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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
5 Godly goals for a New Year
NEW PURPOSE, RENEWED PURPOSE Part 1—My Personal Mission Philippians 3:10-20 Sunday, January 4, 2009 Pastor Brian Matherlee Cowboy wisdom for a new year: • Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. • There’s two theories to arguin’ with a woman. Neither one works. • If you find yourself in a hole, the ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:10-20
Denomination: Wesleyan
Is there anything more frustrating than those stubborn character flaws that you can't change? You’ve tried everything—prayer, accountability, discipline—but the changes never last. Peter shows us the surprising path to lasting change.
2 Peter 1:8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 1:9
The start of Advent
23 Pentecost B Mark 13:1-8 / Hebrews 10:11-25 19 November 2000 Such a text. Wars, rumours of wars, earthquakes, famines, family discord, signs of the end of the world. Could be the nightly 11:00 news. We’ve heard it and seen it all. If we were of a ceratin theological bent, we would talk about ...read more
Scripture: Luke 21:25-36
Denomination: Lutheran
We live in a dysfunctional world where hope has died. Revelation provides hope for all Christians that there is something better for the faithful.
Today’s world seems to be completely dysfunctional. Every time I turn on the news I don’t know about you, but I get disgusted. Depressed even. Shootings occurring just blocks from my house. Robberies and break-ins in my own neighborhood! This past October someone went on a murder spree in a ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 21:1-11
Denomination: Adventist
You have been preparing for change for 13 years. From the time you started kindergarten to now you have been preparing for high school graduation and the life that lies ahead.
Students of the class of 2009, it is an honor to speak to you today. The prophet Daniel writes these words, 20 and said: "Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. 21 He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 2:20-22
Denomination: Pentecostal
Once you KNOW, understand, and embrace the good news of the gospel, you can start living the uncommon life. What I know will make all the difference.
What does the common life look like? Exhausted. Worried. Stressed. Angry. Hopeless. Surviving. We’ve got issues. We’ve got problems. How is common working out for you? Jesus came to give us a better way. A narrow way. Jesus offers anyone and everyone a pathway to an uncommon life. He offers us ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:3-7
Denomination: Baptist
What’s weighing on your heart today? What worries are pulling you back at the moment? This week, we’re starting a new series about worry.
Today, we embark on a journey that I believe will speak to every single one of us. It’s a series on worry. Today we start by unwrapping what worry is with the title - “The Burden of Worry.” Worry is something we all experience. It’s that • heavy weight that sits on our chest, • the nagging ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34
This is a message used for the end of the School year, but would also be appropriate for New Year's
REFLECTING ON TIME [This message has developed around thoughts in an outline by: J. R. Thomson Greenmount and O’Leary Churches of Christ June 27, 2021 INTRODUCTION: 1) Throughout life there are times and events that cause us to take note of the passing of time. A) We do this on our ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 102:11, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, 2 Peter 1:5-8, Philippians 3:12-14, Proverbs 4:6-7 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Why would one want to become a Christian if they see no difference in the ways of a Christian than themselves? Do you call yourself a Christian?... Are you living like a Christian?
What is the Christian Life?: 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come” (2 Corinthians 5:17). Introduction: I would like to suggest that one of the major reasons for lack of new converts to Christianity is ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17
For a Christian to live "ln Christ" is the central doctrine of the New Testament. Except for limited portions that focus on the start of the Christian life by being born again, most of the New Testament is addressed to and can only be understood by Christians living "ln Christ".
Can I live in Christ permanently? - only in Christ can I bear fruit The following three verses from John chapter 15 state three of the most central truths of Christianity (1) God's purpose for the Christian (2) The only way God's purpose can be fulfilled, and (3) The reason why many a Christian's ...read more
Scripture: John 15:4-7
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
When Jesus Christ comes into a life the Bible declares he is a new creature – literally he is a new unprecedented creation of God. The old, those things that characterized his pre-Christ life, have been shed for a new life in Christ.
“What a Wonderful Change!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Introduction: One of my favorite hymns was written by an Ohio minister Rufus Henry McDaniel; who penned the words to this hymn after the death of his year old son Herschel. He wrote this song to remind himself and others of the importance ...read more
A spiritual power that we have not tried: FORGIVENESS
FORGIVENESS: A NEW WEAPON AGAINST ABORTION By Jerry Falwell A. INTRODUCTION: WHAT HAVE WE TRIED? We all agree that Roe v Wade 1973 was a terrible decision by our Supreme Court. Notice what the Church has tried to do to reverse this terrible decision: 1. We preached and taught that ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 1:6-7
Three fulfilled prophecies, at Christmas, that reassure us we have a God who loves us.
Luke 1:26-33; 2:1-7; 23:53 Something Borrowed to Make You New INTRO: The place was Dallas, TX; the year, 1987; there are at least 500 people standing behind police barricades trying to catch a glimpse of what is happening. Paul Tavilla holds the world record for grape catching. He catches grapes in ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:26-33, Luke 2:1-7
1) Couple of weeks ago, we began a ("first principles") study titled "The Church" A) In it we concluded there is a True Church! -- & the way we go about identifying it is by looking to scripture & properly interpreting what we read.
1) Couple of weeks ago, we began a ("first principles") study titled "The Church" A) In it we concluded there is a True Church! -- & the way we go about identifying it is by looking to scripture & properly interpreting what we read. 1) Since Jesus Christ is the "head over all things to the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:18
Find many fasicinating New Testament truths couched within Zechariah regarding both the first and second comings of Christ and His present ministry in heaven as our intercessor.
So many dear and central New Testament doctrines are contained in the Old Testament. The Old Testament is the New concealed, the New Testament is the Old revealed. Unlike many topical sermons which pull verses out of context, we have here foundations of familiar New Testament verses. It is ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
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