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  • Scraps To The Dogs? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 10, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,456 views

    Poverty is an ongoing problem that will not be solved by government action in a day of high deficits; it is our responsibility to help the poor.

    20th Sunday in Course 2011 Spirit of the Liturgy Most Americans, if they were aware of four recent events, did not connect them. The first was the 43rd anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical, Humanae Vitae, which reaffirmed the Church’s 2000 year old teaching that married love stems ...read more

  • Can You See Well? Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 11, 2018
     | 6,163 views

    Sermon about the charge that Paul gives to Timothy upon dropping him off in Ephesus.

    Text: 1 Timothy 1:3-11, Title: Can You See Well? Date/Place: WHBC, 1.14.18, AM A. Opening illustration: B. Background to passage: Timothy being dropped off by Paul in Ephesus for rebuke and encouragement of the church leadership and entire body. A traditional thanksgiving is missing in the ...read more

  • Unconditional Security? (Pt.2) | Divine Sovereignty & Human Responsibility

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Jul 22, 2018
     | 4,991 views

    Apostasy is real, but avoidable. If we live as God intends and Jesus taught, our security, conditional or unconditional, is in the hands of our Savior.

    Cable television mogul Ted Turner (once owned CNN, TBS and others) criticized fundamentalist Christianity and said Jesus probably would "be sick to his stomach" over the way his ideas have been "twisted," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Turner made his remarks at a banquet in Orlando, ...read more

  • Vision 2016: Spurring A Prophetic Culture

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,048 views

    I will not hesitate to declare with the turn of 2016: "These are the beginning of the days of a great harvest!" It is time for us to grab it and run. God still speaks today! Are you listening? Are you willing to take action for 2016.

    Are you listening? God still speaks today! Are you listening? What are you hearing? Deuteronomy 8:3 states, "He humbled you and let you suffer hunger, and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man does not live by bread alone; but ...read more

  • An Introduction To The Revelation Of Jesus Christ Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 23, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,378 views

    This is the first instalment of a Devotional and somewhat Analytic commentary on the book of Revelation.

    Just a word of warning. This first instalment is really long. This will not be the case for every instalment. Also, the portion right under the text is a bit academic for some people. The cross-references are there for those of you who want to take this as a challenge, and use these ...read more

  • Not Returning As A Baby

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 4, 2019
     | 2,828 views

    there is more to this season than Christmas.

    Not Returning as a Baby: an Exposition of Revelation 19 It’s Christmas time again. At least here in America, the malls are packed. People are searching for the right gift. The manger scenes and light displays are on the front lawn. It is a time we are excused for eating too much. It is a time in ...read more

  • The Door And Good Shepherd Series

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 16, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,435 views

    Jesus chose to become the door unto salvation, the one Good Shepherd to all who would believe.

    The Door and Good Shepherd In His Own Words 11/09/08 PM Text: John 10:11-16 INTRODUCTION: Throughout the book of John, Jesus makes statements about Himself, revealing something important about His divine nature, His character, or His mission. Each statement speaks to a particular relationship of ...read more

  • Our God Is Able To Do All Things!

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 29, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 47,083 views

    In my early ministry working with Missionary Evangelist T. L. Osborn I used one of his films called ’The Unlimited God’. It was used to help get the message out that during the citywide crusade that I was preceding in the city, that our God was able to d

    Our God is ABLE to do all things! (Dan 3:17 KJV) If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. Eph 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family ...read more

  • The Holy Spirit –how? & How? Series

    Contributed by Jim Kilson on Nov 10, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,592 views

    Part 3 of 4 in an introductory series on the Holy Spirit, looking at who He is and how He works in our lives.

    INTRODUCTION: The Holy Spirit is that part of the Trinity that lives inside all believers. When and how He enters our lives is often confusing, and thus often debated… why? Most of it has to do with the fact that He has worked in different ways, in different people, throughout the ages… ...read more

  • Thankful In Praise

    Contributed by Chris Beam on Nov 10, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,470 views

    At a time when we are mindful of all that we have, the proper response to God’s blessings is to praise Him for the favor He has showed us, and the great things He has done in our lives.

    Thankful In Praise At a time when we are mindful of all that we have, the proper response to God’s blessings is to praise Him for the favor He has showed us, and the great things He has done in our lives. Simply being thankful is not enough; in fact, it’s the least we can do. Taking ...read more

  • Paul Addressing The Ephesian Elders Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Feb 3, 2022
     | 2,965 views

    Paul is ready to pass the baton of leadership to the elders of Ephesus. Paul mentioned he had invested three years at Ephesus. Paul was handing off full responsibility to elders with very little experience. He did need to send Tychicus and then Timothy later to help the elders.

    Background of Paul addressing the elders This discourse of Paul addressing the Ephesian elders takes place near the end of his third journey. He already spent two years at the hall of Tyrannus in Ephesus. He mentions that in total he poured into the elders for three years (Acts 20:31). This exit ...read more

  • While We Wait

    Contributed by Larry Grant on Apr 23, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,812 views

    Jesus is preparing to ascend back into Heaven to sit down at the right hand of God. But before He leaves, He commands and commissions His men to reach the world with the Gospel, the Good News that Jesus saves. He tells them to wait for the Promise of the Father, which is the Holy Ghost!

    Acts 1:1-8 While We Wait April 24, 2022 Luke inscribes in his gospel account and also in his historical account of the Acts of the Apostles to the dignitary Theophilus our Lord’s last meeting with His disciples while He was here on earth. He is preparing to ascend back into Heaven ...read more

  • A Summary Of The Person And Work Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Sep 29, 2021
     | 2,078 views

    Our study of the basic doctrines of the Christian faith continues with an examination of the Holy Spirit, Who He is and what He does as presented in the Scriptures.

    We have examined vital Biblical teachings on God the Father, God the Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and we now come to the Person and work of God the Holy Spirit, no doubt the most neglected and misunderstood member of the Holy Trinity. I say that in light of how the church throughout its history ...read more

  • Never-Ending Adventure Sermon Iv: Jesus Heals Series

    Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 29, 2020
     | 2,397 views

    Folks who follow Jesus and go on to become mature disciples have learned to be content no matter what due to our Lord's continuing presence and power to heal whether now or later so that we can say, "It is well with my soul."

    THE CHRISTIAN’S NEVER-ENDING ADVENTURE Jesus Heals – No Matter Who, What, When – Mark 5:21-43 As we come ...read more

  • 3 The Voyage Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Aug 2, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,798 views

    This is the 3rd of a series of 31 Devotions on the book of Jonah. In this devotion we look at the Rebellious Voyage Jonah undertook to flee from the presence of the Lord.

    The Church Called Jonah # 3 – The Voyage Jonah 1:3b - “He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” He went down to Joppa We’ve seen how Jonah made up his mind to ‘flee from the ...read more