Sermons on Christian Living (Page 17)

Sermons on Christian Living (Page 17)

Jonah’s Prayer

1Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, 2saying, “I called out to the LORD, out of my distress,and he answered me;out of the belly of Sheol I cried,and you heard my voice.3For you cast me into the deep,into the heart of the seas,and the flood surrounded me;all your waves and your billowspassed over me.4Then I said, ‘I am driven awayfrom your sight;yet I shall again lookupon your holy temple.’5The waters closed in over…

Membership Matters | Placement Matters

Handout 37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom…

Eye of the Storm

4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up.5 Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. 6 So the captain came…

Membership Matters | Defining Church

Handout 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh…

Noing Instead of Going

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of…

Name Dropping | Hallowed Be Your Name

handout 8There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,    nor are there any works like yours.9 All the nations you have made shall come    and worship before you, O Lord,    and shall glorify your name.10 For you are great and do wondrous things;    you alone are God.11 Teach me your way, O Lord,    that I may walk in your truth;    unite my heart to fear your name.12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,    and I will glorify your name forever.13 For great is…

Focus Sunday 2023: Technology – Next Gen

Resource Handout – Children in the Digital Age This lesson is a part of our 2023 Focus Sunday | “Focus on Technology” with Joey Sparks, who is from the Parrish Church of Christ in Parrish, AL.  

Beginnings | One People

handout 1Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a…