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Overcoming Fear

Contributed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Aug 2, 2012

The Bible, the gospel, Christ, the church, the faith—all are one great battle cry against fear in the lives of human beings.

The Bible, the gospel, Christ, the church, the faith—all are one great battle cry against fear in the lives of human beings. Fear is, somehow or other, the archenemy itself. It crouches in people’s hearts. It hollows out their insides, until their resistance and strength are spent and they suddenly ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27

Denomination: Lutheran

Glory Of The Cross Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010

Glory of the Cross (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: • Galatians chapter 6 verse 14. • 1 Corinthians chapter 1 verse 18 Ill: • In Hereford, there is a little village called Bredwardine’; • Like many villages it contains an old Anglican church. • For many years on the altar of that church stood a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18

Denomination: Brethren

Glory On The Mountain! Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010

Glory On The Mountain! (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Matthew chapter 17 verses 1-13. Ill: • A school music teacher asked her class the difference between listening and hearing. • At first there was no response. • Finally a hand went up and a youngster offered this wise definition: • “Listening is wanting to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-13

Denomination: Brethren

Earth Series

Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 9, 2010

Part one of looking at four elements in faith.

-alrighty, let’s get into this! -for the weekend we are going with the theme Elemental, in case you hadn’t guessed. The whole idea of this is we are going to explore faith from the ideas of the four elements, earth, air, fire and water. -because faith and growing in God is not one way, one thing, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:17

Denomination: Methodist

Mustard Seed Size Faith

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Oct 3, 2010

We should expect that even small faith can have a big impact, if...

During the time we lived on Guam Cheryl and I were fortunate enough to spend two weeks vacationing in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. I could go on for hours about how wonderful Australia is and how much we enjoyed our time and the people there. (It was a much needed break from the pressure cooker ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

Denomination: *other

Don’t Neglect! Don’t Even Drift!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010

The dangers of drifting in the Christian Life

DON’T NEGLECT! DON’T EVEN DRIFT! Reading: Hebrews chapter 2 verses 1-9. Ill: • A little boy asked his mum a question; • “Mum, where did I get my intelligence from?” • She replied; • “I guess you got it from your father… because…. I still have mine!” Many Christians avoid the book of Hebrews ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-9

Denomination: Brethren

Paul's Missionary Heart -- Part 1 Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 9, 2009

By examining Paul’s heart, we see the heart of a missionary.

Scripture Today we continue our study in Romans. Let’s read Romans 15:14-33: 14I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. 15But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:14-33

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Rhythms Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Nov 13, 2008

Part 4 in series The Shape of Things to Come. Dave explains Wildwind’s membership commitments, why church membership is important, and asks people to consider membership in the church.

Rhythms The Shape of Things to Come, prt. 4 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers September 27, 2008 It has been a long time, but after much preparation, a lot of money spent, and with more than a little bit of anxiety, the wedding day has finally come. The bride looks beautiful, having ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-27

Denomination: Free Methodist

Shinning Brightly In Christ Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 1, 2008

We are called be lighthouses in a dark and stormy world.

Shinning Bright In Christ Text: Eph. 5:8-14 Introduction 1. Illustration: There is a story from one of Max Lucado’s books of a lady who had a small house on the seashore of Ireland at the turn of the century was quite wealthy but also quite frugal. The people were surprised, then, when she ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-14

Denomination: Methodist

Hands Open Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 21, 2008

Hands open may be a handshake or a salute, signalling friendship or respect. Just as those gestures affirmed Saul, we also must approach others by leading them to safety and by affirming their potential.

f I come toward you with an open hand, what does that mean? If I approach you from across the room with either one hand or both hands open, how would you interpret that? Well, of course, it would mean different things for different kinds of open hands. There is more than one way to be ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Your Blessings Come, My Will Be Done

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 14, 2008

Prophets ought to be encouraging but Isaiah said, "You are going to die." Hezekiah was hesitant about dying. He didn’t want to die. He wanted to live. After all, who wants to die? He was a good king, by comparing him with others. He got rid of the Baal

Did you know that some people live too long! Have you ever known anybody like that? Hezekiah did. He lived too long. As the years go by, you ought to get sweeter but some folk get sour and rotten. I’d like you to look at this. Come over here to second book of Hezekiah 2:1.... Are some of you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 20:1-20

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Colossus Series

Contributed by Amy Bickel on Aug 6, 2008

Part 1 in a series on the prophecies found in the book of Daniel. Discussing Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a giant statue.

The Prophecies of Daniel Part 1: The Colossus Today we are going to begin a series of teachings on the prophecies given to the Old Testament figure, Daniel. The book of Daniel is a fascinating portion of Scripture, which we can learn so much from. Daniel, himself is an extraordinary child of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:31-45

Denomination: Baptist

God's Power To Change Your Life Series

Contributed by Stephen Collins on Jan 6, 2009

Part 12 of "Being the Church," focusing on the reasons why we don’t experience more of God’s power in our daily lives, and how God overcomes them when we allow Him.

Stephen N. Collins Millville – 8/31/08 Being the Church God’s Power to Change Your Life Scripture: Acts 19:8-20 Icebreaker: I was browsing in a souvenir shop when the man next to me struck up a conversation. Just as he was telling me that his wife was getting carried away with her shopping, a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:8-20

Denomination: Church Of God

When Curiosity Isn't Enough

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 13, 2009

It is not enough to be curious about Christ, keeping your distance or living in the world unequipped. If you are merely curious, come closer and you will grow and mature.

We have a new puppy at our house. She’s about 11 weeks old. And is she ever curious! She is curious about everything. There is nothing that escapes her attention, and nothing that does not interest her. She has to sniff at the house plants; she pulls at the towels; she tugs at the bedspread ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:43-52

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer For All? Series

Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Mar 21, 2005

A Palm Sunday sermon. This story about Peter and Cornelius has a couple of major parallels with Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, especially the call for us to be a house of prayer for all nations.

Prayer for All? – Acts 10:1-23 Palm Sunday, 2005 This story about Peter has a couple of major parallels with Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. I want to highlight those and then make some application for us today. 1. Healings and Miracles Both Peter and Jesus had just had some ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed