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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
God’s grace makes us new, freeing us from the past and calling us to live with hope, purpose, and worship in Christ.
Some of us walked in today with a pocket full of yesterdays. Regrets that still ring. Promises we meant to keep. Prayers that feel unanswered. You can almost hear the echo of the past in your soul. But there is Another Voice—steady and kind—that breaks through the static. He says, “Behold, I will ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-28, Colossians 3:1-4, Ephesians 2:8-10
Topics: Compassionate Father, Loving Hand
Imagine if you could read and digest all those books and all the books from the past, assimilate all that knowledge, and boil it down to the final bottom line for life. That bottom line is revealed in this passage.
Ecclesiastes 12:9 In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs. 10 The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately. 11 The sayings of the wise are like goads, and those from ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
The questions push people to believe what they know: God is great; problems (and human empires like Babylon) are small.
Our passage today is built around a series of questions. You might find these questions comically easy to answer. Parts of this might feel a bit like Sunday school when you were very little. But work with me this morning. Multiple times, I'm going to ask you the question the prophet asks. ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 40:12-31
We can step out in faith and climb mountains, or we can keep to ourselves and trip over stones.
Climbing over mountains, tripping over stones 1 Sam 17:1-57 and John 11:1-50 The style of this is actually segmented narrative, telling three stories at the same time and bringing them together at the end. 1st Story: (1 Sam. 17:1) 1SA 17:1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-57, John 11:1-50
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
God will gives us freedom over the things that bind our lives.
Set Free A bricklayer had an accident on a construction site and had to file a detailed report for his insurance company. This is what he wrote: "I’m a bricklayer by trade, and on the date of the accident I was working alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my work, I ...read more
Scripture: Luke 13:11-17
Denomination: *other
God uses certain means to guide His people in the decision making process.
Building on Faith: How God Guides Exodus 13:17 – 14:31 The Atlantic salmon leaves the place of its spawning, swims downstream as a silver streak in the sunlit stream, and makes its way 900 miles out into the ocean. By some unknown process, it makes its way back to the exact tributary it ...read more
Denomination: Methodist
Why did Saul think that God was not a part of the battle?
Review: We are in the book of 1st Samuel, up to chapter 17. What has happened up to this point? The Jewish people demanded a king, a king so that they could be “Just like everyone else”. So God gave them a King, who was like the world, and the world’s view of a great king. Saul was the very ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-30
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
As our High Priest, Jesus understands our struggles and temptations and gives us access to God.
Been There, Been Tempted To Do That Hebrews 4:14-16 Intro: A man had placed a claim with his insurance company for injuries that he had received and they sent him a letter asking him to explain and justify his claim. This is his reply. . Dear Sirs, I was recently moving 500 pounds of bricks from ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16
Denomination: Baptist
A look through the lectionary from the book of Luke as we celebrate the birth of Jesus.
It’s Christmas Luke 21:25-36 December 3, 2017 I’m having a difficult time realizing we’re in December. I’m not sure why, I think it happens to me every year. In January, you think about the fact that it’s another year, it’s going to last forever, and after 5 minutes, it seems the year is coming ...read more
Scripture: Luke 21:25-36
First in a series about the Parables of Jesus, this sermon three-point expository sermon focuses on the sheep that was lost, loved, and lauded.
PARABLES OF JESUS: THE LOST SHEEP Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 2/2/14 Among the many metaphors used throughout the Bible to describe God’s relationship with people, one of the most common is a Shepherd and his sheep. David first wrote “The Lord is my ...read more
Scripture: Luke 15:4-7
Denomination: Christian Church
Jesus prays for deliverance from 'this cup' but submits to the Father's will, and the disciples still struggle with understanding what is going on...
39 He went out and made His way as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him. 40 When He reached the place, he told them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation” 41 Then He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and began to pray, 42 ...read more
Scripture: Luke 22:39-46
EOLS: Jesus’ example of suffering and exaltation gives us courage and endurance against trials and tribulations of life.
Consider Him I owe a debt of gratitude to my good friend singer/songwriter Steve Rogers for inspiring me with his song “Consider Him.” Where indicated * the line comes from this song. Heb 12:1-3 (1) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3
Sermon about the importance of leaving yesterday behind and moving forward in Christ.
Unpacking Introduction Here we are at the end of the first month of 2022. You have prayed and sought God. 2021 had a full suitcase. It was packed full. Bursting at the seams. The past three years have been so full, its hard to tell how they could have held more. The Jan. 6 attack on the ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16
Denomination: Pentecostal
Truly forgiven people will become forgiving people.
We are in the middle of a series on Relational Living and what it takes to make a relationship work. We started with LOVE. Then last week we added ENCOURAGEMENT. Today, we add something that might be the hardest for us to do—FORGIVE. Forgiveness many times is not easy, especially when we are ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-33, Romans 8:11-14, Colossians 3:12-13
Singlehood can be an option for some who are gifted by God to remain unmarried. Paul highlights the reasons for staying single - the present distress, the passing world and the pressures of life.
Paul has been addressing issues regarding marriage and divorce. Today he ends the chapter with the last question about marriage – what about singlehood? • Is it good to remain unmarried? Is staying single alright? 1 Cor 7:25-40 ESV 25Now concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:25-40, Ephesians 5:15-17
Denomination: Independent/Bible
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