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  • Done With The Old Life Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Apr 10, 2018
     | 6,451 views

    25th in the Ephesians Series dealing with putting of the old life and putting on the new

    “Done with the Old Life” Ephesians 4:17-24 I. Our Wealth and Worth In Christ 1-3 Paul broke out in exuberant praise in his prison cell. He had been incarcerated for preaching the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ. With time on his hands, he contemplated the wonder of God’s work not only ...read more

  • The War Is On Series

    Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Apr 18, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 7,927 views

    Describes the reason why unbelievers are the way they are -- because of the way their mind works.

    THE WAR IS ON! EPHESIANS 4:17-19 INTRO.: The battle lines have been drawn in the sand. 1. The forces have taken their positions, and are prepared for the worst. 2. The leaders have exhausted every resource, and have resigned themselves to the inevitable. 3. Weapons are readied, now aimed toward ...read more

  • Increase Your Hope In God Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021
     | 3,693 views

    Christ died so that both your faith and your hope are in God. He died to transform you from the power of sin.

    James Hammond was a plantation owner during the Civil War who served as a congressman as well as the 60th governor of the state of South Carolina. Besides defending slavery, Hammond was guilty of an unbridled sexual appetite. In 1839, Hammond purchased an eighteen-year-old slave named Sally, along ...read more

  • All Is Vanity Without God

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 27,469 views

    A sermon for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost about the vanity of life

    Pentecost 9 Luke 12:13-21 Ecclesiastes 1:2,12-14 2:18-23 "All is Vanity without God"   I would like to share one of Aesop’s Fables with you this morning. "When a dog which had stolen a piece of meat out of a butcher’s shop, was crossing a river on its way home, he saw his own shadow reflected in ...read more

  • Boasting About Tomorrow PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 24, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,968 views

    The main point of this sermon is to remind us to seek God's will and trust in His sovereignty, rather than boasting about our own plans for the future.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to be diving into a powerful passage from the book of James that teaches us some important lessons about the futility of boasting about tomorrow, the need to prepare for the future, and trusting in God's sovereignty. To kick things off, I want to ...read more

  • Test 6: Pride Test, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 47 ratings
     | 15,577 views

    The pride test is actually a three part test. We already covered the first part when we talked about selfish pride (Pride Test, Part 1). The second part of the test is about presumptive pride. That’s where our text takes us today.

    1. Presumptive pride is futile 2. Presumptive pride is arrogant 3. Presumptive pride is sinful Well, here we are, standing at the edge of a New Year. People use this time of the year for different things, don’t they? Of course, some people just use the New Year as an excuse to party. But most ...read more

  • Rejoice In The Lord / Put No Confidence In The Flesh Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Jul 14, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 10,303 views

    REJOICING IN CHRIST MEANS TURNING OUR BACK ON EVERYTHING THAT WOULD EXALT OUR FLESH

    BIG IDEA: REJOICING IN CHRIST MEANS TURNING OUR BACK ON EVERYTHING THAT WOULD EXALT OUR FLESH I. (:1) REMEMBER THE COMMAND A. Point of Emphasis -- "Finally, my brethren" Carson: "What Paul is doing is picking up the theme of rejoicing he introduced in 2:17-18." Gromacki: "… designates an abrupt ...read more

  • God's Wisdom Verses Human Wisdom

    Contributed by John Mccormack on Dec 21, 2013
     | 4,389 views

    HUMAN WIDOM IS NOT WITHOUT ERROR

    GOD’S WISDOM VERSES HUMAN WISDOM OBSERVATION: HUMAN WISDOM IS NOT WITHOUT ERROR. INTERPRETATION: 1 CORINTHIANS 3:19-20 (NKJV) FOR THE WISDOM OF THIS WORLD IS FOOLISHNESS WITH GOD. FOR IT IS WRITTEN, HE CATCHES THE WISE IN THEIR OWN CRAFTINESS: AND AGAIN, THE LORD KNOWS THE ...read more

  • Freedom From The Present Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 8, 2012
     | 5,468 views

    Present circumstances do not reflect the future glory we have in Christ!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Have you ever heard the statement, “You cannot see the forest for all the trees?” • It means we cannot see the big picture because we are focused on something too close to us. • Today we are going to delve into another one of the freedoms what we can enjoy in Christ. The ...read more

  • Ecclesiastes Chapter Six Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Feb 1, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,107 views

    What if there was no God - what would life be like? It would be meaningless - Meaningless.... The book of Ecclesiastes looks at life from the view that there in no God. This is a verse by verse look into chapter six of Ecclesiastes.

    Ecclesiastes Chapter Six Ecclesiastes 6:1 (NASB) There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men— Here seems a condition which is common to all men. This verse needs to be considered with verse two. The condition is that man gains riches, wealth and honor – yet he ...read more

  • The Wedding At Cana

    Contributed by Jesse Crooks on Sep 10, 2023
     | 1,998 views

    Like all scripture, there are many lessons in this text. I want to focus on just three.

    The Wedding in Cana John 2:1-10 1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2 and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 ...read more

  • Without The Resurrection

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Apr 22, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 16,339 views

    A sermon examining the importance of Christ's resurrection.

    Without The Resurrection I Corinthians 15:12-20 We live in a day where there is no shortage of absurdity emanating from pulpits across the land. With the reach of modern media and the abundance of false teachers, rarely do I hear anything that surprises me. When I see a clip or read a quote from ...read more

  • Enjoyability - Ecclesiastes 1:4-2:26 Series

    Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Mar 12, 2025
     | 442 views

    Why is it that sometimes you are capable of enjoying God’s gifts, and other times you just can’t seem to get any enjoyment out of those very same gifts? And if we are to find our joy in the Lord, what role do the pleasures of this world play?

    Ecclesiastes 1:1 The words of the Preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 "Absolute futility," says the Preacher. "Absolute futility. Everything is futile." 3 What does a man gain for all his efforts that he labors at under the sun? 4 A generation goes and a generation ...read more

  • Worth Vs Cost

    Contributed by Clint Guzman on Sep 17, 2013
     | 5,948 views

    Is Jesus worth the Cost of Discipleship?

    “Radical” Session 7 – Friday April 12, 2013 • PRAY! • WELCOME! • It’s been over 4 months of laying brick by brick foundation to get us to this point where we can finally start this year’s book, “Radical”. • I hope that through our ...read more

  • Changing For The Better Series

    Contributed by Larry Sarver on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 18,560 views

    An Expository Sermon from Romans 7:14-25 concerning becoming a better person through Jesus alone. Romans Series #32

    Romans Series # 32 April 03, 2002 Introduction: Welcome to New life in Christ. As most of you are aware, it is our practice to go through books of the Bible verse by verse. Tonight we continue our series out of the book of Romans. Would you please join me in a word of ...read more