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Unless The Lord

Contributed by Greg Nance on May 18, 2008

Jesus makes it plain. We have a duty to keep. We must give account to him for how we worship and serve in his kingdom.

Just in case you haven’t noticed we are adding on to our building here. The block for the north and east walls are nearly all the way up now. Lord willing, this next Friday, the first floor will be poured and sealed. And, on June 8th, which is in just three weeks, (weather permitting) we will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:9-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God, You Want Me To Do What? Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 9, 2013

This is the fourth message in a series based on Moses and shows that being God's man is never easy. This message examines how God often calls us out of our comfort zones.

The majority of us would agree that failure is quite unpleasant. In fact failure often causes guilt and ultimately shame. Guilt and shame have the ability to paralyze us, make us feel unworthy and believe that God could never use us. These feelings often cause us to respond to God in three negative ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Leadership = Overload Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 9, 2013

This is the tenth message in a series over the life of Moses that shows being God's man is never easy. This examines how leaders can easily become overloaded.

Dave Stone in His book, “Keeping Your Head Above Water” provides the following insight into leadership overload. “It is possible to spread yourself so thin that within the church you are mediocre in four or five areas instead of excellent in one or two.” This is a common ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:1-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Stewardship: Doing In Times Of Little Series

Contributed by Anthony White on Feb 28, 2009

With the looming economic meltdown, persons are tempted to not be faithful in their stewardship. This sermon is an encouragement to be involved despite the hard times now being faced.

Stewardship: Doing In Times Of Little 1Kings 17:1-24 Since 2004, we have always set aside February as stewardship month, in which we talk about the use of our spiritual gifts, the use of our time and the use of our resources. Last week I started the stewardship series, by looking at Stewardship: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Invitation To The Wedding Banquet

Contributed by David Mcnally on Oct 1, 2011

Did Christ die for all or only for the Elect? Did Christ die for the many or the few? Without going into deep theological matters, do you have the assurance that you are going to have a place at the Wedding Banquet of the Lamb? Have you the assurance o

Matthew 22: 1-14 The Wedding Banquet, the Glory of Paradise, or Heaven There are two ways of reading Luke 23:42 because there are no commas in Koine Greek: ‘I tell you the truth - comma – TODAY you will be with me in paradise’, or ‘I tell you the truth today –comma ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Three Fold Sin

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 10, 2011

A sermon on Romans 1:18-32 and how this relates to our society today (Material adapted from Harold Vaughan "The Three Fold Sin of Society" from Herald of His Coming [http://www.heraldofhiscoming.com/] September 2003 issue)

Introduction: God is a Being of Moral Perfection and His Character is the law of the universe. How unlike the gods of Greek mythology who lived on Mt. Olympus. The Greek gods were even more immoral than the people. Xenophanes, a 6th century BC Greek philosopher, complained about the immorality ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sharing God's Sure Promises

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jan 27, 2013

Eternal God, Creator of the universe, Who is beyond our knowing, has made Himself known to us, most especially in the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ. The Word of God should be reverently handled, and we should share the message it contains.

There’s an immense universe out there: earth, moon, sun, solar system, galaxy, all the cosmos. And it all began with a Big Bang about 13.772 billion years ago, give or take 59 million years. That is scientifically observable, determinable, objective and quantifiable, insofar we can know ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

Worrying Worst Than Death

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 12, 2012

I. EXORDIUM: Do you worry or do you pray? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To make it a habit to pray instead of worrying. IV. TEXT: 1 Samuel 26:24 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) Now may the Lord value my

I. EXORDIUM: Do you worry or do you pray? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To make it a habit to pray instead of worrying. IV. TEXT: 1 Samuel 26:24 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) Now may the Lord value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May He rescue me ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 26:24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Wonders Of His Love Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Dec 26, 2012

Why the God-centeredness of God is essential in His expression of love for sinners like us.

Dakota Community Church December 23, 2012 Wonders of His Love From The Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647): Question 1: What is the chief end of man? Answer 1: Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him for ever. Man’s chief end is to glorify God: Romans 11:36 For from ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:8-22

Denomination: Mennonite

“the Digital Cloud? The Divine Cloud?”

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 26, 2013

my medical records are stored electronically. Stored somewhere in a thing called the “Cloud.” How many of you purchase books on line? Then at the top there is a little note that states my books are stored in the “Cloud”. Which cloud do you trust?

In Jesus Holy Name August 18, 2013 Text: Hebrews 12:12a Redeemer “The Digital Cloud? The Divine Cloud?” In Which do you Place Your Trust? Some say that when Steve Jobs created Apple, he changed our world. First the MAC, then iPads, iPhones, and now we all can have ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:12

Denomination: Lutheran

5 Commandments Of God Fulfilled By The 144,000 Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 13, 2013

The 144k are 12k from each of the 12 tribes of the children of Israel. They are Jews. There is no we any of us here can become a part of that group. We can all, however, learn from their character and try to emulate their godly behavior in our lives.

Message Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 14:1-5

Denomination: *other

How To Make God Angry

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 3, 2013

Unbelief makes God angry. Moses saw that personally in Exodus 4:1-14 and among the people of Israel in Deut 1:26-36. Cultivate a willingness to trust and a readiness to obey.

RECAP – Romans 8:28-30 • God is concern with our CHARACTER, more than our comfort or our competence. Your character is what you will take into eternity. • He is restoring us to back to His perfect and glorious image and therefore He uses every experience we have on earth to do ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 1:26-36

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Lord Jesus, Receive My Spirit

Contributed by William Baeta on Nov 11, 2013

“And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit’” Acts 7:59.

Lord Jesus, receive my spirit Text: Is. 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Acts 7:54-60 Today is Saint Stephens’s Day when we remember the first martyr of the Christian Church. His death in the service of Christ, taking place a day after Christmas, reminds us of the cost involved in discipleship. We ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:54-60

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Digital Cloud? The Divine Cloud? In Which Do You Place Your Trust?

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 27, 2013

We trust that our data is safely stored in a "Cloud". Where is it? What is it? Yet we trust it. Why not trust the Divine Cloud.... includes a review of how the early Israelites learned to trust the "cloud" in the wilderness.

In Jesus Holy Name August 18, 2013 Text: Hebrews 12:12a Redeemer “The Digital Cloud? The Divine Cloud?” In Which do you Place Your Trust? Some say that when Steve Jobs created Apple, he changed our world. First the MAC, then iPads, iPhones, and now we all can have ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:12

Denomination: Lutheran

The Powers That Be

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 5, 2012

What is the Christian’s relationship to government, and why does God make a big deal out of their authority in this passage?

The Powers that Be Romans 13:1-7 http://www.gbcdecatur.org/sermons/120905pm.mp3 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons.html In chapter 13, we look at our relationship with government and all ordained authority over us. ’the powers that be’ in v. 1 is a direct reference to all authority God has allowed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Denomination: Baptist