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This Is How You Should Pray Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Oct 10, 2017

I'm starting a series on the different prayers of the bible. In looking at why they prayed, how they prayed and what they prayed, we'll gain insight into how we should conduct our prayers. We start our journey with the most popular prayer-the Our Father.

THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY Matt. 6:5-13 Series on specific prayers in the bible. We start out with the most familiar one-the Lord's prayer. The Our Father has become a standardized prayer that many of us learned from childhood. But have we ever taken the time to consider what we're actually ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Created To Connect Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 15, 2017

This message looks at the story of Adam and how he was created to connect.

Created to Connect How many of you grew up with Lego? Not me, I had the little soft red building blocks when I was kid. Other kids had Lego, but I had these little red building blocks. They looked like bricks but they only connected at two points and those points were square, so everything you ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:15-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

Learning What Counts (Part 2) Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 22, 2018

In contrast to the works righteousness that Paul had been striving for before he became a Christian, Paul embraced the faith righteousness that comes through the grace of God by faith in Jesus.

Introduction: A. When life goes well for people who do not know the Lord they feel elated. 1. When hard times come they sink into despair. 2. But true joy enables us to rise above the rolling waves of circumstance. 3. Joy comes from a consistent relationship with Jesus Christ. 4. When our lives ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Great Doxology

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 26, 2018

Ephesians 3:20-21 shows us the greatness of God.

Scripture A few weeks ago, we started examining the third chapter of the Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Today we will conclude this all-too-brief exposition of this marvelous chapter. Paul started praying for the believers in Ephesus in verse 1 of Ephesians 3. However, he then broke off into a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Joshua Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 30, 2018

My destiny is not a matter of chance, it’s a matter of choice

ENGAGE Life is full of choices. In fact, this morning all of us here have already made a number of choices today that will impact how this day turns out, haven’t we? For many of us, the morning began with the choice of whether or not to get out of bed when the alarm clock went off. And then that ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Best Is Yet To Come

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 30, 2018

Jesus’ physical resurrection guarantees that the best is yet to come.

ENGAGE When Mary and I had our pool built right after we moved into our current home, that pool came with a lifetime structural warranty. But today that guarantee is of no value whatsoever because the company that built our pool went out of business several years later. TENSION Perhaps some of you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, Leviticus 23:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Grace-Greater Than Vengeance

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Jan 31, 2018

God’s grace is greater than anything that has been done to you.

Title: Grace Greater Than Vengeance Place: BLCC Date: 2/4/18 Text: 2 Timothy4.14-18 CT: God’s grace is greater than anything that has been done to you. [Screen 1] FAS: According to Rick Atkinson in The Guns at Last Light, as WW2 drew to a close, American took more reprisals against German ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:14-18

Denomination: Christian Church

Grace Is Greater-Life Is Hard-God Is Good

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Feb 7, 2018

Our pain draws us closer to Jesus and makes us more like Him

Title: Life is hard-God is good. Place: BLCC Date: 2/11/18 Text: Romans 8.28 CT: Our pain draws us closer to Jesus and makes us more like Him [Screen 1] Doctors make a lot of recommendations for their patients. But do they incorporate these suggestions into their own lives? An article in The ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Blessings In The Desert Series

Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 8, 2018

A sermon that attempts to encourage folk that even in hard times there is blessing.

Blessing in the desert. If you were travelling from Egypt to Palestine and you wanted to get there guided by google maps you wouldn’t go through the wilderness of Sinai. Sinai is 200 miles out of the way and when you are travelling with a whole nation it would seem strange doing such a major ...read more

Scripture: John 6:3-14, Psalm 78:5-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Comfortable Cross--We Don't Want The Real Thing

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 14, 2018

We don't mind going to the cross as long as we can take a number of comfortable and convenient things along with us. Jesus does not call us to comfort. He calls us to die.

Not A Fan Part 4: The Comfortable Cross January 28, 2018 1 King 12:25-33 Luke 9:51-62 Some of the ideas in this sermon came from Kyle Idleman’s series Fan or Follower which we did at our church. We are now in week 4 of our Not a Fan series. We have looked at Fan or Follower, Follow Me, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 12:25-33, Luke 9:51-62

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The "i Am”s Of Jesus

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 18, 2018

When Jesus said "I AM," it usually was a metaphor describing his character or nature. 12 times Jesus used this phrase. Here we look at the 7 "I AMs" of Jesus which capture His most meaningful characteristics.

THE “I AM”s OF JESUS Mt. 16:15 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: COWBOY WISDOM: 6 GEMS 1. Never squat with your spurs on. 2. There's two theories to arguing with a woman; neither one works. 3. Don't worry about bitin' off more than you can chew, your mouth is probably a whole lot ...read more

Scripture: John 8:58, John 6:35, John 8:12, John 14:6, John 10:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Easter - "good Friday" Service

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 24, 2016

This is a dramatic Service based upon some of the “Stations of the Cross.” Partially adapted from a Service originally developed by Richard J. & Charlene E. Fairchild, Version 2.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK THE WAY OF THE CROSS - An Easter Season - "Good Friday" Service (The original concept and some of the wording were adapted from a longer and more detailed dramatic presentation developed by Richard J. & Charlene E. Fairchild. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:11-66, Mark 15:1-47, Luke 23:1-56

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What They Didn't Know Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 27, 2016

When Jesus was crucified, some turned away and some ran away from Him. But there was at least one man didn't do that and his life changed forever. Do you know who that man was?

OPEN: (We opened the sermon with a video by the group “CityALight” and their song “Jerusalem” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX4ZCHRksBA [fade at time stamp 1:51]). I shared that video this morning, not only because I really like that song, but also because it dovetails ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:11-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Wish We’d All Been Ready Pt. 2

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Apr 26, 2016

We are living in a unique time, like no other time before, when so many signs of the times are being manifested simultaneously.

I Wish We’d All Been Ready Pt. 2 (2 of 2) CFBC, Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker A We are living in a unique time, like no other time before, when so many signs of the times are being manifested simultaneously. 1 When you watch the news it is like witnessing the prophecies of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

Hear And Overcome

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on May 4, 2016

This message reviews what Jesus says in Matthew chapter twenty-four in light of what is happening in the world today.

Hear and Overcome Scriptures: Matthew 24; Revelations 2-3; 13:16-17 Introduction “Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. And He said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-51

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational