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  • I Need More Love! Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 8, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,490 views

    God fills us with love for what is good and glorious so we will choose the best.

    Scripture Introduction A Biblical study of ethics usually considers four topics: the 1) standard, 2) dynamic, 3) motive, and 4) goal of the Christian life. In three short verses, the Apostle Paul touches on each of those as he prays for his friends in Philippi. The forty-three word sentence is ...read more

  • Demas, The Disconnected Disciple

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jul 22, 2012
     | 8,563 views

    A sermon on the effects of worldliness on a Christian

    “Demas, The Disconnected Disciple” “2 Timothy 4:10” Philemon 1:24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers. Colossians 4:14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you. 2 Timothy 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and ...read more

  • A.s.k. God Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
     | 5,620 views

    One key to understanding your life mission is discovering your passion. Your life mission starts with your passion. With every life purpose, God gives provision through our passion. It’s passion that not only gets you started but it’s also carries you thr

    Grace for the Journey 1 John 1:5-2:6 Last week, we looked at how we understand grace in our Wesleyan Methodist tradition. We started out by defining grace as God’s unmerited love and forgiveness. We understand grace as a journey of faith which John Wesley called the “way of ...read more

  • The Gifts They Brought

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,489 views

    Sermon for Epiphany Sunday, 2013 Year C

    Matthew 2: 1 – 12 / The Gifts They Brought Intro: Today we celebrate one of the 7 principal feast days on the Christian calendar. It is a fixed day --- the 12th day after Christmas--- so it migrates through the days of the week. Epiphany celebrates the “revelation” or ...read more

  • Attentive To The Swirls

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 26, 2013
     | 2,991 views

    Because God speaks in a variety of ways, it is important that we pay attention to the variety of ways that God is speaking to us through our life circumstances, scripture, prayer, etc.

    Intro: In my experience, a significant part of living as a child of God is being attentive to life. It is in listening carefully and prayerfully to all the various sounds going on inside and around, to all the various voices and calls, to all the various situations and circumstances, to the ...read more

  • Your Servant Is Listening

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 29, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,383 views

    The subtle theology of revelation that comes from listening to God.

    Jed Harris, producer of Our Town and other plays, became convinced he was losing his hearing. He went to a specialist, who gave him a thorough checkup. The doctor pulled out a gold watch and asked, “Can you hear this ticking?” Harris said, “Of course.” The specialist walked to the door and held ...read more

  • Let God Be Judge Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jul 7, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,095 views

    One of the characteristics of a worldly minded Christian is a judgmental spirit. This sermon draws a distinction between speaking the truth about sin, and lifting ourselves up as the judge over other people's behavior.

    If you have ever seen a court proceeding in England, you will have noticed that British judges and lawyers still wear Victorian era wigs at certain times in the proceedings. Most important, a judge will put on a long white wig prior to announcing the verdict to a defendant. There is a reason for ...read more

  • "Check The Fruits, Fix The Roots” --8th Sunday In Ordinary Time

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 4, 2019
     | 4,564 views

    Our First Reading relates the steady application of three processes over time to create a separation or distinction based on intrinsic properties of quality: faults revealed when one speaks, santification, and discernment

    Sirach, chapter 27, from our First Reading, relates the steady application of three processes over time to create a separation or distinction based on intrinsic properties of quality: 1). The first is the image of shaking a mesh strainer to reveal the husks from the kernel which is similar to ...read more

  • Surprise--The Spirit Of Christ Fills The World

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 15, 2018
     | 2,916 views

    They looked at each other and realized that they were indeed being transformed into images of Christ. Christ had returned in a way that could transform the world, because Christ had manifested Himself in their own hearts and minds and tongues.

    Pentecost 2018 Extraordinary Form “Suddenly, suddenly there came a sound from heaven. It was like a mighty wind coming where they were sitting. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking of the magnificent works of God.” These the words from the Acts of the Apostles, to be sung during ...read more

  • Strange Temples Series

    Contributed by David Welch on May 23, 2018
     | 3,301 views

    Message 17 in our exposition of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. This message focuses on defeat in the church due to internal lawsuits and external behavior.

    Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “A Defeated Church” 1 Corinthians 6:1-20 Review I. Reproof for fleshly behavior 1-6 A. Reproof for a divided church 1-4 1. Opening appeal for unity 1:10-17 • He encouraged them to unity • He exposed their disunity • He confronted their ...read more

  • Wisdom - A Gift From God. Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Sep 13, 2014
     | 7,365 views

    What is wisdom? How de we gain wisdom and how do we apply it?

    Sermon by Pr. Paddick Van Zyl Sep 12, 2014 Wisdom - A Gift From God. Part 1 Intro: Two Teachers Two teachers were once applying for the same Vice-Principal position at  a local high school. One had been teaching a total of 8 years and the other a total of 20. Everyone expected the teacher with ...read more

  • Prayer For The One You Love Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 19, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,434 views

    How do you pray for one you love dearly? Paul demonstrates a prayer for abounding love, knowledge, insight, discernment of excellence, purity without offense, righteous fruit and glory to God.

    7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And this is my ...read more

  • The Good, The Better And The Best

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Nov 21, 2016
     | 14,480 views

    A message point to the hazards of busyness in the Christian life.

    "The Good, the Better, and the Best!" Luke 10:38-42 Luke 10:38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 40 But ...read more

  • How To Understand The Times, And Leadership In Times Of Crisis

    Contributed by Patrick Usifo on May 17, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,586 views

    A leader is not born, and not made in times of crisis, but are revealed to the world when crisis struck. Today's crisis has revealed a lack of leadership in the church.

    In today's world, knowing what to do in times of crisis can give a nation or a person the needed advantage to overcome adverse situations. But a shortfall of not knowing what to do can spell more trouble, anxiety, and fear in the midst of uncertainty and a wanting leadership. And this true in ...read more

  • Who Has Your Ear?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 16, 2016
     | 9,268 views

    Do you listen? Good, but who is the speaker?

    Church sign read, "Knowledge Speaks, Wisdom Listens" but if everyone wants to be wise and listens, who's talking? :-) Truth is that if all of us would seek wisdom by listening we might just hear the voice of all knowledge; God. The one who spoke throughout the Old Testament and then sent His Son ...read more

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