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If Not For Peninnah

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 21, 2024

Sometimes what looks bad is actually working for our good. Would Hannah have ever prayed thru to receive Samuel if there had not been a Peninnah provoking her?

IF NOT FOR PENINNAH 1 Sam. 1:1-28 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: CREATION DIALOG 1. During the Creation, God visited with one of his angels. He said, “Do you know what I’ve just done? I’ve just created 24 hours of alternating light and darkness on Earth. Isn’t that good?” 2. The angel said, “Yes, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Desperate For Jesus

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 25, 2024

I believe that there really is such a place for that kind of desperation in our lives today. However, most important is the discernment of what it is that we want for ourselves.

Opening illustration: Healing of a Hindu gentleman [in the Middle-East] who opened his house for prayer and became a Christian at his time of deepest need and crisis. Introduction: The story of this woman has always fascinated me for nowhere else in the scripture can we find a healing literally ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where Moses Got The Genesis Account?

Contributed by John Gaston on May 15, 2024

The verification of the Bible; how Genesis is actually the record of eyewitnesses. Shem was a link to the preflood world and passed those details to his descendants.

WHERE MOSES GOT THE GENESIS ACCOUNT? Gen. 11:10-27 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A preacher had to get his teeth pulled and the dentist fitted him with dentures. The first Sunday afterward, he preached 10 minutes. The second, he preached 20 minutes and the third, he preached 1½ hours! 2. Some ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:10-27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Pray Simply Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 12, 2024

Pray simply focused on Matthew 6:7-8 (Material adapted from Bob Hostetler's book, The Red Letter Prayer Life, chapter 3 of same title)

HoHum: I step into an elevator on the ground floor. One other person- much taller than me- stands against the back wall. I turn as the elevator door closes and find my floor number on the elevator control panel. I hear a voice behind me- friendly but in a language I don’t understand. I turn, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:7-8, Luke 11:1, Luke 18:10-14, 1 Samuel 3:10, 1 Kings 18:23-39  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Discipline Of Celebration

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Aug 9, 2023

Celebration should be a normal part of the Christian life. This sermon borrows heavily from Richard Foster's book "Celebration of Discipline."

The Discipline of Celebration “The Christian should be an alleluia from head to foot!” (Augustine of Hippo) Celebration: the action of marking one's pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in enjoyable, typically social, activity. Celebration is at the heart of God’s way of ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Call Of Christmas 1 Series

Contributed by Shine Thomas on Dec 6, 2023

Different cultures have attached a lot of traditions surrounding the birth of Jesus. Most of the time, we end up doing everything and forget the real essence of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. So, what does the Christmas season call us to do?

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Scripture: Luke 2:20, Matthew 2:2, John 3:13, Isaiah 29:13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Judith Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 28, 2022

The story revolves around Judith; a daring and beautiful widow upset with her Jewish compatriots for not trusting God to deliver them from their Seleucid monarchs.

The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical[a] book, included in the Septuagint and the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian Old Testament of the Bible but excluded from the Hebrew canon and assigned by Protestants to the Apocrypha. It tells of a Jewish widow, Judith, who uses her beauty and ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 21:14

Denomination: Baptist

Do This In Remembrance.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on May 18, 2022

We humans often have a hard time remembering things. Maybe your memory has gotten so bad that you figure that within a few years you’ll be able to hide your own Easter eggs.

Do This In Remembrance. Luke 22:7-13NLT A man was working in his backyard one day, when his neighbor began talking to him over the fence. He said, "Yeah, my wife and I went to one of those seminars yesterday, you know, where they teach you ways to improve your memory and such.” ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:7-13, Luke 22:19-20

Denomination: Church Of God

Watchnight PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 22, 2023

This sermon encourages cultivating spiritual sensitivity to recognize and respond to God's leading, as exemplified by Simeon and Anna in the Gospel of Luke. Key

Good morning, beloved family of Christ. How wonderful it is to gather together in His name, to seek His wisdom, and to bask in His love. We are here, not by accident, but by divine appointment. Our Father, in His infinite wisdom, has drawn us together today to delve into His Word, to seek His ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

Topics: Listening, Responding, Opportunities

Why Am I Still Here? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 27, 2023

This sermon explores understanding our purpose through God's perspective, persevering in that purpose, and actively participating in God's divine plan. Key

Good morning, beloved family of God. How wonderful it is to gather together in His name, to bask in the warmth of His love, to seek His wisdom, and to find solace in His promises. We are here, not by chance, but by divine appointment. Each one of us, unique in our experiences and perspectives, yet ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

Topics: Jesus, Uses, All

Beware Of Wolves PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 12, 2024

Explores the importance of discerning spiritual wolves in sheep's clothing and resisting the allure of power not rooted in God's will.

Good morning, beloved family of God. Isn't it a blessing to be gathered here today, in the house of the Lord, surrounded by the fellowship of believers? We are here, not by coincidence, but by divine appointment. God has a word for us today, a word that is as timely as it is timeless. In the words ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-20, Matthew 10:16, Acts 20:29

Topics: Wolves, House

Who By Faith…rahab

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

Who by faith…Rahab (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Readings: • Hebrews chapter 11 verses 30-31. • Joshua chapter 2 verse 1-24: • The key theme that weaves itself through chapter 11 is ‘Faith’. • The Key verse in the chapter is no 6: “Without faith it is impossible to please God”. • This ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:30-31

Denomination: Brethren

Don't Spit Yet!

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 7, 2000

We often let ’cultural Christianity’ override the truth of God’s grace in our relationships

There’s a story about a mother who handed her six-year-old son two candy balls, and told him to share with his four year old brother. She said, “He may spit it out, because they’re kind of sour tasting. But if he keeps sucking on it, there’s bubble gum in the middle”. The older boy ran ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:9-15

Denomination: Orthodox

Church Growth

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 20, 2001

The Lord’s church can grow!

CHURCH GROWTH Acts 2:36-41 INTRO.- ILL.- Many churches are like the church that was going to build a new building. The building committee passed the following resolutions: 1- We shall build a new church. 2- The new building is to be located on the site of the old one. 3- The material in the old ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-41

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Mary And Joseph Didn't Know

Contributed by Kyle Meador on Dec 18, 2000

God is working, almost invisibly, to draw his creation back to his heart. Come and see how God is working, even without giving all the details to this young couple.

What Mary and Joseph Didn’t Know The Christmas story is a remarkably well-known one. The majority of those who identify themselves as Christian in any manner are well versed with the story of the birth of Jesus. I also would venture to say that, in the United States at least, a great many of those ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational