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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
What's our motivation to give generously to the church? Paul outlines four reasons to give in 2 Cor. 8.
Blessed With Abundance lanny smith 2021 Summer Series / Stewardship; Giving; Generosity / 2 Corinthians 8:3–15 • [VIDEO] • Current giving statistics. • Context: Paul is talking to the Corinthian church about the practical matter of sending financial support to the Jerusalem church. • He ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:3-15
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
21 REVELATIONS CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LORD AND HIS SERVANTS
THE LORD AND HIS SERVANTS 1. THE LORD HAS A GREAT PURPOSE FOR HIS SERVANTS JOHN 15:16 1 Thessalonians 5:24 ROMANS 8:28-30 Philippians 3:7-14 EPHESIANS 2:10 1 Peter 2:9 2. THE LORD CHOOSES ORDINARY PEOPLE TO BE HIS ...read more
Scripture: John 15:1-16
Denomination: Pentecostal
Sermon about the charge that Paul gives to Timothy upon dropping him off in Ephesus.
Text: 1 Timothy 1:3-11, Title: Can You See Well? Date/Place: WHBC, 1.14.18, AM A. Opening illustration: B. Background to passage: Timothy being dropped off by Paul in Ephesus for rebuke and encouragement of the church leadership and entire body. A traditional thanksgiving is missing in the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:3-11
Denomination: Baptist
This is a third part of how a focus on the future can motivate faithfulness in the present.
“Future Focus Present Faithfulness” Pt 3 Review X. The Reward and Inheritance Factor A. PRESENT AND FUTURE REWARD B. FUTURE INHERITANCE C. INTERMEDIATE HOME D. RENEWED HEAVEN AND EARTH – Our permanent home E. PRESENT HELP FROM A FUTURE HOPE Contemplating our future heavenly ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4, 1 Corinthians 3:8-15
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
Global evangelism is the heartbeat of God. The church at large get back to this real concern of filling the world with God’s word, agape love and compassion. Local witness leads to global witness.
Role of Pastoral Ministry in Global Evangelisation (Matthew 24:14). Text: “And this good news of the kingdom (the Gospel) will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then will come the end.”(AMP) According to Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 24:14
Denomination: Methodist
This message helps the church ask why we do the acts of mercy we do? What is our motive? Last in a series of 4, we are reminded that all opportunities of service are to be done as though we are doing them for the Master Himself!
Introduction Today, we end our study of preparation for the Vision of our church for the year 2010. We’ve talked about: 1. Recognizing the Open Doors (Rev. 3:7-8) 2. Effective Prayer (Col. 6:2-6) 3. Effective Giving (2 Cor 8:1-15) And now today the question, “When Did ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-40
Our motives are the underlying reason for any action we take.
That is, our motives are what MOTIVATE us to do the things we do. But there are two kinds of MOTIVES: (1) Good motives (2) Bad motives Motives matter and they matter to God. God doesn’t just desire us to do the right thing but to do it with the right attitude. Illus: For example, it use to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:1-8
Pastor David’s problem comes from the difference of world view assumption he has on leadership from most western style management books. First, let us examine some of the critical differences between Western and non-western assumptions about administratio
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE YOUR CROSS -CULTURAL MINISTRIES Introduction - Imagine Pastor David who loves his youth, successfully leads many young people to Christ, but struggles to know how to administrate his ministry. He knows his Biblical imperatives for youth ministry. He has successfully ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 21:5
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon is to help us understand why Paul gloried in the Cross of Christ, and see how this motivated him in ministry.
Text: Galatians 6:14 “But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Intro: On this day we have gathered together for this special service to commemorate the Resurrection Morning nearly 2,000 years ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:12-14
This sermon encourages believers to manifest the Gospel message in their lives, be motivated by love in ministry, and make a personal covenant with God.
Good morning, family of God. It is a day of joy, a day of fellowship, a day of renewal. It is a day the Lord has made and we are here to rejoice and be glad in it. We are here to share in the divine grace that God so generously bestows upon us. We are here to share in the love that binds us ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Topics: Gospel Work, Love
Outreach - A Church Expense or a Church Investment?
Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself Center Point Baptist Church May 11, 2005 Introduction What is a good investment today? Several strong companies that enjoyed a superior reputation not long ago are now struggling to survive - or have gone bankrupt. Companies like Enron, Nextel, Worldcom, Delta, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 20:29-34
As we unpack Ephesians chapter four, verses 7 through 12, we are going to answer some very important questions about Christ’s gifts to the church:
Last time we learned that God has great regard for His Church. The church is the Body of Christ. Believers are the ecclesia, and are the “called out ones”. Christians are called out from the world, called out of darkness into the kingdom of God's dear Son. Jesus has a relationship ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-12
Denomination: Independent/Bible
This evangelism sermon looks at Jesus brief conversation with the woman at the well in John 4 and how it changed her from an introverted recluse to a highly motivated evangelist to her city.
A Healthy Church Member Tells John 4:1-42 CHCC: January 24, 2010 INTRODUCTION: Recently, I spoke to my friend, David, who told me all about purchasing his new Suburban and then took me out to look at it. He had lots to say about his new purchase. Later that same week I met elder Bob in the ...read more
Scripture: John 4:1-42
What do we do with the brother or sister who brings reproach on the church disgraces us by their sinful behavior?
RESTORING FALLEN CHRISTIANS - The Ministry of Reconciliation Galatians 6.1-3; 2 Corinthians 5.18 Full text of sermon by Jim B. Miller, teaching pastor, Old Town Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Nacogdoches TX, vineyard@netdot.com. INTRODUCTION. In this great spiritual war we are fighting, there ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:1-3, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Final message on spiritual gifts.
GIFT EMPOWERED MINISTRY Defining Our Ministry Through Our Giftedness INTRODUCTION: here we are once again, on the other side of the Christmas season, and back to the book of 1 Corinthians. Now, before we changed gears and went into the Christmas season, we were looking at our spiritual gifts, and ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
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