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Peter's final call to a young and growing church
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A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
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Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
In the Creed there is the statement "He descended into Hell", omitted by many fundamental church congregations: why?!
“He Descended into hell” Thomas F. Bracewell, OSL Following His crucifixion Christ physical body lay sealed in a tomb for three days. Where did His Spirit go during that period of time? According to St. Peter, “Christ died for sins once and for all, the righteous for the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:18-22
Denomination: *other
Have you seen Jesus lately? Mark’s amazing witness reveals a complex Messiah. Jesus in our world is both comforting and disturbing.
Read or quote Mark 6. It is tempting in this study to jump to Matthew and Luke for a broader perspective on these events recorded in Mark. I have purposely resisted doing that so far, so that Mark can tell the gospel to us himself and we can see Jesus with his witness. What happens when we ...read more
Scripture: Mark 6:1-56
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This title may strike you in an odd way..... Has He Risen? While we are so accustomed to hearing He Has Risen. The reason I bring this title with a question mark vs. an accustomed exclamation point is because some of us in the church do not show a
Has He Risen? While driving to church on Easter Sunday two years ago, I told my children the Easter story. "This is the day we celebrate Jesus coming back to life," I explained. Right away, my 3-year-old son, Kevin, piped up from the back seat, "Will He be in church ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:1-12
Denomination: Pentecostal
If we want to meet the real needs of real people, then like Jesus, we must touch the untouchable, forgive the unforgivable, and befriend the despicable.
He Touched Me! (Mark 1:40 – 2:17) A soldier was wounded in a battle and ordered to the nearest military hospital. Arriving at the entrance, he saw two doors: one marked “For Minor Wounds,” the other “For Serious Wounds.” He entered the first door and walked down a long hallway. At the end of ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical Free
What does God command/expect from those He calls? I wonder how many Christians are working in the vineyard with a slave mentality? The time to serve the Lord is not when your older, have more time, or when you have more experience. The time is today!
“ . . . and he did not go” Matt. 21.28-32 Chester FBC Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A There is a trilogy of parables Jesus gives to the Chief Priests & Elders of the people (21.23) who had rejected John the Baptist and Jesus Himself. Matthew 21:23 (NASB) 23 ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32
Denomination: Baptist
What Christ's ascension and glorification means for us today.
Introductory Considerations 1. This Thursday is ascension today - a day on which we remember Christ’s ascension into heaven. Used to be a special service - still for some. Last year someone mentioned that I had not even mentioned or preached on ascension since I had been here. Made promise that I ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:7-11
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
How do we look at the fickle crowd? can we join in their worship?
Concordia Lutheran Church Passion Sunday, March 28, 2010 For this purpose He came to this hour! John 12:20-43 † IN JESUS NAME † As we, like the crowd, cry out Hosanna, may we realize the depth of Christ’s passionate love for us, His people, which will drive Him to the cross, for the joy ...read more
Scripture: John 12:20-43
Denomination: Lutheran
Today I want to share the Christmas story with you from both the Old and New Testaments to show how this birth of Jesus was written into the history of the world before it was even created. We will see how prophecy was so perfectly fulfilled and why we
The Bible is such an amazing collection of inspired writings. How the whole collection can so perfectly from start to finish come together to give us the entire story of Jesus with so many authors over so many hundreds of years. I’m going to focus on maybe the most neglected characters in ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:5-80
We see the Kingship of God and the love of God in His dealings with men.
King Solomon loved many foreign women and held fast to them in love. • He went astray and committed idolatry when he followed the gods of the Sidonians, the Ammonites and the Moabites. • We want to stay vigilant. Guard our heart and pray that we will have the fear of God always in our ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 11:26-40
Denomination: Independent/Bible
To know why it shall be very hard to find people of faith when He comes back, let’s look at a model story in the Bible of someone converting and joining the faith. The story of Philip and the Ethiopian in Acts 8.
1stBBC Shall He find faith? Luke 18:8 I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? To know why it shall be very hard to find people of faith when He comes back, let’s look at a model story in the Bible of ...read more
Scripture: Luke 18:8
It is necessary that we prepare our hearts to seek the Lord. If no care or effort is made in doing and making the heart right, it will go wrong.
HE PREPARED NOT HIS HEART 2 CHRONICLES 12 Text: 2 Chronicles 12:14 2 Chronicles 12:14 14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD. Introduction: In your study of the Word of God you have probably noticed that as a general rule, at the end of each king’s reign ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 12:1-14
Why does Jesus say the road to life is narrow?
I understand the tendency that people have to question what’s true, to want more than an explanation, to want evidence. We take pride in the fact that we are not easily fooled. I want to test your ability to discern fact from fiction. We’ll call this game: Accept or Reject. 1. Life ...read more
Scripture: Mark 15:21-39
Suppose some organization or person filmed your every action and thought. Would you like the film? Could you bear to watch it? Could you handle the truth about yourself? How are you at facing the truth?
“He’s Amazing: He Wants the Truth” Luke 4:14-30 There are tremendous concerns today about invasion of privacy. People fear the FBI and the CIA. We are reluctant to grant them powers that would enable them to gather information about us without our knowledge – although many suspect they may ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:14-30
Psalm 23 uses the powerful image of a shepherd and his sheep. Sheep are helpless creature. They need a shepherd—just like we need the Lord. But just as a shepherd leads his sheep, so too does the Lord guide us.
He Leadeth Me! Psalm 23:3b Introduction: Cf. Psalm uses the imagery of a Shepherd and his sheep to describe relationship of the Lord to those who belong to Him. Lord = Shepherd Saved = Sheep Oh, sheep are such cute, fluffy little creatures… well when God compared us to sheep; He wasn’t ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 23:3
This sermon's main point is to emphasize the importance of trusting in God's guidance and presence in our lives, even amidst uncertainty and challenges, as illustrated in Exodus 33:12-23.
Good morning, dear brothers and sisters. I'm so glad to see each one of you here today, ready to delve into God's Word together. Our sermon today is inspired by a powerful passage from Exodus 33:12-23. This passage speaks volumes about how God's presence is our guide, His guidance our strength, and ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 33:12-23
Topics: Seeking God, Leading Church
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