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  • Second Chance Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,215 views

    3rd of 6 In John 4, we meet a woman at Samaria. She is doing a chore she’s probably done every day of her life—gathering water from the local well. But on this day her life is transformed because she encounters Jesus. It all starts with an invitation fro

    Free Ice Water The depression took the fun out of 1932. It was no time to go into business. But Ted and Dorothy Husted bought the little drug store in their town. The little village of Wall, South Dakota was barely surviving. Grasshoppers had eaten all the crops in the region. It was a dust bowl ...read more

  • Muddy Waters

    Contributed by John Beehler on Mar 27, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 6,795 views

    Can we "see Jesus"?

    Muddy Waters Now there are a lot of things going on in our scripture for today. And it may seem that some of those things don’t go together. We’ve got Greeks wanting an audience with Jesus, Jesus talking about gardening, His death, the weather, and God talking to ...read more

  • Bartimaeus Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Apr 29, 2003
    based on 231 ratings
     | 35,596 views

    This is the first in a 5-part series I did on witnesses to the life and ministry of Christ. Each message was prefaced with a dramatic monologue.

    MONOLOGUE (Holding dirty coat in hands; speaks as if to a person who has brought him the old coat) Man, where’d you find this thing? C’mon, where’d you get it? I never thought I’d see this old thing again! You think I’ve got a use for it now? Man, it’s old and ratty and dirty; I don’t know ...read more

  • Shedding Light On That Relationship

    Contributed by Paul Decker on May 6, 2003
    based on 134 ratings
     | 13,482 views

    Jesus is the light of the world.

    SHEDDING LIGHT ON THAT RELATIONSHIP John 8:12-30 S: Jesus Th: Light of the world Pr: JESUS IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. ?: what? What does that mean to us? KW: Implications TS: We will find in our study of John 8:12-30 that there are three implications to Jesus’ declaration of “I am the light of ...read more

  • I Am The Bread Of Life Series

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 14, 2003
    based on 244 ratings
     | 24,194 views

    What did Jesus mean when he said: "I am the Bread of Life?"

    18-05-03 Stody Jn 6:25-40 Can any one remember what the theme of this year’s Family Services is? Answer: The “I am” statements of Jesus. And today’s I am statement of Jesus is: “I am the Bread of Life.” Bread in Jesus’ day was the staple diet of those on ...read more

  • Is There A Doctor In The House?

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on May 14, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 15,128 views

    Christ left the synagogue to minister. It was while he was in the world He was able to connect with those who really needed Him.

    The idea for this sermon comes from Beth Moore’s book "Jesus, The One And Only." I want to start this morning by asking you to get a picture in your head that illustrates ministry. Was your mental image of ministry: • A man passing out tracts on a street corner? • A missionary sharing Jesus ...read more

  • "Captivity Led Captive" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 23, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 12,454 views

    Sin made us captives to Satan. Grace made us captives to Christ. (#13 in the Unfathomable Love of Christ series)

    “Therefore it says ‘When He ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, and He gave gifts to men’. (Now this expression, ‘He ascended,” what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the ...read more

  • A Wing And A Prayer Is Not The Same Thing As Having Hope

    Contributed by Ric Freeman on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,417 views

    Dealing with difficulties

    Tonight I want to show three things that people thought they had hope in -- But really it more a wing and a prayer instead of hope. 1) FIRST -- peter thought things couldn’t get any worse Let’s look at Matthew 26:69-75 (Msg) All this time, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard. One servant girl ...read more

  • Jesus Is King Series

    Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 9,820 views

    Portraits of Jesus as painted by the gospel writers

    Portraits of Jesus Matthew 21 I. Jesus as King (21:1-11) a. What does this portrait of Jesus reveal to you about Him? i. His courage – Jesus is coming into a city that boiling and seething with hatred. The Jewish leaders despise Jesus and are attempting to have him killed. The Romans are ...read more

  • Jesus The Priest Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 226 ratings
     | 50,657 views

    Jesus has bridged the gap between us and God and has made a way for us to come before God and worship Him

    Jesus The Priest: “Portraits of Christ” series: Hebrews 4:14-16 Jan. 26/27, 2002 – Steve Simala Grant Intro: I know we have heard a lot already this morning, and experienced a wide range of emotions. We heard from Matt, one of our pastors and friends, who has felt God leading him to resign ...read more

  • We've Got A Connection Here Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 18, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,779 views

    We need to stay spiritually connected and directed by God.

    WE GOT A CONNECTION HERE Mark 1:32-39 S: Celebrate Jesus Th: Personal relationship with God: Jesus stayed spiritually connected and directed. Pr: We need to stay spiritually connected and directed by God. ?: How? How do we do it? KW: Commitments TS: We will find in Mark 1:32-39 three ...read more

  • Familiarity Breeds Contempt

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 3, 2003
    based on 188 ratings
     | 32,856 views

    God is no respecter of persons. He will use whom he will. There is a danger in our Christian lives that we can miss out on God’s blessings because we fail to recognise God’s messenger.

    Saxlingham 06-07-03 A prophet is without honour in his own country We all know the old adage “Familiarity breeds contempt” - a saying that goes back as far as Publius the Syrian, in 2 BC. And we see in our Gospel reading this morning, how this happened to Jesus ...read more

  • The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jul 17, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 12,788 views

    This is part 2 from a series on the 7 "I Am" statements of Jesus in John.

    May 25, 2003 John 8:12-20 The Light of the World Intro Talk about Mission Impossible; picture this: 3 college students, in pitch blackness, walking hand-in-hand-in-hand at midnight, through a huge campground where they’d never been before, trying to link up with the rest of their group for a ...read more

  • The True Vine Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jul 17, 2003
    based on 291 ratings
     | 42,337 views

    This is the final part of a series I did on the 7 "I Am" statements of Jesus in John.

    June 29, 2003 John 15:1-8 “The True Vine” Intro I’m going to ask the ushers today to pass around some clusters of grapes. Would you be very careful to grip the clusters of grapes only by the branch, rather than by the individual grapes, and then simply pick off one grape for yourself and pass ...read more

  • Are The People Amazed? Series

    Contributed by Terry Stivers on Jul 21, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,311 views

    Is the work of Jesus in your life one of authority and power that will amaze people? Series on Mark

    ARE PEOPLE REALLY AMAZED? Mark 1:21-28 INTRO: When Linda and I were in college we attended a service where there was a Christian Illusionist. That morning he carried with him a Chicago Tribune newspaper. It was very thick. He then was blindfolded and turned his back on the congregation. He ...read more