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The bride of Christ is the church and He is the perfect example of what every husband should be, should do and should strive to accomplish.
The bride of Christ is the church and He is the perfect example of what every husband should be, should do and should strive to accomplish. Paul writes, "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-28
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Priscilla and Aquila had the most magical of marriages. It was a rare quality that all Christians couples should strive for. What was it?
OPEN: A traveler was driving along one day and had an accident. He drove his car into a ditch in a desolate area. Luckily, a local farmer came by to help with his horse named Buddy. Well, the farmer hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, "Pull, Nellie, pull!" Buddy didn’t move. Once more the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 18:18-28
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This lesson draws our attention to the focus and passion with which we strive to please God. 2nd in "Pleasing God" series.
Ambitiously Pleasing Him Text: 2 Cor. 5:9 “…have as our ambition…” Theme: To emulate Jesus and Paul in pleasing God. Introduction: What do you think of an “ambitious man”? 1) one with an agenda to promote himself? 2) one who is eager to get on with it? 3) one who undertakes monumental ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
Pentecost 1986: We crave intimacy, and cannot live without it. It is not found in ceaseless work and striving, but in simply receiving grace.
The peculiar thing about our times is that while we seem to be so free and easy, so relaxed about what used to be thought of as intimate, yet at the same time we are hung up, truly hung up, about intimacy. I say the strange thing about us in this last half of the 20th century is that on the one ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 2:4-25
Denomination: Baptist
Many Christians and churches today have become good for nothing as they have lost their influence. We should strive to be good for something.
Series: Being the Body Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. I. THE SHAMEFUL STATE OF BEING GOOD FOR NOTHING A. No Longer ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:13
This sermon uses the story of Jacob fighting the angel of Yahweh to show how we as Christians should strive for God’s blessing.
This morning we are going to look at the life of a man who was nothing more than a deceiver. We are going to examine his life, to learn how his life changed for the better. We are going to find out how Jacob received a blessing from God that completely changed his life. This morning I pray that ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 32:24-32
We must manifest our conversion by managing our financial systems so as to protect the most vulnerable and strive for the general good.
Monday of Second Week in Easter April 12, 2010 The call to be born from above is a call to a repentance and revolution internal to the person. Once we accept the invitation to be one with the Father and the Son, the Holy Spirit begins to transform us. Maybe this church won’t experience an ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-13
Denomination: Catholic
The bride of Christ is the church and He is the perfect example of what every husband should be, should do, and should strive to accomplish.
The Perfect Example for Every Husband: Ephesians 5:25-28 Introduction: The bride of Christ is the church and He is the perfect example of what every husband should be, should do, and should strive to accomplish. Paul writes, "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave ...read more
Striving for the meaning in life can be frustrating. Often leading people to give in to many temptations in hopes of bringing some type of satisfaction.
Life Under the Sun Vs Life In the Son; Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:11, I John 5:11,12 Do you remember the old Wendy’s commercial when the elderly women opens the hamburger bun and says, “Where’s the beef?” Many people feel that way about life. They find themselves sandwiched between birth and death, and, ...read more
If we are to be conformed to the likeness of Christ then we must strive to follow His example in word and deed and do what Jesus did.
What Did Jesus Do? Reading: Luke 4:14-30 Introduction The Gospel makes it clear that as followers of Christ we are “walking in newness of life”; we are raised up from the waters of baptism a new person, the old sinful being having been put to death. Paul writes in his letter to the Romans (Romans ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:14-30
The goal to be simple, New Testament Christians and to strive to be like the New Testament church is something that will lead to Christian unity and pleases God.
Introduction: A. I like the story told of the man who was shipwrecked on a beautiful, deserted South Pacific island. 1. Five years later, he was discovered by a passing naval ship. 2. Upon their arrival at the shore the rescue party was met by the shipwreck survivor. 3. He said, “I'm so glad ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:3-6, John 17:20-21, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
"we will know the missionary joy of sharing life with God’s faithful people as we strive to light a fire in the heart of the world."
Thursday of Thirteenth Week in Course Joy of the Gospel This incident on the Mount of Moriah, which Jewish tradition holds to later be the Temple Mount, is one of the critical Old Testament passages that looks forward to the New. Remember that St. John and St. Paul later would see the cross of ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19
May we all be rejuvenated together as a church, solidified in our conviction, to uphold our faith and to strive towards our goal.
Anything we’ve done that offended God, let us ask for His forgiveness. We want to make right our relationship with God. Only through a sincere repentant heart, can we hear God’s message. As we come together, we also carry each other in prayer, to seek God’s mercy and to receive strength from God’s ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:1-8
Encourages believers to persevere in sharing the gospel, adapting to reach all people, and to strive for the eternal prize through disciplined spiritual living.
Good morning, dear friends. I trust you've come here today with hearts ready to receive and spirits eager to be filled. We gather here, not as strangers, but as a family - a family united under the banner of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Today, we are going to turn our hearts and minds to a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:16-27
Topics: Perseverance
This sermon explores Jesus' authority and challenges believers to question their own systems, striving to be faithful followers rather than passive observers.
Dear beloved, there is a warmth in our gathering today, isn't there? A sense of unity, a shared understanding that we are all here to partake in the divine banquet of God's word, to be nourished and filled, to be challenged and changed. It is in this spirit of shared anticipation that we approach ...read more
Scripture: John 2:13-22
Topics: Christ, Shakes, Up
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