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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
This messages focuses on the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Handling Adversity Part 3 Scripture: John 14:16-18; Luke 24:46-49; Acts 1:8; 2:1-8 Introduction This is part three of my series “Handling Adversity.” In the first two parts, I focused on how Jesus handled His adversity upon His last entry into Jerusalem and how the disciples handled theirs ...read more
Scripture: John 14:16-18
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon points out some principles in Leviticus that are still very practical for Christians.
ILLUS: Several prominent literary figures were invited to an open forum where someone interviewed them and asked them questions. One question that came up was this: “If you were stranded on a desert isle, and you could only have one book, which book would you bring with you?” - The first person ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The Holy Spirit calls us into service, empowers us to serve and shows us the way to serve.
Pentecost 2009 Service and the Spirit Global Day of Prayer Prayer Introduce Service Week… As I looked at the Schedule for the Service week, I had it in my mind that I would speak on “Meeting Jesus in Service.” - a good topic as we head into the week But then I realized that it is Pentecost! – ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:14-21
Denomination: *other
Last week of f2024 Month of Prayer and Fasting
Background to passage: Last Supper, farewell discourse John 14:1–13 ESV “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for ...read more
Scripture: John 14:1-13
Denomination: Baptist
An eight week Easter Series through the gospel of John
Good morning. Please open your Bibles to John 1. A few years ago I started seeing this symbol on the backs of cars around town. I had no idea what it meant. At first I thought it was a new model of car— like the BMW HeVi or something. Then I thought, well, maybe they wanted to brag that they had ...read more
Scripture: John 3:30
Exploring the consequences and lasting effect of Adam and Eve's disobedience to God.
A number of years ago, General Electric had a wonderful commercial which showed the lights coming on in the nation of Hungary. After the fall of communism, a new day had begun for the people of that land. Our text today is Genesis Chapter 3. In these verses, we see that after the fall of humanity, ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 3:14-26
If there is evil in our lives, God has to permit it to happen, or it wouldn’t. But God never wills evil. He only wants our good.
Thursday of 27th Week in Course 2017 Reformation/Revolution Who among us has not looked on some captain of industry or some venal politician and wondered why “evildoers not only prosper but when they put God to the test they escape.’” as the people did in Malachi’s day? Sometimes it does seem vain ...read more
Scripture: Luke 11:5-13
Denomination: Catholic
God is the mighty king of all creation
Song of the Sovereign King Psalm 33 August 31, 1997 Evening Service Introduction I. The role of a king: The king is the appointed leader over a country, it is a birthright and privilege, life of training and preparation, Even in our modern world there are still many kings, II. The nature of a ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 33:1-22
Denomination: Church Of God
As an encouragement, Jesus gives John a vision/revelation of heavenly reality. There is a throne higher than Caesar's. That throne isn't empty. And our holy God is coming soon.
Today, we find ourselves in the first of two chapters in Revelation, that I consider to be at its very heart. Revelation 4, and 5. Arguably, these two chapters in their own way are the very heart of the Bible, as well. There are things in these chapters that are not necessarily obvious, that ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 4:1-11
One of the works of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers is to impart a spiritual gift. Spiritual gifts is fraught with confusion and misunderstanding. This sermon seeks to sort out what the Bible teaches about the different types of spiritual gifts.
Holy Spirit and You, Part 3: The Key to Spiritual Gifts Series: Acts, #3 Chuck Sligh February 23, 2014 A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon upon request by emailing me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Acts 1:8; then please turn 1 Corinthians 12. INTRODUCTION In our series ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8
General John Galvin, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe was asked what was it like to be in charge of a variety of forces. His reply: “I often feel like the director of a cemetery. I have a lot of people under me but nobody listens
Learning to Lead in Formal and Informal Settings (I Cor 9:19-27) Some leaders are comfortable in formal settings but are awkward informally relating to people. Jonathan Edwards, the former President of Princeton Seminary was dismissed as the Pastor of his local church for that very reason. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:21-27
Believe week 6 looks at our Identity in Christ
Believe 5 - Identity in Christ Ephesians 1:3-14 October 19, 2014 We’ve started our search for a college for Joshua. We’ve made a couple of college visits. Two things I’ve learned . . . I’m not sure I’m ready to let go of Joshua, and college is not cheap. Since I ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14
Week 20 in a Wednesday evening study on the book of Revelation
WEEK 20 ¡§Silence in Heaven¡¨ Date: November 14, 2002 Place: Allendale Baptist Church Text: Revelation 8:1-6 Introduction Someone asked me the other day why are we studying Revelation? I have to ask this question, why was Revelation written? Not for our entertainment. Not to confuse us. But to ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 8:1-6
The Holy Spirit is the catalyst by which the church accomplishes its mission.
The Promise Of The Father Text: Acts 1:1-11;2:1-4 Introduction 1. Although this week in the A.D. series you will watch the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit has always been working. 2. From the beginning, Scripture says, "The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters" ...read more
Denomination: Methodist
God calls us to consecrate ourselves—living holy, set-apart lives—so we are ready for Him to work wonders in and through us.
There’s a hush that falls over the heart when you sense God is nearby. Not in the thunder, not even in the headlines, but in the ordinary—the kettle singing in the kitchen, a lunch pail packed for work, the Bible open on a worn table. In those moments, something within whispers, “Get ready.” ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 3:5, Leviticus 11:44
Topics: Holiness, Consecration
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