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Against The Grain Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 1, 2007

Let us learn from the example of Horace Bushnell. Let us find the courage in Christ, to go against the grain.

Against The Grain, Acts 23:11 Introduction When I was a teenager I spent a couple of years living with my Dad and Grandpa in Butte, Montana. It was a true bachelor lifestyle with three generations of Surber men living under one roof. The only place we shopped was as the local butcher shop which ...read more

Scripture: Acts 23:11

Denomination: Christian Church

Giving Thanks As We Grow Olddr Sermon I: Jesus Gave Thanks Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Sep 27, 2019

By giving thanks, Jesus made a custom that seemed so ordinary sacred . . . by lifting the level of its meaning beyond the material to the spiritual. Our Lord was aware, as we should be, of Who our Provider is.

JESUS GAVE THANKS – John 6:1-15 Somewhere I read about a woman who boarded a bus and could not find a seat? Every seat was taken. She was tired and carried several packages. Noticing her plight, a gentleman stood up and ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-15

Friends

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 11, 2011

You build friendships by meeting the needs of others.

Title: Friends Text: Romans 1:8-13 Truth: You build friendships by meeting the needs of others. Aim: I’m promoting Dinner for 8 and encouraging them to initiate friendships. Life ?: To build our friendships, what basic needs are to be met? INTRODUCTION Stu Weber, in his book Tender ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:8-13

Denomination: Baptist

Give Yourself A Break

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005

With statistics concerning sociological changes in America this sermon discusses the stress Christians are experiencing. Movie clip from "Cheaper by the Dozen" provides an illustration.

Give Yourself a Break Eccl. 4:6-12[1] 6-20-04 Intro I want to begin this morning with a clip from the movie, Cheaper by the Dozen.[2] In this movie Coach Tom (played by Steve Martin) and his wife Kate (Bonnie Hart) have twelve kids. They are doing fine until opportunity knocks—an opportunity ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:6-12

Denomination: Charismatic

Stumbling Around

Contributed by David Richardson on Aug 16, 2005

Life is like stumbling around in the darkness when we get up in the middle of the night for a drink of water. We’re too proud to reach over and turn on the light, because we think we know all that we need to know. And, even though we stumble one time, the

Title: Stumbling Around Scripture: Romans 9:30-33 30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:30-33

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Yield Him Fruit Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 12, 2021

Today may you be astounded by the character of God, warned by the failure of the people of God, and encouraged to yield God fruit because Jesus expects yielded fruit.

ESSENTIAL KING JESUS: YIELD HIM FRUIT MARK 12:1-12 #kingjesus USE AUDIO BIBLE: Mark Chapter 12:1-44 [6:16] https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/esv/Mark.12 PARABLE 1 (p) Once upon a time there was a flamingo herder who lived in a land where flamingos were the most prized animal one could ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Authority Of Christ

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002

In this narrative of Jesus’ teaching and the exorcism in the synagogue in Capernaum, Mark demonstrates that Jesus is the Almighty Son of God, and, as such, that He possesses the very authority of God.

I. Christ?s authority was demonstrated In His teaching (verse 22) A. By His manner of teaching 1. Taught with authority not from tradition a. Matthew 15:9 "But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." b. Other teachers relied on esteemed men. They taught their ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Denomination: Baptist

God's Call To Missions

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 7, 2007

A lesson on the importance of supporting missionaries.

GOD’S CALL TO MISSIONS A. “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”- Matthew 28:19-20. 1. This is what is known as the GREAT COMMISSION, a commission not only for the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:8-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Part 4 Of 6: Idle Spending Series

Contributed by John Knight on Feb 9, 2003

The waywardness wealth can lead to and how God wants us to spend.

Making The Most Of My Life: Six Ways We Waste Our Day Part 4 of 6: Idle Spending Luke 12:13-21 "Walmartitits"-accumulating unnecessarily We have a tenacity to accumulate what we don’t need. We have an over-enjoyment of shopping for the sake of shopping. Leads to a mis-perception that our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Holiness

My Defense Is Of God

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Jun 6, 2015

The mere practicality of the use of scripture in our daily life helps us to apply the Words of God in defense---when under enemy attack.

MY DEFENSE IS OF GOD by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (June 6, 2015) “My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.” (Psalms 7:10, King James Version [God's glory is magnified]). Greetings In The Holy Name Of Jesus, My sisters and brothers, last night I ...read more

Denomination: Friends

The Loveliest Lynchee Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 4, 2001

The poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks, recently deceased African-American poet, illustrates how a commitment to justice begins with hope, turns to a sense of responsiblity, rises to act, but also acknowledges the depth of human sin.

The dateline was to be Little Rock, Arkansas, September 1957. The story was to be about the vicious hatred of a city whose people were resisting justice and terrifying school children. Little Rock, Arkansas, where Governor Orval Faubus had become the symbol of massive resistance, and where an ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

Workers And Bosses

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Dec 1, 2019

Most of us are pretty good at knowing how to behave at church. But how does Christian faith apply in your workplace. The Apostle Paul gives some real wisdom for us in his letter to the Ephesians.

Imagine with me that we aren’t in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, but in the Greek city of Ephesus. And it’s not this morning. It’s the first century. And the routine of going to church is very different. There is no church building. We come to church in a house, the home of one of the few ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9, James 1:7, John 8:36

Jesus - God Became One Of Us!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 8, 2010

Evangelistic sermon preached at a Carol Service - email for PowerPoint slides - gcurley@gcurley.info

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.” (1). An Assumption: “For you know”: • Now in contrast to Paul: • I want to start my talk by telling you some things that you don’t ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9

Denomination: Brethren

Faith, The Tonic Of Life

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 26, 2010

If you want your existence to be about something more than just careers, acquiring things and trying to get an adrenaline rush out of life, look past NOW

FAITH – THE TONIC OF LIFE Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-12:3 Lee Garfunkal's Pepsi versus Coke commercial is too funny. Pepsi is delivered to the Shady Acres Senior's Retirement Home. The residents are talking rap over rock while grandma zips by on a skateboard. Hi-fives are going around. One old ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

Temptations Of The Flesh Series

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Apr 11, 2021

Every day we are-forming our brain by the decisions we make. Jesus was solid in choosing the way of obedience and we need to practice the spiritual disciplines to train ourselves as well.

Last week we started looking at an episode in the life of Jesus, one of many episodes that sound really strange it you stop and look at what is really happening. Jesus presented himself to John to be baptized, as his public statement that he was standing up and accepting God’s calling on his life ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13, Galatians 5:13-26