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Mary, Did You Know?

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 22, 2005

based on 137 ratings

| 22,385 views

This sermon deals with what Mary may not have understood about the birth of Christ. This sermon also begins our Christmas season.

The Christmas story is well known to almost everybody in America, whether they claim to be Christian, atheist, or of some other belief. There was a woman named Mary who became pregnant, without the assistance of a human man, and she gave birth to a baby whom she named Jesus. And the story is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:30-37

Denomination: *other

Narnia: Pressing On

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 23, 2005

based on 7 ratings

| 4,208 views

This is all about persevering in the Christian faith in the face of trials and obstacles.

NARNIA: PRESSING ON Galatians 6:7-10 HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE GIVING UP? Quitting on life? Throwing in the towel? If so, you may take comfort in the fact that you’re not alone. This is the common lot of men. Discouragement is the devil’s chief tool. He wields it often and strikes with ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

Narnia: The Searchers

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 28, 2005

based on 10 ratings

| 2,591 views

Life’s greatest quest is to discover the will of God. This message examines that noble search.

NARNIA: THE SEARCHERS Act 22:6-11 AMONG THE MANY THEMES found in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, there is one that generates excitement, intrigue, and suspense. C.S. Lewis does a masterful job as he includes the timeless motif of quest. Like knights in search of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:6-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Biggest Blessing Of All

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 30, 2005

based on 99 ratings

| 4,944 views

A sermon about the blessing of Christ - to go along with our Bethlehem Candle Service- 2nd week of Advent.

Every year in Mesa, Arizona, the Mormon Temple puts on their Christmas display. It is a fantastic sight to see! There must be millions of lights, and the sight of those displays is truly awesome. If you want to go see them, you will spend at least a half hour looking for a place to park, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: *other

The King Herod Within Us

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 1, 2005

based on 88 ratings

| 21,534 views

A sermon that shows all of us have a little King Herod in us, but Christ brings a sword to put that nature to death so a new nature can rise up.

To many of us, we are the center of our own universe, aren’t we? To many of us, we are the only one who counts. And, too many of us think that God is our co-pilot. Let me start by saying that if God is your co-pilot, you had better change places with Him as quickly as you can. In MATTHEW ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:34-35

Denomination: *other

For The Love Of Christ

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 7, 2005

based on 134 ratings

| 7,943 views

A sermon that reminds us to keep our focus on the destination: The eternal life in worshiping the Lord in Heaven.

We have all heard that Jesus is coming back. That should be the best news we will ever hear, but for many Christians, it is just a story. A story from a book that is more like fantasy than reality. A story they hear, but do not really believe. And because they do not believe it, they have missed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:42-51

Denomination: *other

The Motherhood Of God

Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 1, 2005

based on 120 ratings

| 21,597 views

Although God’s nature is revealed in the Scriptures in the masculine, He also has certain traits that we would describes feminine.

THE MOTHERHOOD OF GOD Isa 66:12-13 12 For this is what the LORD says: "I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. 13 As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 66:12-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

How To Deal With Anger Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005

based on 40 ratings

| 5,302 views

What does God’s word tell us about dealing with our anger. Let’s look at this together that we may live peaceably together.

Jim Taylor in Currents tells the following story about his friend, Ralph Milton: One morning Ralph woke up at five o’clock to a noise that sounded like someone repairing boilers on his roof. Still in his pajamas, he went into the back yard to investigate. He found a woodpecker on the TV antenna, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Worry, Turn To God Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005

based on 4 ratings

| 6,138 views

Worry kills us, it destroys our joy and takes many things from our lives. Let’s study today what God’s word has to tell us in light of this.

So what does God’s word tell us about this preoccupation many of us have with worrying? Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25

Denomination: Baptist

What's Up With Envy? Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005

based on 10 ratings

| 3,619 views

We are admonished in God’s word to put away envy. Let us study how envy can destroy our lives if we do not take authority in Christ to put it away.

ENVY (Heb. qin’â; Gk. phthonos). (1) That discontented feeling that arises in the selfish heart in view of the superiority of another (real or imagined), nearly tantamount to jealousy (Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; Proverbs 24:1, 19; Phil. 1:15; etc.). (2) That malignant passion that sees in another ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:15

Denomination: Baptist

Changing And Helping People Cope With Change Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005

based on 35 ratings

| 12,410 views

How do we handle changes? Usually it is at this time that we deal with some of the greatest of stresses in our lives. Let’s examine God’s word for guidance.

Changing and Helping People Cope with Change Stephen R. Yarnall, MD, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Unpleasant Changes--What To Do. When things don’t go our way, we typically go through 10 stages which are a normal part of the coping and healing process. 1. Denial--"It can’t be," ...read more

Scripture: Job 5:9

Denomination: Baptist

Let Us Put Away Pride Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005

based on 36 ratings

| 6,001 views

Pride comes before the fall the Bible tells us. Then why is this such a big problem in the lives of many Christians. Let’s look at a view from God’s word.

Let’s Put away our Pride Pali, this bull has killed me." So said Jose Cubero, one of Spain’s most brilliant matadors, before he lost consciousness and died. Only 21 years old, he had been enjoying a spectacular career. However, in this l958 bullfight, Jose made a tragic mistake. He thrust his ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:20-22

Denomination: Baptist

Let's Put Away Clamour Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005

based on 1 rating

| 4,197 views

We are called by Christ to put away clamour. Let’s look at what God word directs in light of this.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Ephes. 4:31 First, what is clamour??? “Clamor” (kraugeô): arguing, fussing, quarrelling, brawling. It means insulting, boistrous behavior, and loud talking. A couple of navy ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:31

Denomination: Baptist

Let Us Put Away Sin From Our Churches Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005

based on 1 rating

| 3,851 views

The Body of Christ here on Earth has been stained with sin. We are called to put away sin from our presence, and if we truly are of the "Body of Christ" we will strive to put sin out of our midst.

Let us Put Away Sin within Our Churches We sometimes criticize others unfairly. We don’t know all their circumstances, nor their motives. Only God, who is aware of all the facts, is able to judge people righteously. John Wesley told of a man he had little respect for because he considered him to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Let's Put Away Our Loss And Take Courage In Christ Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005

| 5,430 views

Loss is something we all face. How do we put away loss and take courage in Christ? Let’s look at what God’s word directs in light of this.

Let’s Put Away Our LossAnd take Courage in Christ The Prussian king Frederick the Great was widely known as an agnostic. By contrast, General Von Zealand, one of his most trusted officers, was a devout Christian. Thus it was that during a festive gathering the king began making crude jokes about ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:13-26

Denomination: Baptist

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