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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
Have a good Thanksgiving? • Turkey or ham debate? • Turkey, ham, goat debate? • Venison or bacon debate? Both please!
You don’t need to answer these questions out loud. I’m going to ask you to be honest with yourself: • Do you ever grow tired of hearing sermons about Christmas? • Do you kind of glaze when you know you are about to hear the same story you’ve heard so many times? • On the flipside, what was the most ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7, Revelation 12:1-17
Response to the Wedgewood shootings One need not have the prophetic gifts to read the signs of the times.
Amos 7:14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: One need not have the prophetic gifts to read the signs of the times. Well, here we are again mourning another act of ...read more
Scripture: Hosea 4:2, Isaiah 5:20
Denomination: Baptist
Exposition regarding spiritual warfare from Ephesians 6 about putting on the armor of God and entering the battle
Text: Ephesians 6:10-20, Title: Warring in the Spirit, Date/Place: 5/23/10, AM A. Opening illustration: “The unprepared believer becomes a defeated believer who seeks to serve the Lord in his own wisdom and power.” –JM, Baseball kids coming to the game without their hat vs. w/o a ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20
Recognize the reality of spiritual warfare, understand the necessity of preparation, and embrace the power of God's armor to stand strong against the forces of darkness.
Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to dive into a topic that is absolutely essential for every believer: spiritual warfare. We often hear about this, but do we truly understand the gravity of it? Are we prepared to face the battles that are waged in the unseen realm? C.S. Lewis once ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-18
Topics: Spiritual Warfare
A sermon that explores three different views of war that Christians have traditionally advocated: The Christian Pacifist View, the Augustinian "Just War" View and the Christian Realist View (advocated by the author).
Fourth Sunday After Epiphany James 4:1-4 A Sermon The Christian and War "War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always evil. -Jimmy Carter I very reluctantly find myself addressing a situation that like you, a few months ago I wouldn’t have ...read more
Scripture: James 4:1-4
Denomination: Methodist
Our veterans need to be honored.
INTRO.- ILL.- When Dwight D. Eisenhower was President from 1953 to 1961, he received a letter from eight-year-old Keith Aiken of Trumbull, CT. Kevin wrote, “After listening to the news about the cold war, I am worried about the people in the world. In thinking it over, I have a plan. Get all the ...read more
Scripture: Romans 13:8
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Even though it is more effective, wisdom is not always heard And wise people often go unheeded
War of the World Ecclesiastes 9:13-18 Read Ecc. 9:13-18 Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom What does it mean to have wisdom? How does wisdom differ from knowledge? The fear of the Lord is the first step towards wisdom Let’s quickly look at how wisdom is mentioned ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
Sermon to handle the increasing division over style of music in worship (contemporary vs. traditional). We sing for God’s benefit and not our own. Yet God continues to inspire us with a new song and styles of worship.
In the last month or so I have heard some interesting comments. I’ve heard, “we don’t sing enough of the old hymns,” or “I don’t like the new music,” and I have also heard “we are singing too many hymns,” or “we sing songs too slow.” Interesting isn’t it? Whenever people are involved there are ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 98:1-9
This sermon attempts to address some of the divide in our church over worship music by recognizing the focus is not on our preference but on God.
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Many pastors, including this one, preached series on the subject of “spiritual warfare” including strong emphasis on confronting and defeating evil. Then, September 11 happened. Suddenly ‘holy war’ had a whole new meaning.
Holy War! Text: Joshua 10-11 Pew Bible page 344 I need to start my message this morning with some disclaimers. Oh yes, it’s one of those! First of all, I am asking for a fair hearing. I know that this is a controversial topic and I also know that if you only hear the buzz words and ...read more
Denomination: Assembly Of God
What is the Biblical position Christ followers should have about war? And how does the current "War on Terror" fit into that position?
SE100304 STOP THE WORLD 1. The War on Terror For the next 5 weeks, I’m supposed to teach on all the issues that divide our nation and are making this one of the most hotly contested and testy presidential races ever. And I’m supposed to do this, in a totally non-partisan way, totally objectively ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 13:10
For us to enter into battle against Satan without having a strategy for victory would be suicide. Fortunately, the Word of God has given us a map, has given us a strategy for defeating the Devil.
It was late October when an officer commanding a platoon of American soldiers received a call from headquarters. Over the radio, the captain learned that his unit was being ordered to recapture a small French city from the Nazis—and he learned something else from headquarters as well. For weeks, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8
Denomination: Holiness
Worldliness is seen in interpersonal conflicts and the only cure for worldliness is submission to God.
WAR AND PEACE James 4:1-10 Have any of you read War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy? It’s a novel with over 1200 pages about Russian life under Napoleon. I’ve never read it but it is a good title for today’s message. Because we are going to see that the wars and conflicts going on within us are seen in ...read more
Scripture: James 4:1-10
Denomination: Evangelical Free
This message was preached at a special prayer meeting on Wednesday March 19, 2003.
NOTE: The primary thoughts and ideas of this message are not all my own. They come from research and gleaning from other preachers and authors. To them I give credit where credit is due and offer them my utmost apprectiation. Becuase of the many sources used they are not credited individually and ...read more
A sermon about the spiritual war that every Christian faces and can be used to draw a parallel to the 2nd gulf war.
“War of the Worlds” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 In 1898 H.G. Wells wrote his book “War of the Worlds.” It was a story about Mars taking over the Earth. In 1934, Orson Welles did a radio broadcast of this story. As you may remember, many people did not realize it was just a show and thought the world ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
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