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Decision 2012 - Election - Vote

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 2, 2006

God doesn’t tell us WHO to vote for, but He does tell us HOW to vote, and He’s not afraid of losing His ’tax exempt status!’ Link included to formatted text version and PowerPoint Presentation.

How to Vote Proverbs 29:2 Outline only...full sermon, illustrations and PowerPoint available at: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/HowToVote.php ----- "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." We can all reckon with the last ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:2

Denomination: Baptist

Mission Possible

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 27, 2006

We need an expanded program. We have to pay an expected price. There’s an explicit promise. It’s for an exalted purpose. How to see God’s explosive power! Link included to formatted text version and PowerPoint.

Mission Possible John 14:12 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/MissionPossible.html You read this verse and it looks like Mission Impossible! [theme music] Good morning, Mr. Phelps!…your mission, should you choose to accept it… Just before Jesus returned to heaven He charged us to do something which ...read more

Scripture: John 14:12

Denomination: Baptist

It’s About Time [management - Stewardship]

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 20, 2005

God gives us no "rollover minutes". Weblink included to Formatted Text Version, Handout, and ready-made Powerpoint Presentation. This message will make you think about what’s really important, and gives practical solutions to our busy schedules.

It’s About Time Psalm 90 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/AboutTime.html Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-12, Psalm 90:1

Denomination: Baptist

Wrong Model Of Leadership

Contributed by Ruel Camia on Apr 15, 2007

Intro: 1. Most common metaphor use of Biblical leaders is that of the shepherd a. Many people adopt versions of distorted wordly models for leadership b. Many are not even aware of them 2. We will look at several distorted models for leadership

Title: Inadequate Models for Leadership Purpose: To motivate the church to abandon worldly models of leadership Intro: 1. Most common metaphor use of Biblical leaders is that of the shepherd a. Many people adopt versions of distorted wordly models for leadership b. Many are not even ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Need God To Love Others; You Need To Display That Love With Strength

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jul 25, 2016

Loving others is so much under stood. The world walks over Christians, and we simply let them. Jesus didn’t, so neither should we. Note: This is a revised version of an earlier sermon aim at a larger congregation.

This sermon was delivered to Holy Trinity in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 24th July 2016 (a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). Note: This is a revised version of an earlier sermon aim at a larger congregation. Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 149 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Episcopal

Christmas - An Amazing Journey

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Dec 5, 2016

In this sermon we look at God's view, or the heavenly version of the Christmas story found in John 1:1-5, 14. We look at the amazing journey Jesus took from heaven to earth, eternity into time, spirit to person, and divinity to humanity

Christmas: An Amazing Journey John 1:1-5, 14 Last week as we looked at how we are to share the real meaning of Christmas, which was, “That Jesus left His heavenly estate and came down as a baby human being; it’s about God becoming flesh like you and me so that He could take our place ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Foursquare

Jesus Launches The Twelve

Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 29, 2021

In Mark's version of the sending of the 12, he tells us the exciting story of how Jesus chose 12 men and set them apart to go tell others the Good News of faith in Christ. We need to follow their example!

JESUS LAUNCHES THE TWELVE Mark 6:1-13 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: It’s all a matter of how you look at it 1. Four people looked at the same glass of water and saw something different. The Optimist said, “It’s half full.” The Pessimist said, “It’s half empty.” A Hindu looked and said, “The glass in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:1-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Searching For Home

Contributed by Boomer Phillips on Jan 18, 2022

For many people, life seems dissatisfying. They are actually searching for home; but our true home is in heaven. Until we reach heaven, Jesus is our home. This is the expanded version of a funeral sermon I did called "Looking for Home."

Some say, “Home is where the heart is.” What is home? John Ed Pearce, long-time writer for the Courier-Journal, stated, “Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to.” I’ve entitled our message this morning, “Searching for Home,” and I’m addressing this topic ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-16, 2 Corinthians 5:1-8, John 14:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

End Of The Law

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 10, 2013

I. EXORDIUM: Who is the end of the law? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To prove where CHRIST showed, that's the end of the law. IV. TEXT: Romans 10:4 (New International Version) Christ is the end of the law so tha

I. EXORDIUM: Who is the end of the law? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To prove where CHRIST showed, that's the end of the law. IV. TEXT: Romans 10:4 (New International Version) Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

David Fights For His Throne Series

Contributed by Gavin Rushton on Jul 28, 2016

In this sermon we talk about how the Lord fulfils his covenant, what it means to walk in God's promises and how we can apply it to our walk with Christ. an audio version of this talk can be found at www.stkweb.org.uk/media

2 Samuel 5:1-10 A few years ago I was at a conference where we saw a young man who had been deaf from birth healed, he was brought all the way from the Netherlands by his parents to come to this conference expectant that the Lord would do something for them. He was being prayed for by a group of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 5:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

The Modified Copy Of Adam

Contributed by James Linders on Jun 15, 2015

It was GOD'S will that man had to multiply and fill the earth. Although Adam's genes were predominantly male genes, God HAD to suppress it so that He could make Eve....the modified version of man....SHE would be equipped to increase the human population.

Genesis 1:27 "....He created them MALE and FEMALE.” Genesis 2:17 Then the LORD God said: "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper SUITABLE for him." God created the heavens and ALL other life forms on earth. At THIS stage He decided that His creation was NOT ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

From Creation To Christ (The Coming Of The Promised Saviour) Series

Contributed by Ed Cheng on Jun 17, 2021

The Greatest stories ever told has been about the Promised Saviour Jesus. Chronicologically, the bible tells God's story from the creation to Christ who is the promised saviour of the world. An audio version can be downloaded from storyrunners.org

Part 1 of series Beginnings: Creation of the World In the very beginning there was God. God created everything and he did it by speaking. He would just say something and it would appear. God spoke and he created light and he created the sky, land, and the oceans. He created the trees and all ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Crossdressing As A Sin Series

Contributed by Earl Arnold Jr on Apr 9, 2020

Deuteronomy 22:5 King James Version (KJV) 5 The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Crossdressing as a sin I. EXORDIUM: To a man: Are you a man of GOD? Yes. To a woman: Are you a woman of GOD? Yes. Genesis 1:27 King James Version (KJV) 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 22:5

Preservation Of Truth Commanded Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

Most Christians go their whole life and do not break some of the commandments, but it is not likely that anyone even gets through childhood without breaking this one. We talk so much about other people. We are all mini versions of the National Enquirer.

An unusual trial took place in London in 1670. The defendant was none other than the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn. He was the leader of the Society Of Friends, known as the Quakers, and he was charged with inciting a riotous, seditious assembly. Parliament had made the Quakers an object ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:16

Walk With Him

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Dec 1, 2006

Paul had never been to Colosse, but was hearing some strange reports of deception. In the NIV version of chapter 2, verse 1 Paul said that he was “struggling” for them. They were doing something wrong, and Paul was responsible for them even though he had

WALK WITH HIM <Power Point presentation available upon request> The book of Colossians was written by the Apostle Paul, to the church in Colosse. This was a little different church than the norm. They were having problems with staying on track with serving God. Paul had never been to Colosse, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:4-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God