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  • Attempting Great Things With Jesus Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on Apr 30, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,528 views

    Let’s live our lives without regret. Let’s take a step of faith and risk seeing the power of God like we’ve never seen before.

    Attempting Great Things With Jesus Matt 14:22-33 Intro. Do you ever look back and wonder, if only I had taken the chance. Crankshaft is a comic strip about a grumpy old man. He often flashes back to his days as a minor league pitcher. He once struck out slugger Hank Greenburg in his prime. But ...read more

  • I Am A Rock Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on Apr 30, 2004
    based on 51 ratings
     | 4,584 views

    As a kid, we loved nicknames. It meant acceptance, identity. Once playing baseball, someone called me, "Slugger." Thrilling. What must it feel like to have the Lord give you a name? Fulfill your potential.

    A Man Called Peter John 1:40-42 Intro. Opening day of the 1954 baseball season. A rookie named Jim Greengrass put on a stellar performance. With a made for baseball name, he went 3 for 4 with a couple of extra-base hits. Another rookie started that day also. Didn’t do so well. Struck out 4 times, ...read more

  • Helping God Or Enabling Satan? Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on Apr 30, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,700 views

    Sometimes, even with the best of intentions, we get in God’s way. Trying to do the right thing can sometimes be the devilish thing.

    Helping God or Enabling Satan? Matt 16:21-25 We often think we can help God’s purposes along by doing what we think is good, loving, helpful, and noble. Some ways in which doing the right thing can be the wrong thing: *Bailing a loved one out of a dilemma--avoid facing consequences ...read more

  • Pete's Challenge Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on Apr 30, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,188 views

    What to do when it’s gut-check time. Where do you stand?

    A Challenge John 6:66-69 Intro. A challenge: when it gets intense how do you react? when you’re the only one, are you ready to stand alone? In John’s gospel, chap 7 begins with intense opposition building. Jesus’s popularity basically is going downhill. 1. The question: Now that it is no ...read more

  • Faith In Action

    Contributed by David Beirne on Apr 30, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,005 views

    Faith isn’t just believing--it’s believing enough to do something.

    Faith Results In Action Hebrews 11:8-16 Intro. Three examples that faith is not just believing but acting on what God said. 1. By faith Abraham went out, 11:8 Faith of Abraham--acted on what God said about something that was to happen in the future. It had not happened yet, but in the ...read more

  • Consistent Discipline Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on May 1, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,968 views

    Use the principles to improve the consistency of your discipline in your home.

    Family Security: Consistently Discipline Hebrews 12:5-11 We come to our third message in this series. The springboard for this series was an acrostic I came across in some material by John Maxwell. If we want to build secure families, these six characteristics are essential. Six Characteristics of ...read more

  • The Secrets Of Spiritual Bonding Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on May 1, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 10,454 views

    First in a series on family. The foundation for building a secure home starts at the bond between husband and wife.

    Family Security: The Secrets Of Spiritual Bonding Genesis 2:20-25 This is the first of a new series on family. The springboard for this series is from something I read in an article by John Maxwell. MAxwell cited a study done that put this ad in a paper: "If you live in a strong family, please ...read more

  • Encourage One Another Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on May 1, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,340 views

    Derek Kidner wrote: "What is done to you is not as important as what is done in you." Sticks and stones are not as powerful as words and attitudes.

    Family Security Encourage One Another Various Scriptures We come to our final message in this series. We based this on an acrostic I came across. John Maxwell described a study in which they were looking for qualities of a good, strong family, and they came up with these six Characterisitics of ...read more

  • Express Positive Thoughts Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on May 1, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,414 views

    The way we communicate communicates a lot. Strong families look for the good in each other without ignoring the bad, but they emphasize the good.

    Family Security: Expressing Positive Thoughts Ephesians 4:29-32 We are basing this series on an acrostic I came across in an article by John Maxwell, citing a study that discovered six keys to strong families. Six Keys To A Strong Family S = Spiritual Bonding E= Express Positive Thoughts C= ...read more

  • Recognizing Each Other's Value Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on May 1, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,876 views

    Nothing is more encouraging in a home than knowing how valuable you are. Nothing is more dicouraging than never being appreciated for who and what you are.

    Family Security: Recognizing Each Other’s Value Proverbs--Various verses Six Characterisitics of Secure Families We continue our study based off this acrostic. In an article these six were discovered to be common factors in strong, successful families. S = Spiritual Bond E = Express Positively C = ...read more

  • Pressing On Unto Perfection

    Contributed by David Cambridge on Sep 9, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,995 views

    We have been born again but we are not perfect. We know we must strive for perfection but in what areas? This lesson also shows what aids are available in our striving for perfection.

    Pressing On Unto Perfection Conforming To Christ’s Image Introduction 1. Consider what it means to be ‘in Christ’: a. Those baptized into Christ have put on Christ: "For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ." (Galatians 3:27) b. Those in Christ have no ...read more

  • The Old Year

    Contributed by David Salisbury on Sep 12, 2002
    based on 476 ratings
     | 80,989 views

    A sermon for closing out the old year by realizing that "the end of a thing is better than it’s beginning." (Ecc. 7:8)

    As I reflected on the end of the year and what to say to you in this last Sunday morning sermon of 2001, I thought of Solomon’s words in Ecclesiastes 7:8 “The end of a thing is better than its beginning;” Now I know some brethren would like to say that a proper translation of that verse is that the ...read more

  • Astonished! Series

    Contributed by David Lansdown on Sep 16, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 6,976 views

    What made Saul look so different? How did they recognise the change? What was it about him that brought about such astonishment? Let’s see if we can pinpoint the changes that occurred. We want to discover how we as fellow believers should look, in order t

    ASTONISHED! Acts 9:18-31 INTRODUCTION Hold up picture of antlion and ask – ‘What do you think this is?’ (AWAIT RESPONSES) Hold up picture of antlion pits and explain that these are the traps antlions build to catch their prey. Hold up picture of lacewing and ask – ‘What do you think this ...read more

  • The Wondrous Cross

    Contributed by David Parks on Sep 17, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 10,464 views

    The song Says "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross." What do you see when YOU survey the wondrous Cross?

    The Wondrous Cross TEXT: Matt. 24:31,35; John 19:19; Matt. 27:39,40,46,50; Gal. 3:13; Eph. 2:13; Col. 1:20; Gal. 1:20; 6:14 INTRODUCTION 1. After Scripture reading have song leader Sing: 1) The Old Rugged Cross (vs. 1&2). 2) Beneath the Cross of Jesus (vs. 1&2). 3) When I Survey the ...read more

  • Building Bridges

    Contributed by David Parks on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 52 ratings
     | 24,405 views

    Bridges bring us together. Walls seperate us.

    Building Bridges TEXT: John 4:1-14 INTRODUCTION: 1. Bridges really fascinate me. 2. How many of you have ever crossed the Mackinac Bridge? 3. List of famous bridges and theirlengths. 4. Bridges bring people and things together. 5. Whoever designed them was a great benefactor to man. 6. First one ...read more