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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
Encourage believers to serve God with passion and zeal, warning against the dangers of lukewarm faith.
Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to turn our hearts towards the message given to the church in Laodicea as recorded in Revelation 3:14-16. This is a powerful passage that speaks directly to us today, reminding us of the importance of serving God with passion and zeal, the dangers of ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:14-16
Topics: Temperature
This sermon encourages a consistent commitment to Christ and the church, emphasizing the importance of faithfulness and daily choices in our spiritual journey.
Good morning, beloved family of God. As we gather here today, I am reminded of the words of the esteemed Thomas à Kempis, who once said, "A good character when established is not easily overthrown, but a bad conscience is a constant terror." These words resonate with the essence of our sermon ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 8:61
Topics: 2023, Committed, Christ
Persecution is promised to believers; therefore we should not be surprised when we encounter trials of various kinds. In the midst of difficulties, we must continue to increase in love for people as we anticipate the return of Christ.
Standing Firm in Trials Here are a few breaking prayer needs that have been compiled by a ministry called “Open Doors.” (Taken from the Pastor’s Guide for the “International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church,” www.opendoorsusa.org). Vietnamese authorities recently arrested a pastor and held ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13, 1 Thessalonians 3:1-3
Denomination: Baptist
The condition of God’s blessings is absolute, total surrender. If we are willing to do this, there is no end to what God will do for us!
1 KINGS 20:1-7 “ABSOLUTE, TOTAL SURRENDER” A) We are living in a day where people are so wrapped up in themselves – “Me, My, and Mine!” * People are living their lives without God, and even some Christians are living their lives with God not in first place, and they’re expecting God to pour ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 20:1-7
Looks at some of the characters mentioned in Chapters 13-19
Study 14 Chapters 13-19 Introduction For the past couple of years we as a family have gone to the Opera House in Belfast to see the Pantomime and because we usually book over the telephone and pay by credit card our name and address are on the data base of the Opera Houses’ computer system. ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The Laodicean Church had become complacent & apatetic about the cause of Christ because its members were involved in the worldly activities of the affluent society in which they lived. Jesus tells them that He would not accept their luke-warm attitude.
Revelation 3: 14-22 THE COMPLACENT CHURCH [Matthew 2:19-34] The letters to the seven churches are God’s X-rays, given so that we might examine our own lives and ministries. Judgment is going to come to this world, but it first begins at the ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22
Malachi #2
Giving God Your Best Malachi 1:6-14 After listening restlessly to a long and rather tedious sermon, a 6-year-old boy asked his father what the preacher did the rest of the week. “Oh, he’s a very busy man,” his dad replied. “He takes care of church business, visits the sick, works on his sermon, ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 1:6-14, 1 Chronicles 26:1
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Division of Canaan among Israel
4th part of eight on the Beattitudes.
The Perfect Standard For Life A Call To Pursue Conformity To God’s Will -Part 4 of 8 Reading: Matthew 5v6. In many magazines today, nutritionists have spoken to us about the importance of diet by telling us, we are what we eat. In other words, they say, if you eat too many sweet things, to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:6
The name Smyrna comes from the word for myrrh…which is known for releasing its wonderfully delightful fragrance…when crushed! This suffering church is symbolic of the 10 Great Persecutions from the 1st-3rd C. Link inc. to text, audio/video, PowerPoint.
READING SOMEONE ELSE’S MAIL Dying For the Cause of Christ Rev. 2:8-11 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/DyingForCause.html Many years ago, when communism still held the Soviet Union in its iron clench, a little group of Christians met behind closed doors in the underground. This was a secret ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11
I relied heavily on SermonCentral contributor Larry Sarver's sermon "Defining Discipleship" for this lesson. I addressed the topic of Growing Deeper through Discipleship in two sermons.
A. The story is told of a pig and a chicken who were walking down the road one day. 1. As they passed a church, they notice that a potluck charity breakfast was under way. 2. Caught up in the spirit, the pig suggested to the chicken that they each make a contribution. 3. “Great Idea!” ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:25-35
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This message flows out of a personal desire to be more effective in prayer and a desire to help others along that journey as well. How do we move into greater spiritual authority so that our prayers get answered?
15/11/22 www.LifeChurchSpringfield.org My message this morning flows out of a personal quest for more effectiveness in prayer. Anybody here like to be more effective in your prayer life? By effective I mean “answered prayer.” I’m ok with answers that say to me, “Richard, you are asking amiss on ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 1:13-15, Luke 11:1-13
Denomination: Charismatic
Even in tumultuous times God’s people have every reason to offer a prayer of praise and thanksgiving to God for all of the gifts he pours out on us daily!
“We Will Never Forget.” Like never before that phrase has a chilling significance. Perhaps that phrase crystallizes the events of the year 2001. While it is a year that we’ve vowed never to forget, strangely it’s also the one we wish we had never experienced. So we look forward to a new year ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 63:7
Denomination: Lutheran
Here we see three actions that take place in and around this illegal court. Which one best describes you? Which crowd are you in?
Mark 14:43-65 DISORDER IN THE COURT INTRO: (Explain vss.51-52-This is from Mark’s perspective) Now read text…….. Here are some things not to say to a police officer: "Sorry, officer, I didn’t realize my radar detector wasn’t plugged in." "Aren’t you the guy from the Village People?" "Hey, you ...read more
Scripture: Mark 14:43-65
Eleven ways the Holy Spirit helps us put away our false dependencies.
Laying Aside False Dependencies (I Cor 2:2-14) Illustration: Speechwriter Peggy Noonan, in her book Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, noted that appearances can be deceiving. "People never look like what they are," Noonan wrote. Of one unscrupulous businessman she commented that if we ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:2-14
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