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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
This is an exposition of Philippians 4.15-23.
God’s Response to Faithful Service Text: Phil 4. 15-23 Introduction: 1. A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing. -Martin Luther. 2. When we are faithful to obey in giving, serving, praying, etc.; God responds to our faithfulness by … 3. I. His ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:15-23
Denomination: Baptist
God’s People must have the courage to go forward into battle.
INTRODUCTION A. Psalm 78 is one of two historical psalms (Psa.105) 1. It traces the history of God’s mighty and marvelous deeds on behalf of Israel. 2. It begins with a call to learn from the mistakes they made in the past. 3. Verse 7 especially expresses the main point of ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 78:9-11
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Sometimes we have to face certain barriers that will try to keep us from quenching our spiritual thirst. This sermon deals with conquering those barriers and coming to the "Living Water."
Pataskala Church of the Nazarene March 14, 2010 A Meeting with the Messiah Scripture Reading: John 4:6-7 Introduction: One of the most significant encounters recorded of Jesus' ministry was his meeting with the Samaritan Woman at the Well. She was known as a sinful woman who was headed to ...read more
Scripture: John 4:4-26
Denomination: Nazarene
Meeting with God. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Reading: Exodus chapter 19 verses 1 to 8 Ill: • After going on a diet, a woman was really feeling good about herself; • Especially when she was able to fit into a pair of jeans she had outgrown long ago. • "Look, look!" she shouted while running downstairs to show her husband. ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 19:1-8
Denomination: Brethren
Sermon describes how we minister in our daily life, relating our ministry to our work using Jesus’ images of being salt, being the light of the world, and putting our lamp on a lampstand for all to see.
Matthew 5:13-20 - Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany [On this day, worshippers were asked to wear their work uniform or bring a symbol of their work so that we will be reminded of the connection between our faith and our work. I refer to it in my sermon several times.] Grace be to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20
Denomination: Lutheran
Our faith can give us the courage we need to make it through the tough times in life.
When Fear Meets Faith Acts 27 (esp. 21-26) Intro: I’d like to show a video clip of a portion of Paul’s life. This excerpt is about 10 minutes long and will cover chapters 26 & 27 of Acts. We will start off with Paul speaking to King Agrippa who came to visit Festus, and end with the shipwreck. ...read more
Scripture: Acts 27:1-44
Denomination: Assembly Of God
A message examining comparing a bank account with our relationship to God.
IN ACCOUNT WITH GOD Romans 14:12 INTRO: We worry a great deal about our bank account in the world that we live in, and we have charge accounts everywhere to try to make ourselves as comfortable as possible. But we don t seem to care about the ...read more
Scripture: Romans 14:12
Jesus understands that his weakened disciples needed to let go of the past. They needed to change their perspective and see the future differently. So He meet them in their hiding place. He will meet us too!
Sermon: Meeting with Jesus In The Secret Place Scripture - John 20:18-23 NLT “Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord!” Then she gave them his message. That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. ...read more
Scripture: John 20:18-23, Mark 16:20, Matthew 28:18-20
Denomination: Methodist
5th in study on Matthew 6, the Lord's Prayer
Deliver Us “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” Matthew 6:13 This petition in the prayer is primarily for protection. It accepts the danger of temptation, acknowledges our deficiency in dealing with it, and asks for deliverance from it. First, we ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:11
Jesus teaches His disciples the principles of giving and doing for those in need by teaching how God reveals need and it is out duty to commit to meeting that need and take the intentional action necessary to meet that need, thru the power of the Holy Spi
SERMON BRIEF Date Written: November 21, 2010 Date Preached: November 21, 2010 Church: OPBC (AM) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series: Stewardship Series Title: The Stewardship of Giving Text: Mark 8:1-9 1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:1-9
This sermon encourages Christians to eagerly study and apply God's Word, emphasizing its transformative power and role as a guide in life's trials.
Beloved in Christ, I stand before you today, not as a distant preacher on a lofty pulpit, but as your fellow sojourner in this walk of faith, to share with you a message that I believe is crucial in our Christian journey. It's a message that has the potential to transform our lives, to bring us ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 15:16, Acts 17:10-12
Topics: Word, Everything, Need
Here are examples of prayers that God answered and saved people from wrecks, overturned war battles, and stopped missionaries from being executed! Intercessory prayer works and God needs more intercessors so His will can be accomplished!
GOD NEEDS INTERCESSORS Ezekiel 22:30-31 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Country Church Stewardship 1. The pastor of a tiny country church was struggling with a shortage of tithes and offerings. One Sunday he announced, “Now, before we receive the offering, I would like to request that the person who ...read more
Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30-31
Attributes of God that meet us at the point of our greatest need.
How The Holy Spirit Helps Bring to Mind God’s Most Needful Attributes During Our Times of Distress Romans 11:30-11:33 God’s Attribute, Verse and Human Need 1. Adequacy - 2 Cor. 3:5,6 - Feelings of Inadequacy 2. Friend - Jn. 15:13-15 - Loneliness 3. Enabler - Phil. 2:13,14 - Lack of ...read more
Scripture: Romans 11:33-36
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Abiding in Christ takes daily effort
Purpose Series #3 (Six Sessions on God’s Purpose for Your Life) The Daily Routine of Abiding John 15:1-8 SCRIPTURE READING: Ephesians 4:22-24 INTRODUCTION: All of us have some kind of morning routine. Mine has advanced in complexity since my college days. Back then, I just got up, threw ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:22-24
GOD IS SO GOOD
The Many Blessings Of God Eph. 1:1-6 Today we’ll try and point out a few of the many blessings we have because of our being in Christ Jesus. 1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-6
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