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  • Songs Of Rescue, Songs Of Praise Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 9, 2011
     | 3,391 views

    The psalms are particularly important as Christian songs because they subsume every human experience and emotion and thought into a song of gratitude and praise.

    Monday of 5th Week in Lent April 11, 2011 The stories we have read today are rescue stories. Individuals–humans with infinite dignity–were saved from death by divine intervention. It is interesting to note that both of these passages are controversial. The first–Daniel and Susannah– is known in ...read more

  • Practice A Little Kindness

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018
     | 4,962 views

    practice random acts of kindness in response to hostility, cruelty

    I know most of you have heard the song 'Try a Little Tenderness'; well, today we are going to ‘practice a little kindness’. The media is noisy these days with opinions about controversial issues. People on both sides of these issues advocate for something they call “kindness.” But, what sort of ...read more

  • Is Christmas Pagan?

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 21, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,530 views

    Is Christmas pagan? Is it okay for Christians to observe? Is Christmas even in the Bible?

    Prelude Is Christmas pagan? Is it okay for Christians to observe? Is Christmas even in the Bible? Purpose: Let’s examine the worth of Christmas and why it’s a perfectly fine Christian celebration. Plan: Let’s ask some questions that are controversial in some churches and look at the story of ...read more

  • Climate Change And The Reformation Runup Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 9, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,167 views

    Global cooling, Ockham, the Black Plague and the place of faith.

    Exaltation of the Holy Cross 2017 Revolution/Reformation The miracle of the bronze serpent is one of the most remarkable of the OT stories of Moses and the Israelites. Because of their infidelity, the people were afflicted and killed by seraph serpents. They repented, and Moses set up a symbol of ...read more

  • "Everythng Comes And Goes"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Nov 28, 2017
     | 4,459 views

    There have been many fads in our history but one thing for sure accoring to the text "The Word shall be forever".

    “Everything comes and goes” Mark 13:24-37 1. Everything will come and go we call them fads and crazes So what is a fad? • Dictionary definitions include: "An intense but short-lived fashion; craze; a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, especially one followed enthusiastically by ...read more

  • Fresh Start With Family

    Contributed by Eric Grenier on Apr 26, 2018
     | 1,395 views

    Fresh Start with Family

    Ephesians 5:15–30 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise— 16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17 So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be ...read more

  • The Directions From Jesus Series

    Contributed by Ric Veal on Jun 8, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,190 views

    Following Christ in His last days on earth.

    The Directions From Jesus Matthew 26:17-30 I. The Preparation (26:17-19) A. When? (26:17a) . Feast of Passover - 1st day, 14th of Nisan . Feast of Unleavened Bread - 15th to 21st of Nisan B. Who? (27:17b) Jesus and His men C. Where? ...read more

  • The Marks Of Sinful Criticism. Series

    Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Mar 4, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 736 views

    May we use our speech to edify and save, rather than tearing down and destroying. Let us strive to be constructive critics, speaking truth in love, for the glory of God.

    we are going to explore the marks of sinful criticism, which are contrasted with the characteristics of constructive counsel. Sinful criticism, also known as faultfinding, is a behavior that we must be aware of and avoid in our Christian walk. Firstly, let us examine the motives behind our words ...read more

  • My Tithing Testimony

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 6, 2024
     | 1,044 views

    Say what you want, but God blessed me when I started tithing.

    Mal 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me ...read more

  • What Do You Do When You Don't Know What To Do

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Sep 28, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,068 views

    There are several things to do when you don't know what to do but running off in all directions is not one of them.

    What Do You Do When You Don’t Know What to Do? Sometimes when we don’t know what to do we want to fly off in all directions and do something but it may be the time to do nothing. Different verses in scripture tell us to stand still and don’t move just yet. “Stand still and see the ...read more

  • Jerusalem- Freedom Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 30, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,714 views

    This is the 27th Sermon in the Series "Biblical Cities- Jerusalem".

    Series: Biblical Cities- Jerusalem [#27] JERUSALEM- FREEDOM Matthew 23:37 Introduction: We are continuing in our Series about the most mentioned City in the Bible- Jerusalem. Matthew 23:37 While Jesus was still in Jerusalem, He once again taught the people things that were very ...read more

  • A Naughty Question.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 1, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 678 views

    'For the hardness of your heart he wrote this precept' (Mark 10:5).

    A NAUGHTY QUESTION. Mark 10:2-12. The Pharisees’ question about divorce was worse than mischievous in that it, like many of their questions addressed to Jesus, was asked with the intention of “tempting” Jesus into saying something that would cause offence (MARK 10:2). I assert this on two ...read more

  • Wrong Teachings (1 Timothy 4)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 7, 2024
     | 311 views

    Where to wrong teachings forbidding marriage and certain foods come from? Let's find out in 1 Timothy 4.

    Do wrong teachings from demons and hypocritical liars exist in our churches? By what authority would any church promote a vow of celibacy? Are food laws still relevant for Christians? How should churches treat young preachers? Let’s find out in 1 Timothy 4. Will there be various teachings that ...read more

  • Coming Out Of The Closet

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 16, 2000
    based on 45 ratings
     | 6,521 views

    What does it take for Christianity to come out inside of hiding from the world in its closet

    I grew up in a home where both my parents smoked. You know how it is when you grow up in it, you get used to the smell and don’t even recognize it. I never really recognized it until Laura and I were married and moved away from home. We didn’t smoke, so when we would go over to the house to ...read more

  • How Reliable Is The Bible? Series

    Contributed by Todd Hudnall on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 171 ratings
     | 9,123 views

    This apologetic message examines the reliability of the Bible and challenges us to be people of the Scripture.

    (ON THE STREET INTERVIEWS-VIDEO) The Bible is a unique and remarkable book. It is actually a library of 66 books written over a span of 1,500 years. There isn’t another book in history that took that long to write. 40-different authors from every walk of life wrote the Bible. We all know that ...read more