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Gideon’s Guerrillas: A Few Good Men Or One Good Lord? Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 27, 2010

God empties us before he fills us.

The 2007 movie 300 was loosely based on the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. On a thin strip of land between the mountains and the ocean, 7,000 Greeks led by King Leonidas of Sparta and his 300 crack troops temporarily held off the Persian army and their hundreds of thousands of soldiers (some ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Moses On The Mountain With The Lord - Part 13 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 18, 2011

1. God cares about our homes (5th & 7th Com; vs. 12&14). 2. God commands us to harbor life (6th Com; vs. 13). 3. God cares about our honesty (8th & 9th Com; vs. 15-16). 4. God commands us to be good hearted toward our neighbors (10th Com; vs. 17).

Moses on the Mountain with the Lord - Part 13 (The Ten Commandments - Part 3) Exodus 20:12-17 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - September 22, 2010 BACKGROUND: *When Moses came down the mountain from his fifth meeting with the Lord, he carried something back with him: the Ten ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Walk Down The Street With Jesus Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 2, 2016

We must "walk in the light" each and every day with all the people we meet in all the situations we find ourselves in. If we do not, we make God a liar because we claim to be His (light) and yet walk in darkness.

A WALK DOWN THE STREET WITH JESUS 1 John 1:1-10 #WalkDowntheStreet Let’s walk down the street together. You, me, and Jesus. As we leave the front doors of the church, we find ourselves on a semi-busy street. Manhattan Avenue is a semi-busy street in my book. The sun is shining. There is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Signs Of Christian Fellowship

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 7, 2019

The Signs of Christian Fellowship - Romans chapter 15 verses 1-13 – sermon by Gordon Curley PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: • Christian fellowship should be marked by consideration (vs 1-3) • Christian fellowship should be marked by the study of scripture (vs 4) • Christian fellowship should be marked by unity (vs 5-6) • Christian fellowship should take its example, its inspiration and its dynamic from ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-13

Denomination: Brethren

Hell In The Hallways

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Nov 9, 2017

A hallway is a place of transition, and a place of testing. It is what you do in the hallways of life that will determine the doors God will open for you. From Ps. 105 we use Joseph as our example and look at the trials, tests, and triumphs of hallways.

Hell in the Hallways PPT 1 Message Title (Note to Pastor's I created a powerpoint presentation for this message,if interested Email me at ikings1844@yahoo.com and I will send it to you.) Introduction: Explain message I was in the car on the way to a large church where I was going to preach this ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 105:16-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Sustaining Family: Abundantly Living Series

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Mar 7, 2021

Greetings In The Holy Name Of Jesus Yahshuah, My sisters and brothers, in my book, Divine, of yesteryear resonated in the law and children of Israel ...

A Sustaining Family: Abundantly Living by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (March 7, 2021) “And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Acts 16:31, Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Friends

Spiritual Milk Or A Thanksgiving Feast Series

Contributed by Perry Fowler on Nov 16, 2023

On Thanksgiving day which do you prefer? Milk or a Thanksgiving feast? The writer of Hebrews has a candid conversation with those who were spiritually missing out on the best instead of Spiritual meat- they were on Spiritual milk. How do we do the opposite?

When we think of Thanksgiving we often think of food. While we all know that Turkey is the top food for the Thanksgiving meal in America; the favorite side dishes vary. Yet, this week I did a little study to see which side dishes are America’s favorite. Are you ready for this? 1. Stuffing; of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

Upside Down

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 24, 2005

A Sermon for the 4th Sunday after the Epiphany Series A The Sermon on the Mount

4th Sunday after the Epiphany Matthew 5:1-12 Upside Down   1 Jesus saw the crowds and went up a hill, where he sat down. His disciples gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them: 3 "Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them! 4 "Happy are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Fair Is Fair Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 13, 2002

There are times it’s worthwhile to figure out what Jesus "didn’t mean."

OPENING: A woman read ahead as we were going through this text and was troubled by the phrase: "do not turn away from the one desiring to borrow from you." It wasn’t that she didn’t give to those in need... her problem was that she was giving so much away, that she barely had enough left for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Secret #2 - Earn All You Can. Series

Contributed by Bryan Fink on Feb 2, 2009

To let Christians know that for someone’s 2009 to be better than their 2008 will require them to increase their giving.

Would you agree that most people find it challenging to keep a good secret? Can you imagine what it would be like to be the keeper of thousands of juicy secrets? Frank Warren is such a person. There is probably no person in all of history who has been told more secrets than Frank Warren. In ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:7-15

Denomination: Methodist

How's Your Soil? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 10, 2010

Jesus presents a familiar story with a real spiritual punch - take a listen and figure out if you are rocky, weedy, pathy, or pliable. It may be more significant than you ever dreamed.

Last winter I collected bags of leaves as a covering and mulch for our garden. I got the bags from a street corner where someone had raked them off their lawn. I spread them around and was satisfied. Then in the spring when it was time to plant our beans, pumpkins, tomatoes, and cucumbers, a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Can The Living Talk To The Dead Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006

What do the apparitions of Mary have to do with the living taking to the dead?

Can the Living Talk With the Dead Apparitions of Mary video: Messages from Heaven Luke 1 46 And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-49

Denomination: Wesleyan

Slaying Our Giants

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008

The Second of the 2008 Summer Sermon Series God is.

(Slide 1) (The sermon began with the Reader’s Theater piece ‘The Boy King’ published by Carson-Dellosa Christian Publishing.) (Slide 2) Have you slain any giants lately? I am not talking about the New York Giants (especially if you are New England Patriots fan) or the San Francisco Giants. I am ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:38-50

Denomination: Church Of God

The Significance Of The Kingdom Of God Series

Contributed by Francis Balla on Sep 24, 2012

When I gave my life to Jesus in the 80’s I realized that I belonged to the Kingdom of God. In those days it was a major theme in the Christian world. But unfortunately in the 21st century many Christians don’t even know there is something called the Kingd

In an earlier century, there lay a large boulder in the middle of the roadway. Traveler after traveler walked past the boulder, veering off the side of the road to get around it. All the while, they were shaking their head and muttering, "Can you believe that? Someone should get that big thing out ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Our Words Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on May 27, 2014

Our words reveal what our heart contains, so listen carefully to yourself to see whether or not your faith is real.

Consider this short poem entitled “Power of Words:” A careless word may kindle strife A cruel word may wreak a life A bitter word may hate instill A brutal word may smite and kill A gracious word may smooth the way A joyous word may light the day A timely word may lessen stress A ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational