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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
How can we spot a religious impostor? What does God think of shallow religion?
Avoiding Imposters II Timothy 3:5-9 Purpose: To describe what false teachers look like. Aim: I want the listener to be alert to false teaching and turn away from it. INTRODUCTION: Sunflowers are fascinating. These large flowers actually follow the sun from sunrise to sunset. I remember seeing a ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:5-9
Denomination: Independent/Bible
A vision of worship. In the OT, God was untouchable. Now we are invited into His City. The result is thankfulness, awe, and reverence.
Becoming A Festival, pt. 1 February 8/9, 2003 Intro: Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question 1: Q: What is the chief end of man? A: Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. The question and answer get to the heart of why we were created – we were created to worship God – ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:28
Denomination: Baptist
We will never be all that God has for us until we give our entire selves to God.
Open Heart Surgery Text: Joel 2:12-17 Introduction 1. Illustration: "Tomorrow morning I'll open up your heart" the surgeon said to the 8 year-old-boy. "You'll find Jesus there," the boy said. The surgeon continued, "I'll open your heart and check the damage." "You'll find Jesus there," the boy ...read more
Scripture: Joel 2:12-17
Denomination: Methodist
Why do we need to worship in a group? What's wrong with worshiping at home - or somewhere else - alone?
“More Words on Worship: Linked In” Hebrews 12:18-29 She was deeply moved; the time of worship had led her into a deeper level of commitment, into a deeper intimacy than she had ever before experienced. She drove home a different person than the one who had left a couple of hours ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:18-29
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Worship is announcing and affirming God’s worth. Why is Jesus worthy of bowing our lives before Jesus in worhsip? He is God and He alone died for our sins, defeated death, hell and the grave and invites us to worship Him alone!
Intro: Have you heard about the recent experience of a pastor who changed the order of worship so that the sermon was given before the offering was taken. This upset a four year old who asked her mother, "Why is he talking before he gets paid?" (The child had a misunderstanding of ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-46
Sermon written for a choir annual day.
“A Good Thing” Psalms 92:1 In this 19th book of the Bible, admits its 150 chapters, 2,461 verses, 43,743 words, we find the three words that formulate the subject of this message, “A good thing.” Now the book of Psalms is broken up into divisions or subcategories, and book four where Psalms 92 is ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 92:1
If you aren’t willing to look foolish you’re foolish.
Wired For Worship 09.20.05 Pastor Mark Batterson This evotional continues the Wired for Worship series. To subscribe to the podcast, visit www.theaterchurch.com. This week’s video, Chaos Dance, is also posted @ www.evotional.com. I’m also posting additional thoughts on my daily blog ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-23
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Few purposes of the church create more tension in a local body than worship. Churches are struggling to avoid the land mines associated with the Worship Wars. This happens because churches often have an erroneous perception of what God-pleasing worship re
1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3And they ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8
Denomination: Pentecostal
God desires our shared worship.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMMUNITY Psalm 96:7-9 S: Worship C: Worshipping in community Th: God – Most Worthy of Praise Pr: GOD DESIRES OUR SHARED WORSHIP. ?: How? How do we get it accomplished? KW: Directives TS: We will find in our study of Psalm 96:7-9 three directives we should follow in order to ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 96:7-9
God warns his people to repent from superficial worship by turning their hearts to honor Him. (Going Back to the Heart of Worship).
What Do You Give a God Who Has Everything? Going back to the heart of Worship Topic: Honoring God with whole hearted worship Thesis: God warns his people to repent from superficial worship by turning their hearts to honor Him Aim: To turn the hearts of our church to honor God with worship that ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 50:1-23
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This is the last of this series Part 4 I hope that you will be able to see how easy it is to become reckless in our Worship habits
DISCLAIMER: Since there are a large amount of sermons and topics and illustrations that are posted on Sermon Central, I feel it is necessary to place this disclaimer on all of the sermons that I submit. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:11-15
Denomination: Church Of God
True strength and clarity come from worshiping God with undivided hearts, ministering to Him in prayerful devotion, and listening for the Spirit’s leading.
Friends, welcome. Some of us came in with calendars crammed full and hearts running on low. You may feel stretched, hurried, or a little hollow. Find your seat. Breathe. The God who knows your name is near. He is not nervous, and He is not in a rush. He is here to meet with His people, and He loves ...read more
Scripture: Acts 13:2
Topics: Worship, Ministry
"Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus," are the words of a chorus that expresses the desire of all Christians. This study deals with how best to "see" Him.
email: cholt@gt.rr.com ON SEEING THE INVISIBLE By Charles W. Holt "And the LORD said, "You cannot see my face; for no man shall see Me, and live" (Ex. 33:20). "No man hath seen God at any time" (Jn. 1:18; 1 Jn. 4:12). "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Mt. 5:8). Seeing God ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 33:20
Denomination: Assembly Of God
God has given us a message that must not remain private, but it must go public.
Judges 2:12-30 NKJV 12 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. 13 Then he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and Amalek, went and defeated ...read more
Scripture: Judges 2:12-30
How to give yourself a "pep talk" to encourage you to do better and make an eternal difference.
HOW TO TALK TO YOURSELF By Jerry Falwell INTRODUCTION When I used to play football or sports, and when I missed a tackle or didn’t make a play, I’d talk to myself, “Come on, you can get this guy.” But that was just a “pep talk.” Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t. Today, I’m going to ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5