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God Is Our Friend Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 26, 2021

God is our Father, but that is not enough. The message is not complete until we know too that God is our Friend.

Martin Luther spent a major portion of his life looking for a God who liked him. He was devoutly religious from his childhood, but religion was more a burden than a blessing, for his God was not his friend. He knew God hated sin and demanded perfection and so he was obsessed with trying to be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Esther Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 3, 2022

Mordecai, Esther's uncle, offended a high court official called Haman, who decided to kill not only Mordecai but all the Jews in the Persian empire. Esther turned the tables on Mordecai. She pleaded with the King, and Haman was punished – hanged on the very gallows he had built for Mordecai.

The story of Esther centers around Queen Vashti, King Ahasuerus, Esther, Mordecai, Haman, and the Jewish people. If you are not already familiar with these individuals, they have been briefly introduced to us in the following paragraphs. Who was Esther? 1. Queen Vashti disobeyed the drunken orders ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:1-17, Esther 2:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Three Keys To Being Continually Filled With The Spirit

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Mar 26, 2023

In this text, the writer offers three keys that facilitate a continual infilling of the Spirit.

Introduction: God created the eye and all its power of perception. The garden He placed Adam and his wife in was filled with beauty. Every tree he planted was "pleasant to the eye" (Gen 2:9). God looked at everything that He had made and it was very good (Gen 1:31). It was pleasant and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Danger Of Playing Church

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 13, 2023

We all have had the similar experience of having our taste buds seduced by a delicious meal.

But the moment we took one bite of that delicious food that looked so good, we immediately knew that one of the main ingredient that would have made this dish taste good, such as salt or pepper, was missing. There are some ingredients that can be omitted and it will ruin the whole dish. There ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Baptist

Strength Through Weakness (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Chris Anderson on Mar 14, 2024

Message15 in an expositional series through Paul's "second" letter to the church in the ancient Greek city of Corinth where he defends his apostleship and corrects serious doctrinal errors within this young church.

This week I learned about an interesting paradox called The Mother’s Paradox. Mothers, see if you can relate to any of these ideas: • Motherhood is a complete sacrifice of alone time, but it can be so lonely • In Motherhood, the days are long but the years are short • Motherhood is hilarious, but ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Four Most Important Words In The Bible Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Jan 3, 2023

In 2023, we will be preaching through all 66 books of the Bible in 52 weeks. This is the first sermon in the series.

It's a new year, and this morning we are beginning a brand new sermon series that we are calling “66 in 52.” The plan is that over the next twelve months—all of 2023, we are going to preach through the entire Bible. We can’t do that verse by verse, or even chapter by chapter. There are 1,189 ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14, Genesis 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Walk In The Wisdom Of The Lord Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 31, 2024

How can we walk in the wisdom of the Lord? 1. Set the highest standards (Eph 5:15). 2. Ask for God's assistance (James 1:5). 3. Treasure our time (Eph 5:16; Rom 13:11-14). 4. Understand the Lord's will for our lives (Eph 5:17).

Walk in the Wisdom of the Lord Ephesians 5:15-17; James 1:5; Romans 13:11-14 Sermon by Rick Crandall Series: The Book of Ephesians (Prepared May 31, 2024) BACKGROUND: *Today we will continue looking into God's Word to see how He wants us to live as Christians. From a practical, everyday point ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17, James 1:5, Romans 13:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

Body By Jesus Series

Contributed by Jeffrey Stratton on Nov 14, 2002

Learning to become strong for the off-road times of life from 1 Timothy.

August 10 & 11, 2002 2 Timothy 2:1-13 “Body By Jesus” Let’s review a bit of last weeks message entitled “Hitting the Road. In last weeks lesson we learned that the Chassis that a “Built Lord Tough” life is built upon is a correct understanding of the “Promise of Life” that Paul writes of in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

How Do We Respond To God? Series

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Nov 22, 2002

When Jesus sets us apart, heals us and wakes us up to God, he invites us to walk with him in holiness.

How Do We Respond to God? Isaiah 35:8-9 Pastor Jim Luthy Near the beginning of the movie, "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang," Professor Potts its traveling down the road in Chitty with his two children when they suddenly veer to avoid hitting a woman in a lovely and pure white dress driving along in her ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:4-10, Hebrews 12:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Strategy For A Biblical World View

Contributed by Wayde Wilson on Feb 13, 2002

We are engaged today in a battle between world views. Ultimately our battle is not against flesh and blood. At stake are the hearts and souls of America’s youth, who are leaving the faith at an unprecedented rate.

Illustr. - In a wealthy suburb of Indianapolis, a group of high school students were asked, "Was Adolf Hitler wrong in murdering millions of Jews?" They said yes. The interviewer then asked them why. They did not realize that their response was chilling. "Well, you see," they said, "Hitler was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:5, Colossians 2:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hungry For The Highway Series

Contributed by Michael Schwer on Mar 19, 2002

God has made a way through our wilderness of sin, Weakness of humanity and Wickedness of the World. A way through the worlds "facade" of what it calls life.

Hungry for the highway Isaiah 35 Introduction [Hook] In the Movie "the Truman show" Truman doesn’t realize the truth that his great hometown life is a façade-orchestrated and created by an evil producer who wants to hold him captive to increase the shows ratings. The movie is a parody of the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Losing To Win

Contributed by J Spurling on Jan 29, 2003

People who lose their life for Christ and the gospel will save their lives. How will people save their lives when they lose their lives for Christ and the gospel? People will save their lives as they understand three implications given in Mark 8:35.

Losing to Win! By Pastor J Spurling The Neighborhood Church of Gainesville Introduction: Have you ever had to lose something in order to gain something else? Currently, I’m in the process of losing weight in order that I can gain entrance back into the pants that fit me quite nicely just last ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

How To Be A Wise Person

Contributed by Charles Mccall on Apr 17, 2002

You can be a wise person in Jesus Christ

Matthew 7:24-27 Topic: How to become a wise person When we think of someone being wise, we usually think of a person who has been to college and has earned many educational degrees. When we think of someone being wise, we usually think of someone who has a whole lot of knowledge in their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Spirit Led Life Part 9 (Faithfulness) Series

Contributed by Joe Bedy on Apr 24, 2002

Faith, many people get close to the edge of faith but stop one step short of falling into the arms of God.

Joe Bedy Central Christian Church St. Petersburg, Fl 33711 April 2002 Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Gal 5:23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Faithfulness- from the Greek pistis-which is ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23, 2 Corinthians 5:6-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Appointment That We All Must Keep

Contributed by Dr. Scott Caudill on Apr 24, 2002

You may miss your doctor’s or dentest’s appointment, but there is one appointment that we all must keep.

An Appointment That All Of Us Must Keep Hebrews 9: 23-28 We’ve studied the book of Hebrews on many occasions here at the Calvary Baptist Church, and by doing so, we found that this particular book of the NT of the Bible is a book of, “Betters”. We know that by the constant use of the word ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:23-28

Denomination: Baptist