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  • When Was Jesus Humble? Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Jul 14, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,593 views

    God saves a people and secures their future through the work of Jesus.

    Scripture Introduction The Christian faith is first and foremost about a person, which distinguishes it from other religions. Certainly the Bible teaches great moral truths, but Christianity is NOT, essentially, a new morality. Fantastic churches and ministries do wonderful works in the name of ...read more

  • Dragon Slayers (Part 1)

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 24, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,551 views

    Through Jesus Christ we have victory over sin and evil; this sermon describes the nature and sources of that victory.

    DRAGON-SLAYERS! Rev. 12: 10-11, 17 Sermon Objective: Through Jesus Christ we have victory over sin and evil; this sermon describes the nature and sources of that victory. Supporting Scripture: Proverbs 24:16; Luke 22:31-32; Romans 8:31-39; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 10Then I heard a loud voice in ...read more

  • Great News!

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Dec 2, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,644 views

    The birth announcements by the angels 2000 years ago was great news. Like the shepherds we need to get the news, celebrate the news and spread the news.

    GREAT NEWS It was June 18, 1815, the Battle of Waterloo. The French under the command of Napoleon were fighting the Allies (British, Dutch, and Germans) under the command of Wellington. The people of England depended on a system of semaphore signals to find out how the battle was going. One of ...read more

  • The Castle Or The Wall

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Dec 28, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,260 views

    As a church, we have certain options. We can spend our time, energy, and resources building the wall…and forfeit the church. Or we can invest our time, energy, and resources building the church and forfeit the wall. Wall or church …which will it be?

    In Robert Frost's Poem "Mending Wall," the poet says, "Something there is that doesn't love a wall." We can identify with that statement, can't we? We detest walls. Walls divide. Walls hide. Walls even kill. Remember the Berlin Wall that split families, a city, and a country? But don't we ...read more

  • Victory In Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,917 views

    Victory is always preceded by worship. By observing God’s Word and the experiences drawn from his people, we see that this is the major key in victory over our spiritual battles. When all you have is God, you have all you need.

    Opening illustration: A wise Bible teacher once said, “Sooner or later God will bring self-sufficient people to the place where they have no resource but Him – no strength, no answers, nothing but Him. Without God’s help, they are sunk.” He then told of a despairing man who confessed to his ...read more

  • Over-Throwing Strongholds

    Contributed by Larry Breeden on Oct 11, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,755 views

    Life has many battles and a Christian must win. Christ has given us the weapons

    Overthrowing Strongholds 2Cor 10:3-5 INTRO: Watch the evening news & see our gallant soldiers & marines attacking Insurgent & Terrorist Strongholds in Iraq & Afghanistan 1. Those in charge of waging this war against the tyranny of these thugs realize these fortress, strongholds bases ...read more

  • The Next Step

    Contributed by David Wilson on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,784 views

    A sermon designed to highlight the importance of continually growing in Christian maturity.

    The Next Step 5-6-07 Somewhere this morning a young man is standing holding on to the back of a pew with moist hands and a heavy heart. For quite awhile now he has struggled with a decision that he is about to make. He feels the calling of the Holy Spirit and ...read more

  • Let The Spirit Of God Enable You To Effectively Communicate

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 7, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,972 views

    Twenty ministries of the Holy Spirit found in Isaiah 61 that were evidenced in the life Jesus and Paul the Apostle.

    Let the Spirit of God Enable You To Effectively Communicate (Isa 61:1-11) Contrary to certain assumptions you do not have to be perky and pretty like Katie Couric and receive a $20 million salary before you can be an effective communicator. Consider Howard Henricks who has taught at Dallas ...read more

  • What Are Believing Works And Prayer Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 29, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,459 views

    God does great works through his praying people to show his power and glorify himself.

    Scripture Introduction On the night Jesus washed his disciples’ feet, he also told them some tough things. As a result, they are discouraged and anxious. Then (as we heard in last week’s sermon), the great physician applied his healing balm: “Let not your hearts be troubled. ...read more

  • Is It Too Good To Be True?

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jul 27, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,146 views

    What God can do is not too good to be true.

    Title: Is It Too Good To Be True? Text: Ephesians 3:14-21 Thesis: What God can do is not too good to be true! Introduction I don’t know if the adage, “If it’s too good to be true, it usually is,” holds true but as a rule, if something seems too good to be true, it usually is too good to be ...read more

  • Dry Bones Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 30, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,661 views

    To often we let go of our dreams and become a pile of dead, very dry bones.

    Dry Bones Ezekiel 37:1-10 April 22, 2012 Have you ever felt like there was no hope? You were hopeless . . . lost . . . You looked at your situation and there was no way out. You were trapped . . . stuck. There was a security guard at a railroad yard who accidentally locked himself in a ...read more

  • The Incognito Christ

    Contributed by Darrell Coats on Apr 18, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,600 views

    Christ comes to us today in the guise of the poor.

    The Incognito Christ Matthew 25:31- 46 Introduction: The point of our scripture reading for today reminds me of an ancient legend about one of the early saints. St. Lawrence was one of seven ...read more

  • A Bunch Of Everlastings (F.w. Boreham)

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Feb 26, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,072 views

    Certainties from the Word of God.

    A man and his ten-year-old son were on a fishing trip miles from home. At the boy’s insistence, they decided to attend the Sunday worship service at a small rural church. The father forgot to bring any cash, so he reached in his pocket and gave his son a quarter to drop in the offering plate as it ...read more

  • Article 19. The Threefold Function Of The Law Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 13, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,489 views

    This sermon unpacks the threefold function of the law: Natural universal function, its Evangelsitic diagnostic function and its didatic function.

    THE THREEFOLD FUNCTION OF THE LAW OF GOD LAW IS A PHENOMENON THAT APPLIES TO ALL DIMENSIONS OF OUR LIVES: PHYSICAL LAWS OF NATURE- POSITIVE LAWS OF SOCIETY - IMPERATIVES OF HUMAN MORALITY - AND EVEN DIVINE LAWS OF REVELATION. THESE LAWS ALL HAVE FIXED FUNCTIONS WHICH INTERACT ...read more

  • The Suffering King

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Feb 11, 2010
     | 4,695 views

    THIS IS PART OF A BIBLE STUDY SERIES THAT I HAD ON THE PSALMS

    PSALM 22 THE SUFFERING KING INTRODUCTION: YOU MAY RECOGNIZE THE OPENING WORDS OF THIS PSALM AS SOME OF THE WORDS THAT CHRIST CRIED WHEN HE WAS ON THE CROSS. IT COULD BE THAT BY REFERENCING THESE OPENING WORDS OF THE PSALM THAT JESUS WAS DIRECTING US TO STUDY THE WHOLE PSALM, AND TO APPLY IT TO ...read more