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  • Moms Who Cannot Be June Cleaver

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 13, 2013
     | 4,638 views

    Moms usually find themselves in less than ideal situations, but the calling to motherhood includes doing the best you can in your less-than-ideal environment.

    Moms Who Cannot Be June Cleaver (topical) 1. Not everyone has a gentle mom. A police recruit was asked during the exam, 'What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?' He answered, 'Call for backup.' [myenglishpages.com] 2. Of course children perceive life quite differently from adults. ...read more

  • Mind Your Own Business

    Contributed by Ray Scott on May 29, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,116 views

    After pubicly re-instating Peter, Jesus wants Peter to focus on following Him, and get his eyes off what Jesus is going to do with John ... Peter has his own cross to bear.

    “Mind Your Own Business” John 21:18-23 INTRODUCTION: We continue in our series on the Post-Resurrection appearances of Jesus. Last week we saw The Disciples at the Sea of Galilee, waiting for Jesus to appear to them. Instead of waiting idle, they decided to go fishing. Jesus fixed breakfast ...read more

  • O Lord It's Hard To Be Humble

    Contributed by Ruth Hind on Oct 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,235 views

    A Sunday morning sermon examining humility

    -Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble when you are prefect in every way. I doubt any of us think that we are perfect it is not always easy for us to be humble. After all humility gets rather a bad press, When we speak for example humble origins, humble means poor or ordinary or it might bring to ...read more

  • Professional Christians Readiness And Preparation For The Coming Of The Lord Series

    Contributed by Dotun Jegede on Sep 12, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,580 views

    As the Lord’s coming gets closer and nearer, it is with feelings many believers are cold and several lost in the daily pursuits of life mundane.

    As the Lord’s coming gets closer and nearer, it is with feelings many believers are cold and several lost in the daily pursuits of life mundane. The constant soberness, watchfulness and carefulness have been usurped by the deliberate chase for money, more money, more fame, power, entertainments, ...read more

  • Fill Your Pastor's Joy To The Brim

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 19, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 7,345 views

    Learn how to put joy in your pastor’s heart.

    Introduction: This morning, we continue with Paul’s letter to the Philippians, chapter 2, verses 1-4. I hope for those who needed to see the big picture, you were satisfied last week to receive an overview of the entire letter. Someone has said, "Leaders are not grabbed; they are grown." ...read more

  • Faith-Running To Jesus Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 28, 2023
     | 886 views

    It is not our great faith in God, it is our faith in a great God.

    INTRODUCTION “The Bible tells us of “faith-chasers” who surround us like a cloud. So let us lay aside any weight that slows us down, and any sin that entangles us, so we can run with endurance as “faith-chasers” the race before us, looking to Jesus our pace-setter who first gave us faith and ...read more

  • Give Up To Go Up Series

    Contributed by Steven Dow on Jul 31, 2004
    based on 84 ratings
     | 10,969 views

    Part 1 of 3 in the series "Going For The Gold." The messages is about what it takes to make the sacrifices necessary to become a world-class Christian.

    GIVE UP TO GO UP GOING FOR THE GOLD: How to be a World-Class Christian Hebrews 12:1a August 1, 2004 Series Introduction: This month the Olympic games will be returning to their origins in Athens, Greece. Once every four years the best athletes from all around the globe gather for competition. ...read more

  • Fight The Good Fight

    Contributed by Jason Zahn on Sep 28, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 11,448 views

    God calls us forth to equip ourselves to do battle against the spiritual forces that want to bring about our eternal ruin.

    As you watch professional athletics are you impressed with what you see? I am a football and basketball fan. Every time I watch I’m amazed at what these human beings are able to do and accomplish on the football field or the basketball court. Apart from all the animosity about enormous salaries ...read more

  • It's All In Your Hands

    Contributed by William Nieporte on Nov 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,750 views

    Dare we believe that God is still at work in this world despite all its brokenness and iniquity? Dare we believe that God can still work in the world through the church despite all the change and cultural upheaval we see taking place in our society?

    Lake Winona was the location of the YMCA campsite in Ormond Beach, Florida – the hometown of my childhood. For two weeks each summer the First Baptist Church would rent the Lake Winona campsite to provide for it Youth and Children’s Ministry. I began attending Junior Camp when I was nine years ...read more

  • Pressing On Toward The Goal In 2024

    Contributed by David Simpson on Jul 27, 2024
     | 1,074 views

    The apostle Paul was very goal oriented. He had witnessed the original Olympic races in Greece. He was no Olympic athlete, but neither are we! Yet, he wrote to the Philippians as a spiritual athlete running a race: But one thing I do...

    Sermon Lanier Christian Church July 28, 2024.Lake Service and Main Campus David Simpson Pressing on Toward the Goal Philippians 3:13-14 But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me ...read more

  • Such A Way

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 18, 2024
     | 364 views

    There was no zeal to win, they did not prepare IN SUCH A WAY to win, their goal was not to get the first prize.

    Such a way 1 Corinthians 9:24 “ Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. “ Apostle Paul said, ‘run in such a way’ so as to win the race of life! An unruly and disorderly life has been the current way of life! People ...read more

  • Go Tell It On Mt. Carmel Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 20, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,640 views

    We turn our successes into failures because we see only the negatives, and we need approval. But in the Incarnation God accepts our incompleteness and offers us His unconditional love.

    All of us want success. All of us need success. If you don’t care about doing something well, you are in sad shape. You are in trouble if you don’t want to succeed at something. And yet the problem is that we are our own worst enemies. We defeat ourselves time and time again. We take ...read more

  • The Door Opener

    Contributed by Babatunmishe Oke on Oct 17, 2024
     | 359 views

    Whatever door he opens no one can shut, whatever door he shuts no one can open. Revelations 3:7

    I was watching a movie earlier with my little daughter, about one Fantasia, a girl that won the American Idol competition in 2004. It was a movie based on the true story of how she won the competition. At one point when she was to move to the next level, the final level that would guarantee her a ...read more

  • The Lord's Prayer Part I Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021
     | 1,338 views

    Jesus was the express image of the Father. He said, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father." If we want to know what God is like, we look at Jesus, for He is the full and final revelation of God the Father.

    Paul Aurandt in his book, Destiny, tells of the powerful impact a single father can have on a whole society. Norman's father was a salesman in Connecticut. He did not like people who were different from himself, and that was almost everybody. In other words, he was a bigot. He constantly ...read more

  • Life Is Like A Basketball Game!

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Oct 14, 2004
    based on 84 ratings
     | 25,472 views

    What is LIFE? How do you define LIFE? We will discuss today the meaning of Life, how to take advantage of the OPPORTUNITIES, and what shall we do to attain SUCCESS in LIFE.

    “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set ...read more

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