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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
We have an edifice complex. We have a problem wanting to build up "houses" for God but God wants to build a house for us. Let Him.
-Building a house is an impossible task -We’ve had two homes built for us while we were in Iowa -Both of them were horrific messes -We wanted the white package with the first home – it was a spec that we added a few upgrades to -They probably called us a dozen times to make sure that we indeed ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-16
Denomination: Lutheran
Explores Jesus' compassion, authority over death, and involvement in our lives, emphasizing our great need for Him and His greater response to our needs.
Welcome, beloved family of faith, to this blessed gathering where we come together under the umbrella of God's grace, to seek His wisdom, to find comfort in His promises, and to grow in our understanding of His word. It is in these moments of collective reflection that we draw closer not only to ...read more
Scripture: Luke 7:11-15
Topics: Replaced Death, Life
Jesus has bridged the gap between us and God and has made a way for us to come before God and worship Him
Jesus The Priest: “Portraits of Christ” series: Hebrews 4:14-16 Jan. 26/27, 2002 – Steve Simala Grant Intro: I know we have heard a lot already this morning, and experienced a wide range of emotions. We heard from Matt, one of our pastors and friends, who has felt God leading him to resign ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16
Denomination: Baptist
God used Hezekiah to reclaim the kingdom. We can use him as a model to reclaim our communities and our nation for God.
Reclaiming The Kingdom 2 Kings 18:1-7 Intro: "Granny" Parker always had trouble with that rooster! Granny was in her mid-70’s. She’d lived all her life on just two farms -- her father’s, and the one she and her husband worked. She had given the two acres our church was built upon. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 18:1-7
Jesus invites to experience his presence and union with him. Jesus calls it "abiding." What is it and how does it happen?
Eternity is now in session. We are wrapping up a five-week series in which we have tried to understand that eternity doesn’t start way out there after we die, eternity and eternal life and the abundant life starts now, we can have it now. Following Jesus is not about getting us into heaven later, ...read more
Scripture: John 14:18-20, John 15:1-11
Denomination: Church Of God
God has devised a way to let you know if he is No. 1 and you trust him to meet your every need and it is called the tithe.
Honoring God. {1} Proverbs 3: 9 -- 10. 04/17/05 Paul Harvey told of the woman a few years ago that had a butterball turkey she had had in her freezer for 23 years. She called Butterball Company to ask them about whether the turkey would be all right to eat. The company said we think it ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 3:9-10
An inductive-deductive combination meassage calling God’s people in my care to love Him enough to bless others in obedience to His will.
Topic: Love Theme: Love for God & Others Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to love Him enough to bless others in obedience to His will. Response: Individuals will raise their hand to demonstrate their commitment to increasing their love for God and to ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:25-35
Denomination: Wesleyan
Since God has not withheld anything good from us, not even His own Son - we are not to withhold from Him or one another.
Mothers’ Day, 3rd March 05 ‘Since we lack nothing in Christ, how shall we live?’ Intro: I’m sure many of you will know the story of Victor Hugo’s epic tale LES MISERABLES. Well let me remind you this morning of the opening picture. Jean Valjean, our hero, is released on parole from 19 years of ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Jesus has told the Pharisees who he is. They just aren't willing to truly hear him.
The past several weeks, we've taken a break from John by studying the "Sons of God," mostly focused on the OT. [I made this its own separate series on sermoncentral, and today's won't make as much sense without reading that first]. Today, I think we are the place where we ...read more
Scripture: John 10:22-41, Psalm 82:1-8
Jesus’ disciples saw Him go to secluded places to pray many times and they wanted to learn to pray to the Father as Jesus did.
Lord Teach Us to Pray Jesus’ disciples saw Him go to secluded places to pray many times and they wanted to learn to pray to the Father as Jesus did. The Bible tells us much about how we should pray and the attitude of prayer. Prayer is our communication line to God. It is like talking with a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 6:5-8, Matthew 6:1-4
By sending Jesus to die for us while we were still rejecting Him, God demonstrated His amazing love for us.
I. When they met she was just fifteen and he was sixteen. They dated throughout high school. He was a football player and she was a cheerleader. Nobody was surprised when they married after graduation. Four years and two babies later, she stood in her kitchen with the dirty dishes in the sink, a ...read more
Scripture: Romans 5:6-8
As we learn to honor God through purity, our ability to see Him will increase. The Reality, Reception, and Reward of a Pure Heart.
Living in the Father’s Favor: Clean on the Inside Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Intro: The machine that usually did the job was broken. And so they hired a man to paint lines on a newly resurfaced portion of a remote highway. The first day he painted 9 miles, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:8
Denomination: Assembly Of God
The Transfiguration is apocalyptic in nature revealing not only the divinity of Jesus, but also looks forward to the time when all is in complete submission to him.
I hope this sermon is helpful to you in your studies. I have found William Lane’s commentary on Mark (new international commentary) very helpful and highly recommend it. There was a magician who was hired to do his act on a cruise ship. He had been there for several years and did the same act over ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:1-13
God is working through everything that happens in the lives of those who love Him to help us become more like Jesus.
Faithful Wounds Proverbs 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend…. [NIV: Wounds from a friend can be trusted….] Romans 8:28-29 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:28-29
God warns his people to repent from superficial worship by turning their hearts to honor Him. (Going Back to the Heart of Worship).
What Do You Give a God Who Has Everything? Going back to the heart of Worship Topic: Honoring God with whole hearted worship Thesis: God warns his people to repent from superficial worship by turning their hearts to honor Him Aim: To turn the hearts of our church to honor God with worship that ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 50:1-23
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
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