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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

Not Just A New Year

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 26, 2013

Resolve a new life, not just a new year.

Not Just a New Year Revelation 21:5 Here we are at New Year’s again. We have just celebrated Christmas with all of its parties and celebrations. And most of us have overindulged in food and spending, not to mention other areas. This is the time of the year we go on a guilt trip. We haven’t been ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:5, Revelation 21:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

“passing The Test” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on May 18, 2015

James gives us some practical advice about how to pass through times of difficulty and testing.

The book of James was written by the brother of our Lord as a circular letter; a letter of instruction to be copied and passed around among the churches (v. 1). Many believe he was specifically addressing Jewish believers scattered from Jerusalem in the persecution following the stoning of Stephen ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Forgive Like Philemon

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 10, 2015

Forgiving is easy to tell someone else but very hard for each one of us. Forgiving takes the power out of the hands of the offender and allows God to provide healing to you.

Forgive like Philemon Philemon 1-21 Introduction- This morning I want to talk to you about forgiveness. Right away we can think of many that should hear this message. But you are here this morning and God wants to speak to each one of us about forgiveness. When someone hurts you, you can ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-21

Denomination: Nazarene

The Scapegoat

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 21, 2014

Looking at the man, the means and the mission of the Day of Atonement and appreciate the work of Christ. He is our Mediator and Advocate. He paid the price of sin and became our scapegoat, removing our sin for good. Let us be grateful and leave a mark.

Leviticus 16:1-2, 11-22 THE SCAPEGOAT ES 21 Sep 14 1714 All of us has a scapegoat. We may not like the thought of it, but someone did become our scapegoat. • This phrase appears in Leviticus 16 and finds its ultimate fulfilment in the NT, in Jesus Christ. • That puts Leviticus 16 the ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 16:11-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Living In A Counter-Culture Series

Contributed by Andrew Drury on Mar 26, 2015

It describes how the life of Elisha is applicable to us

2 Kings 5: 1 -19 - Ninth sermon on the life of Elisha Below is the outline of the sermon, I preached on 8 July 2012 at West Ewell Evangelical Church, Surrey I acknowledge the input from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity into the contents of this sermon. Introduction Namaan, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical Free

A Man With A Broken Heart Series

Contributed by M. Keith Williams on Nov 21, 2014

What does your heart break for today? Change happens when people are authentically broken for the things of God.

A Man with a Broken Heart Nehemiah 1:1-11 Rodeo Road Baptist Church August 24, 2014 Disclaimer: Each sermon in this series on Nehemiah was written with both commentary help and referencing from time to time information from sermons and illustration found on Sermon Central. In most cases I tried ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: *other

The Temptation Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 13, 2011

Jesus temptation in the wildness.

The Temptation of Jesus When we look at the temptation of Jesus we sometimes say some very silly things. It is like we are so uncomfortable with the fact that Jesus resisted sin that we have to reason away His humanity to explain how He did it. Certainly if Jesus really was fully human He ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-6

Denomination: *other

Be Careful Who You Love- False Love, Versus True Love, And Loving Truth Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Jun 19, 2019

This is two devotional meditations on Proverbs 2:19-22 & 3:1-4. God's love is True & truthful. False love exists. We have to be careful who & what we fall in love with-because whatever we love sets our direction.

Proverbs 2 19 of all those who go to her none return, nor do they attain paths of life 20 so you go in the way of goodness, and keep the to it 21 for the right (straight, righteous) shall dwell (abide/remain) in the land & the mature (complete, whole) shall remain (be left) in it 22 but the ...read more

Denomination: *other

The Old And The New

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jul 28, 2015

Those who would serve the interests of God can do so by giving expression to joy in their lives. Those who feel God’s love have much to offer the hurting and disconnected in our world.

We all have certain core traditions and beliefs that are important to us. They make us who we are, they define our own behaviours and the way we think other people should behave. That is what lies behind the Gospel passage from Mark that we heard a few minutes ago. As usual, the Pharisees and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

Denomination: Anglican

The Heart Matters Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 6, 2015

Regardless of all of our plans and actions, if our hearts are not right, there is little accomplished.

1. Future Plans Approaching eighty-five years of age, Mrs. Wells finally decided it was time to give up her home in North Carolina and move to Miami. She was given the name of a Florida realtor, who enthusiastically drove her all over Miami, extolling the virtues of every apartment they looked ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:43-49

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Romans 12:4-5 - Part 3 Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on May 10, 2018

In Romans 12:4-5 we saw that we are all interconnected members of the Body of Christ. In verses 6-8 we see that members of the body receive gifts in order to use them to meet the needs of others. Both the gifted and the receiver must be present for this.

Please stand as we read or recite our memory Scripture for this quarter ... Romans 12:4-5 “Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

Failing Forward Part 2 Series

Contributed by Glenn Narvaez on Aug 10, 2016

Every person experiences failures, depression, and many negative situations in life but these should not stop anyone from life. We should move on. Use these failures, trials, and depression as stepping stones for success.

Feathers grow back Failing Forward Turning Defeat into Dividends INTRODUCTION Good morning. We continue on our topic about eagle's anointing. This month's theme is about Feathers growing back. Every living being experience a process called molting. Molting process is a biology term which means ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Be The Light, By Living The Life! Series

Contributed by Pastor Ricky A. Rohrig Sr. on Aug 29, 2016

Expository sermon series on the book of Mark about shining the light of Christ.

The Miracles and the Ministry of the Messiah in the Book of Mark Week 6: ‘Be the Light By Living the Life’ Mark 4:21-25 Crossroads Community Church Rev. Ricky A. Rohrig Sr., Founding Pastor April 19, 2015 I want to share a brief illustration, I remember when I lived at home with my ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:21-25

Denomination: Baptist

Relationships - How The Gospel Links Every Believer To Christ Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Sep 7, 2016

What is the answer for a church drifting toward embracing the CULTURE over CHRIST? The ANSWER is CHRIST!

In a previous message I made the following statement: “The great spiritual challenge for our generation is whether we will obey God in areas where the Bible and culture are opposed.” Our world is changing. It’s more than human technological progress. Our values are changing. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational