Jesus said: "I Am the Light of the World" John 8:1-12, John 3:16-21, Luke 2:28-32, 1 John 1:3-7, 1 John 2:6; 9-11 Series: The Great I Am Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church -- Jan. 26, 2014 (Timing of the Lord's statement corrected August 29, 2019) BACKGROUND: *In John 8:12, Jesus said, "I…

The People of God 1 Peter 2:1-10 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Nov. 11, 2012 *Our oldest daughter, Becky, graduated from the New Orleans Seminary in 2005. We tried to go down whenever we could. And one time we went out to eat at the Piccadilly Cafeteria near the school. *As we were…

Introduction I happened across a poem not long ago that I want to share with you this morning. It illustrates a truth and presents a challenge regarding the subject before us for the next couple of weeks. The poem goes like this. I think that I shall never see A Church that’s all it ought to be: A Church…

1 John 2:29-3:3 Stephen Caswell © 2004 Families are special to people. Today I want to consider God's Family. 3 points. Appreciate What We Are, Anticipate What We Will Be, and Appropriate What We Should Be. 1. Appreciate What We Are a. A New Birth - 1 John 2:29-3:1: If you know that He is righteous,…

Sermon in a Sentence: The church makes us the family of God. I. Affection Marks the Family of God. (Eph. 4.16) A. A Loving Church Shows Friendliness B. A Loving Church Shows Faithfulness (Eph. 6.18) C. A Loving Church Shows Forgiveness (Eph. 4.31,32) II. Authority Marks God's Family (Eph. 1.22;5.23)…