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Why Wicked Men Belong In Hell

Contributed by David Goering on Mar 9, 2021

A to Z on why wicked men belong in hell

TITLE: Why wicked men belong in hell SCRIPTURE: Psalms 9:17 "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." PROPOSITION: to use this text and others to show why wicked men belong in hell and also to show why many are not in hell now. and also to show that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 9:17

Joseph Of Arimathea The Corageous Coward Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 18, 2021

It took the crisis of the cross to change his cowardice into courage. Sometimes it takes a crisis to bring out a man's true faith.

A fireman who was half dead from exhaustion and smoke inhalation, with face dirty and uniform covered with grime, staggers past the crowd and is almost deafened by their shouts and cheers for him. He has just come from a burning building where, at the risk of his life, he climbed to the third ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:37-47

The Pleasure Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

The pleasure of prayer is that by means of it we become more Christlike, for in prayer we develop the spirit and perspective of Christ.

One of life's greatest pleasures is the pleasure of answered prayer. But the pleasure of one can be the pain of another. Dick Van Dyke tells some funny stories about children and answers to prayer. Five year old Mark gave a loud whistle in the middle of the pastors sermon. His grandmother ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:8

Science & Faith: Does God Exist? Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 20, 2021

Truth is under attack today. In fact it’s suggested that we live in a post-truth culture. But I don’t believe that’s true. Truth is by it’s very nature exclusive.

Truth is under attack today. In fact it’s suggested that we live in a post-truth culture. But I don’t believe that’s true. Truth is by it’s very nature exclusive. And that tracks with reality. Multiple contradictory truth claims can’t all be true. If 2+2=4, that is the only answer to that question. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:19-20, Psalm 14:1

Denomination: Salvation Army

Words Of Wisdom For Graduates

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on May 10, 2021

In this passage, Solomon is acting as a teacher instructing his students about life. He concludes with his observations about the purpose of life; and in his closing remarks we find four words of wisdom that can be applied to graduates.

Today is our Graduate Recognition, and I feel led to share from a passage in Ecclesiastes. This book is believed to have been written by Solomon, since Ecclesiastes 1:1 says that these are “the words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.” To get started, I think these words can ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

A New Creation

Contributed by Anthony Stander on May 18, 2021

When we surrender our lives to Christ we are born again and given a brand new start with God and on this earth.

A NEW CREATION 2 Cor 5:17, 18 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-18

The Moral Test Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 22, 2021

First John 2:3-6 gives us objective evidence that someone's profession of faith is credible.

Scripture In his First Letter, John wrote to oppose the false teaching by setting down biblical principles of fellowship with God. He showed how genuine fellowship with God is identified by three different tests. First is the moral test, which is the test of obedience. Second is the social test, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:3-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

5 Truths To Seeing God Everywhere Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

I want to offer you a vision test this morning. The good news is, I’m not going to dilate your eyes. No, I want you to see clearly for this exam. This test is for your spiritual sight. I want to offer you a vision test of how you view God.

I want to offer you a vision test this morning. The good news is, I’m not going to dilate your eyes. No, I want you to see clearly for this exam. This test is for your spiritual sight. I want to offer you a vision test of how you view God. For how you view God can either distort your life or it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Why Is Jesus So Significant? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

Isaiah 53 “looks as if it had been written beneath the cross upon Golgotha.” Many believe this is the best single chapter in the whole Bible to explain what happened on the cross.

Today, I want to invite believers both here and a Cross Church to participate with us as we take the Lord’s Supper. We are devoting ourselves to a study of one of the powerful chapters in the Bible. Nowhere in all the Old Testament does the gospel shine more brilliantly than in Isaiah 53. I hope ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Why Did Jesus Christ Die? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

Few shoes are as iconic as Disney’s glass slipper. If you remember, Prince Charming is looking for the mysterious princess and Cinderella’s glass slipper leads him finally to her. For centuries people have read the ancient words of Isaiah 53 and wondered who wears “the glass slipper”?

William Holman Hunt worked on one painting for four years (media note: show Hunt’s photo on screens). On the roof of a house during an extended stay in Jerusalem, Hunt painted Jesus as a young man, working as a carpenter. In the painting, Jesus rises up to stretch, after sawing wood, with ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:12

Denomination: Baptist

The Social Test Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 29, 2021

First John 2:7-11 gives us another visible, objective evidence that someone's profession of faith to be a Christian is credible.

Scripture John wrote his three letters to oppose the false teaching that was creeping into the churches for which he was responsible. This false teaching was an early form of Gnosticism. The false teachers were claiming that they had a knowledge of God. The word “gnostic” comes from the Greek word ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:7-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

King Josiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, & The Fall Of Judah

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jun 1, 2021

“Surrender to Babylon! Save yourselves!” Cried out the young prophet Jeremiah in the streets of Jerusalem, the holy city of God. The walls around the whole city were completely surrounded by hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Babylon...

“Surrender to Babylon! Save yourselves!” Cried out the young prophet Jeremiah in the streets of Jerusalem, the holy city of God. The walls around the whole city were completely surrounded by hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Babylon, firing boulders and arrows by the hundreds into the city ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 22:8-13, 2 Kings 25:8-12

Denomination: Salvation Army

How To Face Satan Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

Don’t be like the 2 boys walking back home from church. They had just heard the pastor preach a strong message on the devil when the one boy said, “What do you think about all this Satan stuff?” The other boy replied, “You know how Santa Clause turned out. It’s probably just your dad.”

According to a cartoon in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, God and the devil are discussing who gets to welcome Michael Jackson to the afterlife. The cartoon shows Satan holding a newspaper with a headline announcing Jackson’s death. He looks up and poses a question to God, who is leaning over a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Disciplines - Confession Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 10, 2021

Continuing our look at Spiritual Disciplines and the importance of confession.

Spiritual Disciplines: Confession June 13, 2021 This week, we’re looking at the spiritual discipline of confession, so I thought I would start with a confession. Well, before I start, let me preface this with the fact that confession is not easy to do. In my family I am probably the most ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:9-11, 1 John 1:9, James 5:16

Denomination: Baptist

Paul’s Service, Speech, And Stand

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 1, 2022

A song that a lot of churches used to sing a lot, was, “I shall not be moved.”

The chorus of that song goes like this, “I shall not be, I shall not be moved; I shall not be, I shall not be moved: just like a tree that’s planted by the waters, Lord, I shall not be moved.” But the problem with many of the saints of God singing that song is that they are not like a tree planted ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:16-27

Denomination: Baptist