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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 global outbreak of this pandemic has caused panic in the lives of people. But as believers we do have a place of great safety. This series on Psalm 91 will be a great immunity booster.
Psalm 91 - Study 2 - The Secret Place We read in Psalm 91:1, He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. (WEB) It is a natural instinct for man to hide when faced with danger. We live in a time when hovering over us is a colossal threat of a ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 91:1
Denomination: Other
In times of testing, people of godly character keep on trusting God's purpose, God's provision, God's timing.
GOD’S WORDS TRANSLATED INTO GOOD WORKS DEFINES GODLY CHARACTER Thesis: When God’s People emulate God’s character, human needs are met and God is glorified. God’s “names” reveal God’s character. Application: Identify “names” that are descriptive of your character. ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14
Now because I am a Christian and I love God, I do not want to take advantage of do-overs. I want as few do-overs as possible in my Christian life.
Introduction The past several sermons that I have preached I have been talking about do-overs. I showed you from daily life, there are do-overs and I gave you several examples. And I used those examples to introduce you to the fact that in our Christian life, there are do overs. I pointed to a ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:9-10
Denomination: Baptist
In times like these, Christians are challenged to speak the truth in love and to act with integrity even though to do so may be costly in terms of likeability, yet rewarding in terms of glorifying God.
CHRISTIAN CHALLENGE SERMON V: MAKE OR BREAK SITUATIONS DEMAND INTEGRITY “Cross my heart and hope to die!” Did any of you ever use that phrase to swear to a friend that you would keep a promise? As kids, we engaged in such promise making, except that we might have done so with ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:33-42
In times like these, mature Christians acts in ways that testify to the loving and gracious ways that God our Father has acted toward His children throughout life's journey of ups and downs.
CHRISTIAN CHALLENGE SERMON XI: BE KNOWN BY FRUITFULNESS NOT FOOLISHNESS Have you ever been called to jury duty? Why were you called? If selected to serve, what were you expected to do? Make a judgment, based on evidence, with regard to a matter before the court. You were instructed by ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:1-12
Joseph was open to God's instructions and changing his intended actions.
December 22, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Matthew 1:18-25 Altered Plans Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Differing translations of the Bible can prompt us to reconsider a passage. For instance, the Good News ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
Denomination: Lutheran
When will you give thanks? Our thankfulness is so often dependent upon the circumstances of our lives. Find a continual source of gratefulness in God and what he has and continues to do for you in Christ Jesus.
What do you see? Is the glass half empty or is the glass half full? The answer is, “Yes” since both are true. But we sometimes use that expression to describe a person’s outlook on life. Are you a glass-half-full kind of person – the optimist, OR are you a glass-half-empty kind of person, the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17
True contentment is not a matter of doing something to earn a degree of satisfaction but is spiritual in nature and depends on who we believe in and commit our lives to. Our longing to be satisfied is fully met by Jesus our Lord.
JESUS OUR LORD MEETS OUR DEEPEST NEEDS Of all the words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: “It might have been.” Folks, there is no need whatsoever for a follower of Jesus Christ to despair over what was, what is, what will be. ...read more
Scripture: John 6:22-40
Human tendency is to look for all the ways we are different. But the church finds its unity only in Christ.
January 26, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson 1 Cor. 1:10-18; Matt. 4:12-23 We’ve All Been Caught in the Same Net Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. If one thing marks our current culture, I think many people would ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Matthew 4:12-23
With the passing of each day, we are reminded of the brevity of life and the reality - perhaps imminent - of meeting our Lord face to face, thus challenging Christians to focus on the fundamentals of our Christian Faith.
THE VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE: SERVE CHRIST WITH “THE END” IN VIEW Books, movies, stage productions, tales, short stories, novels, indeed all lives lived upon this earth have one thing in common: The End. Have you noticed that many movies ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11
What makes you happy? Studies show that people who are healthy and have money are happier than those who are less happy and do not have as much money. What is the source of real happiness?
WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? INTRODUCTION: What makes you happy? Studies show that people who are healthy and have money are happier than those who are less healthy and do not have as much money. The question becomes: does being healthy make you happy or are you happy because you are ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-11
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
In these days when so many people seem to be so unhappy about almost everything, let us spread the real joy of knowing and serving Jesus!
Real Joy Endures My first Christian Service assignment was leader of a Youth for Christ Fellowship Group in Hapeville. The chorus we used as our theme song is familiar to all of you who were teenagers in the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:11-19
When we examine the 10 Commandments more closely we understand the inner logic of God that forms them. We understand the Spirit of the Law.
February 16, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-37 The Spirit of the Law Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. When I was growing up, my sister Sarah received a science kit for her ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Matthew 5:21-37
Today we are going to consider what we should do when an offender won’t own his sin and ask forgiveness.
Note: In my 30-35 minutes allottted to preach, I only covered points I and II; I will take point III and make a separate sermon out of it (should be next in order). Audio available on sermon.net. This sermon is better understood in light of part one in this series, "Forgiveness ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:18-21, James 3:2, 1 Peter 4:8, Leviticus 19:17-18, Revelation 6:9-11, Galatians 6:1, Luke 6:27 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Make or break situations present a distinct challenge to the integrity of a Christian.
“Cross my heart and hope to die!” Did any of you ever use that phrase to swear to a friend that you would keep a promise? As kids, we engaged in such promise making, except that we might have done so with our fingers crossed behind our backs! Big difference between promise-making and ...read more
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