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  • You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Series

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Jul 2, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,443 views

    The 1st in a series on the 7 churches in Rev., we’re challenged to keep Christ our first love.

    “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” Rev. 2:1-7 Do you remember the famous scene in the movie “Top Gun” where Tom Cruise sings to Kelly McGillis? Do you remember the song he butchered? “You’ve lost that loving feeling”. We chuckle at that scene, but the sad truth is that this is a serious problem in ...read more

  • The True Jesus Series

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Feb 26, 2012
     | 5,124 views

    There certain fundamental truths that all Christian denominations share, and the first of these is that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man.

    Ash Wednesday was this last week which marked the traditional beginning of Lent. According to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus spent forty days of fasting and preparation in the wilderness before beginning His public ministry. In the wilderness, Jesus was tempted by Satan, but He ...read more

  • Where Are You In The Strip Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 3, 2013
     | 6,248 views

    This is the first week of our "Peanuts" series and this week we are looking at the attitudes of some of the Peanuts characters, the apostles and us.

    How many of you grew up with “Peanuts”? Not the ground nuts that people are allergic to but Charlie Brown and his crew? From as far back as I can remember Charlie Brown has been a part of my life, when I was a kid a part of our Christmas traditions was to watch A Charlie Brown ...read more

  • The Evidence Against Us (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Mar 28, 2013
     | 3,957 views

    This message examines the indictment Paul brings against the human race. This is is his first round of evidence to support the indictment.

    If we are honest, there are just some subjects that we absolutely do not like to talk about. We prefer to avoid any subject that may cast ourselves in a bad light or make us feel uncomfortable. Unfortunately, these same attitudes have been carried over into the church. The list of subjects we ...read more

  • Dawn Of A New Day

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 31, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,969 views

    The First Day Brought: 1. Light, 2. Open Grave 3. Living Savior 4. Indwelling Spirit

    Dawn of a New Day Matthew 28:1 (AV) 1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. - Song “One Day” - John Wilbur Chapman - Born Richmond, Indiana.1859 - Died NYC 1918 - Ordained a ...read more

  • What Is Jesus Praying About For Our Church Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Apr 6, 2013
     | 7,076 views

    This is the first in a series on prayer, answering hte question what are the priorities, purpose and promise of prayer found in John 17

    WHAT JESUS IS PRAYING FOR HPC John 17:1-26 INTRODUCTION One night a father heard his young daughter speaking, although she was alone in her room. The door was cracked just enough so that he could see that she was kneeling beside her bed in prayer. Interested to find out what subjects a child would ...read more

  • Two Words: Faith And Grace Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 15, 2013
     | 5,070 views

    This is the ninth message in a series over the first five chapters of the book of Romans. this message examines the importance of faith and grace.

    Have you ever lost your faith? Maybe we should phrase it this way, have you felt your faith begin to get shaky? A small boy riding a bus home from Sunday school was very proud of the card he had received, which had a picture and a caption that read: Have Faith in God. Then to his dismay the card ...read more

  • God Is Love

    Contributed by Evan G. Wittig on Sep 5, 2012
     | 5,353 views

    We are to love others as God has loved us, because God loved us first and God is love.

    Today, the readings are clear: God is Love and we are to love as God loves. Many moons ago, before there was even a moon, God is…Before there was anything else: God is…The Father has been loving the Son for all eternity. The Son has been loving the Father for all eternity…This ...read more

  • What Do You Value Series

    Contributed by Alan Peary on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 108 ratings
     | 66,486 views

    This is the first in a series of 8 messages centered around the importance of changing the climate in which we live, work or play.

    Changing the Climate What do you value most in life? What would you be willing to sacrifice everything for? Is there anything? Many of us would have sung that hymn: All to Jesus I surrender, all to Him I freely give, but how true are those words for us as we sing them! God has a purpose and plan ...read more

  • Meeting The Shepherd Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Dec 13, 2011
     | 5,156 views

    This is the first message in a series that takes a fresh look at Psalm twenty-three. This message examines the Lord as our shepherd.

    The most quoted and best loved passage of Scripture is the twenty-third Psalm. The vast majority of Christians can quote bits and pieces of this Psalm. This passage is read quite regularly at funerals or during other times of crisis to provide comfort. This Psalm consists of only six verses but it ...read more

  • The Scary Tithe Monster!! Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 26, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,637 views

    First of three-part series on stewardship. This message addresses the tithe, including Jesus' words in Matthew regarding tithing.

    Stewardship: God’s Money in Our Hands Part 1 – The Scary Tithe Monster! Malachi 3:10-12, Matthew 23:23 September 12, 2010 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY'S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." IF IT STILL DOESN'T COMMUNICATE TO YOU, IT'S NOT HIS FAULT... Audio ...read more

  • God's Chosen Disciple Peter Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 11, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,070 views

    The disciple Peter is the first mentioned in all four Gospels. Jesus knew Peter was a diamond in the rough and not merely a rock.

    Peter was the leader of the disciples. Simon was his real name and Jesus gave him the name Peter in addition. Peter means “Rock” (Petros in the Greek) and the church was founded on this rock. John MacCarthur refers to him as the disciple with the foot shaped mouth. His name is ...read more

  • It Begins With Mourning

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 8, 2011
     | 2,511 views

    The first step in the turn towards God is to be troubled by "the way things are;" in effect, to mourn over sin.

    How many of you watched the debut of the new reality show, Temptation Island, this week? I didn’t. It had somehow slipped under my radar screen, and I hadn’t even heard about it until Thursday morning at Bible study. For those of you fortunate enough not to have heard about it, ...read more

  • Six Marks Of Leadership: Mark 1- "The Leader Shows Concern For God’s Work" Series

    Contributed by Tim White on May 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,258 views

    The first of six marks of leadership is his concern for God’s work as seen in Nehemiah 1:1-4.

    Mark Dever promotes Four Aspects of Leadership in Nine Marks of a Healthy Church with the acrostic BOSS. B=Boss. The leader “reproves, rebukes, and exhorts with all longsuffering and doctrine.” There is a delicate balance in local churches between pastoral authority (Hebrews 13) and ...read more

  • Good Friday 2017 (Weak/Strong Faith) Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 17, 2017
     | 4,698 views

    the faith of the first 12 disciples was weak; how about ours today when Jesus is mocked in our midst?

    We remember of course today Jesus Christ, God who became human to pay for the penalty of our sins by taking them to death on a cross. Before reading the story in Mark 15, let us highlight God’s prophecies about the suffering Messiah. Since the Messiah had to suffer and die for man’s sins, we ...read more