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Running For Gold

Contributed by Dale Miller on Jul 31, 2004

Press on to the goal, never give up.

ZEPHYR CHRISTIAN AUGUST 1, 2004 PHIL 3;12-14 INTRO; I WANT TO THANK DOUG FOR ALLOWING ME TO PREACH TODAY. DOUG IS A DEAR FRIEND WHO I HOLD IN HIGH ESTEEM. IT IS GOOD TO HAVE MY FAMILY HERE TODAY. IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE OLD FRIENDS AND NEW FRIENDS, AND TO BE BACK IN THE SUNSHINE STATE. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Programme Of God

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 1, 2003

In this post resurrection appearance, Jesus reveals the programme of God

Luke 24:36-53 The Revelation of the Programme of God Professor Charlie Moule, the famous NT theologian once said: "the birth and rapid rise of the Christian Church ... remains an unsolved enigma for any historian who refuses to take seriously the only explanation offered by the church itself - ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:36-53

Denomination: Anglican

A Message We Don't Like

Contributed by Paul Stokes on Dec 20, 2005

Carol Service sermon focussing on the ’offensiveness’ of God’s Christmas present to us - the idea that we need ’saving’ from sin!

Someone sent me three facts that prove Jesus was a Mexican! His first name was Jesus; he was bilingual, and he was always being harassed by the authorities. Then again, you can prove he was black - he called everybody "brother", he liked Gospel and he couldn’t get a fair trial. Or maybe he was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Directives

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Dec 20, 2005

Repentance on man’s part always brings action on God’s part.

God’s directives Jonah 2:10-3:2 12/21/05 Immediately after Jonah repented of his disobedience, there were some directives that brought about his deliverance from the belly of the fish. Repentance on man’s part always brings action on God’s part. Man could solve many of his problems if only he would ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Who Is Jesus?

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 23, 2005

Because that will effect the way you live the rest of your life

Introduction This morning/evening I’d like to focus on one verse from our reading 16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." I want to ask two questions: 1. What did Peter mean – and 2. What does this mean to us today. 1. What did Peter mean when he said “ You ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Anglican

Thin King Series

Contributed by Tom Burkholder on Sep 2, 2005

In the drama of life, how do you respond? There are many things that are beyond our control: the person that yells at us, the person that cuts us off in traffic, the store clerk that talks on the phone instead of helping us, the employee that never seems

Thin King Series: Melodrama or Mellow-drama - Act 4 Introduction: In the drama of life, how do you respond? There are many things that are beyond our control: the person that yells at us, the person that cuts us off in traffic, the store clerk that talks on the phone instead of helping us, the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Is Always Speaking

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 20, 2005

One of the great things about God is that He constantly offers a way out of the trouble we are in. For the people of Israel, their problem was caused by their sin, and so the solution began by dealing with it.

Passage: Judges 6:1-11 Intro: Early in our marriage, Jan and I discovered that communication could be a challenge! 1. particularly when trying to describe the solution to a structural problem of some kind. Il) like rearranging the furniture. 2. we discovered best way was to sit ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Crisis Christianity

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Apr 4, 2006

To instruct Christians how to live daily for the Lord!

CRISIS CHRISTIANITY!! Matthew 14:25-30 INTRODUCTION: Why do so many Christians wait until they have gone under for the third time to cry out unto the Lord? Why do married couples wait until it is too late to cry unto the Lord? Why do churches wait until the congregation has gone or until the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:25-30

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Four Soils

Contributed by Clark Frailey on Nov 10, 2002

A look at the Parable of the Four Soils using contemporary illustrations.

I. Seeds fell along the Path (v. 4) EXPLANATION: The Soil on the Path will not grow a seed. Or that part of the gospel message that can be sowed in us. This first seed falls by the wayside or on beaten path bordering the garden. This is sun-baked hard ground, completely useless for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9

Denomination: Baptist

Building An Effective Team

Contributed by Judah Thomas on May 15, 2002

Ideas for building an effective team.

1. Have a Vision When the Crystal Palace Exhibition opened in 1851, people flocked to London’s Hyde Park to behold the marvels. One of the greatest marvels back then was steam. Steam plows were displayed. Steam locomotives. Steam looms. Steam organs. Even a steam cannon. Of all the great ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:2-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Declaration Of Dependence

Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Nov 3, 2001

Learning to seek first the Kingdom of God and trusting God to meet our needs as he has promised.

A young woman brought her fiancee to meet her parents. After dinner, her father asked the young man into his study for a chat. "So, what are your plans?" he began. "I’m a theology scholar," the young man replied. "Admirable!" the father said, "But what will you do to provide a nice home for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:22-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Essence Of Unity

Contributed by Joshua Brady on Aug 26, 2004

We as children of God need to set aside all differences and opinions that we might have towards one another and we need to bind together in love and in unity and we need to call out the name of Jesus.

“The Essence of Unity” Ephesians 4:1-13 - What Does Unity Mean? – A) Definition for Unity: Oneness, harmony, agreement. 1) Oneness means just what it says, “ONE”. Now one may consist of more than one thing like for instance a car is made up by hundreds of different parts but just because it has ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Show Or Show Off? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 25, 2009

Many times when we think of God using us and us using spiritual gifts we think of some pretty impressive stuff - miracles, prophecy, healings and the like. But Paul gives us some great instruction about the color of the ways God uses us.

We’ve come to this point in our study through Romans by seeing that since God has had so much mercy on us that it is only reasonable for us to make ourselves available to Him to help spread the truth of God’s love and gift of salvation. Last time we saw that we need an accurate look at ourselves ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-13

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Deliverer From Judah Series

Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 28, 2009

This is the 2nd part of Judges which looks at spiritual warfare and how the enemy can be dealt with through a deliverer from Judah

Re-cap on previous points of ‘Living with the enemy’: Slide 1 21 chapters spanning almost 400 years Slide 2 The six major judges slide 3 The territory taken from Jericho slide 4 Israel continued a cycle of apostasy, oppression, crying out to God, then deliverance. It wasn’t a single nation, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 1:1-36

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Choosing Nobodies Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jul 21, 2010

Exposition of 1 Cor 1:26-31 regarding the foolishness of the choice of the Corinthians to carry out the gospel in the eyes of the world, and how God promises to use them to bring to nothing all the things that the world values

Text: 1 Cor 1:26-31, Title: Choosing Nobodies, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/18/10, AM A. Opening illustration: How many of you were the last to be picked dividing up teams in school. Could you imagine someone who deliberately chose all the worst players on the team? What if this team captain had the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31

Denomination: Baptist