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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
Acts Series: 18th Sermon--Expect Persecution, Proclamation, Protection, and Power!
Witnessing: What You Can Expect Acts 4:1-12 Powerpoint for this and hundreds more free sermons at our website: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons.html I believe that all true Christians have a desire to share their faith w/ others. And that is only natural. If you were to cure cancer, you’d want ...read more
Scripture: Acts 4:1-12
Denomination: Baptist
Trials, persecution, and danger are only bumps that we climb on to for our spiritual growth.
BE A MAN OF PURITY EVEN IN THE TIME OF DIFFICULTY II Timothy 3:1-5 Introduction: In the last days - The time of the gospel dispensation, commencing at the time of our Lord's death, is peculiarly styled the last days would grievous, troublesome and dangerous. According to Webster time is ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-5
When we are pressed down, perplexed and persecuted, God lifts us up
“He Lifts Us Up!” 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 David P. Nolte Christian people should never be sad or depressed. Christian people should live problem free lives. Christian people should have no failure. Yeah! Right! In a perfect world, ok. But this is a broken, corrupted, dying world where ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Following God has many rewards and failure to follow God is costly
To Follow or Not to Follow Esther 4:12-17 Leadership Lesson – Official Board Meeting June 12, 2001 Key Lessons from the Decision of Esther I. Failure to Follow God Makes You No Different than Anyone Else A. This will cause you to lose out on God’s blessing 1. God wants to bless your life and the ...read more
Scripture: Esther 4:12-17
Denomination: Church Of God
Faith consists of risk, offers a reward, requires action, and is the way of acceptance.
Football season is upon us as we enter the final month of summer 2003. Soon the days will grow cooler, the night will come earlier, and the clothes will cover more of us rather than less. Already the pundits are making their predictions regarding the best teams in the high school and college polls ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-40
Explores the reality, responsibilities, reasons, and rewards of our new life in Christ.
INTRODUCTION About three years ago Bon Jovi had a huge hit song titled “It’s My Life.” Some of the lyrics go like this: This ain’t a song for the broken hearted No silent prayer for the faith departed I ain’t gonna be just a face in the crowd You’re gonna hear my voice when I shout it out ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11
My gift is simple, without reward, and to Christ. Giving made understandable.
My Gift (Matt. 25:31-40) Intro: A. During World War II, England needed to increase its production of coal if it was going to have any hope of winning the war. Winston Churchill called together labor leaders to enlist their support. And at the end of his presentation he asked them to stand with ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-40
1. Faith is born from doubt. 2. Faith brings a reward.
A recent headline in the Sacramento Bee read: “Ignorance of the Good Book Reaches Biblical Proportions.” You can say that pun again! The other day I read about a chain of supermarkets in the U.K. which decided to lecture shoppers about Easter. In a press release sent to the London Times ...read more
Denomination: Methodist
Answering God’s call to be the only way is can be difficult but rewarding
Electronic Arts has beat another company as Midway Games filed for chapter 11 this past Thursday. Midway’s big game was Mortal Combat but they also took a stab at sports games. Blitz the League I, a 2009 football game, aired an interesting television ad in which a computer-generated Lawrence ...read more
Scripture: John 2:13-25
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Ruth moves boldly to establish a relationship with Boaz. Her boldness is rewarded.
Ruth 3 1-18 "Bold Steps" INTRODUCTION The world has always been captivated by stores of great love. Stories such as Romeo and Juliet, the star crossed lovers, or their modern day counterparts Tony and Maria in West Side Story. There are the love stories of Hollywood royalty such as Humphrey ...read more
Scripture: Ruth 3:1-18
Denomination: Lutheran
Scripture: Ruth 4:1-18
When Jesus calls us to follow Him, that call is costly, but rewarding!
A Costly Calling? Luke 9:23-26, 57-62, 14:25-32 January 20, 2019 If you were to ask my sister’s - - they would have quickly told you I was cheap. I did my best not to spend money as I was growing up. Not that I had much, but I will admit I got away with not contributing much to group presents. ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:23-26, Luke 9:57-62, Philippians 3:13-14
We may work for a boss on this earth, but we get rewarded by God.
“For [the kingdom of heaven is] like a man traveling to a far country, [who] called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. Then he who had ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:14-29
Explores God's call to all, the rewards of faith, and the lavish grace of salvation.
Good morning, dear friends. It's truly a blessing to be gathered here in the presence of our God, ready to immerse ourselves in the beautiful tapestry of His Word. We are here to open our hearts and minds to the divine wisdom that He has so generously laid out for us in Scripture. Today, we turn ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16
Topics: Resurrection, Sunday, Message
In this sermon, we will explore the cost of spiritual carelessness and the reward of spiritual carefulness.
As believers, we are called to live a life of spiritual diligence and care. However, when we become careless in our spiritual walk, we open ourselves up to spiritual attacks, stagnation, and even backsliding. On the other hand, being spiritually careful and diligent brings numerous rewards and ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 5:12-14, Matthew 7:3-5, Jeremiah 29:11
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