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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
A look at one of Jesus more difficult teachings and why it's worth our obedience.
- Our first reaction to reading Jesus’ words here is likely to be disbelief. “Is He serious? You’ve got to be kidding me!” - Which leads us to our first question. . . What Was He Thinking? Is Jesus naïve, stupid, or insightful? - Matthew 5:39-42. a. Is Jesus naïve? - ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42
Denomination: Baptist
Paul writes in his letters to Timothy and warns about those who have turned away or deserted him!
FEELING ALL ALONE In my recent reading of I and II Timothy, I was struck by Paul’s declaration to the young preacher how many had turned from the faith. Although partly as a warning to Timothy, a theme that runs through both letters is to avoid foolish arguments and that some will turn ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:18-20
Generational Conflict is not new. We learn from the Joseph story that Humility from the Old will encourage the young to accomplish great things, and Respect from the young will provide honor that is due to their seniors.
An article in “Christianity Today” suggests that many churches have become segregated - not by race, but by age. Mollie Hemmingway writes about a newly started church that meets in a movie theater. All of the attenders are under 30. They are single, professional, independent and hip. ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 43:1-34
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Revenge is considered sweet, forgiveness is even sweeter.
Sometimes it's called sweet revenge. This report is from London. Janine Brooks was a dental student when a man ran into her car, totaled it, and drove away. That was ten years ago. Her damaged car resulted in a considerable financial burden on her student income but the motorist neither apologized ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-14
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
A small serving with gratitude is more filling than an abundance served with bitterness.
Continuing through the month of November, we will look at the theme of thankfulness. Many things in life can pull us down and it is difficult to maintain an attitude of thankfulness, but with God’s help, we can do it. There is a story told of two old friends, Bob and Dan, who bumped into one ...read more
Scripture: Luke 17:11-19
This sermon emphasizes the Christian duty to welcome others, accept God's offer of eternal salvation, and respect all individuals as God's valued creations.
Good morning, church family! I'm so excited to be with you today as we dive into the Word of God together. Today's message is all about the power of welcoming others, the invitation to eternal salvation, and the importance of treating everyone with dignity and value. As the beloved Christian ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 10:40-42
Topics: Welcoming Others, Eternal Salvation, Dignity And Value
God's covenant people serve as “Priests of the Kingdom” offering reconciliation to all.
PRIESTS OF THE KINGDOM Rev. 5:6-10 Sermon Objective: The Church serves as “Priests of the Kingdom” offering reconciliation to all. INTRO Last week we began looking at the two identifying marks of the church given in Rev. 5:10. We discovered that this was not the first time they ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 5:10
Denomination: Nazarene
Jesus would have us exercise loving non-judgmental leadership and bless those around us.
As A Leader Are Your Eyes Clear And Wide Open? In Luke Chapter 6 at verse 37 Jesus had been speaking quite briefly, and simply, but obvious and challengingly, about giving. Last week’s piece dealt with that one verse. You can almost imagine these disciples sitting there listening in ...read more
Scripture: Luke 6:37-39
Denomination: Apostolic
Deacon ordination service: deacons, like Stephen, must forgive and heal those who have chosen to close their ears to the truth.
When my son Bryan was small, sometimes he would go into a kind of daydream. He would sit there and seem to stare off into space, and if you spoke to him, he just wouldn’t hear. He would get so far into himself that we would have to wave our hands in front of his face and shout to get his ...read more
Scripture: Acts 7:54-60
A sermon on the Holy Spirit and sanctification from Romans 8:5-13 (Material adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell's book, Set Free, the last chapter of the book)
HoHum: What a tragedy if Clark Kent never knew that he was Superman? Can we imagine Clark Kent on his deathbed, looking down and muttering, “What’s that big ‘S’ on my T-shirt? Superman? What’s that?” How sad! All his life he could have been catching speeding ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:5-13
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The sermon teaches us how we can experience a healthy home or relationship through submission to one another
Introduction: Ephesians 5: 21 say: “submit to one another out of reverence for Christ” and the entire passage where this is taken from talk principally of our relation with one another – what we are expected to do to one another in the home/marital relationship. In our homes ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:21
Denomination: Pentecostal
Jesus shows us how to go the second mile in our daily walk through life.
Text: “And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two” (Matthew 5:41). Our Scripture lesson begins with the words, “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’” (Matthew 5:38). I don’t know what you think, but I ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48
Denomination: Christian Church
Sloth is more than laziness. It is lack of working for the betterment of the community: both the community of the body of Christ and the community at large. Basically, it is the failure to make a contribution to make the lives of people around you better.
SE7EN: SL6TH 2 Thessalonians 3:6-14 June 22, 2008 Alright, we are coming down to the final two deadly sins. They are deadly practices and lifestyles because they lead us to destruction and trash the community formed in Jesus. And this one is no different: sloth. Sloth is more than laziness. It is ...read more
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-14
Denomination: Church Of God
Jesus said go and make disciples. Your task as a disciple is to make disciples. You are to become a fisher of men. Jesus expects nothing less than total obedience.
Charles Sheldon wrote a challenging book called In His Steps. In this book Henry Maxwell is the pastor of First Church Raymond. A visitor about 33 years old out of work walked to the front of the church and asks what does it mean to follow Christ? He collapsed and died three days later. A group ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:16-20
What’s in a name? What is a Christian? What is a Christian and what makes a Christian a Christian?
What’s in a name? “christian” or Christian Acts 11:21-26 NIV 21 The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord. 22 News of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw the evidence of ...read more
Scripture: Acts 11:21-26
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