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Peter's final call to a young and growing church
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A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
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Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
2 Timothy 2:14-19 shows us several ways a worker is approved by God.
Introduction One fall, at the first church I served, I attended a men’s retreat. About 175 men from several churches in the district attended the weekend retreat for men. I don’t remember the name of the speaker for the men’s retreat but I do remember two things about him. First, he spoke without ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:14-19
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Jesus is confronted by the Pharisees and is accused of casting out demons by Satan.
MUB 1.30.2005 MATT 12;22-28 22Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. 23All the people were astonished and said, "Could this be the Son of David?" 24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "It is only by ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 12:22-28
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
In a culture that is given to watching and talking (Spectators) the task of the church is to present the gospel as a doing and acting faith.
Get Attention: I hold in my a hand a piece of paper -it is a small piece of paper and now crumpled -it is now trash -I place it on the floor -not in the middle of the floor but off to the side -this is a test to see who will pick it up and who will leave it lay Notice: it is where everyone can see ...read more
Scripture: Lamentations 1:1-12
Denomination: Holiness
Our personal choices have consequences, some of them long-term. The choices groups or nations make also have consequences. Provoking God’s long-term discipline is a miserable experience, and sometimes the righteous have to experience it/w the unrighteous.
The Lingering Gloom of Sleeping in the Bed We Made (Psalm 74) 1. A blogger out west writes, “Today, I was hiking, and four miles away from my car and civilization, I tripped over a rock into a cactus. I used duct tape, which ripped all the hair off my arms and legs but ignored the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 74:1-23
Denomination: Independent/Bible
JOSEPH TEACHES US HOW TO OVERCOME SIN IN OUR LIVES
FREEDOM FROM SIN Rom 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Dominion means something that has supreme authority; or control over us. God does not intend for sin to be our supreme authority in life, nor does He allow that sin ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:14
Denomination: Baptist
Many of you know the parable of the fig tree. I want to draw your attention to its fate. Let us have a look at what the Word of God is telling us here.
Many of you know the parable of the fig tree. I want to draw your attention to its fate. Let us have a look at what the Word of God is telling us here. Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:18-20
Denomination: Church Of God
It is sad that many believers are taking their steps back again to the world of sin, regardless of how the Lord blesses them. But like Abraham, they will soon find out that the path to Egypt is not the right path, but it is troubled path.
Theme: Going Down the Path to Egypt Text: Genesis 12: 10-20 Introduction: A. Good morning everyone. Praise God, again we have come together to express our love, our trust, our appreciation and gratitude to God. I missed one Sunday here but I pray that all of us are doing fine through the grace of ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 12:10-20
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Explore the themes of personal growth and rebuilding in our spiritual lives, drawing parallels from the story of Nehemiah rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.
Good morning, Church family! We've got a powerful message to share with you today, and I'm excited to dive in together. You know, Desiderius Erasmus once said, “By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade.” Now ain't that the truth? We're all works in progress, ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 2:11-19
Topics: Rebuilding, Broken
As Christ gave Himself when we were still sinners, so we must give ourself over to the service of life and the protection of life as the key to authentic human development
November 2, 2009 All Souls Day Caritas in Veritate When God, at the exactly perfect moment in human history, wanted to take man’s development to the final level, He did so, and continues to do so, by a selfless act of gift. While we were yet sinners he came to us, became one of us, and died for ...read more
Scripture: Romans 5:5-11
Denomination: Catholic
Where is the “moral paralysis in your own life? • What is God calling you to do that you are resisting right now? • Do you see where your resistance is hurting yourself?
Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church Sermon: Putting First Things First Oct 27th, 2013 Scriptures: Haggai 1:2-9 Intro: The book of Haggai: • Second shortest/OT • Right after/Zephaniah…just before Zechariah. • Doesn’t help much! Can’t find ...read more
Scripture: Haggai 1:1-9
How he hated The Way!
The Cruelty of Saul 1 Thessalonians 1:1a Introduction: Attacked by persecution, corruption, dissension 01. His Association (7:58c; 22:20c) deep involvement; assisted A. Lot – Genesis 13:10-14a; 14:12; 19:1 B. Luke (22:54-62) Peter’s denial; 1 Corinthians 5:9; 15:33 ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1
Identifying the causes of Spiritual apathy in Haggai’s day and in our own.
Studies in The Book of Haggai Study 2 The Causes and Consequences of Spiritual Apathy Introduction Last week we began to study together one of the less familiar books of the Bible, Haggai, one of the minor prophets. We saw that Haggai ministered to the people who had returned to Jerusalem after ...read more
Scripture: Haggai 1:2-11
In our Scripture today, Nehemiah has left Persia (modern day Iran) and traveled for more than 2 months and 750 miles to Jerusalem. Today, we continue learning life strategies when encountering God-sized problems.
Revision: Winning Life Strategies, Part II Nehemiah 2: 10-20 In the middle of the 17th century, England was in turmoil. King Charles I was beheaded. Anglican churches were being closed; Presbyterians were being persecuted. In the midst of all this, Sir Robert Shirley built a church. The plaque on ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 2:10-20
Denomination: Methodist
It’s a wonderful thing when people finally decide to obey God and get busy doing the work He’s called them to do. But there’s always a problem when we decide to get to work, isn’t there? The problem is not necessarily that work’s hard. Most people don’t m
Week before last, we started looking at this little book of Haggai. And we saw how the Jewish remnant had been in exile in Babylon for many years. The temple had been destroyed, Jerusalem had been destroyed, and they were far away from home. But after a period of time, God allowed them to come ...read more
Scripture: Haggai 2:1-9
Knowing The Wicked man - (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
SERMON OUTLINE: (1a). The Characteristics of a Wicked • they are proud (vs 1) • they have a sharp tongue (vs 2) • they are lovers of evil (vs 3) (1b). The End of the Wicked • they are brought to ruin (vs 5a) • they are unable to hide (vs 5b) • they are ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 52:1-9
Denomination: Brethren