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  • Made For So Much More

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Aug 28, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,632 views

    The first several verses of Ecclesiastes capture this reality well and sum it up in one word: Futility.

    Have you ever been disappointed with your life? Has there ever been a time in your life where you found yourself saying, “What’s the use?” Life can do that to us. We work hard—at our job, at our ministry, at school, on our relationships. And then comes that time when you stop, and look it all ...read more

  • Proclaim The Lord's Death

    Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,005 views

    Thesis: The ritual of the Lord's Supper proclaims Jesus' death without words.

    Thesis: The ritual of the Lord's Supper proclaims Jesus' death without words. Intro.: 1. Illust. "Take her?" "Yes." "Take him?" "Yes." "Took." You have just heard the transcript from the world's shortest wedding ceremony. It took place in a bar on a Friday PM at 8:00. The couple had met there the ...read more

  • The Church, Christianity Or Religion? Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,391 views

    The church, more Christian (followers of Christ) then religious (practising traditions and rituals)

    The Church, Christianity or Religion Part 4 Text: John 8:1-12 Introduction: 1. While Religion and Christianity should be the same thing, far too often it is not. Religion too often thrives on creeds, credentials, and adherence to codes of conduct True Christianity holds to faith ...read more

  • Biblical Salvation

    Contributed by Tracey Evans on Jan 21, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,099 views

    SALVATION ACCODING TO GODS WORD,TRUE BIBLICAL SALVATION IS NOT IN RITUALS AND RULES

    IN TODAYS WORLD THERE IS MUCH CONFUSION ON WHAT ONE MUST DO TO BE SAVED.LETS TAKE A FEW MOMENT AND GO TO THE TRUE AUTHORITY ON THIS SUBJECT.AND THAT WOULD BE NOTHING OTHER THAN THE WORD OF GOD.FIRST THING WE MUST REALIZE IS THAT SALVATION MUST COME FROM THE SON.JOHN 5:21 FOR AS THE FATHER RAISETH ...read more

  • Working Together Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 24, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 34,451 views

    In today's lesson we learn that since working alone is futile, we ought to work together with others.

    Scripture A New York Times article on people who are sick of too many hours at work tells the story of Diane Knorr, a former dot.com executive. “The first time I got a call way after hours from a senior manager, I remember being really flattered and thinking, ‘Wow! I’m really ...read more

  • Beginning [or Beginning Again] Series

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jan 8, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,993 views

    In Christ the old order of things, 'subjected to futility' and 'in bondage to decay' gives way to the 'new creation.'

    BEGINNING [OR BEGINNING AGAIN] Going the Distance -- Part 1 January 9, 2011 Isaac Butterworth 2 Corinthians 5:16-6:2 (NIV) 5:16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he ...read more

  • Off With The Old, On With The New Series

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Feb 18, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,833 views

    God wants us to us our minds for something much, much greater than futile thinking.

    February 18, 2018 Sermon “Off with the Old, On with the New” - Ephesians 4:17-24 How many of you were here last Sunday? How many of you are here today? I hope you were able to listen to Tom More’s message last week on Christian maturity. He gave an excellent overview of what maturity in Christ ...read more

  • Ecclesiastes: The Meaninglessness And Mundanity Of Life PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 15, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 447 views

    Explores the futility of seeking fulfillment in worldly pursuits, emphasizing the importance of finding significance and happiness in God alone.

    Dear brothers and sisters, I greet you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A warm welcome to each of you, whether you are a familiar face or a new friend. We gather here not as strangers, but as a family united in Christ. We are bound together by the love of God, a love that transcends ...read more

  • The Difference Baptism Makes Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jun 29, 2011
     | 3,960 views

    Baptism was never meant to be an empty ritual. It has implications for our everyday lives

    Romans 6:12-23 “The Difference Baptism Makes” INTRODUCTION In 1517 Martin Luther had a problem. A monk by the name of Tetzel was selling indulgences. An indulgence is a certificate guaranteeing the forgiveness of all sins—for a small price. Not only did Luther have a ...read more

  • Wise Men Still Seek Him

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 7, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,899 views

    Worship is about who, not what. It is about giving, not getting. It is about encounter, not ritual.

    Listen to what the Scriptures say. Wise men from the East came seeking for Jesus. • Through the study of the stars and the revelation of the Holy Spirit, they were enlightened to know that the Messiah, King of the Jews was born, in Israel. • They came seeking and inquiring, and was told to go to ...read more

  • Your Religion Will Not Save You

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jul 13, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,643 views

    No amount of rule keeping or adherence to religious rituals will be able EVER to reconcile a sinner to the true and Holy God. Your Religion will not Save You – You Must Be Born Again.

    Religion Will Not Save You By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - For quite a while now I have been dealing with leaving religion and entering into Kingdom. If you recall at the beginning of the year, I stated how God had been dealing with me about seeking the old paths and walking therein ...read more

  • Red Heifer Water (Numbers 19)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 22, 2024
     | 111 views

    What does the ashes of a red heifer mixed in water have to do with baptism and Jesus? Let's look at Numbers 19.

    Is death the ultimate result of sin? Do hatred, verbal abuse, lust, lying, ignoring the needy and greed ultimately cause our own destruction? Does cleansing us from sin involve someone dying for us? Is this dramatically pictured in the water mixed with the ashes of a red heifer? Let’s review ...read more

  • An Encounter With The Risen Lord

    Contributed by Stephan Brown on Oct 3, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 9,370 views

    Demonstrates how religious ritual, even good religious ritual cannot bring the spiritual satisfaction that we crave. Only an intimate encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ can bring what our souls desire.

    An Encounter with the Risen Lord Christianity and the Bible make a lot of promises. When we tell people about Christ we promise them fulfillment: peace, and joy, and happiness. We promise them that Christianity is a relationship with Christ that will bring meaning to their life. And we offer all ...read more

  • An Encounter With The Risen Lord

    Contributed by Stephan Brown on Oct 3, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,592 views

    Demonstrates how religious ritual, even good religious ritual cannot bring the spiritual satisfaction that we crave. Only an intimate encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ can bring what our souls desire.

    An Encounter with the Risen Lord Christianity and the Bible make a lot of promises. When we tell people about Christ we promise them fulfillment: peace, and joy, and happiness. We promise them that Christianity is a relationship with Christ that will bring meaning to their life. And we offer all ...read more

  • Lent Upside Down Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Mar 1, 2019
     | 7,193 views

    Instead of giving something up for Lent let's try adding something instead!

    Lent Upside Down Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 1 John 1:5-7 “This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not ...read more

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