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  • Lets Get Real Church About Community Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Sep 8, 2012
     | 7,597 views

    God calls us to devote ourselves to authentic community

    Let’s Get Real, Church About COMMUNITY Acts 2:42-44; 4:30-34 INTRODUCTION I am going to test your memory banks this morning. I will give you the first few words of a familiar TV show, and you tell me the shows name. They're creepy and they're kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They're all ...read more

  • Portrait Of A Servant (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 7, 2016
     | 5,215 views

    In this sermon, we examine the second four Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount to discover the characteristics of a servant.

    Introduction: A. How many of you have been to an art museum? 1. Do you run through an art gallery, or do you walk slowly and thoughtfully? 2. To really appreciate art, you have to take your time and contemplate the masterpiece. 3. For example, let’s consider Leonardo De Vinci’s ...read more

  • Confronting Life's Great Challenges

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 30, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 10,686 views

    "Confront" is the word of choice when referring to the many and varied challenges we face in life. It means "to face, especially in challenge". (Webster)

    CONFRONTING LIFE’S GREAT CHALLENGES “…I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation. For indeed, when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears. Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the ...read more

  • Parting Ways

    Contributed by Kent Simmons on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,970 views

    An unfortunate glimpse into the lives of men who have come to an impasse in a quarrel over a meaningless and fruitless disagreement.

    Sermon Notes “Parting Ways,” Acts 15:36-41 NIV Kent Simmons AC 15:36 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us go back and visit the brothers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing." [37] Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, ...read more

  • An Unadulterated Heart

    Contributed by James Groce on May 2, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 2,873 views

    Often, to say a thing is pure is to say that nothing else has been added to it, whether clean or unclean. In this sense, pure denotes something that is free of foreign elements.

    An Unadulterated Heart Text: Mt. 5:8 The Greek adjective katharos meant "clean" or "pure." A "catharsis" is a purging or cleansing. Katharos often meant something that had been purged. A soiled garment that had been washed. Corn with the chaff winnowed out. An army purged of unacceptable ...read more

  • Man Vs. God Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Sep 5, 2007
     | 3,691 views

    Men have always struggled against God but God wants to win men to salvation and prepare them for eternal life.

    Man Vs. God Jonah 1:1-3 INTRO.: The words of our text are typical of the story of the struggle which has always gone on between man and God. The book is the story of a man who thinks he knows more than God and will, in spite of everything, do things his own way and govern his own life. First ...read more

  • The Sower Sows The Seed

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jul 29, 2010
     | 3,818 views

    It's not rocket science, but really very clear. We have a task, and God uses our work and accomplishes what He wills with it.

    Passage: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Intro: Not skipping over vv10-17, do them next week. 1. it is a digression, and very important, but want to do this parable so we understand it. 2. when we look at parables, we have to be very careful. 3. tendency to attach meaning to every detail of the ...read more

  • Orthodoxy Of The Devil Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 18, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,394 views

    If we believe there is a God, our faith is no better than that of the demons. They believe God is one, and they shudder. The message explores the faith of the demons, encouraging us to have the faith of saints.

    JAMES 2:18-19 ORTHODOXY OF THE DEVIL “Someone will say, ‘You have faith and I have works.’ Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!” Though orthopraxy is absolutely ...read more

  • Are You Prepared For The Battle?

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Oct 16, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,395 views

    We need to be aware of the spiritual battle that takes place every time we pray.

    In January 1944, the US army created the ghost army. Their purpose was to trick the forces of Nazi Germany about the size and location of the allied forces. The ghost army would inflate rubber tanks, jeeps, trucks, and all other kinds of armaments and camouflage them so well that Nazi air patrols ...read more

  • The Holy Spirit - Part 9 Of 9 Series

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Jul 6, 2017
     | 35,325 views

    This final part of the 9-part series examines various ways we can set ourselves in opposition to the Holy Spirit, the Spirit's role as intercessor, and the vitally important question, "How can I know that I have the Holy Spirit in me?"

    This nine-part series was originally developed for a class environment, and later adapted for use in a prison ministry conducted via correspondence. Because of that background, questions were developed for each lesson for participants to use in a setting conducive to discussion, or as handouts for ...read more

  • Spiritual "Know-It-Alls” Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 14, 2022
     | 1,715 views

    Being a spiritual “know-it-all” keeps me from knowing the One who knows it all

    NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

  • Soul Food

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,519 views

    Easter 2008 Sermon

    (Slide 1) I begin with a question, ‘What are you having for Easter dinner?’ (Congregation responds) (Slide 2) Who are you eating dinner with? (Congregation responds) I wonder what our two Lenten guides might be having for Easter dinner… let’s find out! (Slide 3) (Dramatic reading from ‘Living ...read more

  • "your Spiritual Nineveh Awaits You."

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Sep 28, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 863 views

    Just as the biblical figure Jonah was summoned to the city of Nineveh to deliver a message of repentance, today's spiritual Nineveh represents a population that may lack understanding or awareness of moral and ethical principles.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Jonah 1:1-4) (1) “Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,” (2) “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.” (3) “But ...read more

  • How To Submit To God Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 11, 2015
     | 7,737 views

    James explores the symptoms of worldliness, the spiritual condition of worldliness and the escape route from worldliness. What a helpful word from God for us!

    Three weeks ago Kendall preached on the end of James 3 about two kinds of wisdom. The wisdom of the world brings jealousy, selfish ambition, disorder and every vile practice. The wisdom from God brings purity, mercy, righteousness and peace. And James especially stresses peace and peace ...read more

  • The Spirit Of Holy Warfare

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,194 views

    Today, we consider holy warfare. For this I will direct you to a famous story that William Booth recounts, and is commonly referred to as “What will you do?”

    “You must fight devils, lies, fleshly indulgences, hardships, disappointments, and everything that sets itself up against God, or that is apposed to the living of a holy life, or which threatens the damnation of man. At all risks and consequences, you must fight for God and the salvation of souls.” ...read more