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  • Is It Worth It To Resist Evil? Series

    Contributed by Mark Green on Mar 13, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,731 views

    The Christ-follower will be challenged to examine their lives for areas where evil has taken root and learn to resist evil by trusting Christ’s sovereignty and by standing firm in community, salvation and God’s truth.

    Open your Bible to 2 Thessalonians and as you are doing so let me remind you of why this Harley and scooter are on the stage. Last week we used these items as an analogy to describe our faith journey in Christ. The scooter represents a Christ-follower who is playing it safe and being rather passive ...read more

  • Identity Crisis

    Contributed by Derrick Bunnell on Nov 15, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,540 views

    The speaker laid out a four part process to effective outreach programs. The first step in the process was to develop an identity. This got me thinking about the identity of the Adventist church and more specifically this church. Identity is much more t

    I met with the pastor this week to discuss the mission and purpose of the church. We discussed many things to help the church grow and to make known to the world that Jesus is coming soon. We mulled over outreach ideas, mission statements, etc. One of the things that stood out in my mind was a ...read more

  • Water To Wine Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jan 18, 2017
     | 10,337 views

    Do you believe in Jesus? That his coming has provided the only effective purification from sin? That he is the one sent by God to be the Messiah, the saviour of the world? That we might have life and have it in all its abundance?

    This week we start a new series: this time on John's gospel. We won't cover all of John's Gospel this year but we'll make a good start. We're starting with ch 2 but we will come back to chapter 1 just before Christmas. More than any other book in the Bible probably, John's gospel can be studied ...read more

  • Building Bridges Of Relationships

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 14, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,886 views

    Living in the 21st Century requires relationship building if the church is to advance forward.

    The church of the 21st Century has a mandate to nurture relationships with one another. With all the discouragement in the world, there is a growing need for affirmation in our lives. How many of you have had someone to believe in your dreams, to believe in your hopes and aspirations? ...read more

  • Labor For The Lord

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,646 views

    A sermon for Labor Day on the workplace from Ephesians 6:5-9 (I don’t recall where I got the seed thoughts for this sermon. I modified it from 1995 and the originial sources are unknown)

    Sermon for 9/6/2009 on Ephesians 6:5-9 Labor for the Lord Introduction: In 1882, Peter McGuiure, founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, suggested a national holiday to honor the country’s working people. In September of that same year, workers staged the first Labor Day parade in New ...read more

  • Grow To Care, Care To Grow

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 11, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,691 views

    A church that wishes to grow must "get over" negatives about evangelism and must tell the truth about the human spiritual condition; must present a full diet of worship and study and preparation; and must be a source of radical community.

    We have a garden at our house. Or should I say, we had a garden. It was carefully planted, lovingly tended for a time, it was nurtured through the searing heat of July and watched over during the thundershowers of mid-August. But something happened to that garden, something awful and terrible, ...read more

  • Everything Is New Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 12, 2021
     | 3,514 views

    Today, I want to be your tour guide to Heaven. Be aware, human language has its limits. And the beauty, the magnificence and the joy set before you will stretch the very limits of human thought and our communication skills.

    And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their ...read more

  • The High Price Of No Revival

    Contributed by Ken Dillingham on Mar 9, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,328 views

    This sermon serves to stir us by reminding the hearer that we have been entrusted with reaching the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Because the challenge is so great we cannot afford the effects of stagnation in the church. Therefore we must cont

    The High Price of No Revival A few years ago, an angry man rushed through the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam until he reached Rembrandt's famous painting "Nightwatch." Then he took out a knife and slashed it repeatedly before he could be stopped. A short time later, a distraught, hostile man slipped ...read more

  • You Ahead Of Me!

    Contributed by Adam Webb on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,326 views

    In this sermon I talk to Christians about putting the needs of others first as we follow the example of Christ. I also talk about the church displaying servant leadership in the community.

    Introduction As Christians there are alot of things that often rob us of living in the grace of God. Do you ever just loose your joy? Many things can make us loose joy little things like, -Waking up late and getting in trouble with the boss -Admitting your spouse was right and you were wrong -The ...read more

  • What's Missing?

    Contributed by Donna Kazenske on Dec 3, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 2,670 views

    There is a key word in the above verse that I would like to center in on for a moment. This word is “fellowship.” The Greek is “koinonia.” Koinonia means association, community, communion, joint participation, intimacy, contribution.

    By: Donna J. Kazenske The Early Church was birthed in power on the day of Pentecost. Those who had waited for the promise of the Holy Spirit were blessed by a powerful visitation from the Lord. All who were present in the Upper Room were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues as the ...read more

  • Declare If You Know Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 24, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,580 views

    The Palm Sunday crowds, like Job’s friends, shouted their slogans too glibly, communicating only popularity and prejudice, substituting religiosity and mere activity for knowing Jesus personally.

    Declare if you know. Declare. Interesting word, “Declare”. It suggests that when we communicate, there are a variety of levels at which we can speak. There are different intensities we can use when we want to say something. Some folks merely suggest. They offer timid little ideas ...read more

  • A Carpet Made Of Coats Series

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Mar 27, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 5,801 views

    An authentic biblical community will affirm Jesus’ identity. On Palm Sunday, those who recognized Jesus honored Him. We can do the same when we follow their example.

    His Name Is Jesus – Part 4 March 24, 2002 Big Idea: An authentic biblical community will affirm Jesus’ identity. INTRODUCTION ILLUS - Picabo Street first joined the U.S. Ski Team when she was only 17. She went on to become the only American skier to ever win the World Cup downhill ...read more

  • The Gift Of Administration Series

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Feb 6, 2007
    based on 25 ratings
     | 34,149 views

    This sermon is the eighth in a series of ten on Motivational Spiritual Gifts which communicates the characteristics of the gift of Administration in order to allow the Holy Spirit to reveal this gift to those who have it.

    Well, with the gift of administration we come to the seventh motivational spiritual gift categorized in Romans 12:6-8. And in verse 8c the KJV reads, “he that ruleth, with diligence.” The NIV translates it, “if it is leadership, let him govern diligently.” The Greek word here is “proistemi” ...read more

  • Dissin' The Homeboy Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,707 views

    When we disrespect our own children, we disempower them, we give evidence that ours is a sick community, and we write off God’s ability to redeem.

    The church was plagued with two bad boys, or maybe it was three. The two really bad boys offended nearly everybody in that church. They ran through the hails, rudely bumping those who were in the way. Elderly ladies cringed when they saw them coming. Small children screamed and hid behind their ...read more

  • A Changed Church Series

    Contributed by Allen James on Sep 5, 2010
     | 5,020 views

    Imagine the transformation in a community when the Church embraces Jesus' call toward giving to the needy out of the overflow of our hearts. Today's message explores Matthew 6:1-4.

    A Changed Church • Matthew 6:1, 2-4 OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Acts 4… In today’s world, charity is practiced on a wide scale and is thought often times to be the natural product of the intrinsic goodness of the human spirit… or in light of the New Age concept of Karma – ...read more