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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
Encouraging Christians to share their faith - PowerPoint slides aere available for this sermon on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info
Evangelism talk Reading: Colossians chapter 1 verses 1-12. Ill: • Back in 1820 the average person in England wrote only three letters a year. • And with good reason. • Letters in those days were mailed without a cover and could be read by anyone. • But William Mulready had an idea to ensure ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:1-14
Denomination: Brethren
To allow the readers to know that any peace we recieve outside of Jesus Christ, is simulated peace
THE POWER BEHIND OUR PEACE Ephesians 2:14-18 A former president of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and historians came up with some startling information: Since 3600 B.C. the world has known only 292 years of peace! During this period there have been 14,351 wars, ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:14-18
Denomination: Baptist
You have a mission? can you identify your mission? If not how will you complete what God has in store for you. Put feet on your dreams...
#2 EUREKA THE CALL: MY APPROACH? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Thanks to Doctor Beth Grant for the fodder for this lesson. EUREKA: I HAVE FOUND IT... I CLAIM IT... I. HAVE YOU HEARD THE CALL? A. MISSION: TO BE SENT. Assigned task to an individual or a group. To have a purpose or ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:9-10
Denomination: Assembly Of God
A sermon about "being" the Church.
Acts 2:42-47; 4:32-37 “It Can Be This Good” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN 37412 In the movie As Good as It Gets Jack Nickolson plays the part of Melvin Udall, a very lonely, cranky and most unhappy man. In one scene, Melvin angrily ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
Denomination: United Methodist
The early church had a tremendous vision that changed the world. How do we make vision happen, so that we’re not just dreaming? The answer lies in unlocking the secrets of the the first church of Jerusalem in Acts 2.
Acts 2:42-47 “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
How can we live our lives on mission for God?
In the Great Commission, Jesus tells us what our mission is. As we’ve pointed out, in the most familiar version of the Great Commission, Matthew 28:19-20, we find Jesus telling us to “go and make disciples.” Our mission is to be disciples who make disciples. “And He said ...read more
Scripture: Mark 16:15
Memorial Day is about remembering people.
INTRO.- ILL.- A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the load of an 8-point buck which he was carrying. "Where’s Harry?" He was asked. "Harry had a stroke of some kind. He’s a couple of miles back up ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:3-5
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
True love sees the need, feels the need and meets the need.
In nearly 27 years of pastoral ministry, I have been asked some tough questions about the Christian faith. One of the toughest questions regards the problem of evil and why a good and all-powerful God allows people to suffer in this world. Peter Kreeft, a Christian apologist and philosopher, has ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:1-10
Denomination: Evangelical Free
God uses our small offerings, given in faith and compassion, to meet the needs of others and multiply blessings beyond what we imagine.
Some of us walked in today with a smile that took a lot of effort. Bills stare back, bodies ache, and a stack of needs feels taller than our energy. Maybe you’re a parent counting pennies at the grocery store, a grandparent worrying over a prodigal, or a student standing at the edge of a new season ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21
Topics: Proofs, Testimonies
We all must deal with the Consequence of our own Character-Our Esau. This message deals with How to Confront The Inevitable Confrontation with Our Past.
SOONER OR LATER WE MUST FACE ESAU! Verse 1 says: "And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and,behold, ESAU CAME and with him four hundred men." For 21 years Jacob had avoided a face-to-face encounter with Esau. At the age of 40, Jacob had to leave home unexpectedly to save his life on ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 33:1-15
When we strip away the candles, tinsels, stockings and presents we come to the real message of Christmas for all “for God so loved us”
Sermon: Sending Greetings of Love (Christmas is Weird) Dec 16, 2001 Christmas is just plain weird. I mean have you ever thought about it. What other time of year do you sit around staring at a dead tree in your living room while eating candy out of your socks? And look at the Christmas cards ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:8-9
Sermon 3 of 6 on the Acts 2:47 church - 24/7! We are called to be salt and light. I used several different Sermon Central sources for illustrations, ideas and comments.
2:47 – 24/7 Transforming Community Transformers change things. That’s what they do. When my girls were growing up I wanted to buy them "Transformers" instead of dolls. Donna wouldn’t let me for reasons that I don’t remember now. I’m sure her reasons were good - I just don’t remember what they ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16
A sermon for Pentecost.
“Under Construction” Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost is one of the most important days in the history of Christianity. It is, quite literally, the birthday of the Jesus’ Church. In importance, it is right up there with Christmas and Easter. That being said, a lot of people know very little about ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21
The greatest shock may be in this picture of Calvary is that you might see your face in that crowd… your attitude, your experience with the cross, your activity around that cross but lacking any true meaning.
INTRO: 1. In the past few weeks in our series "Encountering the Cross" we have again and again revisted the tramatic, devestating events that Jesus endured for us surrounding the Cross. a. But, although the scene was gruesome, the atmospherearound the foot of the cross is far from ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 27:33-49
Denomination: Pentecostal
A sermon about the conversion and the journey.
“Under Construction” Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost is one of the most important days in the history of Christianity. It is, quite literally, the birthday of the Jesus’ Church. In importance, it ranks right up there with Christmas and Easter. That being said, a lot of people know very little about ...read more
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