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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
Worship is offering our whole, everyday lives to God, allowing His mercy to transform us so we bear fruit and reflect Christ in all we do.
Friends, welcome. I’m so glad you’re here. Some of you showed up with a smile, others with a sigh, and the Lord receives you just the same. He gathers us like a good Father gathers children at the table—hungry, hurried, hopeful. Grace has a way of finding us in the in-between: between loads of ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1
Topics: Fruitfulness, Lifestyle
God lovingly calls all people, regardless of status or struggle, to gather in His presence, remember His mercy, and rejoice together in shared grace.
If you’ve arrived today with a full calendar and an even fuller heart, you’re in good company. Some of us come carrying victories we can’t wait to tell, others arrive with questions that have kept us up at night. Some of us are bone-tired. Some of us are heartsore. And all of us—every single ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 16:11
Topics: Worship Purpose, Worship
What Does the Bible Say About Idols
What Does the Bible Say About Idols Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:4 You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Psalm ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
What is worship all about? Whom do we worship? How? It is not in Spirit and in Truth. The two are covered by one preposition. Truth and Spirit cannot be separated.
Introduction Last week we were introduced to the Samaritan woman. We remember Jesus being led by the Father to go through Samaria. We remember Jesus getting to the well in a state of heat exhaustion so serious that his disciples left him in hostile Samaritan territory alone to get lifesaving ...read more
Scripture: John 4:19-26, John 4:5-42
Denomination: Independent/Bible
I AM The LORD your GOD, you shall have no other GOD before ME. How easily we forget this and put all sort of things, objects and people before our KING and MAKER.
Psalms 115:3-11 Beloved, how do you worship what you have made? Should it not be worshiping you? How is it that you worship what another person has made? How is it that you worship things you see or have seen being made? Is this not the height of foolishness? Beloved, how can you degrade ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 115:3-11
Jesus was tempted to exalt Himself in a way that was not right. Today we're going to talk a little bit about exalting ourselves above God or putting something else before God.
If you don't toot your own horn, who will? Have you ever heard that before? Let's face it, we really enjoy those moments when good things happen to us. We feel good when we've accomplished something. And with those good experiences, we naturally want to tell others about it. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:8-11, Deuteronomy 6:10-15
Denomination: Baptist
What do you define as idolatry? Should you be concerned with the idea of idolatry in modern times?
What do you define as idolatry? Should you be concerned with the idea of idolatry in modern times? If you ask assembly goers about whether idolatry exists in modern times they may say, “Yes”! If you ask them if it is a concern for them they might say, “No, it does not affect me because I do not ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:5-11, Exodus 20:3-5, Ephesians 5:5, Matthew 6:24, Colossians 3:5, 1 Samuel 15:23, 1 Peter 4:1-3 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Nebuchadnezzar remembers the huge statue from his dream years before and the fact that he was the head of gold on that statue. So, he had constructed a huge statue as the representative of the new state religion.
Tonight, we get into the beginning of chapter 3 in the book of Daniel. We will talk tonight about Nebuchadnezzar's gold statue. You know, all of us face trials and afflictions in our life. Sooner or later all of us face hard times. It's in those hard times that we need a strong ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 3:1-12
There are a lot of things that can be idols for us, but only God satisfies. What does it take to put God first, in that place of priority in our lives?
For those of you who have been following Canadian Idol, you’re not going to want to miss tomorrow night. Over the past three weeks we’ve seen the judges narrow the field of contestants from 13,000 all the way down to 143. And by the end of tomorrow’s show, we’ll be left with a mere 30 hopefuls to ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 3:1-14
Denomination: Wesleyan
Dominant Thought: God is beyond being captured in a work of art or mental image
If you’re from a Catholic or Lutheran background this morning, you may have been wondering why I’m going to preach about commandment #1 twice and about #9 and 10 together. That’s because those 2 particular religious systems split the Top 10 up differently, making the “no ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:4-6
We should be captured by the idea that the God of the Universe is jealous for us. God in His infinite power and glory is concerned about you and me.
“He Is Jealous for Me Exodus 20:4-6 I was recently listening to a contemporary Christian song “Oh, How He Loves ...read more
You know it doesn’t matter too much who is in what position in our lives until we settle the matter of who is on first. In other words, we need to know who is in first place in our lives. This is a issue that must be settled!
Series: The Decalogue WHO’S ON FIRST Exodus 20:1-3 Intro: Some of you might remember the old Abbott and Costello skit, “Who’s on First”. Just a short while back I heard that skit again and it got the wheels of thinking going. You know it doesn’t matter too much who is in what position in our ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3
We tend to dismiss idolatry because we think only of those who have visible forms of idols. This is still a part of our world, and it is amazing that people in the modern century have been just as foolish as were the pagans in the days of the prophets.
Does it ever bother you that good things that should happen don't, and bad things that shouldn't happen do? Dr. Larry Crabb whose book Inside Out was a great seller tells of the parents who decided to enroll their 13 year daughter in a Christian school. One of the teachers introduced ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:16-23
Is there room for God in your life?
I. Sometimes in our lives we get distracted by the things around us. Not on purpose it just happens that way sometimes. We get caught up in the things that we do in life, and sometimes we forget about God. II. Anything that we place before God is not a good thing. It is not a good thing because ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 5:21
Denomination: *other
Beads are very beautiful ornaments for adorning the individual, but when they become the doorway to idol worship it needs to be addressed
King James Version (KJV) 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. Evil Beads Babatunmishe Oke, Pennsylvania November 6, 2012 8.00-930pm I have used research from ...read more
Scripture: Acts 10:38
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