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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
Paul lays it out bare about the carnal and Spirit-led lifestyle. He touches on the pros and cons and also exhorts us to make a choice that would lead to eternity in Christ.
Opening Illustration: Lena arrived in the port city of Magadan, Siberia, well before the Iron Curtain was drawn back. Sick and penniless, she went to the dock area to find work. There she met a gentleman who, as she put it, had “a good heart.” He gave Lena a job in his factory, and he ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:5-11
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
What's the biggest problem in your marriage? It's probably not what you think it is! If we desire God's best for our marriages, and indeed for any relationship, we need to understand what the root cause of the problems we experience really turns out to
When Two Sinners Say, “I Do” - Luke 11:17 - May, 6, 2012 Series: After The Honeymoon - #4 [Ideas for this message came in part from Dave Harvey's book entitled "When Sinners Say I Do" - I highly reccomend it for any couple!] You have probably heard the story of the hillbilly who ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Denomination: *other
This is the first of a three part series on the Prayer of Jabez as an example for praying for God to bless the local Church in effective outreach for His Kingdom.
Jabez, a Role Model for Prayer, Part II I Chronicles 4:9-10, OT, pg 363: “Jabez was more honourable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, I gave birth to him in pain. Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be ...read more
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Denomination: Methodist
Jesus, the teacher of wisdom, warns us to build our lives upon solid foundations. ...
Jesus concludes his Sermon on the Mount with a story of two builders - a good builder and a bad builder, a smart builder and a dumb one. Some of you will be aware of the fact that I’m about to embark upon some building myself. Most of you know that Ange and I are in the process of buying a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:21-29, Matthew 7:21
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
The most crucial choice we will ever have to make... Which road are you on?
Introduction Last night I was at the supermarket trying to choose some sausages. I thought it would be an easy task... But when I eventually found the aisle things started to go wrong. There were pork sausages, thick pork sausages, thick pork Irish sausages, reduced fat sausages, Cumberland ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14
Denomination: Baptist
This is Part Two of a six-part series where Pastor Surratt answers "God questions" collected from the congregation. This second message answers questions about salvation, Heaven and others.
Listen, we started a new series last weekend. I’ve got a question. All of us have questions. You, obviously, have lots of questions. You are inundating me with them. I love it. It’s awesome. This was gonna be a two-week series. This series may last until Jesus comes. I don’t know when that ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:16-34
The mission in Acts
Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas 12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:12-26
Many are deceived by believing in head knowledge versus heart knowledge
Sermon Preached at Grace Community Church (EPC) Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ Sunday, June 7, 2015 by the Reverend Cooper McWhirter The Doctrine of Assurance: “Deceptive Currents” [Part Two] 1 John 5:7-13 In the “Our Daily Bread” devotional for this month there’s an ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 5:7-13
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
A warning to those who were/are teaching anything different than the Gospel (truth) and choosing to live outside of the faith (acting in a way they were not created to be).
Series: Dog Days Week: 2 Passage: Isaiah 56:10 Title: Two Big Dogs with a Lot of Bark and no Bite. Focus: Maturity INTRODUCTION: There’s one big dog in my life that is huge with little bite. (The story of Towzer, how we got him, how people perceive him, and how he really is in real life). 2 ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 56:10
Statistics of today’s church (and Christianity) says 85% claim to have a Christian faith/religion, while only 5% actually attend church regularly.
ONE MIGHTIER THAN I Part Two Review of last week – 1. JTB is a model for us as we walk through our “wilderness” 2. Bible says each of us have gone astray from the path that God had designed (in the beginning ) for Adam and Eve. 3. The wilderness we walk in is a result of the sin a)that we were ...read more
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Last week I talked about how God is good but we are not. But we can be declared good through Christ. If we have been born again there are some things we need to be doing. We need to discern what is good and then we need to do what we know is good.
Recap: Last week I talked about how God is good but we are not. Most people think they are good but that's because they're using the wrong standard of measurement. Rick Warren writes, "Goodness can only be measured by God. God is the standard of goodness. If we compare ourselves to ...read more
Scripture: Job 34:3-4, Hebrews 5:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22, Romans 12:9, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, James 4:17, Matthew 5:16, 1 Peter 2:12 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The second in a series on the wise and foolish virgins.
The Wise and Foolish at the Bridegroom’s Coming (Part Two) Text: Matthew 25:1-13 OPEN WITH PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING Well if you remember from last time, we began looking at the ten virgins. Five were wise and five were foolish. All then had their lamps, and we talked about how those lamps are a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Gideon had met the Angel of the LORD face to face, one day, and that night, received a message from the LORD. That message contained instructions for two of the most difficult things Gideon would ever be asked to do.
(Note: this message is based on and edited from a sermon preached at First Baptist Church of Chamois, MO on 10-16-2022 but is not an exact transcription.) Introduction: Gideon had just realized he saw the Angel of the LORD and was probably trying to take it all in. He was one of only a few people ...read more
Scripture: Judges 6:25-27
Veterans over the last two centuries have sacrificed so much to obtain & preserve these precious freedoms, & more besides. That is why we honor veterans: To tell them “Thank you” for keeping us free.
MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: 2 Timothy 2:3-4; James 1:2-3; 2 Corinthians 10:4-5; Luke 8:14; Philippians.3:8 In many ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:3-4, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, James 1:2-3, Luke 8:14, Philippians 3:8 (view more) (view less)
In the 1970s, approximately 70% of first marriages remained intact for persons 25-60 years old. In 2000s, approximately 50-67% of first marriages remained intact for persons 25-60 years old, depending on your education.
Few who have experienced a divorce would disagree with Margaret Atwood: “A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there’s less of you.” Few issues hit as close to home as a divorce. Most of you have been affected in some way by divorce. Baptists have the highest divorce rate of any ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:6-9