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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
The crowds had looked for Jesus to be an earthly King... but when it became obvious He wasn’t going to be that, they turned their backs on Him and crucified Him. Jesus taught that His "Kingdom is not of this world." What can that mean to us?
OPEN: It’s basketball season and we’re in the midst of something called “the Road to the Final Four”. They started this weekend by singling the men’s college basketball teams down to 64 teams. Then they’ll winnow it down to 32. Then, they’ll have 16. Then 8. And then four teams. And last of all, ...read more
Scripture: John 12:12-21
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Peter’s response to Simon seems a bit harsh... until you realize what Simon really needed in his life.
OPEN: In February 2001, Adam Burtle, a 20 year old student at the University of Washington put his soul up for auction on eBay. The ad read: "Hardly used. I make no warranties as to the condition of my soul. As of now it is near mint condition, with only minor scratches. Due to difficulties ...read more
Scripture: Acts 8:4-25
Wise people don’t sit and wait for things to happen, instead they take action to do what Jesus wants them to do.
TAKING INITIATIVE Wise Living Series #3 Proverbs 6:9-11 WISE PEOPLE TAKE INITIATIVE. They just don’t sit and watch, they take action to accomplish what they believe God wants. Welcome to our Wise Living Series. We’re discovering biblical principles to equip us for life – to live our lives to the ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 6:6-11
Denomination: Church Of God
How do we defeat Satan? It appears we do it by (as a Church) beating down the gates of Hell. But how exactly do that, and what is the objective in beating down those gates?
When Joe Louis was in his prime he fought "Two-Ton" Tony Galento. Louis was favored to win because 2 Ton Tony loved to fight… but he hated to train. At the first part of the fight, Galento threw his Sunday punch and sent Louis sprawling to the mat. Louis was more surprised than hurt and ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
In this crazy time obsessed world is it time to reclaim God's gift of a Sabbath Rest?
What a crazy world that we live in. You ever feel like the Rabbit in “Alice in Wonderland”? You know the one, he’s always rushing this way and that looking at his watch and muttering, “I’m late, I’m late”. It seems that every hour of every day is filled ...read more
Scripture: Mark 2:23-28
Denomination: Wesleyan
I cover the part of the story where Esther approaches the king and asks for the king and Haman to join her for a banquet. I talk about waiting on the Lord before taking important stands.
Introduction: A. The story is told of a man who went to church one Sunday and was very tired from his late night activities the night before. 1. Finding the sermon to be long and boring, the sleepy man finally nodded off to sleep. 2. The preacher, who had been noticing the man nodding off, ...read more
Scripture: Esther 5:1-15
we need to have the propelling force to climb higher and higher until we get to this CRUISE ALTITUDE. How does one get to this cruise altitude spiritually?
Higher dimension with God! TAKE OFF! Matthew 17:1 Six days later Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves. INTRO: Takeoff is the phase of flight in which an aircraft goes through a transition from moving along the ground ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 17:1
Denomination: Pentecostal
The last words that Jesus gives His disciples are a two-fold promise. You will have tribulations and He has overcome the world. As Christians, we know and experience these two promises. An illustration is weaved throughout to bring these points to life.
I love movies. I do, I really do. I always have and always will. I often fall asleep to them and literally seen some more times than I can count. I enjoy rewatching movies. Once I know the whole story, I love re-watching the movie to see how knowing the end changes how I see conversations, ...read more
Scripture: John 16:22-33, John 16:33
Denomination: Lutheran
The promise of heaven is eternal rest and freedom from all the sin, death, and destruction that permeates life. It's where weary travelers find everlasting rest and peace at the faithful feet of Jesus.
Today, we're gonna talk about the promise of heaven. That's that awesome place we get to go to when we believe in Jesus. But first, let me show you something cool. Object Lesson: Bring out a heavy backpack filled with rocks or books. Ask for a volunteer to wear it and walk around. See this ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 4:6-13, Matthew 11:28-30
Topics: Eternal Rest, Heaven's Promise, Afterlife, Spiritual Peace
A Challenge for Men to be all that God has created them to be, to be a Man of Promise.
Men of Promise Pastor Glenn Newton 6-17-01 Father’s Day 1CO 1:26 Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Denomination: Nazarene
God called for obedience from the people and leaders, but God promises blessing to those who are willing. In this passage, Zerubbabel is promised by God that He would shake all of heaven and earth to protect and bless him if he would remain obedient to Go
In v.10-19 that we covered a couple of weeks ago, we saw how God was speaking to the religious leaders and the people of the nation directly… He wanted them to know that holiness came FROM Him and that they were not holy because they were associated with Him, but that they were holy because ...read more
Scripture: Haggai 2:20-23
Denomination: Baptist
Acts 1 tells about three promises that are better than any other promise found in Scripture. Do you know what those promises are? And do you know why they are so important to us?
OPEN: I’d like you to stand with me as we sing this great Hymn: “Standing on the Promises.” Sing with me: “Standing on the promises that cannot fail When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail, By the living Word of God I shall prevail Standing on the promises of God. (Chorus) ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:4-11, Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians 3:16-20, 2 Timothy 1:7
What God promises He Fulfill
Printed Text Gen. 15:1-6; 17:17-21; 21:1-3 Introduction A. Stop the Bus A small boy riding a bus home from Sunday school was very proud of the card he had received, which had a picture and a caption that read: “Have Faith in God.” Then to his dismay the card slipped from his hand and fluttered ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
An evangelistic Christmas message about the promises God makes and keeps.
Note: During the service various OT & NT passages have been read, telling the Christmas story. Intro A couple had been married for 45 years. They’d raised 11 children. They now had 22 grandchildren. And they were asked the secret for staying together all that time - 45 years. The wife replied, ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-14
To what do we cling, now that the manger is empty?
Christmas Day has past, and it is now four days later. Had Mary been able to give birth to her son in a hospital, she would’ve already been discharged, probably sometime on Friday. She and Joseph would’ve checked out of the hospital and gone home. As such, the manger is now empty, much like the ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 61:10-11
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