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  • A God's-Eye View Of Christ's Power And A Christian's Position Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 10, 2016
     | 6,290 views

    Paul prays that we get to know God better so we see better the blessings he has in store for us now and in eternity.

    Imagine your fright if you found yourself strapped into a chair that was tilted so far back you were looking up to the ceiling. Before you can turn your head to get your bearings the chair starts to vibrate as a low rumble pulses through the room. The rumble increases in volume until it crescendos ...read more

  • Birds And Marionettes: Free Will Vs. Predestination

    Contributed by Ash Harmon on Aug 22, 2017
     | 4,953 views

    A brief look at free will from a Wesleyan prospective.

    So today I would like to take a few moments to examine one of John Wesley’s most important observations of the faith and a cornerstone of the doctrinal standard of the United Methodist Church: free will. Hopefully, after today, you will be fully prepared to go toe-to-toe in a debate with your ...read more

  • "Lessons Learned In Weakness"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Aug 27, 2017
     | 4,440 views

    Four Things I Learned during my trials.

    Lessons Learned in My Weakness August 27, 2017 Ephesians 1:11-14 “In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the ...read more

  • Membership Has Its Privleges

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Sep 4, 2017
     | 9,892 views

    Our spiritual blessings in Christ.

    “Membership has It’s Privileges” Ephesians 1:3-14 Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should ...read more

  • Knowing God

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Sep 12, 2017
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     | 49,834 views

    Paul wrote to Timothy, "I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day." There is a great difference between knowing about God, and knowing God. Paul knew the one to whom he trusted all.

    Note 1: This sermon can be used as a companion sermon to "Knowing Christ," which is also posted on Sermon Central. They are not redundant, and may be used separately or presented on consecutive occasions. Note 2: I have developed some PowerPoint slides that I used in presenting this sermon. If ...read more

  • Blessed Assurance

    Contributed by David Nolte on Oct 8, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,187 views

    Details basis for assurance

    Assurance. We all want and need it. Assurance that our doctor is competent; that our job is secure; that the foods we buy are uncontaminated; and most importantly, that our sins are forgiven and that we are right with God. We need the assurance Gerald sang about today. Frances Crosby, who wrote ...read more

  • Did Jesus Forgive All Future Sins On The Cross?

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Oct 14, 2017
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,543 views

    A brief look at the forgiveness of sins, past, present, and future

    In order to render a response to the question asked, it is vital to review the entirety of Scripture and not just verses extracted out of context. Christians serve a God who is “rich in mercy” and continually proves His “great love for us.” He has made every Born-Again Christian “alive with ...read more

  • A Bloody Mess

    Contributed by Dwight Mcconnell on Oct 17, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,760 views

    Thank God that although our lives are a mess, we're covered by the blood of Jesus

    A BLOODY MESS Exodus 12:13 13 But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. Ephesians 1:6-8 6 So we praise God for the glorious ...read more

  • The Gift Of Redemption Series

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 24, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,194 views

    The second in a series on the Epistle to the Ephesians, this message introduces the book of Ephesians in general and looks at the gift of redemption through the suffering and death of Jesus

    Tom carried his new toy boat to the edge of the river. He carefully placed it in the water and slowly let out the string. He was amazed how smoothly the boat sailed! Tom sat in the warm sunshine, admiring the little boat that he had built. Suddenly a strong current caught the boat. Tom tried to ...read more

  • It's All About Love Series

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 5, 2017
     | 9,977 views

    It's all about love - loving God and loving others. Everything else is misdirection. This message explores this theme, based on Paul's admonition to the church at Ephesus.

    Message - November 5, 2017 - Ephesians 1:15-23 Last Sunday 11 of us from this congregation got together after the service to go for a prayer walk. We spent some time together to get oriented to what we were about to do. We talked about some basic principles of praying for the community and ...read more

  • Grace - Needed, But Not Deserved!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 29, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,483 views

    "Grace is giving or receiving something that is needed but not deserved." That definition fits beautifully into many places where the word "grace" is used in the New Testament.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK There is a very interesting Greek word in the Bible that we translate into the English word "grace." And this word "grace" is used time & time again throughout the New Testament. In fact, let's turn to the ...read more

  • Redemption, That Is Amazing Grace

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jul 6, 2015
    based on 44 ratings
     | 26,916 views

    Paul declares we have been redeemed through the blood of Christ. The word redemption is a commercial term borrowed from the marketplace where human beings were offered for sale. Our only hope of redemption is in Christ Jesus. Updated July 2018.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican service, there are four Scripture readings prior to the Message. Today's assigned readings are: 2 Samuel 6:1-19; Psalm 24; Ephesians 1:3-14; and Mark 6:14-29 This story is reputedly true ... though true or a parable ... it speaks to the importance ... of the ...read more

  • Biblical Predestination

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Jul 24, 2015
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,875 views

    A simple study that shows that people are free moral agents who choose their eternal destiny rather than the Calvinist Predestination that God has predetermined by decree from eternity past who specifically will be saved and who will be condemned

    Biblical Predestination Predestination is a Biblical subject but many readers of the New Testament find the doctrine of predestination confusing. Differing views as to what is meant by predestination began as early as the 5th Century as can be gleaned from the debates between Augustine and ...read more

  • Free From False Beliefs- The Big Lie

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 29, 2015
     | 4,117 views

    The Big lie: Performance and other people’s opinion of me determine my self worth. I have to perform to a certain level in order to feel good about myself.

    Free From False Beliefs- The Big Lie Ephesians 1:3-8NLT The Big lie: Performance and other people’s opinion of me determine my self worth. I have to perform to a certain level in order to feel good about myself. (It seems I never get to that level!) Consequences: Fear of failure: ...read more

  • God’s Eternal Plan

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Dec 15, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,608 views

    God’s great plan is eternal because he set it out before the creation of the world, because it’s effective right now and because it reaches into the future to the end of time. This eternal, cosmic plan is being worked out day by day and we’re part of it.

    I hope that those of you who were here last week have been waiting with anticipation to hear more about God’s eternal plan for the world. As we’ll see in a moment it’s an eternal plan because he set it out before the creation of the world, because it’s effective right now and because it reaches ...read more