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Our Titanic Crossroads

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 19, 2005

Living our Christian Life on our own turms

PowerPoint Upon Request 5 Defining Moments Our Titanic Crossroads Eph. 2:12-13 Titanic It is difficult to understand why the owners and builders named this ship Titanic. The Titans were a mythological race who came to believe they’d conquered nature, who thought they’d achieved power and learning ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

Transparent Pain And Suffering Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Feb 27, 2008

We can be honest in expressing our feelings in pain and suffering.

Title: Transparent Pain and Suffering Text: Hebrews 5:7-10 Thesis: We can be honest in expressing our feelings in pain and suffering. The Series: This is the fifth message in a Lenten Series: Knowing Christ through Pain and Suffering. The Apostle Paul wrote, I want to know Christ and the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:7-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope For The Journey

Contributed by Fred Schaeffer on Nov 20, 2008

Hope is what enables us to see that silver lining around the dark clouds and makes us look for a rainbow during the rainstorm.

I) Eighteen months ago, I embarked on a journey. I packed up my belongings and headed from Kansas to Northern California to begin a new life. I had been divorced for almost a year, and I had begun a relationship with a wonderful woman from San Diego, CA. The little furniture that I had along with ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 77:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Thanks For God’s Answers To My Problems Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Mar 12, 2011

As we look at the genres of the Psalms we find the Thanksgiving Psalms. Thanksgiving Psalms always talk about a difficult situation which has been fixed. We might want to think of Thanksgiving Psalms as our response when God helps us out of trouble.

Thanks For God's Answers To My Problems Psalm 34:1-22 You can listen to a full recording of this message at http://www.nec.org.au/listen-to-a-sermon-series/responding-to-god-psalms/ Introduction to Reading The family of Psalms which we are going to consider this morning are known as Thanksgiving ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Battle Of The Church Series

Contributed by Tim White on Mar 11, 2013

Spiritual warfare in the Church can be won by the blood of the Lamb, the word of our testimony and not loving life more than the cause. Some insights on the Battle of the Church and the need for unity.

The Battle of the Church 1 Corinthians 1:10-13. Satan attacks the Christian, the family, and the Church. Efforts to defeat Satan in the family and Church will have little effect unless the battle of the mind is experiencing victory. However, when God’s people walk with Him, we find peace in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13

Denomination: Baptist

Guidelines For Youth Ministry

Contributed by Tim White on Apr 2, 2012

Paul encouraged Timothy in his demanding service with these words and set forth an example for him that would lead to success and leadership.

Guidelines for Youth Ministers - I Tim. 4:12-16 (A charge for a new youth director, the church and the youth). Illustration: A youth pastor wanted to illustrate something to his students. He placed some valuable objects on small tables around the room. On one of the tables was a Bible. There was a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

Leadership Banquet 2010

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 5, 2010

This sermon is given to encourage the leaders of the church to come on board for our 2 year Building Campaign, "Excelling In Giving." My wife and I preached together as a team.

Leadership Banquet Toby In every church, God places a key component thats critical to its success. The success of Glenville New Life Community PCUSA is found gathered in this room. Our key component is the willingness of the leadership of this church to submit itself first to Jesus Christ, and then ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

When Was Jesus Humble? Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Jul 14, 2010

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

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

When You Can't Find God

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jul 27, 2009

From the the life of Job we can learn what to do when God is silent.

When You Can’t Find God Job 23:1-10 * Every time this country goes to war, sadly, we always find ourselves with a list of unaccounted for service people. We call these people “missing in action”, which we have shortened to MIA. Regardless of the reason(s), they cannot be found and accounted for. ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Present Perfect

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 11, 2011

Our behavior should reflect our relationship with the perfect God, rather than our relationships with imperfect people.

Once upon a time, long long ago, in a galaxy far far away, that passage from Matthew changed my life. Well, it wasn’t another galaxy, exactly, but it was certainly another world. And it certainly feels like a longtime ago. I started working for the Pillsbury Company over 30 years ago. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

An Offer No One Could Refuse? Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 22, 2011

John 3:16 is really a verse for the religious but lost.

John 3:16-21 • A deal too good to be true? Give you a 20 for every 1 in your wallet? Too good to be true? Yep it is. GODFATHER movie line ‘I’m going to make you an offer ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21

Influence Is .......

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Sep 8, 2011

Jesus calls us to be an influence in this world through a comparison to salt in the sermon on the mount.

INFLUENCE IS….. Matthew 5:13 Intro. I heard of a minister who was making a wooden trellis to support a climbing vine. As he was pounding away, he noticed that a little boy was watching him. The youngster didn’t say a word, so the preacher kept on working, thinking the lad would leave. But he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

There Is A Friend

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Sep 29, 2011

Friendship

“There Is A Friend!” Proverbs 18:24 I. The Availability of this Friend Our text states that “There is a friend…” and implies that this friend is available to all those who look for a friend who goes beyond even the closeness of a biological connection. There is ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:24

Denomination: Baptist

Love One Another

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 6, 2012

The parting words of Jesus to His disciples was: Love one another. It is the foundation to everything we do. It is a command. It is a witness. We need to experience fresh outpourings of God's love, count ourselves in and initiate moves to share this l

John 13:31-35 Love One Another ES 8 Jul 12 2138 Let’s revisit the scene at the Last Supper, when Jesus had his last moments with His disciples - in John 13:31-35. 33 "My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Mantelpiece

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 19, 2020

A sermon on how much God adores us - with a few references to some slightly controversial topics. Preached on the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany 2020 at St Barnabas Northolt

.................................. I log into Facebook and there on some one’s status is a grainy black and white photo of a baby - the ultrasound that announces that their new arrival is on it’s way. And many people will keep that ultrasound up with their other photos on the mantelpiece - the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-17, Luke 13:34, Matthew 3:1-17, Matthew 23:36

Denomination: Anglican