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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 ministry of Jesus as our Advocate. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Great Titles of Jesus - Advocate Reading: 1 John chapter 2 verses 1-6. Ill: • A speaker at a Harvest Festival service; • Asked the children to name some of the things they saw on display. • One boy said; “Carrots”. • Another said; ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 2:1-6
Denomination: Brethren
What is hope? Hope is God's gift to the believer. God put you on this earth with a specific purpose. God has an exact plan for you. He has a divine destiny for you. Have you underestimated your potential?
What is hope? The Hebrew word for "Hope" in this text is "Yachal". It means to have a sense of expectation that God's answer is coming, based on what God has promised in his word. I want to say that again. It's very important. "To have a sense of expectation of ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 4:18
Denomination: Pentecostal
In order for churches and Christians to accomplish God's mission, we must have a shared vision from God. Jesus offered important direction when He told us what the most important command is.
Introduction: A. We just finished a long and I hope wonderful series about Jesus our King from the Gospel of Mark. 1. Before we start a new sermon series in January, I want to explore a few things before the Sunday of Christmas eve when we will focus on the birth of Jesus. 2. Today, I thought it ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
God calls us to see our everyday places and relationships as mission fields, inviting us to share His love and presence wherever we are.
If we could sit across a kitchen table together this morning, coffee steaming, hearts open, I’d ask you a gentle question: Where did Jesus meet you this week? In a car line with cranky kiddos? In a conference call that felt like it would never end? At a mailbox where the bill looked bigger than the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20
Topics: Service, Mission, Discipleship
This morning we’re going to learn about God’s omnipresence. There are really three attributes of God that should always be kept together in your mind they all begin with the four-letter prefix “omni”: Omniscience, Omnipotence, and Omnipresence. God
Our Omnipresent God Since this is Super Bowl Sunday, I thought it would be a good idea to begin with some football terminology that has made its way into church. Draw Play What many children do with the bulletin during the service. Backfield in Motion Making a trip to the bathroom during the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12
Denomination: Baptist
God keeps His promises.
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND Joshua 13.1-22.34 S: Possessing the Promise Th: A People with Purpose Pr: GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES. ?: What? What happened as a result? KW: Results TS: We will find in our study of Joshua three results that came to being as God kept His promises to His ...read more
One of the results of the resurrection is that we no longer have to live in fear.
The Discovery Channel recently did a story on the Top Ten Phobias that people have (www.exn.ca). Phobia comes from the Greek word for fear, but refers to a panic that is completely out of proportion to the perceived threat behind it. Here are some of the top fear factors. #10: Necrophobia. The ...read more
Scripture: John 20:19-23
Deals with the believer’s living hope in Christ.
Our Living Hope (1 Peter 1:3-5) I. The Description of Our Hope A. Hope defined B. Living hope II. The Source of Our Hope: The God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ (v. 3) A. By the mercy of God (v. 3a) B. By the new birth (v. 3b) C. By the resurrection of Christ (v. 3c) III. The Inheritance of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
People refused to heed the Servant of the Lord or His message & for that reason did not experience the power of His arm. For it is through heeding the message that the mighty arm of the Lord brings salvation, to believer & lost alike.
ISAIAH 53:1-3 THE DESPISED FRIEND [JOHN 1: 10-14] Chapter 53 continues to speak of the Messiah, Jesus, who would suffer for the sins of all people. Such a prophecy is astounding! Who would believe that God would choose to save the world ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-3, Isaiah 53:5-8
Is there not hope for the dark chaos of your fallen nature?
Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church 21 October 2012 "To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house."-Isaiah 42:7. I. Looking at the first verses/chapter/we will consider who it is that sends Jesus ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-7
What happens to believers when they die.
As we saw last week, many of us have gotten some pretty distorted pictures of what heaven is like from the culture around us. I read this week about a young boy, caught in mischief by his mother. She asked, "How do you expect to get into heaven?" He thought for a moment and then said, "Well, I’ll ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:42-54
In Christ we are significant. In Christ we are sufficient. In Christ we are secure.
Intro.: These magazine sweepstakes have always intrigued me. I’m not quite sure that I really believe anybody is winning any money. What do you think? Do you know anyone who has won anything from these sweepstakes? The letters always come personally addressed, claiming that you are among the ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-6
Listen. God never wastes a hurt. What good is a trial if something good doesn’t come from it? Let’s look at the first of two questions I want us to try to answer.
“Recycling our Pain” Matthew 5:10 In my personal study of the gospels one of the things I have noticed is that some of the teachings of Jesus are just very difficult for us to follow. At times when we read them they don’t even make sense. For instance, Jesus said: • If ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:10
Our scripture for today falls into this category of verses I don’t understand when I first read them. Here it is. Happy are those who are persecuted.
Series on Marriage.
Celebrating Marriage #101 -- Pt 3 Introduction: What makes a successful marriage? There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage. Martin Luther It was the only ambition I ever had - not to be a dancer or Hollywood movie star, but to be a ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33
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