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An Exposition Of 1 Peter, Part 9: Living Stones

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 1, 2021

God has made us part of His glorious living and Spiritual Temple which is built upon Jesus, the chief cornerstone.

An Exposition of 1 Peter, part 9: Living Stones 1 Peter 2:4-6 Introduction In the last study, we learned that our faith shapes our conduct. There are tings we are to put off from the past as well as things we are to do. One of the things we are to do is to be nourished by the pure mile of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God With Us In The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 4, 2021

Part 2 of 4 - God is with us in the wilderness times.

God With Us - Wilderness December 5, 2021 Matthew 1:23 We’re in part two of a series that's called God With Us. We’re looking at the different ways that we can experience the presence of God in our lives. We’re using one main text for this series and building off that text. Our verse comes ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Silencing The Rooster.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 6, 2021

What do you do when the heat is on, and persecution present. Peter denies the word who became flesh. Peter denies his association with God.

Silencing the Rooster. Matthew 26:74-75NKJV As a child, being a slave on a plantation, Booker T. Washington was awakened every morning by the crowing of a rooster. And he hated it. Every morning the rooster would start making its loud racket before the sun even came up. Eventually, the rooster ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:74-75, Matthew 27:15-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Good News For The Outcasts Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 10, 2021

God uses outcasts to announce Jesus's birth.

Good News for The Outcasts Jeffery Anselmi / General Characters of Christmas / Birth of Jesus; Shepherds at Birth of Christ / Luke 2:8–20 INTRODUCTION • Do you remember when you had a child, or when you got married or graduated from High School or College? • What do we usually do when a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Almost In The Kingdom

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 10, 2021

Hoe important is your relationship with the Lord? how important is it for others to know God.

Almost in the Kingdom Mark 12:28-34 Good Morning Church If you would turn to Mark 12:28-34 This is a continuance of last week’s message in the thread that we have to love God and desire for others to know him. Coming to the table of God and enjoying the rich blessing of knowing God and God ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Nazarene

The Miracle Of The Method Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Dec 15, 2021

God ways and methods are beyond our comprehension. All Scripture references are from the NASB

Have you ever wondered, why does God do things the ways He does? As I’m reading through the Bible in a year, I read a lot a passages that I had to wonder, what’s the point? Why is this important to include in the Bible, and what does it have to do with me? I have to wonder about why the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:33-36

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Song Series

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Dec 24, 2021

Christ who brings that cleansing is the greatest gift of all, a gift so great that it even sent angels into singing.

Christmas Song Luke 2:8-20 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” - Luke 2:13-14 The two most used words in the month of December without question are the words, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:13-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Preaching From Philippians #8

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 28, 2021

Paul’s life was like ours in that he had two kinds of friends.

(1) HE HAD HIS SUNSHINE FRIENDS One of the sunshine friends was Demas. When things were going great, Demas was there, but when things got rough, Demas got going! Look at 2 Timothy 4:3, we read, “For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:25-30

Denomination: Baptist

A Fresh Start

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jan 2, 2022

New Years Sermon about being able to start over again when we encounter Jesus.

A Fresh Start Introduction Luke 7:36-50 NRSV A Sinful Woman Forgiven 36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus [j] to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. 37 And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Stay At Your Post

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 3, 2022

STAY AT YOUR POST: Someone needs to hear this today, don’t budge, stay firm in the position God has given you, are you listening?

Galatians 1:1” Paul an apostle not sent from men nor through the agency of man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father.” 2 and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave Himself for our sins ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Conveyed From Darkness To Light

Contributed by Pablo Catala on Jan 6, 2022

Transformation

There’s a Spanish story of a father and son who had become estranged. The son ran away, and the father set off to find him. He searched for months to no avail. Finally, in a last desperate effort to find him, the father put an ad in the Madrid newspaper. The ad read: “Dear Paco, meet me in front of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

From Grace To Glory!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 21, 2021

'From Grace to Glory!' 1 Peter chapter 5 verses 5-11 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). Be humble (vs 5-6). (2). Be dependent (vs 7). (3). Be alert (vs 8-9). (4). Be assured (vs 10-11) SERMON BODY: Ill: • After a particularly long and bumpy the flight crew of an airplane were tired. • This were especially weary after a very difficult and rough landing. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5-11

Denomination: Brethren

Friendly Enemies Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

For 4 years I worked in a printing company where my boss was an atheist. He had no love for spiritual things at all, and yet I had to obey his orders and cooperate with him as a Christian

One of the perpetual questions in the life of a believer is, what should my relationship be to unbelievers? Can a Christian be a real friend with a non-Christian? What if his beliefs and actions are obviously contrary to Christian values? Is the often-quoted verse for separation to be our guide? ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:9

God's Will And His Glory

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 22, 2021

How can being in God's Will contribute to His Glory? The story of Lazarus' death and how it brought glory to God.

If I were to hold up a painted picture and ask what you think of it, there would be a variety of answers. Some might say it’s beautiful. Others might say it’s ugly or doesn’t make any sense. The reason that is, is because when it comes to art, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some works of ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-4, John 11:38-45, Philippians 1:20

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas And The Cross Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 23, 2021

One of the greatest gifts that comes to us from Christmas is the cross, and all of its benefits for time and eternity. Christmas marks His coming, and the cross marks His conquering.

One of the great turning point days in the history of the Western world was June 18, 1815. Napoleon and Wellington faced each other on the battlefield for the first and last time. The history of Europe, and possibility the whole world, hung in the balance. The weight began to shift in ...read more