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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
We stand on the threshold of a new year! Great opportunities lie ahead! Great challenges will confront us! Many disappointments will occur. All of these and probably much more!
FACING THE YEAR 2005 Phil. 1:1-11 (Some ideas and content of this message are taken mostly from Dr. Joel Santos sermon "Great Investment for the New Year") Introduction: We stand on the threshold of a new year! Great opportunities lie ahead! Great challenges will confront us! Many ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-11
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
What things are we dragging behind us as we walk with the Lord. Quit looking back and look ahead for today is the first day of your eternal life.
Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 6:6-8, 2 Corinthians 5:17
Denomination: Independent/Bible
As we get ready for the Lord's Table, we must prepare ourselves, because hard times are ahead. Even so, we can be grateful.
Several years ago, in a small-town church in upstate New York, a well-loved pastor who had been there for 35 years retired. He was replaced by a young pastor just starting out in ministry. The young man had a great desire to do well, but after just a few weeks he began to perceive that the people ...read more
Scripture: Mark 14:12-26
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Nothing could stop Jesus from the cross. It was a rough road with pot holes galore, and obstacles everywhere, but He plowed ahead not looking back.
Robert Fulghum, who became famous for his book All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten, has written another funny book titled, It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It. He has officiated at over 1000 weddings and knows by experience that they are the events that bring out the ding dong in ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:51-62
There is a danger in looking back at the past. The New Year’s sermon reminds us not to look back, but to look ahead to the future that is as bright as the promises of God.
Don’t Look Back A New Year’s Sermon Chuck Sligh January 5, 2020 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my archives. TEXT: Luke 9:62 – “And Jesus ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:62, Psalm 103:1-14, Ecclesiastes 7:10, 1 Peter 2:1-2
Denomination: Baptist
At this time of being thankful we need to remember where we came from, what we have gone through, and what is ahead in life.
Giving Thanks for all things, 1st Thessalonians Chapter 5 Stand with me and lift up your Bible and repeat after me. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the word of God. ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon aims to teach that even in times of abandonment, betrayal, and loneliness, God is always with us and these trials often prepare us for greater things ahead.
Good Morning Church! Today, we're going to talk about a topic we all have encountered at some point in our lives - abandonment, betrayal, and loneliness. A.W. Tozer said, "God never uses anyone greatly until He tests them deeply." This is a reminder that our darkest moments often prepare us for our ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:9-22
Topics: Community, Support
Isaiah invites us to look back on a year of God’s grace drawing to a close and to look ahead to another year of God’s grace that is just beginning.
In the ancient calendar used by the Romans, from which our calendar was created, the name of each month had a meaning. For example the month of February was so named because that was the time of the year for a feast called Februa. Some of the months were named for the false gods that the Romans ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 63:7-9, Isaiah 63:1, Isaiah 63:1-9
Denomination: Lutheran
There is a glorious future up ahead. No Matter what it looks like, something new and glorious is on the way! The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory.
Sermon: There Will Be Glory After This! Scripture Text: Haggai 2:1-9 Haggai 2:1-5 “Then on October 17 of that same year, the Lord sent another message through the prophet Haggai. “Say this to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, ...read more
Scripture: Haggai 2:1-5, Acts 17:24-28, Romans 10:17, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Denomination: Methodist
One of the greatest dangers in leadership is stepping ahead of God—acting out of pressure rather than patience, and making decisions out of fear rather than faith.
PRESUMPTION AND PARTIAL OBEDIENCE – WHEN KINGS WALK AHEAD OF GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 13, 1 Samuel 14 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 3:5–7, Ecclesiastes 8:6, 1 Samuel 15:22–23, Isaiah 30:1, Hebrews 10:36 INTRODUCTION: One of the greatest dangers in leadership is stepping ahead ...read more
Denomination: Assembly Of God
God has a plan, a long-range intricate plan. He does not improvise as things move along, for He moves things along at His pace in His way.
The 7 Feasts of Leviticus and You (Leviticus 23) 1. The church board wanted a truly special speaker for today. So they decided to ask the man considered the best preacher in the state, but he said “no.” Then they decided to ask the most academically acclaimed speaker, but he said “no.” Then they ...read more
Scripture: Leviticus 23:4-44
One thing every Pastor has remind his congregation of, is, WHEN THE LORD MOVES IN THE CHURCH, WE CAN REST ASSURED THE DEVIL WILL MOVE IN ALSO.
As we come to the fifth chapter of the Book of Acts, God had moved by the power of the Holy Spirit in a great way. But when we get to chapter five, we see where the devil makes his move, through a couple in the church called Ananias and Saphirra. WHAT KIND OF CHURCH MEMBERS WERE THEY? They ...read more
Scripture: Acts 5:17-42
God needs our faith to move in our lives. In this message, we examine four passages in the New Testament that show how the person's faith enabled Jesus to move.
Many of us say we are living by faith but we are not getting faith results. How can that be? We say we are living by faith and when we pray the reason for our prayers remain unchanged. How can that be? Could it be, ladies and gentlemen, and I mean no disrespect, that we have been taught a faith ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 9:20-23, Matthew 9:27-30, Matthew 15:22-28, Luke 17:12-19
Do not be discouraged. Keep looking at (1) that which is unseen, and (2) that which is ahead. That is the unseen work of God in our lives, and the heavenly home the Lord has prepared for us.
Paul says, “Do not lose heart.” It is amazing to find Paul having such a cheerful heart, after all that he has encountered in life. He went through a lot of hardships. We know that because he tells us personally in 2 Cor 11:24-27, “Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. ...read more
There are tremendous blessing waiting for us in God but we must be willing to move out
Somebody needs to tell your neighbor: I’m going somewhere I’m in transition. This river speaks of progression Tell your neighbor: I’m making progress. I’m not everything I want to be but I’m making progress, I’m not where I want to be but thank God I’m not where I used to be. I’m not at z yet, ...read more
Scripture: Ezekiel 47:1-7, Ezekiel 47:1-12, Ezekiel 47:12
Denomination: Pentecostal
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