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Lent A Time For Repentance

Contributed by Dennis Bliss on Feb 15, 2005

A lenten homily on humility, and repentance

Lent a season of Repentance. We disciples of Jesus are celebrating our communal Lenten pilgrimage, a 40 day spiritual journey that will hopefully enable us to better appreciate and celebrate the life giving death and eternal resurrection of our Lord and Savior, the very feast of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christmas & Butterflies

Contributed by Ed Mcneely on Dec 5, 2002

Christmas is the beginning of the transformation of our character from the flesh into the Spirit much as a caterpillar changes into a butterfly: In salvation, it is a Spiritual metamorphism that brings just as radical a change in the believer.

THE BUTTERFLY & THE CATERPILLAR 12-8-02 Luke 2:11, Hebrews 10:1-10 + Others Christmas! It is… Ÿ More than a baby in a manger; Ÿ More than shepherds and angels; Ÿ Even more than Wise men traveling 2 years bearing gifts. Christmas is when… the living Son of God… Ÿ Stepped out of his glory... ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:1-10, Luke 2:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Polluted Streams Still Turn Turbines Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 3, 2004

#8 in Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. God works all things together for good for Christians. Useful opening illustration. Also describes this truth in Jesus’ death too.

Romans 8:28-30 – Polluted Streams Still Turn Turbines Read passage. Once there was a river. It was a wide river with many docks and wharves along its shores. It provided income for many with its sport fishing and recreational opportunities. It provided leisure for many with its beautiful ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

Consistently Inconsistent

Contributed by Guy Glass on Sep 14, 2004

A Character study on the life of Peter

Consistently Inconsistent A Character Study on Peter INTRODUCTION: Looking at the life of Peter, it is easy to make comparisons. One of the most vivid would be to that of the Prophet Elijah. Peter seems to be the New Testament Elijah, at least in his emotions. Up and down in relatively short ...read more

Scripture: John 1:40-42

Denomination: Baptist

Can People See Jesus In Your Face?

Contributed by Charles Degner on May 5, 2003

Christ’s love is reflected in the lives of those who are his disciples.

Remember the day when Moses came down from Mt. Sinai and the people couldn’t bear to look at Moses because they saw the reflection of God’s glory in his face? I hope and I pray that it might be so with every one of us! We have seen God, in the face of Jesus. We have known his mercy and ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Measure Of Obedience

Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 10, 2001

Discover how God measures our obedience, and discover what a compliment He gives to us.

First John was written to counter the lies that crept into the church by 90 AD. These lies, we saw, are still present and so the responses John wrote almost 2000 years ago are quite applicable to us today. The first lie John dealt with is the lie that a right and healthy relationship with God ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:7-11

Denomination: *other

Busy About The Wrong Thing

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Oct 8, 2001

Given a man to keep, he had lost the man. And he had lost him because he was too busy to keep him. Evidently the servant considered that an excuse. Had he been idle, then indeed the loss of the man would have been an unpardonable offence.

Busy about the Wrong Thing I Kings 20:40 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. The text is part of a little parable, spoken by an unnamed prophet to King Ahab. I Kings 20:39 (KJV) And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 20:39-40

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Slay Your Giant

Contributed by James Bryant on Nov 20, 2001

David did it and so can you!

HOW TO SLAY YOUR GIANT 1st Samuel 17:32-37 (32) And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. (33) And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:32-37

Denomination: Baptist

Living As Though You Were Special

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Mar 26, 2001

Three guidelines for living a holy life, a life that is special to God.

Living As Though You Were Special 1 John 1:5-2:6 The tall order for living a Christian life is established in two short verses by Peter: But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ’Be holy, because I am holy’ (1 Peter 1:15-16). We are called to be holy. We ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Counting The Cost (Part 2)

Contributed by David Derry on Jan 20, 2003

God does not expect His followers to be perfect. Otherwise He would not have chosen the 12 disciples that He did. They were not perfect, but they were willing to follow, and learn. Are we willing to follow Christ completely?

Counting the Cost – Part 2 January 19, 2003 Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by US Air Force pilots and the replies from the maintenance crews: Problem: Left inside main tire almost needs replaced. Solution: Almost replaced left inside main tire. Problem: Something loose in ...read more

Scripture: John 6:66-69, Acts 4:13

Denomination: Baptist

Saul And Ananias

Contributed by Chris Tiller on Oct 24, 2005

Christ’s call to Saul on the Road to Damascus and Christ’s call to Ananias to visit Saul in Damascus both provide insight into the nature of Christ’s call.

This passage is most typically known as Saul’s conversion story—his Damascus Road Experience. It describes a dramatic encounter between Saul and Jesus on the road to Damascus…the encounter that started Saul down a new path that would make him the most prolific evangelist of the early church and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Holding The Course During Life's Hurricanes Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Sep 12, 2005

What we put into life we get back.

Holding the Course During Life’s Hurricanes Gal. 6:7-9Sept. 4, 2005 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: Many of us have been glued to the television with images from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. A Carnage, destruction of Hurricane Katrina is ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

You Can Shout Now

Contributed by Bridgette Nevils Gloster on Oct 17, 2005

Don’t wait for the battle to be over - You Can Shout Right Now!!!

Rev. Christopher recently concluded a series entitled “You are Predestined for Greatness” and in that series he presented the thought that each of us who is a reborn child of God has a purpose and a destiny of eventual victory. He suggested for our spiritual consideration the idea that in spite of ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Things To Know For Times Of Trouble

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 22, 2003

We can learn a lot from Gideon as what we are to remember in our times of trouble

INTRODUCTION • How many of you have had a life where you have had no difficulties? Life has been easy with no challenges. I would venture to say there are not too many people who can lay claim to a life without challenges and difficulty. • How many times have you been in the midst of a difficult ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Believe In God

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 5, 2006

What is God like? Why Should I believe in Him?

1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be… Genesis 1:1-3a (KJV) In the same way that a novel-writer will not ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-3

Denomination: United Methodist