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Partiality And Prejudice In The Pews Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jun 21, 2018

Message 14 in our exposition of James. This message deals with partiality and its opposite prejudice in the church.

Chico Alliance Church June 4, 2018 Pastor David Welch “Partiality and Prejudice in the Pews” This is our thirteenth excursion in front of God’s faith-exposing mirror. James’ letter provides pointed instruction evaluating the true nature of our faith. James’ mirror exposes the reality of faith by ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13, Romans 2:9-11, Colossians 3:23-25

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Feast Of Booths (Tabernacles) Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 6, 2022

Finding Jesus in the 7 Feasts of Israel

Feast of Tabernacles Leviticus 23:23-33 April 10, 2022 As I was preparing for today’s message, I had this great AHA moment. It was one of those moments when you read the scripture and things simply fall into place and you get a grin when you see how God is working in the moment. Hopefully, ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:33-43, John 8:12, John 7:37-38

Denomination: Baptist

Count The Cost Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Apr 18, 2022

Decide FIRST if you are willing to pay the price of discipleship BEFORE following Jesus

April 16, 2022 Have you ever asked this question, “How much is this going to cost?” Before buying a car…. Before investing in that cruise…. Before getting those Solar Panels…. Most of us don’t like to be surprised by the bottom line. We want to know UP FRONT how much that big purchase is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-25, Matthew 8:18-20, Mark 8:34-38, John 6:53-66, Luke 14:25-32, Matthew 10:22, Luke 21:17, John 15:18-19, James 4:4, 1 John 2:15, Luke 4:21-30, Acts 4:1-3, Acts 16:22-24, Philippians 3:7-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Excuses, Excuses

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Apr 19, 2022

If you had the chance to go back to the time of Jesus and follow him as a disciple, would you take it? Jesus pointed out that there were people who saw his ministry and saw John the Baptist's ministry, but made excuses rather than commitment, so they missed out.

I love preaching through the life of Jesus. There is something about his teachings and the things that he did that just stretches me again and again. Any time I start to think I have it all figured out, I just need to take another look at Jesus, and I know there are more wonders still ahead for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:31-35

Forget About The Mud Pies. Think Of The Holiday At The Sea

Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 3, 2022

John's vision of heaven makes us look forward to the resurrection, serving God day and night in His temple.

5.8.22 Revelation 7:13–17 13 One of the elders spoke to me and said, “These people dressed in white robes, who are they and where did they come from?” And I answered him, “Sir, you know.” 14 And he said to me: These are the ones who are coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:13-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Living Water And Broken Cisterns

Contributed by Steve Sheek on Jul 31, 2022

Delivered 30Jul22 Tree of Life Messianic Congregation. The indictment delivered by Jeremiah to Judah had two charges. Judah has abandoned the source of living water and dug broken cisterns. We explore the misconception of who is the Living Water and what is a broken cistern.

20220730 Parsha Mattot-Massei – Living water or Broken Cisterns Blessing Torah Portion Numbers 30:1-8 Haftarah Jeremiah 2:5-13 Besorah John 7:32-39 The name of the forty-second reading from the Torah is Mattot, which means "tribes." The name is derived from the words of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 2:13

Denomination: *other

Mark Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Oct 11, 2021

Teachable Moments

October 09, 2021 On to the book of Mark. Mark does not identify himself as the writer of the book that bears his name and the earliest attribution does not occur until the 2nd Century. Mark: • Is the shortest and most action packed of the Synoptic Gospels. The word “immediately” is used ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:23-28, Mark 7:1-23, Mark 8:34-38, Mark 10:17-45, Mark 13:5-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

God Takes Away Our Pain

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Nov 22, 2020

God is good and does not want any of us to be in pain.

Looking at what is going on all over the world at the present moment, all we see is a chaotic world. And even though we are seeing things that we have not seen before happen and there is panic everywhere, we still have a God that is aware of all things, for He is a God that does not slumber nor ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:8, Romans 2:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Daniel 5: Being A Person Of Substance Series

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Sep 3, 2020

Belshazzar is "weighed in the balance and found wanting," while Daniel is strong in his faith in God. Our substance is found in the kingdom of God, as described in the Beatitudes and Sermon on the Mount.

BEING A PERSON OF SUBSTANCE—Daniel 5 ***A few years ago, a best-selling book was titled, “The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook.” It gave advice from experts in a variety of fields, all telling “How to”: How to…fend off a shark, deliver a baby in a taxicab, jump from a moving car, survive if a ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31, Matthew 5:1-10, Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Come And Taste What The Water Of Life Can Do

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 6, 2020

Jesus goes on a special mission to the Samaritan adulterous woman.

3.8.2020 John 4:5-26 - Jesus and the Samaritan Woman Come and Taste what the Water of Life Can Do! Today’s Gospel lesson takes us on a small and individual mission of Jesus in Samaria. He was heading from Judea back to Galilee, to try and get away from the Pharisees for a while. But ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

A Mother’s Request Series

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jun 18, 2019

JESUS PROGRESSES ON HIS JOURNEY TO THE CROSS AND HAS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION WITH THE MOTHER OF THE SONS OF THUNDER.

A MOTHER’S REQUEST MATTHEW 20:17-28 MARCH 31, 2019 A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE BEGAN A SERIES OF MESSAGES DEALING WITH VARIOUS INCIDENTS AS JESUS MADE HIS LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM. OUR JOURNEY STARTED WITH HIS FIRST PREDICTION OF HIS DEATH WHERE HE PRAISED PETER AND THEN REBUKED HIM, FOR SELFISHLY ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:17-28

Denomination: Baptist

Worry? That’s For The Birds!

Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 31, 2019

Birds and flowers are two of the small creations Jesus cites as examples of God's care and provision. His idea is, "If God cares about them, how much more does He care about you?" So why are we worrying?

WORRY? THAT’S FOR THE BIRDS! Matt. 6:25-34 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A guide was conducting a group of tourists around the Empire State building. On the elevator ride to the 102nd floor, a nervous woman asked, "What if these elevator cables should break? Would we go up or down?" ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Pure In Heart

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 18, 2021

As we continue in the Beatitudes we come to the Pure in Heart. Can a person be pure in heart while on this earth? Will ONLY the pure in heart see God and if so how can we come to the point where we have a pure heart?

The Pure In Heart Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Matthew 5:6-8 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Genesis 6:5-9, Job 1:1-5, James 4:17, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Revelation 21:22-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

At Ease In Zion Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 9, 2022

Amos 6:1-14 shows us the perversions and punishment of people who profess to belong to God.

Introduction The title of this sermon is “At Ease in Zion.” It comes from Amos 6:1a, which states, “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines “ease” as “the state of being comfortable.” So why would Amos pronounce a “woe” on those who are at ease? The ...read more

Scripture: Amos 6:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Passion: A Hunger And Thirst For God

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2016

What determines our relationship with Him is whether we become bitter or crave for Him more than ever knowing our entire life dependence is on Christ our Lord and King. This craving is just the advent of revival of our lives.

Opening illustration: A shepherd, who had spent many years with flocks on the hills of Scotland, asked me if I had ever seen a sheep eat while lying down. When I confessed that I had not, he told me that no one had ever seen a sheep eat in that position. “If a sheep is lying down,” he ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational