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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
Peter said it was unlawful and against his conscience to enter into fellowship with Gentiles, but God broke through the barriers of both law and conscience to show him that all men were to be accepted as equals in the church.
George W. Gradleck, a German psychiatrist, said that it is truer that our lives live us than that we live our lives. What he meant was that repression, early loyalties and prejudices can get such a grip on one’s life that they compel one to be what he is. Once the attitude of racism, for example, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 10:28
We are to come to worship in 5 ways- Psalm 95 (Material adapted from Jack Peters at: http://www.sermonseeds.org/Poetry/Psalm%2091-120/Psalm%2095.htm)
HoHum: A little boy asked his father what was the highest number he had ever counted. Replying that he didn't know, the father asked his son his highest number. It was 973. "Why did you stop there?" wondered the father. "Because church was over." It is a shame that we can make a worship service a ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 95:1-11
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Grace is God doing in us what we can't do ourselves. In this passage, we see God's grace revealing Himself to Peter, Jesus building His church, and the church's victories over the power of death.
Today, we're going to chat about some seriously cool stuff about how God works in our lives. The gospel isn't just good news, it's like the best news ever. And we don't have to wait until we're in heaven to experience it. God wants to do amazing things in and through us every single day. Picture ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20
Topics: Divine Mercy, Spiritual Gifts, Unmerited Favor, Salvation
Each of us is important to God and God can use one person to make a difference.
One Sunday morning, a priest wakes up and decides to go golfing. He calls his boss and says that he feels very sick, and won't be able to go to work. Way up in heaven, Saint Peter sees all this and asks God, ''Are you really going to let him get away with this?'' ''No, I guess not,'' says God. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18
Denomination: Baptist
A brief study of the church in Pergamum in which believers are commended for serving even where Satan dwells. However, toleration of evil people was already contaminating the congregation.
“To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17
How do you deal with suffering and traumas in life? The Apsotle Peter gives several helpful teachings for those going through times of crisis and suffering.
Finding Strength in Times of Suffering I Peter 4:12-16 A year ago on September 11th every American was in a state of shock when war came to America in the form of the Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center. Since then many individuals and families have suffered and grieved due to the loss ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-16
Denomination: Free Methodist
This text focuses on the epistle lesson for the sixth Sunday of Easter (ILCW series A). Peter reminds us how powerful the Resurrection is in our own lives.
Introduction: The human heart is a hard-working marvel. It can keep on beating automatically even if all other nerves were severed. In a 70 year lifetime, it will beat an average of 75 times a minute, forty million times a year - or two-and-a-half billion times. At each beat, the average adult ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15-21
Denomination: Lutheran
On the Mount of transfiguration Peter wanted to freeze the moment by building three dwellings or monuments. We are called to transformation and must therefore resist the three monuments to fundamentalism.
Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. (Mark 9:2 NRSV) As ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:2-9, Psalm 8:1-9
Denomination: Anglican
# 3 "The Six Pillars of A Powerful Church" - 1 Peter 2:1-3 / Ephesians 4:13-16 (Pillar 3 - The Pillar of DISCIPLESHIP)
The Six Pillars of A Powerful Church - “A Work in Progress…” 1 Peter 2:1-3 / Ephesians 4:13-16 (Pillar 3 - The Pillar of DISCIPLESHIP) We continue looking at the six pillars that make a church powerful and effective, and today we look at the Pillar of being a church of disciples who are ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3, Ephesians 4:13-16
This sermon explains why Chirst is uniquely qualified to be the Son of God and how we should be leading people to Christ the way Peter did on the Day of Pentecost.
Christ’s Credentials Acts 2:22-39 January 27, 2002 Intro: A. [Resume Stoppers, Citation: Dave Wilkinson, Leadership, Vol. 12, no. 1.] In Leadership magazine, Dave Wilkinson write the following to pastors… Have you ever wondered why your pastoral resume doesn’t evoke more enthusiasm? Do you ever ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:22-39
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon looks at the nature of true passion for Jesus which involves suffering. The doctrine of suffering is covered with the teaching of the Apostle Peter on suffering being referred to.
(1) INTRODUCTION: The word used for ’suffer’used here in the Greek is ’pascho’ which is where we get the word ’passion’ from. Indeed, Christ’s suffering is often called ’The Passion’. We must ’arm ourselves with the same mind’ - that is a mind that joyfully endures suffering for the sake of God’s ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-2
Denomination: *other
Jesus precipitated a crisis for others around Him: for Judas, for the disciples, for Peter. Their reactions are like ours -- confused -- but Jesus knows who He is in the midst of the crisis.
I’m sure that you have heard many times now that the Chinese character that is usually translated by the English word “crisis” is actually made up of two components – one character that means “dangerous” and the other that means “opportunity.” Put “dangerous” and “opportunity” together, and you ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 26:14-46
There is no doubt that the early church needed a wake-up call. So Peter was chosen to get it, and to be the point man for the inclusion of the Gentiles into the church of Jesus Christ.
Passage: Acts 10:9-23 Intro: It’s amazing how often in Scripture God’s entire plan hangs on one person. 1. Noah chosen to build the ark 2. Abraham called to believe. 3. Joseph tested and approved. 4. Jesus, the perfect sacrifice for sins 5. Now Peter, being challenged to turn from his ...read more
Scripture: Acts 10:9-23
Denomination: Evangelical Free
Weak men are the slaves of what happens. Strong men are masters of what happens. Peter of the Bible was one of those men. Let’s see why!
Introduction Recently, we held a memorial service for the father of one of our Deacons. Everything was going so well until there was one of the most touching, may I say "precious" presentations to honor their Love for their Dad was given. Pictures were shown which highlited his life and then it ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:7
How can you tell you may be bordering on betrayal? Learn from Judas, Peter and the other disciples in this exposition of Luke 22:24-38.
“The Sign of Secret Sins” Luke 22:24-38 How can you really tell what’s going in someone’s mind? You can’t! The best we can do is listen for verbal signals and watch for visual signals. Usually, as people talk and live, what’s inside starts coming out. For instance, when I was about 14, I deceived ...read more
Scripture: Luke 22:1-38
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