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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
You can teach an old dog new tricks
Sir Michael Costa, the celebrated conductor of the 19th century, was holding a rehearsal. As the mighty chorus rang out, accompanied by scores of instruments, the piccolo player--a little pint-sized flute--thinking perhaps that his contribution would not be missed amid so much music, stopped ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30
Denomination: Catholic
Interpretation & application of the parable. (PowerPoint slides are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info
Rewarding the Faithful Reading: Luke chapter 19 verses 11-27. Quote: Hebrews chapter 11 verse 6: “Without faith it is impossible to please God.’” Quote: “The word ‘Faith’ in the Bible is spelt ‘R.I.S.K.’” In the parable before us: • Nine servants were willing to ‘R.I.S.K.’ that is to ...read more
Scripture: Luke 19:11-27
Denomination: Brethren
We all have gifts given to us by God but are we using them the way He wants us to?
“What Could I Do With That?” January 23, 2011 Do you have someone you have a hard time buying a gift for? Not necessarily because they have everything but because they are never satisfied ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:7
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This sermon focuses on "Your Kingdom come" in the Lord's Prayer. What does it mean to pray for that to come about?
“YOUR KINGDOM COME": Jesus is inaugurating a kingdom. - Matthew 6:10. - So there is an important and underused word here in this part of the Lord’s Prayer: kingdom. - Let’s set the stage as we have in previous sermons. This is the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus is teaching us how to pray. He is ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:9-10
Denomination: Baptist
The parable of the talents begins and ends with the master. Perhaps it is not about the talents, then, but the master.
“Connected: A Good Designer” Ephesians 4:7-13; Mathew 25:14-30 Some labels miss the point and purpose of their product’s existence. For example, a hair dryer had this instruction label: “Don’t use while sleeping.” Or consider this one on a toilet at a public ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
A message on personal responsibility from the book of John
I'm Responsible For Me John 21:20-25 It has been said that we are the sum of the choices in our life. Certainly there are things that happen to us outside of our control , but we still choose how we will respond. Jesus' last message in the gospel of John to Peter is one of personal ...read more
Scripture: John 21:20-25
God asks me to invest into His kingdom purposes with my time, talents and treasure. In this way I am committed because it costs me something. The things I put my time and talents and money towards are the things that have a priority in my life.
Exodus 25 - It Will Cost You Something to Serve God! When I first came into ministry many years ago now, Julie and I realized that the only way we could train in the Bible College was to sell everything we owned except our car and our children (actually our children already belonged to God, so ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 25:1-40
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
As we unpack the parable of the talents we will be encouraged to live our life well in the new year.
What you do with your life matters December 30, 2012 TOMORROW NIGHT… as the: • 11,875 pound Waterford Crystal Ball dropped in Times Square • Peach dropped in Atlanta • Big Orange dropped in Miami • The Possum dropped in Brasstown NC • The Pickle dropped in Mt Olive NC • The Sausage dropped in ...read more
This sermon encourages us to recognize and utilize our God-given talents to serve Him and further His kingdom, as active participants in His divine plan.
Good morning, beloved family of God. As we gather here today, we find ourselves standing at the precipice of a new week, a new dawn, teeming with possibilities and potential. It is in this spirit of anticipation, of hope, that we gather here today to delve into the word of God, to seek His wisdom ...read more
Topics: Stewardship
Never discount your talents or abilities, never be discouraged about your worth or usefulness in the kingdom. You may think you can't contribute very much, but even small things are important in the kingdom of God.
On April 14, 1970, 56 hours into the Apollo 13 mission, astronaut Jack Swigert was asked by mission control to “stir” the oxygen tanks. Within minutes there was an explosion and the race was on to save the lives of the men on that spacecraft. Here’s what happened. The no. 2 ...read more
Scripture: John 6:5-9
The gift of our talents
Ephesians 4:4-16 (p. 815) December 8, 2013 Introduction: Paul says, “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” And then he goes directly into a list of “ones.” There is “one” body, “one” Spirit, ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:4-16
It's all around us though we may not see it. It's built into our lives though we don't see more than fading glances of it's reality.
It's all around us though we may not see it. It's built into our lives though we don't see more than fading glances of it's reality. It's torn at us for all our lives, our hearts ache against it, but it remains. It climbs upon our backs, it whispers into our ears of things we ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 17:5
Denomination: Salvation Army
A “talent” is a measurement of weight.
Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.” (Matthew 25: 14–15) Remember the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:14-15
"All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree is the Lord’s" (Lev. 27:30).
A. INTRODUCTION 1. What does the Lord expect from each one of us? The tithe. "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house, and prove Me now herewith, saith the Lord of Host, if I will not open you the windows of Heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-6
Today is a sermon about how talent alone can never bring eternal reward and it can never make an eternal impact, but with God empowering you to do His will with your talents, He can receive great glory in and through you!
Deal or No Deal? The Choice is Yours! It’s Not My Talent…It’s His! We come to the sixth and final sermon of our series entitled Deal or No Deal? The Choice is Yours! And for six weeks, we have talked about making the choice to obey God and not waver from His ideal for your life in the following ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10-11
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