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Running God's Race Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 6, 2006

The importance of faithfully running the race we are called to run...

Date Written: April 4, 2006 Date Preached: April 5, 2006 Where Preached: OZHBC (Wed - PM Service) Sermon Details: Series Title: Basic Bible Studies Sermon Title: Running God’s Race Sermon Text: Hebrews 12:1-3 Introduction: Have you ever stopped to think about what the Bible would look like ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Innkeeper's Bad Press Not Necessarily Deserved

Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Dec 14, 2010

Innkeeper's Bad Press Not Necessarily Deserved

As the opening act of the Greatest Story Ever Told, each character mentioned in the Christmas narrative has had a number of literary traditions and homiletical assumptions added that may or may not be directly traceable to the text of the Holy Bible. One of these is none other than the Innkeeper. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Live Till The End Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 7, 2011

How am I personally impacting my relatives and friends in their decision for Jesus Christ as the end of the world comes near?

A few weeks ago there was much talk about the end of the world because some “Christians” were so sure that the rapture, the taking away of Christians to heaven, was going to happen on May 21, 2011. Now, we are seeing billboards saying that according to the Mayans, the world will end by the Year ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 12:5-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Eye Witness News 3 - Magi (Advent 3, 2009) Series

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Jan 2, 2010

This series approaches the Christmas Story by examining the lives of those present from a very historical perspective. This is week three focusing on the Magi.

Matthew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." 3 When King Herod heard this he was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Midrashim On The Mount Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 16, 2009

Jesus takes what were familiar passages to the Jewish people -- but obscure passages to us -- and makes them easily accessible so we can put them to work in our lives.

Midrashim on the Mount (Deut. 4:5-8 with Matt. 5:14-16; Deut. 24:1-4 with Matt. 5:31-32; Deut. 23:21-23 with Matt. 5:33-37) 1. Sometimes you have to move fast: Unexpected guests were on the way, and my mother, an impeccable housekeeper, rushed around straightening up. She put my father and ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Doing What You Can’t Do.

Contributed by Ian Mcalister on Aug 24, 2010

The very thing that the woman cannot, yet yearns to, do is precisely the thing Jesus gives her the power to do.

In the days of the Fitzgerald Inquiry, Woolloongabba was the home of pimps, prostitutes and people of pious intent. We belonged to the latter group, for The Gabba was also our home, living almost in the shadow of the famous ground itself, right next to Holy Trinity Church where I worked as the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17

Denomination: Anglican

The Real End Of The World Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 20, 2012

The destruction of this present world will take place after the thousand year reign of Christ. Let’s preview the events that bring our new home to earth!

The Real End of the World (Revelation 20-22) 1. How good of an imagination do you have? How good is your long-term memory – do you remember details and what your life was like many years ago? How creative of a person are you? Are you able to trust God or do you fall apart in unusual ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Righteousness Begins In The Heart Series

Contributed by David Swanger on Mar 13, 2013

Making clear His attitude toward the Old Law, Jesus challenged the religious leaders teaching and raised the bar when it came to righteous living.

Righteousness Begins in the Heart Matthew 5:17-20 To some who were confident of their own righteousness (don’t miss that statement) and looked down on every¬one else, Jesus told this parable: Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Phari¬see ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Taking The Next Step In Conflict Resolution Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Apr 2, 2013

In this lesson, we will explore biblical principles as to the appropriate way to involve others when seeking to resolve a conflict. Let’s answer three questions:

Taking the Next Step in Conflict Resolution www.crbible.com/sermons Introduction: 1. Paul knew that there would be quarrels within the body of Christ. Colossians 3:13 • In any church, there will be conflicts, disputes, disagreements, annoyances, hurt feelings, differences of opinion, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:13

Denomination: Bible Church

Why Was Jesus Born Into A Family That Was Poor?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 5, 2018

Luke's gospel tells us that Mary and Joseph offered the poor person's sacrifice when taking Jesus to the Temple. Why would God have chosen for His Son to be born into a poor family?

TWO YOUNG PIGEONS: Jesus’ family gave the poor offering. - Luke 2:24. - Leviticus 12:8. - Unless you know the Old Testament background, the mention of dove/pigeon offering is one that we would pass right over. We have no frame of reference on what it means. - When we look back in Leviticus, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-24

Denomination: Baptist

Did God The Father ‘turn His Back’ On Jesus?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 6, 2018

This sermon looks at Jesus' "forsaken" cry from the cross. It examines two arguments: one that the Father did turn His back on Jesus at that moment; the other that the Bible does not teach that.

A CROSS QUESTIONS: DID GOD THE FATHER "TURN HIS BACK" ON JESUS WHEN HE WAS ON THE CROSS? - Mark 15:34. - The phrase “turn His back” does not appear anywhere in Scripture, but it’s come into our popular religious vocabulary. Commenting on the passage we just read, we often say that when Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:33-34

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 17: Expound A Chapter Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 23, 2018

Expound a Bible Chapter

Lesson Goal In this lesson I want to encourage the exposition of a whole chapter or a similar larger passage of Scripture. Lesson Intro Sometimes stepping back and getting a broader view of things, provides perspective and insight that getting lost in details does not. Lesson Plan In this ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

More Of Him And Less Of Me

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Sep 9, 2017

A personal testimony of God's faithful trustworthiness

More of Him and Less of Me When God blessed me with the person I married she had been diagnosed with a serious illness and given the prognosis of a living a short life of just seven years. I was counseled by numerous ‘spiritual’ advisers to end the engagement because of how this would affect ‘my’ ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Death And Burial Of Christ Series

Contributed by Jim Kilson on Apr 28, 2014

Part 1 of 4 in a series covering the things of first importance as presented by the Apostle Paul in 1st Corinthians 15

INTRODUCTION: People, especially non- Christians often ask of the church “why is there such a single minded emphasis on the gospel?” Our response is simple yet profound… because it’s all about the gospel! As a church everything we do, everything that we say, everything we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Denomination: Christian Church

How To Know If You Are Growing As A Christian?

Contributed by Glenn Narvaez on May 13, 2014

All truths are parallel. If there is physical growth, there is also an spiritual growth. We need to grow them both. How to know if you are growing in your relationship with God? What are the milestones we need to achieved to say we are growing spiritually

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GROWING AS A CHRISTIAN? By Ptr Glenn Narvaez We all like to look at babies. We love them whatever their color, size or shapes, boy or girl. They take away our exhaustion whenever we see them. They are great stress reliever. But however cute or lovely they maybe, we would ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Independent/Bible