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Freedom's Restoration Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 16, 2017

If we as a church want to be known as a place of healing for broken people, we restore them spiritually, gently, humbly, and lovingly.

Tell me: If you were caught for drunken driving, and the headlines in the Lyons News said, “So-and-so Arrested for Drunken Driving,” would you go to church the next Sunday? Most people would say, “No,” because they’d be too embarrassed to face their Christian friends. But why not go to church ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Cultivating Joy And Gentleness Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 12, 2020

Joy in the Lord and gentleness in dealing with others affect our quality of life. When we are thinking right about God and our relationship with Him, joy and gentleness naturally flows.

Intro In Philippians 4:1 we are given the directive to “stand fast in the Lord.” i That is followed by a series of exhortations that tell us how to do that. The exhortation in verses 2-3 is about maintaining unity in the congregation. That is not always easy to do, is it? That’s why Ephesians 4 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:23, James 1:17, Malachi 3:6, Luke 10:20, Psalm 103:1-5, Psalm 37:5-7, Acts 16:25, Numbers 20:2-23, 1 Timothy 3:3, James 3:17, 1 Samuel 30:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Freedom To Change Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

There is no book of the Bible more filled with change than Daniel. It contains 14 references to Hebrew words for change, which is more than any other book.

The War of 1812 is called the war nobody won. It was a very costly war for both United States and Britain, yet it was a war that accomplished nothing, and should never had been fought. In fact, the entire war was fought after the reason for it no longer existed. France and England were at war, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-23

Impossible Love Part 1 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 29, 2018

Message 34 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians. This is the first of 6 messages exploring the meaning and practice of love.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Impossible Love” Introduction Love makes the world go around. What is this powerful driving force that motivates people to do some pretty weird things? We hear the word “love” tossed around indiscriminately in our culture. A cursory browsing ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

My Brother's Keeper (Obadiah) Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 22, 2025

In pain or prosperity, trust your God, love your brother, and hope for your future.

In 1974, Philippe Petit, the world-famous high-wire artist, fulfilled his dream of walking a high wire between the World Trade Center towers. In 2015, Tristar Productions produced a motion picture telling his story called The Walk. In an early scene from the film, he's under the Big Top in ...read more

Scripture: Obadiah 1:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Happy New Day

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 27, 2025

This New Year message reframes faith from managing the future to walking faithfully through today, trusting God’s presence rather than promises or outcomes.

This is a New Year sermon. For some of you, that sentence alone is enough to make you settle back into your seat and quietly decide, "I’ll check out for now and will check back in about half an hour." I don’t say that sarcastically. I say it honestly. Because New Year’s sermons have ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:24, Matthew 6:11, Lamentations 3:22-23, Matthew 6:34, Hebrews 13:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Lion Is A Lamb

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 26, 2000

God’s power is often displayed in weakness.

It may seem strange to speak about Christmas with a passage from the book of Revelation. But we see here, perhaps more clearly than anywhere else, the great paradox of God — the power of God displayed in weakness. Let’s look at this passage with an attempt to understand its meaning and ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

Livin' Large Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 20, 2002

We must want to be more and do more for God.

LIVIN’ LARGE I Chronicles 4:10 S: Prayer of Jabez: blessing and vision Th: Prayer: A Passion for His Presence Pr: WE MUST WANT TO BE MORE AND DO MORE FOR GOD. ?: How? How does this happen? KW: Situations TS: In order to be more and do more for God, we must confront three situations as revealed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:10

Denomination: Baptist

Praying Expectantly

Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 15, 2004

How to pray, and expect an answer.

PRAYING EXPECTANTLY Rev. John W. Gerald INTRODUCTION One of the greatest hindrances to answered prayer is lack of faith, and since faith is difficult to fully understand, and its laws so complex, few people really know how to pray in faith. Ones own ethnic background may produce tremendous ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:14

Denomination: Methodist

Speaking The Regal Truth Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 30, 2004

How the chief priests spoke the truth when they said, "we have no king but Caesar." The government is no king to have as Christians.

March 31, 2004 John 19:12-17 “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10 “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?” 11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given ...read more

Scripture: John 19:12-17

Denomination: Lutheran

When The Bottom Falls Out! Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 30, 2006

In this sermon from Daniel 2:1-18 we see how Daniel responded when the bottom dropped out of his life, when he faced a crisis.

Scripture All of us watched with horror and sadness the incredible destruction this past August of the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina. Much of the region was flooded by storm surge and broken levees. Homes and businesses washed away and collapsed into a heap of ruins. About a thousand people were ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Where To Find The Power You Need

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Sep 1, 2002

Where can we get the spiritual resources to deal effectively with the challenges of life?

(Note: the title of this message was borrowed from Rick Warren; however, the sermon itself is original) This morning, we’re continuing our series on "How God Meets Your Deepest Needs," and today’s message is entitled, "Where To Get The Power You Need." Do you need power? Sure you do. So do I. And ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:11

Denomination: Baptist

Facing The Facts About Failure - Part Two

Contributed by Keith Linkous on Sep 15, 2001

This is the second part to the message, dealing with biblical truths that will help people recover from times of failure.

“All of us have failed, falling way short of fulfilling the beauty of God‘s plan, that which God intended us to be.”(paraphrase of Romans 3:23) One of the first facts of failure is that failure is a fact. We are all going to fail in some way. The Bible clearly tells us that. “We all stumble in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Much Is A Dirty Drachma Worth?

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Sep 28, 2001

the parable of the woman and the lost coin

September 30, 2001 Luke 15:8-10 8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:8-10

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Indestructible Love

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Oct 21, 2001

What in this world is truly indestructible? Only God’s love.

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been reminded, in a shocking and brutal way, that nothing in this world is indestructible. For over two decades, the twin towers of the World Trade Center stood watch over New York City, monuments to man’s skill, and energy, and intelligence. Everyone assumed they ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-3

Denomination: Baptist