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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
The call to service as taught by Jesus in Mark 10:32-45, emphasizing the importance of selfless service and humility in the Christian life.
Good morning, family! Today, we're diving into the heart of Mark 10, verses 32-45, where Jesus teaches His disciples about service. This passage is all about the call, cost, and reward of service. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said: "The Church is the Church only when it exists for others...not ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:32-45
Topics: Service
Assurance of Salvation: Look for these 3 marks of a believer. Alliterated outline of I Jn. 5. Powerpoint at website.
Show Me Your Birthmarks 1 John 5:1-5, 13 Powerpoint for this and hundreds more free sermons at our website: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons.html INTRO: If I were to ask you if you are sure that you have been born physically, you would think it a foolish question. Yet there are many people who are ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 5:1-13
Denomination: Baptist
We keep putting off until "later" embracing the marks of discipleship -- prayer, Bible study, tithing...
(The pastor takes a bag of rice, and carefully counts out aloud ten measures of the rice placing each measure into a pot. Then taking back a single measure from the pot of rice, places that single measure on the Lord’s Table. The pot stays on the pulpit as the pastor reads the New Testament ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Paul’s life as a new creation authenticated the gospel but not even the mark of circumcision could authenticate legalism.
NOT CIRCUMCISION BUT A NEW CREATION TEXT: Galatians 6:11-18 I. LARGE LETTERS (v.11) Galatians 6:11 See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand! A. PAUL AUTHENTICATED THE EPISTLE 1. Paul had a practice of dictating his letters. 2. Evidently someone had written a ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18
# 2 From the series - “The Six Pillars of a Powerful Church” Mark 12:41-44 stewardship
“The Six Pillars of a Powerful Church” A Giving Heart Mark 12:41-44 Today we begin a series called - “The Six Pillars of a Powerful Church.” The first pillar that holds up a powerful church is that of STEWARDSHIP. Stewardship is managing, using, working with and overseeing all that GOD ...read more
Scripture: Mark 12:41-44
BASED ON 1 PETER 4:7-16, WHAT CHARACTERISTICS SHOULD MARK THE CHURCH IN THE LAST DAYS?
SPIRITUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LAST DAYS CHURCH 1 PETER 4:7-16 & REVELATION 3:7-22 I. LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS A. Spiritually speaking many people have no perception of the time we are in 1-as a kid I thought my parents had been around forever, I couldn’t comprehend them being kids 2-when ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-16, Revelation 3:7-22
Denomination: Church Of God
Jesus, in picking His disciples, shows us what following Him is all about. Series on Mark
MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN Mark 1:16-20 INTRO: The Plan Hernando Cortes had a plan. He wanted to lead an expedition into Mexico to capture its vast treasures. When he told the Spanish governor his strategy, the governor got so excited that he gave him 11 ships and 700 men. Little did the ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:16-20
Denomination: Wesleyan
Christ is rejected by his own townspeople and Mark declares he could not do many miracles in Nazareth.
Mark 6:1-13 The first portion of our text deals with Jesus in his hometown of Nazareth. He came and preached in the synagogue and immediately people were offended. In fact, the phrase translated as “They took offense” comes from the same Greek root word where we get the word “scandalized.” ...read more
Scripture: Mark 6:1-13
Jesus used his leadership to change nonentities into leaders who have changed and made a mark in history.
And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: And Simon he surnamed Peter; And James ...read more
Scripture: Mark 3:13-19
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This is the 4th of a series on 1st Thessalonians. In this sermon we discuss true marks of the Christian faith.
How’s Your Faith? Text: 1st Thessalonians 2:17-3:5 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Now, before we really get into tonight’s lesson I want to remind you of the historical context of this letter. Paul and Timothy came to Thessalonica around 49 or 50 AD. They found a synagogue and preached the Gospel ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
"If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth" (from Mark 9:23).
Many people in Samaria believed that Jesus was the promised Messiah after coming out to the well to hear Him. They imposed on Him to stay with them and to tell them more about God and His plans. He graciously stayed with them for two days answering many of the spiritual questions. What questions do ...read more
Scripture: John 4:43-54
“Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come”. (Mark 13:33)
Introduction: Our theme for today’s sermon is “prepare to meet the Lord”. No person goes into an important meeting late and without preparation. The first thing to do is to find out all there is to know about the person and about his personal views and expectations. Our most important meetings ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Mark 13:24-37
The message is about the Gospel of Mark as he introduces us to the Gospel, The Good News, The Messenger, The Message, and The Messaih.
“Let Me Introduce Myself” Mark 1:4-11 Rolling Stones sung by Mick Jagger took some serious heat for singing a song from the devil’s perspective, but the point of the song is more about the flaws in mankind. It was never intended as devil worship but in 1968 that what happened. That is what ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:4-11
Denomination: Methodist
As Cain traveled looking for a new home, surely he had to explain the mark God put on him.
October 4, 2013 Commentary on the Book of Genesis By: Tom Lowe Lesson I.C.3: Cain's Later Home and Some of His Noted Descendants. Gen. 4.16-24 (KJV) 16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 4:16-24
Mark 10: 35=45 Making a Difference by being a bold disciple of Christ; You are not NoBody!
Making A Differerence Mark10:35-45 Credit Jeff Strite for many ideas Merv Griffin Show body builder. “Why do you develop those muscles?” Body builder flexed muscles from Chest 2 Calf The audience applauded. “What do you use all those muscles for?” Merv ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:35-45
Denomination: United Methodist
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