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  • Practical Advice With A Cynical Flavor Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 5, 2018
     | 5,283 views

    This life is nothing like a fairy tale where we live happily ever after. Life is a constant challenge, and we fare better at it if we embrace some realistic realizations, some of which seem slightly cynical and ironic.

    Practical Advice with A Cynical Flavor (Ecclesiastes 10:1-20) 1. The dictionary defines a cynic as, “a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.” 2. One definition of the word “irony” is “a state of affairs or an ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Local Church Series

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jul 13, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,913 views

    God has established the theocratic pattern of government for His people. In every case where man allowed God to govern as He saw fit, there was peace, prosperity, and stability among the people of God.

    The Purpose of the Local Church Hebrews 10:24-25 - And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. God has ...read more

  • Hope In The Cross Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 12, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,624 views

    If we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Saviour we have the certain hope, the assurance, God has forgiven us of all our sins because of what Jesus has done on the Cross.

    We continue in our series on Hope Found Here and this month our focus is on Hope in the Cross. The dictionary defines hope as a feeling of expectation or a desire for certain things to happen. As Christians, we have a hope in God that is steadfast and certain, we have a blessed assurance that ...read more

  • Building Into Heaven In Disobedience – The Tower Of Babel - Genesis 11 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 27, 2022
     | 1,847 views

    After the flood people were told to spread out and multiply but instead, humanism stayed tut and tried to build up to heaven. They were in defiance of God and wanted to displace Him but God confused their language. The start of Babel.

    BUILDING INTO HEAVEN IN DISOBEDIENCE – THE TOWER OF BABEL - GENESIS 11 VERSES 1 - 2: DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD’S COMMAND TO EXPAND Devastation had come on the earth because of sin but the old fallen and corrupt human nature will never learn the things of God. Noah’s descendants spread out after the ...read more

  • Portrait Of A Fool

    Contributed by Robert Austin on Jul 16, 2022
     | 1,771 views

    Ecclesiastes 10 gives us a portrait of a fool,

    Portrait of a Fool Introduction Tonight we are continuing our study through the book of Ecclesiastes. Our last lesson came from chapter 9, where Solomon repeatedly pointed out that so many things in this life don't matter, in the end. What does matter is our relationship with God. Today we move ...read more

  • Evil Ahab Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 1, 2022
     | 2,708 views

    Sometimes Ahab repented partially of his evil, only to let evil take a different direction. Evil comes back to bite you.

    Evil Ahab (1 Kings 16:29 - 22:40; 2 Chronicles 18) 1. Some people have no idea what they are saying. I was admiring my aunt’s necklace when she surprised me by announcing, “I’m leaving it to you in my will. ”I was overjoyed, perhaps too much. “Oh!” I shouted. “I’m looking forward to that!” —Mona ...read more

  • Are You Wiser Than A Fifth Grader? Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Apr 6, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,827 views

    Don’t you wish that human beings came equipped with some kind of mechanism or system that could kick in with flashing warning lights and noisy warnings that would go off and stop us from doing the regrettable dumb things in our lives?

    Are You Wiser Than A Fifth Grader?” Ephesians 5: 15-17 * Portion of this sermon are from a message by Andy Stanley * OPEN: How many people have ever watched a show called “Are you smarter than a fifth grader?” It’s a television game show format based on asking grade-school level questions to ...read more

  • At The Cross

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on May 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,863 views

    The cross must be in the center of our lives, because it is the power of God in our lives.

    At The Cross TCF Good Friday Sermon April 6, 2007 1 Corinthians 1:17-25 (NIV) 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel--not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are ...read more

  • O Lord, Open My Lips

    Contributed by Joel Hoyer on Nov 8, 2018
     | 2,443 views

    15th in a Lenten Series on Psalm 51

    Psalm 51:15-17 4/1/18 (Easter) (Create in Me a Clean Heart #15) O Lord, Open My Lips Well, we started this series on Ash Wednesday, and oddly, Ash Wednesday this year fell on Valentine’s Day. And instead of taking your date to a restaurant, many of you came here and were blessed to hear once ...read more

  • Giant Issues In Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 27, 2014
     | 5,485 views

    Although we cannot offer a fool-proof plan that is guaranteed to work, we can look at some proverbs that will help us be more likely to be on the winning side of life’s biggest issues. But we must be willing to surrender our sacred cows.

    Giant Issues in Life (Proverbs 22:6, 15, 7,9) 1. Upon waking, a woman said to her husband, "I just dreamt that you gave me a necklace of pearls. What do you think it means?" The man smiled and kissed his wife. "You'll know tonight," he softly whispered. That evening, the man came home with a small ...read more

  • Running On Empty Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 21, 2014
     | 12,273 views

    Fifth in this series. The Parable of the Ten Virgins shows that I cannot live on someone else's oil.

    I still remember my first date with Mary. I know that she was really impressed when I picked her up in my banana yellow Ford Pinto, especially since it was the middle of summer and that car had no air conditioning – unless you call rolling down both windows and driving as fast as that car ...read more

  • Disputing Disputable Matters

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Jan 6, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,594 views

    We are not all at the same level of spiritual maturity, and we do not all walk the exact same path with Jesus; therefore, let us not get disagreeable over opinions.

    Disputable Matters Illustration – The Hatfield and McCoy feud (1863–1891) In most cases, when a dispute ends in violence there is a bit of history behind the dispute. Probably the most famous dispute in America was between two families living in the West Virginia/Kentucky area along ...read more

  • How To Be A Wise Guy (Or Gal) Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jul 4, 2022
     | 2,418 views

    I “fool proof” my life when I live based on the truth that God is God and I am not .

    Engagement/Tension Let me begin this morning with a question: How many of you have made one or more foolish decisions in your life? I certainly have and if you’re honest I’m pretty sure all of you have done that too. • Maybe for some of you kids in school, it was the decision not to study for a ...read more

  • Gaining Your Bearings In Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 4, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,911 views

    Careful: Many of life's blessings can be enjoyed, but they carry with them the potential to work against you.

    Gaining Your Bearings in Life (Proverbs 18:20-24) 1. I was told that I had used the joke from last week's sermon just 4 weeks earlier, about the 2 Jews, the 2 Catholics, and the 2 Baptists stranded on an island. Oops. 2. So, to redeem myself, I will tell one only about two Jews stranded on an ...read more

  • The Day Peter Was An Idiot: Missing The Necessity Of The Cross

    Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Sep 14, 2020
     | 2,224 views

    The sermon is when Peter rebuked Jesus for suggesting he would die on the cross. Proper 17, Year A

    The Day Peter Was An Idiot: Missing The Necessity of the Cross Proper 17 – Matthew 16:21-28 Intro: Since February of this year, the People’s Republic of China has removed and destroyed over 900 crosses from Christian churches. If that wasn’t enough, to display a cross on a place of worship is a ...read more