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  • Faithful To Ministry

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Mar 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,054 views

    This study examines the call to be faithful in using our spiritual gifts.

    This month we have been involved in a focus on being faithful. The first Sunday we talked about being faithful to God. The next Sunday we talked about being faithful to church. Last Sunday we talked about being faithful to family. Today, I want to talk about being faithful to ministry. Sometimes we ...read more

  • On The Shores Of Galilee

    Contributed by Peter Johnstone on May 27, 2011
     | 6,279 views

    A Post Resurrection appearance of Jesus that mirrors the gospel and invites us to follow him

    The 21st chapter of John’s Gospel is one of the strangest and most mysterious chapters in the gospel. It is such that, if this chapter didn’t exist at the end of John’s Gospel (and you only had chapters 1 to 20) there is no way under heaven that you guess that it existed! You ...read more

  • He Is Risen! Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Sep 24, 2023
     | 1,846 views

    Everything changes with the resurrection of Jesus.

    The Battle of Waterloo was the decisive battle that would determine the direction of the war for England. The awaited news of who was victorious in this battle between generals Wellington of England and Napoleon of France would be signaled across the English Channel. London awaited and the message ...read more

  • "I Am The Bread Of Life: Offensive Words”

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 6, 2024
     | 1,243 views

    The radical claim of Jesus is that He is God in flesh whom the Father has sent into the world to provide forgiveness and eternal life. He is the rue manna. There is a chart that reviews the different understandings of the Sacrament adopted from Crossways.

    In Jesus Holy Name August 11, 2024 Text: John 6:38,40 Pentecost XII “I AM the bread of Life: Offensive Words” Last Sunday our Gospel reading was from John chapter 6. Today our Gospel reading is from John Chapter 6. I said to myself “How can I preach on the same theme, “Jesus is ...read more

  • Not By Bread Alone

    Contributed by Ryan Ferwerda on Mar 15, 2019
     | 4,338 views

    In the Gospel lesson from the 1st Sunday of Lent we hear Jesus say that a person does not live by bread alone. How often do we do that in our own lives however?

    “‘BOMB CYCLONE’ BLASTS THROUGH CENTRAL US”[i] This was a Thursday morning headline from CNN’s website, highlighting the historic late winter storm that swept across a great portion of the central part of the United States during the middle of this week that saw lots of people being affected by ...read more

  • Being Born From Above

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,012 views

    Being "born again" and being "born from above" are different sides of the same coin. Christ Jesus says, we cannot enter the kingdom of God without a dramatic, spiritual change. Putting it another way, we have to be born of the spirit from above.

    Being Born From Above – John 3: 1 - 17 Intro: 3 men died and were standing at the pearly gates. “What have you done to deserve heaven?” asked Peter. The 1st man, a police officer, said, “I enforced the law and fought crime.” Peter said, “OK, go on in.” The 2nd was a wealthy man who said, “I ...read more

  • You Of Little Faith

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,016 views

    Worrying does not add one second to our lives. We must learn to live in each moment with gratitude to God.

    Matthew 6: 24 – 34 / You Of Little Faith Intro: I heard about a 95 year old woman in a nursing home who received a visit from her pastor. The pastor asked her, “How are you feeling?” She said, “I’m worried sick!” The pastor said, “What are you worried about? You look like you’re in good ...read more

  • Abandon Ship

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,503 views

    It takes faith in Christ Jesus to abandon ship and walk on water out into the unknown of life.

    Matthew 14: 22 – 33 / Abandon Ship Intro: Jed felt that his who life misfortune had been his lot; yet, he never complained / wife ran off with hired hand / daughter ran off with traveling salesman / son was lynched / fire burned down barn / cyclone blew away house / hail storm destroyed crops / ...read more

  • Proclaim The Lord's Death

    Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,209 views

    Thesis: The ritual of the Lord's Supper proclaims Jesus' death without words.

    Thesis: The ritual of the Lord's Supper proclaims Jesus' death without words. Intro.: 1. Illust. "Take her?" "Yes." "Take him?" "Yes." "Took." You have just heard the transcript from the world's shortest wedding ceremony. It took place in a bar on a Friday PM at 8:00. The couple had met there the ...read more

  • Christ Symbolized By The Tree Of Life

    Contributed by Daniel Parks on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 140 ratings
     | 13,579 views

    The garden which God planted in Eden, immediately after creating the heavens and the earth, included the tree of life (Genesis 2:9).

    The garden which God planted in Eden, immediately after creating the heavens and the earth, included the tree of life (Genesis 2:9). The first man Adam was barred from this tree after he sinned against God (Genesis 3:22-24). But whereas we read in the Book of Genesis of Paradise Lost, we read in ...read more

  • Journey Into Light

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 31, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,623 views

    1. Darkness Around Us 2. Darkness of the Certainty of Jesus Death 3. In Darkness of Unbelief to His Resurrection 4. Darkness Wou ld Be Vanquished 5. Journey From Darkness to Light

    Journey Into Light 1 Cor. 15:1-10 1. Darkness Around Us Superstorm Sandy hit us on Mon. Oct. 29/12. The storm plunged us into darkness, darkness that lasted a week for CBC. This darkness claimed lives and caused ruin & financial lost. Maybe you & I escaped Sandy. But there may be another ...read more

  • Easter, All The Difference

    Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Apr 29, 2017
     | 3,110 views

    All but four of the major world religions are based on philosophy. Of the four that are based on personalities …only Christianity claims an empty tomb for Jesus.

    Easter, ALL THE DIFFERENCE All but four of the major world religions are based on philosophy. Of the four that are based on personalities …only Christianity claims an empty tomb for Jesus. In 1900 B.C. Judaism’s, Father Abraham died. In 483 B.C. Buddha died. June 6, 632 A.D. Mohammed died. . In ...read more

  • Does Keeping People Out Of Work Fulfill The Law Of Christ? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 10, 2021
     | 1,101 views

    Can we fulfill Christ's command to love our neighbor as ourselves by adopting a socialist economy?

    Monday of 28th week in course The queen of the South and the men of Nineveh will rise up and condemn the generation of pharisees for not believing in Jesus. At the end of time, they will also condemn the pharisees of our day for not believing in Jesus or His Church when they prophetically speak ...read more

  • Restoration And Renewal

    Contributed by John Tristan Jayme on Oct 30, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,764 views

    ... They had seen His hand of judgment upon them when He took them from their promised land and made them captive in Babylon. They lost it.

    Thoughts: In the passages from Ezekiel (36: 24-26). God is talking to the people of Israel. The Israelites knew God; they experienced His faithfulness; they knew that they were His chosen people. They had seen His hand of judgment upon them when He took them from their promised land and made ...read more

  • "Ready-Break"

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 15, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 3,760 views

    TODAY – I want to talk about a dream… AND – it’s not a dream about; Model T’s, air planes, financial security - or the Super Bowl – it’s a dream about the church….

    “Ready – Break!” If you have your bibles I want to read several passages of Scripture that will kind of serve as a foundation for our study today… The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. "I will make you into a ...read more