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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 sermon explores God's providence, the power of perseverance, and the promise of deliverance, as illustrated in Jeremiah 38:1-28.
Good morning, beloved family of God. Isn't it a joy to gather together in His presence once again? To be able to sit in the shadow of His love, basking in the warmth of His grace, and feasting on the nourishment of His Word? I am excited to share with you today a message from the book of Jeremiah, ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 38:1-28
Topics: Total Surrender, God
This sermon explores the story of Jezebel to illustrate the enslaving power of sin and the liberating grace of God's mercy and justice.
Greetings, dear friends. I'm so glad you've chosen to join us today as we gather, not just as a congregation, but as a family, united in our love for our Savior and our desire to grow closer to Him. We are here, not by chance, but by divine appointment. God has a word for us today, a message of ...read more
Scripture: John 8:34
Topics: Jezebel
The Lord of the Rings trilogy provides some great illustrations of our spiritual warfare (#17 in The Christian Victor series)
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day,…” ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:12-13
Denomination: Orthodox
God wants to empower your life with the Holy Spirit. Elijah and Elisha illustrate how this can happen for you.
The life of Elijah has been a whirlwind of activity! From the time he stepped out of nowhere to confront the king of Israel, to his adventures of faith at the dry brook and the widow’s house, to his great victory on Mount Carmel and to his fall into and restoration from defeat and disuse. Elijah’s ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-14
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
A sermon moving towards Advent that discusses forgiveness. Uses a number of illustrations that i used from Sermon central
Choosing Forgiveness. The season we are in at the moment is advent. Advent kinda means anticipation - expecting something. When we think about what we are expecting it is of course the celebration of the coming of Jesus. If we were to think of what the coming of Jesus ushers in for us - high on ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:14-15
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The inspired writer uses three historical events that illustrate for us the rest God has in store for His children.
REST IN GOD Hebrews 4:1-11 Two artists attempted to paint a picture of peace. The first drew a beautiful scene. He painted an ocean still as a pond, showing a graceful sailboat passing by. Overhead the sky was blue, flecked with light, fluffy clouds. And on the shore children played in ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-11
Denomination: Baptist
Jesus Illustrates How Small Faith Can Do Big Things like restrain, rebuke, and forgive sin.
“How does she do that?” I think that whenever I see our organists play – especially at choir practice when they effortlessly play music they’ve never seen before. As much as I would like to do what they do, I can’t, even though I took eight years of piano lessons. I just don’t have the God-given ...read more
Scripture: Luke 17:1-10
Denomination: Lutheran
Many Bible verses including the illustration of the Thief On The Cross teach that salvation is by faith alone in Jesus Christ alone.
The Gospel - Faith Alone In Christ Alone (Luke 23:32-43; Matthew 27:41-44; Ephesians 2:8-9) [HTML formatted version and handouts are located ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:32-43, Matthew 27:41-44
Denomination: Independent/Bible
I use some creative work to illustrate a very practical real life point to our younger children.
For a children’s sermon I like to divide the children up. Boy, girl etc. Then each team is given popsicle sticks and glue to create a building that will be stronger than the other teams. While they are doing this I like to have the accompianist play a cute children’s song or two. The ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:22
Denomination: Church Of God
This is the fifth sermon in a series on Philippians. This sermon illustrates Paul’s two examples of what a Christian should do.
I. Introduction a. People who are examples i. Michael Jordan – Basketball Player ii. Billy Graham – Man of God iii. Your Name -??? b. Paul wrote to the church at Phillipi and told them that should live like a Chistian. c. What should a Christian Do? II. The Example of Timothy ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30
Five loaves and two fish illustrate for us the miracles that happen when place our lives in the hands of God
When I hold a basketball in my hands, it’s merely a basketball, but when you place that same basketball in the hands of Michael Jordan, it turns into collegiate and professional championships. Put a golf club in any of our hands, and it’s merely a golf club, but when you place that same golf club ...read more
Scripture: John 6:1-13, John 6:1-15
Use portion of movie "Dr Dolittle" to illustrate God’s calling us to serve Him, and to minister to the poor.
Doctor Dolittle A. Preliminaries (Ask before showning movie) 1.He had a gift. What was it? 2. When did he first become aware that he had a gift? (As a child) 3. How did people respond to his gift? They misunderstand, they think he’s crazy Everyone – even those closest to him. 4. So what was ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 21:3, Proverbs 19:17
This sermon seeks to illustrate why it is so important to heed the warning signs that God gives us to stop sinning.
Sanity Daniel 4 October 27, 2002 Intro: A. [Joke] Insanity is heredity. You can get it from your children. B. That may be true, but there is another way to go insane and we learn about it in the fourth chapter of Daniel. I. Salutation Daniel 4:1-3 (NIV), King Nebuchadnezzar, To the peoples, ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 4:1-37
Sermon based upon the book of Philemon. Illustrates the plight of Philemon to forgive Onesimus and how Paul aided in the process.
Read the Book of Philemon I Onesimus A. Name means "Useful" - But wasn’t very useful B. Slave of Philemon 1. Unlike slaves in America 2. Slaves were more like employees 3. Often were paid C. Caused Philemon to lose some money 1. Criminal intent - Money ...read more
Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Contemporary treatment of Herod’s tragic death. Video clip suggestion, relevant illustrations, practical points of application.
"What do you worship?" Acts 12:20-25 By Pastor Bob Hunter Suggested Video Clip: "What do you worship?" Available at www.willowvideo.com Introduction: As we continue our series in Acts, I want to call your attention to rather peculiar death of King Herod the Agrippa. Now, I’m warning you ...read more
Scripture: Acts 12:1-25, Exodus 20:3
Denomination: Holiness
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