Sermons on Bibles Importance:

The Proclaimed Kingdom - Treasure In Clay Vessel Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007

While we wait for Jesus to return, our task is to cooperate with God in his transforming work within us, to listen and obey. And it’s to continue to share the gospel with those around us; to share the glory of God with them.

One of the things I love about travel is going to places that have a history behind them. To visit Rome, to see the Coliseum or the Roman Forum, to walk on paving stones that are 2000 years old, that maybe even Paul walked on when he was brought before Caesar. Last year I preached in a church that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Denomination: Anglican

The Perfected Kingdom - The City Of God Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007

Jesus Return will see a new heaven and earth established where the patterns of the garden are restored, but in a city where God is central

What is your picture of heaven - fluffy clouds with angels perched on top, playing harps? Endless rounds of singing holy, holy, holy? Is it something you look forward to with great longing, or do you never give it a thought? We live in an age when people avoid thoughts of death and mortality. ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Letters To 7 Churches 3 - Pergamum And Thyatira Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007

Thew opposition is great and the temptation to compromise is also great. but God encourages them to hold firm.

As we move on from Ephesus and Smyrna to Pergamum and Thyatira we see the intensity of opposition and persecution increasing. While in Smyrna there was a warning of possible death for Christ, in Pergamum we find it’s happened. Here maintaining belief in Christ has cost Antipas his life. Yet ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-29

Denomination: Anglican

Letters To 7 Churches 3 - Pergamum And Thyatira Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007

Thew opposition is great and the temptation to compromise is also great. but God encourages them to hold firm.

As we move on from Ephesus and Smyrna to Pergamum and Thyatira we see the intensity of opposition and persecution increasing. While in Smyrna there was a warning of possible death for Christ, in Pergamum we find it’s happened. Here maintaining belief in Christ has cost Antipas his life. Yet ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-29

Denomination: Anglican

Letters To The 7 Curches Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007

ONe chrch appears alive but is dead, one feels as good as dead but there’s still ife there if only they’ll persevere.

Today we read about two churches with a significant contrast of characteristics. One thinks it’s alive but is dead, the other feels as good as dead but is alive. Sardis was a sophisticated city and perhaps that was the reason that persecution against Christians wasn’t such a problem as it was ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

Letters To The 7 Churches 5 - Laodicea Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007

we need to resist the pressures of our culture to conform unthinkingly to the status quo and to compromise on the major principles of our faith. We need to recover the radical edge of Jesus’ teaching, that turns the values of the world upside down.

It’s interesting how we can go from the two letters we saw last week where one church thought they were alive and were actually dead and another thought they were as good as dead but actually had plenty of life in them, to the final letter of the seven where the church is neither one thing nor the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Anglican

Ministry Helps

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Oct 24, 2007

Here are some ministry helps based off the Word of God for those who are in the mist of a trial.

Ministry Helps Adversity Joshua 1:9-10, “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Psalm 147: 3, “He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.” Special ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where's God????

Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Nov 1, 2007

FINDING CHRIST DURING TROUBLESOME TIMES.

WHERE’S GOD? INTRO: TRIALS, TRIBULATION, TEARS, AND TRIUMPH 1: TRIALS A) THESE COME IN MANY FORMS AND SHAPES B) EVENTS AND TIMES IN OUR LIVES C) THE TWELVE WENT THROUGH TRIALS THEY ALL FELL ASLEEP AT THE GARDEN. D) THEY WERE ALL IN THE BOAT DURING THE STORM E) THEY ALL LIVE A LIFE OF HARDSHIP AND ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:8-10

Denomination: Other

Free, Full & Fruitful

Contributed by Kevin Burden on Nov 2, 2007

Happiness is defined as a condition of supreme well-being and good spirits, joy, cheerfulness, gladness, blessedness. Happiness is conditional. We know that happiness is not the result of accumulation of things because some of the most miserable people in

FREE, FULL & FRUITFUL 1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. 3 The LORD hath done great things for us; ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Help Me - I'm Stuck In Leviticus Series

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 4, 2007

Principles for hearing God’s voice in the Bible: Recognize it (Plainly), Dig for it (Deeply and Widely), and Obey it (Fully)

SERMON NOTES: HELP ME, I’M STUCK IN LEVITICUS Principles for Hearing God in Scripture: 1. Recognize the Word 2. Dig for the Word 3. Obey the Word Title: Help Me, I’m Stuck in Leviticus! Text: Luke 11:27 – 32 MP: You can and should be hearing the Words of God in the Bible. Outline: 1. Intro – ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:29-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Wisdom Of The Wise Men

Contributed by Kevin Burden on Nov 4, 2007

From our earliest memories of the Christmas story, we have heard of the “Magi” (Wise Men) who came to visit the Christ child, but what do we really know about them? Where did they come from? Why were they interested in a king born in Palestine? Who wer

From our earliest memories of the Christmas story, we have heard of the “Magi” (Wise Men) who came to visit the Christ child, but what do we really know about them? Where did they come from? Why were they interested in a king born in Palestine? Who were they? There is a great deal of myth & ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Relentless Quizzer Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 5, 2007

God wants us to be both discerning and selectivist as a matter of habit.

The Relentless Quizzer (I Thessalonians 5:21-22) Intro 1. The hardest courses I took during my time at Moody Bible Institute was New Testament Greek, 16 hours, 4 courses. 2. One of my teachers was Mr. Wise and Greek quizzes: I think it was 14 days in a row. 3. In some ways, God calls us to be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Receiving The Word Of God

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 5, 2007

Learning about receiving the preaching of the Word of God

Title: Jesus and the Word Theme: To understand that Jesus puts emphasis in receiving the Word. Text: Mark 4 Mark 4:1. And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-9

Denomination: Church Of God

The Divine Creation

Contributed by Kevin Burden on Nov 6, 2007

One of the most astonishing things that God has done is – He has created the universe! And there are two questions that I want to try to answer: 1. Does God take pleasure in his creation? 2. If so, “why?

THE MAGNIFICENCE OF DIVINE CREATION Psalm 104:31 “The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.” One of the lessons to be learned from true theology is that God is complete in himself. He has no deficiencies. He can not be bribed with something he craves or ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 104:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Our Greatest Weapon Is The Word Of God

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Nov 7, 2007

Jesus and His trust in the Word of God

Twinkies and Root Beer A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of Root Beer and he started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an elderly man. The man was sitting in the park just ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-12

Denomination: Wesleyan