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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
We can all identify with the disciples on the night of the Last Supper. Just what are we capable of as disciples? Thank God for his Great Mercy!
Shall We Betray Him Again? By Pastor Jim May The final hours of Jesus’ ministry on earth were coming to a close. He fully understood what lay ahead of him and yet his face was set like flint to staying the course. The souls of every human being lay in the balance. Could he have refused to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 26:21-30
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The congregation will be challenged to address envious tendency in their own lives and focus on being content and thankful for what God has provided, trusting in His provision.
Introduction: Have you ever heard it said that someone was “green with envy?” Where does that come from? Shakespeare. Angry Red. The original Word means Corruption. That person is soul-sick. Envy is a poison. We should avoid envy like the plague. It has no place. Point 1: The Warnings 1. There ...read more
Scripture: Mark 7:22, Galatians 5:20-23
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Thank you Pastor John Hamby for the original message. Much of this has remained the same, simply because it spoke to our need so well.
I want to begin looking at our theme for 2014, which is “Learning to be the light.” We’ll start by looking a passage in Matthew 5 and before we look at the idea of being light I believe we need to look at this concept of being salt. Since Jesus added salt to light, here, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16
Denomination: Baptist
Here in the story of the Leper who returned to thank Jesus, we see a very powerful gospel message, and message that will question your relationship with Jesus.
This sermon was delivered to both St Oswalds in Maybole and St John's churchs in Girvan, Scotland UK on the 13th October 2013. Prayer: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable to you O Lord. Amen. Introduction: Although today’s Gospel reading is very ...read more
Scripture: Luke 17:11-19
Denomination: Episcopal
A sermon for Thanksgiving on being thankful for the most basic things of life (Outline and Title taken from George Boose in his book, "Sermons for Seniors")
Introduction: One time a teacher was talking about the 7 wonders of the ancient world. After this lesson, she wanted to stretch the thinking of her pupils even further. This creative teacher asked her class to vote upon what they would consider to be the seven wonders of the world. As she ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-8
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
When times are tough, thank the Lord for His timeless love; trust the Lord for His timely help; and take the Lord in as your triumphant King!
Our Victorious King Psalm 118 Three store owners shared adjacent storefronts in the same building. Times were tough. So in hopes of picking up sales, the owner of the shop at one end of the building pout a sign over his front entrance that said, “YEAR END CLEARANCE!” At the other ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 118:1-29
Denomination: Evangelical Free
We give our first and best because we’re thankful. We give our first and best because we’re trusting.
Church in the City – 1st Corinthians 16 A Generous People December 8, 2024 1 Corinthians 16:1-3 NIV Now about the collection for God's people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. 2 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-3, Proverbs 3:9-10, 2 Corinthians 9:6-7, 1 Corinthians 16:5-7
Today we must give thanks for the gift of Jesus. His self-giving knew no limits and doesn’t stop giving even now.
Good Friday 2025 I’ve frequently thought that the best approach to a homily for Good Friday would be to stand and look at the biggest cross or crucifix and focus on the pain and torment Jesus underwent two thousand years ago. I’ll encourage you to do that sometime in the next couple of days before ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 52:13-15, Isaiah 53:1-12, Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 5:7-9, John 19:1-42, John 18:1-39 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Catholic
Paul gives thanks for the church at Thessalonica because they were growing despite persecution. How can we learn to pray from his example?
From time to time, I enjoy reading prayers parents share that were prayed by their children. Here are just a few prayers of thanks that I have come across. Dear Lord, thank you that we can come to church today and thank you that no one got their head crushed or lost their arm on the way here. Dear ...read more
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12
Many individuals are experiencing hardship because they failed to give all the glory to God, or they did not consider it important to thank God for every blessing they received.
Gratitude is a spiritual force that empowers you to reach higher levels in life. Without gratitude, it is difficult to experience positive change. In the story of Jesus healing ten lepers, only one returned to express gratitude. This act caught Jesus' attention, highlighting the importance of ...read more
Topics: Gratitude, Blessings
God works under opposites in order to help mature us in our faith so that we might appreciate even more the miracle of His love. And that love is truly miraculous.
The Theology of the Cross God sometimes does not work in the ways which we would expect our God to work. Sometimes, He does not always give us what we want. Sometimes, there are moments in our life where God seems so far away. We pray to Him and nothing happens. We look at God to intervene in our ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:5
A Godly mother is one of the most powerful forces on earth. They have within their hands the ability to shape the future with their children. Thank you Pastor Jeff Strite for the original outline.
Real Mothers are special people. Real mothers would like to be able to eat a whole candy bar (all by themselves) and drink a Coke without any "floaters" in it. Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox. Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28
10 lepers were healed but only one returned. Are we part of the nine, or are we the One? Those who truly worship and serve the Lord are few in number compared to the many who are blessed.
Where Are the Nine? Sunday, March 8, 2015 By Rev. James May The time was drawing near for Jesus to pay the price of our sin upon the cross. Yet even in his last days upon the earth, Jesus never lost purpose in everything that he did. His mind was never so preoccupied with the things that he was ...read more
Scripture: Luke 17:11-18
This message deals with us truly waiting for God to act rather than trying to rush God into handling our situation. David allowed God to Handle Saul in his laife
“Stop Trying To Rush God, God Knows the Plan by Rick Gillespie- Mobley Calvary 10/28/12 1 Samuel 24:1-22 1 Peter 4:12-19 1 Samuel 26:1-25 Have you ever felt like saying, “look I am just sick and tired of this and I just this to be over with so I can move on.” How ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 24:1-22
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
When God’s people are suffering they don’t always know how to pray. Thanks to God’s gracious promise that the Holy Spirit prays on our behalf!
I have many fond memories of my late grandmother. One of my favorites was the way she always argued about who would pay the bill at the restaurant. It would never fail. I’d invite her out to lunch and we’d have a nice visit together until the waiter brought the bill. It was as if my grandma grew ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:26-27
Denomination: Lutheran
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