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  • Jesus' Answer To The Question Of Divorce

    Contributed by H.b. Charles Jr. on Apr 16, 2013
    based on 10 ratings
     | 19,343 views

    "Jesus' Answer to the Question of Divorce" is an exposition of Matthew 19:3-10, where Jesus responds to questions about divorce and remarriage. It explains the Lord Jesus' explanation of the proper grounds of divorce.

    Matthew 19:3 states the occasion of the text: And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?” The Pharisees were the moral examples, religious leaders, and theological scholars of the day. With few exceptions, they ...read more

  • Augmenting Reality

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 22, 2013
     | 3,700 views

    God's Word augments the way we see and experience the realities of life.

    Title: Augmenting Reality Text: II Timothy 3:14-4:5 Thesis: God’s Word augments the way we see and experience the realities of life. Introduction Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-simulated environment that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world or imagined worlds. ...read more

  • Equal Value, Different Roles Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 15, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,472 views

    This sermon discusses the different roles assigned to men and women in the church and explores the biblical basis for those roles.

    Introduction: A. Phyllis Trible wrote an article titled, “If the Bible’s So Patriarchal, How Come I Love It?” 1. In the article she recalls a story from her childhood when a woman missionary came and taught her Sunday School class. 2. The missionary was teaching the girls about ...read more

  • Franklin Graham: 'political Correctness Gone Amok'

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Mar 1, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,372 views

    God have mercy on those who persecute, deny, blast our Lord Jesus and put some dead god's word in the mind of children. Why do most deny Jesus? Why do some look for other gods? I have said many times when you put the truth in the face of a heathen , th

    Franklin Graham: 'Political Correctness Gone Amok' I receive newsletters from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association from time to time because Brenda and I spent a week at The Cove in Asheville, NC for a seminar a few years ago. I usually just skim over them without really reading them but, the ...read more

  • Big Cross Or Little Crosses, But No Other Path To Joy

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 22, 2024
     | 575 views

    Abraham did not have to show his faith by slaying his only Son, Isaac. God the Father, however, did not hold onto His only Son, Christ Jesus, but accepted His sacrifice.

    Second Sunday in Lent 2024 St. Mark’s Gospel tells us today that “after six days” Jesus and His three lead apostles went up a high mountain. Why is “six days” important to remember? We need to go back to the previous chapter to see. The story line follows St. Matthew’s Gospel very closely, which ...read more

  • Love Bears All Things Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 2, 2025
     | 288 views

    Love bears all things and shows us that true love protects others.

    INTRODUCTION SLIDE 1- SERMON TITLE - Today we continue on our quest to learn to love better. - Throughout this series, we have been on a track to learning to love those in our church family better, along with those in the community. - Love is not only a feeling; love involves action and ...read more

  • Breakthrough In The Mind Pt 2 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 12, 2020
     | 5,651 views

    We are in a war and for the most part that war is within – in our minds – it’s also in our thoughts and what we set our minds on becomes our reality – our minds dictate how we respond to life, situations and people.

    Sermon 2: Breakthrough in the mind! Thesis: We are in a war and for the most part that war is within – in our minds – it’s also in our thoughts and what we set our minds on becomes our reality – our minds dictate how we respond to life, situations and people. We need to have a renewed mind to win ...read more

  • Be Fruitful And Multiply

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 18, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 870 views

    The Creator's command, "Be Fruitful and Multiply," is largely ignored by the people of God today. We have much to learn even with the second part of His command to subdue the earth.

    “God blessed [the man and the woman]. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.’” [1] Undoubtedly, I am venturing into ...read more

  • A Messiah's Warning About Being A Spiritual Phony Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 18, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,665 views

    A true follower of Jesus is someone that has been radically changed from the inside out.

    A Messiah's Warning About Being A Spiritual Phony Text: Matt. 23:1-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: A recent survey of Discipleship Journal readers ranked areas of greatest spiritual challenge to them. These are listed in this order. 1. Materialism. 2. Pride. 3. Self-centeredness. 4. Laziness. 5. ...read more

  • Andrew Lloyd Weber, A Journalist And 3 Guys Called 'jesus'

    Contributed by Michael Bird on Jan 15, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 4,524 views

    Examines various depicitions of who people say Jesus is and gives and exposition of Mk 8 concerning the confession of Jesus’ Messiahship

    Mark 8:27-9:1 – Andrew Lloyd Weber, a Journalist and Three Guys Called Jesus. Introduction The odd sermon title is a smoke screen for a question I’d like to ask: “Who is Jesus?” It is the same question that the disciples asked when Jesus’ calmed the waters. Whether you’re an atheist or a ...read more

  • Knowing Our Authority Series

    Contributed by Dave Martin on Jul 22, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 5,927 views

    When we speak of authority, what do we mean? It could mean flashing lights coming up fast from behind you.

    "Knowing Our Authority!" "Knowing" series part 3 of 4 Text: Eph. 1:17-23 & Selected Cross Creek Community Church Pastor Dave Martin - July 22, 2001 www.crosscreekcc.org God’s Word is Powerful, Relevant, and Life Changing! When we speak of authority, what do we mean? It could mean flashing lights ...read more

  • Freedom To Restrict Our Freedom Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 7, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 8,494 views

    Freedom isn’t everything. Make sure the freedom we hang onto includes the freedom to win others for hrist ansd the freedom to love other Christians even above ourselves.

    A Small Confession... I have something to confess to you today. Something that may forever change the way you look at me. Something that may lower me in your esteem. I like to watch Jerry Springer. What really interests me is how the participants see their right to free speech. Because they have ...read more

  • The Feel Of Balance: Coping With Stress Series

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on Oct 2, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,911 views

    Third in a series on balance based on the sermon titles from Outreach.com. [Note: I switched the order of the three sermons from that which was given by Outreach.com and the middle sermon on the peace of God (Phil. 4:1-7) was given by a guest preacher.]

    The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 2, 2005 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. Philippians 4:8-13 “The Feel of Balance: Coping with Stress” A while back, a Tahoma, Washington newspaper carried a story about Tattoo, a basset hound. Tattoo didn’t intend to go ...read more

  • "Where Vision Starts" Series

    Contributed by Paul Atwater on Jun 26, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,174 views

    This first Sunday of the year challenge was designed to remind members of the reason why our church exists.

    Text: MT 22:36-40. 22:18-20 Title: “Where Vision Starts ” Date: January 4, 2004 Series: VISION & VALUES – 1 Intro: A golfer’s errant shot ended up on an ant hill. So he found the ball, squared up, took a big swing – and missed. Thousands of innocent ants were killed. Then the golfer took ...read more

  • Twenty-One Benefits Of Godliness

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 5, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 26,273 views

    "Godliness with contentment is great gain" (1 Tim. 6:6). That’s much harder to come by than mere prosperity.

    Twenty-One Benefits of Godliness (2 Pet 1:7,8) "Add to your faith, goodness, knowledge, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and Christian love. For if these qualities are yours an increase they render neither useless nor unfruitful." Many people are willing to discipline themselves to ...read more