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Of Gusto And Hungry Bears

Contributed by John Beehler on Jun 15, 2003

Go for the gusto. Seek happiness. Watch out for hungry bears.

Of Gusto and Hungry Bears You only go around once in life, so you’ve got to grab for all the gusto you can." Some of you may remember that television commercial. But, what exactly is gusto? In the dictionary, it is defined as "hearty or keen enjoyment." And according to that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Pride Ride Pt 1 Series

Contributed by James Stewart Jr. on Jul 14, 2003

This is the first message in the series on the Seven Deadly Sins.

Intro; I am starting a series on the "Seven Deadly Sins." Today’s message is the first one entitled the "The Pride Ride Part 1." Pride is defined as “An inordinate amount of self-esteem.” The synonyms for the word PRIDE are not pretty; they are conceit, arrogance, and boastfulness. Pride is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17, Isaiah 14:13-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Doing Vs. Believing

Contributed by Don Schultz on Feb 16, 2005

The foundation of having a relationship with God - is it based on doing, or based on believing?

Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 DOING VS. BELIEVING Have you ever bought something that needed to be put together, and it came with the wrong set of directions? Somehow, somewhere, someone put the wrong set of directions into that box. But you don’t know that. You open up the box – maybe it’s a piece of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

Moving On Up

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Mar 1, 2005

Like the Jefferson’s of the 70”s sitcom fame it is time for some of us to move on up in the Kingdom of God.

February 2005 Dakota Community Church Moving On Up! Introduction: Like the Jefferson’s of the 70”s sitcom fame it is time for some of us, especially some of the youth to move on up in the Kingdom of God. At some point in time each of us must make the decision to stop coming to church to be fed ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:8-14

Denomination: Mennonite

A Perfect Tree

Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Dec 3, 2002

A short Christmas sermon or a long devotional. A combination of Christmas and Easter themes useful for keeping the cross in view at Christmas.

A Perfect Tree Subject: Christmas Theme: Christmas Object Lesson Preaching Passage: Varied Sermonic Process: Devotional Introduction: I can remember the search for the perfect tree when I was a child. My dad would load the family into the old van and we would drive along country roads looking ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Number One Draft Choice

Contributed by John Beehler on Jan 1, 2003

Through no effort or work on our part, we have been chosen and blessed.

Number One Draft Choice Well, here we are in the New Year. New Year’s resolutions, the end of our breaks from school and work, and the end of the College Football Bowl games marathon. How many here watched any of the bowl games offered this year? Did anyone get burnt out watching ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Communication Series

Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 9, 2004

Discover how good communnication restores hope for marriage.

This morning, we conclude our message series, Restoring Hope for Marriage. I thought we would have two more messages, one on conflict resolution and the other on intimacy. But after reflecting on the previous five messages and on today’s message, I realized we’ve covered the basic skills and ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19

Denomination: *other

Trading Spaces Series

Contributed by Georgina Pando-Connolly on Apr 13, 2004

Trading Spaces is a really popular Reality TV Show where homeowners compete and everyone hopefully ends up with a beautifully decorated room. Jesus traded spaces with us. . .

Trading Spaces Because he had grown up just outside New York City a young pastor barely knew a cow from an ear of corn. That is, until he married a small town country girl from Ohio and traded spaces. Trading New York City for a small rural community, the day of his first sermon he tried very ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Temptation Island Series

Contributed by Daniel Colvin on Jan 6, 2004

Learning to say no in the face of temptation and learning to keep Satan from getting a foot hold in our lives

Temptation Island James 1:12-15 Introduction (Hand out Hawaiian leis when people come in) Watching TV one night a commercial came on for a new type of game show while showing an exotic island the announcer says: “6 couples put true love to the ultimate test on Temptation Island.” I thought to ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Without A Trace

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 18, 2004

Funeral sermon for Paul Quick, member of the cleaning crew. A gentle spirit without a trace of negatives help others, labors in the house of God, and has received gentle treatment from a Christ who understands our weaknesses.

Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom ... the wisdom from above is ... gentle ... without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. He is able to deal gently with the ... wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness. In this noisy world, it is easy to miss ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-18, Hebrews 5:2

Denomination: Baptist

Answering Anger

Contributed by Dana Chau on Nov 20, 2003

Learn to resolve the emotion of anger

How many people in this room struggle with anger? Raise your hand. Some of you are thinking, I don’t struggle with anger; I let it out and get it out. Or, I don’t struggle with anger; I just don’t cooperate with the people I’m angry at. Or, I don’t struggle with anger; I never let it show. I ...read more

Denomination: *other

The Begatitudes

Contributed by David Ward on Dec 10, 2003

A Christmas message from Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus. Big Idea: God’s plan always comes together.

“The Begatitudes” Matthew 1:1-17 Introduction: Many of us need to hear a message of hope this morning. Some in our church community are pretty discouraged right now. There’s a grayness that’s overshadowing our lives, and the season we’re in often makes it worse, not better. ß Some are facing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Watchman

Contributed by David Rogers on May 16, 2005

A sermon that examines the roles of the pastor and congregation and the responsibilities of each and the penalities incurred for not following God’s plan.

The Watchman Ezekiel 33:1-7 Introduction As I was preparing this sermon this week I thought back to the nights that I stood guard duty during my service time. Often we were alone on our stations in the dark of the night while our buddies were sleeping depending on the night watchmen to warn ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 33:1-7, Ezekiel 33:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Waiting

Contributed by Ken Durham on Jul 22, 2005

I believe “Waiting” is a Word God is whispering to His Church today.

WAITING HABAKKUK CHAPTER 2: 1 – 3 “I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-3

"Gracious!" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004

How to be gracious toward others.

Today, we will conclude our series on "Finding Freedom In Forgiving Others." In doing so, I want us to think together about how our Savior tells us that we, as His followers, are called to live differently than the world. (READ TEXT) In our passage for today, Jesus encourages His followers to rise ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:37-42

Denomination: Baptist