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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
Part 4 of the "God Never Said That" Series. This is an alternate manuscript to the one provided in the Sermon Series kit.
I think most of us would agree — we don’t like going to funerals. It’s not that we aren’t willing to pay our respects. It’s not that we didn’t genuinely love the person who passed. We don’t like going because we don’t know what to say. We’ve all been there. We want to say something comforting. ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:28-39
Denomination: Baptist
Jesus Walks On Water - Matthew chapter 14 verses 22-36 - sermon by Gordon Curley. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Reading: Matthew chapter 14 verses 22-36: SERMON OUTLINE: (1). God Has A Plan For Me And Its Good (vs 22) (2). God Sees Everything I am Going Through (vs 23-24) (3). Gods Help Is Always On Time (vs 25-27) (4). Gods Purpose Is Always For Our Growth (vs 28-32) (5). God’s Word Never Fails (vs ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:22-34
Denomination: Brethren
The parents of a ten year old son was failing math in public school. After exhausting all efforts they decided to enroll their son into a private Catholic school.
What Are We Going To Do With All This Love? “So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. ...read more
Scripture: John 19:17
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
God’s power is greater than our problems; prayer and obedience invite hope and restoration even when circumstances seem impossible or overwhelming.
Some weeks feel like a siege, don’t they? The walls close in. The headlines howl. The bills glare. Your energy ebbs and your faith feels small. You stand at a window and you wonder, “How is this going to work?” If that’s you today, you’re in familiar, biblical company. Jeremiah knew about closed ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 32:17-27
Topics: Possibility, Faith
God offers deep, transformative grace—restoring brokenness, writing His law on our hearts, and forgiving our sins completely through the new covenant in Christ.
Some days feel like a slow sunrise after a long night. You wake up with yesterday’s worries still whispering, with old guilt tugging at your sleeve, with the quiet question that won’t quit: Can things really change? Is there mercy for what’s been messed up, mendedness for what’s been mangled? If ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:27-34
Topics: New Covenant, Promises, Jeremiah
What has been lost through sin has been reclaimed by our Glorious Savior!
Paradise Regained Hebrews 2:5-9 Something has gone wrong. We know in our hearts that things are not right. There is an emptiness that we cannot fill. We know that there is a sadness that cannot be escaped. We know that there is an anxiety that cannot be stilled. We are drinking from the cup of ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-9
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The church must release our self-righteousness, pride and entitlement if we are going to offer Jesus to our community.
Letting Go of Our Golden Tickets Remember the classic children’s movie, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?” It starred Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. He’s basic a reclusive owner of a famous candy factory who starts a global craze by offering five children a tour of his factory and a lifetime ...read more
Scripture: Luke 18:9-14
Five essential "bricks" for building a confident Church.
When this church finally decided to build our new worship center back in 1996 all my pastor friends told me to pack my bags. One of my former seminary teachers suggested that I update my resume. You see, building projects have a reputation for tearing churches apart. And through the years a general ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
Because God alone does the judging, I am freed up to encourage others in their spiritual journey.
August 2, 2001 If You Only Knew the Father – Part 2 INTRODUCTION ILLUS – At the start of the 20th Century, the world’s most distinguished astronomer was a man named Sir Percival Lowell. He had a particular fascination with the planet Mars – largely because he was sure through his telescope, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6
We all depend on something or someone in life. The question is, who do you ultimately rely on? Yourself? Your family? Your Church? Your government? Your bank account? Your friends? Or do you rely on God?
Someone asked a Sunday School teacher, “What are sins of omission?” After some thought she said, “They’re the sins we should have committed but didn’t get around to.” A man asked his doctor if there was anything that could be done for his snoring. The doctor asked if it disturbed his wife. The ...read more
Denomination: Pentecostal
It is your attitude and not your aptitude that determines your altitude.
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 16:9-10
A look at the idea of worshiping in spirit (followed the next week by a sermon on worshiping in truth).
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT II Samuel 6 Whenever a discussion takes place about worship, it seems that it will inevitably find its way back to music. Hymns and Praise Choruses. Traditional, contemporary or modern. But one thing we know for sure, regardless of what preference you align with. . .both ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-23
Denomination: Wesleyan
Every believer needs to be changed from the inside out and bringing our character to conforming with the character of Jesus.
You can have a Christ-like Character Romans 12:1-2 “So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
Denomination: Nazarene
God is not called Father because he reminds us of dear old Dad. Exactly the opposite is true. The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is the one from whom all fatherhood in heaven and earth takes its name.
On the way here, as we were traveling across America last week, I saw the film _The War of the Worlds._ If you haven’t yet seen it, I heartily recommend the monsters, and the film contains great scenes carnage and destruction. It also has very satisfying scenes of the evil aliens getting their ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-15
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
An effort to get the congregation to give more thought and understanding to what God desires in worship and to align their desires with His.
1. Title: What God Wants Most 2. Text: John 4, et al 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd, October 17, 2006, 3rd in the series “Stand In Awe” 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand that God’s desires are to be at the center of our worship; to understand some of the ...read more
Scripture: John 4:21-24
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