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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
John the Baptist came preparing the way. We need to prepare the way for Christ in our hearts and our world as well as we look forward to Christmas.
Second Sunady of Advent 2005 www.valleyforge Dr. Paul G. Humphrey The following series of advertisements reportedly appeared in a daily newspaper: Monday: "The Rev. A.J. Jones has one color TV set for sale. Telephone 626-1313 after 7 p.m. and ask for Mrs. Donnelley who lives with him, cheap." ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:1-9
Denomination: United Methodist
The Lord set John the Baptist apart from others for a specific ministry. God does this for all the main characters in the Bible and he does for us also.
Matthew 3:1-12 “Set Apart” INTRODUCTION We celebrate many things in many ways during our holiday season. Families and friends, the Christmas Spirit, holiday traditions and favorite foods are but a few of the blessings in which we rejoice. Of course, at the core of our Christmas ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12
Denomination: Lutheran
This passage in Mark is one of great tragedy. It has been suggested there were actually two deaths revealed - the death of John the Baptist and the death of Herod's conscience.
A Tragic Death Mark 6: 14-29 Our text today deals with the horrific and tragic death of John the Baptist. Mark discussed the character of John and the tragic reason for his untimely death. The text actually deals with John’s death in retrospect, sometime after it had happened. John’s untimely ...read more
Scripture: Mark 6:14-29
Denomination: Baptist
Explore the necessity and benefits of humility, using the example of John the Baptist, who embodied the principle of "He must become greater; I must become less."
Good morning, family! We're going to be diving into some deep waters today, exploring a theme that's as vital today as it was in the time of Christ: humility. As Andrew Murray once wrote, "Humility is the only soil in which the graces root; the lack of humility is the sufficient explanation of ...read more
Scripture: John 3:22-30
Topics: Know Christ, Intimacy
Nicodemus tries to thread the needle, and secretly follow Jesus. This doesn't work. If you are silent about Jesus, you haven't really "come to" him.
This morning, we find ourselves (somehow) in John 7. Throughout the gospel of John, we have found people confronted with one basic choice-- will they give their allegiance to Jesus, or not? Some people, hearing Jesus' words, and learning, have come to place their trust in Jesus. ...read more
Scripture: John 7:1-52
The willingness of our Lord to reach out and touch the lowest of the low in His grace.
INTRODUCTION/STATEMENT OF THEME: There are two common answers among unbelievers to the Gospel message. One, they often think they are too good for it. They aren’t that bad. They’re certainly not as bad as some, and therefore, God will probably let them slide in on Judgment Day. On the other hand, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 8:1-4
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
A fresh look at time
Paul tells the Ephesians in verse 15 that they need to be wise concerning their ways, and then in verse 16 he tells them that they need to be wise concerning their days. At the beginning of a New Year, I think it would be good for us to consider the importance of time since it is what days are ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:16
Introduction to the Sermon series on John 3:16
Note: I used Preachers Sermon and Outline Bible book on John for notes and research. Title: Unless You are Born Again Theme: Text: Joh 3:1-21 Introduction Views of the Gospels Matthew – Jesus Messiah Mark – Jesus Servant Luke – Jesus Son of Man John – Jesus Son of God People sometimes say that ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-21
Denomination: Church Of God
Open Doors Divine Appointments, part 6
Open Doors Divine Appointments, part 6 John 4:3-26 November 3, 2013 The biblical idea for intentional living is walking in wisdom. The psalmist prayed, 'teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.' Or as we saw last few weeks by Paul, walk in wisdom toward those who do not ...read more
Scripture: John 4:3-26
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The Light of the World The Glory and Grace of the Incarnation
The Light of the World The Glory and Grace of the Incarnation John 1:14-18 December 22, 2013 Christmas is three days away and we are drawing our attention to the significance of the incarnation, the light coming into the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. This is the last week in our ...read more
Scripture: John 1:14-19
Introduction to John's gospel
In the Beginning How I first read John’s gospel Right after reading Matt, Mark, Luke - I noticed lots of repetition in the first three (synoptic) John was new, different. Different stories, different teachings, different characters. Synoptics events occur mostly in Galilee, John’s are ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-18
Sermon 1 of a series on the Gospel of John.
Why We Worship the Living Word Part 1 John 1:1-3 Sermon Notes: Introduction: 1. What is the Purpose of John’s Gospel? 2. Who was John? I. Worship the Word because He was at the __________. II. Worship the Word because He is __________. III. Worship the Word because He is ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-3
I Am The Bread of Life
I Am Series, part 2 I Am The Bread of Life John 6:48-58 David Taylor We are in the second week of a three week series leading up to Easter, entitled I AM, looking at three of the I am statements made by Jesus in the gospel of John. We started last week in John ten with “I Am the Good ...read more
Scripture: John 6:48-58
Today we will look at the biblical text from John 10:10
In this text we notice the following things: 1. What the devil has to offer to us. 2. What God has to offer to us. 3. The last thing we notice is that they do not offer the same thing. Remember: 1. You cannot serve both God and Satan. 2. Satan can offer you temporary joy, while God can offer you ...read more
Scripture: John 10:10
24 Days leading up to Christmas
Series: 24 Week: 4 Passage: John 3:16-17 Title: Week 4 – The Candle of Purity Focus: Christmas ADVENT BACKGROUND: There are often many symbols used to represent Advent from various churches of many denominations. An evergreen wreath is a solid staple followed by four to five candles. The ...read more
Scripture: John 3:16-17