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  • All For One And One For All Series

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Mar 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,514 views

    Part of a series in Philippians, we’re encouraged to stand strong together in adversity.

    Illus. Jordan has been enjoying soccer for the past 1 ½ years with other 8-9 year olds. •It’s been an interesting and often enjoyable experience to watch them learn the game. •One thing I enjoy is seeing how the kids react to the ball, especially the goalies. •When a line drive comes, instead of ...read more

  • Super Bowl Christians

    Contributed by William Lott on Feb 2, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,562 views

    This sermon teaches what is necessary for Super Bowl Christians to become Champions.

    Super Bowl Christians I Cor. 9:25 Intro: For a lot of players it’s just great to get to play in the “Super Bowl” but for others who have been there and lost in the past, just getting there is not the goal. They want to be champions. I’m afraid Christians are that way too ...read more

  • Untouchable PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 680 views

    Explore the power of the shield of faith as described in Ephesians 6:16, emphasizing its role in protecting us from the attacks of the enemy and the assurance it provides.

    Good morning, church! Today, we're going to dive into a passage from Ephesians that speaks directly to our spiritual armor and the power of faith. Our focus will be Ephesians 6:16, which reads, "In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming ...read more

  • Smelling Salts - Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14 Series

    Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Mar 21, 2025
     | 172 views

    The deepest joy comes from living in reality, not the stupor of trivia. So God gives us smelling salts to wake us up.

    How do you enjoy life when things go wrong in this bent, twisted, crooked world? This passage teaches us a half dozen crucial principles on how to maintain our joy even in the face of hardship, disappointment, and even death. Ecclesiastes 6:10 Whatever exists was given its name long ago, and it is ...read more

  • The Faithfulness Of God

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 14, 2000
    based on 111 ratings
     | 27,234 views

    God is always faithful to us.

    THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD II Tim. 2:11-13 INTRO.- ILL.- An elderly man was crying uncontrollably as he sat on a park bench one day. A sympathetic lady just happened to walk by and stopped to talk to him. “What’s the matter?” asked the woman. “Don’t you have any money?” “Oh, no. It’s not that. ...read more

  • Time To Go To Egypt

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 17, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,224 views

    Fathers today, like Jacob, have been irresponsible; but, like him also, we can see that God is giving us another chance to redeem our relationships with our children, to allow Him to keep His promises, and to use major resources for Kingdom business.

    This past Monday was our son-in-law’s birthday. We’ve cared about this young man for a long time, but now he’s even more special. He is our granddaughter Olivia’s father. And that makes him extra special. So we sent Don a birthday card and a little gift, and got an email response. In part, it ...read more

  • In Christ, You Aren't Who You Were

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 23, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,159 views

    God makes it possible for us to know and do His will.

    Title: In Christ, You Aren’t Who You Were… Text: Colossians 1:9-14 (19-22) Thesis: God makes it possible for us to know and do the will of God. Introduction: On Monday evening, November 19th at about 8 p.m., a grain bin measuring 100 feet in diameter and standing 90 feet high collapsed in ...read more

  • Moving Out In Humility Series

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Feb 19, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,272 views

    This series is about Giving God room to work in our lives and in our church, each sermon talks a little about what we need to do and we need to stop doing in order to have God work in our lives.

    WHEN WE MOVE OUT, GOD MOVES IN! Part 1 “Moving Out in Humility” (All my sermons use illustrations from Sermon Central and scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Several years ago I was the preacher of a church in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. After I had ministered there for a while, I saw ...read more

  • Does God Alone Choose Who Gets To Heaven? - Thoughts On Predestination In A Quantum Universe

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 31, 2020
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,152 views

    Christians get into endless debates about free will, predestination, losing your salvation vs once-saved-always-saved, getting lost in the complexity of it all.

    Quite often, discussions about theological issues boil down to one side pulling out their list of Scriptures proving their doctrine and the other side pulling out their list of Scriptures to prove their contrary doctrine, and most often, it is whoever has the most extensive list that wins. ...read more

  • The Pursuit (Romans 12:1-2) Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Oct 3, 2022
     | 3,582 views

    We use the phrase "The Pursuit of Jesus" all the time. But what happens when we catch Him? And at the end of the day, is it we who are pursuing Jesus, or is it the other way around?

    The Pursuit Romans 12 Good morning! Please turn to Romans 12. This week I spent way more time than I should have watching greyhound races. Don’t worry. I wasn’t betting any money. But I had heard a sermon illustration that talked about what happened at a greyhound race one time when the rabbit ...read more

  • As Worthless As A Dead Battery Series

    Contributed by Chris Anderson on Mar 19, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,682 views

    Message 5 in a series through James that helps us explore the relationship between faith and works in our lives. James was the half-brother of Jesus and the leader of the church in Jerusalem

    I have the good pleasure of working alongside several self-proclaimed mechanical ignoramuses. And between these two guys, they have a LOT of talent and God has gifted them with things that he didn’t give me. But the one skillset that neither of them has ever been accused of is this: auto mechanic. ...read more

  • How To Be A Progressive Pilgrim

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,280 views

    How to progress without excess

    The writer of Hebrews once wrote, "People living by faith did not receive the things promised; they only saw them from a distance admitting that they were aliens and pilgrims on the earth." (Heb. I 1:13) As Christians are true citizenship is in heaven. Our earthly existence should be seen as a ...read more

  • This Is What It Means

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,964 views

    The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost enables us to fulfill the great commission and our mission in the world.

    Acts 2: 1 – 21 / What Does This Mean? Intro: Have you ever had one of those Hmmmm experiences? You know, one of those experiences that makes you wonder and say hmmm? A lady took her rather expensive watch to a jeweler to have it repaired. She told the jeweler that she keeps winding her watch ...read more

  • Family 101 (Part 4) Series

    Contributed by Larry Stockstill on Mar 2, 2009
     | 3,288 views

    Family Money Matters

    Family 101 (Part 4) Money Matters There was once a rich man who had a manager. He got reports that the manager had been taking advantage of his position by running up huge personal expenses. —Luke 16:1 Message Running a family is like managing a business. You are managing your own company! ...read more

  • Tempting Vs Testing

    Contributed by Monte Brown on Mar 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,378 views

    Satan tempts and God test.

    Tempting VS Testing 1 Corinthians 10:13 Monte T. Brown March 18, 2009 Wednesday Night Heart O’ the Hills Scripture 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond ...read more