Take up Your Cross and Follow Me: Mt. 16:24-28 Everton Community Church. Sunday September 30th 2007. At this time of year, most people have completed their holidays and are back focusing on work. Were your holiday’s what you expected? The following are actual responses from comment cards given to the…

Introduction How many of you have ever gone through the ordeal of teaching your teenage child how to drive? It’s nerve wracking isn’t it? Well, let’s be clear about it… it’s not only nerve wracking for the parent, it’s nerve wracking for the teen as well. [am I right?] I can recall being scared to death…

The children beg and beg for a hamster, and finally get one. They name the hamster Danny and they fervently promise mom they will feed him and water him and clean out his cage. Two months later, Mom finds herself the only one caring for Danny. She finally decides Danny has to go. She locates a prospective…

Introducción ¿Cuántos de ustedes han pasado por la terrible experiencia de enseñarle a conducir a su hijo adolescente? Es estresante, ¿no es así? Bueno, seamos claros al respecto ... no es solo una angustia para los padres, sino también una angustia para los adolescentes. Recuerdo que me sentí muerto…

“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” [1] The Christian Faith is a woman’s religion; and I’m glad this is so! Historically, women were excluded from religion. In the pagan religions extant at the time the Master presented Himself as a sacrifice…

1.Our text is Matt 28:16-20 – Great Commission a. Why another sermon on this text? b. The church is missing the main point c. Main point is discipleship d. We are called to be disciple-makers e.Observation shows that the # of disciples is not growing f. Also, people who claim to be Christians are not…

Today we are continuing what we started looking at last week when we were in John 6 . Jesus had been doing miracles, and teaching with authority. The people loved what He was doing, and many became His disciples. That is, they began to follow him to see more of what He did, and learn what He was teaching,…

In Matthew 10, Jesus chooses his 12 disciples, and then sends them out to announce the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven. But he warns them: not everyone will be happy with this message. Humanity has been in rebellion against God since the Fall of Adam and Eve, and by identifying themselves with Christ, his disciples will find themselves in conflict with many who insist on continuing that rebellion. We, too, find ourselves in conflict, if we wish to identify with Christ. How should we handle this? What does Jesus offer? How can peace come out of conflict?

Following in the Footsteps Matthew 28:19-20 Sermon Outline Introduction Bill Hybells, pastor of the Willow Creek megachurch recently confessed: “Some of the stuff that we have put millions of dollars into thinking it would really help our people grow and develop spiritually, when the data actually came…

We are looking at what it takes to be a true follower, a true disciple of Jesus. What is shocking is that When Jesus was teaching, we find that many of his disciples turned away. From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. As we consider this, I believe those “disciples”…

Sermon: Discipleship Gift: A Higher Standard Matt 10:24-25 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. 25 “It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they…

Matthew 11:7-10 What Did You Go Out to See? As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’…

“Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!” [1] We have just come through the Christmas Season. We are poised on the cusp of a new year. We have celebrated…

“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” [1] Six commands are issued in the final statements of this vital missive to a young theologue. “Flee” the actions of the false teachers.…

“You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” [1] Apostolic succession is essential to a…

“I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not…

Reading Matthew 7:15-23 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. Matthew 7:18-20 (NIV) I. How Predators Prey A. Dressed to Kill 1. How…

If you’ve ever walked through a Christian bookstore or a place like Hobby Lobby or if you browse around on Facebook or Pinterest, you have surely seen all sorts of decorative items with scripture verses emblazoned across them: magnets, signs, posters, bumper stickers, etc. If you’re like our family,…

This morning we are going back to what Jesus told His disciples as He commissioned them for ministry. Rick showed you last week that they were to go out trusting in God to equip them, provide for them, and protect them. We learned Jesus told them there would be difficult times. In those difficult times,…

WHAT IS A DISCIPLE? Matthew 10:16-27; Luke 6:35-42; John 13:1-17 August 27, 2006 Introduction The term "disciple" is used consistently in the four Gospels to describe the relationship between Christ and His followers. Jesus used it in speaking of them, and they employed it when referring to one another.…

Matthew’s Memories of Jesus - No. 04. PART B: "He Also Knows About The Trials" Matthew 10:24-39 June 22, 2008 INTRODUCTION I have a book by F. F. Bruce called The Hard Sayings of Jesus. On seeing that title on the shelves of a Christian Book Store , one man is said to have commented, “I wasn’t aware…

“Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he said. But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up to him and said,…

James 3:1-12 The Most Powerful Force Man Ever Created “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle…