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Making Your Mother Happy

Contributed by Ronnie Morris on May 11, 2007

The old saying, ’If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy’takes on new meaning as Ruth makes Naomi happy again.

Making Our Mother Happy Text: Ruth 1:14 Introduction: If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy! 1. Respect the Woman called Mother Naomi, her husband and two sons fled the famine of Israel and moved to Moab. While there Naomi’s sons married Moabite girls. Tragedy struck when the husband and ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When Your Dreams Are Crushed?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 30, 2023

The older brothers said in a negative light: HEAR COMES THE DREAMER... It took 13 long years to see the dream become a reality. WE NEED DREAMERS TODAY. Not day dreamers, but DREAM AND DO.

WHEN YOUR DREAMS ARE CRUSHED… ? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) 13 LONG YEARS OF DASHED DREAMS… JOSEPH WAS 17, HE IS NOW 30. 13 YEARS OF CRUSHING… I HAVE A DREAM…THAT ONE DAY EVERY VALLEY SHALL BE EXALTED, EVERY MOUNTAIN SHALL BE MADE LOW… I DREAM WE ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:5-11, Exodus 3:14, Matthew 1:23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

You Can Defeat Your Enemy Series

Contributed by David Owens on May 4, 2020

God has promised us that we can win the spiritual war against our enemy. We can win because God is greater and more powerful, and because Satan is a defeated foe.

A. One day down at the Veteran’s hospital, a trio of old timers ran out of tales of their own heroic exploits and started bragging about their ancestors. 1. One old timer said, “My great grandfather, at age 13, was a drummer boy at Shiloh.” 2. “Mine,” boasted another, “went down with Custer at the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:4, Romans 16:20, Ephesians 6:10-18, Ezekiel 28:12-17, Isaiah 14:12-15, Revelation 12:7-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Is There Any Babel In Your Church?

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 30, 2003

Babel is revisited when people are led more by fear than by faith. God caused confusion to people who thought they could provide a man made monument of their own religion that would provide them what they desired. They made a religion according to their o

How to Avoid Re-visiting the Attitudes of Babel Illustration:Illustration:Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil," it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil. Sidney J. Harris. Read Genesis 11:1- 9 Now the whole world had one language ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bringing Out Your Best Series

Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008

How Joseph of Arimathaea was changed by coming face to face with Jesus

Bringing out your best Face to Face / July 22nd 2007 Intro: One of my favorite things about God is His ability to transform a person’s life. He beautifully sets people free from sin and bondage and firmly establishes His character into their lives. He brings out your best Those interactions ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:42-46

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus Will Wreck Your Life Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 15, 2007

The hardest thing that we will ever have to do is live out a life of loving others treating them as we would want to be treated. If we love others the way Jesus did, it will wreck our lives.

Series on the Mount Jesus Will Wreck Your Life October 14, 2007 Matthew 7:12 What might be your greatest fear? What do you dread the most? What possibility scares you the most? I think the greatest fear for humans is God. Here’s a being that is greater than we can comprehend. More holy than our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12

Denomination: Church Of God

The Problem With Pursuing Your Passion

Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 16, 2015

1. Everyone says “Follow your heart”. But “The heart is deceitful above all things . . ." 2. we tend to be passionate about things we're good at, but getting good takes a lot of work 3. It's difficult to see the difference between passion and addiction

The most common career advice people hear these days is that in order to be happy you have to pursue your passion. This is the first generation I’m aware of that has swallowed such a lie. Today I’d like to present three problems, huge reasons that pursuing your passion as a path to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5-12

Denomination: *other

Honor God With Your Bodies Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jun 14, 2022

Now we have come to understand that we worship God with our Bodies. Our physical bodies are the Temple of God, honor one another as the temple of God, as the temple of the Living God, and as the temple of the Holy Spirit.

Theme: Worship with your Bodies Text: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Greetings: Introduction: we have started the month with the covenant of Rest, enter into the rest of God. We have meditated on the significance of Work and Rest based on Genesis 2:1-3. Now we have come to understand that we worship God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Denomination: Methodist

You And Your House Will Be Saved

Contributed by Eddie Sheehan on Dec 25, 2022

This is a Testimony of how my mom was saved while in hospice care 2 days before she died in November of 2019 at 84 years old.

Nothing is impossible to God! My mom's dad was a violent alcoholic. He was known to be involved in many bar fights and ended up in jail from time to time. He also threatened his own child at gun point. My mom's mom died when she was twelve. So, mom did not have a loving, nurturing ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:31

Nurturing Your Next Pastor

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 25, 2024

Shortly before welcoming a new minister, a seasoned minister and friend of the congregation might come and help prepare the church for this new chapter in their history, explaining the role of ministry and how to care for their pastor.

It will be exciting to welcome your new Pastor! How you view pastoral ministry has been influenced by all the ministers you’ve known. We see ministry through the lens of past experiences, good and bad. Hopefully we see ministry through the teachings of Scripture. My aim is to offer some advice ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8, 1 Timothy 3:1-7

Denomination: Congregational

Re-Think Your Story Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Jan 23, 2024

This sermon explores the idea of rethinking our personal narratives in the context of the larger, overarching story of redemption and eternal life through Christ, as depicted in the Gospel of Mark.

We need to be reminded occasionally of the context of Jesus’ ministry. It was Israel: the community God formed and called to be his people for the world. The plan was that God would then act from within this people group, fulfilling their calling, to complete his rescue operation of the fallen ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-4, Mark 1:14-15, Luke 19:28-40

Topics: Redemption, Eternal Life, Great Story

Developing Good Communication I Marriage Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jun 7, 2015

James 1:19 gives us the perfect guidelines for good communication in marriage.

Introduction: A. Today, I want us to talk about communication. 1. Communication is always a challenge in every relationship, but in marriage it is the thing that either makes it or breaks it. 2. There are so many things that can get in the way of good communication. a. We can use a word ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Five Ways To Destroy Your Testimony Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 18, 2009

Five things we can all avoid to keep our testimony for Jesus.

Five ways to destroy your testimony II Samuel 11:1-15, 27 I was born and raised in Glace Bay, N.S. My father was a coal miner and he was also the son of a coal miner and he was raised in a development of coal company houses in a very run down area of Glace Bay called Bridgeport Rows. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Meeting The Ghost Of Ephraim

Contributed by Maurice Brown on Dec 10, 2001

God’s People must have the courage to go forward into battle.

INTRODUCTION A. Psalm 78 is one of two historical psalms (Psa.105) 1. It traces the history of God’s mighty and marvelous deeds on behalf of Israel. 2. It begins with a call to learn from the mistakes they made in the past. 3. Verse 7 especially expresses the main point of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:9-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Hand Of God - Part 4 Series

Contributed by Shell Osbon on Dec 31, 2007

This message will consider several ways that God’s hand is upon the life of every Christ-follower.

01.22.06 PM Smyrna Assembly of God Pastor Shell Osbon “The Hand Of God - Part 4” Eccl 9:1 Solomon says, “For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all, that the righteous & the wise & their works are in the hand of God.”Intro Solomon tells us that he’s taken a lot of time ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God