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"I Am With You"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 11, 2016

God shares with Israel that He is the one who created you. protects you, ransoms you, and delivers you.

Isaiah 43:1-7 I want to begin today with this illustration author unknown. Two Days We Should Not Worry There are two days in every week about which we should not worry; two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday with ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

To Swerve Or Not To Swerve? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2016

The Jews and Jewish believers so cherished Moses, they were tempted to exalt him above Jesus, or to make them equals. Jesus demands to be our primary loyalty.

To Swerve or Not to Swerve? (Hebrews 3:1-14) 1. Doug Anderson recently shared a joke with me that illustrates the distinction between cause and correlation. Here goes. An Amish man and his son are at the shopping mall for the first time. They see two shiny doors open (an elevator) and an elderly ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Blights To Be Reckoned With Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 3, 2016

Our personal struggles and weaknesses have great bearing upon our relationships. We all have blights that plague us, and today we are going to look at three of them.

Blights to Be Reckoned With (Ecclesiastes 11:4, 9:18, 9:11b) 1. UPI recently ran an article about a man and his trash: “NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A man has promised to wear a clear plastic suit containing every piece of garbage he produces for 30 days. A film crew will follow Rob ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Does Jesus Make The Grade? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 31, 2017

Jesus makes the grade. He is the ultimate high priest, the ultimate in compassion, and has the ultimate endorsement.

Does Jesus Make the Grade? (Hebrews 5:1-10) 1. A lot of serious and not-so-serious problems come our way when texting. Today, I was walking whilst texting. I thought I was going in a straight line but I ended up walking right into an open phone booth. A woman was inside making a phone call. I ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What The Holy Spirit Can Do For You Series

Contributed by Coz Von on Aug 27, 2017

You absolutely need the indwelling of Gods Spirit to lead you into a deep, personal and intimate relationship with God: To be in Christ and one with the Father

Sometimes I feel a bit nervous when people talk about the Holy Spirit. I can understand God even without having seen a picture of Him because, even though the Bible says that “God is Spirit” (John 4:24), it also describes Him in quite human terms. Daniel pictured Him with clothing as white as snow ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Hope That Comes From Sacrifice Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jun 30, 2017

This is the 3rd sermon in the series "3:16- Numbers That Bring Hope".

Series: 3:16- Numbers That Bring Hope [#3] THE HOPE THAT COMES FROM SACRIFICE Leviticus 3:16 Introduction: This morning, we are going to continue our series from chapter 3 verse 16 of each Book of the Bible. The most familiar of these is John 3:16, a verse that gives us hope; but each of the ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Consequences For Past Bad Decisions Lesson 10 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 7, 2017

Decisions outside the will of God have consequences.

A. FIGHTING A BATTLE WHEN YOU DON’T WANT TO JOSHUA 10 1. Decisions outside the will of God have consequences. When the mighty Gibeonites tricked Israel Joshua said, “They did not ask counsel of the LORD” (9:14). Why We Don’t Pray • Self-confidence and not a walk of faith. • We think we don’t ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 10:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

We Are The Temple Of The Holy Spirit - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 11, 2011

We Are The Temple Of The Holy Spirit - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

We Are The Temple Of The Holy Spirit - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 1 Corinthians 6:19 Don't you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves but to God; 1 Corinthians 6:20 he bought you for a price. So use your ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Character Counts

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Feb 24, 2010

Building Character ❶. Be Committed ❷. Be Available ❸. Be Content ❹. Be Genuine

- What’s Underneath? - Tiger Woods the world's No. 1 golfer - Woods on Friday (2/19/10) apologized for cheating on his wife - We are captivated by speed & precision in the Olympics rather than character - What’s under the paint? - Is that real wood or a vainer? - Go deeper than the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18

Denomination: Baptist

For The Men

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 24, 2013

To enumerate men's activities inside the church.

I. EXORDIUM: Special instructions for men in the church. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To enumerate men's activities inside the church. IV. TEXT: 1 Timothy 2:8 (Amplified Bible) I desire therefore that in every place men should pray, without anger or quarreling or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

The New Self: God’s Love On Display Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 19, 2014

Our new selves are characterized by love, and therefore we should value and live-out the nuances of love.

The New Self: God’s Love On Display (Colossians 3:12-14) 1. WOODSTOCK, Ill., Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Customers at an Illinois Shell station received gas for just one cent per gallon due to a glitch in the system, an employee said. Rita Castillo, who has worked at the Shell station in Woodstock for ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Repair The Temple Of God: It's Time To Be Set Apart As Holy

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021

Since the early beginnings of the church, in the book of Acts, the apostles had to deal with false teachers.

Since the early beginnings of the church, in the book of Acts, the apostles had to deal with false teachers. They had to deal with persecution. They had to deal with Gnosticism and the gnostic gospel forgeries. They had to deal with the bishops of Rome and later the corruption of the papacy. And ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:27

Denomination: Salvation Army

Inside The Prayer Of Jesus.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 22, 2021

Entrusted to the Son by the Father.

INSIDE THE PRAYER OF JESUS. John 17:6-19. Jesus was aware of the power invested in Him to bring “all flesh” (John 17:2) under the sound of the Gospel (Matthew 28:18-19), and to give eternal life to such as the Father gave Him (John 17:2). This is a great mystery, wrapped up as it is in what we ...read more

Scripture: John 17:6-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Does All Things Well Series

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Mar 23, 2021

Mark's Gospel continues to show us the numerous episodes of compassion, care, concern, and confrontation that made up the person, ministry and work of the Lord Jesus. He is beyond our poor words of description.

Our journey through Mark's Gospel continues with these words that describe the work and person of the Lord Jesus Christ; "He has done all things well." (7:37). No one could accuse Him of doing anything that had even a trace of fault, defect, mistake, or ineptness. His words and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:37, Mark 8:1-21, John 11:47-53

Denomination: Baptist

Remember...

Contributed by Robert Butler on May 23, 2020

In all situations, we are called to proclaim and serve our Lord.

Today, we look to a prophet who saw it all. The son of Amoz was married, his wife was a prophetess and his two sons would be named to remind the world of his predictions about Israel - The first would speak of judgement and the second would be restoration. He would live some 80 plus years and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:4, Isaiah 11:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational