a somebody, a somebody became a fugitive, a fugitive became king ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The Christian needs to understand that we must reach out to our society because it is a matter of life and death. We cannot sit back and let the vices of the world destroy the people in our community.
The Outreach Factor Jared DEA director of Polk County will share on the problem with drug use and abuse in our county. Thesis: The Christian needs to understand that we must reach out to our society because it is a matter of life and death. We cannot sit back and let the vices of the world ...read more
Scripture: John 15:1-17, Matthew 9:35-37
Part 3 of a 6 part series on the 12 Steps as a Spiritual Discipline
(Slide 1)30 years ago this month, I had my first car wreck. With my mom’s car. It was the first Friday of January 1976 after Christmas vacation and I was coming home from basketball practice (I was manager of the team) even through school was cancelled because of the weather. I was not going too ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 32:1-5
Denomination: Church Of God
When the Fruit of the Spirit is at work in the body, it is alluring to an unbelieving world.
Beginning this morning, we’ll embark on a new journey that will take us through the various aspects of the fruit of the Spirit over the next nine weeks. Each week, I’m going to open our time with a short story from a book titled Home Town Tales, which is authored by a Quaker minister ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23
Denomination: Baptist
Nine reasons that John gives why we should abide in Christ.
Series: 1 John Sermon: Why Abide Text: 1 John 2:28 – 3:10 March 25th, 2007 NBBC Intro We’re on our 7th week of a series in which we are going through the book of 1 John. And throughout the book we have observed how John is concerned about those who had received the Gospel that he had written and ...read more
Highs & Lows in Ministry. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
BACKGROUND: • When you read the book of Acts, don’t think villages, but cities. • The church in the Book of Acts was almost entirely urban. Quote Historian Wayne A. Meeks writes that; “Within a decade of the crucifixion of Jesus, the village culture of Palestine had ...read more
Scripture: Acts 14:1-20
Denomination: Brethren
Our unity as a biblical community is strengthened because we are yoked together - knitted together as members of one another with practical ethics that we are intended live out in order to foster that community.
YOKED Joel Gilbert / General CommU.N.I.T.Y. / Ephesians 4:25–32; Ephesians 5:1–2 Introduction There are organizations for people with any number of interests. Often, membership in these societies comes with an expectation for some advocacy or education, financial support, or simply ...read more
A sermon about the power of confession and restitution to free us from toxic guilt. The concept for this sermon comes from Andy Stanley's book "Enemies of the Heart."
It Came From Within: Guilt Introduction We often look for things external to ourselves as the causes of our problems. While sociologists and psychologists are correct to point to the ways in which things like our families, religious experiences, neighborhoods, and the like shape who we are there ...read more
Scripture: Mark 7:20-23
Denomination: Pentecostal
Bitterness is one of the soul poisons that prevent us from living a healthy life.
Introduction I want to thank Nick and Liz Corona for sharing their story with us. More than anything else, I want you to know that your past hurts do not have to control your future. If we believe anything about the Lord—we believe that he can give us hope for the future. And this includes becoming ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:31, Ephesians 12:15
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Love people and be effective, excellent, and eternal.
A little girl stayed for dinner at the home of her first-grade friend. Her friend’s mother brought a bowl of buttered broccoli to the table and asked the little girl if she liked it. The little girl replied very politely, “Oh yes, I love it!” But when her friend’s family passed the bowl around ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 Peter 2:23, Philippians 2:6-8, Hebrews 12:2-3, Romans 5:8, Ephesians 4:11-13 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Evangelical Free
"God Is God All The Time" is an exposition of James 1:16-18 in which God’s goodness and immutability are emphasized. The outline explains how the goodness of God is defended (v. 16), declared (v. 17), and demonstrated (v. 18) in the text.
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME! James 1:16-18 In his book, Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome, R. KENT HUGHES tells of a dark night of the soul that he went through and how the Lord brought him out. Kent Hughes had been groomed for success. It was no surprise that he was chosen to plant a ...read more
Scripture: James 1:16-18
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