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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
Time for a true confession. Mine won’t compete with celebrity scandals on TV or show up on papers at the checkout line. I confess that I struggle with doubt. I struggle with the thought that it is possible to not doubt. Doubting seems so natural.
Prayer Keys - Not Doubting “But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.” James ...read more
Scripture: James 1:6-8
Denomination: Baptist
Emotions ran high for those who witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. How those emotions changed and what changed them made the difference between faith and disbelief.
For many of us, when I say the word "Easter" or "Resurrection Sunday" or even "Third Day" it brings things to mind. If you are a Christian you may think of the empty tomb, or of the angels and Jesus’ visit to the disciples. If you are not a Christian you might think of the Easter Bunny or "maybe I ...read more
Scripture: John 20:1-31
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
John mentions four people by name in his gospel account of the resurrection. Let’s look at them.
MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX ILL. Shohoiya Yokowai spent 28 years of his life in prison. It was not a prison of bars & locks & wardens, but a self-imposed prison of fear. He was a Japanese soldier on the island of Guam during WW2. And when the ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-17, John 20:1-28
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Jesus resurrection gives us peace in the midst of threats and violence.
April 18, 2004 John 20:19-31 When you’re having a bad day, people love to encourage us with these little sayings like, “hang in there, it’ll be ok.” As you leave, people will say, “have a good one.” Whereas these trite expressions are spoken with good intentions, what good do they do? I ...read more
Scripture: John 20:19-31
Denomination: Lutheran
Jesus meets us in our doubts with compassion, inviting honest faith and obedience, assuring us that questioning hearts are welcomed and transformed by His presence.
Friend, if you’ve ever walked into church with questions rattling around like coins in your pocket, you’re in good company. If you’ve sat on the edge of your bed and whispered, “Lord, are You there? Are You near? Do You care?”—you’re not alone. Doubt can feel like a fog, soft but smothering, and it ...read more
Scripture: John 20:27
Topics: No Doubt, Faith
Doubt is defined as a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction.
Francis Bacon, a former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain once remarked: If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts, and are patient in them, we shall end in certainties. Proverbs 3:5-8 confirms: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on ...read more
Scripture: Jude 1:22, Matthew 14:31, Mark 11:23, Luke 24:38
I used this sermon for our Friend Day, when we expected to have many visitors. I want to express my appreciation to Alan Smith a Sermon Central contributor. I relied heavily on his sermon "Faith That Doesn’t Have to Touch."
Introduction: A. Don’t you just love the innocence of children? 1. Art Linkletter had a popular TV show for more than 20 years. One favorite feature of his show was a segment called “Kids Say the Darndest Things” in which he interviewed children. 2. Children often say the ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:2-6
This sermon explores the disciples' journey from doubt to faith, emphasizing that doubt is a part of the faith journey, and encourages believers to remain steadfast in their faith journey towards eternal life.
Growing in faith is a lifelong process. For most of us, doubt is a part of the process, and for some of us, it is an integral one. In our passage today from John we get a front row seat while the disciples move from doubt to faith to life as they are commissioned to go and share the gospel with ...read more
Topics: Faith Journey, Overcoming Doubt, Gospel Sharing
Three Skeptics in the Word
Three Skeptics INTRODUCTION. -- Many people have an idea that all skeptics are pretty much alike, and that they are all a pretty hard crowd. But if every one will study his Bible carefully he will find that this is not so. He will find that skeptics differ very widely from one another, and that ...read more
Scripture: John 1:45-51
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon deals with John’s revealing of Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation.
Let Us See Jesus! Revelation is the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. The Bible is the inspired Word of God. Every word in it is true, but when men were putting the Bible in the canon of Scripture some of the titles that they gave to some of the books were not inspired. You will notice ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 1:9-20
This is sermon number three of the series.
“Facing the Giant of Doubt” Text: John 20:24-31 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my ...read more
Scripture: John 20:24-31
Denomination: *other
Jesus Christ is the truth and God is Love, therefor love is the truth and tells the truth.
Joe Bedy Central Christian Church St. Petersburg, Fl 33711 January 16 2002 May I start tonight by giving you a logical conclusion about love, which stems from last week’s discussion on truth. We have concluded from the scriptures that Christ is the way, the truth, the life and the light. Based ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7
Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter
Second Sunday Easter John 20: 19-31 "Does Easter Make a Difference A pastor tells the following in the Augsburg Sermon Book for the year 1985: "I’ve never seen such a crowd in church, the woman exclaimed’. I didn’t know her, but apparently she was impressed by the number of people here for ...read more
Christ’s death on the cross was a crime of passion. The crime was ours... the passion was God’s.
OPEN: (began with music theme of CSI – “Who Are You”) The year was 1910. The place - Chicago, Illinois. The time - The early hours of the morning. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hiller were lying in bed when Mrs. Hiller sensed something was wrong. She awoke to see that the gas light outside their bedroom ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 26:1-5
Joshua was raised up to continue the work of God. God gave him three assurances, and I believe that every believer needs to be aware of these assurances for they help us in receiving our inherited promise as well.
THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD Joshua 1:1-9 I will be preaching a series of messages for the next several weeks from the book of Joshua with the key thought being “Receiving God’s Promises”. Joshua was chosen by both God and Moses to complete the work of leading Israel into the promised land. God had ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9
Denomination: Church Of God
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