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  • "Prayers, Food, Praise, Growth"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 9, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,144 views

    Looking at the first Church in Acts for a model of who we can be.

    Acts 2:42-47 “Prayers, Food, Praise, Growth” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor, Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org This is the first picture of the first group of individuals who made up the first Christian Church! They are our forbearers. They are our brothers and ...read more

  • Spiritual Protection For The Battlefield

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 17, 2013
    based on 245 ratings
     | 77,456 views

    We are engaged in a spiritual war. A serious battle. For the Christian, faith is not spelled "F-A-I-T-H" it is spelled "R-I-S-K." If something is not a risk, then it really does not require faith.

    For Those not Familiar with an Anglican Service there are 4 Scripture readings before the message is given. Today's Scriptures were Deuteronomy 26:1-11 ; Psalm 91:1,2,9-16 ; Romans 10:8-13 and Luke 4:1-13 One gentleman commented, ... "I wouldn't be tempted ... if temptation .... wasn't ... so ...read more

  • A Drink For A Dehydrated Soul

    Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002
    based on 895 ratings
     | 79,700 views

    Creating spiritual hunger in your people

    A Drink For A Dehydrated Soul (JOHN 7:37 & John 4:4-14) (Christian Life, Spirituality) (Ded/Exp) INTRODUCTION: Have you ever been thirsty? I don’t mean the average thirst where a drink of water sounds good after a long walk or after working in the garden on a hot summer day. I mean ...read more

  • Opposition Leads To Church Growth Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Jan 16, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 7,645 views

    Revisit what caused growth in the early church and apply it to what will bring growth to your church today.

    One thing which has characterized the church over history is opposition, and that opposition, rather than driving the church away, has provided for church growth. When your convictions come under fire, when they are tested, you will come to embrace them or reject them. When Christianity is ...read more

  • Growth: Buried Talent Attitudes

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 22, 2023
     | 1,272 views

    WHAT ARE WE DOING? WHAT ARE WE TEACHING? How easy can it be to bury our talents and never develop or grow them? Are we hangs our harps in the trees?

    BURIED TALENT ATTITUDES By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) (Two part lesson) **ATTITUDE: the way you look at life, a settled way of thinking, the expression of how you feel, predisposition or tendency to respond positive or negative, mindset, A SETTLED ...read more

  • Enduring Chastisement

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 24, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,251 views

    God disciplines us well and for our growth -- how should we behave in these times?

    “Enduring Divine Chastisement” Text: Hebrews 12:5-11 © 2007, Sterling C. Franklin Free for your use and encouragement Context: In the prior passages in Hebrews 11 and 12:1-4 – (1) Hebrews 11 gives us the ‘Hall of Faith’ – many faithful believers to whom we can ...read more

  • A Prayer To Grow On Series

    Contributed by Allen Calkins on Nov 24, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,158 views

    It is essential that Christians remain committed to growing in the Lord in order to have the impact we are intended to have in the world.

    A Prayer to Grow On Colossians 1:9-14 INTRODUCTION When it comes to matters of faith, how good is good enough for you? What is your goal in the Christian life? Is your goal to be the best believer you can be for the glory of God? Obviously, our Lord’s desire is for us to continue to grow and ...read more

  • Habits Of Pruning, Part 2: Fasting (Matthew 6:16-18) Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Feb 13, 2021
     | 4,006 views

    Fasting is probably the least understood of the spiritual disciplines. But it has the potential to be one of the most rewarding.

    [I am very grateful to SermonCentral contributor Jim Luthy for his sermon "To Fast or Not to Fast." His opening illustration and structure formed the backbone of this sermon.] Good morning. Please open your Bibles to Matthew 6. How many of you are tea drinkers? I know we are in the ...read more

  • Oh, Grow Up

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Jul 30, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,246 views

    To invite the believer to “grow up” in his/her walk with Jesus.

    I want to start today’s message off with a video I found this past week entitled, “Things you can’t do when you’re not a toddler”. VIDEO: “Things you can’t do when you’re not a toddler”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOs5K5-NtXs These things ...read more

  • Gaius, A Man Who Helped Much

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 13, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,666 views

    As a church leader, your behavior often determines the growth of believers and whether or not the church has a dynamic ministry for Christ. THIS is what the letter of 3 John is all about, leadership within the church.

    As we continue our studies in the writings of the Apostle John, we begin to look into the book of 3 John. My plan is to spend just two studies in this book. It is believed that John the Apostle wrote this book or letter around 85-95 AD. It was written to a man named Gaius in order to warn ...read more

  • Standing In The Shadows Of Greatness

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 21, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,461 views

    We stand in the shadows of greatness because we are spiritually weak, morally weak, physically weak.

    Standing in the Shadows of Greatness Description of Standing in the Shadows of Motown – Backup Band We are all standing of the shadows waiting for our moment when the spotlight is taken off of someone else and placed on ourselves. Unfortunately if your ascension is based upon someone else’s ...read more

  • Scripture Memorization 101 Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 27, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,008 views

    In Memorizing God’s word, we can obtain: 1) Encouragement from God’s Commission (Joshua 1:1–2). 2) Encouragement from God’s Promises (Joshua 1:3–6), and 3) Encouragement from God’s Written Word (Joshua 1:7–9)

    As summer winds down, kids become anxious about going back to school. Besides the prospect of tests and assignments, one factor that tends to provoke dread, is rote memorization. Memorizing dates, names, equations, chemicals etc. is generally viewed as tedious. Many associate all memorization with ...read more

  • Habits Of Pruning, Part 1: Sabbath (Exodus 16) Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Feb 8, 2021
     | 2,704 views

    Sabbath reminds us that God's got this. And He's got us, too.

    Good morning. Please open your Bibles to Exodus 16. We’re going to look at several scripture passages this morning, but the biggest chunk is going to come from Exodus 16, so you can go ahead and turn there. For the past several weeks we’ve been talking about developing spiritual disciplines. ...read more

  • Habits Of Abiding, Part 2: Community And Accountability Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Feb 8, 2021
     | 2,685 views

    We don't often think of community as a spiritual discipline. But its one the body of Christ literally can't do without.

    Good morning. Please turn in your Bibles to Romans chapter 15. We are continuing our series on spiritual disciplines. When we started this, I introduced you to this illustration of building a trellis—a framework on which your spiritual life can grow. The trellis helps the plant grow in a healthy ...read more

  • So Many Thoughts On Prayer

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 16, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,700 views

    Learn to pray persistently more with right motives to our Heavenly Father who answers with goodness.

    SO MANY THOUGHTS ON PRAYER LUKE 11:1-13 #prayer INTRODUCTION… preceptaustin.org/prayer_devotionals_and_illustrations David Jeremiah is a Southern Baptist minister and you can hear him on the radio on ‘Turning Point’ and he has also written a few books. He has a 2004 book called “Prayer: The ...read more