Power in the Blood of Jesus Christ
French philosopher Voltaire and American President John Adams are famous for their criticisms of Christianity because they thought it was a “bloody religion,” with all its wars, its frequent mention of blood, and the bloody death...
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Need a Women’s Ministry, Why? Part 2
Your Church Will Always Need a Women’s Ministry, Why? Part 2 This is the second sermon. You may be interested in reading Part One before or after reading this post. Women’s ministry has existed throughout the...
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Need a Women’s Ministry, Why? Part 1
Your Church Will Always Need a Women’s Ministry, Why? Part One I’ve read, listen and heard a few messages that suggest the idea of a women’s ministry in a church is somehow passed or...
HE IS RISEN
Text: Matthew 28:1-15 I. INTRODUCTION This is the morning when the Christian church celebrates what we have come to know as Easter. It is the day when we commemorate and celebrate the resurrection of the...
THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS
“For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. For the preaching of the cross is...
Jesus, the King of Glory, entering Jerusalem to die.(Matthew 21:1-11)
The entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem was far different than the entrance of any King or Queen or a Governor coming to town for an important occasion or visit. The entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem...
THE KING RIDING ON THE BACK OF A DONKEY
PASSION OR PALM SUNDAY (Matthew 21:1-11) Palm Sunday in most Christian Churches involves the distribution of palms and a commemoration of Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem amidst shouts of Hosanna. But what is the meaning...
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The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20)
“Expect great things from God; attempt great thing for God,” declared the father of the modern missionary movement, William Carey. John Wesley said, “Give me a hundred men who fear nothing but God, and who...
I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH (Matthew 16:13-20)
INTRODUCTION This morning we come to one of the great texts of Scripture. Some people claim it is great because of the controversy that surrounds it, but controversy is not the basis for making something...
Love: the Greatest Christian Virtue
Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of...