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  • Lessons From Esther

    Contributed by Doug Stringer on May 15, 2005
    based on 161 ratings
     | 31,211 views

    There are many valuable lessons we can learn from the story of Esther, here are some of them.

    LESSONS FROM ESTHER We are in the middle of a lot of change here at CCBC. I know that the renovations have gone on longer than any of us expected. We are all looking forward to seeing things get done around here. Over the next few weeks, we are going to be having a few different services. Next ...read more

  • Things Are Not Always As They Seem Series

    Contributed by Kevin Purcell on May 24, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,688 views

    This is a First Person Narrative of the Lame Man that Peter and John healed in Acts 3. He says that when a person really sees the need of another person, then they can respond in faith and take a risk for that person. When that happens God blesses and g

    Things Are Not Always As They Seem Acts 3 Introduction [Show Acts 3 from Visual Bible or have it read by someone else.] [Enter from the back dressed in character] One thing that story teaches us is that things are not always as they seem. I learned that in a pretty dramatic way. If you had ...read more

  • Trapped In Idolatry Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 30 ratings
     | 13,710 views

    Examining the idols in our lives, we see what keeps us from receiving God’s blessing

    SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 19:23-41 TITLE: “TRAPPED IN IDOLATRY” INTRODUCTION: A. The dictionary definition of “idol”: “an object of excessive devotion or admiration” --Fails to capture the biblical sense ...read more

  • Matthew's Puzzling Conversion

    Contributed by William Mouser on Jun 6, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,381 views

    Matthew’s puzzling and sudden following of Jesus is not so puzzling if we attend to Matthew’s profession, his Levitial upbringing, and his recognition of Jesus as the one about whom Hosea prophesied.

    Matthew’s Puzzling Conversion Psalm 50 or 50:7-15, Hosea 5:15-6:6, Romans 4:13-18, Matthew 9:9-13 Last Sunday, I had occasion to mention the California coastal city named Laguna Beach. I mentioned Laguna Beach as an example of Jesus’ parable at the end of the sermon on the Mount, the part about ...read more

  • Afraid Of God

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jun 11, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,297 views

    John Calvin wrote, "Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God." The more we look at God, the more evil we discover.

    Afraid of God Isaiah 6:1-8 Over the past few weeks on Sunday evenings we have been looking at the Biblical portrait of Jehovah. We have looked at the fact that we were created by God with a holy hunger that only the creator can fill. Then we spent three weeks looking at the qualities we find in ...read more

  • End Times Survival Manual Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 13,256 views

    The Parable of the Ten Virgins provides a warning about always being ready and waiting.

    The End Times Survival Manual Matthew 25:1-13 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: Authors Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht have turned a rather dull how-to-book into virtual gold mine. Their original book The Worst Case Scenario ...read more

  • Living By The Book Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,793 views

    The value that comes from knowing God has a good and gracious purpose for our lives.

    Living By the Book Jeremiah 29:11-13 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: Today we begin our Forty Days of Purpose. We have been talking about it and preparing for it for weeks. Tomorrow many of you will start the coordinated reading ...read more

  • Treasure Hunters

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 21, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,341 views

    Jesus warns us in this parable of the danger of pursuing the wrong treasure all our life, even finding it, and then discovering we have missed discovering life’s eternal treasure. Such eternal treasure is found in our relationship with Him.

    Treasure Hunters July 14-15, 2001 Luke 12:13-21 (New International Version) 13Someone in the crowd said to him, ¡§Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.¡¨ 14Jesus replied, ¡§Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between ...read more

  • Reflecting God's Holiness In Love Series

    Contributed by Stan Rodda on Jun 24, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,027 views

    It’s hard to pinpoint being holy like God. But if we just look at it from the perspective of love, then maybe we can understand God’s holiness and reflect it better in our own lives!

    Reflecting God’s Holiness in Love! Every week my son Grant does something that I could probably use in a sermon in some way. I just love watching him and seeing the things he does and I try to remember as many of them as possible because they make such good illustrations. Parents, did you know ...read more

  • Cultivating Good Soil

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 11, 2005
    based on 136 ratings
     | 86,877 views

    In the parable of the sower: 1. The seed falls onto every type of soil without discrimination. 2. The different soils represent people’s different responses. 3. In the end there is a great harvest.

    Picture the scene in your mind. Jesus is teaching from a boat on the shore of the Lake of Galilee. There is a breeze blowing as he nods in the direction of a farmer in the distance. He is sowing seed in his field. As they watched the farmer at work, Jesus used the scene to teach a lesson about ...read more

  • Loving And Accepting What God Loves And Accepts

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,531 views

    Sermon explores our attitudes toward sinners. Clip from movie "Simon Birch" used as illustration.

    Loving & Accepting What God Loves & Accepts Matthew 9:9-13 1-18-04 Intro Our text this morning is Matt 9:9-13 “As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. "Follow me," he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. 10While Jesus was having ...read more

  • The Potential Of Believers Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Oct 8, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,000 views

    We need to be reminded of our past so we can live out our present and future. Here Paul paints a picture of our pre and present condition

    We begin the second chapter of our study in Ephesians with a description of our lives, for those who are believers in Jesus Christ, prior to our acknowledging Him in our lives. I have two main points and several sub-points for us. We begin… 1. Without Christ. Because of the ill fated ...read more

  • Christian Meditation Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 14, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 8,449 views

    An introduction to a series on Spiritual Disciplines and a practical message on Christian meditation

    Tilling the Soil of The Soul September 18, 2005 Meditation 1 Timothy 4:7-8, Psalm 119:48 Intro to the Disciplines I remember when I was a kid, we were living in New Dundee & my dad’s office was not in the church building, it was in the basement of our house. In order to go to work in the ...read more

  • Are You Ashamed Of Jesus?

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 14, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,806 views

    Do we act as if we are ashamed of Jesus? Are we secretly or openly ashamed of the gospel? My prayer is that every local resident will get to know the story of our faith in Jesus!

    Romans 1: 8-17 When I was at school, there were roughly speaking two groups of people as far as I could see. One group was the in-crowd. And the in-crowd contained the ’lads’. It contained the beautiful people. It contained those people who were popular, people you really wanted to spend time ...read more

  • Joseph And Predestination

    Contributed by Tony Grant on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,698 views

    Biblical predestination is that though human beings have free will and are responsible for their sins, God works in all circumstances to bring about his will.

    Joseph and Predestination Genesis 50: 15-21 05/22/05 2443 words Please turn in your Bibles to Genesis Chapter 50 and follow along as I read verses 15-21 15 Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, "What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for ...read more