3 Marks of a True Disciple Luke 5. 1-11 Introduction So I am reading the newspaper last week and I read the story of a woman who went into Wal-Mart and bought more than one thousand dollars worth of goods. She went up to the checkout and when it came time to pay, what do you think she pulled out? Her…

THE APOSTLE THOMAS: FAILURE OR EXAMPLE? John 20:19-31 Most of us would consider it an insult to be compared with the disciple known as Thomas. Often times we look at Thomas and see little more that a failure. The truth be told, we know little about him. But we are familiar enough to know that he was…

Who is Jesus to me? Mark 8:27-30 Intro : Our lives are filled with questions. · Some of the questions we are faced with are very mundane and routine. For instance, “ What shall I wear today? ”, “ Where do you want to eat dinner? ”, and “ What do you want to watch on television? ”, are not questions that…

Peter- a nobody, trying to tell everybody, about somebody, who can save anybody 1 Peter 1:3-9 (NIV) /Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance…

By Pastor Glenn Pease James McGinley had a woman come forward in one of his meetings, and he took her into the counseling room and shared the Gospel with her, and then he prayed. She then asked him what he thought about a Protestant marrying a Catholic. He said it can often be very difficult for both,…

~ Bothwell & Clachan October 1, 2006 Mark 9:38-50 Message Series (A) - JESUS' CURIOUS QUESTIONS FOR CONFUSED FOLLOWERS: Message No. 3. - "How Do You Re-Salt the Salt?" Mark 9:50 INTRODUCTION Results Get Rewarded A minister dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy dressed…

Sunday, November 9, 2008 The tragedy of rejecting Jesus John 13:21-30 21 After He had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray Me.” John 13:21 NIV Today I speak to you about the tragedy of rejecting Jesus. Our text tells us part of the…

Sermon: “Fear That Ends in Peace” 2nd Sunday after Easter Sermon: “Fear end in Peace” Scripture: John 20: 19-31 Prepared by Carl Schaefer For Grace United Methodist Church April 15, 2007 Disciples fled the Garden in Fear; Record shows that Peter denied Christ; Only Gospel of John puts himself at the…

Introduction Greetings… In Matthew 4:19 we find a passage that is familiar to most everyone. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” More often than not this passage is used as a starting point to a sermon or lesson on being someone that goes out and teaches the lost.…

The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions Jesus had just finished talking about the resurrection of the righteous when one of the people gathered around the table makes an interesting statement (see Luke 14:15 ). Once again Jesus uses this comment as a springboard into another “teachable moment.”…

John 6:47-58, 60-66 Introduction: This story reminds us that following Jesus Christ is really a personal choice. Some want the blessings Jesus offers without the problems associated with making a real commitment. Others want the benefits of following Christ but want those benefits on their own terms.…

Sunday, October 26, 2008 Washing feet – a shameful act for our honorable Lord to do John 13:1-11 4 so He got up from the meal, took off His outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around His waist. 5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel…

Bothwell & Clachan - June 1, 2008. Scripture: Matthew 7:21-29 Matthew’s Memories of Jesus - No. 01. “My House (on the Rock) is a Very Fine House” Warnings for Fools It is amazing how much good advice is out there in the world if we would only put it into practice. The following warnings were found on…

Sermon: “The Great Fifty Days: The Promise” 1st Sunday after Easter Sermon: Part I “The Great Fifty Days ‘The Promise’” Scripture: John 14: 15-31; Acts 1: 1-5 Prepared by Carl Schaefer For Grace United Methodist Church April 3, 2005 Series: 40 Days (Resurrection to Ascension) 10 days to Pentecost = 50…

Jesus chooses common people to be his disciples and commands that they be devoted.

April 13, 2008 Series: 50 Days of “Easter” - Why Did They Believe This? Acts 2:42-47; First Peter 2:11-25; John 10:1-10 Rev. Stephen Filyer Bothwell & Clachan Baptist Churches INTRODUCTION Contrast Over the last couple of weeks we have been looking at the people who kept following Jesus after his death.…

Jesus Chooses Common Men Mark 3:12-21 Intro : This is a special passage. The ministry of Jesus is in full swing. The common people of the area follow Jesus because He preaches the Word of God in power and because He is working miracles for the glory of God. The religious leaders hate Jesus because He…

Was Jesus an absent Christ after He ascended to Heaven? If not, what role did He take? In what ways did He fulfill that role?

Last week we left off in our study of John’s gospel with v. 18 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him . And we asked ourselves this question, “what is John really claiming about Jesus?”. What does it mean that Jesus’ expressly…

This morning we delve into a piece of Jesus’ Passion Narrative that does not normally get much attention. We typically read the Passion story all as one story on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, or most often on Good Friday. I think part of the reason that we gloss over this story is that we do not want…

Friendship is one of the most valuable commodities of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) wrote: "The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to me when he discovers that someone else believes in…

To accept Jesus' call and commission to make disciples

By Pastor Glenn Pease The Bible says God's mercies are new every morning, and the result is that many of His blessings have come to His people at breakfast. Hudson Taylor, the founder of the China Inland Mission, tells of this event in his life as he prepared to go to China. When he got to China he knew…

In a few short hours I’ll be leaving and making my way, 12 hours up north, to Ontario, CA. I’m headed up there for our annual FFM trip, we have been going now for the last several years. You might wonder why I do it. Why, Pastor, do you drive all that way, spend the money, the time, and the energy, to…

John 1:35-51 When a child of God hears the Word of God His word sparks a need inside of the heart that requires action. We see in this week's passage that the Word of God flowing through the lips of John the Baptist causes this reaction in two of John's disciples. Not everyone in attendance that day…