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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
The children who have not learned to obey their parents, those who are God’s representatives in the family, will never ever learn to obey God.
The Old and New Testament both say that the children have only one responsibility in the family- • To obey their parents God has intervened twice directly – what He would have children do? (i) The first time He revealed to Moses about 3,400 years ago. He gave the 10 Commandments, in which He ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-3
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Stop pursuing wealth, because: such a pursuit has made us (the American Church) sick; it never satisfies; and it is a snare into sin and self-destructive behavior.
Several years ago, Millard Fuller of Habitat for Humanity addressed the National Press Club on public radio, on which he recalled a workshop he conducted at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with 200 pastors in attendance. The assembled pastors quickly pointed toward greed and selfishness as the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-10
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Teaching can be boring, teaching can be tiring, or teaching can be interesting and exciting. Our Lord never bored people in His teaching. Some were converted, some angered, but no one was bored or uninterested.
Introduction A. There are many literary forms used in the Bible. 1. There is poetry 2. Proverbs 3. Legal documents 4. Dramatic narratives 5. Hymns 6. Sermons 7. Theological treatise 8. Personal letters 9. And apocalyptic visions 10. And sprinkled into all of these forms are ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 9:14-17
Denomination: Baptist
Lent 5(C) - Knowing Christ is our greatest gain. It means we leave behind sinful pasts and we press on toward God’s goal.
KNOWING CHRIST IS OUR GREATEST GAIN (Outline) March 29, 2009 -- LENT 5 -- Philippians 3:7-14 INTRO: Our world makes many promises of “great gain”. Recently those grand promises of great gain have become great losses. Such are the empty promises of a sinful world. Not so with the God’s ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14
Denomination: Lutheran
Following Jesus means surrendering our comfort and control, embracing self-denial, and trusting that true life and reward are found in obedient discipleship with Him.
Some of us walked in today with a smile on our face and a storm in our chest. The calendar is crowded, the heart is heavy, and the questions are louder than ever. You’ve been faithful, you’ve prayed, you’ve pressed on—and still, there are days when following Jesus feels like walking uphill with a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:21-27
Topics: Faithfulness, Obedience
Part 2 of a series about God moving Christians into a deeper experience of Himself
Possessing the Land - Part 2 Stop But Don’t Stay - Read: Joshua 4:19-24 1. Introduction Let’s recap two important principles from the book of Joshua: a. Nothing happened until they put their feet into the river (3:15) (Faith starts it all!) * Leadership is not a title, it’s a characteristic, a ...read more
Denomination: Church Of God
Sermon I preached on the First Sunday in our new building.
“Greater things are yet to come!” Joshua 1:1-9; 3:5 Hallelujah, we are here! After two years of planning and working, we are in our new building! This is a time of mixed emotions. Many of you are thrilled, and others may be feeling a little sad because we are leaving a sanctuary which holds so ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9
If we do not share our faith we will not truly learn it. If we take nothing in we will go dry. Truly refreshing spirituality involves both learning and sharing the truth.
A few weeks ago, as the hot weather season got into full swing, I remembered something I had not done to prepare for the season. Last summer we had bought a big plastic garbage container and had set it outside, next to the air conditioner compressor, and I had run the exhaust hose into it in order ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-12
To experience new life, even in the senior years, means using old knowledge to gain new knowledge; to set aside pride in order to learn; and to be fully open to Christ.
We had been talking about a mutual friend. We had laughed a little at how rigid he was, how staid. We had commented that he didn’t like change; he could easily be "all shook up" when something didn’t go his way. I asked the other person in this conversation, "How long have you known John? Has he ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-16
Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to be always with them
Promise of the Holy Spirit Listen closely to this passage, Jesus tips us off on what Love looks like, see if you can spot it. John 14:15-31 "If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-- 17 the Spirit of ...read more
Scripture: John 14:15-31
Annual Theme for the church for 1988, announcing a program of enhancing the educational ministries.
(Annual Theme Sunday, Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, Jan. 24, 1988) A little over a year ago I brought you a report on the rebuilding of Takoma Park Baptist Church. In that report I said that our rebuilding and renewing process could be compared to the business of building a building, ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 2:1-9
God’s direction for your life can be summarized in several ways; our text suggests we are to engage in several processes to fulfill God’s intent for our lives.
Paul’s Agenda for You (Colossians 1:9-14) 1. Some people are just tough: KILAUEA, Hawaii, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- A Hawaii surfer who was attacked by a shark said the encounter ended when he managed to punch the carnivorous fish in the eye. Jeff Horton, 25, said he was sitting on his surfboard off ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Some people refuse to adapt because they have never learned the secrets to godly change
Adaptability (Acts 18:1-4) Illustration:Vivian H., for 2 and a half years lived in a home without running water. She had to drive to a spring and load up five gallon jugs to haul back home. All the while there was a perfectly good well with a 600 gallon reservoir on her property. The water was ...read more
Scripture: Acts 18:1-4
While we will never be pefect, we can learn to avoid sin by controlling temptation
HOW TO TAME TEMPTATION JAMES 1: 12-16 1. Illus. of Cliff Head of a charitable organization who handled hundreds of thousands of $$$ each year. Unexpected audit turned up the fact that he had embezzled thousands of $$$ Wife told him, “you’ve broken my heart, ...read more
Scripture: James 1:12-16
Characteristics of what real praying contains.
Matthew 6 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:9-14
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