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  • What Does A Lost Person Look Like? Series

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2002
    based on 81 ratings
     | 8,395 views

    Paul describes the inner workings of a person without Christ.

    WHAT DOES A LOST PERSON LOOK LIKE? EPHESIANS 4:17-21 · This morning we are going to continue in Ephesians 4, beginning with verse 17. Last week we looked at how important our role in the body of Christ is. 1) We looked at how God is has given to each of us at least one gift for the purpose of ...read more

  • The Three Crosses

    Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 601 ratings
     | 88,373 views

    This message takes a look at the three crosses at Calvary, The Cross of Rejection, The Cross of Reception & The Cross of Redemption.

    "The Three Crosses" Text: Luke 23:39-43 Introduction: We want to notice this morning the three crosses that were represented at the crucifixion of Christ. In John 19:18, we are told - "They crucified him and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst." I. First, we want ...read more

  • "Is Our Guest Room Prepared?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 29, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 3,857 views

    The business of the in-between.

    Acts 1:1-11 “Is Our Guest Room Prepared?” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA One of the top priorities for people who are shopping for a home is to be sure that there is an extra bedroom… …a place where they can put an extra bed, nightstand, ...read more

  • Who Is Your Authority – God Or The Government?

    Contributed by Christopher Hill on Jan 1, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,402 views

    ? As Christians, we are not to feel as if we are not bound by the law and authority of earthly government because we are citizens of another kingdom. Instead, we should demonstrate our respect for the heavenly King by being subject to earthly authority.

    Night after night, week after week, and month after month Gregory Dixon Jr., pastor of Indianapolis Baptist Temple, along with other men of the church held a vigil. This wasn’t a typical vigil, however. These men sat up each night drinking coffee, eating donuts, and playing cards. They didn’t ...read more

  • Witness As Worship Series

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 21, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,467 views

    2nd sermon in the series "Worship Languages" that discusses different ways of worshipping God. This sermon explains how our witness is our worship

    #2 in a series “Finding Your Worship Language” WITNESS AS WORSHIP Romans 12:1-2 Rev. Rick Pendleton North Dunedin Baptist Church Dunedin, Fl revrick3@hotmail.com Last week I began a series of sermons on Different Worship Languages. We began by looking at Martha as an example of Service as Worship. ...read more

  • Service As Worship Series

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 24, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,684 views

    Martha was not a whiner, or unspiritual when she asked Jesus to tell Mary to help. She was worshiping Jesus in her worship language... service.

    Multi-lingual Worship Luke 10:38-42 This past week, I was reading about a family. It is a family in the Bible… Mary, Martha and Lazarus. You remember they were the family Jesus stayed with whenever he came to Jerusalem. As I was thinking about that family, I realized they were a great picture of ...read more

  • "True Grit” Series

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jan 28, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 11,244 views

    If we surrender our lives over to God He will give us His strength and we have nothing to fear from this world.

    Intro: He was a professional thief. His name stirred fear as the desert wind stirs tumbleweeds. He terrorized the Wells Fargo stage line for thirteen years, roaring like a tornado in and out of the Sierra Nevada’s, spooking the most rugged frontiersmen. In journals from San Francisco to New ...read more

  • Is It Right To Judge? Series

    Contributed by Johnny Small on Feb 13, 2002
    based on 98 ratings
     | 5,404 views

    Are we permitted to judge others? In this 6th sermon of the series "Taking Up Your Cross in Today’s World" we will examine what the Bible teaches on this. Bel Aire Baptist Church 2/17/02

    Is it Right to Judge? 6th in series of "Taking Up Your Cross in Today’s World" 2/17/02 The Holy Spirit has been convicting me to preach a sermon on what does it mean to judge and to rebuke. This has been a difficult sermon to prepare, because many may not agree with what I have to say, but I feel ...read more

  • Gifts Of The Spirit 1: Spiritual Dynamics And Jesus Being Lord Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Sep 3, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,334 views

    An introduction to 1 Corinthians 12 and a series on Gifts of the Spirit. Spiritual things: how to discern whether they are from the Lord or not.

    Gifts of the Spirit 1: Spiritual dynamics and Jesus being Lord 1 Cor 12:1-3. WBC 5/9/4am SPIRITUAL GIFTS? V1 Interestingly, the equiv of ‘Spiritual gifts’ does not appear anywhere in NT - sorry to distress you! - The word ‘Gifts’, spec ‘gifts of grace’ (Charismata, v4) does o More from Robin, ...read more

  • "Love Thy Brethren"

    Contributed by Christopher Williams on Feb 9, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,901 views

    As a Christian, we have a duty to love our Lord and love each other, for the Word of God says there are no other commandments greater than these.

    Romans 12:9-21 OPENING: In a sense, Paul is telling us how to act or behave towards others, on God’s behalf. This is how the Lord wants us to behave while in waiting for His Second Coming. The Main point to get across here is Love. To love one another. These different things Paul mentions ...read more

  • What To Do If You Make A Big Mistake Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 20, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,690 views

    We all make small errors now and again. But what do you do if you make a big blunder? We learn from Jacob and what he did after Shechem about how to get back with God.

    When we make small errors we often just breeze over them or remind ourselves not to do that anymore. But what happens when we make a really big blunder - something that affects other lives and our own in significant ways? Sometimes we panic, or we throw up our hands and do nothing, or we allow ...read more

  • Three Ways To Love Mean People

    Contributed by Shad Comeaux on May 21, 2005
    based on 64 ratings
     | 16,078 views

    This sermon shares with us how we are to love our enemies, A.K.A. "Mean People"

    Do you remember that classmate in elementary school who pulled the chair from underneath you as you proceeded to sit down? How about the bully in junior high that took your change that your mother had scraped up for you to buy your favorite ice cream? Perhaps you hadn’t forgotten about your ...read more

  • Living The Abundant Life

    Contributed by John Johnson on Jun 24, 2003
    based on 220 ratings
     | 73,241 views

    Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly.

    John 10:10 Many times the Lord Jesus used the expression "I am," which is one of the titles of deity. The word am is the present singular of be. It means something that is happening at this present moment. Jesus is saying here, "I am,". Not will be, not maybe, not might be, but I am. When we ...read more

  • Your Heavenly Citizenship Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 29, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 15,287 views

    Did you know that we have a citizenship that is greater than any national citizenship? We need to put our focus on spiritual things. When we have this spiritual focus the world grows dim. Then we are living consistent with our heavenly citizenship.

    How much value do you place on your citizenship? We have several here who may be citizens of different countries. We have Canadians here. We have US citizens and Mexican citizens here. You have a citizenship in some nation. How much do you value or think about your citizenship? We rarely think ...read more

  • Spirit Of A Hero

    Contributed by Jerry Pawloski on Mar 9, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,755 views

    Running the Race in Corinthians 9: 23-27 and the spirit of the athlete and the spirit of the Christian.

    Title: Spirit of a Hero Text: 1 Corinthians 9: 23-27 Background The Corinthian culture to which Paul was speaking was worse than any Liberty Avenue or port town that we can think of today. It was a hub of international trade. People of from all over the word passed through this sea port town. ...read more