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4 Determinations For Divine Worship

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jan 23, 2002

Rethinking what is required from Ps. 9 when I come to worship.

Title: ?4 Determinations for Divine Worship? Script: Ps. 9: 1-2 (read entire verse) Type: Expos. Where: GNBC 1-16-02 Intro: I recently read an article in a journal that quoted Dr. John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, MN. In this article on worship, Piper was quoted as ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 9:1-2

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Donkeys, Detours & Divine Direction

Contributed by Wayde Wilson on Feb 13, 2002

Most of us have good intentions about serving God. But when it comes to sin and the subject of obedience, good intentions don’t cut it.

TEXT: Numbers 22:1-38 (READ) INTRO: How many of you would agree with me that God’s ways are best? OK…How many of you that agree God’s ways are best can also say with me that knowing God’s ways are best hasn’t always meant you chose God’s way over your own way? (Even tho you would admit God’s way ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 22:1-38, 2 Timothy 3:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Love: God's Divine Initiative

Contributed by David Simmons on Feb 22, 2002

What does it really mean to love? Jesus’ own incarnation gives us the answer.

BEING IN LOVE I had been dating Tara (now my wife) for some time before I finally got the nerve to say it – you know – those big three words that mark the point of no return in a relationship. We had been out on a date, and I had pulled up to her dorm and was about to let her out when I said to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Peter, Isaiah Encounter The Divine

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 29, 2001

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

God's Divine Pattern For Marriage

Contributed by Kelly Randolph on Oct 18, 2000

Just a few weeks ago, we celebrated Christmas.

Just a few weeks ago, we celebrated Christmas. With four young children, a regular part of my Christmas experience is putting together new toys. It is my opinion that the toymakers and the makers of Tylenol must have some kind of arrangement. The toys get harder and harder to put together with more ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:24

Denomination: Baptist

The Quality Of Our Divine Call

Contributed by Billy Weems on Oct 18, 2000

God has not only called us, He has provided us with all the grace necessary to live the Christian life victoriously.

God has not only called us, He has provided us with all the grace necessary to live the Christian life victoriously. Our Scripture provides the outline for this expositional sermon from the Word of God. I Peter 5:10 "But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:10

Article #14 - Divine Healing Series

Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006

The Church of the Nazarene recognizes the role of science and medicine, but affirms the miraculous power of God to intervene and offer divine healing.

Article of Faith #14 - Divine Healing Date: Sunday, September 12, 2004 Author: Rev. Jonathan K. Twitchell If you turned on the television last night, you were probably confronted again with images of the terrorist attacks from three years ago. You may have watched some of the coverage, ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-16

Denomination: Nazarene

The Divine Purpose For The Storms Of Life

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 7, 2006

The Secret Place Of Intimacy

Throughout the years of my life as a Christian I have experienced an ever deepening holy dissatisfaction with spiritual mediocrity and have continued in desire to draw closer to God’s majesty - yearning for more of His glory. But it hasn’t exactly been a ‘walk in the park’! Along with every other ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:14, Amos 5:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fulfill Your Divine Purpose

Contributed by Don Hawks on Oct 21, 2007

You were made to fulfill your divine purpose

For we are what God has made us….. Ephesians 2:10 INTRODUCTION: "We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works ...." • Our English word "poem" comes from this Greek word translated "workmanship." Think about it--there is no one in the world like you. We all compare ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-10

Denomination: Methodist

A Divine D-Day Is Coming

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jul 14, 2008

A Divine D-Day Is Coming 1) Destruction for unbelievers 2) Deliverance for believers

The operation was the largest single-day invasion of all time. Just under 200,000 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel delivered over 130,000 troops along a stretch of the Normandy coast in France. They, in turn, were supported by 12,000 aircraft flying 14,000 sorties. These invaders’ goal was ...read more

Scripture: Joel 3:12-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Divine Dialoge Pt 2

Contributed by David Welch on Dec 29, 2008

Second in a series on prayer looking at the prerequisites for prayer.

Prerequisites related to the Work of Christ III. PREREQUISITES FOR PRAYER – What is required for effective dialogue with God? Given the vast separation between an absolutely holy God and an absolutely sinful man, who can we expect to carry on any kind of dialogue with God? What gives us the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Divine Deliverane: The Prize Of Persistence

Contributed by Kirk Devine on Dec 29, 2008

This was a prophetic message the Lord gave me as we prepared to close out 2008 (the outline was created after I preached the message). It examines how Hezekiah responded to the words of the prophet and how God was moved by his repsonse.

A DIVINE DELIVERANCE (The Prize of Persistence) ISAIAH 38:1-6 As we prepare to close out 2008, we need to understand that when you have relationship with the Lord, you’re able to go directly to Him concerning whatever “death” sentence life has afforded you. Your relationship can cause God to move ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 38:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Donkey's Tale Of Divine Direction

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 28, 2009

How many of you have a knowingness of God’s ways but don’t necessarily chose God’s way over your own way?

I believe it pretty much goes without saying that “God’s ways are best.” But how many of you have a knowingness of God’s ways but don’t necessarily chose God’s way over your own way? There’s a BIG difference between "saying" and "doing" – isn’t there? I believe it was Bernard Shaw who said, “The ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 22:1-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Jesus Divine Son Of God Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 20, 2007

Is Jesus Divine?

Jesus, Divine Son of God. November 18, 19, & 22, 2007 Jesus Who? Video clips – Bono & others Jesus was all the things we said; He was a teacher, rabbi, guru, revolutionary, friend, healer, messiah… Was he the God-man: was he the divine Son of God? The most pressing question on the problem of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:6

Denomination: *other

Seven Divine Gifts To Men

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 30, 2007

In this outline sermon I am listing seven of the divine gifts given from God to us, the church. It will make us know more than ever before that we are dependant upon God for all the good gifts. They come from the devil. Though we do not get into stating

SEVEN DIVINE GIFTS TO MEN In this outline sermon I am listing seven of the divine gifts given from God to us, the church. It will make us know more than ever before that we are dependant upon God for all the good gifts. They come from the devil. Though we do not get into stating that while every ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17