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Justice Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006

based on 6 ratings

| 10,485 views

Fourth in an eight part series on the attributes of God.

Opening Illustration: 9/11 Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? Dictionary: 1) the quality of being righteous 2) impartiality; fairness 3) reward or penalty as deserved; just desserts A.W. Tozer: Justice embodies the idea of moral equity, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:25

Denomination: Baptist

Want A Move Of God?

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Jun 26, 2006

based on 60 ratings

| 16,489 views

If you want God to move in your heart, then you are going to have to move His heart.

Want a True Move of God? Many people today mistaken a great church service for a move of God. But I believe that when God moves, there will be change. God is always about change. We see it in the early church, through our own conversion, etc. 2 Cor 3:18 18 But we all, with ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

From Fear To Courage To Perseverance

Contributed by Chris Tiller on Nov 19, 2005

based on 35 ratings

| 6,589 views

Falling deeper in love with Jesus (from knowledge about him, to conviction that he lives, to identification with his suffering) moves us from fear to courage to perseverance.

This passage in Acts 5 describes the third time that the apostles risked arrest because of their association with Jesus. The first time that the apostles stood and faced arrest, they didn’t… That is, they didn’t stand, they turned and ran. And they didn’t face their opponents, they scattered ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-42

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Do You Approach Jesus? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 10, 2006

based on 9 ratings

| 6,998 views

Meet 5 people or groups who approached Jesus in many different ways. Jesus reaction tells a lot about how we should and should not approach Jesus when we are in need, in grief, in sin, or in control.

How do you approach Jesus? Here are some possibilities: Burn with anger Shrug your shoulders in indifference Look the other way Run the other way Stand off at a distance Look down your nose Bow prostrate Run into His arms Run up to Him and demand One thing’s for sure - we all approach Him ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-50

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

When The Knocking Stops

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Jul 31, 2006

based on 55 ratings

| 12,101 views

How long has it been since you have heard God’s voice tenderly call to you, or felt His presence, and you knew without a doubt Christ was in the room with you?

"WHEN THE KNOCKING STOPS" Song of Solomon 5:1-6 1 I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink your fill, O lovers. ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 5:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I Must, I May, I Will, I Shall

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 2, 2006

based on 124 ratings

| 17,293 views

The Filling of the Holy Spirit. What it is, and why we should seek it. The Christian is already indwelt, but is he filled yet? Link included to formatted text and PowerPoint Template.

I Must, I May, I Will, I Shall Ephesians 5:18 To maintain a vigorous, active life, one must be healthy. Good health comes from a particular and a planned program of physical care. If I follow this plan I can feel the benefit in many ways. Someone said, "If I had known I would live this long, I ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18

Denomination: Baptist

Moving On To Our High Calling

Contributed by Delfin Corona on Aug 7, 2006

based on 26 ratings

| 11,493 views

This sermon suggests four steps to move on to our high calling base on the experience of Ezra.

MOVING ON TO OUR HIGHER CALLING (delfin l. corona) Listening to the media in the last few days: the threat of volcanic eruption in the Philippines, current conflict in the Middle East - Israel against Lebanon that brings many Overseas Filipino Workers to a place of misery, the heat wave in New ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 7:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Be Secure In An Unsafe World

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 1, 2006

based on 127 ratings

| 49,814 views

Our security is in God, not in this world. Our security comes from faith, not the circumstances. Our security is in eternity, not in the present.

How can we be secure living in an unsafe world? The psalmist tells us through his own experience: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” That’s where we can find true security and peace. In this psalm, the psalmist reminds us of three things: (1) Our Security is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11, Psalm 46:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Boasts And Excuses Series

Contributed by John Gaines on Jan 30, 2006

based on 8 ratings

| 5,006 views

Discipleship involves serious commitment; boasts and excuses won’t get the job done.

BOASTS AND EXCUSES INTRODUCTION 1. Matthew 8:19-22 (NKJV) Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go." 20 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." 21 Then another of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:19-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Daring To Shine Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 9, 2006

based on 11 ratings

| 11,254 views

As disciples of Jesus we are called to shine like stars in this dark world

Daring to Shine Philippians 2:12-18 September 3, 2006 Morning Service Introduction One summer my brother and I went on our annual fishing trip to Lake Erie and one of the side trips that we made was to an old lighthouse. The lighthouse had been used to signal ships to avoid the shoreline and to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18

Denomination: Church Of God

Games People Play: Hungry Hungry Hippos Series

Contributed by David Ward on Sep 25, 2006

| 6,172 views

When we commit ourselves to God, He commits Himself to us.

Games People Play: “Hungry Hungry Hippos” Matthew 6:25-34 INTRODUCTION: Hungry Hungry Hippos is the game of get all you can while the getting is good. [Demonstrate game] My kids love to play Hungry Hungry Hippos; unfortunately, so do most Americans as we play for all the "marbles" we can. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seven Ways To Lose A (Spiritual) Fight

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 22, 2005

based on 25 ratings

| 4,535 views

What exactly is Paul getting at with each of these things that God has given us? This message tries to dig out the importance of each.

- This passage is often preached, yet I never felt like I understood what exactly Paul was getting at with each piece that’s mentioned. What are the specific needs? What are the specific dangers? What specifically has God given us? - In preparing, I tried to dig deeper. For instance: “having ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:14-18

Denomination: Baptist

A Place Near The Altar

Contributed by Glenn Branham on May 11, 2005

based on 15 ratings

| 7,238 views

Believers feel an attraction to the place of worship, a passion for God’s presence, and they make positive contibutions from which others will benefit.

"A Place Near The Altar" Ps. 84:1-9 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty! 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. 3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Surviving Christmas

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

based on 7 ratings

| 6,594 views

Life is hard. Sometimes so is Christmas. This is about more than surviving it.

Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-7 – Surviving Christmas These two Grand Mananers took a ferry off the island and went deep into the woods on the mainland, searching for a Christmas tree. After hours of subzero temperatures and a few close calls with hungry wolves, one Grand Mananer turned to the other ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Baptist

Prevailing Prayer

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Oct 15, 2008

based on 9 ratings

| 6,254 views

In times of crisis, we are to express the positive through our words and works so that we enjoy the peace of God.

In times of crisis, like what we are experiencing right now, we usually hear, “Why worry when you can pray?” Prayer allows us to prevail over these trying times. But, frankly, we tend to worry more than pray. One of my favorite verses in the Bible on prayer is Philippians 4:6-9. “Do not be anxious ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

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