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How Should You Respond To God's Love Series

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Apr 8, 2015

People fail to respond to God's love correctly. Because Christ loves with unchanging love; you ought to respond to Him with reverence.

The Main Point: Because Christ loves with unchanging love; you ought to respond to Him with reverence. The Question: How Should you Respond to God's Love? Introduction: Several years ago in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, George and Vera Bajenksi’s lives were changed forever. February 16, 1989. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Lost Sheep Found Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 5, 2012

We are to allow Jesus Christ carry us, without resistance, now and till we are home forever with God.

Please open your Bibles to the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 15. We noted previously from Luke 14 that large crowds were following Jesus Christ as He walked the earth about 2000 years ago. We noted from the “Great Banquet” in Luke 14 that God loves every person. Here in the beginning of Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Shows His Love

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 30, 2013

Our need of salvation met - in God's perfect time - in Jesus' death. Our reconciliation: cause for rejoicing.

GOD SHOWS HIS LOVE. Romans 5:1-11. Romans 5:8 - “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Those who believe in Jesus and put their trust in Him are made right with God. The righteousness of Christ is imputed to them and they are ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mountain-Top Changes

Contributed by Craig Condon on Feb 23, 2017

Have you ever had a moment when your life was changed? Perhaps it was similar to the Transfiguration. That moment changed the lives of Peter, James, John and Jesus, just like moments in our lives can change us.

GOD SHOWS HIS LOVE Romans 5:1-11 Romans 5:8 - “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Those who believe in Jesus and put their trust in Him are made right with God. The righteousness of Christ is imputed to them and they are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9

Denomination: Anglican

How Do You See Jesus?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010

Communion Meditation for October 4, 2009

(Slide 1) How do you see Jesus? If you could paint a picture of Him, what would He look like? (Slide 1a) What color eyes would you give Him? (Slide 1b) What color hair would you give Him? (Slide 1c) How tall would you make Him? This past week I attended a series of lectures at Anderson ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God

Giving In God’s Economy

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 26, 2012

Giving is an act of worship, trust, and obedience.

Giving in God’s Economy March 25, 2012 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Giving is an act of worship, trust, and obedience. Focus Passage: Mark 12:41-44 Introduction: I. Giving as worship a. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Baptist

The Fields Are Ripe For The Harvest Series

Contributed by Nicky Evans on Jul 18, 2011

Part 3 of a sermon series preached in Anjung, South Korea

John 4:35 '...Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.' What a wonderful verse! Another one is found in Luke 10:2 'The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his ...read more

Scripture: John 4:35

Denomination: Baptist

Keep Calm And Carry On - A Sermon For Ash Wednesday

Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Feb 17, 2013

A sermon for Ash Wednesday - for a UK congregation

Joel 2:1-2 & 12-17 John 8:1-11 I’m beginning, totally unsuitably for Lent, with an expression of pride. I’m very proud of my collection of the complete set of Carry On films - it’s the earthy British humour of the 1960s and 1970s at its best (or worst, depending upon your point ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Matthew- Your Life Can Be Significant Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 13, 2019

This is the 7th sermon in the "Getting Acquainted With The 12 Apostles" series.

Series: Getting Acquainted With The 12 Apostles [#7] MATTHEW- YOUR LIFE CAN BE SIGNIFICANT Luke 5:27-29 Introduction: There are some days that I feel so insignificant. I also know that I am not alone. Do you sometimes think, “If I didn’t show up, no one would even notice”? Many days, with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-29

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Is God's Team

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Oct 11, 2019

United in Jesus Christ, all Christians are on the same team...God's team. We stand united in mission to the world through Jesus Christ regardless of what our denominational title may be or if we are Protestant, Orthodox or Catholic. We all proclaim and live out the commands of Jesus Christ.

WITHIN EVERY HUMAN HEART LIES THE YEARNING TO BE LOVED, AFFIRMED, UNDERSTOOD, AND USEFUL. I BELIEVE THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE IN WHICH TO HAVE THESE DESIRES FULFILLED THAN WITHIN THE BODY OF CHRIST, THE CHURCH. THERE IS NO SAFER PLACE ON EARTH IN WHICH TO USE ONE’S GIFTS, TALENTS AND ABILITIES THAN ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:4-11, Galatians 6:10, Ephesians 4:4-7

Denomination: Free Methodist

Happy Birthday To The Church

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on May 19, 2018

When the Holy Spirit was poured out on the disciples of Jesus on that first Whitsunday in a very real sense the Church was born. When a child is born we celebrate annually the date of that birth by giving presents but on the Church's birthday we receive.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Today is a very special day in the life of the Church it’s not just because today is called Whitsunday or the feast of Pentecost,,,,, it is however related to what happened on that first Whitsunday The sending of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus. No in many ways its ...read more

Scripture: John 14:18-24, Acts 2:1-21

Witness To Resurrection

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 20, 2018

Have had your hopes and dreams absolutely destroyed before your eyes? Such loss is entirely devastating and seems absolutely unbelievable at the time. It is hard enough when it happens to you as an individual but more so for a group. Jesus Restores Us

Witness to Resurrection Luke 24 1 Corinthians 15 Peace be with you Have you ever lost faith? Have you ever had your hopes and dreams absolutely destroyed before your eyes? Maybe for you it was losing faith in someone you loved. All that trust and mutual investment in relationship torn ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:9-10, John 20:19-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How God Reacts Lesson 3 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 24, 2023

We all have a sinful nature and react wrong way, wrong time, for the wrong purpose but God always reacts to His nature, i.e., love, holiness, goodness.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Remember – humans were created in the image and likeness of God; He does not react the way humans react. “Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person” (Genesis 2:7, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, Jeremiah 31:34

Denomination: Baptist

Suppose You Show Up At The Banquet With No Oil?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 10, 2023

The experience of God is transcendent, in a sense more real than anything we’ve felt or smelled or seen. It is an experience of ultimate goodness, awesome beauty, and absolute truth.

Thirty-Second Sunday in Course 2023 Every human being yearns for true happiness. The problem with us as we grow up, however, is that our earliest experiences even before birth start us off in life as materialists. After conception, we are either growing or we are dying, so we are nutrition hogs; ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 63:2-8, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Catholic

Respecting Presidents

Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 1, 2025

Our Presidents are more than legislators. They are examples.

Respecting Presidents Imagine for a moment the opportunity to spend a day with a president. Whom would you choose? What point in his administration would you like to observe? While we cannot time travel or receive an invitation from our current president to allow us to shadow him, we can look back ...read more

Scripture: James 4:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ