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  • Yashá Na!

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 8, 2017
     | 3,056 views

    How does Palm Sunday introduce a new perfect government, the government of God?

    Intro Christianity teaches that God is love. Jesus showed this throughout his ministry culminating in the epitome of Godly love on the cross. Pontius Pilate is a caricature of all the false gods of the ancient and modern world. Jesus’ Palm Sunday parade into Jerusalem mocks false Roman gods and ...read more

  • The Pre-Tribulation Rapture

    Contributed by Jedidiah Jedidiah on Aug 8, 2025
     | 379 views

    The concept of the Rapture being ahead of the seven years Tribulation is based from a well grounded biblical facts, and Scripture supports this teaching with various verses and passages.

    The Pre-Tribulation Rapture Details presented in this article are biblically supported. They are well-grounded, based on scriptural evidences and reasoning. In this article, I will be laying out Bible verses and passages related to the Pre-Tribulation Rapture. From a biblical perspective, this ...read more

  • Up! Up! And Away Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Mar 19, 2019
     | 2,182 views

    The church at Corinth was gifted, guided and graced. As a result she should have been sailing, soaring and sharing. Instead she was stifled, stymied and snared.

    UP! UP! AND AWAY I CORINTHIANS 2:6-4:21 INTRODUCTION: The church at Corinth was gifted, guided and graced. As a result she should have been sailing, soaring and sharing. Instead she was stifled, stymied and snared. She was concerned with glamour, glitz and glory and that’s the reason she was ...read more

  • Taught By Grace

    Contributed by Wayne Searls on Mar 16, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,798 views

    A sermon outlining the work of grace in the believer’s life.

    TAUGHT BY GRACE Titus 2:11-14 TEXT: For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our ...read more

  • The Abundant Life

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 5, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,035 views

    Keys to the abundant life promised and provided in Christ.

    It is easy to become disillusioned in this life. Heartaches come. Dreams remain unrealized. Hopes, sometimes, are dashed. Jesus came to set these things right. In John 10:10 Jesus states, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have ...read more

  • The Neglected Doctrine

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,820 views

    Christ commands us to disciple others. If we are not obedient, then we must consider the reason for our disobedience.

    MATTHEW 28:18-20 THE NEGLECTED DOCTRINE “Jesus … said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded ...read more

  • Trusted With A Prison Series

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on May 2, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 16,326 views

    Resisting temptation is critical if we’re going to find ourselves increasingly faithful to God’s call upon our life. Find out how in this message from Genesis 39 about Joseph’s ability to deal with the pull of evil.

    Trusted: Lessons from the Life of Joseph Week 3: “Trusted with a Prison” Genesis 39:6-23 Just off the shore of North Carolina on the island of Cape Hatteras is a village known as Nag’s Head, a small shoreline town where, back in the 1800’s, the “wreckers” lived. These “wreckers” made their living ...read more

  • Spiritual Warfare: The Flesh Vs. The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 15, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 31,306 views

    1) The Warfare Command (Galatians 5:16), 2) The Warfare Parties (Galatians 5:17), and 3) The Warfare Warning (Galatians 5:18).

    One of the most tragic elements of warfare is the event of collateral damage. Often in military operations, civilians are caught in the crossfire. Whether it is in Palestine or Iraq, civilians often get hurt between two fighting forces. Sometimes, one side, usually the weaker one, deliberately puts ...read more

  • Do Not Do It

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 4, 2019
     | 3,694 views

    A study in the Gospel of Matthew 23: 1 – 12

    Matthew 23: 1 – 12 You can think it but don’t do it 23 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, 2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and ...read more

  • Uncommon Wisdom

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,191 views

    Walking with God gives us an uncommon wisdom for living life that is not available to us through any other means.

    Uncommon Wisdom Proverbs 16:16-20 I have been so blessed throughout my life to have people in my life who have been willing to teach me. I’m not talking about lessons learned from books, although I’ve learned some good lessons from classes that I’ve had throughout the years. The lessons that have ...read more

  • Hearing God: Motives Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 9, 2006
    based on 30 ratings
     | 30,789 views

    The motives of our heart are of extreme importance in getting guidance from God. Baalam was a spiritual man but the greed in his heart caused him to miss God’s will for his life.

    Hearing God: Motives Series: Hearing God #2 Numbers 22:1-35[1] 8-28-05 Intro What does God want me to do? Have you ever wrestled with that question? Most of us have. Most of us will at some time in the future. It’s not always easy to know God’s will in a particular situation. Last week we ...read more

  • "And Where Are You From?"

    Contributed by Bobby Touchton on May 26, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,708 views

    As Christians we often feel out of place, but we are reminded of Jesus’ words that our real home is eternal life with Him.

    Submitted by Dr. Bobby J. Touchton Ashland, Kentucky “‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for ...read more

  • Up From The Scum Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,371 views

    Examines what we will need to let go of if we allow the theory of evolution to shape our thinking

    Intro: 8 out of 9 school board members in Dover, PA were voted out last November. It would have been 9, but only 8 were up for re-election. It’s kind of a national tradition that being a school board member is a thankless job. But when was the last time people lined up to take the place of ...read more

  • Substitutes For Relationship With God Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Oct 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,365 views

    Part 4 in the series Faith Basics. This message examines things that we frequently substitute for a relationship with God.

    Substitutes for Relationship with God Faith Basics, part 4 Wildwind Community Church David K. Flowers September 16, 2007 Exodus 20:3-5 Exodus 20:3-5 (NIV) 3 "You shall have no other gods before me. Check out Eugene Peterson’s translation of that first verse. It gets right to the ...read more

  • In Spirit & In Truth Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on May 11, 2010
     | 4,405 views

    Part 5 in series, Love Never Dies, this message examines what it means and does not mean to worship God in spirit and in truth.

    In Spirit & In Truth Love Never Dies, prt. 5 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers April 25, 2010 Well, this past week has been like almost every other week in prepping the sermon – leaving me wishing that instead of one sermon per chapter, I could do three/four sermons per chapter and ...read more