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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
A Sermon for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 12 A Sermon on the Second Lesson Romans 8:26-39 The sermon focus is on Romans 8:35-39
10th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 12 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Romans 8:26-39 God’s Special Love 35* Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36* As it is written, "For thy sake we are being killed ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:26-39, Matthew 13:31-52
Denomination: Lutheran
A sermon for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 12
11th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 12 Lectionary 17 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Romans 8:26-39 God’s Special Love 35* Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36* As it is written, "For thy sake we ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:26-39
It's one of the best know scenes from the Gospels, Jesus blessing the children, this message looks at why children need to be important to our local churches.
It was just about this time of year 22 years ago. We had just moved to Bedford to start what would eventually become Cornerstone and I had to fly to Colorado to attend what was called “Church Planters Boot Camp”, an intensive week long training session that included men and women from ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:13-16
Denomination: Wesleyan
I purposely decided to preach on the topic of God’s love at the end of this series because love is an essential attribute of God, the capstone of His personality. Having said that, I feel overwhelmed and challenged by the task of trying to put into words
Our Loving God I know I got a lot of mileage last week out of turning 40 but I thought I’d begin this morning with a story about what happened when a young couple invited their aging pastor over for Sunday dinner. While the parents were in the kitchen preparing the meal, the minister asked their ...read more
Scripture: Romans 5:6-8
Denomination: Baptist
If I love God’s Word I will long for, learn and live it
ENGAGE In Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, Kathleen Norris recounts the story of a South Dakota rancher and his bride who received an expensive Bible as a wedding gift from his grandfather. They wrote a thank-you note and stowed the Bible away on a closet shelf. As time passed, the ...read more
God's love for us compels us to evangelize, and we are able to proclaim God’s salvation because we ourselves have received it
When designing a building, I typically don’t work alone. Although I could produce all of the necessary documents myself, I couldn’t work on very many projects and would quickly be spread thin. So I chose people to do certain tasks according to their strengths or an area in which they ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:5-17
Denomination: Anglican
Two character traits of God that should be prevalent in our lives.
NOTE: My manuscripts are basically my thoughts on paper. Typically, I use them as a guide, not verbatim. Very rarely do I preach my message exactly the way I wrote it. If you would like to hear the message preached, please visit Abundant Life Fellowship’s multimedia page at ...read more
Scripture: John 3:16
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Every action, word, and relationship we have must be governed by love or its impact will be void of lasting value.
LOVE CONNECTION 1 Corinthians 13 Sunday, February 4, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction In the book, “Children’s Letters to God: The New Collection”, a little girl named, Nan, writes this letter: “Dear God, I bet it is very hard for you to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
A call to Christians to render service to the Lord whenever they can, not waiting for a "better opportunity," nor seek men’s approval.
OUTLINE Introduction Supper at Bethany Sacrifice of Mary Slighting / Selfishness of Judas Slave or Savior in Jesus Support by Jesus Setting for Jesus’ burial Souvenir of Mary’s sacrifice Savior’s call Introduction So ...read more
Scripture: John 12:1-8, Matthew 26:6-13
Denomination: Foursquare
God’s tru love for humanity is demonstrated in the death of His Son on the cross
God’s love and ours 1 John “I like you” he said shyly “I like you too” she responds Encouraged, he added “I like you more than I said” “Me, too”, she murmurs blushing “I love you”, he blurts “What? She asks breathlessly “Nothing” he mutters. “Go on, say it,” she urges “Ojay, but don’t laugh. I ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21
God meets us in our weakness with compassion, removes our sins with mercy, and surrounds us with steadfast, everlasting love.
Welcome, friend. Maybe you walked in today with a tired heart—a calendar full of commitments, a mind full of worries, and a soul that keeps replaying yesterday’s mistakes. Grace can feel like a foreign language when guilt is loud. Mercy can seem far away when shame sits close. But hear this: you ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 103:8-18
Topics: God, Father, Love
We need to be loving because God is loving and He calls me to be loving.
Be Loving Colossians 3:12-14 VIDEO: What is Love? What is love? Apparently, people have many definitions of what love really is. But the fact of the matter is that God is the only one who can define what love really is. We may want to look at the way the world defines love. But in the end, we get ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:12-14
Jesus was lifted up in the crucifixion so that everyone who trusts in Him would have eternal life. This was, and is, the supreme act of God’s love.
THE GIFT OF GOD’S LOVE. John 3:14-21. The LORD God made heaven and earth, and all that is in them. He gives morning and evening, seedtime and harvest. In Him we live, and move, and have our being. The LORD God says of Himself: ‘I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me’ ...read more
Scripture: John 3:14-21
This sermon looks at the relationship between Jesus, as the Vine, God as the gardener, us as the branches, and the fruit that the gardener desires to grow on the branches.
Introduction This is one of The great passages of the gospels. It’s also one of the last teaching sessions that Jesus, Rabbi and Messiah gives to his disciples. As we look at the passage today, I’d like us to consider 4 points:- 1. Jesus, as the Vine; 2. God the Father, as the Gardener; ...read more
Scripture: John 15:1-17
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
With God’s help, we can be devoted: putting God’s love at the center of our lives.
Devoted to Loving God James 1:16-18 With God’s help, we can be devoted: putting God’s love at the center of our lives. SLIDE #1 INTRODUCTION • Today we wrap up our four-week series on the subject of being devoted to God. • How does one foster an attitude of devotion to another ...read more
Scripture: James 1:16-18
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ