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John's News Series

Contributed by Johnny Spencer on Mar 4, 2004

A message that exhorts us to love one another

John’s News 1 John 5:5-13 At the gates of the city they gather, Jacob Ben Hadad has claimed that Saul Ben Calib has stolen his best hoe. Saul Ben Calib says that this is a lie and the hoe was a gift. They argue and almost come to blows until one of the elders sitting in judgement ask if there are ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

The New Song Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 15, 2024

The New Song

Psalm 96 The New Song 1. The Divine Invitation - To Sing - 1 O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. A Song of Recognition - O sing unto the Lord A Song of Revelation - a new song: A Song of Redemption - sing unto the Lord, - Rev 5:9 And they sung a new ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

The New Birth Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 17, 2021

First John 5:1-5 shows us what the new birth produces.

Scripture In her book titled Stay Salt, Rebecca Manley Pippert writes about the renowned child psychiatrist Robert Coles in which he told this story in a graduate class at Harvard University many years ago: “A highly regarded psychiatrist recently told me in despair: ‘I have been doing therapy ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Genesis Chapter Thirty-Two Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 18, 2023

These are thoughts on Genesis Chapter Thirty-Two. In his work, "What does every Bible chapter say..." John Hunt gives an overview of each chapter of the Bible. It is my intention to do the same thing here.

GENESIS CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO OVERVIEW Overall what is happening in this chapter is that Jacob prepares to meet Esau and on the way wrestles with God. Thomas Coke (1801) – Genesis 32 The angels of God meet Jacob: he sends messengers to Esau, with presents, to soften him. Jacob wrestles all night ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Parable Of The New Cloth And New Wine Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Nov 17, 2019

Traditions and the word of God. Can traditions justify us before God.

The parable of the new cloth and new wine Matthew 9:14-17; Mark 2:18-22; Luke 5:33-39 A tradition is a long-established custom or belief passed on from one generation to another (Oxford). Because of that, many traditions are good and necessary. Paul speaks several times of some traditions in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:14-17, Luke 5:33-39

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Good News

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 21, 2021

The good news is that God's kingdom is in the here and now as well as in the future.

Good News Mark 1: 14 - 20 Intro: One Sunday morning the Bubba Schmidt family was driving home from church where Bubba had preached a “great” sermon. His 9 year old son, Jon said, “Dad, when I grow up, I’ve decided to be a preacher. Bubba thought that perhaps his message had touched his son. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

New Generosity Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 13, 2000

New Life requires new generosity as shown by the Philippians

I want you put yourself in Paul’s shoes for a moment. Here he is, travelling around the Mediterranean, visiting exotic places; going on sea voyages; meeting interesting people. Sounds great doesn’t it? Well, perhaps not so great when you think about the way he met some of those interesting people, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-23

Denomination: Anglican

The New Covenant

Contributed by Cleavon Matthews Sr. on May 11, 2008

Christians have a New Covenant.

THE NEW COVENANT Hebrews 8:1-13; 10:1 By Cleavon Matthews March 26, 2006 INTRODUCTION There was a time when you knew what a church believed simply by it’s name or association. But now in our postmodern day many churches have dropped their denominational names and associations disguising ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 8:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

New Ways For Old - Good News For Everyone.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

Peter & Cornelius. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Acts Chapter 10 verse 1-23. Ill: • In his autobiography the political and spiritual leader of India; • And the Indian independence movement. • Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days; • He read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-23

Denomination: Brethren

New Horizons

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 3, 2016

1) A New Trail (Isaiah 43:16–17), 2) A New Thought (Isaiah 43:18), 3) A New Thing(Isaiah 43: 19a), and 4) A New Tender (Isaiah 43:19b-21)

Have you ever gone on a journey not knowing where exactly you would end up? When Lisa and I went on our honeymoon, we left home with a general vicinity in mind, but the route and ultimate destination was to be determined. All we knew is that we loved each other, we were going together and we would ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:16-21

Denomination: Other

A New Leader Series

Contributed by Scott Jewell on May 25, 2024

God knew even before Israel became a nation that they would desire a king like other nations. What can we learn from their choice to reject God and apply it today?

Tomorrow is Memorial Day, a day designed to honor those who gave their lives for the freedoms we enjoy in our nation today. It began shortly after the Civil War as Decoration Day- a time to put flowers and other memorabilia at the gravesites of those who had sacrificed in memory of what they had ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 17:14-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"What Shall We Do? Restoring Joy In Advent”

Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Dec 18, 2024

As we reflect on this theme of joy, particularly for those among us who may feel devoid of hope and light

ntroduction: My beloved in Christ, as we gather in this sacred space during this Advent season, I want to address a question that resonates through the ages—not only in the Gospel of Luke but also in our lives today: “What shall we do?” This is a question posed by the crowds who came to John the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:7-18

Denomination: Methodist

Bad News Series

Contributed by Peter Parry on Mar 9, 2002

He is not afraid of evil tidings; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

Bad News (Ps.112:7) During Lent I have been preaching on various verses with each one having its own powerful truth: “my times are in your hand” (Ps.31:15); our God is a consuming fire (Heb.12:29); and now this morning verse 7 from Psalm 112: He ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5, Psalm 112:7

Denomination: Congregational

The New Experience

Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Jan 14, 2003

The disciples of Christ are instructed to wait for the Holy Spirit.

The New Experience Acts 1:5-8 I. Introduction a. The Holy Spirit is necessary in our Christian walk. He is the power source that drives us in our daily walk. It’s also the Holy Spirit that convicts us of our sins, and it is Him that draws unbelievers to Christ. One of the main rules of Scuba ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:5-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Animal Sacrifice, Foot Washing, And The Homeless Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Apr 11, 2008

Why should we serve? We have so many others things to do and to be at. Why should that be a priority?

Back in November, I had the opportunity to go and see Rob Bell, the guy who does those Nooma videos (he’s also a pastor, speaker and author), speak at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square. What he talked about and explained was the idea of animal sacrifice that was so prevalent in Jewish culture and ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational