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  • Sixteen Ways To Identify Abuse

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 2,441 views

    Ask the Lord to help people respond to the Spirit’s conviction whenever they fall into the following traps that manifest the corrosive effects of abuse in relationships and ministries

    Sixteen Ways to Identify Abuse (John 16:7-16:9) Illustration:Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You . . . have prepared for those who trust in You. --Psalm 31:19 Renee still believed in God’s existence, but for many years she didn’t trust Him. And no wonder! As a small child, she had been ...read more

  • Faith Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 15, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,158 views

    One word sums up the Christian walk: Faith. Biblically defined, faith embraces and embodies the very fabric of our relationship with God by grace.

    Few words in scripture relate to our eternal destiny like the word: faith. Love, hope, repentance, obedience, confession, all are interconnected and woven into the principle of this one expression: faith. Faith is a central word in the gospels, and in all the New Testament. In fact Jesus favorite ...read more

  • Come, You Are Invited!!!

    Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 18, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,283 views

    What a marvelous picture of communion is made manifest between David and Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel 9 picturing Christ’s relationship with His children.

    “Come, You Are Invited!” 2 Samuel 9:1-13 A. Mephibosheth’s RESTRAINED Condition. (vv. 1-4) 2 Samuel 4:4; 19:24-26; John 8:34; Romans 6:12-13, 16 Jeremiah 13:23; Psalm 51:5; Genesis 6:5; 8:21; John 8:44; 1 John 3:8, 10 B. Mephibosheth’s RESCUE/REDEMPTION by King David. (vv. 5-10) 1 Samuel ...read more

  • The Covenant Of The King

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 2, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 3,775 views

    How God’s relationship and covenant with Abraham display how God works - not by asking us to come to him, but by him coming down to us.

    The Return of the King is a recently released movie about a king who reunites the world of elves, trolls, and humans to fight against the evil king of Mordor in a battle to the finish. It has grossed millions of dollars as people of the world came out in droves to see the third and final climax ...read more

  • Sex: The Emotional Consequences

    Contributed by Randy Bennett on Aug 17, 2004
    based on 59 ratings
     | 3,760 views

    Sometimes you can break all of the rules and have no physical consequences, but you will most likely never escape the emotional consequences of inappropriate relationships.

    SEX: The Emotional Consequences Intro: We talk a lot about the physical aspects of sex. You guys go through sex ed in school, and we talk about it here at church. We talk about sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, abortion, and other physical aspects of sex. What we don’t talk about a lot ...read more

  • Families And Forgiveness

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 47 ratings
     | 10,854 views

    In order to model Jesus and bring healing to family relationships, you must practice: 1. Humility 2. Forgiveness 3. Being an agent of reconciliation

    The holidays are fast approaching, and it is a time for families to come together. For many, this will be a wonderful time of shared love and fellowship where people can get caught up on the latest of what is happening in each other’s lives. It will be a good time of support and caring. But for ...read more

  • If We Only Had A Passion For Christ

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,929 views

    How much sweeter my relationship, more fulfilled my life, more powerful my ministry, if I had a greater passion for Christ.

    If We Only Had A Passion For Christ PASSION-Any powerful emotion , such as love and joy. Boundless enthusiasm. Psalms 63 63:1 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 2 To see thy power ...read more

  • About Lightning, Anger And Forgiveness

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 77 ratings
     | 5,361 views

    Lent 4: Anger is a powerful emotion that can damage relationships and lives. In Christ, God gives us the capacity to deal with our feelings of anger.

    Malcolm, a man with a terrible temper, was playing a round of golf with his pastor. After leaving three straight putts on the edge of the cup, Malcolm exploded. “I missed!” he screamed. “How could I miss?” With that he heaved his putter into a nearby lake, kicked a wheel on the golf cart and drove ...read more

  • Forgiveness: The Hardest Choice Series

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 5,099 views

    We will fail to grow healthy relationships unless we purpose to forgive other’s mistakes and move beyond constantly reminding them of their errors.

    Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31-32 Forgiveness is a skill, a choice we purposefully ...read more

  • Family Ties

    Contributed by Mike Molenaar on May 9, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,277 views

    True family ties are experienced through our relationship with Jesus Christ. If there is a true tie with Jesus nothing, not even persecution, can break that bond.

    John 15:18-27 I’m sure this has been a busy day for many people. Mother’s Day is a time when people do get together with their families. The family unit is important. When you are part of a family, you wear that family name and all the good and bad things of the family come with the name. Legally ...read more

  • The Master's Table

    Contributed by Kenneth Bailey on Jun 15, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 12,756 views

    Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent 1928 Prayer Book. Seeks to understand our relationship to god through Christ as we come to His Table.

    The Master’s Table How many of us have ever had a dog? Most of us probably have had at least one in our lifetime. Dogs love to do three things. They love to play. They love to sleep. They love to eat. Most sacred of all to a dog, though, is the “holy” food that comes directly from his ...read more

  • Nicodemus

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 15, 2001
    based on 30 ratings
     | 18,189 views

    A right standing with God does not come through 1. correct beliefs, or 2. correct moral conduct, but 3. through an ongoing relationship with God.

    A national magazine recently ran a contest to see who could come up with the best real-life quotes resembling the cartoon “Dilbert.” If you are not familiar with Dilbert, he is a character caught in a bizarre office situation where bureaucracy rules and common sense is uncommon — a workplace not ...read more

  • God Wants You Any Way You Are

    Contributed by Richard Gardner on Jul 19, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,719 views

    We can know the Bible front to back and still not personally know Jesus as Lord.It’s a personal relationship that binds us to Christ.

    God wants you any way you are A few years ago we were studying the Book of Revelation in a church where I was pastoring. I have studied it before and taught it before, but now it has an all new impact and meaning. For a reason I will ...read more

  • God Can Turn Your Failures Into Victory Series

    Contributed by Glenn Arellano on Oct 6, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 14,012 views

    You don’t have to live a life of failure. That is God’s promise to those who have a personal relationship with Him in Jesus Christ.

    Life is like a battlefield. It is filled with wars that we must conquer. Not only we have to battle the wars around us, but we also have to overcome the battle within us. All of us desire to win over them. Thus, we pursue those things and give everything we have to those that can ensure us victory. ...read more

  • Reliving Pentecost: The Christ Story Series

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on Apr 8, 2008
     | 3,589 views

    To restore the power of Pentecost, people must start telling the Christ story again. Only in preaching Christ will the world come to a saving relationship with the Lord.

    RELIVING PENTECOST: THE CHRIST STORY THEME: TO RESTORE THE POWER OF PENTECOST THE CHRIST STORY MUST BE TOLD AGAIN. TEXT: ACTS 2:22-36 Recently I had Bible study with a nice younger family in their home. The family stated that they needed to know the Bible better. The family had no church ...read more