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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
True security is found in trusting God as our King, not in pursuing what others have or seeking control through earthly solutions.
Have you ever stood at the fence line of your life, looked at what others have, and felt that tug? If I just had their certainty. Their security. Their leader. Their plan. The human heart has a way of reaching for what is visible, tangible, and immediate. We want a king we can see. A system we can ...read more
Topics: Divine Will, Human Desire
Jesus seeks us where we are, calls us by name, and transforms our lives with grace that leads to joyful repentance and welcome.
I wonder how many of us walked in today feeling small. Small under the weight of worries, small beside someone else’s success, small in the shadow of our own failures. We learn early how to tuck ourselves away—behind busyness, behind bravado, behind careful smiles. We wear “I’m fine” like it’s ...read more
Scripture: Luke 19:1-10
Topics: God's Pursuit, Our Response
God continually leads us in victory, spreading Christ’s transforming presence through us, even in weakness, so that others experience the hope and fragrance of grace.
Some weeks feel like we’re pushing a grocery cart with a wobbly wheel through a crowded store—everything leaning sideways, squeaking loudly, and refusing to go where we want. And yet, here we are, gathered in grace, held by the hand of a God who never loses a battle and never misplaces a child. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14
Topics: Victory, Perseverance
To establish that the “word of God” was given to the apostles through divine revelations and recorded by them through divine inspiration. We’ll explore if the truth of God has been preserved during its translation from Greek into our English language.
INTRODUCTION Outline. 3. The Process of Human Translation Introductory Remarks. 1. This series of lessons will discuss the theme: “Divine Revelation and Inspiration.” In truth, we can only say these two processes, revelation, and inspiration, are the work of the “Hands of the Father, the Lord, and ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-7, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
To establish that God has provided for faith seekers, the pattern of conversion to Christ was given to the world through the revelation of the Holy Spirit, beginning on the Day of Pentecost. This lesson describes the Holy Spirit's work in the Dispensation of Grace.
INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. He the Spirit of Truth Has Come 2. He Will Guide You into All Truth 3. He Will Shew You Things to Come Introductory Remarks. 1. Today's lesson will discuss “The Pattern of Conversion.” This will be the most critical “textual sermon” I have ever preached. This lesson ...read more
Scripture: John 8:31-36, Acts 20:34, John 16:13-15
Barriers to planting and Growing Churches in cross-cultural communities with 38 case studies
BARRIERS AND BRIDGES FOR PLANTING AND GROWING CHURCHES Barriers 1. Tribal, Religious, Ethnic Prejudices 2. Other Political, Religious, or Ancestral Allegiances 3. Differences in world view a. (Experiences, Realities, and Nature of God and His creation. b. Truth (Its nature, origin, and its ...read more
Scripture: Romans 1:16
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon emphasizes the Scriptural priority of and gives an overview of the process of disciple-making.
Course Title: Disciple-Making 101 Professor: The Apostle Paul Acts 18 August 15, 2002 Intro: A. [Finger of God] An old deacon was leading in prayer using one of his stereotypical phrases, which was “Oh Lord, touch the unsaved with Thy finger.” As he intoned this phrase in this particular prayer, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 18:1-28, 2 Timothy 3:10-11
God hates divorce because of it devastating impact on family units. God hates violence because it destroys people’s lives and causes fear in a society.
Why God hates divorce and violence (cont.)! Malachi Pt. 3 Thesis: God hates divorce because of it devastating impact on family units. God hates violence because it destroys people’s lives and causes fear in a society. Scripture Text: Malachi 2:11-17 11Judah has broken faith. A detestable thing ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 2:11-17
Pastor Rick teaches what God has to say about burnout - looking at the life of Elijah.
For other sermons and tools to grow your ministry, visit SaddlebackResources.com AVOIDING PERSONAL BURNOUT 1 Kings 19:1-16 Rick Warren We’re going to look at what God has to say about avoiding burnout. We hear a lot today about burnout. Emotional burnout, relational burnout -- but it’s not a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-16
This 8 part series with application questions after each part deals with what it really entails to be a genuine contributing part of the Lord’s church in any local setting. Timeless Truths.
UNDERSTANDING CHURCH LIFE An Equipping Course UNDERSTANDING CHURCH LIFE Lesson 1: THE CHURCH AND ITS PEOPLE Since you have received Jesus Christ, you need to learn all you can about Him and His people, the Church. There are two ways of understanding the Church. The first ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:18
A study of chapter 5 verses 1 through 10
Zechariah 5: 1 – 10 Flying Billboard 1 Then I turned and raised my eyes, and saw there a flying scroll. 2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” So I answered, “I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits.” 3 Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out ...read more
Scripture: Zechariah 5:1-10
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
A Biblical Response to Rob Bell’s New Book "Love Wins."
A Review of Love Wins by Rob Bell: By Pastor Chris Jordan An Introduction: Why I’ve Written This Response: After I graduated from Pacific Life Bible College in May of 1999, I had the privilege of serving in my alma mater as the adjunct professor of Bible Research and Hermeneutics (Bible ...read more
Scripture: John 14:6
Denomination: *other
The greatest even in history happened 2011 Decembers ago with the birth of Jesus Christ. Have you wondered about that exceptional night in Bethlehem? When Heaven and nature sang out, when God showed up in the flesh, when the temporal and eternal came toge
Sermon: 2011 Decembers Ago Thesis: The greatest even in history happened 2011 Decembers ago with the birth of Jesus Christ. Have you wondered about that exceptional night in Bethlehem? When Heaven and nature sang out, when God showed up in the flesh, when the temporal and eternal came together, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:8-19
A sermon about the perils of legalism and the freedom offered in Jesus.
All right, Luke chapter 5. Now as we’ve been following these stories about Jesus, as we go into Luke chapter 5, Jesus begins to have confrontations starting in Luke chapter 5 with a group of religious people called Pharisees. And it starts in Luke chapter 5 and it does not get any better for ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:17-26
We have a new master in us--the Holy Spirit--that actually desires the things that are right and good.
It’s been another great week for me just studying the Word of God, and one of the things I love about the Bible is I, personally, tend to get distracted. I tend to get off course in life. You’re doing really well, and suddenly, you just start heading another direction. That’s one ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-11
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