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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
1 of 2. Paul warned Timothy of the dynamics required to fulfill his charge. Believers must be aware of the dynamics surrounding the fulfillment of their Christian service. What are some of these dynamics? Christian service must embrace...
DYNAMICS That EFFECT CHRISTIAN SERVICE—I Attention: Our Okefenokee Canoe trip in early 1980’s/We were members of the Sierra Club/Had a great bunch of friends/We learned to explore the area by canoe(our favorite way)/Just me & wife took a 3-day canoe trip to thru Okefenokee Swamp/Got all equipment ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:18-20
Denomination: Baptist
Jesus came to complete a work. Of major importance in that work was find men to train to be fishers of men. Had Jesus not finished that work, had the men not been successful in the work Jesus trained them to do, there would be no Christmas, no Easter--no
THE CHRISMTAS CONTINUUM How Christmas Lives On 12-18-11 Pastor Dan Little adfontes.djl@gmail.com The Christmas Continuum There are two passages among the many verses we have read from Luke’s narrative of the birth of Jesus that I want to highlight on this Christmas morning. First verses 10 & ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-5
Denomination: *other
God trains his people in godliness through the grace of the gospel of Jesus.
Scripture Introduction As a parent, I know that when one of my dear children asks why they should do what I tell them to, it is rarely helpful for me to answer, “Because I said so, that’s why!” I did say so, and God commands children to obey their dad, but that answer usually comes out of my ...read more
Scripture: Titus 2:11-15
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Let's talk about the value of godliness in the present life based on 1 Timothy 4:7-8
HoHum: Have children’s come up and do Children’s Minute with them Objects needed: Alex’s barbells and sit up machine, glass of milk, and a pillow What is the next holiday? New Years! Who can tell me what a new year’s resolution is? (a promise to do something new or ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7-8
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Part 11 focuses on the training that Paul went through as a Pharisee that enabled him to be such an outstanding witness for Christ.
A Slave For Christ Part 11 Scriptures: Acts 5:33-39; Matthew 13:3-23; John 14:26 Introduction: Last week I shared with you that Paul became a threat to Judaism because he was able to “prove” that Jesus was in fact the Messiah. When Paul talked (and debated) with the Jewish leaders, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:3-23
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Children are gifts from God. Christian parents should recognise that they are care givers, trusted with a charge to raise and nurture godly children for God. It is an arduous but rewarding task if properly executed.
TEXT: PSALMS 127:3-5 (NLT) "Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands. How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 127:3-5, Malachi 2:15
Denomination: Pentecostal
Most of us refer to ourselves as being “NORMAL.”
It must be nice in this life when someone can be more than a NORMAL PERSON and become an “EXCEPTIONAL” PERSON. That is, when normal people die the preachers who do the eulogy can pretty much sum up their entire lives in 15 to 30 minutes. When the funeral is finished the family and friends can ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:2-26
Daniel teaches us some good lessons that can be applied to parenting.
Introduction The Book of Daniel was written about the main character- Daniel. It is not written about Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego although they take center stage in Chapter 3 and Daniel is absent from that entire chapter. It was Daniel who had center stage in Chapters 1 and 2. In Chapter 1, it ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-3, Proverbs 22:6
There are consequences when a dad does not take his role seriously to train up a child.
Introduction Many years have passed from Chapter 4 to Chapter 5 in the Book of Daniel. Daniel, the boy who was taken from Israel and made to live in Babylon at the age of sixteen, is now in his eighties. How time flies from sixteen years old in chapter 1 to about eighty-two in the start of chapter ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 5:1-12
We are in a war, our family is at stake. Are we prepared to fight and win this war?
Battle Plan Part 1 Ephesians 6:10ff Imagine going into battle and not having the proper equipment. How effective could we be in that battle? Armor is for protection, in order to help us "fight" we have to guard what we have so we can battle more effectively. In today’s society, we are in a ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-14
We move on to the shoes and shield, without it we are not prepared for the battle the devil is bringing to our family and community.
The Battle Plan Part 3 The Shield and the Boots. Continuing with being prepared for battle, we move on to the shield and the boots. Once the breastplate has been fitted into position, the soldier puts on his strong army boots or caligae. Josephus described them as "shoes thickly studded with sharp ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:15-16
This is 4th in the series of defending our families and putting on the armor of God. In this we see the use of the Helmet and the Sword.
Prepare for Battle part 4 The Helmet and the Sword. Ephesians 6:10-20 So far we have looked at several pieces of spiritual armor. We looked at the Belt of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, the boots/shoes of the readiness of the Gospel of peace and the shield of faith. Today we will look ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20
Our behavior are always affected by what we think. For us to enjoy life to the fullest, we must learn to identify and reject unhealthy thought patterns.
‘Be careful how you think, your life is shaped by your thoughts’ Proverbs 4:23 Most people who want to become better person were unsuccessful in their pursuit for change because of the way they think about themselves. How we think or see ourselves will affect the way we treat ourselves, handle ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 4:23
Christ’s priceless sacrifice secures our salvation, transforms our identity, and empowers us to live free from sin and shame through His unchanging grace.
Some of you limped into this room today under the weight of the week. Bills barking. Calendars crowded. Regrets replaying. You smiled at the door, but your soul is sighing inside. You wonder, Am I still seen? Still loved? Still secure? Friend, you couldn’t have walked into a better word for a weary ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-19
Topics: Redemption, Victory
We are in a spiritual battle, knowing how to fight and use our spiritual weapons in this war is vital for winning.
Battle Gear-pt1 We are people who enjoy our stories and movies about battles. Countless movies and books have been written about the famous and sometimes not so famous battles in history. And out of those stories we have raised up the heroes we have today. Let’s face it. As much as we talk ...read more
Denomination: Methodist