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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
When sinners are thus converted, they will love and honor those whom they before despised and hated and will seek to lessen the suffering they before desired to increase.
Opening illustration: While worshiping with our mentors in Tharmaid during a meeting at an underground church, we encounter a woman who was possessed with evil spirit. What transpired during the worship time was a powerful move of God’s deliverance for that woman. Introduction: Some strange things ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:25-31
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This sermon explores the hope found in Jesus Christ, its triumph over suffering and sin, and our responsibility to share this hope with gentleness and respect.
Good morning, church family! It's so great to see all your smiling faces today. You know, I've been pondering something that John Newton once said. He wrote, "Our righteousness is in Him, and our hope depends, not upon the exercise of grace in us, but upon the fullness of grace and love in Him, and ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15
Topics: Hope, Sharing
When you put God first, you will suffer. Over all your friends, you got to fight the good fight of faith
Joshua 24: 14-18 If I had a chance to speak individually to every American, I would say to them. “You have a right to be Christ like.” Instead of withdrawing from the presents of God, we should be trying to continue, in the things of God. Make a conscious effort to try to stay in the ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 24:14-18
Suffering is never easy, but understanding what God is up to helps us cooperate with Him in the process of using our pain for good results.
One of the biggest speed bumps to understanding God can be our encounters with pain and suffering. The hurts we experience may stem from abandonment or abuse, sorrow and loss, fears and failures, setbacks and confrontations, chronic illness and pain - the list is long. We all hurt for a variety ...read more
Scripture: Job 23:8-10
Denomination: Baptist
Typically we see the cross from the viewpoint of the suffering of Jesus, this message invites the hearer to see that mission is a key part of the business of the cross.
“The Business of the Cross” (Special thanks to Dr. Kent R. Hunter with David L. Bahn, Confessions of a Church Growth Enthusiast, (Corunna, IN: Church Growth Center, 1997 for many of the insights of this message) Romans 3:21-25a 3:21 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been ...read more
Scripture: Romans 3:21-25
Denomination: Lutheran
The church suffers when it is made into something else. In this message we learn how to have the kind of church Jesus wants and we desire.
Series: 1 Corinthians: Church Off the Rails Sermon: The Thing That Should Not Be - Part 1 Outline and Manuscript: I. Jesus’ Grand Plan II. When Church is Made into Something Else III. Church Off the Rails IV. Hope for a Church Off the Rails Manuscript: Introduction: We’re in the middle of a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-22
Teach me thy way O LORD.
A PRAYER FOR THE CONTINUATION OF GOD’S GRACE. Psalm 86:11-17. There is a chorus which connects Psalm 86:10 to the beginning of Psalm 86:11. “For thou art great, and doest wondrous things; thou art God alone. Teach me thy way O LORD.” PSALM 86:11. The prayer “Teach me thy way” is followed ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 86:11-17
We cannot fully understand or appreciate what marriage is really all about until we see a picture of the way things really are.
“Getting A Clue: What’s Marriage Really All About?” Mt. 19:1-12; Eph. 5:22-33 Sometimes, to fully understand something we need to see a picture of how things really are. For example, we know our heart pumps life-giving blood that keeps us alive. But it’s only when we see a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 19:1-12
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Changing your way of thinking by praying honestly
King Asa was a man who loved God and obeyed God. He didn’t get his reverence for God from his father. His father was certainly not a man who pleased God. Neither did he get his reverence for God from his grandfather. After Solomon was king of the unified nation of Israel the kingdom was divided ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 14:2-12
This sermon addresses how God loves us beyond our comprehension even when we feel alone in our trials and sufferings.
NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US FROM GOD’S LOVE Text: Romans 8:18-28, 34-37 "I heard about a frustrated mother whose two sons where driving her crazy. She had tried everything to keep them in line, when one day she had an over-the-fence discussion with a neighbor. "I took my son to our ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:18-28, Romans 8:34-37
Denomination: United Methodist
I believe Naomi must have learned something; that even in the midst of the greatest suffering and adversity; God is good, and kind, and full of mercy.
1-25-05 Title: Ruth and Naomi Theme: Messages from the Book of Ruth. Text: But Ruth said, “Entreat me not to leave you or to return from following you; for where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God” (Ruth I: 16). ...read more
Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18
This sermon explores Job's response to suffering, examining his painful predicaments, his perplexing questions, and his pursuit of purpose amidst pain.
Good morning, dear family in Christ. I am so grateful to stand before you today, to share in the warmth of our fellowship, and to delve into the profound depths of God's Word together. Today, we are going to be examining a portion of Scripture from the book of Job, a book that speaks to the human ...read more
Scripture: Job 3:11-13
Topics: Painful Life, Want To Die
We see in this sermon Peter and John proclaming the gospel in spite of suffering, and the results being many were saved in the name of Jesus Christ.
PROCLAMING JESUS IN THE MIDST OF PERSECUTION ACTS 4:1-12 All of us have seen the recruiting sign saying that Uncle Sam "wants you." Another announces that "the Marines are looking for a few good men." God wants all people to be saved (I Timothy 2:4) and He does not wish for any to perish (II ...read more
Scripture: Acts 4:1-12
The Seven Words of Jesus from the Cross are a wonderful commentary in his own words of Forgiveness, Salvation, Love, Atonement, Suffering, Victory and Security.
The Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ is the corner stone of our faith. It is the chosen symbol of the Christian faith. Thank God, we see it now as an empty cross because the seeming tragedy for good and apparent victory for evil was overturned by the power and purposes of God into the triumph of ...read more
Scripture: John 19:26-30, Luke 23:34-43, Luke 23:46, John 19:29-30
Ther is a way out if wewill take it.
GET OUT OF HELL FREE No person really wants to go to hell , so God offers a free way to get out of hell. Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:18
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