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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
Jesus’ encounter with Nicodemus. Sincere seekers need to be born again.
“When a Religion Becomes a Relationship” John 3:1-15 Steve Hanchett, pastor Berry Road Baptist Church April 22, 2001 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. The man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-15, Psalm 37:1
Denomination: Baptist
Our value as a person has nothing to do with having our name on the up in lights. God loves us; we can’t improve on that! You don’t have to try and prove you are worthwhile by sneaking your nametag a little higher up on the table. And praise God for that!
Luke 14:1-14 “The Religion Police” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN Luke opens chapter 14 by telling us that Jesus “went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee,” on the Sabbath and that “he was being carefully ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:1-14
Denomination: United Methodist
God is head over heels in love with you!
LOSING MY RELIGION An Introduction to the Sermon Series, “The Misunderstood God**” 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Big Idea: God is head over heels in love with you! INTRO: In a few minutes we will be reading from 1 Corinthians 13. But, may I ask you a few questions first? • How many ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Denomination: Nazarene
It a sermon about how God cares in the midst of trials and situations.
God’s Caring Touch (Happy Mothers Day!) Presented at Grand Anse Baptist Church /Sunday 13th May 2007/Tone: Encouragement 1 Kings 17:7-17:24 The Origin of Mothers’ Day As a western Christian society, a lot of the things we celebrate, has been commercialized and demonized by society. Often time ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:7-24
Two Sabbath stories bring out some key dangers of a rules-based religion.
- We have two stories here that both look into the rules the religious leaders had back in Jesus’ day concerning the Sabbath. THE PROBLEM WITH A RELIGION OF RULES: 1. WE ARE SELECTIVE ABOUT WHICH RULES WE PAY ATTENTION TO. - Matthew 12:1-5, 9-11. - The Pharisees considered themselves to be the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 12:1-14
There’s nothing wrong with Sunday-morning religion, but the problem is that so many people have only a Sunday-morning religion.
The curse of the 20th Century is Sunday-morning religion. Now, there’s nothing wrong with Sunday-morning religion, but the problem is that so many people have only a Sunday-morning religion. Somebody wrote these words: “They’re praising God on Sunday, but they’ll be all ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:16-24
The path to meet Jesus may come as a surprise to some. Instead of being cloaked in robes of religion, Jesus is clothed in rags of need.
Matthew 25:31-46 “Turning the Tables” INTRODUCTION Whether in high school or college most of us have had the joy of taking a “final.” We studied hard for the final, because a large percentage of our grade was determined by this one test. More than a few all-nighters ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46
Denomination: Lutheran
Religion vs. Relationship
I will start by reading a book excerpt from the June 3,1989 issue of Today in the Word, published by the Moody Bible Institute. As I read, see if you can guess whom is being spoke of. He made free use of Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessing of the Almighty and the Christian ...read more
Scripture: Romans 2:19-24, Romans 3:9-12
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Many today are teaching that Christ is only one way to God. This passage reminds us that religion without Christ is worthless.
Religion Without Christ Hebrews 6:1-3 Purpose: To call religious people to trust fully in Christ. Aim: I want the listener to be fully surrendered to the Gospel. INTRODUCTION: “Retro” styles are now in. Wikipedia defines “Retro” this way: “Retro is a term used to describe aspects of modern ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 6:1-3
Denomination: Independent/Bible
This is the second of four sermons from the book of Ruth. It deals with the question, "Is God actively involved in my life."
God Cares for You Ruth 2:1-3 Did you know that on 9-11 the New York State Lottery’s evening number game, popped up the numbers: 9-1-1? Did you know that a news paper in Oregon on June 28, 2000 printed the pick 4 winning numbers in advance of the drawing? Actually, the news paper’s computers had ...read more
Scripture: Ruth 2:1-3
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Exposition of Mark 12:13-17 about Jesus’ confrontation with Pharisees over the taxes issue
Text: Mark 12:13-17, Title: Economics, Politics, and Religion, Date/Place: 10/12/08, PM A. Opening illustration: Lots of really dumb things have been carried out in the name of these three B. Background to passage: this is during Jesus’ final week in Jerusalem, and He has just told the parable ...read more
Scripture: Mark 12:13-17
Today I want to preach another sermon that can be preached in any church in America, and it would apply to most of the people in any congregation.
I hope that as I preach the Word it will fall on good soil today. Illus: I heard of a preacher who was preaching a three-point sermon on the Second Coming of Christ, and he would close each of the main points of the sermon by saying, “HE IS COMING, READY OR NOT!” When he got to the third point ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18
Highlight the consequences of rejecting God's authority, the benefits of remaining faithful to Him, and the importance of choosing authentic faith over a superficial, worldly version.
Good morning, family. If you have your Bibles or Bible apps handy, please turn with me to 2 Chronicles 12:1-11. As we dive into His Word today, we're going to be exploring some big themes: the consequences of rejecting God's authority, the benefits of faithfulness to the Lord, and authentic and ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 12:1-11
Topics: Synthetic, Authentic
(PowerPoint Slides freely available by e-mailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Dealing with the spirit of religion so that Christ is glorified.
Journeying with John - It’s a Blast (JWJ-20) When Religion Steals John 5:9-17 Good morning! Today I want to start with something rather unusual - I want to identify a thief in our midst - I want to name this thief so you are no longer vulnerable to his attack, I want to expose him. That thief’s ...read more
Scripture: John 5:9-17
Denomination: *other
The editor-in-chief of Bible Study Magazine discusses the reliability, relevance and veracity of the Bible.
Is the Bible reliable? Can the Bible be trusted? Is the Bible relevant? There are people offering us answers from all directions, both from modern and ancient sources. We want to know if we can trust the sources we are being told to place our faith in. There are essentially three questions we ...read more
Scripture: Romans 3:21-24