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  • The Greatest Truth

    Contributed by Doyle Welborn on Apr 6, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,961 views

    How to Live the Victorious Christian Life

    (Galatians 2:20) "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." I. This truth is the foundation of all spiritual growth. A. Crucifixion ...read more

  • The First Commandment Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021
     | 1,873 views

    God must win our obedience to the first commandment or the rest of them become meaningless. If we are not absolutely loyal to Him and Him alone, we will not be concerned about being loyal to His standard of morality.

    And God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. In the book, The Doctor Of Crows Nest, and old doctor Ferguson fell in love with the hands of young Barney Boyle. "You must be a surgeon, ...read more

  • The Valley Of Breakout Series

    Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Feb 5, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 16,612 views

    I am here today to tell you that God wants you to breakout from the pack. He wants you to experience that breakout moment in your Christian life- where you move ahead with Him by leaps and bounds even if means leaving your comfort zone behind.

    Introduction In 1958, America began its spaceflight program. And it was John Glenn who became the first American to orbit the earth on February 20, 1962. And then as spaceflights continued, we made some advancement as to what we can do in space, and it was Ed White who became the first American to ...read more

  • Three Men Every Church Should Have

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,150 views

    Our passage is about David’s top 3 mighty warriors. Here, we see three men who would not permit circumstances to defeat them. If we had people with attitude like these in our church, we would be able to further the Kingdom of God effectively.

    Intro: In I Sam. 22:1-2 we see David gathered needy people – the distressed, those who were in debt, the discontented. David took this group of 400 men who were a liability to him. Yet, he built a mighty army for God. Later, there were 600 such valiant men (I Sam. 27:2); of which 37 were ...read more

  • Daniel Chapter 3 Series

    Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Sep 26, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,547 views

    Daniel Chapter 3 Survey

    Daniel Survey Chapter 3 Outline Rev. Bruce A. Shields First Baptist Church of Tawas City Michigan www.TawasBaptist.org Defying the Death Decree We are living in the end times now. The stories from Daniel’s days parallel the events in the book of Revelation. This is why it’s important to ...read more

  • Borrowed Swords Or Proven Slings

    Contributed by J Richison on Aug 10, 2017
     | 4,548 views

    A sermon to encourage people to believe in and use what they have.

    Borrowed Swords and Proven Slings 1 Samuel 17:17-51 (32-40) Of all Bible classics, this particular story would fall near the top of the list. This story comprised of a boy killing a giant is here forever canonized in scripture. David is only a small insignificant Shepard boy on meals on ...read more

  • Beacons Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Duane Wente on Feb 12, 2024
     | 934 views

    We discover the power of sharing hope in Jesus Christ, embrace the simplicity of the gospel and living out our faith. Let's be beacons of hope as we share the good news!

    Introduction Video Ill.: Golf Buddies — The Skit Guys Title: The Discovery ChatGPT Prompt: give me a story about exciting news that someone just could not wait to share In the heart of a bustling city, amidst the hustle and bustle of everyday life, there lived a young scientist named Emily. ...read more

  • I Love A Parade

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,343 views

    Palm Sunday Message.

    I LOVE A PARADE Palm Sunday March 16, 2008 Pastor Brian Matherlee • A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, "Why do you have that palm branch, dad?" "You see, ...read more

  • Words You Never Want To Hear

    Contributed by James May on Feb 3, 2008
    based on 26 ratings
     | 10,355 views

    Mene, Mene, Tekel, Peres - words spoken to Belshazzar that you never want to hear spoken to you. Make Jesus number one in your life.

    Words You Never Want to Hear By Pastor Jim May In the Book of Daniel there is an interesting story about one of the richest and most powerful kings that ever lived. His name is Nebuchadnezzar and he was ruler over the first great world empire known as the Babylonian Empire. He did a lot of ...read more

  • Killing Goliaths

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Apr 30, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,666 views

    David did not kill Goliath - God did.

    We all face obstacles in life. Part of what makes life fantastic, exciting, worthwhile, and energizing is having a goal or a purpose or a call that is so worthwhile that we will fight through any obstacle, overcome any difficulty, literally “move any mountain” to overcome it. And I am ...read more

  • The Cause Of The Kingdom

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jul 31, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,288 views

    • This week I want to talk with you about having a cause for the Kingdom. • All across the world, each week, Christians gather at traditional church services. However, many have become passive about advancing the Kingdom of God. • There is a cause for

    Introduction • This week I want to talk with you about having a cause for the Kingdom. • All across the world, each week, Christians gather at traditional church services. However, many have become passive about advancing the Kingdom of God. • There is a cause for our salvation, ...read more

  • Run Towards Your Giant

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Aug 14, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,492 views

    What giants are you facing in your life? The story of David gives us the keys to having confidence to run towards our giants and defeat them.

    RUN TOWARDS YOUR GIANT INTRO TO SPEAKER: August 14, 1989 – 22 years ago today I met Jesus! INTRO TO TOPIC: For the past couple of weeks, we have been considering the story of the disciple Peter who got out of the boat to walk on the water with Jesus. God wants us to get out of the boats of our ...read more

  • Doom Or Deliverance

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 6, 2022
     | 932 views

    In this passage of Scripture, God is placing judgment on a sinful world. How long will today's Christians just sit idle on the seat of do nothing before they band together and pray for repentance and deliverance?

    In this passage of Scripture, God is placing judgment on a sinful world. How long will today's Christians just sit idle on the seat of do nothing before they band together and pray for repentance and deliverance? Assyria had been a powerful nation. They were proud of themselves at how they ...read more

  • Unleashed

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Oct 23, 2023
     | 1,648 views

    Unleashed Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 Brad Bailey

    Unleashed Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 Brad Bailey Intro It’s such a joy to be gathering to celebrate something GREAT...something profound...something powerful. We are gathering around an event that changed the world. This is the event that divides all of human history. It is this event which ...read more

  • Sin - What God Says Versus What Satan Says

    Contributed by Jack Woodard on Jul 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,843 views

    The first lie Satan was able to get man to believe was that, each of us have the right to decide for ourselves what is right and wrong. We don’t need to worry about the Lord and His Word and deny ourselves what we would like to do, or have, or be, for fea

    TEXT: GENESIS 2:15-17; 3:1-1 TITLE: SIN – WHAT GOD SAYS VERSUS WHAT SATAN SAYS After the Lord commanded Adam and Eve Not to Eat of the Tree Of The Knowledge of Good and Evil, and warned of the dire consequences if they choose to disobey His Word, [Genesis 2:15, 16] Satan struts into the Garden and ...read more

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