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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
This is a New Years sermon.
The Light shines in the darkness (1:1-5) Turn with me to John 1. Keep your Bibles open because we are going to walk through this passage step by step. Read John 1:1-5. The Word here is Jesus. The first verse parallels Genesis 1 by saying, “In the beginning.” The Word also calls to mind God ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-18
Denomination: Wesleyan
Tenacity refers to perseverance in spite of fatigue or frustration. It is a trait of the greatest saints of our faith. It is also a trait cultivated.
The next four weeks we will be discussing one of the greatest qualities of the most notable people in history. We’ve named the message series: Tenacity. The definition of the word is: the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; the quality or fact of being very determined; the ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 21:1-7
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
A sermon about the greatest Christmas gift God gives us.
“Repentance” Luke 3:1-6 On the last day of Preschool, before Christmas Break, a group of young parents stood waiting to claim their kids. As the children ran from their classrooms, they each carried in their hands a “surprise,” the brightly wrapped package which contained what they had been ...read more
Scripture: Luke 3:1-6
Denomination: United Methodist
Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.
As I stand before you today, I want to break down some walls and shake up some mindsets. And talk about Jesus Came from the Hood. See, too many people think God only moves in the big places, the shiny places, the perfect places. They think blessings are reserved for the palaces, the suburbs, the ...read more
Scripture: John 1:46
Denomination: Baptist
Prayer is powerful! It must be caught and taught to be effective!
1. The need to pray A mother and her children were taking a tour of New York City and were in awe of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The children were especially curious about the votive candles at the front of the cathedral, so the mother invited each of them to light one. She explained it was customary ...read more
Scripture: Luke 11:1
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
God loves us with an unnatural love. Jesus calls his disciples to follow his example and to love others with the same unnatural love.
Matthew 5:38-48 “An Unnatural Love” INTRODUCTION Times are changing. Two hundred and thirty years ago the American Revolution was announced by Paul Revere riding on horseback shouting, “The British are coming, the British are coming.” Now revolutions are choreographic ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48
Denomination: Lutheran
How did revival come to a third generation of believers and what can we learn from it?
How did revival come to a third generation of believers and what can we learn from it? Jacob’s family had wandered far from God’s ideal, yet God had not given up on them. Family troubles are a common theme, but they are made worse by multiple wives and the competition between them and their ...read more
To get the listener to understand that although we will face opposition from many, we are still on the winning side.
OPPOSITION AT PAPHOS Acts 13:6-12 My brothers and sisters life is full of opposition. Even in the smallest of things such as playing your favorite game or choosing a place of worship there will always be someone who will oppose you. Even in nature we ...read more
Scripture: Acts 13:6-13, Acts 13:13-52
Jesus didn't die (just) for your sins; He died for YOU and He deserves to get what He paid for.
An older gentleman was driving home from work when his cell phone rang. His wife was on the line in a panic and said, "Honey, be careful driving. I just saw on the TV that some maniac is driving the wrong way on the interstate!" The old man replies, "One? There's hundreds of them!" That story ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
To encourage the reader to turn to and apply God’s word in their life for any and all situations
APPLICATION by George Crumbly Humphrey UMC 10/12/2008 Hebrews 4: 12 I thank God today for His Word!! I was thinking this week when the Lord called me to preach back in 1983, I was laid up in a hospital in Texarkana Texas recouping from a torn ACL in my right knee that I received while halter ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 4:12
Denomination: Methodist
God's love is eternal and unconditional, unlike the temporary and conditional love of the world. We must make a daily decision to choose God's love and values over worldly desires.
Imagine you're starving, and you have a choice between a candy bar and a healthy meal. The candy bar might taste good for a moment, but it won't fill you up or give you the nutrients you need. That's like choosing the world's temporary pleasures over God's lasting love. That's like choosing the ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17
Topics: Spiritual Growth, Divine Love, Materialism, Spiritual Priorities
One of the great needs in the world today is the need for compassion. Compassion has been defined as "sorrow for the sufferings of another, with the urge to help.",
Luke 10:33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. There lived in India a well-known poet named Tagore. One morning his servant was late coming to work. Tagore became more angry by the minute as he waited for him to arrive. Finally, the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 10:33
Denomination: Christian Church
What good is it to be concerned; what good is it to be broken; what good is it to fast and pray; what good is it to survey the ruins; what good is it to ask the people to work if you’re not going to build?
Working Together Nehemiah 3 They started building! Can you imagine what would have happened if instead of building they: Talked about building? Wrote books about building? Critiqued Nehemiah’s proposal of building? Formed various committees to investigate the possibility of ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 3:1-32
Not just the elements of nature, but time and space are subject to Jesus
Jesus Lord of Time and Space. John 4:46-54 There was, some time ago, a certain church group who had informed a certain bar owner that they had been praying for his bar to burn down. A little while later a terrible thunder and lightning storm had appeared. The lightning struck the bar and caused ...read more
Scripture: John 4:46-54
Forgive as Jesus forgave. We must forgive others if we want forgiveness.
SOTM “Forgiveness” Matthew 6:14-15 Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear The hour I first ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:14-15
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