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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
This sermon explores Jesus' Transfiguration, its significance, and how Christians can reflect His divine glory by truly loving and following Him in their lives.
Good morning, brothers and sisters. It’s a joy to be together in the house of the Lord! We gather here as a community and as a family, bound by the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Today, we are going to turn our hearts and minds to a moment in Scripture that is nothing short of astonishing. In ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:2-9
Topics: Light Of God's Glory, Shines In Us
This sermon explores truly knowing Jesus as our King, understanding our kinship with Him, and embracing the keys to His kingdom through faith and understanding.
Good morning, cherished brothers and sisters in Christ. It's a joy to gather with you today as we open God's Word together. The very book that serves as our compass, our comfort, and our constant reminder of God's unwavering love for us. Today, we find ourselves in the Gospel of Matthew, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:54-58
Topics: Know Him
This sermon encourages believers to truly know Jesus, face His message's truth, and fulfill their purpose as His followers, beyond just following the crowd.
Good morning, dear friends. Welcome to this gathering of hearts and hands, of faith and fellowship. Isn't it wonderful that we can come together in this way, bound by our shared love for the Lord and our desire to understand His word more fully? I am grateful for each and every one of you, and for ...read more
Scripture: John 12:12-13
Topics: Acceptance, Our Part
God gives us a new identity in Christ, freeing us from old labels and shame, and calling us beloved, forgiven, and truly new.
There’s a name tag on the table for every one of us. Maybe it’s not paper and ink, maybe it’s old memories and new mistakes, report cards and résumés, whispers and headlines. Labels stick. Some feel like tattoos. Others like Post-its that refuse to peel away. Have you noticed how fast the world ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17
Topics: Identity, Relationship, Jesus
The sermon emphasizes the importance of truly knowing Jesus, not just knowing about Him, as it leads to understanding salvation, God the Father, and living an empowered life.
It’s one thing to know about another person, and it’s a whole different thing to actually know a person through a mutually beneficial and encouraging relationship. In a similar vein, it’s one thing to know about Jesus; The facts and figures of His life, the names of his siblings, etc… It’s a whole ...read more
Scripture: John 14:1-14
Topics: Knowing Jesus, Eternal Life, Empowered Living
This sermon explores the deep truths of the kingdom of heaven as conveyed through Jesus's parables, and challenges listeners to truly understand and recognize its presence in their lives.
Welcome church! Today we’ve got an incredible passage of scripture jam packed with five different parables from Jesus. Parables are short and/or simple stories that highlight religious or moral truths. In the case of Jesus, parables were often used to simplify and make accessible the divine truths ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:31-33
Topics: Parables Of Christ, Kingdom Of Heaven, Spiritual Understanding
Who really carried the cross to calvary? Did Simon or Jesus? It may appear that Simon carried the cross for Christ but truly Christ carried the cross for Simon.
JESUS OR SIMON-THE CROSS CARRIER In every young man’s life there comes a defining moment. The moment where a young boy knows that he has taken a large step towards manhood. This moment happens quickly but after it has past the boy will never go back again. It is the moment where a boy ...read more
Scripture: Mark 15:21
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Many Christians have never truly worshiped God because they don’t know how. Abraham models for us the essence of true, biblical worship.
ABRAHAM: A MODEL OF TRUE WORSHIP Genesis 22:1-19 August 18, 2002 INTRODUCTION: It seems that very few Christians know much about true worship. Charles Stanely once said that he believed that most Christians in most churches have never worshiped God. We go to church, but we don’t worship. We ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19, Genesis 21:8
The parable of the Prodigal Son is perhaps the most famous of all of the Lord’s parables. But are we truly understanding the full significance of this amazing message of love and mercy?
“Homeward Bound” In the United States today, it is estimated that between one and two million teenagers run away from home every year. Of course, there are many different reasons why these children choose to leave their homes. Many are simply the products of very ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32
Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
God is truly Sovereign and does just as He pleases. In this sermon, we will contemplate the reality that God does not need us and that His plans are never thwarted.
Our Awesome God: The God Who Does What He Pleases (topical) intro 1. Today we will begin a series titled, "Our Awesome God." 2. As I was preparing this message, I put a CD on the computer titled, "1001 Contemporary Sermon Illustrations." I have gotten a few good ones from this CD, but I was ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 115:1-3, Isaiah 46:9-11
Denomination: Independent/Bible
If we are truly saved we will display these three desires, I. To Honer Gods Word. 2. To know Gods Word. 3. To proclaim Gods Word.
The place where Barabbas was being held would have been the Fortress of Antonio and the place where Jesus’ trial was, would have been Harods Palace. These two places are approx. 2,000 feet apart, so try to Imagine Barabbas in prison chained to the other prisoners, they all were involved in a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23, Luke 13:22-27
Denomination: Baptist
One of the main purposes of 1 John is to help the Christian, the child of God to know that they are truly in a right relationship with God, to know that your standing is true in the Lord.
Living the Life Series: The Test of Loving My Neighbor Scripture Reference: 1 John 2:7 – 11 Introduction I agree with one pastor who stated that he had yet to meet anyone who actually likes to take tests. In fact some people have a phobia about taking tests, they freeze up as soon as the test is ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 2:7-11
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
There are things that hinder the soil of our heart from being truly fruitful, and things that help our soil to be fertile, let’s have good soil!
1 Peter 2:1-3 VCC August 16, 1998 Preparing the Soil Introduction Peter is written to those who were going through all kinds of trials (1:6) He has exhorted the Christians to personal holiness in chapter 1 After encouraging personal holiness, he commanded them to have sincere love for the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3, Matthew 13:1-25
Nothing can be compared to the thrill of serving God, of truly being used by Him to make an eternal difference in the lives of people and advancing His purposes in the world.
Nothing can be compared to the thrill of serving God, of truly being used by Him to make an eternal difference in the lives of people and advancing His purposes in the world. (Bill Hybels) THE PROBLEM WITH SERVING vTYPE 1: Seekers vTYPE 2: Soakers vTYPE 3: Servers . . faith by itself, if ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:4-6
This is an in-depth look at how pride is contrary to truly loving God and our neighbor. We examine how pride is often manifested in our lives.
Arrogance or pride (which often leads to bragging) cannot co-exist with love. Arrogance is having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one’s own importance, merit, ability, accomplishments, etc. It is being conceited. It leads to having and demonstrating contempt for others. Jesus stated that ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4
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