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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
What happens when faith and confession collide?
The Power of Words: Spiritual Relativity · Words shape and define our lives · Words reveal the faith we have in our life · Recap of last week… 1. OUR WORDS CAN DIRECT US AND OTHERS IN LIFE: 2. OUR WORDS CAN DESTROY US AND OTHERS: 3. OUR WORDS DISPLAY WHO WE ARE AND WHAT’S IN OUR HEARTS 4. OUR ...read more
Scripture: Mark 11:12-24
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
We’ve come to see Jesus as a touchy, feely love child. In this sermon, He unleashes a fire storm. Will the real Jesus please stand up.
-Have you ever done the right thing in a sticky situation and it ended up costing you dearly? -Maybe it cost you a friend, a loved one, money, a deal, your pride, your reputation but it cost you something that you would have rather not give up. {PAUSE} -We watched a cool animated movie on Friday ...read more
Scripture: John 2:13-22
Denomination: Lutheran
Looking at Jesus' parable of the wedding banquet, and what he’s saying about accepting his invitation to biggest wedding banquet of all time
INTRO Tell Phil’s story about how he can’t wait until he gets to heaven’s banquet. Talk about Keegan and Amanda’s wedding. This morning, we’re going to look at a time when Jesus told the parable of the wedding banquet, and what he’s ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14
Let us learn from the example of Horace Bushnell. Let us find the courage in Christ, to go against the grain.
Against The Grain, Acts 23:11 Introduction When I was a teenager I spent a couple of years living with my Dad and Grandpa in Butte, Montana. It was a true bachelor lifestyle with three generations of Surber men living under one roof. The only place we shopped was as the local butcher shop which ...read more
Scripture: Acts 23:11
Denomination: Christian Church
A study on the 6th commandment forbidding murder and Jesus' expansion to include anger in our hearts.
Exodus 20:13 & Matthew 5:21-26 INTRO: AG: There is a famous quote about the Bible that says: “It’s not the parts of the Bible I do not understand that worry me, it’s the parts I do understand but do not want to do.” TS: Jesus set a pattern in Sermon on the mount as He restates some of these ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:13
Denomination: Baptist
A journey through the problem of sin in the temple of the heart, and the solution Christ offers.
Our Theme for this weekend is Heart Improvement… Scripture tells us that Christ dwells in our hearts by faith. Eph 3:17 In the Old Testament the temple was the dwelling place of God. Well since Christ came as a sacrifice for sin, he has made it possible for God to live in our hearts. That is why ...read more
Scripture: John 2:12-17
Palm Sunday Sermon
Good News / Bad News Hey, did you ever hear the one about when the guy says, "I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news..."? Of course you have. There’s more than one. It’s a classic vaudeville set-up line. Did you ever notice how when you look at the original events of Holy Week, the week we are ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11
The Christians responsibility to bear fruit.
There was a commercial on television several years ago. An elderly woman approaches the counter of a Burger restaurant and orders a burger. When the burger was delivered to her, she proceeded to open the buns and look inside. As she looked inside she coined a phrase that became world widely ...read more
Scripture: Mark 11:1-25
Denomination: Adventist
This six part series on overcoming crippling sins is based on David Jerimiah’s book "Slaying The Giants In Your Life." 4 of 6
Slaying The Giants In Your Life Series "Attacking Your Anger" 4 of 6 May 19, 2002 FBC, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker INTRODUCTION: A One of the most common terms used today among psychiatrists is LFT. (Low Frustration Tolerance) a We have allowed ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-32
This is the seventh sermon in the original Pentecost Series in May 2004. The Lord had me completely revise it as a totally new sermon in September of 2005.
The Fruit of the Spirit Is Goodness --Galatians 5:16-23 I know many of you were taught to pray and perhaps even taught your own children to pray a famous bedtime prayer that has been around since the eighteenth century: Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:16-23
Denomination: Methodist
If Christ showed such zeal in cleansing an earthly temple, He will use zeal in cleansing another temple, the believer’s life, also.
JOHN 2: 13-17 CHRIST CLEANSING THE TEMPLE The other Evangelists do not record this cleansing of the Temple at the beginning of Christ’s ministry, but, as we all know, tell of a similar act at the very close of Jesus’ ministry (Mt. 21:12f; Mk. 11:15-17; Lk. 19:45f). John, ...read more
Scripture: John 2:13-17
The problem in America is greed. Things haven’t changed!
The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the ...read more
Denomination: United Methodist
Jesus' entry into Jerusalem brings two things to light: 1) The crowds expected Him to act immediately on their behalf, and, 2) His actions will always be for and to honor His Father, first!
Jesus Enters Jerusalem Mark 11:1-17 - Jesus is demonstrated in this book as a “servant” - Jesus’ teachings, while difficult for some to deal with, are always timely -- God always allows us to hear from Him at just the right time - Read Mark 11:1-11 ∆ Point 1 ...read more
Scripture: Mark 11:1-17
Another parable from Jesus, about “God’s” character, as Jesus enters His temple, corrupted by the selling of livestock and money changers. Notes from Kenneth Bailey's book "Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes" understanding the parable.
In Jesus Holy Name April 3, 2022 Text: Luke 20 Lent V Redeemer “Jesus Enters “His” Temple” Kenneth Bailey in his book “Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes” has suggested that there is a better title for this parable. Instead of “The Parable of the Tenants” he recommends: “The ...read more
Scripture: Luke 19:45, Luke 20:1-20
This sermon explores the authority of Jesus as the Messiah, the pride and blindness of the Pharisees, and the call for humility and inclusivity in faith.
Welcome church! Today we’ve got an interesting passage about the authority of Jesus and the inability of the Pharisees to see Jesus for who He is. And, smack dab in the middle of it all there is a parable about 2 sons. How are these things related? Why is authority important and what role does ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:23-32
Topics: Jesus' Authority, Pharisees' Pride, Redemption
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