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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 encourages embracing dependence on God as our steady stone, acknowledging the peace found in His presence, and committing to live the Christian ideal.
Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters. It's a blessing to be with you all today. We gather here, not as strangers, but as a family, bound by the love of our Savior. Today, we stand on the threshold of a new revelation, a fresh understanding of our faith and our relationship with Jesus. Opening ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 16:2-3
Topics: Jesus, Dependence
First Sunday in Lent, Series B
February 21, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 1:9-15 Strength Tested Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. The gospel of Mark is the shortest of all four gospels. Mark writes his stories very tersely. Mark ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:9-15
Denomination: Lutheran
What we were and are because of Christ.
Strength for the Journey Colossians 1:21-29 If you got a letter from someone in prison a man you personally have never met and he stepped on your toes about surrendering to the Lordship of Christ how would you respond? That’s exactly what happened here. Paul head led Epaphras the pastor of ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:21-29
Denomination: Baptist
A sermon for Transfiguration Sunday, Year A
February 19, 2023 - Transfiguration Sunday Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 Strength for the Journey Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. The season of Epiphany culminates today with our ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9, 2 Peter 1:16-21
July 4 sermon. God and country and how the founders saw things.
INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Freedom has always come to us at a price. There are always forces in the world who want to take away the God ordained freedom that every person on this planet should be able to enjoy. • We enjoy freedoms that a lot of the world can only look upon with envy. • We live in a ...read more
Scripture: Romans 13:1-7
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
A sermon for the season after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 19
August 11, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church 1 Kings 19:4-8; John 6:35, 41-51 In the Strength of That Food Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Author and historical researcher David Grann wrote the wildly popular book ...read more
Scripture: John 6:41-51, 1 Kings 19:4-8
How does the Bible illustrate how there is strength in relationships? We can turn to the book of Ruth for the answer.
STRENGTH IN RELATIONSHIPS Text: Ruth 1:1 – 18 “The Promise Keepers note the following in their Point-Man training: 10 percent of all people will change when they hear the truth, 10 percent will never change, and 80 percent will only change in the context of a relationship. (Raymond ...read more
Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18
Denomination: United Methodist
As we try to put ourselves into a position to be able to share the gospel with others, there are few things that will get their attention more than self-sacrifice.
A. Self-sacrifice. A word we are not too familiar with, right? 1. Certainly, we understand its meaning. It is not too hard to define, but it is hard to embrace and embody. Wouldn’t you agree? 2. And yet when we witness self-sacrifice, we are drawn to it. We are amazed by it. 3. Sacrifice ...read more
Scripture: John 15:12-13
God is in the restoring, renewing, reviving business.
“Go in Peace: Strength for the Way” Psalm 23:2-3a “He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.” Why would God be in the restoring, renewing, reviving business? Perhaps it’s because we are so often weak and tired. ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 23:1-3
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The Spirit provides Christians with an inner strength that enables us to endure with patience and joy.
Colossians 1:1-14 “Inner Strength” INTRODUCTION Our text today contains one of my favorite Bible verses. It was a passage of scripture that I learned when I participated in a weekend retreat in high school. The verse is Colossians 1:10, “To lead a life worthy of the Lord ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:1-14
God’s command to remember the Passover Feast has significant applications for observing the Lord’s supper today.
STRENTH FOR THE DESERT Today we begin the first sermon from the fourth book of the Bible—Numbers. Numbers has 36 chapters and is divided into six major sections. We plan to develop one message from each section. The first section of Numbers (1-10:10) is filled with the ...read more
Scripture: Numbers 9:1-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-32
Denomination: Brethren
Followers of Christ can be confident of salvation and sanctification because of the work of the Holy Spirit. We’re to stand firm and hold to the truth of the Bible in these final days.
The Strength That Lasts I hope you had a good Thanksgiving! How many of you ate too much? Here are three signs that you may have overdone it. Paramedics had to bring in the ‘Jaws of Life’ to pry you out of the EZ-Boy. You set off 3 earth tremors on your morning jog Friday. When you had your ...read more
How could my weakness be a good thing? Why would this truth be necessary for me to understand God’s will for my life?
OPEN: A work crew had been working at a construction site for about a week when the company hired a new man to replace a man who’d been hurt the day before. He was a broad-shouldered, powerful young man and was a good worker… but he was also annoying. He was always bragging that he was stronger ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
‘Abraham, take your son, your only son and sacrifice him’, why would this have happened? Let’s take a few moments to study the circumstances that led up to this event.
‘Abraham, take your son, your only son and sacrifice him’, why would this have happened? Let’s take a few moments to study the circumstances that led up to this event. Will power! Have you heard the expression, ‘so and so has a strong will power’? Will (noun): the power of control over one's own ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 22:1-2
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 16:9
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