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Halloween: Strangers & Pilgrims In This World

Contributed by Bobby Bodenhamer on Oct 30, 2010

In this sermon I draw upon the history of Halloween as being influenced by the doctrine of death and resurrection. I have included a full article about Halloween (Halloween: A Christian Perspective) that I found in The Wall Street Journal.

Strangers & Pilgrims in this World 1 Peter 1:1-9 v. 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, v. 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-9

Denomination: *other

Ezra An Introduction To The Book

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 25, 2010

Introducting the book of Ezra

BOOK OF EZRA I. The Author of the Book. EZRA (Aramaic or Chaldee, ‏עֶזְרָא‎, ʿezrāʾ, "help"; a hypocoristicon, or shortened form of Azariah, "Yahweh has helped." The Hebrew spells the name ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Preparing To Hear God's Voice Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Sep 3, 2007

This 6 part series called Faith Basics will look at the fundamentals of Christain life. Part 1 will focus on how to create conditions where God can speak to us and how to prepare to hear God’s voice.

Preparing to Hear God’s Voice Faith Basics, part 1 Wildwind Community Church David K. Flowers August 29, 2007 1 Sam. 3:1-10 My favorite back to basics story is about the Green Bay Packers, perhaps you’ve heard it. Green Bay had been a losing team for nearly ten years. Morale was sagging. Vince ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10

Denomination: Free Methodist

High Hopes - Designed To Succeed - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Michael Calo on Nov 29, 2012

High Hopes – God has high hopes for us who He designed to Succeed - background of the body – facts

The Body Beautiful Part 2 High Hopes Designed to Succeed We are in the midst of a new series, entitled “The Body Beautiful” The idea behind this series is to get us to the place where we not only have an understanding of the parts of the body and the reason for the Body of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Denomination: *other

Managing Your Tongue

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 20, 2020

Good stewardship is using your tongue wisely not falsely.

One of the ways we differ from animals is our capacity to speak. Scientist and animal trainers have attempted to get monkeys to speak since the 17th century. Yet no chimpanzee has ever spoken. But I have several little monkeys, otherwise known as grandchildren, who talked before they ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:28

Denomination: Baptist

Promises Of Jesus

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on May 2, 2017

In John 14:1-14 Jesus shares with us three promises - 1. Promise of Abiding Peace 2. Promise of an Everlasting Home 3. Promise of ever expanding power through Prayer

Scripture: John 14:1-14; Acts 7:54-60 and Psalm 31:1-5 Theme: Jesus' Promises Promise #1 - An Abiding Peace #2 - An Everlasting Home #3 - Ever Expanding Power through Prayer INTRO: Grace and peace from God our Father and from Jesus Christ who came to take away the sin of the world! ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-14, Acts 7:54-60

Denomination: Nazarene

The Persecution Paradox Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jul 30, 2020

We shouldn’t be surprised when persecution comes. In fact, Jesus closes out the section of the Beatitudes with a paradox. We will be persecuted. It’s inevitable. But the blessing we will receive is out of this world!

The Jesus Manifesto: The Persecution Paradox Matthew 5:10-12 Chenoa Baptist Church Pastor Jefferson M. Williams It Has Begun It’s been fourteen months since that fateful day in September 2026. In a landmark, unprecedented seven to three vote, the Supreme Court labeled Christianity a “hate ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of The Resurrection Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 5, 2021

The good news of Easter is that the power to conquer death is already available to those who will humble themselves to receive it as a gift.

For the man who has everything there is now a solar-powered headstone. John Dilks, a computer engineer for Western Electric designed this headstone with a recording device and a video display screen, which will display a biographical account and a computerized photograph. Dilks Creative Tombstone ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

The Mighty Hand Of God Series

Contributed by Bobby Oliver on May 7, 2018

God can do things the way He wants to, God can use even the smallest of things, and God can make the enemy powerless.

The Mighty Hand of God Exodus 8:16-19 - We’re continuing our study through the book of Exodus. - Last week, we looked at the second plague God sent on Egypt, the plague of frogs. - We compared the “frog problem” with sin, and saw that the frogs multiplied, just like sin does… - The frogs covered ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 8:16-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Significance Of A New Creation-11 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Apr 12, 2016

11 of ? Paul clarified the significance of being a new creation in Christ to the Corinthian church. But what is significant about being a new creation in Christ? A new creation is significant in its New...

The SIGNIFICANCE Of A NEW CREATION-XI—2Corinthians 5:9--6:10 Attention: Isn’t It Obvious? While making rounds, a doctor points out an X-ray to a group of medical students. "As you can see," she says, "the patient limps because his left fibula & tibia are radically arched. Mr. Sanders, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Logos Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 23, 2014

John 1:1-5, shows how Christ is the complete embodiment and fulfillment of the Word of God. He is the Word as seen from 1) His Preexistence (John 1:1-2), 2 His Creative power (John 1:3), and 3) His self-existence (John 1:4-5).

Today, we say that talk is cheap. We live in a time where people tend not to do what they say they will do. We generally don’t expect politicians to do what they say. Advertisers will often exaggerate claims in order to sell products. We are accustomed to extensive wavers of liability that ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: Other

When There's A Problem, Address It! Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 15, 2014

This is the last sermon of the series and covers Nehemiah 13. There are at least 4 major problems that Nehemiah had to address after he came back to Jerusalem for a second time.

Introduction: A. Let’s start with this cartoon. 1. This mother stands at the door of her son’s room, and the room is a mess – toys and clothes are scattered everywhere. a. Have any of you mothers and dads come upon a scene like this? b. It’s an everyday experience for you, ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:4-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Facing Your Fears Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 7, 2013

Face your fears with faith. Trust God who knows the future, because He controls the future to refine and purify His own.

In 1973, Producers hired a young director to make a movie based on Peter Benchley's novel about shark attacks called Jaws. That movie launched Steven Spielberg’s career at the age of 26 with its scary special effects. In fact, the movie was so scary that even to this day millions of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 11:2-35

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Sensitive To The Spirit Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 23, 2021

If we can be sensitive to the Spirit, and see how our job is a mission and a service for Christ, we could do it with greater joy and love.

George Burns said, "There will always be a battle between the sexes because men and women want different things. Men want women and women want men." This is, of course, what God intended, but like all good things that are carried to excess this too becomes an area of life where the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26

Don't Be A Goat Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 17, 2021

If you want to stand in the judgment to come, be a sheep; don’t be a goat.

Jean Crist from Niagara Falls, New York, talks about her days in a Christian college, where the college president gave a weekly Monday morning chapel message. On one occasion, the student body settled down for another session of daydreaming as he launched into one of those messages. His pedestrian ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:40, Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 24:14, Revelation 13:16-18, Matthew 24:9-10, James 1:27, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 6:2-3, Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 28:10, Matthew 12:48-50, Matthew 19:28-29, Matthew 5:5, Romans 8:16-17, Revelation 20:1-6, Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 23:8, Matthew 25:31-46  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free