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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
Samuel was ready to hear from God. He had a servant’s heart (practice), he was in the tabernacle (proximity) and he was willing to listen (position).
READY TO HEAR FROM GOD Back when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication, a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address that was listed. When he arrived, he entered a large, busy office filled ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
from material by Floyd McClung and John Dawson of Youth With A Mission
A PERFECT FATHER (only God!) Authority - Parents are from God. Trust - We know Who we can trust. Values - Modeled by Christ Affection - God loves us. Presence - Always there for us Acceptance - Always accessible Communication - Incarnation PARENTS IN THE LORD ARE NEEDED HEALING FROM A LOVING ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:14
Denomination: Vineyard
Assuming God's blessing is one of the most dangerous mistakes we can make in the Christian life. A group of Israelites made this exact mistake, and it cost them everything.
Illustration: A photographer was hired to take pictures of a great forest fire; he got his office to hire a plane so he could take some airborne pictures. He arrived at the airport and jumped into the plane that was waiting for him. “Let’s go! Let’s go!” Startled, the pilot quickly swung the plane ...read more
Scripture: Numbers 14:40-45
Denomination: Baptist
To show that GOD is pleased when we are serving Him heartily and with our whole soul.
I. EXORDIUM: Do you please men? No. I only please an audience of 1 - the LORD JESUS CHRIST. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD is pleased when we are serving Him heartily and with our whole soul. IV. TEXT: Ephesians 6:6 (Amplified Bible) Not in ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:6
Denomination: Pentecostal
We are starting with the beginning of Elijah’s ministry this morning. Elijah begins by delivering a word from God to the worst King that has ever been for the children of Israel, King Ahab.
Christian Fellowship Sunday Morning 4-17-10 1 Kings 17: 7-23 2 Kings 1:8 Matthew 3:4 “A New Breed For A New Time” We are starting with the beginning of Elijah’s ministry this morning. Elijah begins by delivering a word from God to the worst King that has ever been for the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 7:7-23
When you really get intense in prayer, you will see results. Fervor, not volume is more important.
2 Kings 13:14-19 - Desire 14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. 15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 13:14-19, Luke 18:1-8, Luke 11:5-9
4 of 7. The psalmist described the means by which a young man was to cleanse his way or make his way straight in the world. One's way is to be properly maintained. But How? Clearing the Way(for Father’s Day) demands sustained..
CLEARING THE WAY-part 4—Psalm 119:9-16 The psalmist described the means by which a young man was to cleanse his way or make his way straight in the world. A young man entering adulthood &/or fatherhood can properly maintain his way in the world. How can a man(person) entering adulthood ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16
A sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany, Year B
January 14, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church 1 Samuel 3:1-10; John 1:43-51 Called Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Our scriptural texts today center on being called. We meet the young boy Samuel who is awakened in ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, John 1:43-51
Denomination: Lutheran
This sermon explores the challenging journey of faith, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a Christ-like heart and persevering in righteousness, as Jesus reinterprets primary teachings from the Rabbis of His time.
How important are the true motives of the heart? And how important is it that your actions align with your motives, values, etc…? To some, the discrepancy between the two may be seen as hypocrisy. The idea of saying one thing and doing another. Have you ever done anything like that? The truth is ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:21-37
Topics: Heart Posture, Holiness, Perseverance
Living a Life of Thanksgiving
1. Life in relationship with God is filled with blessings (vv. 1-2) • Gratitude, Song, Praise • Passionate, with life, energy • Psalm 34:-12 (Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech, who drove him out, and he departed.) • Psalm 66:1-4: "Shout joyfully to God, ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5
Jesus teaches on lust. It isn't something preachers generally like to speak about but it's really important. Jesus shows how God's commandment on adultery needs to be practised and he tells us how we can do it.
Western society is completely comfortable talking about sex. Most people think a lot about sex. Especially men. The Bible talks a lot about sex too. Most preachers, however, do not like to talk about sex. When preachers preach on the Sermon on the Mount, they talk about the Beatitudes. There ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30
Be concerned with the heart, not with rules of society. Don’t worry about things that really don’t matter
Matthew 15: 1- 2, 10 – 20 “Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus saying, ‘Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.’” Then He called the multitude and said to them, “Hear and understand: Not ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20
Unsafe prayers are those which take us out of our comfort zone, which expose us to God, which thrust us out into the realm of faith and cause us to completely rely on God. Are you ready to pray unsafe prayers?
UNSAFE PRAYERS Jer. 42:20 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE LUMBERYARD 1. A man went to the lumber yard and said to an attendant, “I want 5 4X2’s.” The attendant said, “Do you mean 2X4’s?” He answered, “Let me go out to the truck to ask.” 2. He went out ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 42:20
Denomination: Assembly Of God
This peculiar passage gives us a poignant picture of the need for tenacity and determination in the face of opposition to the message of God.
THAT'S A SURPRISE: Sometimes God needs His people to be hardheaded. - Ezekiel 3:8-9. - This passage continues the ideas we discussed in the last sermon about God’s messengers. It had a warning from God that the Israelites claimed to be God’s people but they weren’t listening to what God had ...read more
Scripture: Ezekiel 3:4-9
Looking into the first two chapters of Joel
Rending Over the past few days, I have been drawn to the book of Joel again. This interesting little book brings focus to a number of things. Joel starts his book with a description of a plague, not a pandemic plague like we are now experiencing, but a plague of locusts. Locusts move like an ...read more
Scripture: Joel 1:1-20, Joel 2:12-20, Luke 15:11-32
Denomination: Salvation Army
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