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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
In a world full of shifting values and unstable truths, we need an anchor. Colossians 1 gives us one: Jesus Christ is not just part of the story; He is the Author of the story. This early confession of faith shows us the truth about Jesus.
Paul doesn’t begin this passage with practical advice or even spiritual encouragement. He starts with awe—with a hymn, a bold declaration of who Jesus is. Before we get to what we should do, Paul reminds us of who Christ is. This passage, Colossians 1:15–20, is considered one of the earliest ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:15-28
This sermon explores how Jesus overcame temptation, and how through His example and strength, we can also overcome our own trials and temptations, leading lives that inspire and give hope to others.
Hello church! Today we are going to see that overcoming temptation is possible in our lives. I don’t know about you but sometimes I feel my hardwiring is a little messed up. Did God make me this way on purpose? Because I struggle. I worry. I try to change and get better and sometimes I get so ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11
Topics: Overcoming Temptation, Spiritual Strength, Hope And Renewal
How the cry of the Christ-child changed the world.
NOTE: My manuscripts are basically my thoughts on paper. Typically, I use them as a guide, not verbatim. Very rarely do I preach my message exactly the way I wrote it. If you would like to hear the message preached, please visit Abundant Life Fellowship’s multimedia page at ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:1-20
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Sharing in the person of Christ
Ordained by Christ John 17:6-11, 15-19 Setting: Last supper- conclusion, teachings; The High Priestly Prayer Christ forewarns His disciples that He will soon be departing, but He doesn’t leave them empty handed. For three years Christ has walked with them, talked with them, prayed with ...read more
Scripture: John 17:6-11, John 17:15-19
Denomination: Holiness
Who Jesus Really Is
Intro: we find the writer of Hebrews giving encouragement to move into the deeper things of Christ. He states that he will give if God permits him to discuss deeper theology. But in this chapter he goes over many basics of Christianity that are essentials to living by faith. In the next few weeks ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 6:1-19
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Jesus is a model of compassion
"The Compassion of Christ" Matthew 15: 21-39 9/28/97 Intro: Last week as we looked at the first half of this chapter, we see Jesus showing little patience or kindness with the Pharisees. These were the religious hypocrites of the day. Today, as we go on, we will see the great heart of ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 15:21-39
This is a sermon prepared for Easter morning and appropriate to use at anytime. It speaks to the living and eternally living nature of our risen Savior!
From the desk of Pastor Toby Powers Truth Baptist Church correspondence address: 56 Taylor Cir Carrollton, GA 30117 Church Address: US Hwy 78 Bremen, GA 30110 THE EVER-LIVING CHRIST Revelation 1:18 We long, sometimes, to behold Christ in his glory. Certainly, it is one of our brightest hopes ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 1:18
Denomination: Baptist
Jesus calls his people to discipleship--the daunting response to his love of denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and following Jesus.
Matthew 16:21-28 “Disciples of Christ” INTRODUCTION People say shocking things at times. • The famous evangelist, Billy Graham, was shocked at the language used by President Richard Nixon on the infamous “White House Tapes.” Rev Graham had believed that that Nixon was a strong Quaker ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28
Denomination: Lutheran
Pt 2 deals with finding success when Christ is central to life and we live truyly in the "Kingdom" of God.
The Secrets to Successful Living Pt 2 – Christ as Center Colossians 1:13-18 We started two weeks ago talking about this idea of success in Christian living. We talked last about redefining the idea of success, beginning to measure success not as the world does but by a new set of measures. In the ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:13-18
Denomination: *other
The entrance of sin, and the wages of sin, compared and contrasted with the free gift of Jesus Christ.
ADAM AND CHRIST. Romans 5:12-21. 1. THE ENTRANCE OF SIN. We are told in the book of Genesis that when God created the world “it was all very good” (Genesis 1:31). Yet the world as we know it is full of moral evil, as quoted by Paul in Romans 3:10-18. How did such a situation come about? In ...read more
Scripture: Romans 5:12-21
Put on Christ is so that people can see Christ in us and give glory to him and his saving work on the cross.
INTRODUCTION Please turn in your Bibles to Colossians 3:1-11. Last week we examined verses 1-11 of this chapter which have to do with putting away or putting to death sin in our lives. This is something that we’ll want to do and that we’re called to do if we’ve really been raised to life with ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11
The love of Christ Jesus prevailed evn in the pervasive darkness of man's denial of God's love for the world and God's promise failing to accept the time of change because of their blindness to the faith of Christ Jesus.
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (January 22, 2016) “Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go” (Isaiah 48:17, King James ...read more
Denomination: Friends
The birth is miraculous, the blessing is salvation, and the beauty is Christ.
The Birth of Christ Luke 2:1-14 INTRO.- ILL.- A boy said to his friend, "Does your baby brother talk yet?" His buddy replied, "He doesn’t have to. He gets everything he wants by yelling." Babies will be babies, won’t they? Babies come in all varieties, shapes, sizes and weights, but ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:1-14
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Paul gives the path of how to become alive in Christ. 1- Dead in sin - That’s us. 2- Rich in mercy - That’s God. 3- Alive in Christ - That’s us.
INTRO.- ILL.- After dying in a car crash, three friends go to Heaven for orientation. They are all asked the same question: "When you are in your casket, friends and family are mourning over you, what would you like to hear them say about you?" The first guy immediately responds, "I would ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10
John the Baptist has some pointed questions for Jesus, and sometimes, so do we. How does God respond to us in our times of weakness and disappointent with him?
Luke 7:18-28 The Perfect Plan. Anne and I had a perfect plan last weekend. It involved new window shades for the windows on our staircase. It was a plan that was a long time in the making. For months, Anne lurked in the tall grass of the internet. Waiting for the perfect storm of sale price ...read more
Scripture: Luke 7:18-28