Independence Day:God's Closeness in Uncertain Times
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Explore and understand the depth of God's unconditional love, as expressed in Romans 8:38-39, and how nothing can separate us from it, regardless of the adversities we face.
Good morning, family. Today, we are going to dive into a message straight from the heart of Apostle Paul and onto the pages of Romans 8:38-39. This passage speaks volumes about God's unconditional love, the power of adversity, and the assurance of victory we have in Christ Jesus. As A.W. Tozer once ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:38-39
Topics: Assurance, God's Love
Saul was a religious fanatical terrorist to Christians – he was the assassin of any who preached and stood for Jesus – and he thought he was doing this for God.
The Saul who became Paul! Scripture: Acts 7:54-58 54When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
With so many religious options available, why worship Jesus? Why look to Him only? A message for Palm Sunday.
Palm Sunday April 8, 2001 What a spectacle it must have been. A grown man on a donkey is treated to the reception of a king. That’s how Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Surrounded by a crowd who shouted Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. They wanted to ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Nicodemus was religious, moral, and active in his "church" ... yet LOST. This message focuses on those in the church who might be lost.
“A Church Member Gets Saved” John 3:1-21 INTRODUCTION: I’m not known as a “Hell-Fire & Brimstone” preacher. If that’s what you want, I can recommend several churches in the area. In some churches, that’s what you’ll get … every Sunday. It gets old after awhile. Every now & then, someone will ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-21
Denomination: Baptist
An examination of a biblical character demonstrating the need of a vital relationship with Jesus Christ and not just a respectable alignment with a popular religious understanding.
CLOSE TO THE KINGDOM Scripture: Mark 12:28-40 Jesus had skilfully answered the Pharisee’s questions and avoided their trap. (v.13) The scribe in today’s lesson was quite pleased with the answers and stepped forward with some questions of his own. Scribes were professionals whose occupation was to ...read more
Scripture: Mark 12:34, Mark 12:28-40
Denomination: Holiness
This sermon encourages us to let go of human tradtions and seek God only--just as Stephen said to the religious leaders.
Stephen’s Sermon Acts 7 April 21, 2001 Intro: A. [Seeing Yourself in a Sermon, Citation: From a cartoon by Lee Johnson, The Best Cartoons from Leadership Journal, Volume 1 (Broadman & Holman, 1999)] Following the Sunday morning service, the pastor stood at the back of the church, shaking hands ...read more
Scripture: Acts 7:1-60, Acts 7:55-60
The challenge is are we faithful and does my religious observance actually reasonate in my daily life or am i a hypocrite
Malachi 2.10-16 Schizophrenia is apparently a quite frightening illness to watch but to the person suffering from it the world seems perfectly normal. In the passage before us this evening God through the prophet Malachi exposes the schizophrenia of the people of God. As you know from last week ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 2:10-16
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
In a modern world of religious compromise, is the biblical concept of personal holiness even possible? It is...John tells us how.
REFLECTING GOD’S HOLINESS I Jn. 2:3-6 INTRO. We have been studying about the importance of having true fellowship with God. It is possible to be saved and still not have a personal, daily walk with Christ. It is also possible for someone to "say" they have fellowship but not really have it. ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 2:3-6
Why would the religious leaders of Jesus’ day want to kill Him? For the same reasons that we reject Him today.
What a wonderful time of the year! The feel of fall is in the air. We often think of spring as the time of new beginnings—and it is. But so is fall. This morning we mark the beginning of a new Sunday school year. As part of that, many people moved up into new classes. That’s a new beginning. ...read more
Scripture: John 5:16-18
Sermon contrasts religious form with spiritual substance with reference made to decline and need for revival that occurred in Israel’s history.
The Real Deal James 1:25-27 5-25-08 Our story opens this morning in 2 Samuel 6:12-15 “Now it was told King David, saying, "The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom ...read more
Scripture: James 1:25-27
Denomination: Charismatic
Jesus calls us to abide in him to avoid spiritual vagrancy, against intermittent consecration, against a spasmodic religious life.
Abide In Me John 15:4-7 After the Crusades, Western Europe received a number of supposed holy relics, including a tooth of Goliath, Wood from Christ Cross, and a bottle that held the breath of Christ. Of course, no one today takes such relics seriously. If we did have the breath of Christ ...read more
Scripture: John 15:4-7
Denomination: Church Of God
Without Faith, it’s impossible to please God... but how did such a religious community as Nazareth misplace its faith?
OPEN: A man named Gregory P. Elder told of growing up on the Atlantic Coast. And what he loved to do as a child was to spend his time down at the beach. For hours each day, he’d sit on the sand and build castles and intricate cities. But one year his joy in these creations was threatened by ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:53-58
The contrast between God’s love for us and the hypocrisy of the religious leaders. a grave warning against syncretism and coming judgment.
Hosea 3.1-4.12 How well do you know God? I remember seeing a programme on television once where an old man through tear stained eyes spoke of his love for his wife. What became apparent over time was that she had left him on many occasions and led a quite decadent and immoral life. Yet each time ...read more
Facing the election of 2008, the morality crisis of leaders (secular and religious), the need for intercessors, as seen in this text, is great among us.
Standing in the Gap Ezekiel 22:23-31 Ministry takes on many faces, my friends. It can be as deep as sitting in an ICU waiting room, holding the hand of someone whose loved one has just died. It can be as simple as offering a glass of cold water to someone who is thirsty, or a word of good cheer ...read more
Scripture: Ezekiel 22:23-31
Since the Messiah is God’s anointed messenger, embracing contrary religious beliefs after professing faith in Him is inexcusable.
More Gospel Connections to Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 18:15-19 with John 10:1-30, selected; Deut. 29:18-21 with Matthew 12:25-32) 1. When I first began dating Marylu, she was a waitress. 2. Fortunately, I was brought up with good etiquette, & knew to tip 15% for good service. 3. Now the protocol ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
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