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  • The Floating Axe Head

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 9, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 51,623 views

    This story from 2 Kings 6:1-7 is an Old Testament illustration pared with a New Testament admonition from Revelation 2:4-5 about losing your first love. If you lose your cutting edge, how can you get it back?

    The Floating Axe head Revelation 2-3; II Kings 6:1-7 INTRODUCTION: Last week, Richard preached the last sermon in our 30-week series called The Story. That series took us all the way from Genesis through Revelation. In our last Pueblo group we were discussing the last lesson … from the ...read more

  • The Sword Of Speech

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 2, 2010
     | 5,814 views

    If we have God's truth in our hearts, we must speak our witness. It is not good enough to remain silent. That word must be a word of love and it must be a word of justice. Martin Luther King exemplified this discipline.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC January 19, 1986 It was the spring of 1964, and I had to make a choice. I had to decide whether I would, in my very first year of ministry, do something which would create a bit of tension in the church, but which the students with whom I worked were ...read more

  • Confession

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Dec 3, 2010
    based on 39 ratings
     | 14,715 views

    God's first choice is to use goodness to lead us to Him, but if we insist, He will use judgment to bring us back to Him in repentance. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

    Confession Nehemiah 9 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Confession.html Confession leads to Consecration, and ultimately to Celebration. If you were in Jerusalem at this time in our text you would have seen some very unusual sights, and heard some very unusual sounds. Like people in the streets ...read more

  • A Church With Favor Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Dec 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,808 views

    Learning how to be the church in today's world through learning from the book of Acts.

    [Computer comparisons – slow vs. fast.] You know churches can be a lot like those two computers. Some churches can be so cluttered with stuff and so outdated that they don’t operate efficiently. They’re more frustrating than joyful. They take so much effort to do what ...read more

  • Sacrificial Love

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 12, 2010
    based on 11 ratings
     | 18,291 views

    At Christmas we are often entertained with amusing stories of sacrificial love such as "It’s a Wonderful Life" and "The Gift of the Magi". In the Word of God we find a true story of sacrificial love demonstrated by a woman named Ruth.

    Sacrificial Love Ruth 1:11-18 Introduction: At Christmas we are often entertained with stories of sacrificial love. We are all familiar with Jimmy Steward’s role in “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Steward, the hero, ...read more

  • Ground Zero Mosque-Take

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 15, 2010
     | 2,172 views

    A look at the controversial Ground Zero Mosque

    Introduction: A If you have not heard of the controversy of the Ground Zero Mosque that is trying to be built just two blocks from were nearly 3,000 people perished at the hands of 19 Islamic terrorists, then you will become very familiar today with that story. (13 stories, glass/steel, where 1 to ...read more

  • It’s Not Just What We Say

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Dec 28, 2010
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     | 5,110 views

    What we say has the power to destroy or to build up. As Christians we should in every case seek to build up those around us.

    Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the famous British preacher of the nineteenth century, was once invited to preach in London in a public auditorium called the Crystal Palace for a special service. The facility seated almost 24,000 people. A day or two prior to the event, Spurgeon went to the Crystal ...read more

  • The Castle Or The Wall

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Dec 28, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,260 views

    As a church, we have certain options. We can spend our time, energy, and resources building the wall…and forfeit the church. Or we can invest our time, energy, and resources building the church and forfeit the wall. Wall or church …which will it be?

    In Robert Frost's Poem "Mending Wall," the poet says, "Something there is that doesn't love a wall." We can identify with that statement, can't we? We detest walls. Walls divide. Walls hide. Walls even kill. Remember the Berlin Wall that split families, a city, and a country? But don't we ...read more

  • Waiting For Christmas

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 28, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,628 views

    It’s obvious why kids look forward to Christmas. But today we’re going to look at two people who were looking forward in eager anticipation for a much different reason.

    INTRODUCTION: Remember when you were a kid and you couldn’t wait until Christmas arrived? When my brother and I were young, my Mom would have this Christmas calendar with cotton balls stuck to each of the squares. Each day we took turns taking a cotton ball off. We were excited to do so ...read more

  • Carpe Diem Seize The Day

    Contributed by Oscar Destruge on Dec 29, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,140 views

    The most wonderful treasures of this world are the relationships that we cultivate. The most beautiful gift that you can give to another human being is our time and affection.

    Carpe diem Seize the day He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him (John 1:11) December 26, 2010 We’ve all heard the saying: “You don’t appreciate what you have until you lose it.” This happens more frequently during Christmas, causing stress and depression. The running about ...read more

  • Because Of Relationships Not Money Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 30, 2010
     | 3,025 views

    IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE BECAUSE OF RELATIONSHIPS NOT MONEY.

    It’s a Wonderful Life Rediscovering it this Advent Season Because of Relationships not Money 1st Sunday of Advent 11/30/08 INTRODUCTION There are certain clichés you hear all through your life. A number of them relate to money and how we relate to it. For example: * It takes money to ...read more

  • New Wine

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Jan 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,222 views

    The underlying reason for all of Jesus' mighty works is clearly stated in John 2:11, “In order that they might see, and seeing believe.”

    Out of the vast amount of material available to John, the writer of the Gospel, he has carefully chosen his material as an eyewitness of all Jesus did and said, In his writing he has a clear, guiding purpose. John 20:30-31 tells us, "Many other signs therefore Jesus also performed in the presence ...read more

  • A Vision Of Christ

    Contributed by Kevin Thacker on Jan 3, 2011
     | 5,673 views

    A summary of the vision of Christ that John saw in Revelation 1:9-18

    A VISION OF CHRIST by Kevin Thacker Revelation 1:9-18 Imagine for yourself being placed in a cell alone in a prison that is on an island. Well, that is exactly where John is right now. The Isle of Patmos is a small island just off the coast of Turkey in the Aegean Sea. The Romans have created a ...read more

  • The Strategies Of Satan

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Apr 26, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,007 views

    A vicious battle is being waged for the souls of men and women in the spiritual realm. It is a battle between God and Satan and the outcome will determine whether the truth of Jesus and His Lordship will reign in a person’s life, or whether the deception

    The Strategies of Satan A vicious battle is being waged for the souls of men and women in the spiritual realm. It is a battle between God and Satan and the outcome will determine whether the truth of Jesus and His Lordship will reign in a person’s life, or whether the deception of Satan will ...read more

  • The Wow Factor!

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Apr 27, 2013
    based on 67 ratings
     | 28,723 views

    Updated May 18, 2025 Now Glory is a word that contains much emotion and much wonder. It is often used when we experience something that has a Wow factor. Such as, "Oh what a glorious view!" or "That performance was glorious!"

    For those unfamiliar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings before the message. Today’s readings were: Acts:11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21: 1-6 and John 13:31-35. I am sure ... that most of us have seen do-mi-noes set up by the thousands or ...... even by the tens of ...read more