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A Miraculous Catch & Loving Conversation Series

Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Jun 4, 2019

Have you ever had the feeling that someone was about to deliver some bad news? What must have the disciples thought when Jesus showed up to eat breakfast with them? They again saw the heart of their Good Shepherd.

Do you ever have the feeling that someone is about to deliver some bad news to you? Your teenager comes and tells you how great of a parent you are, and you can’t help but wonder, “What did you do? What do you need? How much is this going to cost me?” Your boss calls you into the office, begins ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Simon Who Was Inconvenienced Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Apr 8, 2020

Simon of Cyrene is on his way into Jerusalem when his plans are inconveniently changed when he is called upon to carry the cross of Jesus. The “silent witness” of Simon calls us to think about the ways Jesus uses the inconvenient moments of life to draw us closer to Himself.

Message Silent Witnesses Mark 15:21 Simon Who Is Inconvenienced Even before Jesus is crucified He has faced a brutal ordeal. Looking at some verses in Mark 14 and 15 Mark 14:65 Some of the Sanhedrin began to spit at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, “Prophesy!” And ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:21, Matthew 27:32, Luke 23:26

Denomination: Baptist

What To Do When You Are Nailed To A Cross Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 9, 2020

Our dying words reveal a lot about us. This message looks at the seven last words of Jesus

So, this is how it would end. Not being crowned a king but dying a criminal. Executed as a traitor to both his country and his faith. This weekend we are tying up our Worst-Case Scenario series. Through January and February and then again in April we’ve been looking at various Worst-Case ...read more

Scripture: John 19:30, Luke 23:46, Matthew 27:45-46, John 19:26-27, Luke 23:39-43, Luke 23:34  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Wesleyan

"Four Things To Remember”

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Apr 25, 2020

Four things to remember about God during this coronavirus plague

“Four Things to Remember” April 26, 2020 1 Peter 1:2-13 “Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:2-13

Denomination: Holiness

Faith And Suffering - Reacting Or Responding Series

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on May 2, 2020

1 Peter talks a lot about Suffering. How should we act and react as Christians on this subject

1 Peter 2:21-25 Matthew 5:38-48 Psalm 23 Our primary passage today is the one from 1 Peter, and I confess, none of us like what he has to say. I added the Matthew 5 passage, because sometimes it is easier to hear if we know it came directly from Jesus. Both passages are addressing the same ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:21-25, Matthew 5:38-48, Matthew 28:20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

We Are His Workmanship Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on May 19, 2020

We are God's masterpiece and we were made new in christ for a purpose.

Who are we in Christ? Have you ever wondered about that? Just who are you, who am I, to God? Sometimes when I look at the night sky on clear and moonless night, when I’m out in the open, no lights around to obstruct, and I see endless maze of stars about. I really feel insignificant. I begin ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

Enjoy The Lord's Favor

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Feb 27, 2021

We enjoy the Lord's favor when the Good News is proclaimed. God's Good News is our comfort.

ENJOY THE LORD’S FAVOR (Outline) January 17, 2021 - Epiphany 2 - ISAIAH 61:1-3 INTRO.: The favor of the Lord God of Armies shines on his people. Every day the love of our heavenly Father sustains us. As God’s children we enjoy these divine gifts. God’s gifts to us and for us are physical. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3

Denomination: Lutheran

Loving The Lord

Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Aug 28, 2019

Are you a good Samaritan? We might try to help other people, but is that really what Jesus was trying to teach when he told the story about the good Samaritan? Look to what leads up to this parable and see how Jesus' story is so much more than just a lesson teaching us to help other people.

“Help other people.” When did you learn that lesson? That is one of the very basic lessons that we normally learn at a very early age. Someone drops something, you pick it up. Someone falls down on the playground, you help them up. If there is someone who is need, you share what you have been ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Lutheran

In The Almighty Dollar We Trust

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Sep 29, 2019

Our world focuses on more, more, more. Paul, in his letter to young pastor Timothy, coaches contentment, gratefulness, and sharing, building up riches in heaven.

1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19 In the Almighty Dollar We Trust People who trap animals in Africa for zoos in the Western world say that one of the hardest animals to catch is the ring-tailed monkey. For the local Zulus, though, it’s fairly simple. They know the monkeys love the seeds of a locally grown ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10, 1 Timothy 6:17-19, Philippians 4:11-13, Hebrews 13:5, Deuteronomy 8:18, Luke 12:15, Matthew 6:19-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Hypocrites Give Bad Directions #2 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 3, 2019

When Christians fail to follow God's Positioning System in favor of our own, they degrade the witness of Jesus Christ leading in our own lives.

Last week, we began a six-week sermon series entitled, “In need of a GPS.” Over the course of this sermon series, we will cover the entire letter to the Galatians moving at a rate of one chapter per week. In our first week, we learned that this letter was written in 54AD to the churches Paul had ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:7-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In The Presence Of The Lord - Sermon Vi: No End Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Oct 31, 2019

As we grow older, most of us need all the help we can get. Our hearts go out to those who suffer - which, at times, includes all of us. We find comfort in God's promise to be with us and to supply our need for goodness and mercy.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD - SERMON VI: NO END The sixth jewel of truth is that in the House of the Lord – in the eternal presence of the Lord our God - there is NO END. The sixth verse of the 23rd Psalm says this: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow ...read more

Every Believer A Soldier Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Jul 6, 2020

Everyone is in the spiritual conflict whether we like it or not. The question is whether or not we are a good soldier of the Lord. This message was preached the day after the 4th of July

The Christian life is a series of Battles. Here is the shocker, everyone in involved. There are no non-combatants in this spiritual war that is raging around us. Whether you are save, or lost, rich or poor, possess numerous seminary degrees or completely uneducated, everyone, everywhere is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:18-20, 2 Timothy 2:3-7

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus And The Mourning Widow Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 9, 2016

We can learn a lot about feeling compassion and acting on it from the actions of Jesus at Nain.

Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost 2016 Extraordinary Form In the letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul famously tells his Catholic listeners that the task assigned to us by our baptismal consecration is to “watch carefully how [we] live, not as fools but as wise persons, redeeming the times ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:1-14

Denomination: Catholic

What Are We Going To Do? Series

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 3, 2018

will we be among the believers or those who wanted to crucify Jesus

Mark 11:1-11 Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of the observation of Holy Week. During Holy Week every year, we are reminded of the last week of Jesus’ life, as He arrived in Jerusalem for Passover amidst celebration and joy, and was hailed crowds of His followers as their Savior, the new ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal

Beautiful One Series

Contributed by David Simpson on Feb 9, 2018

A sermon using the object lesson of an oreo cookie. (Preached for our annual outside event called Start Up, always using a sweet treat as an object lesson to make the sermon more memorable).

Sermon Lanier Christian Church September Start Up – September 18, 2016 David Simpson Beautiful One Romans 10:15 What is September Start Up (Outside Worship on our front parking lot) without a treat? This has become a tradition! I’m afraid if I don’t show up one year without a ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church