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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
Luke 15 follows sooner after Jesus tells the story about a great Banquet, in which the “poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind” replace the anticipated guest at a great feast.
“Admit One Lost Sheep” “Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:3-7
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Have you ever been to a very beautiful wedding ceremony? I’ve been to several weddings in my day that were just really something special.
Have you ever been to a very beautiful wedding ceremony? I’ve been to several weddings in my day that were just really something special. I think of my sisters wedding or my moms wedding to my step dad. Hard wood floors, flowers everywhere, beautiful smells, beautiful sights, the taste of sweet ...read more
Scripture: Luke 12:37, Matthew 22:1-14
Denomination: Salvation Army
The One on the throne is, of course, the Father. The Lamb is Jesus Christ, His sole-begotten Son.
Third Sunday of Easter 2025 Most of us have been in a big crowd, and all of us have at least seen pictures or videos of huge crowds, as at Super Bowl games, big political rallies, papal funerals or national visits. But the Book of Revelation we just heard from describes a rally way beyond our ...read more
Scripture: John 21:1-19, Revelation 5:11-14, Psalm 30:2, Psalm 30:4-6, Acts 5:27-32, Acts 5:40-41, Psalm 30:11-12 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Catholic
In this sermon, we'll explore the biblical perspective on prioritizing loved ones and why it's crucial to keep them at the forefront of our lives.
As humans, we often face problems and challenges that can be overwhelming and all-consuming. However, it's essential to remember that these problems should never take precedence over the people we love. In this sermon, we'll explore the biblical perspective on prioritizing loved ones and ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, Galatians 6:2, Proverbs 11:14
As we follow on the weekend of Valentine's Day, Jesus talks about what is attractive to Him, and what we should be attracted to. He shows us what sin is, so that we see who HE is.
2.16.20 Matthew 5 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ 28 but I tell you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to fall into sin, pluck it out and throw it away from ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:27-31
Denomination: Lutheran
Today we consider the most perfect way of life that anyone can live, the way of love. And we’ll be addressing the 7 ways we can best understand and live out the way of love.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Matthew 5:43-48, 1 John 4:7
The parable illustrates the Second Coming of Jesus as being Certain, Joyful Delayed and Decisive with the Foolish virgins excluded from the Banquet with no oil of the Spirit but the Wise receiving eternal bliss in Christ.
THE WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins is one of the best known of the parables of Jesus. It’s one of series of stories that our Lord told as He neared the end of His ministry in connection with His Second Advent, the end of the Day of Grace, each of them a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13
Denomination: Baptist
God had sent His Son into the world to invite them into His kingdom, and to the best banquet of life that men could ever experience, and all they did was find excuses for not responding.
The janitor of the First Security State Bank of Boise, Idaho, accidentally put a box of checks worth $840,000 on the wrong table. The next morning the paper shredder operator dumped the contents of the box into his machine, and cut the checks into shreds. When the mistake was discovered ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:15-24
I wrote this sermon to share for Valentine's when everything is about love. We should all know about the greatest love ever; God's love
What's Love Got to do With It? Back in 1984, Tina Turner asked a question that we're going to look into. That year she released her hit song “What's Love Got to Do With It?” In this song, she tells us that love “is nothing but a second-hand emotion.” That's not true at all. Objects ...read more
Scripture: John 3:16, John 13:34-35
God wants you to be His more than you will ever know. Valentines is the season for love but God's Love is for every day of every year...For always...Forever!
16. SCRIPTURE Malachi 3:13-18 (NKJV) [13] "Your words have been harsh against Me," Says the LORD, "Yet you say, 'What have we spoken against You?' [14] You have said, 'It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 3:13-18, Malachi 4:1-6, Exodus 34:14, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 5:6, John 6:35, Philippians 1:11, Romans 11:16 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: *other
I cover the part of the story where Esther approaches the king and asks for the king and Haman to join her for a banquet. I talk about waiting on the Lord before taking important stands.
Introduction: A. The story is told of a man who went to church one Sunday and was very tired from his late night activities the night before. 1. Finding the sermon to be long and boring, the sleepy man finally nodded off to sleep. 2. The preacher, who had been noticing the man nodding off, ...read more
Scripture: Esther 5:1-15
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This message is intended to explain the great offense shown in ignoring both the invitation to the Feast and the refusal to wear the proper wedding Garment, which is a reflection of Christ's Righteousness.
The parable which began Matthew 22, our Gospel lesson this morning, is a parable that can really bug people. It’s shocking and disturbing and I have found over the years that people complain about it because of how harsh it is. It also serves as a good way for us to better understand how to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14
Denomination: Anglican
John observes the most elegant and exciting wedding banquet he’s ever seen... and then he bows down to the angel who’s guiding him. Why would he do that?
OPEN: Weddings are times of excitement and great celebration, and different cultures have different ways of celebrating their marriages. • In Bulgaria – the bride tosses a dish filled with wheat, coins and a raw egg over her head. If the dish breaks it signifies good luck to come. • African ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 19:5-10
Jesus pictures the kingdom as a banquet—an invitation to joy. In Luke 14:7–24 He confronts pride, exposes excuses, and calls for a humble, wholehearted response to His invitation—today, not “someday.”
The next couple of weeks we're going to be spending time in Luke 14, in a mini-series called "Come to the Table." I named the series this because - don't you just love invitations to eat? At first I thought that "Let's Eat" may have been a better title for this ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:7-26
This sermon aims to explore the parable of the great banquet in Matthew 22:1-14, emphasizing the divine invitation extended to all, the shocking refusal by some, and the necessity of accepting this invitation with a right relationship with Jesus.
Good morning, brothers and sisters. I want to welcome you all today as we dive into God's Word together. Today we'll take a journey into a profound parable of Jesus, as we explore the great banquet, the divine invitation, the shocking refusal, and the necessity of a right relationship with our ...read more
Topics: Christ's Invitation
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