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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
How can you bring material from being just words on paper to being words of life lived from your heart?
“Words on Paper” July 7, 2001 What if you were a new Christian in the church in Corinth, having come into Christianity after a lifetime of worshipping all the many gods and goddesses around you in that ancient city? What if you were someone who had been diligent about that worship and who had ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:4-7
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Paul instructs Timothy to Preach the Word. Join Pastor Steve as he shares what that involves.
This morning we are looking at the mandate for all preachers. It is his privilege, his calling, his directive from the King! Timothy is to "preach the Word!" That is to be the content of his preaching. He is to preach it "in season and out of season" (v.2). He is to preach when it is accepted and ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-2
While most Nativity plays at our SS Christmas programs focus on Matthew and Luke, this Word Play is found in John. It tells the story of Jesus’ birth from Heaven’s point of view.
WORD PLAY One of the great highlights of the Advent season is watching our Sunday School students re-enact the Nativity. I remember as a child myself how on Christmas Eve we would have our Sunday School program, receive our goodie bags and go home to open presents. The Nativity play was a central ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-5
Denomination: Mennonite
The first few verses of John's Gospel clearly reveal Jesus' Eternality, His Person, and His Deity: This message provides a clear understanding of the original text.
“The Eternal Word” John 1:1-2 We begin a study on the Gospel of John today, which was written between 80-90AD, about 50 years after the Apostle John witnessed Jesus’ earthly ministry. It is the only gospel which is written anonymously by John, the son of Zebedee, one of the most ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-2
Denomination: Baptist
Jesus, the WORD, is not only the Life-Giver but the Light-bearer in the darkness.
“The Light of THE Word” We’ve begun studying the prologue of the Gospel of John: The purpose of John, the Jewish evangelist, is to convince sinners of the true person of Jesus Christ. This Gospel is an evangelistic, salvation book. In John 20:31 John’s summary is: ...read more
Scripture: John 1:4-5
What are our convictions? Do we believe that Jesus is Lord and Messiah? Do we live like this? Do we live like the Day of the Lord it’s coming?
Acts 2:14-36 4 June 2023 Last week we spoke about the fulfillment of Pentecost and how God powerfully poured out His Spirit upon His disciples, who then proclaimed His marvelous works. The miracle was that people from every nation on earth heard the disciples witnessing in their own native ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:14-36
We can rely on the truth of God's word
2 Peter 1b - 4/29/12 Turn with me this morning in the end of your bibles to the book of 2 Peter. We are looking together at the book of 2 Peter. Last week we asked two questions: • How’s your eyesight? and • How’s your memory? And we talked about taking our spiritual “one a days” Today, we ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12-21
This message is about the value of putting God’s Word into our lives. Particulary, it was to promote actually listening to the Bible on tape.
January 5, 2003 Romans 10:17 ¡§Faith comes by hearing¡¨ INTRODUCTION A new year has begun, and with the coming of the new year, many people make new year¡¦s resolutions. One man called his parents to wish them a happy New Year. His dad answered the phone. "Well, Dad, what¡¦s your ...read more
Scripture: Romans 10:17
Jesus learned in his human nature that for God, all things are possible, through the words and example of his mother, Mary.
Monday of 7th Week in Course Verbum Domini I find myself in today’s Gospel; perhaps many of us do. Perhaps it’s because so many of us have been parents of teenagers, that human pupa stage that seems designed to enrage adults. In today’s Gospel, the youngster is seen as actually ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:14-29
Denomination: Catholic
As Dominic fought Catharism in the twelfth century, so we can witness to the Light of Faith in ours, to the Word made flesh.
Feast of St. Dominic 2013 (II) The Church was in disarray. Clergy often led dissolute lives; many quietly took wives or mistresses and had children. Preaching was mediocre; Mass attendance was spotty and only rarely was there true beauty, especially in the music. Sound familiar? It happens ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 15:24-35
Growing in the Faith of the Bible requires many things, and one of the most important of them is a growing familiarity with God’s Word.
Faith Engaged in Learning (Hebrews 5:11-6:3) 1. Paul Henning — nonsense comedy: Burns & Allen, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, and, of course, the Beverly Hillbillies. 2. Jethro Bodine (still in 6th grade). Instead of being embarrassed — a grown man and just graduated from the 6th grade, he ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Understand the importance of genuine devotion in our faith, the transformative power of God's Word, and the role of community in our faith journey.
What we do and why we do it matters. Jesus talks about this in Matthew 6 when he's talking about prayer... Jesus calls out the religious leaders of His time, the Pharisees, for being hypocrites. They were doing the right things but for the wrong reasons. Are we just going through the motions of ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:5-6, Colossians 3:16
Topics: Spiritual Growth, Divine Connection, Faith Renewal, God's Presence
Sermon for the 6th Sunday of Easter, Year C, 2013
John 14: 23 – 39 Keeping The Word Intro: According to legend, a desert wanderer discovered a spring of cool, crystal-clear water. It tasted so good, he filled a leather container with the precious liquid so he could bring it to the king. After a long journey, he presented his gift to ...read more
Scripture: John 14:23-29
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Preach the Word. We have all been called as ministers of the Gospel message.
Preach The Word! 2 Timothy 4:1-4 INTRODUCTION 1. A solemn charge was given by Paul to Timothy... a. In view of the coming of the Lord and His judgment - 2 Tim 4:1 b. Pertaining to preaching the Word of God - 2 Tim 4:2-4 2. It is a charge that should considered carefully by all... a. ...read more
A sermon about response preached at an infant Baptism, where the parents were committed, though the family might not be.
Text: Matthew 13:1-23 - The Parable of the Sower Introduction 1 The Parable Let me begin by retelling the parable in a different context. The football manager went into the youth team dressing room and sat down to teach. "Once there was a scout who brought in four talented players. The first ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23
Denomination: Anglican
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