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“he Was Dismissed By The Soldiers” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Apr 6, 2015

People dismiss Jesus today for the same reasons the soldiers dismissed Him on that first Easter weekend.

I wonder what Jesus thought when He looked down at His bloody feet nailed to the cross. By then His vision would have been blurred, not just from the excruciating pain, but from the blood and sweat that He was powerless to wipe away from His eyes. In that painful, lonely, and desperate moment of ...read more

Scripture: John 19:23-24

Denomination: Baptist

Rejoice Anyway!

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Dec 15, 2002

Is your Christmas turning out to be less than ideal? So was the first one. Rejoice anyway!

The Christmas season is a time of celebration, a time of rejoicing. As the song tells us, "It’s the most wonderful time of the year!" And there are dozens more where that came from, Christmas songs exhorting us to rejoice and be of good cheer; songs like "Good Christian Men, Rejoice!" and, "We Wish ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:30-33

Denomination: Baptist

Gifts Of The Spirit 4: Word Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Faith Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Sep 14, 2004

A look now at ’manifestations of the Spirit’ and the first three mentioned: word of wisdom, word of knowledge and faith

Gifts of the Spirit 4: The Word of Wisdom, word of Knowledge and Faith. 1 COr 12:7-9 WBC 12/9/4 pm (Read vs 1-11) INTRO Robin explained well last Sun pm - different kinds of Gifts (lit gifts of grace) - service. God enables people to serve differently - workings: lit ¡¥energentia¡¦. Ie ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

Vote The Rock!

Contributed by Joe Fornear on Oct 12, 2004

The first of series on the Christians oportunity and responsibility to influence our world through voting and political involvement.

-It’s been said “whatever you do, don’t talk about religion or politics”. Well this morning I am going to break both of those rules because I am going to be talking about the role of religion in politics. -they say don’t talk about politics or religion – well I am going to do something really ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Peace On Earth Series

Contributed by Shine Thomas on Dec 13, 2023

This is the account of the first Christmas and some observations from the Birth of Jesus Christ that brought peace on the Earth.

INTRODUCTION This is the account of the first Christmas and some observations from the Birth of Jesus Christ that brought peace on the Earth. 1. THE BIRTH OF JESUS HAPPENED IN A REAL DAY TO BRING PEACE ON THE EARTH Luke 2:11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:11, Luke 2:4, Micah 5:2, Matthew 9:6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Brethren, Pray For Us

Contributed by David Scudder on Jan 16, 2008

Pastors need prayer and encouragement, but it is important for the congregation to first KNOW what pastors actually do.

Brethren, Pray For Us I Peter 5:1-4 Acts 20:28-31 Ephesians 4:11-13 Purpose: To explain the responsibilities that pastors have. Aim: I want the listener to select pastors wisely and pray diligently for them. INTRODUCTION: I have a two fold purpose for reviewing what the Bible teaches about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

David Spares Saul's Life Again Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 11, 2019

First Samuel 26:1-25 shows us the faithfulness of God's servant.

Scripture When you hear today’s Scripture reading in this sermon series on “The Life of David,” you may think that we have already covered this incident. And, indeed, it is very similar to the incident that occurred in 1 Samuel 24 where we learned how David spared Saul’s life. Some liberal ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 26:1-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Does God Feel About Women? Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jun 28, 2018

Message 6 in our series on Judges. This is the first of two messages exploring the Bible's view of women.

Judges Series #6 Life Cycles “How God Feels About Women” Review In our study of the book of Judges we encountered a deviation from the norm in Judaism that warrants a closer look. We encountered a woman prophet who was also a judge. Deborah drew high respect from the people. God used Deborah ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:3-6, Matthew 19:4-6

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Getting Along With One Another Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Apr 8, 2002

This is the first of four in a series on Ephesians 4. The main theme is the function of the church in the accomplishment of its mission.

Living in the Family of God Drama Getting Along in the Family God’s Doctrinal Statement For years I have resisted the notion of having a “doctrinal statement”. It’s not that we don’t know what we believe or that we don’t want you to know. It’s just that I have a hard time rewriting what God ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Conditoned For The Conquest Series

Contributed by Dan Morrison on Aug 18, 2002

After crossing over Jordan, was Jericho imediatly on the mind of God? No first they needed to be ’conditioned for the conquest’.

Conditioned for the Conquest Part 1 Joshua 4&5; Today we are going to cover only chapter 4; After they cross we would expect Jerico to be conquered in short order. We think that Jerico is immediately on God’s mind. Not so, they spent some 10 days here at Gilgal and some 6 days before they saw ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Good Bye

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Sep 4, 2005

This is the sermon I presented to our Youth Minister as he was leaving for his first Pulpit work.

Jimmy’s Sermon Numbers 6:24-26 A few weeks ago I preached a sermon to our young people as they were preparing for school. I told the congregation then that even though this message was intended for the young people I hoped that they would listen very intently because there was sure to be a ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 6:24-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Centuries Come And Go -- But God Remains Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 22, 2001

As the new century begins to unfold, what will be the source of our values? (First in a series of the Ten Commandments)

Ten Commandments Series First in a series -- An Introduction to the Commandments -- January 9, 2000 "Centuries Come and Go -- God’s Law Remains" By the Rev. Dr. Maynard Pittendreigh Exod 20:1-17 1 And God spoke all these words: 2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Spiritual Enlightenment

Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 8, 2004

First in a series of Lectures on the Gifts of the Spirit. This lectures treats that Main Thing in Spiritual Matters.

The Church must maintain its Distinctiveness amid a Corinthianizing Culture! A distinction God-made, not man-made. That was the fundamental failure of the Church at Corinth. It had failed to maintain its distinctiveness amid the corrosive culture of Corinth. The Maintenance of Distinctiveness is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing Who You Are In Christ Series

Contributed by John Raulerson on Oct 26, 2005

To experience abundant joy one must first know who he/she is in Christ

Philippians: Secrets of Abundant Joy KNOWING WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST Phil 1:1-2 The theme of Paul’s letter the church of Philippi is “Abundant Joy”. Philippi was a Roman colony town in the province of Macedonia. The first church Paul established in what we know as Europe was in Philippi and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Me-Monsters Don't Worship Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Jan 25, 2006

What is real worship? Well, let’s first consider what it isn’t...

“Beware of the Me-Monster,” says Comedian Brian Regan towards the end of his DVD called I Walked On The Moon. We are all very familiar with this Me-Monster of selfishness from encountering him throughout our lives. I think one of the biggest areas I see the Me-Monster pop up is when I am driving ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational