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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
So many so-called Christians are only Christians outwardly, what needs to happen is a Transformation of our heart.
(All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) TRANSFORMERS Recently I took my children to see the new Transformers movie, I had already seen it in 3-D, but they had not seen it so we went and truly enjoyed the family time ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:2
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
changing the focus from outward appearance to inward, allowing God to transform us.
1. Taking off the mask John 4:13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:21-22
Denomination: Pentecostal
In this series on ‘Repentance’ I intend to categorize the subject into II parts. I) Repentance of Sinners & strange as it seems II) Repentance of Saints.
CLARION CALL FOR REPENTANCE – SERIES-PART I “This is one small step for a man, one giant step for mankind.” These epochal words spoken by Neil Armstrong immediately after laying his foot on the crusty moon surface still echo in our minds, for they represent a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:17
Denomination: *other
Proverbs 10:12 says "Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
Proverbs 10:12 says "Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. This proverb is an example of antithetical parallelism in Hebrew poetry. "Hatred" is contrasted with "love." The "stirring up" is contrasted with a "covering over." And ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 10:12
We the people must turn our hearts to God
“Independence and Repentance” Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church II Chronicles 7:14, “If My people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14
Denomination: Congregational
What is forgiveness?
INTRODUCTION Forgiveness is the most basic Christian quality. Without forgiveness, we wouldn’t have Christianity as we know it. Without forgiveness, we would all be doomed to hell, condemned sinners without hope of any kind. Knowing this, a proper understanding of forgiveness will transform our ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35
Seeking gods presence to be transformed from Glory to Glory, made in the likeness of Jesus
Transformation, You can’t earn Gods Love but you can be perfected by it! Context # 1 Paul was speaking to the Christians at the church in Corinth There was descent in the ranks, he was facing a “Back to Moses” movement As he faced his opponents he brings in wide ranging arguments comparing the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:7-18
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
One of the things that traps us in our places of emotional and spiritual and relational lameness is that we get to a point where we cannot really imagine life differently.
Intro: Last Sunday we began our look at the second section of the book of Acts. The first section, chapters 1-2, told the story of the ascension of Jesus and then the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, filling the believers with the power and indwelling presence of God, and now the next two ...read more
Scripture: Acts 3:9-26
Denomination: Baptist
A New Year’s teaching to motivate participants to actively seek God for changes that need to be made in lifestyle.
OPENING IMAGE ILLUSTRATION: contrasting mountain peaks with passes; peaks enable you to enjoy the view of where you have been and where you are going, whereas passes give you mere glimpses of what may be ahead. “Year ends” are like passes to me. How different are you now than you were the first ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:22-24, 2 Corinthians 3:13-18
A sermon for Transfiguration Sunday Series A
The Transfiguration of Our Lord The last Sunday in Epiphany Matthew 17:1-9 ’Transformers" "And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9
Denomination: Lutheran
This sermon encourages transformation into Christ-likeness, pleasing God through inner change, cultivating spiritual fruits, and resisting worldly conformity.
Welcome, dear friends! I am so glad you are here with us today. You are not here by accident. God has a purpose for you being here. He has a message He wants to whisper into your heart. We are gathered here today, not as strangers, but as a family, bound by the love of Christ. We are here to seek ...read more
Scripture: Ezekiel 36:26
Topics: Spiritual Transformation
Paul tells us to present our bodies as living sacrifices. How are we transformed into a living sacrifice and live that out? Consider these thoughts from our Family Minister Scott Jewell
Read passage and pray. For the month of January, we’re preaching on the theme of Collide. The idea is that the ways of God often collide with the ways of the world. How do we conduct ourselves to align with God and point the world to Him? Last week, Jeff shared how to stand firm, today, ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
The sermon's main point is to explore the themes of the need for forgiveness, the benefits of forgiveness, and the call to forgive, as presented in the book of Obadiah.
Good morning, Church family. I’m thrilled to see all of you here today as we delve into the lesser-known book of Obadiah. As we explore the only chapter of this small but mighty book, Obadiah 1, we’ll be focusing on three important themes that are as relevant today as they were back then: The Need ...read more
Topics: Forgiveness
A sermon on what repentance is not (Material adapted from Richard Own Robert's boo, Repentance: The First Word of the Gospel, chapter 4 Seven Myths of Repentance
HoHum: "Man is born with his back toward God. When he truly repents, he turns right around and faces God. Repentance is a change of mind." WBTU: Acts 26:19, 20, NIV. Repentance with many is not the repentance that God finds pleasing. Must prove their repentance by their deeds. Paul also warned ...read more
Scripture: Acts 26:19-20
Showing what repentance is and also to show ing that it is a gracious gift given by God when a person comes to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation.
SCRIPTURE: Acts 3:19 and 26 REPENTANCE COMMANDED: Acts 3:19 "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord" REPENTANCE DEFINED: Acts 3:26 "Unto you first God, having raised up his Son ...read more
Scripture: Acts 3:19
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