Sermons by Pastor Christian Shields (Page 3)
He’s Alive!
Matthew 28:1-9 NKJV Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. (2) And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. (3) His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. (4) And the guards shook for fear of…
Blessed in All Things: Part 3
Genesis 24:1-9 NKJV Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. (2) So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please, put your hand under my thigh, (3) and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the…
Blessed in All Things – Part 2
Genesis 24:1-9 NKJV Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. (2) So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please, put your hand under my thigh, (3) and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the…
Blessed in All Things – Part 1
Genesis 24:1-9 NKJV Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. (2) So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please, put your hand under my thigh, (3) and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the…
The Art of the Christian Deal
Genesis 23:4-20 NKJV “I am a foreigner and a visitor among you. Give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” (5) And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, (6) “Hear us, my lord: You are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead.” …
A Time for Mourning and a Time for Rising
Genesis 23:1-4 NKJV Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. (2) So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. (3) Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, (4) “I am a foreigner and a visitor among you. Give me property for a burial place…
The Problem With the Gospel
2 Peter 3:10-13 NKJV But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. (11) Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, (12) looking for and hastening the coming…
Tests, Triumphs, Types, and Truth: Part Four
Genesis 22:15-24 NKJV Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, (16) and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— (17) blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of…
Tests, Triumphs, Types, and Truth: Part Three
Genesis 22:1-2 NKJV Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” (2) Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” Genesis 22:10-17 NKJV And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife…
Tests, Triumphs, Types, and Truth: Part 2
Genesis 22:1-2 NKJV Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” (2) Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” Genesis 22:9-17 NKJV Then they came to the place of which God had…
Tests, Triumphs, Types and Truth: Part 1
Genesis 22:1-12 NKJV Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” (2) Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” (3) So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and…
Can People Tell That God is With You? Part 2
Genesis 21:22-34 NKJV And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do. (23) Now therefore, swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you…