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  • Hosea, Love Over Ingratitude Series

    Contributed by Michael Goodfellow on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 86 ratings
     | 12,475 views

    Continuing a series on the Minor Prophets

    Today I continue my series on the Minor Prophets by looking at the prophet Hosea. With each prophet, we are forced to look at the very sketchy information they provide about themselves within the word we find written in Scripture. And in each way we try to find the answer to several important ...read more

  • My Father's God: A Godly Man As A Patriarch

    Contributed by Stephen Gibney on Aug 13, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,479 views

    Fathers are in Covenant with God

    My Father’s God: A Godly Man as a Patriarch Exodus 15:2; Hebrews 11:23 Some of us did not have godly fathers but we are a new generation with God’s call to holiness! We are to have an authority that is heavenly. We are men who are pressing our way forward to God’s higher call, "forgetting those ...read more

  • The Book Of Destiny Is Sealed But Then Opened - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jul 11, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,351 views

    This book or scroll is the official document of the last days of human history. The world’s future is about to be unfolded before our eyes.

    There should be no break between chapters 4 & 5. We are still at the scene of the throne of God. Read verse 1. So God is seen sitting on His throne and holding a sealed book in His right hand. The book is sealed. It has never been opened. We must emphasize again and again that the book is ...read more

  • Overcoming Sin

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 20, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,164 views

    Sin is nothing to play with. It has the strength to defeat you if you get too close to it with excessive confidence in your own strength.

    Sin John 8:34 Sin is more than wrong doing; it is wrong being, Sin is nothing to play with. It has the strength to defeat you if you get too close to it with excessive confidence in your own strength. A well-to-do man advertised for a chauffeur. Three applicants came. His first question ...read more

  • Traits To Look For In A Leader

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,477 views

    Response to a letter sent to me before the 2008 election, warning of what I can and cannot preach. This is a topical, not a textual message. Suitable for election time and/or revival.

    TRAITS TO LOOK FOR IN A LEADER I. INTRODUCTION This week I received a letter in the mail from the Reverend Barry W. Lynn, the executive director of the organization “Americans United for Separation of Church and State”. Concerning the Name 1. There would no America if there was no Church This ...read more

  • Broken, Worn Out, Old Clay Pots

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Jun 19, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,982 views

    I used this sermon as one of several in a series on Clay Pots (Earthen Vessels). This was the one I used on Father’s Day during that series.

    I recently came across a Chinese parable that eludes to our thoughts for today’s text. It’s a tale about a water-bearer and his two pots of clay. An elderly peasant had two large clay pots. One of the pots had a crack down its side to a point about half way. The other pot, perfect! Each had been ...read more

  • Keeping The Story Alive

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 21, 2008
     | 3,298 views

    In the telling and retelling of the Good News, we keep hope alive!

    Title: Keeping the Story Alive Text: I Corinthians 15:1-8 Thesis: In the telling and retelling of the Good News, we keep hope alive. Introduction Every year, early in the month of October, she set aside a day to plan her spring garden. She would get up early and if it was nasty weather, she ...read more

  • Hand-Me-Downs Series

    Contributed by David Brockhouse on Apr 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,470 views

    1st in a series of messages to call attention to the blessed gifts we have received from God and

    “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. (1 Peter 1:18) Fellow believers in the Risen Christ, this ...read more

  • Being Made Right. Who? How? Why? Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,601 views

    This sermons looks at how fallen humanity is made right with God unpacking the the Cross of Christ.

    BEING MADE RIGHT WITH GOD. WHO? HOW? AND WHY? • HAVE YOU EVER BOUGHT SOMETHING? AND FOUND WHEN YOU GOT IT HOME SOMETHING WASN’T QUITE RIGHT, THERE WAS A FLAW, A DEFECT, A FAULT. YOU COULD MAYBE TRY AND FIX IT YOURSELF BUT THAT NOT THE POINT YOU PAID GOOD MONEY AND YOU EXPECT IT TO BE ...read more

  • Readiness For Pentecost

    Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,887 views

    Three things we can do to be ready for Pentecost

    READINESS FOR PENTECOST ACTS 1:12-26 Three things we can do to be ready for Pentecost Vs. 12-14 First two were taking place as the disciples left the Mount of Olives and made their way to the Upper Room, a room above a street in Jerusalem that now had become very special to them because of the ...read more

  • Communion - Proclaiming The Lord's Death Until He Comes

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Dec 22, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 16,748 views

    As we celebrate His birth; we pause to remember His ultimate mission, His death on the cross for us. His birth was announced by angels; but His death shook the earth and set us free!

    Dakota Community Church December 21, 2008 (am) Communion “Proclaiming the Lord’s Death until He Comes” I Corinthians 11:23-26 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ...read more

  • In The Shadow Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by Drew Mills on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 16,920 views

    Because we have been redeemed by God, not gold, God, through Peter, invites us to live differently--in the shadow of the Cross.

    “In the Shadow of the Cross” I Peter 1:18-2:3 ‘Peter’s Principle’s’ Series January 25th, 2009 The cross: an instrument of torturous death—capital punishment—an inhumane way to die—one died bleeding and exposed to the elements—an object of ridicule. Jesus did all of that for us—a sinless lamb. He ...read more

  • Knock, Knock. Who's There? Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,979 views

    Jesus is instructing us to be persistent in prayer. We should keep on asking, keeping seeking, and keep on knocking. Do we really ask? Are we really seekers?

    Knock, knock. Who’s There? Series on the Mount Matthew 7:7-8 September 30, 2007 I’m going to start off with an apology. A couple of months ago I preached a sermon entitled, “Clothing is optional.” Well, apparently I was wrong. Check this out: A survey of 1,000 American women found that most valued ...read more

  • Making Disciples

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Aug 2, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,810 views

    This is the heart of the believer's mission. The author uses scriptures and his own story to make this important reality into something practical and reachable.

    MAKING DISCIPLES Pastor Eric J. Hanson August 1, 2010 Over the last few Sundays, we have focused on the difficulties, the trials, the heartbreaking things that come into people’s lives. We have explored ways to get through these things, and to do so without losing our faith, and even without ...read more

  • The Blame Game

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 26, 2011
    based on 16 ratings
     | 33,453 views

    We’re good at being blame-shifters. We blame fast food restaurants for making us fat. We blame tobacco companies for giving us cancer. But are we better off because of it? Let’s see what playing the blame game really accomplishes for us?

    THE BLAME GAME INTRODUCTION: We’re good at being blame-shifters. We blame fast food restaurants for making us fat. We blame tobacco companies for giving us cancer. We blame the church for our lack of spiritual growth. We blame God for the results of our poor choices. But the question is: do ...read more