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The Power Of Sin Series

Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 10, 2007

Sin is powerful and deceptive and will hold a tight reign on you, but we can overcome

“The Power of Sin” Introduction: Does anyone struggle to live the Christian life? Do you ever look at the Scriptures and see that your life just doesn’t match? Do you ever wonder if the Christian life really can work? Do ever feel like you do things that you really do not want to do? Do you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Compassion Of Your Savior

Contributed by David Richardson on Mar 25, 2007

Why did Jesus stay at the Jordan while His sick friend, Lazarus, lay dying in Bethany? Maybe a story like this one was the reason.

The Compassion of Your Savior John 11:31-32 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there. 32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she ...read more

Scripture: John 11:31-32

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Eulogy -John Mosely

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 13, 2007

Funeral for a Christian male who was a family man and who gave back to others in the church and community.

John Sylvester Mosely 01/13/2007 Whether we know it or not, each one of us is a gift from God to all the rest of humanity. We either improve or hurt it, but we never leave it just the same. I can truly say that humanity was enriched because God sent John Sylvester Mosely into the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Let There Be Light! Series

Contributed by Eric Bain on Jan 31, 2007

This sermon helps Christians see Christ in the Creation Event & understand their call to be Light to a Dark world.

Let There Be Light! A Message from Genesis 1 © 2006 Eric Bain NOTE: This sermon is available in audio format @ www.sanctuary-church.com Good morning, if you are not aware, we are beginning a brand new journey… a journey into our past… a journey that will have us looking at our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gaze Into The Cup

Contributed by Tom Conant on Apr 9, 2007

Exposition of what Jesus found in the cup in Gethsemane.

(Note: to set up an illustration, I asked everyone in the congregation to write their name on a small slip of paper along with the name of an unsaved person they are praying for. Then I passed a large stemmed cup and had them all place the folded papers in the cup. Through the sermon the cup sat ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:32-42

Denomination: Pentecostal

Am I A Jerk At Work? Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 19, 2007

The attitudes I must have in order for others to enjoy working with me.

AM I A JERK AT WORK? Part 2 of 6 of the series "When Relationships Disappoint You, How to Find God’s Peace in the Pain" I originally titled this week’s message "When You Work With a Jerk," but as I continued studying the Scriptures a different perspective presented itself. The Bible talks a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Holiness: A Matter Of The Heart

Contributed by Steve Greene on May 11, 2007

This message uncovers some of the myths that have surrounded the holiness tradition and offers some basic, practical, biblical direction for holy living.

Holiness: A Matter of the Heart A father told his young son that it was time to get ready for Sunday School. They would be leaving in just a few minutes. You know how little boys can be. They are inquisitive. The boy asked his dad, "Did you go to Sunday School when you were a boy?" The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:15-16

Denomination: Nazarene

The Uniqueness Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Feb 12, 2008

John 3:16 is known to all. Other 3:16 passages in the New Testament teach us important things about Jesus as well. This is 1 Timothy 3:16

(based on a series by Tom Ellsworth) SERIES: “DISCOVER JESUS: The Other 3:16’s” TEXT: 1 TIMOTHY 3:16 TITLE: “THE UNIQUENESS OF JESUS” OPEN: A. Scripture tells us: 1. Col. 3:16 – “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Kneeling At The Feet Of Jesus

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Feb 18, 2008

This is a love story, pure and simple. It is not a cheap love story like we see portrayed in the soap operas everyday. This account is a deep heart-felt love that is not infused with any physical desire that seems to be necessary in our day and age to q

SCRIPTURE: ST. LUKE 7:36-50 36And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. 37And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Baptist

The Need-Meeting God Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008

God wants to reveal Himself to people by meeting the needs in their lives.

The Need-Meeting God Acts 9:32-43 Intro: [Review] Have you ever tried to help somebody, but as you were doing so, you wondered, “Hey! Am I really helping this person, or is this just a temporary fix for a deeper problem?” I am sure we’ve all felt that at times, but that doesn’t mean that we ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:32-43

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Power Of The Tongue Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008

James warns us of the right and wrong uses of our words

Cartoon from shows a line of pews and a sentence being passed from pew to pew. 1st pew: My ear kind of hurts 2nd pew: The pastor has an earache 3rd pew: The pastor got a hearing aid 4th pew: The pastor is having trouble hearing 5th pew: The pastor ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Ask-A-Pastor.com (2 Out Of 4) Series

Contributed by Mark Mcnees on May 16, 2007

A series where people emailed in questions and we gave them a biblical answer.

Ask A Pastor Does God Care? By Pastor Mark McNees This message was originally given at Element3 Church in Tallahassee FL. To download this message’s corresponding PowerPoint, audio, and artistic elements for free please visit www.element3.org. Questions: 1. Why does God let bad things ...read more

Scripture: John 11:4-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? Series

Contributed by Josh Reich on May 19, 2007

Wisdom is something we would all like. In this pivotal passage in James, which is often tied to wisdom, I think is really about the peace of God. And how God’s wisdom leads to his peace.

Life constantly lays choices before us. Many are mundane and ordinary: If we say yes to fish at a restaurant, we also say no to chicken, beef and every other meat. To order one dessert is, in a way, to reject the other desserts. Some are bigger. When you get married, as your vows say, you ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Jesus?

Contributed by Dr. Tracy W. Marx on May 31, 2007

Why do Christians emphasize the importance and centrality of Jesus? Why is there no compromise?

INTRODUCTION: It’s been said: Why do you Christians place so much emphasis on Jesus? Why are you so “intolerant”? Why can’t you be more accepting and admit that other religions can also know God? Why can’t you Christians believe that people from other religions can be just as morally good as ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

My Soul Looks Back

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 10, 2007

We blame failure on "social ills" and that is a factor. But most of the time we are scapegoating, when we do not have to, for Jesus has turned our failure into potential. Clifton Park Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD

There is at my house a picture I treasure. In that picture I am about three years old, and my father is holding me in his arms. You look at my father and you see that he is wearing the cap of a service station attendant. Shell Oil, it says. Nothing especially remarkable about that, except that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:15-20

Denomination: Baptist