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  • Caminando Sobre Las Aguas.

    Contributed by Lincon Guerra on Oct 25, 2017
     | 451 views today

    Muchas Veces vamos a tener tormentas en la vida, tanto físicas como espirituales, donde la presencia de Dios no será aparente, sin embargo el está presente. Muchas veces nos parecerá que no podemos encontrar a Dios en la tormenta.

    Caminando Sobre las Aguas. Mateo 14:22-33 (Marcos 6:45-56) Introducción. - El acontecimiento anterior a este pasaje, es la alimentación de 5,000 personas con 5 panes y 2 peces, un gran milagro, se hubieran podido quedar ahí mucho tiempo, recibiendo fama, halagos, buen trato y muy cómodos. - ...read more

  • The Patience Of God: A Call To Transformation 2 Peter 3:9 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 1, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 153 views today

    Explore the profound truth of God's patience and His desire for repentance as revealed in 2 Peter 3:9. Let us open our hearts to receive this transformative message.

    The Patience of God: A Call to Transformation 2 Peter 3:9 Introduction: Today, we explore the profound truth of God's patience and His desire for repentance as revealed in 2 Peter 3:9. Let us open our hearts to receive this transformative message. "The Lord isn’t really being slow about ...read more

  • The Horse Leech

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Nov 5, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 144 views today

    A leech is a blood sucker. A disgusting parasite that attempts to suck the life out of you. For the bible tells us, "life is in the blood." The two main methods of removing leeches are fire and salt. The spiritual parallel to removing spiritual leeches is

    The Horse Leech Proverbs 30:15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give.. This is a message about spiritual leeches that attempt to suck the spiritual life out of you. Illus: Administratium The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered. The element, tentatively named ...read more

  • Giving Up Lent For Lent

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Feb 23, 2015
    based on 10 ratings
     | 84 views today

    I am giving up Lent for Lent this year, at least the way the Church typically does Lent. Lord is not interested in what I give up for just 40 days and return to it. He is interested in me giving up the sins in my life which will make Easter more joyous

    TITLE: GIVING UP LENT FOR LENT SCRIPTURE: ST LUKE 9:22-24 / II CORINTHIANS 13:5-6 Although Easter is the most significant of the Christian holidays it does not enjoy the kind of enthusiastic fanfare afforded Christmas or even Thanksgiving. Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on ...read more

  • The Courage To Begin Again

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 18, 2026
    based on 1 rating
     | 84 views today

    A sermon about the journey of new life in Christ.

    John 3:1–17 “The Courage to Begin Again” Lent often invites us into wilderness places—those inner landscapes where our assumptions loosen, our certainties wobble, and something new tries to take root. Today’s Gospel brings us into a different kind of wilderness: not a desert, but a quiet ...read more

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  • Overcomers

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on Feb 23, 2026
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    Dealing with temptation

    First Sunday in Lent February 22, 2026 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Matthew 4:1-11 Overcomers Who here has been on a camping trip? Mary and I camped out when we first married. A tent and two sleeping bags is a lot cheaper than staying in a hotel room. Our son Dan and I went camping regularly ...read more

  • The Whole Duty Of Man: Following Jesus When Everything Else Fades Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 23, 2026
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     | 6 views

    We live in a world of endless noise. Notifications never stop. Opinions multiply. Success is measured by followers, finances, and fame. Yet beneath all the noise lies a quiet, unsettling question: What actually matters when life is over?

    The Whole Duty of Man: Following Jesus When Everything Else Fades Introduction — The Question Every Life Must Answer We live in a world of endless noise. Notifications never stop. Opinions multiply. Success is measured by followers, finances, and fame. Yet beneath all the noise lies a quiet, ...read more

  • "and Suddenly Angels!"

    Contributed by Jody Vansickle on Feb 23, 2026
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    This message is about trusting in God's presence. I preached this for the 1st Sunday in Lent here in 2026, but it could be used any Sunday. Matthew reading is from the NRSV, Psalm 32 from the NLT

    “And suddenly angels…” – think about that image. • I am a Star Tek fan, so when I think about it, I imagine these angels beaming down to Jesus. • You know, their bodies are just a bunch of particle beans that suddenly become angels (and you have to have that sound effect). • I know – that’s sort of ...read more

  • Shout Triumphantly (Psalm 95)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 23, 2026
     | 9 views

    Do we shout in faithful triumph or doubt God?

    Do we question God like Israel in the wilderness? Let’s look at Psalm 95. Is it appropriate to shout and sing in church or are we more conservative than that? Come, let us shout joyfully to the Lord, shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation! Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let ...read more

  • Women In Ministry In The New Testament

    Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Feb 22, 2026
     | 15 views

    from Biblegateway.com

    John 4: 28-30 So the woman left her waterpot, and went into the city and *said to the men, 29 “Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not [a]the Christ, is it?” 30 They went out of the city, and were coming to Him. "39 From that city many of the Samaritans ...read more

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