Independence Day:God's Closeness in Uncertain Times
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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
Being accused of acting like a child is a major insult but not from Jesus. Jesus wants more people that act like children.
-In our culture, saying that someone is acting like a child is not really a compliment -We are always telling our children to grow up, to act their age -In the immortal words of that great philosopher, the artist formerly known as Prince, “Act your age not your shoe size.” {PAUSE} -There’s a new ...read more
Scripture: John 3:1-7
Denomination: Lutheran
Moving forward from past failures.
Pastor’s Bible Class Thomas Road Baptist Church Overcoming Last Year’s Failures Dr. Elmer Towns January 11, 2009 A. STORY OF A SON’S FAILURE “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-22
Denomination: Baptist
If you want to get right with God, you had better humble yourself!
Simon Says (Acts 8:9-25) 1. Listen to this true story: "My father began teaching business classes at the local prison through a community college. On his first night of class, he started a chapter on banking. During the course of his lecture, the subject of ATMs came up, and he mentioned that, on ...read more
Scripture: Acts 8:9-25
Denomination: Independent/Bible
The is the 6th in a series of messages fron Jonah.
BROKENNESS Jonah 2:1-10 * In the year 2000 when I stepped away from ministry because of health issues, my first cousin gave to me a book by M. R. Dehaan of the Radio Bible Class entitled, “Broken Things.” Were I to have the financial resources, I would buy every person I know a copy of this book. ...read more
Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10
Today we will examine how we are to handle the money with which God has entrusted us.
Pastor’s Bible Class Thomas Road Baptist Church Dr. Elmer L. Towns Stewardship Lesson 2: Managing Money April 6, 2008 WHAT IS STEWARDSHIP? MATTHEW 6:19-33 1. “The proper management of our time, talents and treasures for the glory of God. 2. What are other names for a steward? a. Baseball ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:19-33
Has God changed your plans lately? Did you fully expect one thing to happen only to find your plans were changed by circumstances beyond your control? It just might be that God is orchestrating your life the same way he did in the lives of Joseph and Mar
The Baby is coming! Luke 2:1-5 It was October 1, 1984 I was sound asleep when suddenly I awoke at 3:00am to the sound of running water. I was 27 years old at the time and my wife Fran was just 21. We were expecting our first child and our due date was October 3rd 1984. We had taken prenatal ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:1-5
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Some people choose to live in unbelief. Given empirical evidence of a gracious God, they refuse to accept His free gift of grace.
And He sent them away, immediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha. Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:10-21
This series is designed to give people an overview of the whole story of the 39 Books of the Old Testament, starting here in Genesis, the book of beginnings.
JOURNEY THROUGH THE OLD TESTAMENT #1: GENESIS ILLUSTRATION: The story is told about the preacher who was visiting the children’s classes to see how they were doing. One Sunday he visited the class of 6th grade boys. He listened for a while & then asked, “Who knows who knocked down the walls of ...read more
Denomination: *other
Expansion of the phrase Jesus said "I will build My church".
Our son Jeremy loves building things with Legos. Now he is a project manager for a commercial construction company. When he started college his major was as an architect. During the Christmas break we were talking and he came to the conclusion that he wanted to build things and not draw them. Where ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:18
We have to set aside our sinful nature if we want to be united in Christ. We have to go back to the beginning of our Christian mission and purpose before we can move forward.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Sound familiar? In 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Paul addresses a problem that still exists today. That problem is the lack of unity in the Christian church. The Corinthian Christians were divided into factions based on who had baptized them instead of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Denomination: Anglican
Part 2 of an 8-part series on Divine Providence. This part examines the requirements of God's original plan.
DIVINE PROVIDENCE This is Part 2 of an 8-part series, which was originally developed for a 13-week adult class, with some of the parts taking more or less than a 45-minute class period. I am starting to post the series on SermonCentral, and plan to post the remaining parts over the next few days ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 3:1-10, Genesis 2:15-22, James 1:13-14, Genesis 3:11-19, Genesis 1:26-28, Acts 24:1-3 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
A review of Basic Bible Doctrines - The basis for our beliefs and practices
Weekend Message/Devotion June 23, 2019 Back to Basics (second in a series) Sermon Prayer: “Heavenly Father, I stand before Your people, to deliver Your message. Though the words are mine and I prepared this message, I pray that this message is Your message in its entirety. I pray your ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-5
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
When we realize that we have enough, we are freed from the merry-go-round of chasing after more.
November 17, 2019 Stewardship Week Three Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Philippians 4:10-13; Luke 20:45-21:4 “Live Simply” Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “For I have learned to be content with whatever I have.” ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:10-13
This is the final lesson in our Leaving a Legacy Series. In and through the church we have an opportunity to make an eternally lasting legacy as living stones in the "temple" of God.
1. I have a three page list of activities of our congregation – are you surprised? We can leave a legacy as a congregation! a. Legacy happens when each does his part [“Tom” Benevolent Ministry at Twickenham CoC b. Discover your purpose and live it out – for Kingdom of God (not personal ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 2:4-10
God has determined your mountain but you determine what you will do with your challenge.
Pastors Bible Class Thomas Road Baptist Church A View from The Top A. LIFE IS A MOUNTAIN ALL MUST CLIMB 1. God gives everyone a mountain to climb, but each mountain is different. a. Some steep. b. Some dangerous. c. Some beautiful. d. Some mountainous. 2. Your mountain ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 14:10-13
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