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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 ultimate goal of a true Christian is to understand and know God. This desire surpasses all others in importance.
What is the greatest desire of a Christian? Throughout the Bible, we see that the great men and women of God express their passion for truly knowing Him. Moses asks God to reveal His glory (Exodus 33:18). David compares his longing for God to a deer panting for water (Psalm 42:1). And Paul declares ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:10
Topics: Knowing God, Christian Life
Trusting God’s timing in every season, we learn to wait with faith, knowing He is present and working even when we cannot see it.
Some of us came in today with calendars covered in scribbles and hearts heavy with questions. The clock keeps ticking, but the answer seems late. A prayer hangs in the air. A door stays shut. A dream feels shelved. We know God is good, we sing that God is faithful, yet our watches rarely match His ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11
Topics: God's Work, Daily Life
Jesus showed mercy to the woman caught in adultery. But he didn't water down his demands.
INTRODUCTION I imagine we really like this story of the woman caught in adultery. We especially like the fact that Jesus didn’t condemn the woman – even though the religious experts said that she should be stoned. But as we reflect on the story, we find that it gives us some quite uncomfortable ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
Can I call the above incident divine encounter? As I was reading this portion of the Bible, I got transfixed! I fondly remembered my encounter with Jesus!
Jesus getting into your boat…. Luke 5:3”He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.” Can I call the above incident divine encounter? As I was reading this portion of ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:1-3
Denomination: Pentecostal
Scripture offers three anchors when life is headed for shipwreck
Last Tuesday, I began preparing this sermon. During that day, three people experiencing shipwreck came sailing into my life. Let me tell you about one of them. His name is Bill. I decided to replace the broken door on the church storage shed while the weather was still warm and was crossing ...read more
Scripture: Acts 27:20-25
Denomination: Brethren
This sermon is a Biblical picture of life after death. For the Saved-Heaven...For the unsaved-Hell
Five Minutes after we DIE! Luke 16:19-31 Illust. The Church of England issued a theological report on Hell in the opening months of 1996. While not suggesting that everyone would eventually wind up in heaven, the Anglican ...read more
Scripture: Luke 16:19-31
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Because He died, we can live for eternity. We have the freedom to make a choice between eternal life and perishing.
INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Life is all about making choices. Our lives are what they are based on choices we have made throughout our lives up to this point. • Generally if life is good, it is because we have made wise choices and if our life is a mess generally it is because we have consistently ...read more
Scripture: John 3:16
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Death, Hope, Eternal Life
THE RESURRECTION QUESTION - The Last Enemy 1 Corinthians 15:12-34 April 2, 2023 Introduction: Anyone here today ever heard of a man named Charles Momsen…his friends called him "Swede"? Probably not, but Swede Momsen was responsible for one of the most remarkable ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-34
Children and Jesus (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Reading: Matthew chapter 19 verses 13-16: Quote: The Message: “One day children were brought to Jesus in the hope that he would lay hands on them and pray over them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus intervened: "Let the children alone, don't prevent them from coming to me. God's ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 19:13-16
Witnessing is frustrating when we water and plant more than we harvest. We get more glory harvesting a soul or walking down the aisle with a new Christian than in spending months/years planting and watering the seed of faith. We do not witness for our glo
“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.” 1 Corinthians 3:6 (NIV) Witnessing can be frustrating when we find ourselves watering and planting more than we harvest. There is more personal glory in harvesting a soul than in planting a seed. There is more personal glory in ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:6
The Scripture shows us the citizens and the provisions of the great city of God. So this is yet another beautiful passage of assurance of what we can expect as Christians
Tonight’s lesson adds to the lesson from last time. The last few lessons have dealt with the fact that the new heaven and earth will have a capital city. This city is called the New Jerusalem. The city is being prepared in heaven and is beautiful beyond description. Last week we looked at ...read more
What Paul went through to serve God.
Paul kept surrendered so he could graduate! 2 COR 4:7-12, 16-18 A father was filling out an application form for his daughter, who was seeking entrance to a very exclusive college. He came to the question on the form which asked whether the applicant was a leader. In honesty, he wrote, "No, ...read more
Denomination: Wesleyan
It will all work out in the end... If it doesn't work out, it isn't the end!
It will work out By Russ Lawson Aim: To help folks take a different view of the things that happen in life. Theme: Learning to trust God…till the end... Main Text: Romans 8:28 Introduction: You may or may not know that I am a fan of Science Fiction/Adventure books, movies, etc. I was reading a ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:28
Depending on how you chose to look at it, Life can be a glass half full or a glass half empty.
Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Silly question, right? But it really is all about perspective, and this question can tell you a lot about a person’s mindset. Some people describe that glass as half empty. Those are the pessimists. Others see that glass as being half full. They are ...read more
Scripture: John 21:5
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Ever since Joshua was leading God’s people had responded by faith and now, they must prepare for what God will do next. The river at flood stage is behind them and the fortified city before them. No turning back.
What do you expect to see after a great victory? In winning a war you expect to see a whole nation in jubilant celebration. There will be parades maybe even a ticker-tape parade and much fanfare. When a team wins a championship football game you expect to see the team dump Gatorade on the winning ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 5:1-15
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