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From Major Mess To Masterpiece - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rob Willis on Apr 26, 2006

Part two of a two-part message on declarations we can make as God’s masterpiece.

This message contains some parts of a sermon by Ed Young called, "God’s Masterpieces," but is primarily my own (80%). If this is a copyright infringement, please let me know. Thank you.) NOTE: I downloaded the video from www.sermonspice.com called "The Last Painting" to correspond with the theme ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10

Denomination: Baptist

Obedience

Contributed by Leonard Davis on Jul 21, 2009

God saved you and me for a purpose. Most of the time we concentrate on How to be saved, we also need to discover Why we are saved.

OBEDIENCE When I was in school, the thing that could strike fear in the hearts of almost every student was the Pop Quiz. The unannounced examination is a great way for the student to know, “am I getting what the teacher is teaching?” In our evangelism studies, we were given a question that would ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10

Denomination: Baptist

Purpose In Life

Contributed by Dean Rhine on May 13, 2008

Purpose seen in Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes: Purpose in Life 7/10/2005 “I will worship you until the very end” - we sing those words, but sometimes we forget why we sing them. We have been reminded today of what Jesus did for us on the cross, taking our very sin upon himself, and it causes us to be grateful. But even when we ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Freedom Of Submission Series

Contributed by Larry Vinson on Jun 17, 2008

This sermon deals with Paul’s conclusion to the Galatian church that teaches us to stand firm in Christ.

Seeking Out Truth The Freedom of the Gospel Galatians 5-6 Lawrence D Vinson Forest Lake Christian Church If there was one thing that you could say to a person you cared about what would it be? What if you knew, deep-down inside that you were never going to see or hear from them again? ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Battle Is The Lord's

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008

Joshua, Pt 4

THE BATTLE IS THE LORD’S (JOSHUA 5:13-6:5) Once upon a time, there was an officer of the Royal Navy named Captain Bravado who showed no fear when facing his enemies. One day, while sailing the Seven Seas, his lookout spotted a pirate ship approaching, and the crew became frantic. Captain Bravado ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fool's Silver

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008

Apostles, pt. 13

FOOL’S SILVER (LUKE 21:37-22:6) The fight for the inclusion of books into the New Testament canon at the Synod of Rome in 382 produced few winners and many losers. The Christian leaders of the time accepted four gospels and rejected at least three dozen gospels. As befitting its name, the Gospel of ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christmas Worship Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 18, 2009

Exposition regarding worship in Mary’s Magnificat, Luke 1:46-56

Text: Luke 1:46-56, Title: Christmas Worship, Date/Place: NRBC, 12/20/09, AM A. Opening illustration: There is a splendid moment in the movie Jurassic Park, when world-class paleontologist Allen Grant, who has devoted his life to the study of dinosaurs, suddenly comes face-to-face with real, live ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-56

Denomination: Baptist

One Dangerous Baby Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Dec 20, 2009

The Christ Child stimulates a lot of controversy. What role do the followers of Jesus play in opening hearts to the gospel?

Sermon for CATM – Advent 4 – December 20, 2009 – One Dangerous Baby Let’s all stand to read today’s Advent Scripture reading. [Luke 2:1-20] It’s funny the responses that people have to Christmas, to the story of the birth of Christ. My wife Barbara was telling me the other night that at her ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:10-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It's An Easy Thing In The Eyes Of The Lord Series

Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on Aug 1, 2008

Our unchangeable situations are an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord to handle.

Today I want to continue to examine & illustrate the truth we studied last week which was: the power of God to change the unchangeable. It is so important to keep our focus on the Lord & His ability instead of the complexities of the situation or the hardness/coldness of the person’s heart. Many ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 3:1-27

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Your Struggle With Authority Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

God puts us in this world with a small subset of the human race to begin relating to. Our parents are the first representatives of fallen humanity that we meet and our first model for authority figures that we’ll meet later in life.

Introduction Jesus said that the commandments are summed up in the dual command, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength and your neighbour as yourself." Well today we come to the fifth commandment. This seems to be about loving your neighbour, but it’s one of the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 2:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

David Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009

We begin a series looking at some heroes of the Old Testament. We begin with a great hero who was called a man after God’s own heart: David. We’ll uncover one of David’s most important qualities and contributions to us in our day and age.

Heroes of the OT David 1 Chronicles 12:16-18 February 1, 2008 We are starting a new series called Heroes of the OT. I think this series is going to have a powerful impact and could really affect some change in our live—if we can really buy into what God is saying and apply it. I believe this is a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 12:16-18

Denomination: Church Of God

I Came To Do The Father's Will Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 16, 2009

A look at why Jesus came to earth in His own words

SERIES: WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT WHY HE CAME “I CAME TO DO THE FATHER’S WILL” JOHN 6:37-40 INTRODUCTION Today we finish our Christmas series. It’s not been the typical Christmas series where we look at the traditional scenes about Jesus’ birth – Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:37-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Is My Neighbor?

Contributed by James Choung on Aug 29, 2008

Main point: Stop justifying ourselves and be the neighbor

This sermon is by James Choung of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. You are also invited to visit James’s blog at http://www.jameschoung.net/. __________________________________________________ Introduction: on desiring to justify myself I’m a new dad. We have a six-month old boy, and his name ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Vineyard

Jesus: Master Over Disease Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Jan 5, 2009

Jesus is master over demons, disease and death! He is God!

Mark 5:25-34 Jesus: Master Over Disease Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea... So [Jesus] went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him. <Then a Divine Interruption of the Woman with an ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34

Denomination: Baptist

The State Of The Church - 2009 "The Year Of Joy"

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 9, 2009

In looking backward and forward this message challenge the congregation to put Jesus FIRST, Others Second, and Yourself last.

STATE OF THE CHURCH 2009- “The Year of Joy” Philippians 3:10-15 * Welcome to 2009. As most know, today’s message will be a little unique if not unusual. Today’s message has more of a collective than personal message. However, the last part of this message will be highly personal. * The year 2008 ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10-15

Denomination: Baptist