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Prayer Keys - Be Specific Series

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 13, 2011

BE SPECIFIC when praying. Specific prayers emphasize our need and God’s power. Specific prayers may even clarify our calling.

Prayer Keys - Be Specific “What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord, I want to see,” he replied. Lk 18:41 Praying specifically is a key to effective prayer. The blind man’s first request is for Jesus to have mercy on him. Jesus asks him specifically, “What do ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:41

Denomination: Baptist

Fitting In

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 13, 2011

comedian Lenny Bruce gives our Christian psychology a metaphorical cattle prod shock when he said, “Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.’” I suspect it has a lot to do with fitting in.

“Fitting In” John 17:11-19 I read the prologue to a story called Girl in the Middle. The girl is Kim Satinsky who is in eighth grade. She says, “You would think that being in a clique is fun but take my word for it: It’s not. They make me wear expensive things when I’m not really rich and tell me ...read more

Scripture: John 17:11-19

Denomination: Salvation Army

People The Church Cannot Do Without

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 2, 2011

Adapted from another pastor on SC, this message speaks to the need of the local church to have a special breed of people,

People the Church Cannot Do Without Ephesians 5:1-17 / 1 Peter 2:9-10 * It was in the hill of Caesarea Philippi as recorded in the 16th chapter of Matthew where Jesus initially mentioned the church. In the everyday vernacular Jesus turned to Peter, who had just expressed a strong, supernatural ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Role Of The Parents Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 3, 2011

A look at the importantance of fathers and mothers.

A The U.S. Census Burea revealed that America just saw the single largest increase in poverty recorded in our nations history. (2009, 3.7 million more joined the ranks of the poor) 1 Recession, right? (Not entirely) The long term, root-cause of poverty: unwed childbearing. a Buried in the census ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 35:5-9

Denomination: Baptist

Olympic Lessons For Christian Warfare

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Feb 19, 2010

This message compares and contrasts the preparation and protective gear of the Olympic athlete to the preparation and protective gear of the Christian soldier.

Scripture Ref: Ephesians 6:10-18 Other Ref: The Bible Knowledge Commentary The Preacher’s Commentary The Believer’s Bible Commentary The Complete Word Study Dictionary 1. Introduction a. Many of us have been “glued” to the TV lately, attracted to and mesmerized by ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

The Honor Protocol Series

Contributed by Antonio Silveira on May 2, 2012

In God’s Kingdom there is a “Protocol of Honor”. If you expect God’s blessing you need to start by honoring God, respect his Word and behave accordingly. This includes respect by everything that is Holy, God himself, his Word, the Church and the men and w

Most things in life have to be learned. You can do things naturally but you’ve had to learn how to talk, behave, eat, dress, etc. Some people take all things for granted and have an attitude of knowing it all but in fact there are always new things that we have to learn in the area of our ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Scriptures Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 10, 2010

The first of a series dealing with the articles of the Baptist Faith and Message.

The Scriptures (BFM #1) Text: 2 Timothy 3:10-17 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Today we are starting a series on the Baptist Faith and Message. Now some people would ask, “Why are we doing that? Why go over the BFM when we can just look at our little tract and read it for ourselves?” Others might ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:10-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Getting To Know Jesus, #8 - The Church Series

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Apr 9, 2010

Jesus is THE Master Builder of His church, and this church. He uses lots of different people in many different ways to create something wonderful, unique, and pretty cool I might add.

Getting to Know Jesus, #8 – The Church A couple of weeks ago, we had some friends come to visit us for a few days. They also came to visit us here at WCC. But their main purpose in coming was to build something, along with friends of theirs, and some of their friends, etc, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

If We Say...

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 10, 2010

John writes a wonderful letter to encourage us to walk with God and one another in the light of His word. We will see how important it is to speak truth and live by it.

1 John 1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we beheld and our hands handled, concerning the Word of Life-- 2 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Considering Consequences Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 27, 2012

Every action has an "afterwards" to it & Proverbs is studded with reminders of this fact. Proverbs calls us to the premise that nothing should be completely judged by its initial enticing stages. The moral law of sin & its consequences are written on

PROVERBS 14: 12 CONSIDERING CONSEQUENCES Consequences are things we rarely consider. But even the smaller issues of life like having an extra piece of chocolate cake has its consequences as well as its appeal (caloric-waistline consequences). It is difficult for most of us to consider the long ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:25, Proverbs 14:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

Be A 'barnabite'

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 8, 2014

Barnabas' name means, "Son of Encouragement". What can we learn about his encouraging ways and how can we put them into practice?

BE A BARNABITE INTRODUCTION: The devil once advertised his tools for sale at public auction. When the prospective buyers assembled, there was one oddly shaped tool, which was labeled "Not for sale." Asked to explain why this was, the devil answered, "I can spare my other tools, but I cannot spare ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Christian Life

Contributed by David Rogers on Dec 31, 2004

This is a sermon about what a christians life should look like and how we should instead of making all these worldly resolutions at New year instead make a resolution to live our life for God.

A CHRISTIAN LIFE COL. 3:12-25 I hope that everyone here this morning had a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year. I am sure that we all got a lot of presents and we probably made quite a few New Years resolutions. This year as I was thinking about the direction I wanted my life to go I ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Scariest Verses Of The Sermon On The Mount

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Mar 26, 2007

Much of the Sermon of the Mount contains beautiful and encouraging lessons. However, it also contains some of the scariest teachings Christ ever delivered. This short study looks at the scariest passages.

The Sermon on the Mount - that body of teaching found in Mathew 5 thru 7 - is generally viewed as the hallmark of the teachings of Jesus. The Sermon on the Mount is considered to be one of the most beautiful sections of the Bible. This is quite true. Who does not appreciate the beauty of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Stumbling Blocks Or Stepping Stones

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Jul 15, 2009

Like Barnabas, we can either be stumbling blocks or stepping stones for Christ.

Acts 4:36-37; 11:23-26 On the path of life, do you tend to be a stumbling block or a stepping stone person? Are you living for Christ in such a connected and convincing fashion that you pick people up instead of tripping them up? Does your winsome witness help others step up to faith in Christ, or ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:36-37

Denomination: Baptist

The Wisdom From The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Andrew Drury on Jul 18, 2015

Seeing the Church through grace and peace

This sermon (1 Corinthians 2: 6 -16) was preached at West Ewell Evangelical Church, Surrey, on Sunday 12 July 2015. Introduction Where do you go for wisdom? answers can include e.g. radio, television, internet, snippets from Facebook, Twitter. In a survey in the UK, involving 1,000 mothers, it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Denomination: Evangelical Free