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Who's Calling The Plays

Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Feb 28, 2002

Giving up control of our lives to God who is the only one ultimately capable of settingus on the proper course for living a life of meaning.

Our scripture for today seems to me to stand against everything that our culture seems to tell us as many other scriptures do as well. There are many ways that people in our culture seek to understand us and we all are searching for something in life that really matters. Throughout our lives ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-13

Denomination: Baptist

Who Me? Worry?

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 22, 2000

Worry doesn't have to be toxic.

Who Me? Worry? Matthew 6:25-34 "For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than clothing? [26] Look at the birds of the air, that they do ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Baptist

The Time For Harvest Is "Now"

Contributed by Mark Mccool on Sep 17, 2003

Never before has the Church had such a vast opportunity to have revival and reap spiritual harvest as we do "NOW!" We know what to do... but we simply need motivation... This message will help inspire and motivate to do what must be done to reach our wor

"THE TIME FOR HARVEST IS NOW" TEXT: LUKE 14:16-23 (v.17) "For all things are now ready." (v.23) "compel them..." INTRODUCTION - Many times over the years, I’ve noticed that business deals are accomplished merely because people were in the right place at the right time. On Wall Street, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Rise And Fall Of A Nation

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 10, 2004

This is a sermon about a nation that forgot about God.

Series: Obadiah [#1] THE RISE AND FALL OF A NATION Obadiah 1:1-21 Introduction: Obadiah wrote this shortest book of the Old Testament probably soon after the armies of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem. While the Babylonians were taking the Israelites into captivity, the people of Edom helped ...read more

Scripture: Obadiah 1:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

No Escuses

Contributed by Kurt Heisey on Jun 18, 2004

There are many excuses to not following Jesus, the ones who follow must have NO EXCUSES.

NO EXCUSES 2/7/99 I. Excuses (Lk. 14:15-24) A. Unnaturalness of the refusal. 1. There is a kind of law to which the more valuable a thing is, the less men care to have it. “The attraction of an object is the inverse ratio of its worth.” a. The lowest and of least value are that which gratifies the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24, Luke 19:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Encouragement To Be Faithful

Contributed by Timothy Hearsey on Oct 3, 2001

A encouragement from Paul to Timothy

Encouragement to be Faithful 2 Timothy 2:1-6, 11-13 Introduction 2 Timothy contains Paul’s parting words to his younger associate, Timothy. By “listening in”, we can gain wise and godly counsel that is as relevant to us today as it was to Timothy in the first century. This is a powerful manual for ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Life, Death And An Eternal Perspective

Contributed by Nate Herbst on Sep 18, 2009

This is a great message for anyone wondering about these topics or dealing with the loss of a loved one; it gives an encouraging Biblical insight into death and eternity while focusing on the life that perspective will motivate today.

Eternal Perspective This past week was difficult. Life is short You aren’t invincible Gulvas schedule, Last week as were were sitting in this room...the story. Death is final!
 Processing and understanding death is hard. 
 Death is necessary because of sin.
 But 1 Cor.15 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Losing To Win"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 18, 2008

Following Jesus is dangerous but worth the risk.

Matthew 10:24-39 “Losing to Win” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor, Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org This week’s Gospel Lesson picks up where we left off last Sunday. Jesus had been traveling through all the towns and villages teaching and preaching the good news of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:24-39

Denomination: United Methodist

Parable Fo The Sower Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jan 8, 2007

The Seed is the same it is the Soil that describes us, which soil am i? which soil do i want to be?

The Parable of the Sower Matthew 13.1-9; 18-23 This morning we begin a sermon series on parables told by Christ Jesus in Matthew’s gospel. Some of the parable will be very familiar to us all but we should not allow that familiarity to close our minds to hearing God speak to us again through His ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Encouragement To Be Faithful

Contributed by Timothy Hearsey on Jun 24, 2001

An encouragement to be faithful from the book of 2 Timothy

Encouragement to be Faithful 2 Timothy 2:1-6, 11-13 Introduction 2 Timothy contains Paul’s parting words to his younger associate, Timothy. By “listening in”, we can gain wise and godly counsel that is as relevant to us today as it was to Timothy in the first century. This is a powerful manual for ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

An Unfamiliar Kingdom

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jul 27, 2014

While we all have preconceptions about what the kingdom of heaven is and isn't, Jesus uses parables to force us to rethink what the kingdom is.

What is it that the Gospel message presents? I don’t simply mean today’s Gospel lesson, but the capital-G “Gospel.” The Gospel is not merely, “Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.” The proper name for them is the Gospel according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-49

Denomination: Anglican

“the Dynamic Impact Of A Good Deacon”

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Feb 19, 2014

In Acts 6, we see what kind of positive impact the effective ministry of the deacon can have on a local church.

The early church was experiencing phenomenal growth, marvelous miracles, pulsating power, and unlimited blessings. Then, right in the middle of this success story, dissension arose. The Greek speaking widows were being neglected in favor of the Hebrew speaking widows. The Apostles said that they ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Maybe You Need To Grow Up

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Apr 22, 2014

The end of the world is coming. Even if the end doesn't come in our lifetime, everyone dies at some point. This fact serves as a constant and urgent reminder that our goal as followers of Jesus is to go to heaven and we want to take as many others with us as we can.

As a church we talk a lot about spiritual growth. This is our mission statement "we exist to increase and mature God's people." This process of increasing and maturing is called Discipleship. It's a big Bible Word but it has a simple meaning. A disciple of Jesus is a follower or even more ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Prodigal Son Part Two Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 15, 2014

We almost always condemn the actions of the prodigal son, but what about the older son that stayed and had a fit that his father would welcome back his wayward brother. What does God have to say about that?

The prodigal son part two Luke chapter 15:24-15:32 Introduction Last week we looked at the prodigal son, it is a familiar verse where we see a rebellious son takes his inheritance to a far off country and lives a wild life until his money runs out and he realizes that what he had was not so ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:24-32

Denomination: Nazarene

The Parable Of The Sower

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jun 3, 2014

A somewhat different take of the Parable of the Sower, or should I say The Parable of the seed.

The Parable of the Sower Matthew 13:1-23 It is always a good idea to read Scripture in its own context because it helps us to rightly interpret the current passage. This parable begins with the words “In the same day”. The first thing we need to zero in is why Matthew mentions that it was the same ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23, Matthew 13:1-9, Matthew 13:18-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible