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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 Cross!” Before Jesus the cross was despised, a symbol of the worse kind of cruelty and horrific barbarity imaginable... But, after Jesus, the cross became the symbol of unconditional love, such sacrifice and forgiveness that it came to represent the whole Christian faith.
Today’s sermon is entitled simply, “The Cross!” Before Jesus the cross was despised, a symbol of the worse kind of cruelty and horrific barbarity imaginable. Its sole purpose was to execute offenders in the most hideous and protracted means, producing the greatest amount of pain and agony over an ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:26-56
Denomination: Baptist
Why is the Cross of Christ even more important than the teachings of Christ?
Once upon a time there was a country church that had an ivy plant growing up by the front door. Over the doorway was a text carved in stone, "We preach Christ crucified". Over the years the plant grew and a branch gradually spread over the doorway. The first word of the text covered by ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18
Denomination: Anglican
The message of the cross is a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are being saved it is the wisdom of God. Do we have a "cross centered" view today?
THE CROSS Text: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25, 1 Corinthians 2:1-6 OPEN WITH PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING I love studying God’s Word. I absolutely love it. I would rather study God’s Word than watch football or go to a UFC fight, which is saying a lot, because I enjoy both of those things. I would rather ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25, 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Based on Luke 23:26-43 - Encourages the hearers to remember why Jesus died on the cross.
“THE CROSS” Luke 23:26-43 FBCF – 3/24/24 Jon Daniels INTRO – Most of you know that Thu is my main study day each week. Get out of office & go to one my favorite coffee shops & pound out the sermon for the upcoming Sunday. One of my favorite spots is Barnes & Noble. This week, walked ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:26-43, Galatians 5:1, 1 John 3:8, John 11:25-26, Hebrews 9:22 (view more) (view less)
Based on Luke 23:26-43 - Challenges hearers to consider the impact of the death of Jesus on the cross.
Scripture: Luke 23:26-43
The call to follow Jesus will cost us something; however, if you believe He is the Son of God, the cost is worth it!
INTRODUCTION - Jesus asked His disciples, "Who do the people say I am?" - The disciples gave the answered they gave Jesus the answers they had heard from various people. - The next thing Jesus does is make it personal when He asks, "Who do you say I am?" - Let's get ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:24-26
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
THE CROSS
Galatians 6:11-18 THE CROSS 1. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CROSS - THE LEGALIZERS – 6:12-13 Their Conceit - 12 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, Their Constraint - they constrain you to be circumcised; Their Complaint - only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross ...read more
Denomination: Holiness
Following Jesus means daily self-denial and cross-bearing, trusting His worth and grace, and surrendering our lives to His call in every circumstance.
Friends, welcome. Some of us arrived with hurried hearts and heavy hands. Some of us smiled at the door and sighed in the seat. Wherever you are, come close. Hear the whisper of Jesus that cuts through the noise and the nagging: I see you. I love you. Walk with Me. He doesn’t wave us onward like a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24
Topics: Cross Value, Discipleship, Sacrifice
Why Do Christian Preachers teach an Old Covenant practice that only applied to Israel and the care of the Levites that didn't have a land inheritance?
"Will a man ROB God?" How many untold tens of thousands of men will give account one day for teaching this verse in Malachi 3:8 totally out of context for their own sordid gain. I couldn’t count the times I have heard self-appointed ministers of the gospel berate their congregations and listeners ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 3:1-18
Denomination: Pentecostal
Why was the cross the instrument of death for Jesus and not some other form of death?
Pictures of the Cross Part 2 Introduction: 1. In Sequoia National Park in California, There is a big tree called the General Sherman. 2. We learned last week, the tree of the cross of Calvary dwarfs the General Sherman "And, having made peace for us by the blood of his cross, he ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:14
Denomination: Mennonite
Outline about some statements on the Cross.
The Cross! Galatians 6:14 (KJV) But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. A few statements about the Cross Jesus was crucified, not in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:14, Luke 9:23
reflections on the cross
REFLECTION ON THE CROSS Each year we come together on Good Friday to praise God and to recall again the wonderful gift of salvation which God wrought fro us through the death of His only begotten Son. This year more people are talking about Easter and about the cross of Christ because of Mel ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:26-49
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
What does it mean to "die to sin?"
OPENING: A man met a friend of his one morning and hailed him with, "Say, Sam, have you seen Melvin lately? I’ve been looking high and low for him." "Well," said the friend, "those are the places to look. He died in January." APPLICATION: The Bible tells us that all men have died to something. ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 2:20
In this message I am inspired to bring before my readership the different dimensions of the significance of the Cross in a Christian’s life...
DO NOT BE CROSS ABOUT THE CROSS!!! Its quiz time folks!!! Tell me what “furniture” housed in the Solomon’s temple of the Mosaic Law dispensation symbolized the Covenantal relationship between the Almighty and the Jews? Pat yourself on the back, if ...read more
Denomination: *other
Sometimes its difficult to really realise the pain and the suffering that Jesus went through on the cross for US! There is art in the form of paintings and sculpture that depicts the crucifixion in some theological aspect rather than reality.
CROSS OF PAIN, CR0SS OF LIFE During these 2 weeks leading up to Easter called passion tide we focus our thoughts and minds to Jesus’s life and in particular His Sufferings. All too often we do not realise the dreadful suffering that Jesus went through on our behalf. The film the Passion of ...read more
Scripture: John 19:23-30, Matthew 27:33-54, Mark 15:25-39, Luke 23:33-47
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