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  • You Matter To God

    Contributed by Imelda Mesa on May 22, 2019
     | 4,474 views

    In a world where there is a decline of respect towards human life, people can decide who lives and who don’t.

    Abortion is allowed in all States and Territories of Australia under certain circumstances and when it is done by a registered doctor. In NSW, a young woman under the age of 16 years may give valid consent to an abortion without her parent or guardian's knowledge. They say that Parental rights ...read more

  • The Call To An Exemplary Life

    Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Aug 28, 2023
     | 1,326 views

    Paul writes to an audience steeped in the Greco-Roman culture. The message is a call to transform their minds, avoid the cultural influences that pull them away from the call of Jesus. He calls them to an exemplary lifestyle.

    While in Louisiana for the memorial service for her brother, we drove by a home we built while working as an engineer on the railroad. The home was a super nice home with 3,000 sq ft. On previous trips we witnessed it was empty and deteriorating. This time we were shocked; I wish I could show you ...read more

  • Jonadab Who? The Unfamiliar Backstory To Blessing Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 15, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,272 views

    A look at the obscure Old Testament daddy Jonadab, and the blessing given to his descendents.

    Introduction: A Opening Illustration B Jonadab lived in a period of Israel’s history that should ring familiar with modern America & Western Church. 1 King Ahab & his queen, Jezebel, had turned the nation of Israel away from the God of their fathers, steering it down a course of perversion, ...read more

  • How Can The Lord Help Us Maintain A High Standard Of Ethics In A Compromising Culture?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 76 ratings
     | 9,584 views

    What are some of the Biblical guidelines for sound ethical practices? 1.

    What are some of the Biblical guidelines for sound ethical practices? 1. Remember to follow the basic principles of solid ethical standards taught by Moses. "Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another." (Lev. 19: 11) 2. Let the Spirit of God help you develop a mature sense of ethics in ...read more

  • The Apostle Paul's Cross-Cultural Contextualizing Ministry - I Cor. 9:16-23

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 21, 2001
    based on 21 ratings
     | 9,110 views

    The Apostle Paul’s Cross-Cultural Contextualizing Ministry - I Cor. 9:16-23

    The Apostle Paul’s Cross-Cultural Contextualizing Ministry - I Cor. 9:16-23 Paul believed in the POWER of the gospel to transform lives. Yet he also appreciated the COMPLEXITY of this process. He resisted any attempts to submit to the indoctrination process of Pharisaicalism. He combined an ...read more

  • Answering Our Culture #4: "You Can't Trust The Bible (Part 2)" Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,855 views

    Fourth in a series answering charges against Christianity.

    Answering Our Culture #4 – “You Can’t Trust the Bible” (Part 2) Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 24:35 August 18, 2002 Introduction There’s a story of a guy on an airplane who was an atheist. He was sitting next to a little girl who was traveling alone, and the little girl brought out a Bible to read during ...read more

  • Answering Our Culture #9: "I Don't Want To Change My Lifestyle" Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 6,084 views

    Ninth in the series of answering charges against Christianity. This one discusses the bottom-line issue of submitting to Christ, and the question of "What if Christianity is wrong?"

    Answering Our Culture #9 – I Don’t Want to Change My Lifestyle; What if Christianity is Wrong? Various Scriptures September 29, 2002 Introduction Today we look at our last main message on reasons people give for not becoming Christians. We have spent the better part of the last 3 months looking ...read more

  • You Are Here Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Apr 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,278 views

    You can’t get to where you need to go unless you know where you are.

    Back at the tender age of 19 I landed an assistant manger job at the Radio Shack in Thomasville. As a lifelong Lexington boy I only knew enough about Thomasville to find my way to work. But I didn’t get out much and anything further north than DCCC was unknown territory to me. One day at work I ...read more

  • The Bubble Series

    Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 12, 2010
     | 4,239 views

    A sermon on the social "bubble" of Christian culture and how we can reach beyond it to bring more people to Jesus.

    INTRO Video "The Bubble Boy" -- Seinfeld <walk in, in a bubble>  I am so excited about my new bubble  No germs -- no sickness  But hard to live life o Have friends o Have a job o Relate to people  Eventually I would die. * Yet many Christians have made this ...read more

  • A Pig, By Any Other Name, Still Smells Just As Bad Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 10, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,728 views

    Sermon 23 in our series on the Baptist Faith and Message

    The Christian and the Social Order (BFM #23) A pig, by any other name, still smells just as bad Text: Matthew 5:13-16 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) How many of you have ever listened to Dr. James Dobson? Or watched Dr. D. James Kennedy on TV? Or maybe you’ve read some of Dr. Albert Mohler Jr. The ...read more

  • Lessons In Apologetics #6: Pantheism

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Mar 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,041 views

    As a worldview, Pantheism has plagued the religious thought of both the East and West from ancient times on up through our contemporary day.

    If Deism is the belief that God is so transcendent from the cosmos He created that He no longer participates directly in it, Pantheism must be the worldview at the other end of the continuum believing that a higher power exists as Pantheism holds that God is so immanent with the universe that God ...read more

  • Countercultural Community, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 3,027 views

    In this series, we’re talking about being a countercultural community. What does that look like? Last week, we saw that the early church was committed to one another, they had crazy courage and a deep rooted spirit of compassion. Today we find four more

    Countercultural Community, Part 2 Acts 2:42-47 After the apostles received the power of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, it was all about the power of the resurrection and this mindset to go against the grain and do whatever it took to honor God and bless other people. They hadn’t been tainted ...read more

  • Truth Has Perished Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 22, 2014
     | 3,642 views

    Truth and faith are only possible when we share in a memory greater than the one we accumulate in our lifetime.

    Thursday of 3rd Week in Lent 2014 Truth Has Perished “Truth has perished; it is cut off from their lips.” Thus the words of Jeremiah about the people of Israel. He could be saying it about modern life in the United States of America. Oh, there’s plenty of information. Never ...read more

  • The Millennials Are Coming/Leaving! Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Mar 26, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,629 views

    How do we reach millennials before they leave the church. Unleash the boomers as undercover mentors.

    The Millennials are Coming/LEAVING! The below is a roadmap to understanding the Millennials depicted in statistics. May this serve as your roadmap as you chart new territories with today's largest generation. Venture on. The Millennial Generation A new breed of American is about to impact ...read more

  • Agents Of Change Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on Apr 15, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,413 views

    How was salt used in the Bible? How does salt lose its taste? How is light a parallel for salt?

    “Agents of Change” Matthew 5:13-16 Toward the end of 2013, we began a series of messages on the Sermon on the Mount. Our goal is to take this great message of Christ, verse by verse, and seek to understand the profound truths within. Before Christmas, we stopped having completed the ...read more