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  • Have You Forgotten Your Maker? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 5, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 132 views

    The sermon urges us to turn from self-reliance and busyness, remembering that our true purpose and security are found in knowing and seeking God Himself.

    Friends, I’m glad you’re here. Life runs fast, doesn’t it? The calendar fills, the inbox swells, the deadlines line up like dominoes. We build our days with bricks of busyness—palaces of productivity, towers of tasks, fortresses of to-do lists. And yet, there comes that quiet hour when the house ...read more

  • Metamorphosis

    Contributed by J. Douglas Duty Jr. on Aug 15, 2001
    based on 301 ratings
     | 35,372 views

    From 2 Cor. 5:17

    Metamorphosis 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Transform, change, be different, it is a way of life for us… we don’t want to be who we are and we will try all sorts of things to change. Crash diets, plastic surgery, new hairdos, new clothes. In truth we really want to just change the outside covering. ...read more

  • When You Think Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Dec 11, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,579 views

    Four lessons about the birth of Christ to deepen our thinking about Christmas.

    CHRISTMAS IS LOVE TUGGING HUMANITY BACK TO GOD WITH THE POWERFUL GRASP FROM A TINY HAND REACHING OUT FROM A BED OF STRAW IN A MANGER. WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD "CHRISTMAS" WHAT COMES TO YOUR MIND FIRST? SHOPPING MALLS AND GIFTS TO BE PURCHASED? DECORATING THE HOUSE, AND GETTING THE ALL THE CARDS IN ...read more

  • Prayer That Changes Things

    Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 19, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,163 views

    Proposition: Faith is necessary for believers to rise to God’s expectations.

    Prayer that Changes Things Rev. Sean Lester October 17, 2004 Text: Luke 17:1-10 LK 17:1 Jesus said to his disciples: "Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. [2] It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied ...read more

  • Pointing To Christ

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 2,154 views

    Our lives as Christians should be a powerful witness for the life giving powe rof Jesus

    Pointing to Christ Acts 1:8 October 10, 2004 Introduction Glen Holland was an aspiring composer who had a dream of writing the great American symphony but along the way he takes a detour. He takes a temporary job as a music teacher until he can devote his full efforts to writing his music. As he ...read more

  • Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Helen Allen on Mar 12, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 9,062 views

    The storms and trials of life are part of the process of God building us into his kingdom.

    Imagine a situation where a homeless man is begging on the streets of London. A well-dressed man in a stretch limo pulls up next to him and offers him a job as vice-president of his company. You might think that sounds like a fairy tale; but that is exactly what God has done for us. We don’t ...read more

  • Choices: When Ministry Is Cumbersome?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 13, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,517 views

    Do we work for God? Or with God? Martha teaches us a powerful lesson, she had Jesus in her house, but her ministry cumbered her, and she missed an opportunity of being at Jesus’ feet.

    CHOICES --- WHEN MINISTRY IS CUMBERED? ATTITUDES --- ELEVATED SELF OPINIONS? MARTHA IS A TATTLETAIL! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. CHOICE: THE ACT OF CHOOSING OPTION CREAM OF THE CROP CARE IN SELECTING DIFFERENT AVAILABLE COURSES OF ACTION Luke 10:38 Now it came to pass, as ...read more

  • How Can I Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven?

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on May 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,909 views

    We cannot enter the kingdom of heaven through religious observance, but we can through knowing Christ!

    Jesus’ view of scripture: Jesus was often accused of breaking the Sabbath day (Mt 12:1-2). Jesus’ disciples were accused of not following tradition (Mt 15:2), and Jesus himself was accused of blasphemy. Much more than just eyebrows were raised when Jesus entered the temple at Jerusalem, as he drove ...read more

  • Vivre Sous Le Regard De Dieu Series

    Contributed by Patrick Berthalon on Jun 16, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,618 views

    Bible Study of the Book

    L’ECCLESIASTE (3) Vivre sous le regard de Dieu (2.24 - 3.22) Plus que tout autre, le roi Salomon a pu s’offrir ce qui n’arrête pas de faire courir les hommes depuis que le monde est monde : la puissance et l’argent, la sagesse et la folie, le plaisir et la renommée ... Il ne s’est rien ...read more

  • What Is Heaven Like? Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Feb 1, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,596 views

    We see in Revelation 4 that the first words John hears are worship - and that the highest order of angels and the best of the redeemed humans bow to God - what does that tell us about our activities here on earth?

    Chapter 4 marks a huge shift in the book of the Revelation. First, we leave the epistle section of chapters 2 and 3 where Jesus Himself wrote to the church. Second we leave the church age itself. Third we enter into the main section of the book - apocalyptic literature takes over from epistle. ...read more

  • "Fish On" Series

    Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,064 views

    Helping those you win to Christ grow in Christ.

    “FISH ON” Colossians 2:6-7 INTRODUCTION: CAMPING & TROUT FISHING IN NORTH GA THEY MADE TROUT FISHING SEEM SO EASY WHEN IN FACT IT’S NOT EASY AT ALL! Unfortunately, some people think ...read more

  • By Grace Through Faith

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 23, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,643 views

    A very simple message about how we are saved by grace through faith in Christ Jesus

    By Grace Through Faith are You Saved Ephesians 2:8-10 Primary Purpose: To emphasize that salvation is a work of God and is by grace through faith in Him. I heard about a sermon that O.S. Hawkins preached at a pastor’s conference in Jacksonville, Florida. He told about the first time when he ...read more

  • The New Testament Church; Its Baptism Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 11, 2003
    based on 81 ratings
     | 6,731 views

    The who, how, and why of Christian baptism.

    The Church; Its Baptism I Pet. 3:21 INTRO.: Alexander Campbell was a Presbyterian minister from Scotland who immigrated into the United States in 1809. His father, Thomas, had come to the new world two years earlier. Thomas had settled in the area of Washington, Pa. And had begun The Christian ...read more

  • The Qualities Of A Champion

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 19, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 22,967 views

    What does it take to be a champion for Christ?

    The Qualities of A Champion Selected Passages January 5, 2003 Introduction What an incredible season this has been for the Ohio State Football team! Look at all they have accomplished: remained undefeated during the longest season ever (13 – 0), succeeded in spite of constant criticism by so ...read more

  • #1standing In The Window Of Opportunity Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 4,835 views

    There stands open before us a window of opportunity, see how Joash missed his golden opportunity by halfhearted laziness.

    #1 STANDING IN THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com This is part one of a two part series. Part one is: STANDING IN THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY Part two is: SEIZING THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY I have a big hour glass I purchased at Walmart. The hour glass is ...read more