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  • The Healing Path Series

    Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jul 5, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 7,128 views

    The third step in the biblical process of Healing the Hurts You Don’t Deserve

    Healing the Hurts You Don’t Deserve: The Healing Path Scripture Reading: Matt. 18:23-35, Matt. 6:12 It sounds like something out of a horror movie, but it’s real. In recent years, scientists have discovered a kind of bacterial infection called necrotizing fasciitis, more commonly called ...read more

  • Schism With The Scribes And Factions With The Family

    Contributed by Michael Bird on Jul 13, 2002
    based on 102 ratings
     | 20,522 views

    This sermon describes the opposition Jesus faced from both his own family and from the Scribes. It attempts to highlight how Christians today can face similar accounts of rejection by both the world and from family.

    Schisms with the Scribes and Factions in the Family Introduction I would like set before you a couple of stories in order to illuminate the background to this passage. Scene 1: A Carpenter Shop in Nazareth The road for Sepphoris to Nazareth consisted mostly of rolling hillsides. It was a ...read more

  • Be A Sunday School Booster

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 21, 2002
    based on 195 ratings
     | 26,053 views

    There are many reasons for being a Sunday School booster.

    INTRO.- ILL.- "Say, Dad, did you go to Sunday School when you were a boy?" "Yes, son, I went all the time." "Well, then, I guess it won’t do me any good either." I beg to differ with that boy. SUNDAY SCHOOL WILL DO A PERSON SOME GOOD, A WORLD OF GOOD! Some of my best times as a youngster in ...read more

  • Healing Of The Leper

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 436 ratings
     | 36,538 views

    How Jesus responded to those who were unclean teaches us a couple of lessons.

    Introduction: If I were to ask those of you who are mothers, do you like for your children to come up and give you a big hug, I suspect you would say, “Of course!” But, let me ask you, are you always anxious and willing to have your beloved child run up to you and put their arms around you? ...read more

  • Passing The Test

    Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Aug 26, 2002
    based on 101 ratings
     | 15,967 views

    Message on Endurance and Love.

    Passing the Test Adapted from John Ortberg’s message Intro: Read Matt 15:21-28 How many of you think Jesus seems a little rude here? Be honest. Boy are you in trouble. Let me explain what’s going on in this passage. Among other things, Jesus is the greatest teacher to ever lived. I don’t ...read more

  • How To Use An Understanding Of

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001
     | 1,800 views

    How To Use An Understanding of African Traditional Religions in Evangelism

    How To Use An Understanding of African Traditional Religions in Evangelism Learning Objectives 1. The students will explain what aspects of African traditional religions cause people to resist the gospel the most and why. 2. The students will explain how a missionary can use an understanding ...read more

  • God's Priorities In A Pressure-Packed World

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 15, 2001
    based on 113 ratings
     | 14,768 views

    In life of faith, in following Christ as our Master, we are faced many times with tough calls, what can we do and how can we decide what to do, how can we cope.

    God’s Priorities in a Pressure Cooker world By Andrew Chan, PBC, Vancouver, BC, August 15, 2001 I Peter 3:13-19 A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in two’s for the day. That night one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of a 200 pound deer. The group asked, ...read more

  • As Tears Go By Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 8, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,582 views

    The Life of Samuel, Part 1 of 5.

    AS TEARS GO BY (1 SAMUEL 1:1-20) Kurt Cobain, the founder and leader of the grunge band Nirvana, was the most acclaimed and creative singer of his generation, the artist of his decade (90s), according to Time Magazine. His parents divorced when he was eight, and two of his father's uncles had ...read more

  • Harnessing The Power Of The Tongue

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jan 12, 2003
    based on 124 ratings
     | 20,640 views

    We should seek to harness the tongue because: (1) It has great power to do good and evil (2) Our speech reveals our heart (3) It glorifies God.

    In last week’s message, I gave four reasons why it can be a spiritually beneficial practice for us to make and keep resolutions. They stimulate us to think about what it means to be godly; what it means to be conformed to the image of Christ. They express our faith in God’s promises to transform ...read more

  • Secret Praying Series

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Jan 7, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 4,340 views

    My prayers are for God’s ears only.

    June 17, 2001 Secret Christianity - Part 2 INTRODUCTION Some actors make a lot of money. Julia Roberts Tom Cruise Bruce Willis and John Travolta Each of these currently make $20 million per movie. And there you have Harrison Ford and Mel Gibson who each command $25 million per film. A few ...read more

  • Unlovely To Beautiful Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 8, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,474 views

    This sermon demonstrates the importance of praising with passion!

    Unlovely to Beautiful Acts 3:1-10 February 10, 2002 Intro: A. [Not Ready for Aging] In the cartoon For Better or Worse, a mother is looking into the mirror and carrying on a conversation with herself. She says, "My face is changing. It’s not the same—definitely not the same—different. It’s ...read more

  • Worship: The Privilege Of Perspective Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 18, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 11,205 views

    We are to delight in God’s Presence.

    WORSHIP: THE PRIVILEGE OF PERSPECTIVE Psalm 84:1-12 S: The Four Marks of the Church Th: Worship Pr: We are to delight in God’s Presence. ?: Why? KW: Perspectives TS: Since we are to delight in God’s Presence, we will find in our study of Psalm 84 three perspectives that will explain why we are ...read more

  • Family Privileges Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
     | 12,936 views

    Four family privilges we receive when we become God’s children through faith in Jesus Christ.

    (Note: This sermon was introduced with a drama called "Love of Another Kind" and a song called "Faithful Father"). The reality is that not all fathers are faithful. My father wasn’t faithful. When I was born he was only 16 years old, still just a kid himself. And by the time I was 3 years old, he ...read more

  • Facing Life's Final Uncertainty Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 30, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 11,309 views

    Three confident actions Christians can take in the face of death.

    One of the real tests of a person’s belief system is how that belief system stands in the face of death. Consider some of these dying words of people throughout history. Welsh poet Dylan Thomas urged us to not go gently into the night but to rage against dying. The Roman Emperor Vespian said, "I am ...read more

  • Betrayed! Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 22,475 views

    Four ways to make sense out of spiritual betrayal when spiritual companions turn away from Jesus.

    There’s a scene from the 1988 movie Shoot To Kill that still makes my blood run cold. Maybe you remember the movie, it starred Sidney Poitier and Tom Berringer, and it was about their search for a jewel thief who murdered his victims. During one scene in the movie there’s a group of backpackers ...read more