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Spared Another Year

Contributed by Darron Edwards on Jan 6, 2001

based on 451 ratings

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Bearing fruit in the present tense of your life.

SPARED ANOTHER YEAR "He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit on it, and found none. Then he said unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down; why ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger & Thirst After Righteousness Series

Contributed by Rich Young on Jan 17, 2001

based on 226 ratings

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Fourth in a series of sermons on the Beatitudes - Developing Christian character

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger & Thirst After Righteousness INTRODUCTION · IN THE ANTARCTIC SUMMER OF 1908-9, SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON AND THREE COMPANIONS ATTEMPTED TO TRAVEL TO THE SOUTH POLE FROM THEIR WINTER QUARTERS. THEY SET OFF WITH FOUR PONIES TO HELP CARRY THE LOAD. WEEKS LATER, THEIR PONIES ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Trip To The Potter's House

Contributed by Don Spooner on Jan 23, 2001

based on 136 ratings

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We are placed on the Potter’s wheel at out new birth and are shaped into a vessel, that meets the Potter’s specification.

The prophet Jeremiah functioned in ancient Israel, just before they were carried into captivity as punishment for the sins of idolatry. This text shows us that God was eager to withhold judgement and extend mercy, if only Israel would repent. Unfortunately they would not and were carried off in ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6, 1 John 5:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Peter, Isaiah Encounter The Divine

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 29, 2001

based on 157 ratings

| 7,889 views

A sermon for the 5th Sunday after the Epiphany

A small boy thought his pocket knife was primarily something to be stuck into the ground or flicked into the side of thick barked trees. Then one day his grandfather said, "Hey, let me show you what you can do with that." The boy handed over the knife and watched intently as the older man took a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

What Kind Of Clay Are You?

Contributed by Jim Twamley on Mar 25, 2003

based on 38 ratings

| 5,951 views

I think it’s safe to say that the majority of us want to become everything God wants us to be, the problem is that we fall short of God’s perfect plan for our lives. Too often we take matters into our own hands and mess up God’s plan for us. We end up set

On an overhead slide draw four symbols a star, a plus sign, a circle and a square. Then ask your audience to pick one of the symbols and then share which sign they picked with the person sitting closest to them. Then interpret the signs, “Research shows that if you picked the square you are a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Am I Doing?

Contributed by Jim Twamley on Mar 25, 2003

based on 148 ratings

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Looks at 6 specific things that Paul prays and examines them one at a time. Now as we look at each one of these, I want you to be thinking, “How am I personally doing in each of these areas?”

One of the main jobs of a pastor is to pray for his congregation. Acts 6:1-4 6:1 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2 So the Twelve ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lighten Your Load

Contributed by Jim Twamley on Mar 26, 2003

based on 61 ratings

| 14,085 views

Every sailor knows that you can’t ride out a storm with an overburdened ship. You’ll take on excess water and sink. The same goes for us, when we carry useless burdens around and a storm comes up – we’ll be in danger of sinking.

Many of you came in here today carrying a burden, a load of care. The good news is that you can lighten your load, you can even get rid of your load altogether. Relax, you’re in the Lord’s house now, and I’ve got a feel’en everything’s gonna be alright! Amen! Our sermon comes from the Book of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44, Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Earplugs"

Contributed by Michael Walker on Mar 29, 2003

based on 4 ratings

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We want to talk about plugging up your spiritual ears so not to let out what you have heard. Not to as in the natural to protect your hearing but to protect what you’ve heard.

"EarPlugs " - Heb. 2: 1-4 - Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; How shall we ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Crucified Will

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 30, 2003

based on 30 ratings

| 4,482 views

When it comes to dying to ourselves: 1. Jesus is our example. 2. Willfulness is our problem. 3. Crucifixion is the answer.

In Luke 20:17-18 Jesus tells one of his most mysterious parables. He begins by quoting Psalm 118:22: “The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone.” And then he says, “Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” What a strange ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

Can You Pass A Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle? Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003

based on 104 ratings

| 34,286 views

Jesus didn’t ask everyone he met to follow him. He asked the original twelve disciples–and He invited the Rich Young Ruler to follow him. The young man refused. Like many people, he was fooling himself about what it takes to have eternal life.

Can You Pass a Camel Through the Eye of a Needle? Luke 18:18-30 By Dr. David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION During this Christmas season, there are plenty of Scrooges out there. I heard about one lady who was fumbling in her purse to get her credit card to pay for a purchase. The cashier noticed she had a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-30

Denomination: Baptist

"Ye Can Do Nothing"

Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Apr 4, 2003

based on 48 ratings

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This sermon talks the Christian and fruit bearing.

Text: John 15:1-5 -Key verse 5, Jesus says, "for without me ye can do nothing" -Prerequisites for bearing real fruit. 1) Must be saved, born again, must be one of the branches attached to the vine, the Lord Jesus Christ. -You must abide or dwell in Christ and He must abide or dwell in ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

God's Gifts To Peter, And To Us.

Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 4, 2003

based on 49 ratings

| 4,776 views

God gave Peter position, power, passion, and perseverance. He wants to give us the same gifts.

Strength, Wisdom, Strategy, Endurance, Focus, Courage, Toughness... These sound like the description of someone on the television show “Survivor.” But actually they pretty well describe a man we read about in the New Testament. Peter. God worked in Peter’s life in powerful ways. The great news is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Broken Before Midnight

Contributed by Norris Harris I on Apr 12, 2003

based on 48 ratings

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This message deals with that Interim of Brokenness in a saint’s life because of some departure from the path of righteousness.

Our Text is placed between the ‘ZAIN’ of verses 49-56 and the ‘TETH’ of verses 65-72. In between the Hebraic alphabets ‘Z’ and ‘T’ is the ‘CH’. ZAIN mean Nourish, TETH means Good, Rejoice, and CHETH means BREAKDOWN. Thus, in between being Nourished on the Hope received from God’s Word and the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:57-63

Denomination: Baptist

It Happened At Night

Contributed by Norris Harris I on Apr 12, 2003

based on 85 ratings

| 16,147 views

Between where we are now and where the Lord intends to take us, Between us and that Higher Plane of Living, Stands Some Sea of Challenge that Must be Crossed! The only way to get to the Capernaum of Excellence from the Bethsaida of Mediocrity is by way of

I need not pause to suggest how delighted I am to be in your midst. In the midst of erudite scholars like yourselves, I felt I ought to at least have an interesting introduction that sounded impressive with some big words. So I, like Al Louis Patterson who pastors the Corinth Church in Houston, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:16-22

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus - In A Compartment Or In Control? Series

Contributed by Geoff Etherton on Apr 18, 2003

based on 15 ratings

| 3,607 views

Asking whether Jesus is merely another compartment in our lives, or if He is in control of all of our lives

Jesus: in a compartment or in control? Col 1:15-20 Full Script version Key verse: ‘He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together’ (v.17) Big idea: To ask: ‘Is Jesus merely a compartment of our lives, or is He in control’? Service Sheet: Title of talk What’s so special about ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-23

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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