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Prayer Keys - Unity Series

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Nov 10, 2011

When we pray as the first church prayed, God will empower us as he empowered the first church and our altar calls will look like Peter’s altar call.

“They all joined together constantly in prayer...” Acts 1:14 “Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day,” Acts 2:41 When he went to the Brooklyn Tabernacle, it was a ramshackle building with only a handful attending. They were ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Revealing Jesus

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Apr 5, 2011

Like John the Baptist, God is calling and dispatching us to witness and testify to the way, the truth and the life in Christ Jesus.

INTRO This morning, we’re going to turn back to the Gospel of John and dovetail with last week’s message. Last Sunday, we walked down the hallowed halls of Biblical history and gazed upon the portrait of grace embodied in Jesus Christ. We stared intently into the word of God, as the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-34

Denomination: Lutheran

Building Relationships Series

Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Apr 5, 2011

God puts people into our lives so that we can share His grace with them.

Several years ago the slogan for American Express was that “membership has it’s privileges.” I can tell you that I had an American Express card back then and I’m still trying to figure out what that privileges were. I say that in jest but when it comes to church membership some people think the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:13

Denomination: Baptist

Trusting God With Everything

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 19, 2006

Trusting God results in: 1. the ability to give. 2. the ability to be thankful. 3. the blessing of God.

Then the word of the Lord came to him: “Go at once to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food.” So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, “Would you bring me ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16

Denomination: Methodist

Loving Others -- And Letting Them Know It Series

Contributed by Adam Deibert on Nov 19, 2006

Introductory sermon for a series on loving relationships. By virtue of Creation, we all bear the image of God. To truly love others, we need to see that image.

How many of you know who Steven Curtis Chapman is? Steven Curtis Chapman is a contemporary Christian musician. He’s been around for quite a few years, now, and recently released a CD with songs all centred around love. I want to quite the lyrics from the title song of that CD: We’ve got CDs, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:44-48

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Are You Listening?

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 20, 2006

In the parable of the sower Jesus speaks about four different kinds of hearers or listeners.

INTRO.- ILL.- An excited little boy was telling his daddy about something that had happened to him that day. His daddy said, "Slow up, honey, you are talking too fast!" His boy shot back at him, "Oh, no, Daddy, I’m not talking too fast. You’re just listening too slow!" ARE YOU LISTENING? ILL.- ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love In All The Wrong Places Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jan 20, 2008

In John 4, Jesus encounters a woman whose been looking for love in all the wrong places. But after shareing his love with her she is changed forever.

Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places In John 4, we meet an anonymous Samaritan woman who’s entire life is about to be transformed by the untold love of a Jewish carpenter. I imagine this encounter as a stage-play with three separate acts. But, that being the case, before we can get to the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-39

Denomination: Christian Church

"Life After Death, Do You Believe It?"

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 26, 2008

This sermon looks at the certainty of death and its effects and asks the question do you believe in the resurrection?

Life after death, do you believe it? John 11: 17 -11:46 The 100 million dollar question that is often asked is there life after death? A whole host of answers are proposed from reincarnation to resurrection. Abraham Lincoln said “Surely God would not have created such a being as man to exist ...read more

Scripture: John 11:17-46

Denomination: Baptist

Lent 2019 - The Home In Bethany Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Mar 29, 2019

After Jesus makes His into Jerusalem to the shouts of Hosanna He tours the Temple and then goes out to Bethany for the night. Why Bethany? Who lived there and what can we learn from them?

Lent 2019 - The Home in Bethany Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 1 John 1:5-7 “This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11, Luke 10:38-42, John 11:1-44, John 12:1-3, John 11:5, John 14:6, Acts 4:12, Romans 8:11, 2 Peter 3:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

To The Heavy Laden

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 9, 2016

Faith in Jesus is what determines who will be accepted by God, who will recline at the table and who will be cast out. It is in response to Jesus in faith that he will give you rest.

Matthew 11:25-30 To the Heavy Laden 8/2/09 D. Marion Clark Introduction Is there a more heart-warming passage than the verses we are considering this morning? Let me read Jesus’ invitation: Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Are We Satisfied With Our Daily Bread? Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Apr 30, 2018

Through the Lord's Prayer we are being called to a life of daily trust - are we satisfied enough to trust all that God provides?

Message Matthew 6:25-34 Are we satisfied? Let me start with a poem. Young Mother Quak went to the fridge to get her children some dinner. But when she got there, the fridge was bare so the children she loved just got thinner. We laugh because it is so silly. We also laugh because – really – ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Dear Careless Series

Contributed by Alfred Beck on Sep 10, 2015

Letter to the Church at Thyratira

Dear Careless II Chronicles 28:22-27 I am the Way--Jesus Revelation 2:18-29 You and I may seldom think about it…which seems strange, because it will be the biggest event in the history of humankind: that is, the return of Jesus to gather His people. But that’s His promise. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Into The Wilderness

Contributed by Jeremy Dunn on Aug 25, 2015

A sermon from Hosea 2:14-23. God had led Israel into a wilderness to get her attention. American may very well be heading for a wilderness. But the God who created the garden also created the wilderness. He's there. Waiting.

Has there ever been a time in your life where determination has taken over? Where you tried to do something on your own that it didn’t matter who you hurt? I have felt for some time that we very much live in a society of get on the train or get off the tracks. We touched on a similar issue in ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:14-23

Denomination: Church Of God

When God 'breaks Through'.

Contributed by Timothy Burt on Feb 6, 2013

At the Transfiguration God broke through Dramatically, He also wants to breaks through into our lives, Dramatically, Gradually and Permanently.

When God ‘breaks through’ Luke 9:28-36 & 1 Kings19:19-21 It had been dark and overcast that July day. The sun had not appeared. There had been several showers but we kept looking up into the sky to see if the sunny periods the weather men had forecast would come. The children were ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36

Denomination: Baptist

For This I Have Jesus

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 17, 2013

We are to lay aside anything in our life that hinders our course of running this race for our Lord, of living a life pleasing to Him. Knowing that He is all we need Who can fill every void in our life.

Opening illustration: A Jewish man in Hungary went to his rabbi and complained, “Life is unbearable. There are nine of us living in one room. What can I do?” The rabbi answered, “Take your goat into the room with you.” The man was skeptical, but the rabbi insisted, “Do ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational