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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
People of God make up a family, and families sometimes ’feud’. Jesus lays out some helpful rules for restoration - 1. Personal Effort 2. Plural Effort 3. Public Effort - Link inc. to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint.
Get Along Children Matthew 18:15-35 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/GetAlong.html The beginning of this chapter tells us how to enter the family of God...by humbling ourselves as little children before the Lord. The rest of the chapter tells us how to get along with all the other children in our ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:15-35
Denomination: Baptist
A Mother's Day message to remind the churches of the importance of mothers, encouraging God's people to emphasize the role of mothers for a godly family.
“Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! “Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised! “The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 113:1-9
Outline for message on what parents do when they dedicate their child to God
Parent-Child Dedication A. IT IS ABOUT GOD’S SPECIAL LOVE! 1What MARVELOUS LOVE the Father has extended to us! Just look at it--we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are. But that’s also why the world doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Because every child matters to Jesus, every child must matter to us.
Let the Children Come Mark 10:13-16 January 18-19, 2025 Rev. Brian Bill After preaching at an evangelistic service, D.L. Moody reported, “we had two and one-half conversions.” One of his colleagues inquired, “I suppose you mean two adults and one child.” ‘No,’ Mr. Moody replied. “I mean two ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:13-16
This sermon explores the timely arrival of Jesus, our faith in His salvation, and our transformation into God's family through His profound love.
Welcome, beloved family of Christ, to this sacred gathering. We stand here today not as strangers, but as brothers and sisters united in the love of our Savior. As we come together in fellowship, let us remember the words of the great preacher Charles Spurgeon who once said, "To trust God in the ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 4:4-7
Topics: Children, God
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit have saved us and now welcome us into the family of God. That’s a powerful point for us to take with us this Trinity Sunday. We are sanctified by the Spirit. We are children of the Father. We are siblings with the Son.
“Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness.” That’s how the creation account in Genesis 1 describes God’s decision to create human beings. And then on the sixth day of creation week that is exactly what he did. Of course, Genesis 2 gives us more detail about the “process” that God went ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:12-17
Denomination: Lutheran
Complete assembly for 7-11 year olds on appearances and what God is really looking for. Uses a very graphic demonstration which makes the kids think the priest is eating Dog Food! Good for a mixed religion / unchurched assembly.
Junior School (age 7-11) Assembly "Man Looks On the Outside" Equipment: 1 Can Dog Food, and one of those plastic can lids 1 packet of Orange Jelly (Jello) 1 Mars Bar Can Opener Spoon Preparation: Open the BOTTOM of the dog food and feed it to your dog, clean the inside of the can and ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
it was put on my heart that since today is our Love Disciples launch, it would be appropriate to remind ourselves of what scripture tells Jesus said about the little children.
Last week we basically stayed in one passage of scripture, so today we’ve got some catching up to do, as we get back to scriptural gymnastics. Our key verses will be found in: Matthew 19:13-15 Proverbs 22:6 Focus on three main ideas today: Discipleship Training up our youth Overcoming ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 19:13-15, Proverbs 22:6
There is too much emphasis in today's preaching about practical and earthly matters concerning earthly love. There is a much higher love life we need to cultivate.
How is your Love Life? I John 2:15-17 Introduction Last time we met, we discussed the new commandment which was really not new, but was the one which we have had all along. Even though John did not elaborate further on what this command was, it was obvious that it was closely tied to the command ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17
Denomination: Independent/Bible
This first message in the series introduces the topic of my book, "Our Spiritual Inheritance" by giving an overview of what the Bible teaches about all that we inherit because we belong to God. Ten Bible principles are presented briefly.
Our Glorious Inheritance: Sermon 1: What is our Spiritual Inheritance? Text: Romans 8: 16-17 Intro: Many years back when our family moved to San Antonio we lived, for about six months, in a rented condominium. We picked our temporary lodging primarily because it was economical and close to the ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:16-17
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This book is about God's great love for everyone and about man's stubborn refusal to participate with God in loving others.
Well, we have been looking at children's stories. Stories we've just kind of always known. In fact, what we do with our 0- to 4-year-olds here is we have a curriculum called Bible Biggies where we tell them all the big stories of the Scripture so they can be aware of those stories. Way too often, ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 1:1-5
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
ASSUME – The biggest trick the devil plays on God's children is assumption.
Don't Assume to Assume James 5:12 But above all things, my brethern, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and let yout nay be nay lest thou fall into condemnation. 1. to take for granted or without proof. ASSUME – The ...read more
Scripture: James 5:12-13
Five gifts given to God's children because of the resurrection or the empty tomb.
“Gifts from the Grave” Text: Luke 24:1-8 I. Welcome II. Introduction When we lived in Hawaii, one of the great blessings was seeing these three cemeteries: Punchbowl; the Valley of the Temples; and the Arizona Memorial. We didn’t know anyone buried in these three locations but we ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:1-8
This is the 9th sermon in the series. John gives three character traits of being a Child of God.
TEXT: 1st John 3:1-10 TITLE: Children of God SERIES: Letters from John TOPIC: becoming a child of God OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, Feb 13, 2011 PROP.: The 9th message in this series; John is declaring that as God’s children INTRODUCTION: Good morning! Our text this morning ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 3:1-10
Explores enduring present sufferings with hope, believing in God's redemption, and embracing our identity as God's children.
Good morning, dear church family. Isn't it a blessing to be gathered here today in the house of our Lord? As we gather in this sacred space, let's take a moment to center ourselves and prepare our hearts for what God has in store for us today. We are about to engage with the beautiful, ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:18-25
Topics: God's Redemption, Romans 8:18-25
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