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  • Why Does Belief Sometimes Come The Hard Way?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,078 views

    Why do some people only trust God when they experience terrible hardships? In this passage we are given insights into how a governor of Cyprus was brought to Christ the hard way. His path to faith is symbolic of so many people who seem to prefer to learn

    1. Why do some people only trust God when they experience terrible hardships? In this passage we are given insights into how a governor of Cyprus was brought to Christ the hard way. His path to faith is symbolic of so many people who seem to prefer to learn the most important lessons in life, ...read more

  • The Perils Of Misusing Privilege

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,617 views

    Why do some people misuse their privileges? In this passage, Paul gives a historical survey of how Israel misused, abused and failed to take advantage of their God given privileges.

    Illustration:Complacency is a blight that saps energy, dulls attitudes, and causes a drain on the brain. The first symptom is satisfaction with things as they are. The second is rejection of things as they might be. "Good enough" becomes today’s watchword and tomorrow’s standard. Complacency ...read more

  • The Problems Created By Desertion

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,337 views

    We live in an age when it is common for Fathers to desert their wives or children because they get tired of marriage. Some desert their callings because of the sufferings involved seem tougher than they originally conceived.

    Illustration:During WWII six Navy pilots left their aircraft carrier on a mission. After searching the seas for enemy submarines, they tried to return to their ship shortly after dark. But the captain had ordered a blackout of all lights on the ship. Over and over the frantic pilots radioed, asking ...read more

  • The Roots Of Jealousy

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 164 ratings
     | 38,080 views

    The Roots Of Jealousy (Acts 13:42-52)

    The Roots Of Jealousy (Acts 13:42-52) Illustration:JEALOUSY It is the eyes of other people that ruin us. If all but myself were blind, I should want neither a fine house nor fine furniture. Benjamin Franklin. There is a fable of an eagle which could out fly another, and the other didn’t like ...read more

  • Taking The Pleasant With The Unpleasant

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,584 views

    Must Jesus bear the cross alone and all the world go free? NO there’s a cross for everyone and there’s a cross for me. Even though many disciples relished the privilege to preach in the name of Jesus, persecution caused many to quit. They thrived on the

    1. Why do you think some people grow tired of their jobs? Every job has its so called good and bad points. Yet, some aspects of service are not always considered as pleasant but nevertheless are necessary. Jesus said, "If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily ...read more

  • Are You Missing The Point?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,826 views

    1. Have you ever wondered why certain people miss the point in many sermons? So many people misunderstand the essence of Godâs message for a number of reasons.

    1. Have you ever wondered why certain people miss the point in many sermons? So many people misunderstand the essence of Godâs message for a number of reasons. When the crowds saw how the Lord had used Paul to heal the man of Lycaonia, they cried, "The gods have become like men and have come down ...read more

  • Reasons To Fight The Good Fight

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 24 ratings
     | 12,413 views

    Many people do not enjoy arguing, fighting or quarreling. Yet, you can tell what a person considers vital by what they are willing to fight for. The apostles found it necessary to fight the good fight of faith against "false brethren" who wanted to restri

    Quotation: Paul wrote, "Fight the good fight of faith." Many people are fighting battles that are not really worth fighting. Illustration: When I hear my friends say they hope their children don’t have to experience the hardships they went through--I don’t agree. Those hardships made us what we ...read more

  • Resolving Differences In Six Steps

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,782 views

    Resolving Differences in Six Steps - Acts 15:12-35

    Resolving Differences in Six Steps - Acts 15:12-35 Illustration:While a $100,000 fire truck stood by unused because nobody knew how it operated, fire destroyed a power plant in the tiny village of Akiachak, Alaska. Damage to the plant was estimated at $250,000. Too many people fail to realize ...read more

  • How To Avoid A Regrettable Response

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,562 views

    Have you ever wondered how you might have avoided an interpersonal offense that caused years of regret? No doubt, Paul and Barnabas must have asked themselves that question after they parted company over a dispute regarding the credibility of John Mark. B

    1. Have you ever wondered how you might have avoided an interpersonal offense that caused years of regret? No doubt, Paul and Barnabas must have asked themselves that question after they parted company over a dispute regarding the credibility of John Mark. Both apostles should have been able to ...read more

  • Benefits Of Controversy

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 50 ratings
     | 4,724 views

    The Spirit taught Paul and Barnabas how controversy may produce many benefits for individuals and the church. When some believing Pharisees said, "It is necessary to circumcise the Gentiles and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses."

    Illustration: Paul wrote, "My grace is sufficient for you. Therefore I rejoice in weakness, in insults, and hardships. So that your faith does not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God." (2 Cor. 12:9,10) Illustration: Lord, deliver me from the lust of vindicating myself. ...read more

  • The God Who Is Real Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 24, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 12,555 views

    Three reasons to believe God is real, presented to people investigating the Christian faith.

    One of the more creative movies to come out in the last few years was the Peter Wier film The Truman Show. The Truman Show is about a man named Truman Burbank--played by Jim Carey--who was adopted as a newborn by the OmniCam Corporation. The OmniCam corporation then created an entire city on a ...read more

  • Becoming A Church Of Excellence:missions Series

    Contributed by James Capps on Jan 30, 2001
    based on 361 ratings
     | 26,853 views

    Missions are the life blood of the local church.

    Church of Excellence: Missions! Acts 13:1-3 1 & Corinthians 16:5-9 Third in a Series We have the last two weeks been looking at how we can become a church of excellence How can we move from being a "nice" church…to a church that makes a difference? A couple of weeks I shared that I have heard ...read more

  • Is There A God? Series

    Contributed by Ricky Burke on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 121 ratings
     | 15,448 views

    This is the first sermon in a series entitled, "The Basic Questions of Life."

    "Is There a God?" Acts 14:17 and other selected Scriptures We’re beginning a new series of messages on what I call "THE BASIC QUESTIONS OF LIFE." We’re going to examine questions such as: Is there a God and if there is, what is He like? Is the Bible accurate and reliable? How did we get ...read more

  • What Does Faith Look Like?

    Contributed by Joe Jones on Feb 26, 2001
    based on 218 ratings
     | 19,708 views

    Is it possible to see faith? If we can recognize it, perhaps it may be easier to walk in it!

    WHAT DOES FAITH LOOK LIKE? Acts 14:9 “Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed and called out, Stand up on your feet!. At that the man jumped up and began to walk.” Faith is perhaps one, if not the, most important element necessary to grow in the Christian walk. Goerge ...read more

  • God's Favorite House Part 1: The Tabernacle Of David Series

    Contributed by Randy West on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 141 ratings
     | 33,468 views

    God had a favorite house; The house of Praise and worhsip built by David

    God’s favorite house!!! Part 1 the tabernacle of David Acts 15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: Acts 15:17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the ...read more