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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
To explore the role of spiritual shepherds in guiding the church and its members through their faith journey, emphasizing the importance of praying for these leaders, understanding their role, and submitting to their guidance.
Good morning, family. I'm so glad to see you all here today, ready to dive into the Word of God. Today, we're going to be talking about shepherds, and no, not the kind that watch over sheep in a physical field. We're talking about spiritual shepherds, those tasked with guiding us on our journey of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4
Topics: Church Leadership
Treasure seekers who seek first the kingdom of God find His kingdom to be more than they could ever imagine. When filled by God, they are ready to share out of the abundance of what they have received.
TREASURE SEEKERS Matthew 6:19- 34 I hope the kids are excited about this year’s VBS. It is called Treasure Cove and the goal is to inspire kids to be treasure seekers, not for the treasures this world has to offer, but for the treasure that will never spoil or rot – an intimate relationship with ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:19-34
Denomination: Holiness
Inspired by several resources. Gene Mimms’ books "The Kingdom Focused Church" and "Kingdom Principles for Church Growth, Rick Warren’s "Purpose Driven Church and Thom Rainer’s "Simple Church."
The Kingdom Focused Church “Empowering the Kingdom Focused Church” Acts 1:9-26 > Acts 2 records the beginning the church age. Candidly, the church as we know it today was born right here. To read Acts 2 is to see the chapter opening with some 120 believers in the upper room and the Manifest ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:9-26
Denomination: Baptist
no matter who we feel about others, in the Kingdom of God, we need each other
A person has only one body, but it has many parts. Yes, there are many parts, but all those parts are still just one body. Christ is like that too. Some of us are Jews and some of us are not; some of us are slaves and some of us are free. But we were all baptized to become one body through one ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:22-26
Denomination: Episcopal
One of the many definitions of Family Unity has been stated as: “A primary social group consisting of parents and their offspring, the principle function of which is provision for its members.”
Barbara Pierce Bush, the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 as the wife of President George H. W. Bush once remarked: "At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4, Psalm 133:1, Ephesians 3:14-15, 1 Peter 3:8
The storms and trials of life are part of the process of God building us into his kingdom.
Imagine a situation where a homeless man is begging on the streets of London. A well-dressed man in a stretch limo pulls up next to him and offers him a job as vice-president of his company. You might think that sounds like a fairy tale; but that is exactly what God has done for us. We don’t ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:31-38
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
God is not interested in busy-bees but He is looking for people who are Kingdom-minded.
MIND Mathew 16:23”…for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's." WORLDLY-MINDED: Jesus rebuked Peter and told him not to set his mind on the things of man, but to upgrade his thinking on God’s interests. Amen. Worldly people are unable to comprehend the ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:2
Denomination: Pentecostal
We only have one life to live -- make it count for the Kingdom.
Living A Life That Counts! 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 Once upon a time there was an office manager who lost his job during a recession. In his sadness he wandered into a park, found himself an empty park bench, and sat down. After a while another man came strolling along. The second man was especially ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:10-15
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The encouragement of the Parable of the Lost Sheep is that Jesus is not interested in 99%’ He wants 100% in the Kingdom
NR 8.00 12-09-04 Luke 15:1-10 Parable of the Lost Sheep Story: The Diver NR 8.00 12-09-04 Luke 15:1-10 Parable of the Lost Sheep Story: The Diver A young man who had been raised as an atheist –was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:1-10
Denomination: Anglican
How greatness in the Kingdom of God is determined by our level of service to others.
INTRODUCTION I admit my humor is a little corny sometimes, but bear with me for a moment. See if you can answer these questions: (1) What do you call a chicken crossing the road? Poultry in motion. (2) What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t work? A stick. (3) What do you call four ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 20:17-28
Adapted from material from Outreach, I preached this sermon the week before Back to Church Sunday to encourage members to invite their friends, relative, associates and neighbor to church.
Back To Church Sunday: Invite Someone! Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church How many people do you know who “used to go” to church, but just don’t anymore? If you are like most folks, you probably know quite a few. Today there are 320 million people in America and ...read more
Scripture: John 1:39
Denomination: Christian Church
Focus is on the "key of David" as being about access to David's house/kingdom. Jesus has this key. Also, a focus on how Rev. uses OT in a not-straightforward way. Prophecy-fulfillment is not a good core model to use.
Last week, we took a one week rabbit trail into the first part of Isaiah 22. Today, we'll begin by finishing off Isaiah 22, reading the second oracle in that chapter. I will then more or less smoothly transition back to Revelation, to the letter addressed to the church in Philadelphia. So ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 22:15-25, Revelation 3:7-13, Isaiah 45:14, Isaiah 49:22-23, Isaiah 60:14-16 (view more) (view less)
Throughout history,God has preserved a remnant for the purpose of perpetuating His kingdom.
This morning, as we continue our journey through the Old Testament prophets, we’re going to deal with a concept that has come up previously, but today we’ll have a chance to examine it in more detail. We’ll do that as we continue to look at two different passages in the Book of Isaiah. So you’ll ...read more
Jesus didn't leave us a command and a commission without the means, methods, motivation, and power to accomplish it.
Intro Young William Wilberforce was discouraged one night in the early 1790s after another defeat in his 10 year battle against the slave trade in England. Tired and frustrated, he opened his Bible and began to leaf through it. A small piece of paper fell out and fluttered to the floor. It was ...read more
I want the church to grow because God desires that it grows but I may not want any of my family members who will take the spotlight away from me.
I received this idea from my mentor Jerrie Barber. I Want the Church to Grow – But Do I Want Anymore People #7 Philippians 2:1-8 For the last six weeks we have been looking at Church growth and some of the things that we do to sabotage that growth. I still believe that everyone here tonight ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-8
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