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Poverty Means Slavery To Indebtedness Series

Contributed by Henry Trocino Jr. on Apr 2, 2017

Part 11 of the Sermon Series, "Rich Man Poor Man in Proverbs"

"The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender" (Prov. 22:7). "Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty" (Prov. 22:16). The sage says that prosperity is the reward of the righteous for his humility and fear ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:7, Proverbs 22:16, 2 Kings 4:1

Denomination: Baptist

What About The Future?

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 31, 2001

Predicting four things that the future holds for us & for our families.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX ILL. An article appeared in an Arizona newspaper more than 40 years ago entitled, "Make A Date With The Millennium." It pointed out that the year 2000 was approaching, & that many who were reading that article in ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-2, Matthew 6:33-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Kangaroo Court Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 27, 2012

Jesus was tried in a kangaroo court. When you put Jesus on trial in your life, will you try Him in a kangaroo court or will you follow the evidence and let that tell you who He is?

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Over the last few weeks in our REWIND series we have been looking at the events of the final week of Jesus life that ending in His resurrection. Last week Jerry took us to the cross as we examined the crucifixion. • How did we get Jesus to a crucifixion? Today we rewind a ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God And Our Emotional Health

Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 22, 2002

Learn to rejoice, relax and replace anxiety with peace

This morning, we will continue in Philippians, chapter 4, verses 4-7. If you want a title to organize your thoughts, the title is "God and Our Emotional Health." By the way, we will finish this short letter by the end of February. We will alternate between a study from the Psalms in the Old ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7

Denomination: *other

I Am The Bread Of Life

Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008

What does Christ mean when He calls Himself the Bread of Life?

For the last few weeks we have sort of gotten off course in our Sunday evening services, but tonight I want us to again look to the book of John. We have been asking the question, “Who is Jesus?” It’s a question that can be answered from several different approaches. We can study the attributes ...read more

Scripture: John 6:22-35

Denomination: Holiness

Joseph In Potiphar's House

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 17, 2018

Joseph in Potiphar's house in Genesis 39:1-23 teaches us that God is with his people in both prosperity and adversity.

Scripture Last week I began a series of sermons that I am calling "Jacob's Descendants," based on Genesis 37-50. In our last lesson, we read about young seventeen-year old Joseph sold by his brothers to Midianite traders on their way to Egypt. The brothers then deceived their father Jacob into ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Trip To Calvary

Contributed by Chinguwa Elvis on Mar 19, 2022

It was not easy It was painful It was heavy But it had to be accomplished And He did, Glory

(Matthew 27v1-66) Concentration: on Jesus’ trip to Calvary. Jesus before the Sanhedrin, vv. 1-10. Jesus before Pilate and the people, vv. 11-31. The journey to Golgotha, vv. 32-55. Jesus’ burial, vv. 56-66. Meditation: on this blessed journey Jesus made on our behalf. After Jesus has been ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:1-66

When The Elder Sins Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on May 16, 2014

Elders are to be honoured for their labour. However, elders are to be held accountable before the congregation to discharge their appointment in a faithful manner.

“Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses. As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear. In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:19-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Magna Carta Of Christian Liberty Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 11, 2005

This sermon is an overview of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, The Magna Carta of Christian Liberty. In the coming weeks we shall exmine the letter more closely in order to glean as many jewels from it as we can.

Scripture Major Scott Stanger, of Benton, AK, wrote an email to his wife Ronda from Baghdad on January 30, the day of the election in Iraq. Major Stanger describes his day, which included mobs of Iraqis thanking him and the other American soldiers for enabling them to vote. This is a part of Major ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1-2

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Person In The Mirror Part 4 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 11, 2015

Part 4 focuses on if God is our co-pilot then we must be the pilot and the ones calling the shot. If we are the co-pilot then God is calling the shots and we need to understand what He is saying about us.

The Person In The Mirror Part 4 Scriptures: James 1:21-24; Deuteronomy 28:1-14; 1 Peter 2:9-10 Introduction This message is part 4 in my series “The Person In The Mirror.” The foundational Scripture for this series comes from James chapter one. He said “Therefore, putting ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Man Who Hated Christmas

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000

Today we are going to talk about a real person, an individual who plays an important part in the Bible's account of Jesus' birth, but who is seldom mentioned in Christmas programs or sermons. His name is King Herod.

The man who hated Christmas. Who am I talking about? Is it Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser whose motto for Christmas was "bah-humbug"? Or is it The Grinch, the creature who tries to steal Christmas because he can't stand to see people happy? Well, neither. Today we are going to talk about a real ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-18, Luke 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

What's The Verdict

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Feb 10, 2005

Are you guilty or not guilty? I want to be GUILTY of being like Christ.

What’s the Verdict? “Are you guilty or not guilty” Matthew 25 : 58 & 69 – 75 In the court of law in a jury trial after all the deliberations have taken place, the jury will come back into the courtroom and there is a conversational exchange that happens between the judge and the foreman ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:58-75

Denomination: Apostolic

Of Guilt And Innocence Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 18, 2010

This message continues my series through the book of Acts.

“Of Guilt and Innocence” Acts 23:12-24:27 August 3, 2008 When we finished up last week, we found Paul being visited in prison by Christ Himself, encouraging Paul and promising that Paul would testify in Rome as well. Little did Paul know that he’d be imprisoned, in some form or fashion, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Fight For Your Dream Series

Contributed by Mark Batterson on Oct 17, 2016

Chase the Lion is a 3 part series from Mark Batterson, pastor at National Community Church in Washington, D.C. The sermon is based off of the book, Chase the Lion. You can download a sermon kit at ChaseTheLion.com/churches

Around the turn of the 20th century, psychologist Alfred Adler proposed the counterintuitive theory of compensation. Adler believed that what we think of as disadvantages often prove to be advantages because they force us to cultivate compensatory attitudes and abilities that probably would have ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Can Fly!

Contributed by Michael Trask on Feb 9, 2006

The "gravity" of life often seems to hold us down. But no problem that we might have is bigger than the Lord himself. He wants us to see things from his perspective and thereby raise us up on eagles wings.

Ever thought about how cool it would be, to be able to fly? And I don’t mean with the aid of one of those noisy mechanical contraptions we call airplanes. I mean you with just your body, soaring above the earth; you, banking over the forests; you skimming over the rivers; you ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:21-31

Denomination: Lutheran