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Thirty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time, C- What Is Our Sycamore Tree?

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 2, 2022

“It isn’t necessary for [others] to like me to save my life, and I don’t need to like them for me to be saving their lives.”

The Guinness Book of World Records keeps track of some very unusual records. The 1999 edition contains one entry titled, “The longest time living in a tree.” It seems a man in Indonesia named Bungkas went up a tree in 1970 and has been up there ever since. He lives in a crude tree house made ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Catholic

Sermon On Showing Kindness Toward Others

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 6, 2021

Kindness is defined as: "The quality of being friendly, generous and considerate."

Abraham Lincoln, an American lawyer and statesman, who served as the 16th President of the United States once remarked: “Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12, Micah 6:8, Proverbs 21:21

Eternal Treasures

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 24, 2020

Is our focus on earthly kingdoms or the kingdom of God? How much do we treasure the things of God? Let’s examine heaven’s treasure in Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52.

Is our focus on earthly kingdoms or the kingdom of God? How much do we treasure the things of God? Let’s examine heaven’s treasure in Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52. The Kingdom of Heaven is … (Matthew 13:31 NKJV) The kingdom of heaven is like a small seed. It will grow large. Like leaven it affects ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-52

Denomination: Baptist

The Glorious Birth Of Christ Series

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Mar 7, 2017

There are two primary periods of time in the Life of Christ: The EXALTATION of Christ, and the HUMILITY of Christ…

THE GLORIOUS BIRTH OF CHRIST Open: History and Lyrics of “What Child is This?” What child is this who lay to rest On Mary's lap, … He is sleeping This, this is Christ the King Whom shepherds guard and angels sing Haste, haste to bring him laud The Babe, the Son of Mary The Holy Scriptures contain ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Result

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 19, 2017

Satan’s strategy did not succeed in dividing the church, but the very opposite occurred; peace settled over the assembly as the deacons took charge of some areas of service formerly falling to the apostles. The gospel was preached throughout Jerusalem....

December 22, 2013 By: Tom Lowe Series: The Early Church Lesson II.D.3.c: The Result (6.7) Acts 6.7 (KJV) 7 So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:7

Denomination: Baptist

Why Is God Silent? Lesson 1 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 24, 2017

Know how God speaks

A. WHY ARE PEOPLE SILENT TO US? 1. Angry. Learn to interpret the sounds of silence. 2. They want you to learn (seeing what you will do). 3. They have already told you. 4. They disagree with what you previously said. 5. They are taking time to think before answering. 6. Talking is ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Acceptable To God

Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on May 21, 2017

We must conform to God and not the world. We are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. This is how we can be acceptable to Him.

ACCEPTABLE TO GOD The obvious question after hearing the title of this sermon is what must we do to be acceptable to God? If we look at Romans 12:2, Paul has given us some insight into what we might do to be acceptable to Him. Our talk this morning will be on five points contained within our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:3-4, Matthew 6:10, Galatians 5:19-24, Philippians 2:5, Romans 12:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: *other

In His Time

Contributed by Harry Suminggit on Sep 29, 2017

A foundational study of Man's time according to the Lord in his lifetime.

SCRIPTURE READING: Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 SERMON STRUCTURE: FOUNDATIONAL SUBJECT: TIME THEME: God appointed a cycle of time in Man’s life “In His Time” Introduction: What are our news in this day? What is our weather, is it cloudy? Rainy? What is your time in your watches, mobiles? How about in ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Revival & Miracles

Contributed by Andrew Heath on Oct 4, 2017

The Miracles of Jesus and the power over Nature, Satan and death it self ,and his kingdom rule

Title Revival and miracles Text Mark 4:35-5:1-22 I never cease to be amazed at how rich the word of God is! the depths of the wisdom, the poetry, the prophetic message for mankind ,the promises of the farther and the gospel of Jesus Christ , The bible is the bestselling book in the world for a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-22, Mark 4:35-39

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Introduction To The Gospel Of John Series

Contributed by Jd Wilhite on Oct 26, 2017

This is an introduction to the Gospel of John. It describes background information about John, including an overview, theme, keywords, and verses too.

Introduction to the Gospel of John The word "Gospel" means "good news", and the good news is about Jesus Christ dying on the cross and then 3 days later conquering death and rising from the dead, offering salvation to all mankind. John is sometimes called the “Gospel of belief,” or the holy of ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Man Or A Mouse

Contributed by Robert Tallent on Nov 12, 2017

Sermon about how a man stood up to a king.

A Man or A Mouse 1 Kings 13:1-9 1. The Confrontation vs 4 Married for many years, Paul had been ignored by his wife, Liz, for some days, so eventually he confronted her with what he perceived as the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 13:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Kingdom Values - Mercy Series

Contributed by Vili Costescu on May 7, 2016

A new perspective on the concept of Mercy - a discretionary power to mitigate conflict or to grant forgiveness

8 July 2014 can be considered the worse day in Brazil’s history. Ever! Those of you who don’t know what I am talking about, let me remind you: on that day, MERCY has been absent from Estádio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Germany defeated Brazil in the first semifinal of the 2014 ...read more

Scripture: James 2:13

Denomination: Adventist

Worship God The Creator

Contributed by Craig Condon on May 13, 2016

Our Christian life with God is like a song that is ready to be written. He loves to hear our praise. He will put a song in our hearts that will be the sweetest melody that we can enjoy for the rest of our lives.

How many of you have seen the movie Saving Private Ryan? It’s a war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. The film is about U.S. Army Ranger Captain John H. Miller (who was played by Tom Hanks) and his squad as they search for Private First Class John Francis Ryan (who ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 104:25-35

Denomination: Anglican

Are We Sold Out To Jesus, Or Selling Out To The World

Contributed by Dr. Michael Pope on May 11, 2015

The acct of Esau selling his birth rite

ARE WE SOLD OUT TO JESUS, OR SELLING OUT TO THE WORLD Dr. Michael Pope Genesis 25:29-34 INTRODUCTION 1. One of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:29-34

Denomination: Baptist

Into All The World

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 8, 2017

Jesus said to to go, make, baptize and teach what?

Intro Among the notable sayings of Jesus are the Great Commandments and the Great Commission. Purpose Let’s look at the Great Commission that Jesus gave to His Church. Plan Let’s explore this in Matthew 28:16-20. Matthew 28:19 Go In Matthew 28:19 the first verb in the Great Commission is to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Baptist