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  • When Good People Do Bad Things Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,842 views

    A look at David's sin and the hope that remains for those who have sinned.

    The children begged for a hamster, and after the usual fervent vows that they alone would care for it, they got one. They named him Danny. It was 2 months later when Mom found herself responsible for cleaning and feeding the creature. She located a prospective new home for it. Mom was ...read more

  • Making Something Good Out Of Something Bad

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Aug 10, 2016
     | 6,748 views

    God is never responsible for evil acts, but he is so wise that he uses evil acts to accomplish his good purposes. God oversees our wicked actions. No sin happens that God does not deliberately allow.

    God can take something evil and use it for his glory. Does that seem strange to you? Well, it is strange, but we must remember that God works in ways that may seem to be strange to us. In the reading we heard from the Book of Judges a few minutes ago, we heard an example of how God takes ...read more

  • Why Bad Things Happen To Good People

    Contributed by David Smith on Feb 26, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,335 views

    It’s the age-old theological question - why do bad things happen to good people? Jesus, as ever, doesn’t give us the response we expect. ...

    They say that philosophy deals with two sorts of questions: * Questions to which everybody knows the answer (eg. Do I really exist?). * Questions to which nobody knows the answer (eg. Why do I exist?). Religious teachers tend to deal the same sorts of questions, perhaps particularly questions ...read more

  • Establishing Good Habits Series

    Contributed by Neil Lieder on Feb 12, 2007
     | 7,971 views

    Learn to Drive Series Week 3. In order to continue moving in a forward direction, we must get rid of the bad habits that are holding us back and replace them with good habits.

    Learn To Drive Series - Week 3 Habits Does Everyone remember our GPS board? It’s our Guidance Positioning System. For those of you who missed out last week, this is the tool we’re using this year to keep ourselves on track. We all want to "Learn to Drive" by taking ...read more

  • Evangelism: Good News Vs. Bad Lies

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Mar 16, 2010
     | 3,365 views

    The good news is good news: learn to recognize the top 10 evangelism lies, believe the Truth and work together with God fulfilling His Great Commission.

    Sharing the Good News The good news is good news. 
 Everything else fades in comparison to the Good News. Would you keep the cure for cancer a secret? Would you let a friend die in a fire? 
 Over 150,000 people die each day and nearly 2/sec. into a Christ-less eternity. Nearly 4,000 ...read more

  • "It's All Good Or It's All Bad”

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 4,743 views

    Through the cross the believer has the promise that God is working in all things for his eternal good. But it’s a different story for the nonbeliever.

    The mule in the well! A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule "braying", or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that ...read more

  • The Good News Is, The Bad News Is Wrong!

    Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 7, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,085 views

    The devil is a master at making things look worse than they actually are. The world has its problems, and if we focus on the negative, we will lose our peace and our victory. Look to a different source of news: God's awesome future for you!

    THE GOOD NEWS IS THE BAD NEWS IS WRONG Num. 13:26-33 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: The expert insurance agent 1. Gary has had a tremendous year selling life insurance policies and is asked by one of his colleagues for the secret to his success. 2. Gary replies, "After I outline the benefits of life ...read more

  • When Bad News Becomes Good News

    Contributed by Michael Duduit on Mar 3, 2008
    based on 26 ratings
     | 10,158 views

    Palm Sunday is a good news/bad news kind of day. It is a day of celebration, as the people come out from Jerusalem to give Jesus a royal welcome.

    You are invited to attend the National Conference on Preaching. To learn more: Visit: http://www.preaching.com/events/ncp/ -------- Did you hear about the pastor who had been sick? Somebody visited him with a message. They said, “Pastor, the good news is the deacons just voted to pray for your ...read more

  • How To Be A Successful Christian Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 6, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 15,710 views

    The successful Christian life is not nearly as complicated as we try to make it...if only we’ll pick up one good habit!

    How to be a Successful Christian Ps. 119 The successful Christian life is not nearly as complicated as we try to make it. If only we’d do 2 things: Read Bible/Pray And the one always leads to the other. Shocked was I to hear of a recent survey by Barna research group showing the avg. Pastor ...read more

  • Goodness And Mercy!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 22, 2015
     | 7,497 views

    Hey friend, your success is not in your shrewd strategy, astute planning of prayer seminar, your anointing is not based on your Biblical knowledge (though it is necessary) your success is not based on who you are but on who He is!

    Goodness and mercy shall follow you! Psalm 23:6”Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” When Hillsong worship leader Darlene Joyce Zschech, walked on the stage, she brought along with her loads of ...read more

  • Bad Body Sculpting

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Feb 1, 2021
     | 1,576 views

    We have not been good to the Body of Christ like a plastic surgeon that got his MD from a Cracker Jack Box.

    1 Corinthians 12:25  That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.  26  And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.  Ephesians 4:1  ...read more

  • "The Good Thing About Bad Things" Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Lindsay on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,167 views

    Perseverance thru trial is God’s primary means of maturing his children.

    “The Good Thing about Bad Things” James 1:1-4 I Introduction and Overview to the Letter of James In the foreward of his book, Inside Out, Larry Crabb writes this: “Modern Christianity, in dramatic reversal of its biblical form, promises to relieve the pain of living in a fallen world. The ...read more

  • How Can A Good Person Be So Bad?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 1, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 4,760 views

    David’s life teaches us that sin has a cause, it has consequences and it has a cure.

    I was sitting at my desk opening the morning mail, several years ago and in another place, when I picked up a letter from a fellow pastor in a nearby church. I knew him well and thought of him as a good man and a faithful pastor, but I was shocked to read that he was resigning due to stress and ...read more

  • Elijah, Ahab And Obadiah: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000
    based on 110 ratings
     | 22,547 views

    Things look bad for Israel; then, God's man comes from the East (can you hear the spurs jingle?)

    Following the reign of King David, his son, Solomon reigned in wisdom and the strength of God for approximately 30-35 years before his own apostasy and decline. After Solomon, the Kings of Israel all did evil in the sight of the Lord. They forsook His ways to serve idols, and led the people ...read more

  • Taking The Good With The Bad - Rom 8:28

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 15, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,062 views

    Taking the Good with the Bad - Rom. 8:28

    Taking the Good with the Bad - Romans 12:1-3 Introduction - Why do you suppose that many people live stressed out by anger, fear and worry? What are some of the reasons that more people seemed to suffer from burn out and fatigue than ever before. It is important to remember that "There is no ...read more

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