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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
God's presence is inescapable. He is always with us, in every moment. You don't need to shout or travel far to find Him, a simple whisper is enough. His love is ever-present, just like Him.
Introduction: Today, I want to remind you that no matter where you are, God is always with you. His presence is not something you can escape. He is right here, right now, and all you need to do is call upon His name to find Him. God's Unfailing Presence: Proverbs 18:24 tells us that there is a ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 139:7-16
Topics: God's Love, God's Presence
Jesus gives us very clear instruction on the way to God directing us to seek the 1) Right Door 2) at the Right Time 3) by the Right Way
In Jerusalem this week, President Bush and Prime Minister Olmert met as well as other mid-east officials to work on yet another middle-east peace process. As one commentator said, there is a lot of process and very little peace. This process is important for Mr. Bush, for in many ways he sees this ...read more
Scripture: Luke 13:22-30
Denomination: Other
Good fishermen always EXPECT to catch fish, even if they don’t.
INTRODUCTION This is the third message from the Gospel According to Mark. I was walking along the shores of the Sea of Galilee just a few days ago where Jesus called His disciples. I got up before sunrise and went out with my Bible to watch the same sun rise over the same mountains around the same ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20
Denomination: Baptist
The invitation of Christ to anyone is twofold...examine me and experience me.
August 4, 2002 They still call it the Easter miracle in Tanzania. It was Easter Sunday for the Ibuga Christians of Western Tanzania. In one village, a large crowd had gathered to worship. Many came out of curiosity to hear about a God who conquered death. While they were singing and praising ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:38-39
Denomination: United Methodist
We often wonder what our life value will be, or better yet will we have any life value. If we serve God faithfully, like Ruth did, I gurentee you will find out that you matter to God
Ruth You Do Matter to God! Introduction A. No one can say that life is easy B. Every honest person would admit it is a challenge C. We often get so discouraged that we want to quit D. We do not know how to handle everything, the trials the tribulation E. Ruth had every reason imaginable to give ...read more
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
We need to have compassion like Jesus had and to that, we must look at the multitudes through his eyes.
‘SEEING THE MULTITUDES THROUGH THE EYES OF JESUS’ Matthew 9:36-38 I remember when I was a paperboy for the Birmingham New paper many years ago. I carried the paper to a house overlooking the town. It was a lawyer’s house and his blind sister lived with him. One day when I was delivering the paper ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 9:36-38
In the midst of a nation where people are beginning to ask questions about where God was when New York & Washington were hit, this is a humble effort to deal with that question.
OPEN: A little girl came home from a neighbor’s house where her little friend had died. "Why did you go?" questioned her father. "To comfort her mother," said the child. "What could you do to comfort her?" "I climbed into her lap and cried with her." APPLICATION: In this mother’s time of ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:1-22
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The Text is the Gospel Reading for Common Lectionary, Year B, the theme is characteristics of a Disciple as seen in this text.
THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP—MARK 8:27-38 --by R. David Reynolds Billy Graham has said, “Salvation is free, but discipleship costs everything we have” [--Edythe Draper, Drapers Book of Quotations for the Christian World (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1992)]. In our text this morning ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:27-38, Mark 8:28-33, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Deuteronomy 30:15
Denomination: Methodist
In the book of Jonah we come to an age old crisis as we walk with Jonah and deal with the same question he dealt with. Will I put my trust in God? How will my life testify to my trust?
A TESTAMENT OF TRUST JONAH 1:1 - JONAH 4:11 Introduction: The foundation that we would like the world to be built on is trust. It is the thing that we are asked to do, probably more than anything else. It is also the thing that is abused more than anything else in the world. How many times have ...read more
A sermon for the 6th Sunday after the Epiphany Making a leper clean
6th Sunday after Epiphany Mark 1:40-45 Sermon "If You Will" 40 ¶ And a leper came to him beseeching him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” 41 Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I will; be clean.” 42 And immediately ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:40-45
Denomination: Lutheran
Abraham was known as the Father of Faith and is a pattern for fathers even today. How do we activate our faith so that we can become strong in faith before our families? This scripture gives us some clues.
June, 2007 Being Fully Persuaded Romans 4:13-25 INTRODUCTION: Today is Father’s Day. You can probably look back and remember some of the “words of wisdom” your father said to you over the years. You probably have at one time or another passed these same sayings along to your children and ...read more
The message was delivered at the 2007 membership banquet. It focuses on the purpose and mission of WGBC.
The Inheritors Membership Banquet 2007 Pastor Don Jones Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 19:26
Jesus gives us an example of how to speak to those who are outside of His family in a way that communicates with clarity the message that will change their lives.
Between Two Worlds Matthew 13:34; 7:28-29 View “Huh!” Does that hit close to home? This little clip gives us a vivid portrayal of one of the greatest fears of many Christians. However, it also gives us a vivid portrayal of one of the greatest fears of many non-Christians. Everybody but Sam ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:34
A sermon on God’s power focused on Ephesians 1:19
Sermon for 2/22/2009 Ephesians 1:15-23 Introduction: On May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens exploded with what is the most visible indication of the power of nature that the modern world has ever seen. At 8:32 am the explosion ripped 1,300 feet off the mountain, with a force of 10 million tons of TNT, ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23
A sermon about the trend away from church by 20 somethings and 30 somethings and what the church can do about it.
The Ninth Sunday of Pentecost August 2, 2009 Psalm 78:1-8 In the great words of Colonel Hannibal Smith, “I love it when a plan comes together.” Note: Smith, played by George Peppard, was the leader of the A-Team for five seasons on television. Item #1: During his visit in June, our parish ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 78:1-8