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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
When you face tremendous obstacles God is ready to lead you through!
Intro: What tremendous obstacle are you facing this morning? Ex. My best friends son had cancerShare telephone call from Wayne Patton about Luke having cancer; We broke down in prayer over the phone. Praise the Lord, Luke Patton is cancer free today! You are going to face tremendous obstacles in ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
Explore the power, blessings, and victory that come from faithfulness, encouraging us to remember and imitate the faith of our spiritual leaders.
Good morning, dear family in Christ. Today, we are going to explore a powerful message found in Hebrews 13:7. It tells us, "Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith." We're going to unpack the power of faithfulness, ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:7
Topics: Victory, Faithfulness
John the baptist doubts Jesus which leads him to ask questions about Jesus.
Doubt Doubt is a part of life. We believe in a God who is all powerful and magnificent and yet we have never seen Him. Without doubt there could be no faith for all we would have would be certainty. Sometimes we think of doubt as the opposite of faith. That is not the case. Unbelief is the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 7:18-29
Denomination: *other
The Good shepherd calls, but who is listening? The good shepherd leads, but who is following? The Conclusion.
Dakota Community Church May 31, 2009 The Good Shepherd 2 John 10:11-18 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks ...read more
Scripture: John 10:1-21
Denomination: Mennonite
This message deals with the position and responsibility of leaders in the church. We must be carful not to elevate them to the level that they can do no wrong.
UNION WORKERS IN THE TEMPLE OF GOD 1 CORINTHIANS 3:5-17 INTRODUCTION: Bob Deffinbaugh writes, “Christianity has had its share of “Pied Pipers,” those charismatic (in personality) individuals who seem to be able to lead a group of followers anywhere they wish. We are all too familiar with the names ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:5-17
To lead the people to understand some of the benefits of patience as given by God and used for His purposes.
Unit 14 – Patience Lesson 38 – Elijah, The Little Cloud and the Great Rain – I Kings18:41-46 Preparation for the Teacher 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand some of the benefits of patience as given by God and used for His purposes. 2. Explanation of the Aim: Elijah teaches us some of the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
To lead the children to understand some of the errors to avoid through Saul’s unfaithfulness to God.
Unit 12 – Faithfulness Lesson 34 – Saul Disobeys God (Illustrates the Opposite of Faithfulness) Preparation for the Teacher 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand some of the errors to avoid through Saul’s unfaithfulness to God. 2. Explanation of the Aim: Faithfulness can be defined as ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-25
The changing of the well established guidelines laid out by the Bible can lead be a detour to disaster.
Markers are needed to mark the way in, or into any new territory or frontier. The markers left by Joshua’s men were seen and noted by hundreds to tens of thousands that would come later. One of the effective means of deception in wartime is to change the markers and road signs. Veterans told ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 4:1-6
There are six marks of leadership seen in Nehemiah chapters 1-6. Leaders can study these leadership qualities in Nehemiah and grow in their influence.
On the front of one church bulletin always reads, “Ministers: The entire congregation Pastor: Rev David L. Buttry.” Rick Warren in his Purpose Driven Church advocates “No ministry, no membership.” Every believer is a minister or servant of God who should be serving God and ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-2
Joshua had a BIG task at hand. God encouraged him NOT to be lead by fear.
INTRODUCTION • THE MATRIX START DVD. Time: 1:10 Start Time: 0:53:38 End Time: 0:54:48 Start Cue: Feet zooming in on building top End Cue: Man laying on pavement • Each day we have to decide if we are going to let the fear of what is before us keep us from living the way that God wants us to live or ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Here is one of the most gracious revelations of Jesus to the religious leaders of His day. God is a revealer of the truth, and we need to listen.
Passage: Matthew 22:41-46 Intro: Have you ever helped a small child do a connect the dots puzzle? 1. pretty easy if you can count. 2. but small children need help to understand the concept, and then with that help they can complete the puzzle. 3. Jesus has been under attack in the days ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:41-46
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Bold Ways that believers can give themselves to God’s Kingdom and to the church. As A Leader, Follower, Mover & Shaker, and Loving Boldly
BOLD WAYS TO GIVE YOURSELF Turn to Nehemiah 2 What comes to your mind when you think about boldness. One story is told of a very bold woman. An elderly lady was well-known in the community for her faith and for her boldness in talking about it. She would stand on her front porch and shout ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-6, John 11:7-16
Through a parable about a "rich fool" Jesus gave a sharp warning about the love of money. Greed leads to a false view of life. Greed leads to a fool’s death.
“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.” (1 Timothy 6:10) That passage from the Apostle Paul’s first letter to Timothy is well known. It seems that many people who know little else about the Bible can quote that particular passage. Perhaps it is familiar and frequently quoted ...read more
Scripture: Luke 12:13-21
Denomination: Lutheran
The 4th message in a series leading up to Easter focusing on the people involved in the Passion of Christ. This message focuses upon Pilate and the six trials leading up to Jesus’ death.
The Passion March 28, 2004 Kangaroo Court Sunday AM Intro: I’m a big fan of courtroom dramas. Whether it’s a Grisham book, Law and Order, Matlock, or JAG, my favorite part is always when the attorney is clever enough to be able to catch and expose the witness on the stand and bring forth the ...read more
Scripture: John 18:33-38, Luke 23:1-25
Wealth leads us to illusions wherein we lose sight of God; poverty leads us to spiritual disease. Pray for enough to satisfy real needs and to be able to give for others.
You don’t have to raise your hands on this one. But I do wonder how many of you spent some time this week fantasizing about that Powerball lottery. What would you have done with $250,000,000? What dreams would you have indulged? What unthinkable thoughts did you think? Well, now, I, being a ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 30:8-9
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