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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
A sermon for the season after Pentecost, Lectionary 26, Year C
September 28, 2025 Rev. Mary Erickson University Lutheran Church Amos 6:1a, 4-7; 1 Tim. 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 Where Does Your Trust Lie? Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. All of our scriptural passages today have to do with our ...read more
Scripture: Amos 6:1-7, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31
Denomination: Lutheran
This is the 11tth sermon in the series.
WHERE CAN WE GO BUT TO THE LORD PSALM 119:81-88 INTRODUCTION A. David's life had its mountaintops of joy and its valleys of doubt and despair. B. In this stanza, David takes us to the valley floor and then to the mountainside—not quite to the top, but high enough to live confidently. I. ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 119:81-88
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
In Christ, death is sleep; resurrection at His coming grants immortality; hope rests on Jesus’ victory, not inherent human immortality.
Introduction Picture a quiet country cemetery just before sunrise. Mist curls low among the stones. The dew is heavy, the birds only beginning to stir. Nothing seems more final than that stillness. Yet the Christian confession dares to speak right into that silence: “O death, where is thy ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, John 11:25-26, 2 Corinthians 5:1-8, Revelation 22:14 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
The verification of the Bible; how Genesis is actually the record of eyewitnesses. Shem was a link to the preflood world and passed those details to his descendants.
WHERE MOSES GOT THE GENESIS ACCOUNT? Gen. 11:10-27 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A preacher had to get his teeth pulled and the dentist fitted him with dentures. The first Sunday afterward, he preached 10 minutes. The second, he preached 20 minutes and the third, he preached 1½ hours! 2. Some ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 11:10-27
Denomination: Assembly Of God
The Lamp of God had went out in the Temple. But God was raising up a man of God to restore the Lamp and the Fire.
Oh! My God, Where is the Fire? Dale Carter Sr. Harvest Fellowship Community Church 1 Samuel 3:1-10 1. And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, Acts 2:4, Acts 1:8
Denomination: Pentecostal
Life circumstances may not be ideal where we are. We may be struggling. Perhaps we feel that we could serve the Lord more effectively in a better situation or different location. But God wants us to bloom where we are planted!
James Oppenheim said, “The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet,”(1) and this is what the Lord wants every believer to understand. We’re supposed to find fulfillment and contentment right where God’s placed us, and to bloom where we’re planted. An ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24
Denomination: Baptist
Paul tells us to keep the commandment without stain or reproach. The commandment is Love of God and of neighbor.
Saturday of 24th week in Course Today St. Paul, in his letter to his friend and protégé, Timothy, shares with all Christian eras what can be called a little creed or catechism. We should pay close attention to the words, because here we have a summary of the whole Christian story, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 8:4-15, 1 Timothy 6:13-16
Denomination: Catholic
INDEPENDENCE DAY JULY 4, 1776 is remembered today in the United States of America because of the TRUE PATRIOTS who originally made it possible.
1. PATRIOTS: INDEPENDENCE DAY JULY 4, 1776 is remembered today in the United States of America because of the TRUE PATRIOTS who originally made it possible. The USA remains today because there were TRUE PATRIOTS over the years who sacrificed everything so this country could continue to have the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Luke 10:2, 1 Timothy 2:1-2
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The bodily resurrection of Jesus means everything!
O Grave! where is thy Victory? 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 When Paul heard of what was going on in the Church at Corinth which he had founded, he must have wondered whether he had just wasted a year and a half of his life establishing the church. The church was divided into factions. Some held to Paul, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
Denomination: Independent/Bible
This is the second part of, “WHERE IS YOUR TRUST.”
Trust is something the Psalmist dealt with in this Psalm. He showed us three places where people place their trust during the days he lived here on earth. • Some trusted in the chariots • Some trusted in the horses • Some trusted in the Lord We dealt with two important things that God expects us ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 20:7
Introduction: This verse of scripture talks about trust.
Do you realize how much trust is a part of our life each day? • Every time we flip a light switch, we trust that the light will come on • Every time we place the key in the ignition of our car and turn it, we expect the car to start • Every time we sit in a chair, we expect it to support us Every ...read more
Tithing and charity are cornerstones of our faith…but are we helping the right people?
Money and Tithing (Roughly 30 mins) Outline Challenge: we ask people to give money to the church arbitrarily Solution: consider the tithe a payment for good works Projection: if we are doing the work and reporting honestly, we will be supported. “Give money to the church”…why? What work ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32, Leviticus 27:30-34, Deuteronomy 14:28-29
Denomination: Methodist
If we center ourselves on God, abiding in His giving love, there could be no avenue for the works of the flesh to enter into our lives.
For this passage of Scripture, we need to understand the four types of love. There is the Agape – unconditional love (Godly), the Philia – beneficial love (brotherly), the Storge – family love, and the Eros – romantic love. In verses 7-8: Everybody accepts that love is significant, yet we ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21
What is the position that this salvation puts me in?
WHERE DOES THIS SALVATION PLACE ME? I have peace with God. - Romans 5:1-2. - Pieces of this passage: a. We talked in the last sermon about being justified by faith. - v. 1a. b. Where that salvation places me is that I now have peace with God. - v. 1b. c. Jesus made that happen. - v. 1c. d. ...read more
Scripture: Romans 5:1-21
Let's explore biblical examples that illustrate the liberating work of God's Spirit.
The Bible teaches that true freedom is found in the presence of God's Spirit. In 2 Corinthians 3:17, the apostle Paul writes, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." This profound statement underscores the transformative power of the Holy ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17, Exodus 3:7-10
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