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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
In these troubling times, trust the Lord and hope in His promise.
At the elementary school where Becky Barnes teaches in Arizona, they had a problem with students throwing rocks. The principal made an announcement over the intercom warning students that anyone caught throwing rocks would be taken home by him personally. Later that day, during afternoon recess, a ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 7:1-16, Matthew 1:20-23
Denomination: Evangelical Free
The birth of John, known as the Baptist, is the appropriate beginning of the story of the coming of the Christ to present His life as a sacrifice for sinful man.
“In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. But they ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:5-25
Denomination: Baptist
We live in a multi-religious society where everyone will champion the course of what and who they belief in as God or the way of life. Christians must be fully aware what makes Christ and Christianity so different and significant comparing to all other religions and religious teachers or ‘gurus’.
What is the significant difference between Christianity and all other religions? 1. All other religions teaches ‘Work Salvation’ – you work towards attaining salvation. Muslims – must fulfill the 7 pillars of Islam; Hinduism – Karma (do good get good, do evil get evil); Buddism – Charity increases ...read more
Scripture: John 14:1-3
This sermon explores God’s prophetic plans for the Church, Israel, and the nations. It centers on the rapture, rise of the Antichrist, and Christ’s return.
3 MAIN GROUPS IN BIBLE PROPHECY There are three main groups to keep in mind when reading bible prophecy/apocalyptic writing. The Gentile Nations The Jewish Nation of Israel The Church Now, the reason that I bring this up as we get into the tribulation again today, because we want to keep each ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 6:12-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Hope grounds us in a promise that is future-oriented. Because we're secure in the hope of our faithful God, we can live freely and abundantly today.
October 4, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Sermon Series: “Faithful, Hopeful, Loving” Psalm 91; Philippians 3:4b-14 Hopeful Generosity Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “Give us today our daily bread.” This petition of the Lord’s ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:4-14
Denomination: Lutheran
If God dictated your prayer life, how would it look different? I know your prayer list has you winning the Powerball this week. Your prayer list includes your children marrying really successful people. But what if God took over your prayer life?
We are in desperate need of hope right now. In a recent Pew Center survey, Americans are not optimistic about our future. The majority of people see a decline in our future well-being in many areas. There is widespread depression, drug abuse, addiction and loneliness. Americans are purchasing ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:18-19
Peter calls on the Christians in his day to have hope much like Martin Luther King Jr. did in his day. Peter says, “I command you to be hopeful though you are suffering greatly.”
Sometimes our hope is invisible. The last words of dying people have always fascinated me. They are so revealing of a person's heart and soul. John Wilkes Booth who assassinated President Lincoln said only two words at his death: “Useless. Useless.” These are words of hopelessness. Fox News ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13
Christ saw pain as an opportunity for greater pleasure. Christ saw enduring pain for doing what is right as a door for His greatest delight – God Himself. We are to arm ourselves with this same mindset.
Psychologists tell us people want to be known. Some people want to be known for their work as an actor, a singer, or other want to be known as a culinary artist. Others just want to be known. Some people take the need to be known to the extreme. A Jamaican man set a distance record of 23.11 miles ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-6, Philippians 2:5-9, John 10:18
If God dictated your prayer life, how would it look different? I know your prayer list has you winning the Powerball lottery this week. But what if God took over your prayer life?
Scripture: Ephesians 1:18-19, 1 Corinthians 2:9
The question I wanna ask today, and I guess you could use it as a title for the message is it's wise to choose your battles when you can. But what do you do when your battle chooses you? This is the sermon that inspired Pastor Tim to write the book Hope in the Battle
SUMMER IN THE PSALMS WEEK 2 - HOPE IN THE BATTLE Pastor Timothy Porter Text: Psalms 27:1-6 INTRODUCTION: So they tell you choose your battles. Let your kids play the music too loud every once in awhile. Choose your battles. Don't get tripped up over little things. Choose your battles. ...read more
God has given us the ability to feel the emotion of hopelessness, so that we will look for the ultimate source of hope. I believe that the resurrection of Jesus is the greatest source of hope in the universe.
A. Happy Easter to everyone – I’m so thankful we get to worship the Lord on this Easter Sunday! B. As we get started, I want to share this cartoon – it really tickled me. 1. The cartoon shows Jesus telling the angel that resurrection morning: “I want you to fold up my burial clothes, wait for ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-7, Ephesians 1:18-20, 1 Peter 1:3-9
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This is the 1st sermon in the Advent Series "A COVID Christmas 2.0".
Series: A COVID Christmas 2.0 [#1] NEED HOPE? Luke 2:25-35 Introduction: Last year, I preached a series entitled, “A COVID Christmas”. The Sermons were, “Governor Decrees”; “Governor Approved Worship”; and “Governor Dominance”. I think you can see where I was at last year. Our NM Governor ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:25-35
how can we have hope when everything looks hopeless?
Prisoners of Hope We all need hope. • Hope is vital part in human life. Shout hope • People go into deep disappointment and depression in life when they don’t see hope in their life • People sometime lives a colorless ...read more
Scripture: Zechariah 9:12
Denomination: Assembly Of God
We discover the power of sharing hope in Jesus Christ, embrace the simplicity of the gospel and living out our faith. Let's be beacons of hope as we share the good news!
Introduction Video Ill.: Golf Buddies — The Skit Guys Title: The Discovery ChatGPT Prompt: give me a story about exciting news that someone just could not wait to share In the heart of a bustling city, amidst the hustle and bustle of everyday life, there lived a young scientist named Emily. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, 1 Peter 3:15-16, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, John 13:34-35, 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8, John 16:7-11 (view more) (view less)
Based on Luke 15:11-24 - Encourages those w/ prodigals to not give up hope.
“KEEP HOPING” Luke 15:11-24 FBCF – 2/18/24 Jon Daniels INTRO – Life is all about relationships. They bring us great joy & happiness – b’day parties, holidays, vacations, special occasions, celebrations of accomplishments & victories. Happiest moments in our lives come in our ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-24
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