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God's First Name

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Apr 4, 2004

based on 44 ratings

| 4,192 views

God favored His people by revealing Himself by several names which offered special insight into His love and righteousness.

God’s First Name Exodus 3:7-15 Names are often meant to be descriptive or hopeful. Stanley Yelnats was sentenced to 18 months at a camp for a crime he did nto commit. He and all the other boys are forced to dig 5 foot wide by 4 foot deep holes in the desert every day. They are told this builds ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:7-15

Denomination: Holiness

Walking With The Risen Christ

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Apr 27, 2004

based on 36 ratings

| 7,353 views

This message gives part of the Easter story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.

Walking with the Risen Christ Luke 24:1-7 Luke 24:13-34 Suppose you were in Jerusalem A.D. 30. You purchased the Jerusalem Daily News, the edition is labeled, “Extra.” The startling big type headline reads, “Nazarene’s Tomb found Empty.” One of the column captions catch you eye, “Death Now ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-34

Denomination: Free Methodist

Who Do You Think You Are Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 31, 2002

based on 144 ratings

| 17,757 views

This is the 1st sermon in the "Requirements For Revival" series. This sermon identifies what the Bible says about Christians.

Sunday Morning June 2, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “Requirements For Revival” [#1] SLIDE 1 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? 1 Peter 2:4-10 Introduction: 1. Wouldn’t you like to see revival break out? You are probably thinking, “I would love to see revival happen, but the chances of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 10, 2002

based on 56 ratings

| 7,978 views

We can know beyond a Shadow of a Doubt that God keeps His promises.

Have you ever been around someone you think you know really well, and suddenly they do something totally out of character? It may be something good or it may be something bad. If you’re married, you’ve no doubt had that happen! Or maybe we’ve stereotyped somebody and found out they’re nothing like ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Hungry For Faith

Contributed by William Nickles on May 4, 2003

based on 35 ratings

| 8,227 views

An encounter with Christ is essential for true faith to take shape. Our encounter with the world is then empowered by the Christ we meet at the table.

I made the point last week that poor ole doubting Thomas should not be singled out as the only disciple who had doubts about this new “resurrected” reality. Here is the rest of the story – as Paul Harvey would say – to vindicate Thomas. Verse 41 of today’s text clearly makes the point. “While in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:36-48, Acts 3:12-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Jesus Prays For His Disciples

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 3, 2003

based on 59 ratings

| 7,794 views

Jesus knew that there would be times when storms would come and cause an upheaval for these disciples that He was praying for.

JESUS PRAYS FOR HIS DISCIPLES Text: John 17:6-19 I read an account about a storm that came as a surprise. "The storm came roaring in from the Atlantic, and it left the city of New York paralyzed. Ordinarily such a snow fall cause little inconvenience in that city. Snowplows are ...read more

Scripture: John 17:6-19

Denomination: United Methodist

Prayer For Others Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Jun 15, 2003

based on 71 ratings

| 7,830 views

8th in the series "Patterns for Prayer." Looks at the Church’s payers for Peter in prison as a pattern of intercessory prayer.

Introduction: "Somebody’s Praying Me Through--with military testimonies" (Available at http://doxologyrecords.com/news/article.asp?intNewsItemKey=16) At it’s best prayer is not simply a list of things I want from God but also a time of intercession for others. Intercession is when we pray for ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

#2 A Secret To Tell Series

Contributed by Alex Perednia on Jun 22, 2003

based on 54 ratings

| 7,215 views

The mystery (secret) of the Gospel of Jesus Christ reveals the heart of God to love and redeem his people. This is a secret we must tell others about.

INTRODUCTION Have you ever been entrusted with a secret that you had a hard time keeping to yourself? Sometimes it is hard to keep a secret. I have found that young children have a particularly hard time keeping a secret. That reminds me of two incidents in our family. The first one happened ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Wait And See

Contributed by Don Schultz on Jul 1, 2003

based on 55 ratings

| 16,864 views

When it comes to God’s kingdom, at times we are unimpressed. But wait and see.

Ezekiel 17:22-24 WAIT AND SEE Where do fireworks come from? This past weekend, many of you watched fireworks, and if you weren’t watching them, then you probably heard them. Where do they come from? How did this custom of shooting off fireworks begin? Fireworks were invented in China. Very ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 17:22-24, Mark 4:26-34

Denomination: Lutheran

"The Samaritan Woman: A Lesson On Evangelism”

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 15, 2002

based on 234 ratings

| 51,821 views

A living lesson on evangelism from the master of evangelism Himself.

Intro: One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, there’s something about the preacher’s message this morning that I don’t understand." The mother said, "Oh? What is it?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. He ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Forward To The Past - Reformation Day Message

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

based on 98 ratings

| 13,156 views

The Reformation began with Jesus Christ and is to continue even today within the church and within our hearts.

Introductory Considerations 1. "Today is Reformation Sunday." With these four words I may already have lost many of your listening ears. Why do we need to talk about something that happened 400-500 years ago? We don’t want a history lesson or a theological debate. 2. Message of Reformation not a ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-38

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Peter, Reinstated

Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 4, 2001

based on 240 ratings

| 19,801 views

There are times when people for one reason or another may drift back to where they were before when they were awakened spiritually.

PETER, REINSTATED John 21:1-19 This past Sunday, I saw a movie called “Awakenings”. It was based on a true story of the work of Dr. Sayer. Dr. Sayer had been working with some patients who were survivors of encephalitis which a disease that spread to epidemic proportions from 1915-1926. ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: United Methodist

Is The Bible Truth?

Contributed by Mike Richardson on May 19, 2001

based on 246 ratings

| 9,023 views

If the Bible is not truth then we have nothing to believe in and no hope of eternal life, but if it is truth then many have something to rejoice in and many have much to be concerned about.

FOR SUPREME INFORMATION ON CREATIONISM GO TO WWW.ICR.ORG INTRO: The Bible has been called the Greatest Book in the World. It is, at the same time, both the most read and most loved Book of all time, and the most hated and most ridiculed Book of all time. -Cable Television’s czar, Ted Turner, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Are The Marks Of A Believer?

Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 31, 2001

based on 68 ratings

| 3,196 views

What does a believer who follow Christ really look like? What changes should one expect when one trust in the leadership of Christ.

Discipleship WHAT ARE THE MARKS OF A BELIEVER? by ANDREW CHAN, Pilgrim Baptist, Vancouver, BC Being a disciple of Christ (a follower or a believer) is not about merely following a list of do this and don’t do that. To follow Jesus is more about “done”, rather than “do.” He has done it, when it ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-32

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Isaiah's New Kingdom

Contributed by Michael Treston on Jun 10, 2001

based on 39 ratings

| 3,453 views

the kingdom is comming

ISAIAH CHAPTER 2 1-5. This morning were going to open up the first page on our advent calendar. In doing so were going to look at one of the prophesies that Isaiah made, The passage that was read this morning though is not you’re usual pre Christmas warm up passage to the big event or the birth ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:1-5

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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