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  • Living To Please God

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 17, 2008
    based on 29 ratings
     | 11,031 views

    The Bible is full of admonition on how to please God in life. We have three different admonitions in this text. 1- Avoid sexual lust 2- Adopt brotherly love 3- Ambitiously work hard

    INTRO.- ILL.- The American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to ...read more

  • Don't Be Ignorant

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 17, 2008
    based on 34 ratings
     | 13,090 views

    1- Don’t be ignorant about the deceased 2- Don’t be ignorant about the resurrection 3- Don’t be ignorant about the return of Christ

    INTRO.- ILL.- During a board meeting in a small mountain church one of the deacons said, "Preacher, I think we need a chandelier in this church." "No, I’m against it," said another deacon. The preacher asked, "Well, why don’t you think we need a chandelier in this church?" The deacon said, ...read more

  • The Day Of The Lord Will Come

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 17, 2008
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,140 views

    1- The day will come surprisingly to some 2- The day will come rejoicingly to others 3- The day will come lovingly to God

    INTRO.- The day will come. Consider this day, the day of birth. Perhaps your first baby. ILL.- A man called 911, saying, "My wife is pregnant, and her contractions are only two minutes apart!" "Is this her first child?" the doctor queries. "No, of course not!" the man shouts. "This is her ...read more

  • How To Deal With People In The Church

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 17, 2008
    based on 35 ratings
     | 8,371 views

    1- Respect your leaders 2- Live peacefully with all 3- Warn some, encourage others 4- Never seek vengeance

    INTRO.- ILL.- A man asked the preacher, “How many active members do you have in your church?” The preacher said, “They’re all active. Half of them are working with me and half of them are working against me.” AND THIS DOES HAPPEN IN SOME CHURCHES. What’s a preacher to do in a situation like ...read more

  • Short Takes In Scripture

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 17, 2008
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,099 views

    Our text gives us six short takes in scripture. 1- Be joyful 2- Pray continually 3- Give thanks 4- Build fire 5- Test everything

    INTRO.- Short takes. What is this? I assume it’s the idea of taking a short look at some subject. It could be a short or brief look at politics. No, we don’t want to go there because it seems that there is nothing short when it comes to politics; not speeches, not conventions, not debates, etc. ...read more

  • May God Make You Holy Through And Through

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 17, 2008
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,586 views

    1- Holiness is desirable 2- Holiness is continual 3- Holiness is God-produced

    INTRO.- Have you noticed that there are some things in life that are not very worthwhile even though some people feel that they must have them? It’s like cars and their accessories. ILL.- I saw an article on the internet entitled, "10 Most Worthless Car Features." Care to guess what they ...read more

  • First In Line

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Nov 17, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,784 views

    A short graveside message.

    -Our culture is fascinated with the afterlife. They can’t get enough of it. -Hollywood makes movie after movie about it. -Authors write books about it. -The national enquirer writes “news” stories about it. -One of the big news magazines like Time or Newsweek will have a story related to it just ...read more

  • Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 21, 2008
    based on 46 ratings
     | 42,303 views

    I have three simple thoughts about thanksgiving. 1- We have it so good 2- We enjoy it so much 3- We express it so little

    INTRO.- ILL.- One man wrote, “The day before Christmas became a thanksgiving day for my family. The station wagon was packed with kids and travel stuff for the 400-mile trip to Grandma’s. As is our custom, before leaving we asked God to protect us on the road. He did, but in an unusual way. ...read more

  • A Thankful Heart In An Unthankful World Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 20,772 views

    this message examines how to remain thankful despite living in a culture that feels its entitled to what it has.

    How many of you would agree that we live in a thankless society? The majority of our culture lives with an attitude of entitlement. We feel we are entitled to better pay, better benefits and more stuff. We feel if we cannot afford it, the government should pick up the check. We have basically ...read more

  • The Place Of Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Nov 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,236 views

    The message is intended to help us gain a thankful heart and express it to God in everyplace we might find ourselves.

    THE PLACE OF THANKSGIVING 1 Thessalonians 5:18 INTRODUCTION: A. Thanksgiving Day is a distinctive holiday. It doesn’t commemorate a battle or anyone’s birthday or anniversary. It is simply a day set aside to express our nation’s thanks to our nation’s God. 1. In 1789, George Washington made ...read more

  • Real Hope Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 30, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,920 views

    We have REAL hope in Jesus!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Death is a time we do not like to face. • We have many people here today that have lost loved ones to death. When death comes, it seems like our hopes and dreams for the future are crushed. Some have lost loved ones at an early age, some after many, many years ...read more

  • How Good Is Good Enough

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Jan 31, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,733 views

    This message looks at what Paul considered important for the Christian Life.

    This morning we continue our study of 1 Thessalonians. If you have your Bible, open them with me to 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12. Many of you here today remember the Sunday before Christmas. You invited Ginny and I to the front of the church and gave us a wonderful gift, first Ginny, Eddie and I want ...read more

  • Clean Hands, Pure Hearts Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Feb 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,194 views

    Sexual purity is a necessary part of life in Jesus for several important reasons

    A little boy ran into the living room where his father and mother were reading. “Dad, where did I come from?” Mom cleared her throat, and excused herself from the room. The dad braced himself, searching his mind for the answer he‘d long been preparing for this question that they knew they would ...read more

  • How We Help Each Other Grow Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,039 views

    Adapted Rick Warren sermon for 40 Days of Community on working together to grow spiritually.

    We are in the fourth week in our 40 Days of Community, we have been focusing on God’s #1 reason for placing us here on earth. What on earth are we here for? To love God and to love each other. Unfortunately, we don’t naturally do this. We don’t naturally love God or other people all the time. ...read more

  • Pack Your Bags (Pp) Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,823 views

    Pack your bags, be ready for His return!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Have you ever had a dream trip that finally was going to be a reality for you? Maybe you wanted to take that take a trip to Europe, or Disney World? • For me the first dream trip for me was going to be a trip to Busch Stadium to watch the Cardinals play. • I was in 5th ...read more