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  • Being Fruitful Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 8, 2005
    based on 49 ratings
     | 15,739 views

    Nature teaches us that if you are going to be fruitful, you have to: 1. Have your roots in good soil. 2. Have a healthy trunk and branches. 3. Have fertilization.

    A wealthy businessman, who was well known for being ruthless and unethical, told Mark Twain that before he died, he wanted to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He said that when he got there he wanted to climb to the top of Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments, and there read ...read more

  • Being Satisfied Series

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on May 13, 2005
    based on 47 ratings
     | 13,369 views

    Contentment is something that we all strive for, the problem is that the world tells us to all look in the wrong place, so we either become apathetic where we don’t feel anything or we spend our lives thinking you know if I only

    Being Satisfied Philippians 4:10-13 If you have your Bibles with you this morning please hold it up high where we can all see it. Now that you have held it up I want you to open it up and read with me today one of the hardest passages in the whole Bible. It not difficult because it is filled with ...read more

  • Being The Church!

    Contributed by Will Langford on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 90 ratings
     | 27,661 views

    A message from Acts 1 that reveals 4 things the church needs if it is to be a New Testament Church.

    Being The Church! Acts 1:1-11 I loved Miss Patrick. She was from Somerset, Kentucky and she was my third grade teacher. She was awesome because she introduced us to some exciting literature. There is nothing that I enjoyed anymore than a action packed book. I like a lot of adventure and ...read more

  • Being A Gamechanger Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 9, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,844 views

    The first in a 4-part series of messages on the challenges of the 21st Century Church in America. The Lord needs some gamechangers today.

    Meeting The Challenge Being a ‘Gamechanger’ 2 Chronicles 24:1-14 * At the end of August this year a movie will be premiered which carries the title, “Nick Saban: Gamechanger.” This will be a documentary on the life of the Alabama Football coach. In the trailer for this ...read more

  • On Being Hospitable Series

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jun 19, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,859 views

    Part II of the Four-Part Vision: God instructs his people to practice hospitality. What does this mean as we receive guests in our congregations? Are we ill-prepared to welcome our guests? Or do we receive them as the blessing and gift that God intended?

    Congregations are families. The longer that they are together, usually the harder it is to let other people become part of the inner circle of the church. And yet, we know that – just as we are to be hospitable as families – we are also called to be hospitable as groups of believers. The writer ...read more

  • On Being Leaders Series

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jul 3, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,252 views

    Part IV of the Four-Part Vision: We look at how God led his people and how He used leaders to lift up a vision among his people. We examine the important questions: Who should lead? and What is important for leaders?

    Text: Jesus called them together. He said, “You know about the rulers of the nations. They hold power over their people. Their high officials order them around. Don’t be like that. Instead, anyone who wants to be important among you must be your servant. And anyone who wants to be first must be ...read more

  • The Be-Attitudes Series

    Contributed by Kelly Dufour on Jan 29, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,559 views

    This message will cover the first four be-attitudes: poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.

    The Jesus Code: Part 1 “Be-Attitudes” Sunday, September 7, 2008 Pastor Kelly Dufour Text: Matthew 5:1-12 Introduction: Today we begin a new sermon series that I have titled, “The Jesus Code.” No, this is not some new conspiracy fashioned after a fairly famous fictional novel and Hollywood ...read more

  • Being And Becoming

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Feb 2, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,117 views

    A sermon on the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (also called Candlemas)

    I wonder if you’re familiar with fresh lychees? The fresh fruit is much more pleasant than the tinned variety. They are small fruit about the size of a walnut. On the outside is rough and robust skin, which might lead you think it wasn’t worth opening, but when one peels it, inside is a soft, ...read more

  • Being At Witness Series

    Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Jun 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,976 views

    Learning how to share our faith means being willing to walk across the room. This entails relationship building, doing favors and listening to the Spirit’s lead.

    BE060808 WHO DO YOU LOVE 13. Be Good News First (TITLE SLIDE) INTRO A couple of years ago, after listening to a talk by Dan, I looked more carefully at my behavior in mixed crowds of Christians and non-Christians. I noticed one day at the Y that there was this strategic distance I had created ...read more

  • Being A Father

    Contributed by Andy Barnard on Dec 27, 2008
     | 5,680 views

    How to update your fathering skills

    "A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father." Did you know that Father’s Day started in the church? Dr. Robert Webb conducted what is believed as the first Father’s Day service at the Central Church of Fairmont, West Virginia in 1908. Sonora Dodd wanted to honor ...read more

  • Being Lost

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Oct 2, 2009
     | 2,959 views

    In the Gospel according to Luke, • We find one of the greatest short stories that can be found in the Bible! • And the story I am referring to is the parable of "The Prodigal Son," • It’s one of the first stories we hear, as children, in Sunday Scho

    In the Gospel according to Luke, • We find one of the greatest short stories that can be found in the Bible! • And the story I am referring to is the parable of "The Prodigal Son," • It’s one of the first stories we hear, as children, in Sunday School. And As adults, we have heard this text ...read more

  • Being Ready Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Aug 30, 2009
    based on 19 ratings
     | 21,687 views

    Prepare for a delay, but be ready today.

    Being Ready Matthew 25:1-13 Rev. Brian Bill 8/30/09 When I provide premarital counseling for couples I always tell them that it’s much easier to plan a wedding than it is to have a good marriage. Over the years I’ve had the privilege of officiating at many weddings and at most of them something ...read more

  • Being Wholehearted

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 17, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,798 views

    God hates half-heartedness! The Shiloh Eagles football team has not had a winning season in 6 years. As the new season begins, the Eagles lose the first three games due to their half-heartedness and apathy. Coach Grant Taylor challenges the players to giv

    Being Wholehearted Text: Malachi 1:6-14 God hates half-heartedness! The Shiloh Eagles football team has not had a winning season in 6 years. As the new season begins, the Eagles lose the first three games due to their half-heartedness and apathy. Coach Grant Taylor ...read more

  • Being In Christ

    Contributed by Ken Mowery on Dec 18, 2006
     | 2,309 views

    Steps to maturity in Christ begin with being in Christ.

    Matthew 28:18-20 18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I ...read more

  • Being There At Christmas

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on May 29, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,141 views

    As we celebrate “God With Us”, will we commit to “be there” for Him?

    “BEING THERE” AT CHRISTMAS INTRODUCTION: It seems the Big News this year is the purported “stealing of Christmas.” Consider: The South Orange/Maplewood School District just down the road has banned all Christmas songs with religious references – even instrumental arrangements that contain no ...read more