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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 Lord has given gifts to each of us and expects us to make the maximum use of them until He comes.
Making Use of the Messiah's Gifts Text: Matt. 25:14-30 Introduction 1. Illustration: "Getting involved in your church by using your gifts will accelerate your spiritual growth immensely. God designed us that way. Don't head for the grandstands when you enter the kingdom of God. Head for the playing ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30
Denomination: Methodist
HOW TO EVALUATE LOVE ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES INSTEAD OF HUMAN STANDARDS - I Cor. 13:4-7
HOW TO EVALUATE LOVE ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES INSTEAD OF HUMAN STANDARDS - I Cor. 13:4-7 One evening while appearing on CNN’s Larry King Live, Jack Kemp, the honorable congressman from New York, made an insightful comment about the religious right when he said, “People don’t care how ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
God’s mercy is the key part of a Christian’s commitment to God. In return, we are to show mercy to others. Christian life is marked by transformation and growth in discernment and understanding.
How do you think of yourselves? There are two options. We can allow our lives, values, attitudes convictions and relationships to be influenced by the world, or we can be remodeled, transformed, reshaped and redesigned from the inside out by the Holy Spirit. How can we know God’s will for ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-8
Denomination: Anglican
Romans 1-4: Justication
Romans 1-4: Justification - The Righteousness of God By: Wayne ODonnell Date: Sunday, March 30, 2008 Website: http://bible.ag Introduction - Rom1:1-17 Everybody has an outline? Good morning, and it’s good to see you all again. There’s a few people I haven’t met yet. We are going to be talking ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
4th of 5 messages exploring what it means to live by the power of the Holy Spirit
“Life in the Spirit” Part Four REVIEW The fifth chapter of Galatians details what a life directed and empowered by the Holy Spirit looks like. I. Life in the Spirit Many Christians have little knowledge or experience with the Holy Spirit. Relationship with the unseen Spirit of God ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:13-21
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
We are spiritually gifted.
YOU’VE GOT A GIFT! I Corinthians 12:1-31 Romans 12:3-8 Ephesians 4:11 I Peter 4:8-11 S: Spiritual gifts C: We possess spiritual gifts Th: Live the Difference Pr: YOU ARE SPIRITUALLY-GIFTED! ?: What? What are the facts we need to know? KW: Facts TS: We will find in our study of Scripture four ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31
Denomination: Baptist
God’s perfect timing brings us from slavery to beloved family, granting us adoption, identity, and intimacy with the Father through Christ and the Spirit.
Friends, pull up a chair and take a deep breath. Some of us arrived today with a smile; some of us arrived with a sigh. The week may have felt heavy, hurried, or hollow. And yet, here we are. What if—right here, right now—this simple moment belongs to God’s perfect timing for your heart? What if ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 4:4-7
Topics: Redemption, Adoption
Last in the series looking at the gifts presented to the church by Jesus, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit.
This is our third week at discovering the gifts that were presented to the church, the Bride of Christ. So far we have discovered the gifts given to the church by Jesus. These are the equipping gifts. Ephesians 4:11-12 “Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:7-11
Denomination: Foursquare
Church is not an individual sport like Golf, Tennis or Skiing. Church is a Team Sport! This message looks at Ephesians 4:7-16 focusing on God's distribution of Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ.
Cornerstone Church February 20 / 21 2010 Church – A Team Sport Ephesians 4:7-16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16
Denomination: Evangelical Free
I want to show you first that the Holy Spirit is a living gift. Then we will see from God’s Word that the Holy Spirit is a divine person.
Title: The Holy Spirit: A Living Gift Text: “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. (John 14:17) Bible Reading: (John 14:15-20) 15 If ye love me, keep my ...read more
Scripture: John 14:15-20
It doesn’t take much to twist genuine faith into something sick and destructive. There is a fine line between an unshakeable faith in a God who will never let His holy city.
I’ve been to Jerusalem. It was nearly three years ago now, and my memory has faded somewhat, but I’ve got some slides I can show you! No, don’t panic! I haven’t got them with me! In fact, I didn’t take any slides while I was there. I took some video, but I don’t have that with me either. At any ...read more
Scripture: Luke 13:31-35
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
Emmaus Revisited ...
I’ve had some pretty intense pastoral encounters this past week. I think that’s the right term - ‘pastoral encounters’? I’m referring to those dialogues I have occasionally with people that are deep and spiritual, and I’ve had quite a number of them in this last week. And most of these intense ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:13-35
The streets of Bethlehem awash with blood! What happened to gentle Jesus, meek and mild? ...
O little Town of Bethlehem! How still we see thee lie! No! Not today! Did you listen to today’s Gospel reading – there is blood running in the streets of Bethlehem, and mothers weeping for their dead children! Yesterday, ’the little Lord Jesus no crying he makes’, but today there is crying a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23
Christian worship starts at the resurrection of Jesus. ...
If I asked you what events you believe are most likely to rock our world (ie. make the biggest impact) over the next 12 months, it would be interesting to see what you’d come up with I doubt that the wedding of Charles and Camilla is going to change much. I could be wrong. The choice made in ...read more
It doesn’t matter what we do. We are still God’s children and he still loves us no matter what and will forgive our sins when we repent.
May 9, 2006 Confirmation Essay What My Faith in Jesus Means to Me By: Samantha Hietsch Everyone who knows me, knows that I love a lot of things especially Elvis Presley. But, the person that I love most is not ...read more
Scripture: Luke 18:27
Denomination: Lutheran
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