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Women Who Worship Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 9, 2004

I want us to look briefly at two worshipping women who shared the same name, but had different job descriptions: Mary, the mother of Jesus; and Mary Magdalene, who as far as we know, was not a mother.

While it’s nearly impossible to spell out everything a mother does, this Motherhood Job Description hits the highlights. TITLE: Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy. SUMMARY: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

God's Appointments

Contributed by John Perry on Jan 17, 2011

Being in the right place at the right time is something we all too often write off as coincidence. But what if it were orchestrated by God, what if it were one of God's divine appointments for our lives.

Bunbury Sun am 16/01/11 “God’s appointments” Intro: *** Amongst the many stories of bravery during the Queensland floods an unconfirmed story has emerged in the media of a man who apparently made his way onto a bridge w/ flood waters lapping at the bridge. The man had seen a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Principles Of Leadership

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 6, 2010

Nehemiah was by far one of the best leaders in all of history. And anyone who is willing to follow the principles put forth in this book can also become a great leader. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

Principles of Leadership Nehemiah 2:11-16 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/PrinciplesOfLeadership.html He was by far one of the best leaders in all of history. And anyone who is willing to follow the principles put forth in this book can also become a great leader. Nehemiah had walls to build, and ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:12-20

Denomination: Baptist

Struggling To Work For Peace Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 19, 2009

August 1989, Day of Prayer for World Peace: Making peace in the world begins with making peace with God. It does not mean making peace WITH the world.

Just a few weeks ago they re-enacted, not very far from here, a small but crucial Civil War battle. The Battle of Fort Stevens did not get into a lot of the history books, but it was important in that it turned back the Confederate armies on the very edge of the capital city. Had the South taken ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 10:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

Living Wide Open

Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Mar 4, 2006

What would it look like if you took yourself off of cruise control and began to live life pedal to the metal serving with all your heart? It would be living Wide Open.

Living Wide Open Acts 13:36 Recently sharing our church story with two church leaders from another local church. They asked "how did you raise all that money?" I never really thought of it that way. I didn’t know we had a choice of whether or not to raise the money we needed to do what God told ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"America Needs A Footwashing"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Aug 24, 2003

Joshua was told to "take his shoes off," he was standing on holy ground. Once again, God stands with a drawn sword, offering leadership. Will America bow down to the God of the Bible?

Text: Joshua 5:13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14 And he said, Nay; ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

Quit Dabbling In Sin!

Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Aug 17, 2008

Just as God demanded the Israelites to cast off the jewelry that they brought with them from Egypt, He commands us today to get rid of the former bad habits and sins in our life.

GET RID OF THE BAD HABITS (SIN) God brought His people to the border of the land of blessing in verse one. In verse two, God promises to fulfill his promise, but without the exceptional delight of His presence, rather sending them in with an angel. In verse three, God proclaims their sin ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:1-6

Denomination: United Methodist

Prayer, The Vital Link, Part 2 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 22, 2007

Prayer is the most vital link between God and man. Allow that link to break and we are cut off from our commander on the battle field of life. Prayer is our vital breath.

Prayer- the vital Link Part 2 Opening: 1. Besides Christ and the Holy Spirit, what is the most vital link between God and man? 1. Prayer, the most vital link between God and man Text: "At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: ...read more

Scripture: John 16:26-27

Denomination: Mennonite

The Fellowship Of The Ring Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 15, 2003

Why did Jesus create the church? What is our main objective? Playing off the popular "Lord of the Rings" series, this sermon tells us one of the most powerful goals of the church.

OPEN: On a spring break trip to Italy, a tour group was standing just inside St. Peter’s Basilica, the 2nd largest church building in the world. The tour guide was trying to explain the enormity of the building and part of his presentation went like this: “This church is so large no man on earth ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

David And Goliath Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Nov 11, 2022

The story of David and Goliath has come to embody the struggle of the little guy – the underdog – the bullied who takes on the bully and knocks him off his pedestal - vanquishing the baddies from the land.

November 12, 2022 *** DISCLAIMER *** I did a sermon in 2016 entitled, "Giants", which has been uploaded to this website. Since the story of David and Goliath is so loved, it was requested when we began our "Bible Stories" series. So, here is the 2022 version. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:26, Numbers 1:45

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Gideon - The Mighty Man Of Valor - "Spiritual Adultery” Part 2 Of A Series Series

Contributed by Larry Semore on Jul 31, 2017

We fall off the wagon somehow, become defiant and disobedient to God, turn to completely ungodly or humanistic resources for help or satisfaction and then wonder why God isn’t blessing us?

Gideon - The Mighty Man of Valor “Spiritual Adultery” Part 2 of a Series TEXT: Judges 6:11-40 New King James Version, “Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Abraham: A Journey Of Faith - Setting A Peacemaker Pace Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 25, 2016

God's promises make it so that we don't have to cut others off to get ahead. We already have heaven so we can afford to be generous to others.

We’ve all seen those drivers—the ones that keep changing lanes because they believe this will catapult them ahead of traffic so they arrive at their destination a whole two minutes faster! These lane weavers put others at risk because of their self-centered drive to get ahead. Not ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

The Harvest Series

Contributed by Paul Basehore on Sep 29, 2015

We need to be made holy by cutting ourselves off from the world, and relying on our life in Christ to give us strength. If we don’t, we will rot and die.

Baking Bread: The Harvest Fall is in the air! It’s the end of September, the air’s getting crisp, and Starbucks has brought out their Pumpkin Spice Lattes. It’s glorious! Fall is my favorite season of all -- as the weather starts to get cooler, it feels like the whole world is ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 4:9-13, John 4:35-36, Revelation 14:14-20, Colossians 3:3, Colossians 3:5, Matthew 4:4, John 3:3, Matthew 28:19-20, Psalm 119:9, Matthew 6:6, 1 John 2:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Existence And Presence Of Almighty God", Part 2

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Apr 24, 2023

God's existence is obvious (Romans 1:18-20) through creation and our conscience. The evidence is there for anyone willing to take their blinders off, swallow their pride, and humble themselves.

The world cannot comprehend the idea of a precise, preconceived, set, rational, and personal creation of a God who is outside of space, time, and matter, and able to put everything into existence for a reason. They wish to stay blind to the obvious and shut their ears to the truth that we are ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1, Exodus 20:11, Job 26:7, Psalm 33:6, Isaiah 40:28, Acts 17:24  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Family Relatioships

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 13, 2021

This passage of scripture follows the one that spoke of what we should PUT ON and PUT OFF in our Christian lives. There are some things that are in our spiritual wardrobe, that are unbecoming to us to wear as Christians.

Illus: It is unbecoming for any man to wear a pair of orange pants with green stripes, and a purple shirt with polka dots. If a man insists on wearing such an outfit, people are going to laugh at him behind his back. Today a lot of folks are laughing behind the backs of some Christians. Paul ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:18-25

Denomination: Baptist