Sermons on Active Vs Passive:

Prayer Of Petition Series

Contributed by Dr. Tom Badia on Feb 12, 2024

Today we will study the prayer of petition as we focus mainly on the courts of Heaven. This prayer is very effective especially when you are facing the most impossible situation in your life.

LESSON 4; PRAYER OF PETITION 1. Introduction In lesson 2 and 3, we learnt about 15 different kinds of prayer listed below; 1) Prayer Of Thanksgiving 2) Prayer Of Praise 3) Prayer of Forgiveness 4) Prayer of confession 5) Prayer of Agreement ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:14

How To Act In Church Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on May 25, 2004

When the Holy Spirit is present the believers act with decency and order in the church, always preferring one another in love.

Holy Spirit Series 2000 How to Act in Church 1 Corinthians 14 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Today we are continuing our multi-part study of 1 Corinthians. My goal is that we connect with the Word of God written, find out to the best of our ability ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:1-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mud Pies And Miracles (Pt 2) Series

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jun 2, 2002

A greater miracle than healing the blind is healing spiritual blindness. This message gives 7 characteristics of spiritual blindness.

May 26, 2002 John 9:8-38 ¡§Mud-pies and miracles¡¨ (pt. 2) INTRODUCTION [review last week¡¦s sermon in which a man who had been born blind was healed by Jesus.] He was physically blind so that he could not see Jesus. He was also spiritually blind so that he could not see that Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 9:8-41

Denomination: Baptist

The Battle For Our Home

Contributed by Andrew Huson on Jul 8, 2004

Designed to open eyes to the enemies attack on our homes and bring a response

Text Judges 6-8 Title: The Battle For The Home Subtitle: Battle Lessons From The Life Of Gideon There is a battle taking place for your home---An all out assault -Your home is in this battle -Ignore it your loosing -Christian homes are loosing battle for marriages/children just like we lost ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus' Dramatic Farewell Prophecy Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 19, 2014

Jesus gave His disciples the answer to their questions regarding the Last Days.

Mark 13:1-13 (NKJV) 1 Then as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, "Teacher, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!" 2 And Jesus answered and said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Comeback Anointing Series

Contributed by Dr. Tom Badia on Feb 26, 2024

The Anointing attract trouble. But don't give up ! You will bounce back by fire !

THE COMEBACK ANOINTING pastor tom teaching SERIES; UNDERTANDING THE ANOINTING READING; John 10;31-42 John11;1-45 Before we proceed with this teaching, I would like to bring to your attention that anointing attracts trouble! Examples a.David 1 Samuel 16:13 Then Samuel took the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:31-42

641 Attributes Of God Plus 50 Benefits Of Praise

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 21, 2008

641 attributes of God and 50 benefits of praise

Fifty Benefits That You Gain By Praising God (Ephesians 1) 1. Praise helps us appreciate all the past, present and future blessings that are given to us in the Holy Spirit. The Lord calls all believers to be intimate with Him and praise facilitates our nearness to God. Praise enables us to come ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-23, Hebrews 4:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pruned & Cleaned Series

Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Apr 2, 2007

Sermon on John 15 part 5

PRUNED & CLEANED Series on John 15 pt. 5 John 15:2-3 1/14/07 As most of you are aware we have a dog named Elphaba. Elphaba bring me much joy. Apart from her getting mad at me on Sundays and then displaying that anger in an unpleasant way, she is a real good dog. She always wants to ...read more

Scripture: John 15:2-3

Denomination: Bible Church

Keep Moving Forward For Christ!

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 31, 2007

God wants us to keep moving forward for Jesus Christ. And as we take another look at Paul’s first missionary journey, we can see how to do it.

Keep Moving Forward for Christ! Acts 14:19-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - May 23, 2007 *God works in mysterious ways. About 20 years ago, out of the blue, God called Gary and Linda to go to Nashville, where he would go to work for the Gideons. They were such good folks and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:19-23, Acts 14:19

Denomination: Baptist

Love Your Enemies Series

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 5, 2005

A pratical look at one of the hardest commandments

Last week we began to look at what Paul calls the greatest internal force in all creation; love. This week we need to make a rather specific and probably painful application of what we’ve been learning; we’re going to talk about loving our enemies. We have a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-36

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wwjd In Worship - Meeting Jesus Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 22, 2005

How would Jesus worship in this congregation if He was part of our church?

OPEN: A man walked into a gift shop that sold religious items. Near the cash register he saw a display of caps with “WWJD” printed on all of them. He was puzzled over what the letters could mean, but couldn’t figure it out, so he asked the clerk. The clerk replied that the letters stood for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Measure Humility Series

Contributed by Dan Jackson on Sep 14, 2005

10th message in James series. James identifies two spheres of life as yardsticks for humility. The first is the relationship we have with other people, especially in what we say about them. The second is the goal or plans we have for the future.

Shirley MacLaine, the Oscar-winning actress, is a spokeswoman for the self-consumed philosophy of our day. The Los Angeles Times reported an interview in which she said: The most pleasurable journey you take is through yourself…the only sustaining love is with yourself. When you look back on your ...read more

Scripture: James 4:11-17

Can I See Right Through You?

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 29, 2006

Christians should be transparent and God should be vivible behing each of us.

Can I see right through you? Ephesians 5:8-14 Well here we are 4 weeks from Easter. Just 4 weeks until kids are on sugar highs and spring will have been completely sprung and summer will be right around the corner. But, we are not there yet. We are on the Lenten journey with a long way to go ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-14

Denomination: Congregational

Being A Disciple Series

Contributed by J. Richard Lord, Jr. on Feb 10, 2002

Are you a true disciple or just a "Jesus Groupie"

Sermon preached on 2/3/02 PARKVIEW CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE J. Richard Lord, Jr. BEING A DISCIPLE OF JESUS Matthew 4:12-25 What drew you to church today? What was it that caused you to get out of bed on your day off, go to the trouble of getting dressed and coming to church this morning when you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-25

Denomination: Holiness

Christian Love Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 11, 2012

Love puts all the spiritual gifts into proper perspective.

Introduction Thirty-two years ago I sat on the grounds of a college in Denton, Texas reading a New Testament. Although I was raised in church, I felt like I was reading the Bible for the first time. The highlight was when I came across 1 Corinthians 13. I have the chapter number circled, and it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed