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  • A Kingdom Of Peace Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,355 views

    what it means to live at peace with one another – interpersonal peace. Living in the Kingdom of God now means living side by side with other people, and God’s Word has a lot to say about how we must live with one another.

    A Kingdom Of Peace: Rom 14:1-19 Advent #2 Dec 10, 2006 Intro: Ten Commandments for Christmas: I. You shall not leave "Christ" out of Christmas. II. You shall not value your gifts by the cost, for many shall signify love that is more blessed and beautiful than sliver and gold. III. You shall ...read more

  • #5 Learning To Wait In Joy And Gladness Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,467 views

    God has designed today for us to WAIT in JOY and GLADNESS. There are consequences if we make bad choices for today.

    LEARNING TO WAIT IN JOY AND GLADNESS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com This is #5 in a series on waiting. 1. Waiting and Patience -- the dirty words? ; 2. Habakkuk’s Waiting Room; 3. Danger of waiting and spiritual rust; 4. The five levels of waiting; 5. Waiting with Joy and ...read more

  • Wear The Dream Series

    Contributed by Lance Bane on Nov 7, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 5,861 views

    This message encourages young people to put into action the dreams that God has put into their hearts.

    Former President Woodrow Wilson once said, “We grow by dreams. All big individuals are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day,or in the red fire on a long winter’s evening. Some of us let those great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nourish them through bad ...read more

  • Samson's Marvelous Riddle

    Contributed by Charles Holt on Nov 3, 2000
    based on 112 ratings
     | 11,041 views

    Samson’s wedding riddle was born out of conflict teaching important life lessons.

    Charles W. Holt email: cholt@gt.rr.com SAMSON’S MARVELOUS RIDDLE Judges 14:1-18 Samson’s quick wit and prankish nature unexpectedly yield a gem of stunning insight. It is a masterpiece of encouragement and hope for times when life gets crazy, seemingly out of control; when one is fighting to ...read more

  • Guilt And How To Deal With It. (Part Two) Series

    Contributed by Charles Holt on Apr 13, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 3,374 views

    This is Part Two of the message on the subject of guilt, using David¡¦s interaction with King Saul as an example of how to handle guilt feelings.

    Charles W. Holt email: cholt@gt.rr.com GUILT and How to Deal With it. (Part Two) 1 Samuel 24 This is the final installment in our series on the subject of guilt. Last week we saw how David dealt with his "I wish I hadn’t done that¨ guilt feeling after he secretly cut off a piece of King Saul’s ...read more

  • You Gotta Serve Somebody

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 9, 2019
     | 4,602 views

    When we become Christians, we are set free from our bondage to sin, but we must then strive to be slaves of righteousness. Everyone either serves sin or God. You gotta serve somebody!

    Introduction: A. I always liked the Far Side cartoons, and so I begin with this cartoon because of the irony of it. 1. Here’s a man who is a slave on a Viking ship, and he thinks the slave driver will care that he is getting a blister. He was in for a rude awakening! 2. Slavery is an ugly subject ...read more

  • Tough Assignments

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jun 19, 2018
     | 14,151 views

    Jeremiah teaches us how to endure tough assignments from God

    Jeremiah - Tough Assignments There have been a lot of difficult situations in the news lately - difficult from a Christian perspective. Hurricane Katrina sweeps through the south, and massive devastation, loss of homes, loss of property, loss of family, and loss of life. And for many of those ...read more

  • The Let Down Of Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 8,928 views

    Most of us will come or have come to the point in life where we realize that life is disappointing, that our dreams will not all come true, and that our impact on this world is marginal. The let down of life will get to us sometime, somewhere. We Christ

    The Let Down of Life (Ecclesiastes 1) Intro Note: most of these illustrations were borrowed from Sermon Central; further info on Larry Walker, the man who ascended 16,000 feet in a lawn chair with weather balloons can be found at truthorfiction.com Do a search there--it is a great illustration ...read more

  • Losing Your Religion

    Contributed by Gary Washburn on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 6,100 views

    REligion and spirutality have always been at odds with one another. Do we need to lose our religion?

    Losing Your Religion Romans 2:17-29 Intro: 10 years ago Bette Midler had hit song entitled, “God is watching us.” I believe it was popular because it expressed our cultural theological view. We want a god who provides but does not intrude, who protects and helps us out but does interfere with our ...read more

  • The Perfect Church

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jun 16, 2005
    based on 134 ratings
     | 40,632 views

    Many people are looking for the perfect church - yet they don’t have a clue where to find it. These three verses from Colossians give us a snapshot of the perfect church - and it might be the church your at.

    The Perfect Church Colossians 3:12-14 In my time in ministry, I have heard more than once the statement, “If you find the perfect church don’t join it because it will no longer be perfect.” I’m not sure, but I have a suspicion that something was being hinted at in that statement. What do you ...read more

  • How To Move Mountains Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Feb 26, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,487 views

    If the church is to be fruitful, we must pray.

    On Monday of the last week of our Lord’s life, Jesus went to Jerusalem with His disciples and cleansed the temple. On their way there, they’d come upon a fig tree. Seeing the tree was in leaf, Jesus went to see if it had any fruit. When He found nothing but leaves, He said to the tree, “May no one ...read more

  • Jesus Calms The Wind

    Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Oct 7, 2019
     | 3,690 views

    God’s children too experience problems in life, therefore, Christians should live soberly and thank God for Jesus Christ who is the deliverer of all.

    Implied statements of facts / realities in Mark 4:35-41 Using this story, I want to claim that God’s children too experience problems in life, therefore, Christians should live soberly and thank God for Jesus Christ who is the deliverer of all. Let us take a close look at this particular story and ...read more

  • The Godly Portrait Of Marriage, Pt. 2 Series

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 13, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,702 views

    Can you imagine how different our marriages would be if every community, every church member, lived to bring glory to God? Men, if we set the example, I’m sure that “Desperate Housewives” would be devoted housewives!

    One day the Pastor and his friend from church were sitting on the Pastor’s porch, and the friend said, "Pastor, I’ve got something to tell you. I’ve never told this to a soul, it’s extremely difficult to tell you this now, but my wife and I have had a fight almost every day for the past 30 years of ...read more

  • Giving In To Weakness

    Contributed by John Perry on Mar 16, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,333 views

    By our very nature we all struggle with weakness & weakness is certainly part of the package of our humanity. What God never intended though is that we would simply give in to weakness & be content to live in weakness.

    Bunbury Wed pm 16/03/11 “Giving in to your weakness” Intro: I was stirred about the reality that God saves us so that we can live in dominion over the flesh & our fallen nature. And if we consider the design God has for His church I think we could all agree that we are living well ...read more

  • The Battle Belongs To The Lord Series

    Contributed by James Hardy on Feb 9, 2006
    based on 37 ratings
     | 14,733 views

    Have you ever found yourself on the threshold of surrender? Have you ever been at the point of discarding you faith by the side of the road or requesting an extended leave of absence from God’s army?

    "Jolted, jilted, hammered in a car crash and robbed, Lawrence Hanratty was named Friday as the unluckiest man in New York. "Nearly electrocuted in a construction site accident in 1984 that put him in a coma for weeks, Hanratty lost the lawyers fighting for his liability claim --one was disbarred, ...read more