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How Do You Punctuate Your Advent?

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 10, 2008

How Do YOU Punctuate Your Advent? 1) “The Lord is coming?” 2) “The Lord is coming.” 3) “The Lord is coming!”

The first year I tutored at Luther Prep School in Wisconsin I taught Grade 10 English. I would, of course, have preferred teaching religion or phys-ed but I’m thankful for the opportunity to have taught English grammar. I came to appreciate the importance of proper punctuation. Take a look at the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-14

Denomination: Lutheran

It’s Dark Without The Light! Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 4, 2017

It is painful to take an honest and complete look at life. We were meant for something better.

It’s Dark Without the Light! (Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:8, 12:1, 7, 13-14) 1. A boy just attended his first wedding, and his friend asked him how many times a person can get married. “Sixteen times,” said the boy. “I heard it with my own ears: 4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, and 4 poorer. 4+4+4+4=16. ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Wipe That Smirk Off Your Face

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 11, 2019

A study in the book of Jeremiah 49: 1 – 39

Jeremiah 49: 1 – 39 He will wipe that smirk off your face 1 Against the Ammonites. Thus, says the LORD: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Milcom inherit Gad, and his people dwell in its cities? 2 Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “That I will cause to be heard ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 49:39

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Knowing Your Enemies,the Quran And The Bible.

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Feb 10, 2005

This is a side by side comparison of the Quran and The Bible.Will a man be willing to exchange lawfulness for lawlessness, righteousness for unrighteousness, life for death and even God for false Idols?

Knowing your Enemies,The Quran and the Bible. This is a side by side comparison of the Quran and The Bible.Will a man be willing to exchange lawfulness for lawlessness, righteousness for unrighteousness, life for death and even God for false Idols? ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

God I Want To Do Your Will Series

Contributed by Brian Chandler on Jul 21, 2011

Learned how to pray according to the will of God.

Get Connected: A Daily Pattern for Prayer "God I Want To Do Your Will" We just started a new series of messages that I have entitled “Get Connected: A Daily Pattern for Prayer”. We are looking at the famous Lord’s Prayer found in Matthew chapter 6. The disciples had heard ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Your Place To Give With Open Hands Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Aug 21, 2016

God has a place for the unlikely, places where the Lord will direct us to GIVE. Let’s look quickly at seven unlikely and perhaps unexpected ways we can give: Unlikely places to give because your sins are forgiven.

UNLIKELY - Your Place to Give with Open Hands John 3:7-8 MsgB “So don’t be so surprised when I tell you that you have to be ‘born from above’—out of this world, so to speak. You know well enough how the wind blows this way and that. You hear it rustling through the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Who's Your Audience Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 28, 2023

Part one of a message about living for an audience of one and overcoming our approval addiction.

Who’s Your Audience? Matthew 6:1 NOW – this morning (8/21/22)… we are going to drill down on just a single verse... Matthew 6:1, in a conversation that I am calling, ‘Who’s Your Audience?’ Prayer A guy named Dallas Willard said there are four great questions of life that everyone has to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1, Galatians 1:10, 1 Corinthians 4:4, Philippians 1:18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

So, You're Eat Up With It

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 19, 2002

The dangerous sin of bitterness.

HEB.12:14-15 "SO, YOU’RE EAT UP WITH IT" A) I read about a news story that was heard on the local news in Liberal, Kansas ... * It told of an elderly lady driving a big, new, expensive car. * It seems that she was preparing to back into a parallel parking space when suddenly a young man in a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

Know Your Equipment (Pt 1) Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 23, 2004

If you are going to fight, you need to know how to use the armor

INTRODUCTION • Last week we started to look at the spiritual battles we all seem to deal with on a daily basis. We are all in the midst of some kind of war with the enemy. Some of us do not even realize the magnitude of the battle. • One of the first things we must know if we are going to be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:13-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Are You Ready To Conquer Your Canaan? Series

Contributed by Robert Jones on Jun 21, 2001

Moving into the Spiritual life that God wants you to be in

ARE YOU READY TO CONQUER YOUR CANAAN? JOSHUA 5:1-13 Verse 1 tells us that the heathen nations in Canaan saw the powerful manner in which the Lord brought His children through the Jordan and that they were totally demoralized by these events ------It would seem that they were ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Kick The Dust Off Your Faith Series

Contributed by Russ Noland on Mar 24, 2001

Has your faith gotten dusty over the years? Jesus’ encounter with Nicodemus shows how to kick the dust off our faith.

When I was a child, I used to go visit my aunt Mary. Mary lived most of her life as my spinster aunt, but in her late 50’s she consented to marry one of my second cousins. That’s not as bad as it sounds, incidentally. She was my aunt on my father’s side and married Albert Lee, one of my mother’s ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Survivor: Dealing With Conflict On Your Team Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 5, 2001

Part One of Three Part Survivor Series on dealing with conflict. Several Illustrations and points came from a sermon or sermons on Conflict by Blaine Fairchild on Sermon Central.

Dealing With Conflict If you watched Survivor this last Sunday night you know that there was some conflict on the team that lost the first contest. As a result Debb was kicked off the team. In her view she was one of the best prepared people involved. She had prepared extensively and knew (at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Jesus Speaks Your Name Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 15, 2003

Jesus singled out Mary Magdalene as the one to whom He would first appear after His resurrection, bringing her life new meaning.

John 20:10-18 - When Jesus Calls Your Name I’m sure most of us have seen at least some of the game show, The Price is Right, where Bob Barker announces the contestants one by one, each one by name, “___________, come on down! You’re the next contestant on The Price is Right!” What would you be ...read more

Scripture: John 20:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

18 Be Patient, Your Payday Is Coming Series

Contributed by James May on Jan 2, 2008

We must have patience while await the coming of the Lord. Patience with perseverance in the face of oppression and opposition will make us victorious.

Be Patient, Your Payday is Coming #18 in the Book of James Series By Pastor Jim May James 5:4-6,"Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Living Your Life Out Loud Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 5, 2007

We are called to live our lives so that Christ is exalted and people are drawn to Him! We are not called to blend into the ’woodwork’ of society!

Sermon Brief Date Written: August 4, 2007 Date Preached: August 5, 2007 Where Preached: OZHBC (PM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: A Study in 1 Peter Sermon Title: Living Your WALK Out Loud Sermon Text: 1 Peter 1:13 - 16 13Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:13-16

Denomination: Baptist