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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
Where is God when He seems distant?
- The Jews here had returned from Babylon to Jerusalem. They were surrounded by strong enemies and their attempts to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem had just gotten restarted. - Here we have eight night visions designed to encourage God’s people. As I noted last week, the theme of Zechariah can ...read more
Scripture: Zechariah 1:7-17
Denomination: Baptist
This passage includes prophecy that was fulfilled in Alexander the Great's conquests, as well as a much better known prediction concerning a donkey.
- Context note: this begins a part of Zechariah that is probably written four or five decades after the previous sections. Israel has completed the Temple, but is still vulnerable to foreign powers. TWO AMAZING PROPHECIES IN CHAPTER NINE: 1. Alexander the Great destroys everyone except ...read more
Scripture: Zechariah 9:1-17
Who is qualified to be a ministry leader?
Let us continue to worship with the Word of God. Open your Bibles to 1 Timothy 3. The letter by the Apostle Paul, by the power of God the Holy Spirit, was written to Timothy who was left in Ephesus to minister for the Gospel of Jesus Christ about 2000 years ago. Ephesus back then was a pagan ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:8-12
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The message of Christ is the only one that makes sense for the healing of our world in any age, but it’s not an easy one to hear and obey.
Tuesday of the 15th Week in Course 2019 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and Saint Athenogenes Today is the Memorial of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, which commemorates the appearance of the Mother of Jesus to St. Simon Stock, an early Carmelite leader, and his reception of the Brown Scapular from her hands. So ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 11:20-24, Exodus 2:1-15
Denomination: Catholic
The Lord's Supper reminds us that we participate with God through Jesus in our Christian walk but also with our fellow Christians.
1. Justin Martyr (early 2C) recorded the actions of the early community of God when they came together: “On the day called “Sun Day” believers gathered in one place; writings of apostles or prophets are read; then when reader has ceased, the President instructs to imitation of these good things; he ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
It is the will of God that all humans be saved, which was a crucial teaching of the Church all the way back to St. Paul.
Thursday of 2nd Week in Course 2019 St Francis de Sales Jesus, our Lord, constantly had His mission from the Father in mind during His time on earth. That mission is to teach and heal, and to suffer and die for our salvation. It was the Father’s will that the Son should live as a real human being, ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 40:7-17, Mark 3:7-12
There are all kinds of examples, great ones and poor ones, among the popes.
Feast of the Chair of St. Peter 2018 Reformation/Revolution Today’s Catholic feast celebrates the “chair” or authority given by Christ to St. Peter and his successors, one that has its foundations in the Old Testament. We see St. Peter as the vicar, or maybe viceroy or even “chief of staff” of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4, Matthew 16:13-19
“Luther’s expression sola fide is true if faith is not opposed to charity, to love.”
Thursday After Epiphany 2018 Reformation/Revolution The action of the Israelites and the response of the Philistines we have heard proclaimed from the first book of Samuel help us see the two primitive and wrong conceptions of the divine. For the Israelites, their God was the God of Moses who had ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:1-11
When it comes to church ethics God sets the standards. He calls us to proper behavior, right living and Godly conduct.
AN EDUCATION IN ETHICS I CORINTHIANS 5-7 INTRODUCTION: The word “ethical” is foreign to some church people and some preachers! Ethics = conforming to the standards of conduct of a given profession or group. When it comes to church ethics God sets the standards. He calls us to proper behavior, ...read more
Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. But we can take courage from the examples of Jesus and St. Paul.
Tuesday of the 5th Week of Easter 2020 Today’s tale from the Acts of the Apostles needs some back-story for those who weren’t at Mass yesterday. The scene is Lystra, a village in southern Anatolia, sometime in the year 48, about 15 years after the Resurrection. It was part of the Roman province of ...read more
Scripture: John 14:27-31, Acts 14:8-28
We can expect "fights" from outside and within the church and we must know how to handle them.
Please open your bibles to Judges 12…… Last week we learned about Jephthah who led Israel to victory over God’s enemies the Ammonites. Read along with me now Judges 12…… Let us summarize what happened… First of all, who is the Tribe of Ephraim?? Let us note…………… Ephraim is one ...read more
Scripture: Judges 12:1-15
This sermon focuses on the teachings of Jesus as outlined in Matthew 6, providing guidance for the New Year.
Today, I want to talk about a section of the Beatitudes found in Matthew 6. This portion of scripture is not more important than the rest of the Beatitudes, but I believe that the Spirit of God is leading me to discuss it as a foundation for the rest of 2014. Matthew 6:1-4 says, "Be careful not to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:1-34
Topics: New Year, Jesus' Teachings
God wants us to do more than just go through the motions of faith.
INTRODUCTION Have you noticed that in Church, we do not spend much time in the Old Testament? Today we are going to spend some time in the book of Hosea. In the Old Testament the nation of Israel was called to be a nation of priests. Israel was to be a bridge between ...read more
Scripture: Hosea 4:1-7
Why did Jesus create the church? What is our main objective? Playing off the popular "Lord of the Rings" series, this sermon tells us one of the most powerful goals of the church.
OPEN: On a spring break trip to Italy, a tour group was standing just inside St. Peter’s Basilica, the 2nd largest church building in the world. The tour guide was trying to explain the enormity of the building and part of his presentation went like this: “This church is so large no man on earth ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 30, 2001 1Timothy 6: 6-19 Title: “Baptismal promises never lapse or expire.” Year C
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 30, 2001 1Timothy 6: 6-19 Title: “Baptismal promises never lapse or expire.” Chapter six, begins with exhortations to Christian slaves, regarding how to treat their masters verses one and two. It then treats of the Christian attitude toward ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-19
Denomination: Lutheran
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