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  • The King Rewards The Faithful Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 3, 2014
    based on 9 ratings
     | 21,522 views

    Barzillai ventured & volunteered to help king David during the most darkest moment of David's life, while David was running away from his own son Absalom.

    2 SAMUEL 19:31-39 [The Life of David] THE KING REWARDS THE FAITHFUL David has sinned by committing adultery with Bathsheba and by having her husband killed. God has indicted David for his sin through Nathan the prophet, and David has repented. Nevertheless, there are certain consequences he ...read more

  • Identifying The Competitors For Belief-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 4, 2014
     | 2,014 views

    2 of 4. John was approached by others regarding his spiritual niche. We must identify those competing for our belief. But How are we to identify them? Identifying competitors for your belief employs...

    IDENTIFYING The COMPETITORS For BELIEF-II—John 1:19-28 Attention: Shopkeeper's Competition The shopkeeper was dismayed when a brand-new business much like his own opened up next door & erected a huge sign which read BEST DEALS. He was horrified when another competitor opened up on his right, ...read more

  • Getting Real About The Christian Life Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 4, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,263 views

    If God is light, if God is perfect righteousness, then we’d better get real about our own righteousness.

    John is writing to his followers in the final years of his life. You get the feeling that he thinks he’s running out of time because there’s a certain urgency to the way he writes. He doesn’t waste words. There’s no polite greeting at the start of the letter. He just gets ...read more

  • Word Comes Alive

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 6, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,927 views

    Do your actions, your faithfulness show you are a part of God's program or does it show that you are outside of it looking on? For you is worshiping the Lord a matter of service to others and obeying Him. This is what honors Him and gives us our purpose.

    Opening Illustration: This line between truth and falsehood is blurred in our society. We pick up newspapers and read touching stories and later find out that the stories were complete fabrications. We are used to politicians making us promises to get our votes, only to forget those promises once ...read more

  • God Is Whispering Series

    Contributed by Josh Foster on Mar 12, 2014
     | 7,347 views

    God has plans. God is at work. And sometimes we’re called upon to help others see and to hear from God.

    God in the Ebb & Flow of Life: God Is Whispering Scripture Text: Genesis 41.1-32 INTRODUCTION In today’s Bible-story, Pharaoh is confused. Although he has not-been sleep-walking, …he has been dreaming! Problem-was, …he didn’t know what the dreams ...read more

  • Can An Hour Make A Difference?

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Mar 17, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,524 views

    An encouraging sermon using the idea of "Daylight Savings Time" and what to do with that hour. (Present requests, State of Mind, secure foundation, abiding presence, a new song to sing, investing your hour wisely) I waited patiently and God heard my cry

    Title: Can an Hour Make a Difference? 03/16/14 Text: Psalm 40:1-3 Purpose: To encourage our people that an hour spent with God can make the difference. Introduction: Video from SermonSpice: One Hour (Daylight Savings) Question: In the spring we have (Spring Forward- ...read more

  • Power And Responsibility Series

    Contributed by Josh Foster on Mar 18, 2014
     | 7,115 views

    How does God want to change the “landscape” of your life? ?) How are you handling the blessings of added authority and/or privilege? Do you approach your current station in life with a purpose of integrity and a sense of stewardship?

    God in the Ebb & Flow of Life: Power & Responsibility Scripture Text: Genesis 41.37-57 INTRODUCTION It was a day like no-other… A day in-which the circumstances of a man changed about-as-dramatically as-ever they could! As we’ve followed Joseph’s life, …we’ve ...read more

  • Don't Through In The Towel

    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Mar 28, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,364 views

    Have you ever felt like throwing in the towel? Do you know what it means to throw in the towel? It means to quit or to give up. Have you ever felt like your situation was so hopeless that the only thing you could possibly do was quit and never look back?

    (I preached this message with a towel over my shouder) Prayer: Father, Open my eyes so I can see Your truth. Open my ears so I can hear Your voice. Open my mind so I can understand Your Word. And open my heart so I may receive all that You want me to receive. EXPL:Job justifies his complaints. Job ...read more

  • What Will You Do With Jesus?

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Apr 2, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 24,018 views

    How will you respond to the redemption Jesus secured at Calvary?

    What Will You Do With Jesus? Matthew 26:47-56 Albert B. Simpson wrote an old hymn that asks a very important question, it says: "What will you do with Jesus?" "Neutral you cannot be" "Someday your heart will be asking" “What will He do with me?” Each person here ...read more

  • Why Worry?

    Contributed by Eric Carroll on Apr 3, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,839 views

    Why should we seek God, His Kingdom, His righteousness, and His provision? We seek God through His Word, Prayer, Fellowship, and Worship. We seek God first, for He being our Father, is our ever-present loving provider who knows all your needs.

    You know, people fall in love, have children, celebrate birthdays, take trips and sit on the porch on summer evenings, while listening to crickets. But inevitably, and to everyone, problems do come. Relationships flounder, jobs are lost, money gets tight, kids rebel, and through it all, even in the ...read more

  • Worthy Is The Lamb

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Apr 14, 2014
    based on 10 ratings
     | 24,487 views

    A sermon examining the Lamb of God.

    WORTHY IS THE LAMB Revelation 5:1-14 (Antioch Baptist Church: Sunday May 18th, 2025) Some 60 years after His’ death, burial and resurrection, Jesus appeared to His servant John on the Isle of Patmos. John said, “when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead.” Following this Jesus placed His ...read more

  • Fit To Be Tried

    Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Mar 19, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,925 views

    When in the pains of trial the question is never "Why me?" but "Why not me?"

    INTRO: 1. What the Lord does here in this passage may surprise us – He invites Satan to try Job. a. Trials is not a sign of failure in your life, but success. b. It’s God’s way of saying, my servant is ‘fit to be tried.’ 2. Why did the Lord have such ...read more

  • Almost

    Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Mar 19, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,772 views

    Pilate would tell you today that when it comes to deciding for Christ… Almost is never enough.

    INTRO: 1. Pilate…a man who in his lifetime knew so much prestige and so much power. a. He had many times been the guest of Caesar himself. b. He had ruled over thousands in his lifetime. c. His word was as good as law. d. Held the lives of so many in his hands. e. He lived ...read more

  • The Gates Of Hell Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 22, 2016
    based on 8 ratings
     | 18,695 views

    This is the 5th in my travelogues telling of my visit to Israel. In this lesson we visit 4 "gates" in Northern Israel including the "gates of Hell".

    Tonight we’re going to be visiting four different “gates” in the northern section of Israel. The first of these “gates” is figurative. It is the gate to the source of the Jordan River (Showed a slide of the ...read more

  • The Testimony Of An Empty Tomb

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Mar 28, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,364 views

    There is a tomb in a distant land with silent walls as well. If that tomb could speak to us what would it say? What would it tell us of the terrible – tragic – thrillingly triumphant events that transpired there some two thousand years ago?

    TITLE: THE TESTIMONY OF AN EMPTY TOMB SCRIPTURE: ST. LUKE 24:1-12 Have you ever stood and just looked at an old empty house in a neighborhood? Perhaps the doors stand ajar, sagging on hinges, loosened by the ravages of weather and time. Have you noticed the vacant stare of glassless windows? If ...read more