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When You Can't Forgive Yourself: How To Experience Total Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Perry Fowler on Aug 31, 2023

Forgiveness.... we give it to others, but can we give it to ourselves? How can forgiveness go full circle? Joseph's brothers had still not forgiven themselves. Joseph modeled the forgiveness of God and helped them experience total forgiveness.

Joseph: Living the Dream When You Can’t Forgive Yourself: How to Experience Total Forgiveness Genesis 50 On September 6, 2018 a tragic event that happened in Dallas. Botham Jean who was a worship leader in his church moved into the South Side Flats apartments in Dallas while also working for the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Transverse Orientation Series

Contributed by Sean Dees on Apr 25, 2021

We have artificial sweeteners, ingredients, body parts, grass, flowers, light, etc... if there is something natural than most likely you will find some form of an artificial facsimile of it. If man can somehow make a mold of it and reproduce it, you will find it sitting on a shelf somewhere.

Exodus 7:(8) And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, (9) When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast [it] before Pharaoh, [and] it shall become a serpent. (10) And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 7:8-12

Marriage According To Jesus

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Jun 20, 2023

The Pharisees try to trap Jesus with a question about divorce

Marriage According to Jesus Mark 10:1-12 Chip Ingram has said, “Imagine a giant 15,000-piece jigsaw puzzle in a big cardboard box. Now imagine a married couple locked up in a room together where the only way out, is to solve this jigsaw puzzle without the box top. Without the box top they won’t ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Case Study 3: Andrew: The Personal Evangelist Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 24, 2025

Case Study 3: Andrew: The Personal Evangelist - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: ANDREW BRINGIONG PEOPLE TO JESUS: • First (John 1:39-42), • Second (John 6:8-9), • Third (John 12:20-22). THE CHRISTIAN’S TASK: • key word #1: “first” • key word #2: “find” • key words #3: “his brother” THE CHRISTIAN’S TESTIMONY: • spoken witness • simple witness • sure ...read more

Scripture: John 1:19-42

Denomination: Brethren

"stay Awake"

Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Nov 24, 2025

Church, can I tell you something this morning? Jesus is coming back! And when He comes, He's not coming as a baby in a manger—He's coming as the King of Glory! He's coming to set everything right! He's coming to judge the living and the dead!

"But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Methodist

United In Christ Series

Contributed by Duane Wente on Oct 7, 2024

Unity is not based on cultural, social, or political similarities but rather on our shared identity in Jesus—sinners saved by grace. We are called to elevate Jesus above our differences and work together as one body, reflecting God's love and bringing hope to a divided world.

### **Introduction** Video Ill.: May We Be One — Floodgate Productions David wrote in Psalm 133: 1 How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down upon the ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-23, Ephesians 2:11-22, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fix Your Purity Series

Contributed by David Salisbury on Jan 16, 2003

Lesson 5 in a series. This sermon focuses on Jesus’s words regarding sexual purity.

Quick Sermons for Permanent Fixes Lesson 5 Fix Your Purity Matthew 5:27-37 Return to series this week. Examine Jesus’s words on adultery, divorce, and keeping your promises. There is a lot of power in these words and Jesus says there is a lot of power in our words. “I do” is a big thing to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Vertical Call

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Feb 3, 2003

A call to a passionate relationshp with the Savior

The Challenge When you became a Christian how many of you had a dramatic improvement in your quality of Life? How many of you want to go to the next level? Are you feeling that nothing satisfies, that the church just doesn’t fill the yearning in your heart anymore? Do you desire to let God ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What The World Needs Now Series

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002

God restores the community we destroy.

The Greatest Place on Earth – Part 2 January 20, 2002 Big Idea: God restores the community we destroy. INTRODUCTION Lee Strobel wrote: People today will admit any problem - drugs, divorce, alcoholism - "but there’s one admission that people are loath to make, whether they’re a star on ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-6, Genesis 1:26-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Test Of Faith

Contributed by James Jackson, Ii on Dec 13, 2000

God has to test our faith in order to know where we stand with Him.

Printed Text Genesis 22:1-14 Introduction A. Comparing Price Tags A well-to-do merchant stood on the dock watching as final preparations were made for a ship to sail. As he stood there, he was joined by a stranger whose clothing revealed his poverty. Finally the stranger spoke up. “You seem ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Donkey Wisdom

Contributed by Rhys Pearson on Apr 7, 2001

Despised and rejected the Palm Sunday donkey learns he has a place in God’s eternal plan

Isaiah 50:4-9a Page 714 Mark 11:1-11 Page 61 When I was at school I could see neither point nor purpose in learning poetry. To me, at that stage, poetry hardly made sense. If you had something to say, why not say it. If you did not have anything to say, why fill up pages and pages of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11, Isaiah 50:4-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Portrait Of God

Contributed by Chris Workman on Oct 18, 2000

Introduction: 1.

Introduction: 1. Who is the God we serve? What makes him different from other gods? (Subject) a. Greeks and Romans believed in a pantheon of gods who exercised control over particular areas of the world and human life. b. Products of ancient folklore; existed in stories, minds. 2. In our ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:15-17

Narnia: Capturing The Wonder Of The Season Series

Contributed by Mark Thornton on Dec 14, 2005

This is the first of 3 messages (with an advent theme) relating the story of Christmas to the story of Narnia. It sets the context of the story.

CAPTURING THE WONDER OF CHRISTMAS -- Pastor Mark Thornton -- Sunday, November 27, 2005 (Note - this is more of an outline than a manuscript. I elaborated and illustrated more than what is printed here.) * One of the drawbacks of celebrating Christmas every year is that the story of Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-6

Denomination: *other

God Smiling Series

Contributed by Paul Brashaw on Oct 17, 2005

God smiling. This sermon is part of a series "Welcome to the Planet"

SERIES: Welcome to the Planet #5 TEXT: Genesis 1:4,10,12,18,21,25,31 TITLE: God Smiling Author Bob Coy went in to wake his 4-year-old daughter Caitlyn…who peacefully slept. He spoke softly…sat on her bed…she started to stir…she woke up frustrated. With a bit of anger in her voice Caitlyn ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:4-31

Denomination: Holiness

Your Purpose Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Sep 5, 2003

Without a vision we perish. What is your vison, purpose in life? This passage shows that our goal shoiuld be 1) fruit 2) Foreigners 3) Faith

Your purpose. Mark 11:12-25. WBC 7 Sept 03 pm In the words of Diana Ross- ‘do you know where you’re going to?’ - not ultimately, when you die! - > do you have a purpose here. Now. In this life. - Do you know whey God is allowing you to stay, here? The words “without a vision the people ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-25

Denomination: Baptist