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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
Establishing advocacy for Christian Education is not only needed in Post-Modern Christianity but required by the Word of God. To be an apologist for Christian Education falls short of God’s mandate.
Apologist or Advocate…Christian Education Written by Ernest W. Corty Inspired by Dr. Alan Pure, President of “The Barnabas Group” We have a powerful story that we don’t tell today. The story could be rooted in the truth that our Christian Colleges and Seminaries offer courses in Systematic ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 127:1-5
Denomination: Church Of God
1. Being a student of the Word takes effort. 2. Being a student of the Word turns effort into joy. 3. Being a student of the Word turns the written Word into the Living Word.
Ravi Zacharias, a Christian intellectual who travels around the world lecturing in secular settings on spiritual themes, tells of an experience he had in Columbus, Ohio. He writes, “A few weeks ago, I did a lectureship at Ohio State University. As I was being driven to the lecture, we passed the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16
Denomination: Methodist
This is a "Great Commission" message that I have preached in the USA this year to congregations ranging from 700 to 2500 in Attendance. It has a bit of a post-modern twist to it.
The Three “D’s” of Purpose Introduction: Of course some people here might we wondering, “WHY did pastor have a MISSIONARY come and speak here this MORNING/EVENING?” Illus: My Dad had a schoolmate from Bible College and he was known as the missionary who always preached the RIGHT length of ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-19
Denomination: Foursquare
This sermon discusses the Church as the Army of the Living God, and what we should be doing to win the spiritual war against the forces of evil.
Transition: Two weeks ago I shared with you the idea that we are living in a Postmodern society that in many respects is much like the First Century world in that Christianity is seen as a threat or is looked upon in a very negative light. Last Week I shared with you some ideas of how we as ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:20-26
Denomination: Baptist
Peter gives us some simple commands to help us to love life and see good days.
Introduction: A. What do you think of when I say “The Good Life?” 1. Did you know that "The Good Life" is a state slogan for the state of Nebraska? 2. “The Good Life” is a philosophical phrase for the life that one would like to live. 3. You might be surprised to know that ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-12
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
When God hides His face from a society, that society becomes more and more degraded.
When God Leaves the Table (Romans 1:24-32) 1. Scientists at NASA have developed a gun built specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions ...read more
Scripture: Romans 1:24-32
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Jude's letter is a call to Christians to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. In today's lesson we see the invasion of false teachers.
Scripture Several weeks ago I began a new series of studies on the Letter of Jude, which I have titled, “Contend for the Faith.” The Letter of Jude is an extremely important letter. It is extremely important because it is so relevant to our contemporary situation. Even though Jude ...read more
Scripture: Jude 4:4
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
A look at what has happened to Truth in our society.
Intro: Over the next three weeks we’re going to look at an issue that most of us don’t think about on a regular basis but that is fast becoming a serious problem in our society. The issue is that of truth in our culture today. What is True, what makes something true, Is truth universal? This ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:1-8
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
I. Introduction a. Brief Recap Last week we began a series on the question of Truth, on why Truth matters. We looked at the shift in the way people think and in what people believe. That shift has gone from believing in an Absolute, unchanging set of morals and Truths, to the new belief that ...read more
Scripture: John 8:42-47
There are many ideas out there of what the church is or what it ought to be. In this passage Paul tells us what God's idea is of the church - and God's idea is, is what counts!
Ephesians 2:19-22 The Church Where God Lives What is the church? What is a church? Is it a building? An institution? I grew up as a Catholic. We were taught that the Catholic Church is The Church. It is an elaborate institution, with churchs, cathedrals, basilicas and the Vatican, which is ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-22
Some of our rewards are represented by crowns. Whether victors’ garlands or signs of authority — or both— they merit further examination.
Rewards That Keep on Giving! (see note at bottom of page first to suggest that diadems are a sub-category of the broader word garland, which includes but is not limited to a victor's wreath but can be used of royal privilege as well). 1. “More than 40,000 people have claimed 078-05-1120 as their ...read more
Scripture: Luke 19:11-26, 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20, 1 Peter 5:1-4, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Revelation 4:10-11, Matthew 20:20-28, 1 Corinthians 15:40-42 (view more) (view less)
Are you opting out of Sunday morning because you are a cutting edge postmodern thinker blazing the trail to a new kind of christianity; or are you just sleeping in and living in lukewarm apathy?
Dakota Community Church August 10, 2008 Living in Laodicea Last week in my sermon on baptism I mentioned that for a while I described myself as emergent on my Facebook profile but that I had removed it. I like the idea of having a discussion about how we do things, how we treat sin and sinners, ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22
Denomination: Mennonite
Too many people are succumbing to the cynicism of the postmodern mindset of defeatism. Paul writes, "Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good." (Rom. 12:21)
Romans 12:21 - Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good. Illustration:One salesman came back from a remote part of the world informing his boss that he could not sell any shoes to the people. When the supervisor asked the salesman why the people were resistant to purchasing shoes the ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-21
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Compassion a forgotten art in our "post-modern" world. Jesus said love your neighbor as yourself. How have we so soon forgotten?
Compassion: Neighborly Advice Pass someone on the street or accidentally cut someone off and what do you receive. A kind gesture realizing you made a mistake, no more often a rude gesture and a blaring horn. Have slow lines at Wal-Mart or they God forbid don’t have the item you have to have ...read more
Scripture: Luke 10:25-28
Objective: To explore the promised Savior as foretold in Isaiah 9, understand its significance for the people then, and examine the implications of not having the promise in our postmodern world
Introduction • Begin by painting the picture of darkness and despair in Isaiah 8:19-22, where the people sought answers in all the wrong places. • Introduce Isaiah 9 as a message of hope, a promise of light breaking through the darkness. • Historical Context: Around 733 B.C., the northern kingdom ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7
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