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Get Connected

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 18, 2007

We are created for community. We can only grow spiritually towards maturity in a God-ordained environment called the church. We stand strong because we belong to a community of faith.

The huge redwood trees in California are amazing. • They are the largest living things on earth and the tallest trees in the world. • Some of them are 100m high and more than 2,500 years old. • You would think that trees that large would have a tremendous root system, reaching down deep into the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Has Authority Of Everything.....including Your Sins

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Feb 15, 2009

This sermon explores the fact that God has authority of everything, and especially our sins.

Do you really believe that God has authority over everything? Have you ever wondered why you don’t get your own way all the time? When I asked this question when time, someone once replied, because thankfully God is smarter than me or you!! The reality is no matter what happens or is happening ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Denomination: Lutheran

I Thirst

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 3, 2010

A thirst must be satisfied.

John 19:28 Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. The ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Needed Vision

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jun 2, 2013

Proverbs 29:18 tells us that “where there is no vision people perish”. We as individuals and as the family of God need to have a clear vision like Isaiah. We need to see and understand Who God is, what we are, and what God is calling us to do.

A Needed Vision Isaiah 6:1-5 Isaiah had an encounter with God that provided Him with a clear vision of God, himself, his people, and his mission. Proverbs 29:18 tells us that “where there is no vision people perish”. We as individuals and as the family of God need to have a clear vision like ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

"My Own Worst Enemy”

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Dec 1, 2018

Let us hear from the mouth of our most reliable Friend, Jesus.... On HOW TO MAKE AN OPEN WAR WITH WORRY and come out of that battle victorious. It all starts in the mind. The battleground is on the mind.

We are tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies. Human reasoning produces doubt, doubt produces fear, and fear produces anxiety.... That is why we worry a lot! The good news is that God wants us to pass ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-27, Matthew 6:33-34

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Does It Profit?

Contributed by Mark Jones on Aug 21, 2011

EOLS: How we think about material possessions is indicative and predictive of our spiritual health and destiny.

Mat 16:24-26 (24) Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (25) For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. (26) For what will it profit a man if he gains the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-26

Denomination: Methodist

The First Will Be Last? Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Sep 27, 2011

This message is the third in a series that deals with some of the difficult sayings of Jesus. This message examines Jesus’ statement about the first being last.

Many of us have a competitive nature, a drive to do everything we can to come out on top. We have been taught that you compete to win. Our culture teaches us to climb the ladder of success, to outpace our competitors and that the one with the most toys in the end wins. So we work hard to make sure ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Seek The Lord Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on May 12, 2023

What has driven the Psalmist to seek the Lord? It has been a brokenness that has them crying day and night. Something has happened in the life that has caused intense weeping. Our hope is in God.

My friend in college had a spiritual roller coaster journey. We were friends before I came to Christ. He was backsliding and left our college when he was kicked out of our fraternity. He went to another college to play college baseball. During that time, he became close to the Lord and appealed ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Seek Right

Contributed by Ikenna Uleanya on Aug 21, 2025

Seek Right discusses JESUS instruction in Matthew 6:24; 31-34 to set our heart first on the kingdom of GOD... It explains what the kingdom of GOD means, with bible references

SEEK RIGHT Text : Matthew 6:24; 31-34 (KJV) 24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. ' 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:31-34

A Role Model For Believers PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 1, 2024

This sermon explores how to choose righteousness through studying, practicing, and communicating God's Word, drawing inspiration from the life of Ezra.

Good morning, dear family of faith. It's a joy to gather together, isn't it? To share in the warmth of fellowship and the light of God's Word. As we open our hearts and minds to the Scripture today, we are reminded of the words of Charles Spurgeon, who once said, "A Bible that’s falling apart ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 7:10

Topics: Practicing, God's Word

The Resurrection And The Life Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Apr 2, 2021

Knowing Jesus as the Resurrection and the Life means having the hope and security that Jesus has always been there for us to give us a comprehensive answer for our pain, confusion, grief and disappointment. Jesus is there even when it doesn’t feel like it.

Message John 11:25 I Am The Resurrection and the Life In John 11 we read about a man called Lazarus who is dying – so Martha and Mary send a message to Jesus. By this time in His ministry Jesus has given sight to the blind, healed lepers, and removed demons from the possessed. He has even raised ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25

Denomination: Baptist

All In PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023

Explore the call, cost, and commitment of discipleship in order to live a life fully surrendered to Jesus and focused on making a difference in the world for His Kingdom.

Hey Church family, Today, we're going to dive into a passage from the book of Matthew that speaks directly to our life as followers of Christ. This passage is often referred to as the Great Commission, and it's a call to discipleship that comes with a cost, but also with a deep commitment. Dietrich ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Topics: Discipleship

Refreshing.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 21, 2022

Peter preaches this message to his fellow Jews, admonishing them to repent. Turn away from idols, and unbelief—turn to Jesus.

Refreshing. Acts 3:19TPT Peter preaches this message to his fellow Jews, admonishing them to repent. Turn away from idols, and unbelief—turn to Jesus. This cleansing, this refreshing, would give every believer a new perspective on life. Because of the Holy Spirit, these believers would carry the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:19, Acts 16:16-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Do Not Worry PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 28, 2023

To encourage us to trust in God's provision, put Him first in our lives, and not to worry about our needs because He cares for us and knows what we need.

Good morning! We're about to dive into a message that I believe is going to resonate with each and every one of us. It's about the worry that tends to creep into our lives - the anxiety that sometimes feels like a heavy weight on our shoulders. But as the beloved Christian author Max Lucado once ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Topics: God First

Who's Number One? Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Dec 1, 2015

The supremacy of God

Series: The Big 10 (based on a series by James Merritt) “WHO’S NUMBER ONE?” EXODUS 20:1-3 OPEN This coming Friday, we celebrate Independence Day – the day that the Declaration of Independence was first signed and ratified. Its words still inspire and give our patriotic ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ