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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 invites us to move beyond cynicism, trust His surprising work, and expect transformation when we honestly bring our doubts and hopes to Jesus in prayer.
Some of us carry a quiet weariness. We scroll headlines, hear hard news, and think, “Here we go again.” Cynicism creeps in like a cold draft. We start to shrink our hopes, trim our prayers, and settle for safe, small expectations. We wonder if real change is possible. We wonder if God still ...read more
Scripture: John 1:43-50
Topics: Brokenness, Perspective
The Fifth Sermon in the 2008 Summer Sermon Series God is.
(The sermon began with the Reader’s Theater piece ‘Who, Me?’ published by Carson-Dellosa Christian Publishing.) This morning I begin with a visual and active illustration of the challenge of following someone. I need two volunteers… thank you ____________ and ___________! Now, _______________, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8
Denomination: Church Of God
We all stand for different things in our lives either physically or personally. Stephen took a stand for Jesus and died for it. So what do you stand for? Is it worth dying for? Then start living for it today
What do I Stand for? Today I want to talk about a concept, that affects all of us, but dependent on your background and/or how you were raised or what you were taught growing up you may have one view or another. Now this particular question can have several answers depending on that view. So if ...read more
Scripture: Acts 7:51-59, Acts 5:41, Acts 6:2-4, Acts 6:10-15
Denomination: *other
This sermon explores the way a believer can put his faith to work in real life situations. Faith is a force that can be activated and it can be put to use in any situation. Real, practical examples provided.
What FAITH Can Do For You by Pastor Gbenga Shadare I have always loved talking about faith. Faith is not just the substance of things hoped for or the evidence of things unseen or the means through which believers obtain good report. Indeed, faith is much more than that. Faith is the basis; ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 11:30-40
Denomination: Independent/Bible
This morning we’re going to look at the last seven stop on James’ roadmap for drawing near to God.
How To Draw Near To God (Part 2) James 4:8b-10 Preached by Pastor Tony Miano Pico Canyon Community Church July 8, 2001 Introduction: Two weeks ago we began to look at what can be described as a ten-stop road map for drawing near to God. James, in chapter four, verses 7-10, of his letter gives ...read more
Scripture: James 4:8-10
This is on gratitude. We followed up with communion. The asterisks in the text were related to click through PowerPoint slides.
There were many things you didn’t want to be in Jesus’ time two of them were a leper or a Samaritan. Brief synopsis of leprosy (not meant to gross you out): loss of feeling/nerve endings that cause sores. Samaritans were considered half-breeds. A funny thing happened when a Samaritan contracted ...read more
Scripture: Luke 17:11-19
Denomination: Wesleyan
This sermon is designed to challenge traditional church thinking regarding waiting for "open doors", faith requirements to healing, and the true illness of the lost.
(This first paragraph was actually a list of bullet points to comment on, and transition through into the beginnning of the message. They will not have a flow like the remainder of the transcript that follows after this opening paragraph) Tonight I want to challenge your thinking. Let me begin ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:17-26
Your neighbours hear you talk every day, but do you really know what they want you to say?
What Your Neighbours Want to Hear May 16, 2004 Sermon ċ Proverbs 27: 14 NLT Pastor Dean C. Brown "If you shout a pleasant greeting to your neighbour too early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse!" I was walking in my neighbourhood this week, and as is my usual, I was looking for ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 27:14
Denomination: Holiness
A look at 1 John 3:16 as a way to understand love better and what that implies for the way we live
Throughout your body are millions of blood vessels - veins that carry blood to the heart, and arteries that carry blood from the heart. If you took all of them from an adult and laid them end-to-end, with capillaries it would be around 100,000 miles long - enough to circle the earth 4X. Blood is ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 3:16
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Ongoing series answering questions from Christians
Sermon Series: “Questioning the Faith” Sermon #11 “What Did He Say to Do?” Text: Matthew 4:23-25 OPENING JOKE: “Bad News” A friend found his buddy sobbing on a park bench. He tried to console the old man by asking what was troubling him. The weeping man explained, “I just went to the doctor and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:23-25
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
One of the ways we get in “shape” for God is as the Spirit transforms us as we discover and utilize our spiritual gifts for our place “on the team.”
At a recent “Y” league basketball practice one of the boys’ coaches began to ask them questions about the game. “What is offense?” “What is defense?” And he explained what it means to be on defense and what it means to be on offense. Then he assigned positions. To some he assigned the position of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-7
From Genesis 1:1 to the end of Revelation, the Bible shows us God’s love for us and that He wants none to perish
“Jesus Said” What Jesus said about the Father “His Will” Michael Wiley February 08, 2009 John 6:37-40 Introduction: This Is Good The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life ...read more
Scripture: John 6:1-40, John 6:1-21
We’ve been called to the adventure. We’re on our spiritual journey. Last week we talked about the moment of clarity, where we realize a profound truth, that God is real.
"Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19
Denomination: Salvation Army
A lot of people like to have the title of Christian. Now I use the word title because they want it in name only.
A lot of people like to have the title of Christian. Now I use the word title because they want it in name only. Know that to be a Christian you must meet this simple criterion: being a Christian refers to a person who follows or belongs to a religion based on the worship of one God and the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 19:1-10, John 10:10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 6:15
What should you do when war strikes? Retaliate? Protest? Or could this be an opportunity to strengthen faith in God and minister to those in need?
The news came shortly after we had arrived in Tulsa for the workshop. After a short time, we were able to put it out of our mind. We were with thousands of Christians from all over the world with some of the best preachers of today. We had a marvelous time singing together, being uplifted by ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 31:1-5, Luke 10:25-30
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