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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
Thank you Pastor jerry Shirley for this outline If I was going to literally set the church on fire I wouldn’t announce it on the sign out front But I’m praying the we will be set ‘on fire for God!’
The town atheist was not a bad man, he just didn’t believe. He was not interested in church. There was only 1 church in the area and it was a cold and dead social club, where no decisions were being made. **One day the church building caught on fire, and the whole town ran toward it to help ...read more
Scripture: Acts 4:31-33
Denomination: Baptist
Explores the mystery of unity in Christ, its manifestation in the church, and the mission it gives us to reveal God's wisdom to the world.
Good morning, beloved family in Christ. It's truly a blessing to gather with you all today, to bask in the divine presence of our Lord, and to share His illuminating Word. The fellowship we share in this sacred space, the unity we find in Christ, is indeed a profound mystery, a divine secret that ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13
Topics: Lord's Church, Mystery
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will never forget you.
I recently read of a young man with a terrible stuttering problem. Determined to seek help, he visited a renowned speech therapist in his city. The therapist had a very unconventional method of treating such a problem as this. He had the young man talk with his mouth filled with marbles. Every ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25
Denomination: Christian Church
As prolific as the church was in the days of Paul, it suffers today. Either people do not come, or people come for the wrong reasons. The church is abundantly immersed in paradoxes. Whether verbalized, or thought, the operative question of the day is, “
Dealing with Today’s Church Hebrews 10:24-25;13:7,17 1 Timothy 4:13 Acts 2:42 INTRODUCTION: The New Testament repeatedly emphasizes the importance of local assemblies – ie: local churches. The pattern of the Apostle Paul was to establish local churches in every community he went to. Yet, as ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25
There is a process that God has for you to fulfill your purpose, but you need to cooperate with God because He has placed a seed of success inside of you.
Growing In The Local Church Philippian 1:6 - Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. Reasons to grow spiritually: * Gives you authority over the enemy * Makes you tough * Allows you to discover your strengths ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:6
Denomination: Charismatic
In today's lesson we learn about the discipline of immoral church members.
Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the discipline of church members engaged in blatant, unrepentant sin. Let’s learn about this in a message I am ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-8
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The seven churches are representative of the church as a whole; the number seven symbolizing completion or perfection.
Most students are eager to get into the action of Revelation as soon as possible. Therefore they tend to skip over chapters two and three in the Book of Revelation without realizing their importance. But the churches give us an almost inexhaustible storehouse of wisdom and knowledge. The seven ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 1:11
There’s a big body out there. Let’s like them.
This morning going to talk to the church Romans 12:9-21 Not members of a building- but of a body The body of Christ- not an organization- but an organism Something that’s alive- and moving God’s church has been changed, thwarted, and twisted Changed into Rules and regulations- do’s and don’ts If ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:9-21
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Church members need to be alive in the Lord.
NEEDS OF THE CHURCH TODAY Rev.3: 1And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 2Be ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6
There is a phrase spoken of often, one in which is said to be in our Constitution, "Separation of Church and State." However, this phrase is not in the US Constitution.
Separation of Church and State “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech…” (excerpt from Amendment I, U. S. Constitution) If our United States Constitution actually commands ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 33:12
This is the 2nd sermon in the 1 Thessalonians series, "Encouragement". What does the Model Church look like?
Series: Encouragement [#2] BEHAVIOR OF A MODEL CHURCH 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 Introduction: Last week, we began our series from 1 Thessalonians. We looked at the birthmarks of a model Church. This morning we are going to continue to look at a model Church. Churches, like individuals, are ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10
This sermon describes the work of the Holy Spirit in shaking God’s church into extra-ordinary service.
Introduction: Have you ever been in the middle of an event that you will never forget? In such situations you remember the people around you, you remember the sounds, you remember the time of year and you remember the results? These events are profound for you. I have experienced several such ...read more
Scripture: Acts 4:29-32
The church at Laodicea holds great insight into the life of a 21st century church.
Life Quest “The Hot and Cold Church” July 16, 2006 Today we want to look at a passage that many people have heard messages on and talked about in church. We want to look today with different eyes. We want to get inside the ancient voices and look with a fresh perspective at the meaning of the text ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22
Being God's church...means relying on and sharing God's grace. We explore what it means to be a church community relying on and sharing God's grace.
Three couples were having a coffee together after church. They were frustrated. Things weren’t going well at church. The pastor wasn’t doing what they wanted. There were some people in the congregation who were obviously sinners and trouble makers. There were people who wouldn’t ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Denomination: Lutheran
What a Spirit-Filled Church looks like
When the Church is on Fire - Acts 4 - 2/12/17 Turn with me this morning to the book of Acts, chapter 4. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts - the 5th book of the NT. If I asked you what an ideal church looked like, what would you say? We might start thinking about what type of ...read more
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