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Overcoming Mediocrity

Contributed by Jon Sullivan on Mar 18, 2010

All we do for God should be done with excellence. How do we overcome the good enough for governemt work mentality?

OVERCOMING MEDIOCRITY INTRODUCTION: For many, what we give to God is little more than our leftovers. We have allowed society to entice us with its many “things” and rationalize that God wants us to be happy. While I cannot deny that God desires the best for His creation, we must ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Tearing Down The Strongholds Of Hell Part 2 Series

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015

I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley for sharing this series on Acts. It has been a blessing as well as a great help. I have used these for our church, as I spend my days caring for my dying father.

Tearing Down the Strongholds of Hell Acts 19:8-27 Part 2 [2Co 10:4 NIV] “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” Last time we looked at the open door of opportunity, placed in front of Paul. We ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:8-27

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Depression Series

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Nov 8, 2016

America is dealing with a national epidemic called depression. Through Elijah's experience with depression and how God ministered to him and delivered him, we can learn how to not only cope with depression but to overcome it.

DEALING WITH DEPRESSION I Kings 19:1-8 In America, today, we are dealing with a national epidemic. It’s not a virus, a bacterial infection, or germ of any kind. It is a spiritual, emotional, and physical epidemic called depression. ** 15% of Americans will require medical treatment for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Thank God, Mary Was Pro-Life!

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Mar 31, 2017

Mary could have claimed all of the top five reasons given by women who are pregnant to justify their getting an abortion. Thank God that Mary was pro-life

Thank God, Mary Was Pro-Life! Each year, it is my custom to review the latest data on abortion in our Nation. I do so with the yearning to find some stats that give me a little bit of encouragement, a reason to have hope that our Society is coming to its moral and ethical senses by adopting a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Wet Blanket Of Discouragement (#2)

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 5, 2015

Discouragement and depression can be real enemies of progress. In this series we reason about the diagnosis of a problem and develop an attitude of correction. Just let me die here.

BEWARE OF THE WET BLANKET... OF DISCOURAGEMENT By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com This is part #2 I. I AM NOT HAPPY HERE? A. HAYDEN PLANETARIUM ran several advertisement in different news paper. The ad invited people to submit applications for those that would like to be the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 19:4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Lust & Chastity Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 12, 2012

A Christian view of sexuality. Lust happens when attraction becomes an overpowering factor in one's life. Chastity is a positive lifestyle marked by self-control.

A cartoon depicts two guys in Hell, and one says to the other: “I was under the impression that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” All of the deadly sins we’ve been studying are distorted or excessive attachments to good things. We make them bad. When life revolves around ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Denomination: Congregational

Pegology - The Great Commandments

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Oct 30, 2012

This sermon uses a unique prop to help people understand the two great commandments

The Greatest Commandment? [ Pegology ] Matthew 22:34-40 [[[Turn in your bible to Exodus 20. In the pew bible it is on page 66. ]]] A group of Pharisees came to Jesus one day and asked, "Which is the greatest commandment?" You and I would think that was a fair question. And of course, because ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Baptist

A Secret No Longer Sermon Vi: Sympathy, Sensitivity, Specificity In Praying Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Apr 6, 2020

Troubles in the lives of saints and sinners alike give us pause not only to seek comfort for ourselves but also to be of comfort to others by trusting in the Lord to provide and to guide.

Sympathy, Sensitivity and Specificity in Praying “Please pray for me” has been the one request above all others that have been made of me during a ministry spanning fifty-five years. Actually, for me, praying for others has always been the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:2-7

Sexual Trash Series

Contributed by Kirby Lloyd on Jul 1, 2019

Sexual immorality is a topic that the church cannot pretend is not a problem and must be dealt with directly despite how staggering the numbers are.

Sexual Trash Ephesians 5:3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Last week we threw away the first piece of trash that we needed to get out of the way as we tossed pride in the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Theology Of "thoughts & Prayers"

Contributed by Pedro Trinidad on Oct 14, 2019

When tragedy strikes, the response of many well-meaning people​ is to say, "Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected".

Christian Clichés Where God guides, God provides If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. The greatest distance in the universe is the eighteen inches between your head and your heart. You can’t outgive God! We are saved by faith alone but not by a faith that is alone. When God ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5, Isaiah 55:8-9

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Spiritual Speech Therapy Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 14, 2015

James tells us a lot about the tongue in chapter 3. What kind of dangerous instrument is this? Look and see.

The Bible says a lot about what we say, our words. One of the Ten Commandments is this: You shall not bear false witness. The very first word spoken in the Bible is by God when he gave the command, “Let there be light.” God’s words are powerful, and God created you and me ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

7 Keys To A Stronger Marriage

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Nov 2, 2014

Marriage Therapy often calls for active listening, plus while affirming your spouse through paraphrasing, validation and positive feedback. No interruptions, really listening while giving positive feedback such as-

7 Keys To A Stronger Marriage 1 Corinthians 13:4-5NLT “Pastor was swinging on his porch as one of his deacons came over to talk with him. “Pastor, I’ve got something to tell you. I’ve never told this to a soul, it’s extremely difficult to tell you this now, but my ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Look Up! Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 5, 2017

Our congregational worship involves glory to God.

1. There is an old French proverb that says, "A good meal ought to begin with hunger." It is hard to enjoy a good meal when you are not hungry, but when you are starving anything tastes good! The same is true with worship. When we approach worship with a hunger for God, starving for a spiritual ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do Not Forsake Coming To Church

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 6, 2021

Making a habit of coming to church is more important than ever.

Do not Forsake Coming to Church Hebrews 10:10-25 Introduction In many places, church attendance has been on a serious decline for some time. this had been accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic. churches were ordered to close or severely limit attendance as being “non-essential.” Of course, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:10-25, Hebrews 10:11-14, Hebrews 10:15-18, Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Power Of The Gospel

Contributed by Michael Mays on Aug 31, 2021

"Good news" is not a naturally-occurring phenomenon in our fallen world, and our flesh is given to mistrust or take it seriously--especially news "too good to be true." The regular reaction to the Gospel is no different.

I. Intro: “The Good News Paper Gets Bad News” - St. Petersburg Times, Apr 5, 1972? The Good News Paper is going out of business after 16 months of fighting ‘doom and gloom’ because the publication cannot pay its bills.? “We have simply run out of time and money,” publisher Bill Bailey said Monday ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20