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The First Four Trumpets Series

Contributed by David Jenkins on Oct 22, 2004

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The First four Trumpets

Revelation 8:6, "Then the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to blow their mighty blasts." The trumpet blasts have three purposes: 1) to warn that judgment is certain, 2) to call the forces of good and evil to battle, and 3) to announce the return of the King, the Messiah. These ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 8:6-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Zacchaeus

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 28, 2004

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What can we learn from this tax collector’s encounter with the Son of God

The story of Zacchaeus Story: On 12th February 1809, in a one room log cabin with a dirt floor on a farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky, a baby boy was born. When he was only 9 years-old, his mother died. He was a boy with rugged determination. And although he only had less than a year of formal ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

"Building Lasting Family Memories"

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Oct 28, 2004

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What influence does family activities have on our present and future? How do family activities shape us in a positive or negative way?

Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches October 31, 2004 “Building Lasting Family Memories” Ephesians 6:1-4 Proverbs 22:6 INTRODUCTION: We are surrounded by many influences that try to shape our decisions into worldly life forms. Sometimes positive experiences get crowded out by the busyness of life--by ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

Worship The Lord By Remembering

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 15, 2004

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Worship the Lord by Remembering ) Your past; 2) Your rescue; 3) Your present blessings

Finish this sentence in your mind: “I worship the Lord best by…” Did you finish that sentence with something like “…by singing”, or “…by praying”, or “…by telling others about Jesus”? While we can worship the Lord by doing each one of those things, Moses wants us to know that we won’t be moved to ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:5-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Be Ready

Contributed by Don Schultz on Nov 22, 2004

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Christ is coming when we least expect him. Be prepared.

Matthew 24:37-44 KEEP WATCH When is the proper time to start getting ready for Christmas? Is Thanksgiving weekend the time to start? Or is it earlier? I noticed that this year, the stores have decided that last weekend – the weekend before Thanksgiving – is the official beginning of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:37-44

Denomination: Lutheran

The Begatitudes

Contributed by David Ward on Dec 10, 2003

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A Christmas message from Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus. Big Idea: God’s plan always comes together.

“The Begatitudes” Matthew 1:1-17 Introduction: Many of us need to hear a message of hope this morning. Some in our church community are pretty discouraged right now. There’s a grayness that’s overshadowing our lives, and the season we’re in often makes it worse, not better. ß Some are facing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Steps To Receiving God's Guidance

Contributed by Judith Bucklin on Dec 15, 2003

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Three things the wise men believed helped them be open to God’s guidance. Those three things are still important to us today in our desire to be guided by God.

Steps to Receiving God’s Guidance Matthew 2:1-12 Prayer: Dear God, Thank you for speaking to us once again this year through the birth stories of Jesus. You encourage and inspire us through the experiences of Mary and Joseph. You stir our hearts once again. Now as we think about the wise men and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

God's Message From A Ball Of String

Contributed by David Haun on Dec 22, 2003

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This is a visual sermon to illustrate the vastness of God’s eternity and our place in it. The delivery will require movement around the chancel, but the visual impact can make a strong influence on your listeners.

OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE Psalm 8 :3-9 (New Living Translation) 3 When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers--the moon and the stars you have set in place-- 4 what are mortals that you should think of us, mere humans that you should care for us? 5 For you made us only a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:3-9, Matthew 10:29-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Things Are Not What They Seem Series

Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Dec 24, 2003

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As we prepare for our Lord’s birth among us, we are confronted with God’s realtiy: Things are not always what they seem. God’s ways are not teh world’s ways.

Things Are Not What They Seem Dear friends in Christ, grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Christ. Amen. After 2000 years of listening to the Christmas story, it’s easy for us hear it as a familiar and sentimental tale, imagining quiet and serene ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-24, Luke 1:39-55

Denomination: Lutheran

A Boy With The Heart Of A King Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Apr 3, 2003

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God looks on the heart not on the outside. The human ruler is at his most kingly when he bows before God, freely, willing, and out of love for God.

By Guerin Tueno What a disaster! King Saul has gone from being the golden boy of Israel to the John Elliot of the Old Testament. Saul’s reign was like a roller-coaster ride. Started low, but then he shot up as King, and then down again. He misunderstood who’s really in charge. God isn’t some ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

Waiting

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Mar 22, 2004

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The trials and storms we go through always have a purpose.

Waiting Isaiah 40:31 Scripture Reading: Isaiah 40: 26-31 Sermon Idea: The trials and storms we go through always have a purpose. There was a young father who was facing a battle in his life far beyond his abilities. His young wife was ill, then suddenly she was gone. She left the big burly young ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:26-31

Denomination: Holiness

Life Surrendered To God Series

Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 7, 2004

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Discover the four considerations that will give you confidence and peace to enter eternity.

In preparation for Easter, we’ve spent the last three weeks looking at six of the seven phrases Jesus spoke on the cross. This morning, we will look at the last words Jesus spoke from the cross. Last words from a dying person are very telling. Our text is Luke 23:44-49. Joseph Wittig remarked ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:44-49

Denomination: *other

Creation's Revelation Of Intellegence Series

Contributed by Dave Kinney on May 6, 2004

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The way that God has created everything we see and touch is a wonder. Let’s look at just a few areas of creation that ought to totally amaze us about God!

Evolution’s Deception: Making a Monkey of Man, Pt. 4 “Creation’s Revelation of Intelligence” Job 12:7-10 Charles Darwin wrote in “Origin of Species”… “Both butterflies and humans have descended from a remote common ancestor, most likely a small wormlike marine animal resembling a flat worm.” ...read more

Scripture: Job 12:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Discouragement

Contributed by Larry Elder on Jul 12, 2003

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Discouragement is one of Satan’s most effective weapons epically against church leaders and people in authority

Dealing with Discouragement Discouragement is one of Satan’s most effective weapons epically against church leaders and people in authority I) What is discouragement? Definition = to decrease courage; to be faint hearted; to lose hope; to be dismayed; the lace of desire to move forward or stand ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:20, 1 Kings 19:3-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I'll Live In New Jersey!

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 6, 2002

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Families are wonderful and necessary.

Families are wonderful. Families are challenging. I am reminded of this every time I see my favorite Cosby Show episode in which Cliff, the father played by Bill Cosby, and Theo, the son played by Malcolm Jamal-Warner, have a chat about Theo’s desire to live like a “regular” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:14, 1 John 4:7

Denomination: Church Of God

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