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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
A Sermon for the Season of Pentecost, Year A, Lectionary 10
June 11, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 What God Most Desires Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Mercy: The story is told of a mother who approached the powerful ruler ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 9:9-26
Denomination: Lutheran
Marriage should never be a competition. Rather, it was designed to be a means by which husbands and wives complement one another.
“It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.” [1] Preachers often deliver sermons about marriage. When speaking of marriage, we preachers usually focus on speaking about what makes for a “happy” marriage. This is to be expected since the ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 25:24
Denomination: Baptist
We look everywhere else rather than to Jesus for the answers to life's problems. But Jesus has--and IS!--the answer to our most important questions. Therefore, we must find our answers in Jesus.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL Mark 10:17-31 What is wrong?—Looking elsewhere—rather than to Jesus—for answers. What is true?—Jesus has—and IS!—the answer to our most important questions. What to do—We must find our answers in Jesus. How?—By coming to understand three things: I The Most ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:17-31
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Indeed, the crucifixion itself was unspeakably painful. Sagging down from the nails in His wrists, He could not take a breath. But there was more.
Homily for Monday of Holy Week What was the greatest suffering of Jesus, as He gave His life to take away our sins and reconcile us to the Father? Doctor Barbet, in that masterwork A Doctor at Calvary, gives us a detailed and sometimes shocking picture of the Crucified Servant of God. When the ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-7, Luke 24:20
Denomination: Catholic
Gods most precious priceless gifts to us.
OUR MOST PRICELESS POSSESSIONS Because of our faith as believers our possessions priceless 1. Trial of faith is very precious. 1st Peter 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:19-20
1. Jesus cares about us meeting the needs of other people (vs. 1-4). 2. Jesus cares about us honoring Him as our Master (vs. 5-8). 3. Jesus cares about us living with His mercy (vs. 7).
What Matters the Most to Jesus? The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 12:1-8; Luke 23:32-43 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared March 13, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Today we begin our study of Matthew 12. By this time, Jesus was in the second year of His 3 1/2-year ministry, and William MacDonald noted that here ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 12:1-8, Luke 23:32-43
Our model: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: 3 persons, 1 great relationship.
Today’s Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is tailor-made for preachers who like homilies with three points! Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, what more could I ask? Someone once said, “If you deny the Trinity, you will lose your soul. If you try understanding the Trinity, you will lose your mind.” ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20
God has bestowed upon us ample time to fulfill His plan. If we feel short of time, it's not due to God's insufficiency, but our need to better manage and redeem our time.
Introduction: Many of us often find ourselves saying, "I would be more involved in church, but I just don't have enough time." We use lack of time as an excuse for not doing the things we know we should. However, God has given each of us 24 hours a day to use wisely. Time is a precious commodity ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:13-20
Topics: Time Management, God's Plan
We preach The Gospel Of Jesus and we live The Gospel Of Jesus, and because of who we are we can do both even when we don't realise it.
Last week I preached about the two men who encountered Jesus as a stranger on the road to Emmaus, and how we too can encounter Him in the most unexpected place and at the most unexpected time. It seems to me though that something else unexpected also happened that day. The two men, both disciples ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:35-49
True meaning in life is found by mature Christians who use their time wisely to make a life as well as a living.
MAKING THE MOST OF THE TIME GOD HAS GIVEN US TO ENJOY THE GOOD LIFE ON EARTH One of my embarrassing moments while doing Church work occurred in the “setting” room of a farm house not far from the church. Our annual revival was in progress; we had been asked to visit an ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:18-23, Ecclesiastes 3:9-13
To show that Heaven is opened for all of us because of what JESUS had done for us.
I. EXORDIUM: Who opened the way thru Heaven for us? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that Heaven is opened for all of us because of what JESUS had done for us. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 9:3 (Amplified Bible) 9:3 But [inside] beyond the second curtain or veil, [there stood ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 9:3
Denomination: Pentecostal
Jesus went willingly to His death for our sakes, to fulfill the covenant obligation God freely took on with Abraham.
We killed Him. O, I know the Roman procurator read the sentence, and Roman soldiers beat Jesus and crowned Him with thorns and hammered in the nails. They were what philosophers would call the “efficient cause” of Christ’s death. But Adam and Eve and David and Caligula and ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-15
Week 2 in our study of what "elohim" means. Yahweh is God Most High, and we praise him for that.
Last week, we read Psalm 82. There, we read this: A psalm of/for Asaph (Psalm 82). God (Elohim) is taking his stand in the community/assembly of God (El), In the midst of the gods (Elohim) He is exercising authority. (2) How long will you exercise authority wrongly, while the faces of the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 97:1-12, Psalm 82:1-8, Deuteronomy 32:8-9
There are many ways to offer worship to God, but without this one form of worship, everything else we do is lip service.
OPEN: Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches with bushy hair and a large mustache stepped ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:15-21, Matthew 7:21-25
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This sermon expains why the three most important words of Christmas are incarnation, revelation, and celebration.
Christmas in John 1 The Three Most Important Words of Christmas John 1:14 December 22, 2002 Intro: A. [Illustration] The pastor of a small town church sent one of his men to the big city to order a Christmas sign to be hung outside on the door of the church. The man lost the note, which the ...read more
Scripture: John 1:14
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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