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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
Something new about the story of the Prodigal son?+
We`ve heard the story of the Prodigal Son so often that it`s hard to find something new to say about it. Well, I have a friend who`s full of quirky ideas which make you think. One day he asked "Who do you think was most like Jesus in this story?" - what do you think we said?..... "The Father, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
The message explores the area of sanctification, expected of all who name the Name of Christ.
“Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
Denomination: Baptist
To live a life of thankfulness we must have a foundation of the reasons for our thankfulness... the first is that God is God!
Sermon Brief Date Written: November 1, 2013 Date Preached: November 3, 2013 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Building a Foundation for a Thankful Life Sermon Title: The 1st Piling – God is God Sermon Text: Isaiah 40:25-31 [HCSB] Essence of the Text: ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 40:25-31
How were the Jews the chosen people of God?
Setting: Romans 9 comes off the highest of highs to now the lowest of lows. Vs. 3 “For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race, the people of Israel.” (NIV) Question: How were the Jews the chosen people of ...read more
Scripture: Romans 9:1-33
The marvel of God’s Word is the fact that it is always relevant to the needs of people, regardless of the time in which they live. Jonah is a book that is one of the most relevant books in the Bible for the present time. It speaks to us the twenty-fir
The Book of Jonah Introduction The marvel of God’s Word is the fact that it is always relevant to the needs of people, regardless of the time in which they live. I want us to turn our attention this afternoon to the book of Jonah. A book that is one of the most relevant books in the Bible for ...read more
Denomination: Pentecostal
If you want to influence people to turn to the Lord in these days before Jesus comes, be bold, be kind, behave.
A couple of hunters are out in the woods of New Jersey when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing; his eyes are rolled back in his head. Terrified, his friend whips out a cell phone and dials 911. “My friend is dead! What can I do?” he cries over the phone. In a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12, Colossians 4:6
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Love is central to Christianity. For love is the power of the age to come that has invaded our day. Love has broken into the present day from its home in heaven.
Beside Psalm 23 and the Lord’s Prayer, 1 Corinthians 13 represents on of the most well known and loved passages in all of the Bible. Perhaps it is the most cherished passage in all of the Apostle Paul’s writings. And while the word love is mentioned ten times in this one chapter, you’ll not find ...read more
Jesus is the shepherd who loves the sheep whose performance is the worst. He loves in spite of your poor obedience, your poor performance. No one has been more inclusive of sinners than Jesus.
Jesus tells us three stories that arrives at a climax with a return of a son to his family and his father. These three stories, finding a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost son, form a pyramid where the three show us the same truth but each side shows a different shade and nuance to God’s love. ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:1-32
Yield: Listening to God Series: Meeting with God in Prayer May 29, 2020
Yield: Listening to God Series: Meeting with God in Prayer May 29, 2020 NOTE: The following message was share during the season of the Covid-19 pandemic...and as such... one will note some references to this being streamed from home and to the challenges such a season of being unable to meet with ...read more
Scripture: John 14:26
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
To pray as Jesus prayed is to have the same understanding of God as He did: a firm but compassionate father, a giver who expects us to learn appreciation, and an empowering forgiver.
Introduction to Series Praying As Jesus Prayed Every fall I like to take at least two Sundays to focus on some aspect of that most basic of all the disciplines of the Christian life, the discipline of prayer. I do this for several reasons. First, building in a specific emphasis on prayer in our ...read more
Scripture: Luke 11:1-13
Examining this event from Jesus' life and ministry in John 8, we can learn to live as he lived and love as he loved ... no condemnation, no compromise, full of compassion.
We’re glad you’re here as we continue our Summer teaching series entitled: LIVE-LIKE-THAT. Through this series, we’re examining different events in the life and ministry of Jesus as well as his teachings from the Gospels to get a glimpse into what is looks like to begin living out our faith in ...read more
Scripture: John 8:1-11
Denomination: Independent/Bible
5th in the series "Patterns for Prayer." Considers the question of why God performs miracles in order to help us to know how to pray for the miraculous.
Have you ever heard a miracle? Not heard of a miracle, but heard a miracle? This morning you’re going to. We’re going to play for you a portion of a Sunday school class at First Baptist Church in Brenham, Texas, on January 17, 1993. The teacher of this class in Reverend Duane Miller. Duane had ...read more
Scripture: Acts 9:36-42
Denomination: Assembly Of God
The church as God intended it will be affirmative of one another’s gifts, evangelical in spirit, inquiring in mind, comprehensive in compassion, and empowered by Christ.
I have two requests to make of you this morning as we continue. Two things I need for you to do: First, I am going to ask our ushers to distribute a little document that I have prepared for you. It is something of an outline of today’s message, but it is also a starter kit for your vision of ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:7-21
True faith is shown by serving others with love in everyday life, trusting that God values our simple acts of kindness and compassion.
Some of us walked in today with a smile on our face and a storm in our chest. Others came in with questions that kept us up last night. We wonder, Do I measure up? Is God tired of me stumbling? Can simple, ordinary me really please a holy God? Friend, take a deep breath. Your Father is not frowning ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:6
Topics: Grace, Action
God works through ordinary courage, presence, and compassion, weaving deliverance and hope even in our most fragile and uncertain moments.
Some stories slip into our souls like a lullaby. Exodus 2 is one of them. We can almost hear the hush of a mother’s whisper, see the ripple of the Nile, feel the tremble of a sister’s hope. A woven basket, a watchful girl, and a princess with tear-touched eyes—God pens redemption with reeds and ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 2:1-9
Topics: Motherhood, Daughters, Relationships