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  • How's Your Love Life?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 2, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,352 views

    Is your bedroom a place of joy or duty and reward?

    1 Cor 7:3,4 3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be ...read more

  • How Jesus Helps Us Get Off The Mat Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on May 23, 2014
     | 7,371 views

    Good News, Dancing in Joy, Friendship, Compassion

    Mark 2:1-12 (p. 700) May 25, 2014 Introduction: As you know, and if you don’t here’s a reminder, one of my favorite books is Mike Yaconelli’s “Messy Spirituality.” He ends chapter two which is called, “The place where our messiness meets Jesus” ...read more

  • Kindness – The Serving Fruit

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 10, 2003
    based on 131 ratings
     | 14,709 views

    Kindness is love, joy, peace, and patience in action.

    Introduction: (Overhead 1) Steve Sjogren’s story of he and the store manager in his book Servant Warfare. “You’re what?” “I have a mind to call the cops.” “If it makes you feel good – go ahead.” “Would someone like me, fit in?” “ Yes, you would!” He goes on to say, “This woman had probably spent ...read more

  • Be Elated Series

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 74 ratings
     | 5,606 views

    Biblical joy is not a simple feeling but a frame of mind

    “BE ELATED!” TEXT: 1 Thess. 5:16 One of the 3 great promises of the Declaration of Independence (i.e. "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”) is the pursuit of happiness ... or joy. Biblical joy goes far beyond mere happiness ... in fact it is much greater than simple happiness! For ...read more

  • A Quincenera

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on May 3, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,951 views

    Coming of age brings responsibility as well as joy!

    Only in America can a pastor with a German name do a Hispanic "bat mitzvah." I even welcomed folks in Spanish. Only one sentence but they seemed impressed. This was "milder" version of the tradition but I think it would be good if the Anglos developed a ceremony for boys ...read more

  • How Does God Respond To Repentance?

    Contributed by Johnny Moore on Jul 16, 2011
     | 3,192 views

    God is active in restoring us to the joy of salvation.

    I. God Shows Compassion (20) A. He sees us from afar (he recognized his son thru the rags and filth) B.He loves us no matter what (compassion or pity) C. He comes to us (son walked, father ran) D. He is willing to restores us (hugged and kissed his son) II. God Responds to ...read more

  • The Desert Shall Blossom As The Rose: For The 3rd Sunday Of Advent

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 6, 2022
     | 2,829 views

    Let us experience the true joy this season.

    The Desert Shall Blossom as the Rose: For the Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 35:1-10As we continue our Advent study this year from the Old Testament book of Isaiah, we come to this passage in chapter 35. as a way of reminder, we have discussed how the book of Isaiah is a mixture of prophecies of ...read more

  • Christmas Eve Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 24, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,336 views

    The joy of Christ coming into the world, God with us.

    Christmas Eve December 24, 2021 Christmas is such a great time of the year. It’s filled with a little more excitement and energy than in the middle of February and March. Yet, as excited as we are about Christmas, it’s easy to gloss over the Christmas story because we’ve heard it over and ...read more

  • The Life Of Abraham, Part 13: A Son Is Born! Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Feb 14, 2014
     | 3,673 views

    The long awaited bundle of joy finally arrives

    The Life of Abraham, Part 13: A Son is Born! Genesis 21:1-7 Introduction In the last lesson, we saw a serious breach of faith in Abraham. He had failed to trust in Yahweh to protect him among the inhabitants of Gerar and rather trusted in his own wisdom. Had not the LORD intervened as his ...read more

  • Prince Of Peace Series

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Jul 27, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 18,800 views

    This is the fourth in a Christmas series designed to spotlight Jesus as the hope and comfort needed during a scary, post 911 Christmas season.

    [This sermon is contributed by Hal Seed of New Song Church in Oceanside, California and of www.PastorMentor.com. Hal is the author of numerous books including The God Questions and The Bible Questions. If you are interested in The Bible Questions Church-wide Campaign, please visit and watch Hal’s ...read more

  • Stepping Up

    Contributed by Stephen Hammond on Jun 20, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,320 views

    Father's Day Sermon designed to challenge men to STEP UP and be the man of God, the husband and the father that God desires them to be.

    STEPPING UP FATHER’S DAY 2013 Proverbs 14:11-16 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief. The faithless ...read more

  • True Happiness

    Contributed by Daryl Grimes on Jun 1, 2001
    based on 370 ratings
     | 65,302 views

    There are 3 elements of happiness that the experts say we need to have. Believe it or not they correlate with Scripture!

    True Happiness John 14:1-21 Psychologists say that people need three things to make them happy. First of all they need something to do. Secondly they need something to love. Finally they need something to look forward to. I think Scripture agrees with this. However, to be truly happy and ...read more

  • When Technique Eclipses Relationship-Part 2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,946 views

    We incur certain liabilities when our relationship to Jesus is eclipsed by technique. Part 2 of a 3 part sermon.

    WHEN TECHNIQUE ECLIPSES RELATIONSHIP-II—Revelation 2:1-7 Firstless Love A man who spends all his time at work—Neglecting his family in order to do it—Forgetting that his initial drive for the work is to meet his family’s need. Jesus reprimanded the Ephesian church because their first love for ...read more

  • Focusing On The Positive! Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 5, 2001
    based on 359 ratings
     | 77,946 views

    How you look at something can make a world of difference in how you behave. Life is like that. What you focus upon in life will generally determine the kind of decisions you make.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2011) ILL. Have you heard the story of the farmer who was discouraged with his farm? So he decided to sell out & move somewhere else. He engaged a realtor to look the farm over & prepare a sales ad. But ...read more

  • I Shall Recover It All

    Contributed by Neil Welds on Oct 18, 2006
    based on 29 ratings
     | 49,050 views

    We are to be protected and armed for a conflict that depends not on human strength but on the power of God. Today is the day of recovery.

    I Shall Recover It All Scripture reading: 1 Samuel 30:1-19. Key Verses, 30:8 & 30:19 Introduction. Speak about robbery; times we’ve felt robbed. Talk about the various emotions associated with being robbed or having something stolen. Elaborate on the story of David and Ziklag (refer to Bible) ...read more