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Judging

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006

what does it mean to judge

"Judging" Matthew 7:1-6 6/22/97 Intro: It’s been said that the only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down other people, sidestepping responsibility, dodging the question, passing the blame, pushing their luck, and wrestling with their conscience. As we go on in Matthew, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Adventure Of The Christian Life

Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Dec 5, 2002

Are Adventure and Christian Oxymorons. A sermon to challenge believers to have a vision for the CHRISTIAN LIFE.

THE ADVENTURE OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE Acts 9:1-16 II Cor. 11:23-28 Introduction On the TV show Jeopardy, they had a category called "Oxymorons". An oxymoron is a combination of words that seem to contradict each other. For example: Old news, Work party, Hot chili, Peace ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:23-28, Acts 9:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

3 Gifts Of Christmas

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Dec 18, 2005

looking at the meaning behind the three gifts that were presented by the wise men for Christmas

Intro: the story is told that some soldiers leaving an island at the end of World War 2 conveyed Christmas to the islanders with gifts and Christmas songs. Years later one of these men visited that island and was shocked to find a church there. He was invited to attend the service, which consisted ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Conversion Of Saul

Contributed by Al Lowe on Feb 26, 2003

The Lord is one of long suffering patience

Acts 9:1 PROPOSITION: The Lord is one of long suffering patience. OBJECTIVE: To experience the patience of God. The story of the conversion of Saul has been told through the centuries of the Christian church. Luke found this so important, he gives an entire chapter to it. This conversion makes ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1

Denomination: Baptist

Finding God In Narnia: Meet The Cast - Mr. & Mrs. Beaver Series

Contributed by Marty Boller on Nov 8, 2005

#3 of 8 Narnia teachings. Geared to help you draw out and apply the powerful scriptural truths found in C.S. Lewis’ classic: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

So…are you enjoying our journey through Narnia thus far? Last week Sandy, our Narnia tour guide, gave us a brief overview of the land of Narnia. As you may be learning, Narnia is a far & distant land. First imagined in the mind of CS Lewis, it has now been visited by millions of readers since ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Get A New Life

Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 10, 2005

This is a sermon on the new creation that is created when salvation occurs. It shows that people can’t continue living their old life with old hatreds and beliefs after salvation.

Get A New Life Eph. 4:14-32 All the time I hear people talking about starting a new life. People say I am starting over. I am going to move and create a new life for myself. I am going to leave my past behind and start over somewhere where no one knows me. But all of these fail. Someone or ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:14-32

Denomination: Baptist

Reflections On Michael Jackson's Childhood - A Baptism Talk

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 27, 2009

A baptismal talk reflecting of some very incisive thoughts from the late Michael Jackson about the importance of a good childhood

Baptism of Georgina Bailey 28-06-09 Story: Last week was marred by the death of Michael Jackson One of the saddest comments I heard Michael Jackson make was when he was being interviewed and he said that his father had never told him that he loved him. In a speech at Oxford University in March ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:24

Denomination: Anglican

A Matter Of Timing Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 16, 2012

Moses shows us that sometimes following God is a matter of timing more than ability or training.

A preacher was invited to an area church to preach. When he began his sermon, there was enthusiasm. The more the congregation responded loud to his sermon, the longer he went on. Finally, he noticed that the host preacher had started responding to his sermon by saying "Amen, Pharaoh." After a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:17-44

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Desire Of All Nations Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 22, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Mark chapter 3 verses 7 through 12

Mark 3: 7 – 12 The Desire Of All Nations 7 But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea 8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:7-12

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Offerings: Laying Down Our Lives

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 25, 2012

Jesus is the ultimate offering. Do we receive and accept God's offering to us? Just imagine, God who requires spotless offerings gave us the very best.

Offerings: Laying Down Our Lives (From illustrations) On Wednesday, January 13, 1982, an Air Florida Boeing 737 jet left the National Airport in Washington, D.C., during severely cold weather. Moments later it hit the 14th Street Bridge and crashed into the icy waters of the Potomac River. This ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Kiss Your Ox Goodbye

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

What is holding your back from fulfilling your destiny in Christ? It is time to leave everything behind! This challenge to turn your back on every distraction will cause you to kiss your ox goodbye!

“Kiss Your Ox Goodbye” Text: I Kings 19:19-21 I. Introduction Elijah has been whining to God. He has claimed to be the only true prophet left. But God responds by telling Elijah that not only is he not the only one left there are 7000 men who have not bowed their knee to Baal. Then God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:19-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Are You Looking For This Christmas?

Contributed by Bryan Fink on Dec 13, 2008

A message designed to make listeners aware that God wants to reveal himself to them this Christmas in a way that just might surprise them.

Before reading today’s text I want to give you a little background or context. The passage takes place on the Temple grounds about 40 days after Jesus’ birth. Joseph and Mary have gone to the Temple for a couple of reasons. First, it was customary for a family to dedicate their first born son to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-38

Denomination: Methodist

Facing The Court Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 16, 2008

The Apostle Paul has put himself in harms way and now stands before a Roman court. Thanks to the Lord working through other people, he is bold to share his faith - a boldness we can have too.

As we saw in verse 11 of chapter 23, Jesus’ will was for Paul to go to Rome. Paul may have not known just how he was going to get there but here he was in Roman custody, having barely escaped being torn to death twice—first by the Asian Jews in the Temple and second by the Sanhedrin itself. What ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Change Amongst An Unchanging God

Contributed by Charles Mallory on May 28, 2008

Encouragement and optimism for a church congregation facing changes in their Sunday morning worship that includes a "blending" of styles and formats.

Hebrews 1:8a; 10-13 and Hebrews 13:8 IF THERE IS ONE NEVER-ENDING HUMAN TRUTH THAT STANDS THE TEST OF TIME IT IS THIS: THE ONE THING THAT SEEMS TO NEVER CHANGE IS CHANGE ITSELF. WE ARE ALWAYS CHANGING. WE ARE ALWAYS FACING CHANGE. OUR WORLD CHANGES. TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES CHANGES. HEALTH ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:8-13

Denomination: Free Methodist

Be An Ambassador! Series

Contributed by Chad Garrison on Mar 29, 2010

God calls each of us to the Adventure of Life He has set before us. Everyone has his or her own path, but we all have the same call. Today we examine the call to be ambassadors of Christ.

Choose Your Own Adventure “Be an Ambassador!” Today we conclude our series with the Adventure “Be an Ambassador!” This calling is exactly how it sounds; we are all ambassadors. An ambassador is simply one who represents someone or something else. Whether we mean to or not, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:12-13

Denomination: Foursquare