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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 practice of prayer helps us grow spiritually to know God better and become more like him.
[Background Image: Fresco of Michael Angelo on the Sistine Chapel, Imago Dei] Last week we looked at our need to grow spiritually, the Apostle Paul tells us in Col. 2:6-7, “And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to live in obedience to him. Let your roots grow ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 139:1-24
Denomination: Methodist
Paul's prayer for the saints in Ephesians 1:15-19 shows us how to praise and petition God for believers.
Scripture We are currently in a series of sermons on Ephesians 1 that I am calling, “God’s Supreme Purpose.” In Ephesians 1:3-14, which is one, long, complex, glorious sentence in the original Greek, the Apostle Paul praised God for salvation. Paul praised the Father for planning our salvation, ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-19
Prayer is a means to establish, deepen, and sustain our relationship with God.
In the book, Steps Toward Spiritual Growth, the story is told of a man who was opening an adult bookstore in a small town despite the objections of many people in the community. A group of Christians from a neighboring church decided to gather for an all-night prayer meeting to ask to somehow block ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:5-18
Denomination: Church Of God
This message looks at prayer and listening to God as a means of connecting to Him
Prayer: A Means of Grace 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Elementary age children were asked to write a “Dear God” prayers: 7-year old Debbie prayed, “Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much.” Hank, 7 ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Thanksgiving always brings a variety of personal "thank-you's" to God, but how in the world would sinners ever be able to "bless the Lord".
Thanking God for a Grace-Infused Life Prelude: “Perfect Wisdom of Our God”, by Getty Music Proclamation: Good traditions do not always promote traditionalism. Some are very important to honor. President George Washington stated in his Proclamation of October 17, 1789, “It is the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 106:1-12
Denomination: Baptist
Do we really know what matters most in life?
Many times, hospital visits help us to understand what is really important. Do we really know what we need to be thankful for? Do we really know what matters most in life? As Paul writes this letter, he is sharing with us just why it is we need to be thankful. Paul was a very thankful man, 2 ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:20, Philippians 1:1-8
The Third in a series of three sermons dealing with the hurts in life and how God expects us to handle them.
Things that you hope you don’t hear while you are being operated on: Better save that; we’ll need it for the autopsy. Wait a minute, if this is his spleen, then what’s that? Ya’ know ... there’s big money in kidneys ... and this guy’s got two of ’em. That’s cool! Now can you make his leg ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11
Denomination: Independent/Bible
If God answers all prayers, then why do we sometimes not get what we ask for?
JAMES 5:13-20 “Answered Prayer” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA I’ve heard a lot about answered prayer over the past week and a half. Many have said, “I thank God that the hurricane was not as bad as it could have been.” “We ...read more
Scripture: James 5:13-20
Denomination: United Methodist
Recognising that many prayers in the New Testament are in the plural and focus on community, not just individuals, this messages gathers many New Testament Scriptures to teach from Scripture how a church in fellowship together is to be a prayerful church.
Note to preachers This sermon is a collecting of verses all about prayer. I used a power point presentation as I preached so the verses easily followed one another. On the power point I underlines where the words were in the plural to emphasise the community fellowship aspect of prayer. ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:20
This sermon explores discerning God's direction, delighting in His righteousness, and displaying His glory as key aspects of our Christian walk, using Philippians 1:9-11 as a guide.
Good morning, beloved family of God. It is always a joy to gather with you in this sacred place where we come together to worship the One who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. Today, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of a profound spiritual truth, a truth that will ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11
Topics: Choose Joy, Living A Life Worthy
It has been said that sometimes what we mistake for ingratitude is actually self love. This message looks at what makes us thankful
Let Go of Self Love A year ago the word Frozen referred to food that was in your freezer and “Let it Go” was something you told you four year old when you wanted them to release their grip on a toy or their sibling or when you were counselling someone over some hurt from the past. That ...read more
Scripture: Luke 17:11-19
Denomination: Wesleyan
General discussion on the nature of Prayer and introduction into the series
One cannot escape any number of jokes and misunderstandings when it comes to the concept of prayer. Most of us have heard about the child who believed God’s name was Harold because each week they prayed, "Our Father who art in heaven, Harold be thy name". Likewise, there is the story of the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15
First in 4 part series on prayer acrostic P.R.A.Y. PRAISE ALLOWS US TO SEE THE END OF THE JOURNEY WE HAVE BEGUN IN PRAYER.
PRAISE PRAYER 1 PETER 2:9-10 INTRO: P.R.A.Y. ACROSTIC ON BACK OF NOTES. BETWEEN NOW AND PRAYER REVIVAL LOOKING AT THESE FOUR PARTS OF PRAYER. TODAY PRAISE PRAYER. ILL: PRAISE PRAYER LIKE WHEN I WORKED ON OLD CARS. MOST OF THEM JUNK. WHAT WAS MORE IMPORTANT WORK ON THE CAR OR DRIVE IT? CAN ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10
David’s prayer in 1 Chronicles 29.10-19 as a model for our prayers during times of success.
The great king David was about to give up his throne, so he calls the congregation together and prays. I think that prayer has implications to us today 1. The first thing we notice in the pray is that David gives credit where credit is due (vs. 10-13) - David had a great reign; he defeated Saul, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:10-19
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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