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The Burden God Brings

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jun 19, 2001

When God brings a great burden to the heart of a godly man great things happen

The Burden God Brings Nehemiah 1:1-11 June 17, 2001 Introduction I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And that which I can do, by the grace of God, I will do. – D.L. Moody There can be little doubt that Dwight Moody had a great burden to do a great work for ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

The Religious Lost!

Contributed by Brian Archer on Aug 8, 2001

Our title of "Christian" is meaningless if our hearts don’t match our claim.

The Religious Lost! Romans 2:17-29 I. They Lack Humility 2:17-20 II. They Lack Obedience 2:21-24 III. They Lack Understanding 2:25-29 Introduction In his book, Early Christians of the 21st Century, Chad Walsh wrote: Millions of Christians live in a sentimental haze of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:17-29

Denomination: Baptist

God's Eye For The Praying Guy

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 16, 2005

God is more concerned with the soundness of your heart than with how your prayer sounds.

God’s Eye for the Praying Guy Matt. 6:6 April 3, 2005 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Speaker "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:6

Denomination: Baptist

Immanuel: The Greatest Gift We Never Asked For

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 17, 2004

Isaiah predicted the coming of Christ to a hard hearted king - even without his asking.

Isaiah 7:10-14 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, “Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the LORD to the test.” Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Effective Teaching Begins On Your Knees

Contributed by Timothy Bartee on May 15, 2003

Encourage yor teachers to prepare their hearts as well as their minds. Excellent for teacher training sessions.

Effective Teaching Begins on Your Knees (Part 2) Prayer, the Indispensable Ingredient Last month, we discussed the problem of teachers falling into the rut of preparation and finished by saying, “How do we climb out of a rut? It begins on our knees.” I would like to continue this month on the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:15

Denomination: Church Of God

A Five Fold Challenge

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 5, 2005

The spirit of God wants to challenge the hearts and walks of every believer to step up the pace.

WE HAVE A FIVE FOLD CHALLENGE BEFORE US By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I would like to give credit for the main points to Joe Girlder, Kentucky District Superintendent of the Assemblies of God. I adapted this from a lesson he gave to the 71st Kentucky District ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Comfortable In God’s Presence

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Jan 19, 2011

God is not moved by our works; He’s moved by a heart desperately in love with Him.

Introduction I. God’s heart is moved not by our works done in the flesh or attempts to do good. 1. He is moved by a heart that has fallen desperately in love with Him. A. Once we’ve realized our spot (on the mercy seat with Him) we realize there is a deeper relationship possible with God ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:13

Denomination: Baptist

"What Kind Of Praying Must We Do?” - Part Three Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jan 24, 2011

We need to intercede desperately for people when God lays them on our heart.

We’ve been looking at our Lord’s response to His disciple’s request to teach them to pray. Jesus shared a parable with them from which we discover three important truths about what kind of praying we must do. First, we learn that our prayers need to be daring. Daring in size, in stubbornness, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Losing My Religion Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011

To be able to break away from tightly held beliefs, there has to be a conversion of the heart and mind

Losing my Religion Acts 10-11 After several years of trying to bring about change from the inside, former President Jimmy Carter announced that he’s severing his ties with the Southern Baptist church over its treatment of women. “I have been a practicing Christian all my life and a ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

What’s Wrong With Religion? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Sep 21, 2010

Being religious for the sake of self-worth is detestable to God because God looks at the heart.

Please grab a Bible. This is how God directly speaks to us. Let’s start by looking at the Gospel of Luke chapter 21:1-4... Giving money to the church is the religious thing to do isn’t it? But what can go wrong with doing a religious thing?? Being religious for the sake of self-worth is ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

“reviving The Bonfire”

Contributed by Karl Popke on May 28, 2010

The Fire of the Holy Spirit was never meant to go out, but to be fanned and rekindled in our hearts.

Reading - Acts 1: 8; 12 - 14; 2: 1-4 After this, Peter, full of the H.S., addressed crowd with gospel message. Reading - Acts 2: 37-38 and …. vs. 41 I. The Fire of H.S. Was Never Meant To Go Out. In one community -- the Village atheist was not a bad man. He just didn’t ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Of Specks And Logs

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jul 1, 2010

a sermon on hypocritical judging and blaming, and God's admonition to look at our own heart first

Of Specks and Logs TCF Sermon June 6, 2010 Have you noticed that fixing blame on someone seems to be a big part of our culture? Is there any spectacle that illustrates our culture of blame better than the congressional hearing? It doesn’t matter what the hearing is about. What we see is a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Can’t Say Something Nice About Someone, Then . . . . Series

Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 12, 2011

The issue is not learning how to control our tongues, but experiencing something new in our hearts.

Open: Our lives are filled with a long train of clich¨¦s -- saying and expressions that are so familiar to us that we heard said so many times we can finish them before the person talking gets to the end of it. So we’re going to start off today with a pop quiz to see how many of these clich¨¦s ...read more

Scripture: James 4:11-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Springing Forth With Life

Contributed by Chip Monck on Apr 10, 2008

This message emphasizes the importance of a passion for God’s Word in the heart of the believer for growth and maturity.

Matthew 13:1-9 (reader 1), 18-23 (reader 2) – (While the readers read the scripture, I was handing out a small packet of flower seeds to each person in the congregation) - Seeds suffer different fates - Open packets - Tie to seeds in their hands - Describe their likely fate But what is the seed ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Denomination: Wesleyan

When The Fish Went Manning Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 25, 2008

Jonah had a heart problem and it took a weird ordeal to get him on the right track

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • In the movie Pinocchio a kindly woodcutter named Geppetto is swallowed by a whale named Monstro. Inside the dark, damp belly of the whale, Geppetto sits for what seems like an eternity. Then one day the whale violently coughs, and the woodcutter is expelled from his watery ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ