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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
This sermon explores the concept of being chosen by God, emphasizing the responsibility of spreading His goodness to others, supported by personal anecdotes and biblical references.
Tell a story of a time that you were playing sports growing up and you were picked for the team. Or picked for a group of some kind. The reason you were picked is because you had something valuable to bring to the group...You were of value to the team that picked you. The reality today is, God ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10
Topics: Chosen By God, Spiritual Influence, Proclaiming Goodness
Sermon Series: Chameleon
The sermon emphasizes the vital role of gathering as a church community to encourage, support, and strengthen one another in love and faith as we follow Christ.
There’s a sacred sweetness in the sound of gathered voices. A familiar face across the aisle. A hug that lingers just a moment longer than usual. Coffee cups, creaky pews, and kind words. It all whispers a truth our souls know well: we are meant to be together. Life presses in with long weeks and ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25
Topics: Encouragement, Motivation
Understand and exercise our Christian liberty responsibly, using it to support the weak and build a harmonious community, as guided by Romans 15:1-3.
Good morning, beloved! Imagine a world where the weak are not overlooked but loved, where the strong are not arrogant but humble, and where all of us, despite our differences, live in harmony. This is the kind of world that we as Christians are called to build. And today, we're going to explore how ...read more
Scripture: Romans 15:1-3
Topics: Responsibility, Christian Liberty
This sermon encourages believers to step out in faith, embracing the unknown and trusting in God's promise to guide and support us through life's storms.
Good morning, dear friends. It's a joy to gather together in the house of God, united by our shared faith and love for our Savior, Jesus Christ. Today, we're going to be turning our hearts and minds towards a passage of scripture that is as profound as it is poignant. It's a passage that invites us ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:25-31
Topics: Trust, Stepping Out, Faith
Adapted from another pastor on SC, this message speaks to the need of the local church to have a special breed of people,
People the Church Cannot Do Without Ephesians 5:1-17 / 1 Peter 2:9-10 * It was in the hill of Caesarea Philippi as recorded in the 16th chapter of Matthew where Jesus initially mentioned the church. In the everyday vernacular Jesus turned to Peter, who had just expressed a strong, supernatural ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-17
Denomination: Baptist
A sermon to encourage, to persevere, to understand a great crowd of witnesses goes before us and that we as Christians support each other in our faith race for life
NBC July 2012 (London Olympic opening weekend) In front of a great cloud of witnesses 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3
Pastors are to fulfil the ministry God has assigned with the help of strong, godly leaders from within the congregation.
“Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own ...read more
Scripture: Acts 20:28-32
Sermon prepared for observance of my fifteenth anniversary as pastor; confession that, like Joseph of Arimathea, I have waited too long to be bold and then have done my work all to alone; but that the basis for pastor and people is the grace of the Cross
If I know anything at all about life, I know that all of us want significance. We want to know that our lives have had meaning. We want to know, after we have invested a few years, that we have counted for something. We want significance. Years ago, I heard a lecture by Victor Frankl. Some of ...read more
Scripture: Mark 15:42-47
This was preached two Sundays after my resignation, dealing with the approaching time of transition that the church (and pastor) will be experiencing.
Introduction: Hold items dug up in the process of moving. Use them as references to all of the change that we have experienced individually and as a church. File – containing clergy records Church – nearly 75% of you were not actively involved when I arrived New article – 911 and all that has ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21
Once we begin to grow and mature in our faith, what is next? How do we move forward as a believer?
SERMON BRIEF Date Written: May 21, 2015 Date Preached: May 24, 2015 Church: OPBC (AM) Sunday FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series: Spiritual Growth Text: Ephesians 4:11-16 (ESV) Title: Now That You Know…Moving Forward Focus Question: Now that I have my foundation, what is it ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16
If they are rolling in the dough to their church or program do not go.
Paul's resume dispels the whole Prosperity Gospel. When these false apostles and prophets have a resume like Paul's I might want to hear what they have to say as that experience will prove they are wrong. Apostles and prophets that brag about their wealth and live the life of a rock ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:5-10, Matthew 7:21-23, Proverbs 19:17, 2 Corinthians 11:1-33
The message heeds the warning from Jesus concerning false prophets and outlines the qualities of a genuine leader/pastor/overseer.
What Does a Leader Look Like? Matthew 24:4-5, 11; I Timothy 3:1-7 Introduction Each Friday night after work, Bubba would fire up his outdoor grill and cook a venison steak. But, all of Bubba’s neighbors were Catholic....And since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating meat on Friday. The ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 24:4-5
As part of our 10 commandment series, Pastor John teaches on how to live your life to honor God's name.
Hallow the Name CCCAG June 11th, 2017 Scripture- Exodus 20:7 As most of you know, when I was a child, I spent most of my summer vacations in Hayward with my grandparents. My grandfather was well known in the community- He was a Deputy Sheriff for many years He was a conservation warden He was a ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:7
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Sermon delivered in support of our theme for 2002, and on the occasion of our annual meeting. A vision brings death if it is not communicated; it is discerned in prayer; and it always calls for repentance for the incompleteness of our obedience.
Two things you learn, if you are at all observant about churches. First, that church people do not agree on their vision of what the church should be about; and, second, that the world knows what the church ought to be about better than church people know. We who gather week by week as the church ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 2:1-45
There is more new life coming to New Life even after I leave as pastor because God is going to prosper this church.
“Farewell message to New Life” Opening Video Illustration: The three video movies from the 25th Anniversary Celebration (play). We also have the 4th edition of life at New Life covering the last two years. So let sit back and see what God has done here at New Life! So what have we done over the ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-14
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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