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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
To encourage believers to overcome their fears and doubts, and embrace the spirit of power, love, and self-discipline that God has given them, using their talents boldly in faith.
Good morning, beloved! Today, we are diving deep into a topic that I believe speaks to many of us: The Timid Servant. Our focus will be on Matthew 25:26 and 2 Timothy 1:7, two verses that challenge us to step out of our comfort zones and embrace the spirit of faith and boldness. Opening Scripture ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:26, 2 Timothy 1:7
Topics: Kingdom Character, Maintain
Anger, our speech and forgiveness - all things we need to work on with God's help as we put off the old self and put on the new.
Ephesians 4:25-5:2 Last week when we covered Ephesians 4:17-24 we talked about our new life. That when we become Christians there ought to be change. We need to leave behind the life we once lived, the life we lived as unbelievers and we need to put off the old self and put on the new. We spoke ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
Stir up with fire many, many to get involved in their world and spread the good news, a good news of freedom from the slavery of sin, a good news of new life in Jesus Christ.
Monday in Pentecost Week We bask today, and all this week in the warmth of Pentecost fire, but we bask at our own risk. Fire warms us so that we can be of service, or it burns out the imperfections. It is not merely for our enjoyment. The Holy Spirit was in Jesus in the most powerful way ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:28-30
Denomination: Catholic
Happiness is a by product of a life in harmony with God. If you seek it as an end in itself, you inevitably fall into the deception of the world that says self-indulgence is the proper path.
Russell Delany, professor of philosophy and evangelism at the Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, has said that our great need today is: Not for better legislation, but for better legislators. Not for better business, but for better business men. Not for better banking, but for better ...read more
Scripture: James 4:6-10
It’s not a small thing for Jesus’ followers to be scattered. He needs to gather us “so there will be one flock,” and even so there is “one shepherd.” Jesus cares for people all over the world. As one of His followers, do you care for people all over the world?
Today, we conclude our week of praying for missions by fasting and praying. If your personal priorities were like favorites on your phone, what would be included? Like the saved numbers you place in your cell phone, what priorities would be included among your favorites? The care of your family, a ...read more
Scripture: John 10:1-18
Do you really love God? Here He’s requiring the whole self-surrender of your whole being to God.
Do You Really Love God? Deut. 6: 4,5 Let’s set the scene here. The people of Israel have just been liberated form Egypt. They’re between Egypt and Canaan, the Promised land. The Ten Commandments have already been given to Moses by God. The scene at Kadesh- Barnea has already passed where, because ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Petting breaks down the will and destroys self-control. It stirs a desire that petting itself cannot satisfy. Petting is not an end in itself but is preparatory.
There is no such thing as love at first sight. Real love is not built upon mere sight. We may see one’s talents and appearance, and these we may admire, but true love is a tender and strong attachment to the inward person. We love personality and personality must be learned, admired and ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:5
Denomination: Pentecostal
The beauty of a nation, like that of a human face, is not cosmetic, but comes out of generosity, self-control, sacrificial love, and a vision that accords with God
Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth … Beauty. When I was a boy, my parents decided to take a trip to Niagara Falls. They wanted my brother and me to be exposed to one of the world’s great ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 48:1-14
1. The Holy Spirit helps us teach people how to develop a good conscience through Spirit led self-discipline.
1. The Holy Spirit helps us teach people how to develop a good conscience through Spirit led self-discipline. Paul wrote, "Therefore I always exercise and discipline myself (mortifying my body, deadening my carnal affections, bodily appetites and worldly desires, endeavoring in all respects to have ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 9:13-14
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The power of one individual to significantly impact the many. The key:burying one’s self in favor of others for Christ’s sake.
The Power of One The truth is, a kernel of wheat must be planted in the soil. Unless it dies it will be alone--a single seed. But its death will produce many new kernels--a plentiful harvest of new lives.25Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who despise their life in this ...read more
Scripture: John 12:24-27
Denomination: Wesleyan
This sermon inspires the greatest sacrifice of all, the sacrifice of self to Jesus Christ through which we can find real life.
Ten Marks of a Prevailing Church Mark #8: Uncommon Sacrifice Philippians 2:1-17 August 12, 2001 Intro: A. [Will You Wash My Dishes?] Sometimes we get a distorted idea about what love is. One night, a man decided to show his wife how much he loved her. After dinner he began to recite romantic ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-17
When man chooses to live life apart from (God) Immanuel – man first rejects God’s self-revelation.
Life without Immanuel: Living in Spiritual Darkness “Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal ...read more
Scripture: Romans 1:19-21
Is it possible that our lives have become so self-centered, so complicated, so full of things, that we no longer care?
MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2017) (This is a sermon adapted from one I read years ago. I would be happy to credit the original author if I knew who. Can anyone help me?) TEXT: Psalms 142:1-7 Listen as I read Psalm 142, a ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 142:1-7
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
David defeating Goliath is a uiversal lesson that teaches all of us how to defeat our worst enemies - Satan, sin, and self.
Defeating your Enemies INTRODUCTION Most great heroes are defined by the enemies that they defeat. Just listen to the name of these heroes and see if their enemies do not come readily to mind: Batman (Joker, Penguin, Riddler); Superman (Lex Luthor); Flash Gordon (Ming the Merciless). The list ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-58
We tie gift-giving to our own self-acceptance. Appropriate gifts to Christ announce that indeed we are acceptable to Him.
Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, December 24, 1987 (Christmas Eve) Out there right now, running around with a harried look, and practically waving fistfuls of dollars in their hands, there are those folks who for one reason or another have a hard time with gift giving. They have waited ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-11
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