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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
To understand the nature of spiritual maturity, develop a deeper relationship with God, and live out the fruit of the Spirit, as encapsulated in Paul's longing for Christ to be formed in believers.
Good morning, brothers and sisters. Today, we are diving deep into the heart of spiritual maturity. We are looking to understand its nature, how to develop a deeper relationship with God, and how to live out the fruit of the Spirit. In the words of A.W. Tozer, "The key to spiritual growth is not ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 4:19
Topics: Spirituality
Emphasize the importance and significance of the Great Commission, a mandate from Jesus Christ, and to encourage believers to live it out in their everyday lives.
Good morning, my beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. Today, we gather to reflect on the powerful mandate given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ, a mandate that has shaped the mission and purpose of the Church for over two millennia. This mandate, known as The Great Commission, is the bedrock of ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20
Topics: Great Commission
God’s grace seeks out the forgotten, restores dignity, and welcomes us as beloved family, giving us a permanent place at His table.
Have you ever felt forgotten? Not ignored for an afternoon, but tucked away behind the clutter of life—like your name somehow got lost between bills and to-do lists, between setbacks and sin, between who you were and who you fear you’ve become. Maybe you know that ache. Maybe you’ve heard that ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13
Topics: Mephibosheth, Kindness, Covenant
It is not a pride thing to have a full house, a packed out church (It’s a God thing- A full house is his idea.
“A FULL HOUSE” Lu. 14:16 –24 Many have disqualified themselves from their place of priveledge and blessings. By unconcern. Indifference. (self interests.) They began to excuse themselves. Excuse (to beg off) i.e. depreicate, decline, shun: refuse, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:16-24
Denomination: Pentecostal
Good sermon to encourage those who may feel God has left them out of His plans
If it be so, why am I thus? Text: Genesis 25: 19-26 Most of us remember the promise God gave Abraham concerning his descendants becoming a great nation. God made a covenant with Abraham that is recorded in Genesis chapter 17. Abraham was at this time 90 years old, an age when most people would ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 25:19-26
Denomination: Assembly Of God
keys are used to keep things safe, to keep people out and often to keep people in. The KEY to living the Christian life is faith.
Object: A key ring with several keys. Keys come in all different shapes and sizes. I have a lot of keys on my key ring. Show them. Describe. Most of us use keys every day. Do you guys have any? When I was growing up we never locked our house. I would walk home from school and go right into ...read more
Scripture: Luke 7:9-10
Denomination: Baptist
This sermon addresses the problem of Christians leaving their post of duty and the dangers of their actions and how to prevent dropping out of service as a Christian.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1 - 4 Title: A. W. O. L. (Absent Without Leave) Introduction: From 1496 B.C. to A.D. 1861,the world knew 2,130 years of war and 227 years of peace. In the last four hundred years European nations have signed more than eight thousand peace treaties. In this century 37.5 ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-4
The importance of remembering God's faithfulness and the power of our testimony, encouraging us to venture out in faith, trusting in God's promises.
Good morning, brothers and sisters. Today, we're going to dive into an exciting piece of Scripture from the book of Joshua that looks back at God's faithfulness, and helps us look forward with faith and hope. Our passage today is Joshua 4, where Joshua commands the Israelites to build a monument ...read more
Topics: Blood Of The Lamb, Testimony
A psalm that can literally be prayed out because it is a cry from the soul in duress to a Lord who is not distant.
SAVIOR, SAVIOR, HEAR MY HUMBLE CRY TEXT: Psalm 17:1-15 Psalms 17:1-15 (KJV) A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 17:1-15
Explores our God-given identity of power, love, and sound mind, and emphasizes the importance of focusing on God's Word and living out His truth.
Welcome, beloved, to this sacred space where we gather together in fellowship and faith, united in our love for the Lord and our desire to grow ever closer to Him. I am so thankful for each of you, for your commitment to walking this path of faith, for your courage in seeking understanding, and for ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7
Topics: Allowing
Just as Saul was called out of fear to take his place of leadership, so we too are being called by God to awake from slumber and take our place in these days crying out for leadership.
Introduction: Saul’s personality was energized when the Spirit of God gripped him. He changed from the cowardly king hiding in the baggage (10:20-22) to a bold man of action (11:5-7). Just as he awoke and took his place, we too must awake to God’s hand on our lives. These difficult days in our ...read more
Whenever you face trials and problem, don’t try to work it out yourself, give it to Jesus, and He’ll work it out for you. He said He’ll give you power!
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become, the Son of God, even to them that believe on his name. 1. First you have to receive God; in order to receive God, the Bible said be changed or transformed. How many people know that we still have some changing to do? He tells you in ...read more
Scripture: John 1:12, Acts 1:8
Denomination: *other
Do you want to coast through your Christian life just serving God out of duty or do you want to go beyond fulfilling your duties out of sheer devotion for Christ?
BEYOND MERE SERVICE Luke 17:7-10 Introduction: 1. Jesus, here, makes a startling statement! 2. He compares how earthly masters treat their servants—even if they do a great job! 3. He then applies it to His disciples’ lives. 4. If you do everything that is required by Scripture, you are still ...read more
Scripture: Luke 17:7-10
WHAT IS A CHURCH? A New Testament Church is a Blood Bought, called out body of Saved, Born Again, Baptized believers who have made a covenant with each other to carry out the Great Commission.
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Scripture: Matthew 16:15-19
Jesus sends His disciples out on their first "mission." His instructions to the twelve give us an indication of what we should do when we are sent to carry out a mission for Jesus as well
SENT FORTH ON A MISSION Text: Mark 6:7 – 13, 30 Introduction: • 1986 decided to major in secondary education • Transferred to Ohio University • Took courses in curriculum development, educational psychology, media methods, teaching methods, and mathematics • Before I could get my diploma and ...read more
Scripture: Mark 6:7-13
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