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Getting Thrown Out Of The Party

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 18, 2012

The devil gets thrown out of the party. The Saints of God win! Verse upon verse teaching.

Getting Thrown Out of the Party Revelation 12:1-17NKJ Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. 2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. 3 And ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:1-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Kangaroo Court Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 27, 2012

Jesus was tried in a kangaroo court. When you put Jesus on trial in your life, will you try Him in a kangaroo court or will you follow the evidence and let that tell you who He is?

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Over the last few weeks in our REWIND series we have been looking at the events of the final week of Jesus life that ending in His resurrection. Last week Jerry took us to the cross as we examined the crucifixion. • How did we get Jesus to a crucifixion? Today we rewind a ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dry Bones Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 30, 2012

To often we let go of our dreams and become a pile of dead, very dry bones.

Dry Bones Ezekiel 37:1-10 April 22, 2012 Have you ever felt like there was no hope? You were hopeless . . . lost . . . You looked at your situation and there was no way out. You were trapped . . . stuck. There was a security guard at a railroad yard who accidentally locked himself in a ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Who Is Jesus? Deity (Part 3 Of 4) Series

Contributed by Cameron Bottema on Apr 30, 2012

A short 4 week study of Jesus Christ's Human Nature, Deity, and Incarnation

Part 3 of a 4 week series on the study of Jesus: The Names of Deity are Attributed to Jesus Christ: Only Jesus as the Eternal, Uncreated God could bear the titles ascribed to Him in the Scriptures. [a] He is the The Son of God, so referred to at least 40 times: [See Matthew 14:33; 16:16; ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:33

Denomination: Friends

The Sound Of Silence; The Woman's Role In Church Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on May 2, 2012

The Sound of silence, the woman’s role in church The world has changed a lot in the last 60 years. I grew up watching TV sitcoms like “Father Knows Best” and “Leave it to Beaver.” These shows portrayed the Dad as the one with all the answers and Mom was

The Sound of silence, the woman’s role in church The world has changed a lot in the last 60 years. I grew up watching TV sitcoms like “Father Knows Best” and “Leave it to Beaver.” These shows portrayed the Dad as the one with all the answers and Mom was the caretaker ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

Denomination: Foursquare

The City That's A Bride Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 12, 2012

Heaven involves the new and the old and things that are missing. The prophecy ends with a gospel call to all who will hear: come and receive living water from the river of life; and with the promise that Christ himself is coming soon. To which we all res

Well, we’ve spent the last three months working our way through Revelation, so I guess we all have a pretty good idea what it’s about, don’t we? But now that we’re finally at the end, at the account of the last day, at the revelation of the new heavens and earth I wonder ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Only One? "Where Are The Others?"

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on May 13, 2012

Aren’t you glad for the grace God extends to us, even when we don’t deserve it, even when He knows how were going to act after we receive it, He still continually offers it, because He loves us!

Only one? “"Where Are The Others?" Ill. One day a woman was rushing home from a doctor’s appointment.  The doctor had been somewhat delayed at the hospital, and the lab work took a little longer than usual, so by the time she left the clinic she was running quite a bit behind schedule.  She ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:11-19, Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Poverty Of Satisfaction

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on May 14, 2012

Acceptance of your surroundings can lead to great defeat.

2 Kings 7:1-9 KJV Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. [2] Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 7:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jude V.1-3 Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on May 20, 2012

Jude calls believers to contend for the faith! To join in the battle… to be ready to step up! Are you ready to step up today… to step up and take on the battle plan God has laid forth for you?

A Study of the Letter of Jude JUDE v. 1-3 Teaching Lesson 2 May 16, 2012 The Book of Jude… how many of you have read it? How many of you have ever studied it? 1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, to those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Turning Away From Sin And Its Enslavement - Test #2 Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on May 23, 2012

The fact is if you are enslaved by some habit of sin, and you knowingly continue in that sin, you cannot truly love God. If you did, you would work at getting through that sinful habit.

Do you really love God? We need to be sure if we really love God the way God expects. And I have to ask the question “Do you consistently turn from sin or do you find that you have some little habits that are sinful and you just can’t seem to break away from them? Are you enslaved by ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:4-9

Denomination: Baptist

A Sermon To Remember

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on May 25, 2012

As we remember or fallen heroes, we also remember the Sabbath, we remember the Sacrifice and we remember the Savior.

A Sermon to Remember Ex20:8, Rm5:6-11, 1Cor:11:23-28 Intro. I heard about a guy named John who had a serious memory problem. One day John ran into a friend he had not seen in a long time. He greeted him & said, “Bill, do you remember what a bad memory I had?” Bill answered, “Yes, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom From The Past Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 1, 2012

In Christ we can enjoy true freedom from the past!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Have you ever been told by another that the past is the past? Is that a true statement? • What about you cannot change the past, let us focus on the present or the future. • How easy is that to do? • Today we will continue with our examination of the freedoms we enjoy in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:12-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You’re My Help Jesus, You’re My Help

Contributed by Joe Rowland on Apr 7, 2011

I cried out in a dream You’re My Help Jesus, You’re My Help. God does not want us to forget what He has already done for us. Too many people forget the mighty works that God has done in the past for us. We need to remember He is my help in my day of troub

You’re My Help Jesus, You’re My Help Psalm 119:89-90 89 LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. 90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. I am entitling this today: You’re My Help Jesus, You’re My ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:88-89

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Internal Battle

Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Apr 11, 2011

Today I want us to explore this internal battle that we all face on a daily basis, but most of all, so that we can discover what side we are feeding.

Someone sent me a reflection the other day that I would like to share with you. There was this ancient Indian that was teaching his grandson about life. Ht told the boy: there is a fierce battle being fought inside of me. And this battle is being fought inside of you and inside of every person ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:17-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Do You Know Who You Are?

Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on Apr 16, 2011

By understanding who Christ is to us, we can embrace who we are to God.

Do You Know Who You Are? Mark 2: 23-28 NRSV This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Let us pray. When reading this passage of scripture, you may wonder, OK so why would she pick this passage of scripture to use during lent. Well, this passage of scripture is significant because of one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:23-28

Denomination: Methodist