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Wise Up About Your Parents Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jun 18, 2002

Four ways to treat your parents with wisdom.

In Tuesday’s Los Angeles Times there was a interesting article about LA Lakers center Shaquille O’Neal (LA Times 6/6/02 "Biological Didn’t Bother"). It was really a story about Shaq and his biological father Joseph Toney. When Shaq was just six months old, his birth father Joseph Toney left, and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thanksgiving

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 21, 2003

Here is the attitude and action of Thanksgiving.

INTRO.- It’s Thanksgiving and the kids are coming home. ARE THEY NOW? ILL.- The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; 45 years of misery is enough. We’re ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christmas Concerns

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 12, 2003

What are your Christmas concerns?

INTRO.- ILL.- For several years a woman had been having trouble getting to sleep at night because she worried that burglars might break into her home. One night her husband heard a noise in the house, so he went downstairs to investigate. When he got there, he did find a burglar. "Good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Diet And Exercise: A Spiritual Perspective – Part I

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Oct 10, 2005

A sermon in 2 parts - how to keep the Body of Christ fit and healthy - applying spiritual lessons from our need for diet and exercise.

DIET AND EXERCISE: A Spiritual Perspective – Part I Daniel 1: 3-16; John 4: 4-14; 7:37-39 1. We have just completed a 4 week study entitled Christian A&P 101 where we reflected on the Apostle Paul’s favorite description of the Church as the Body of Christ. We examined 4 main aspects of our ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:3-16

Denomination: United Methodist

Kill Your Giant

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Apr 16, 2004

What is the Goliath of your life? What enemy stands before you and defies your faith. Gambling? Addiction? Gluttony? Lust? These giants must fall - Here’s How!

11, January 2004 Dakota Community Church Kill Your Giant I began by sharing the toughest struggle of my life and the events which transpired leading me to repentence and victory. Share your own story. 1Samuel 17 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Socoh in Judah. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1, 1 Samuel 17:1-52

Denomination: Mennonite

Got Credit? Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 20, 2005

Debt can be very bad. Our spiritual debt is so bad it has killed us! But God has a credit plan that is out of this world!

Jenny and I are making payments on our kid’s college loans. We considered it an investment to send them to Christian colleges and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. It has been one of the wisest choices we have made for our children. But it came with a cost we couldn’t pay for without credit. We ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Protection Of Love Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Mar 24, 2003

This is installment 11 of a series I did on I Corinthians 13, and it deals with the fact that love "bears all things."

“The Protection of Love” I Corinthians 13:7 March 2, 2003 Love of Another Kind – I Corinthians 13 Pre-Sermon Thematic Introduction We’ve been talking about love, about how important it is, and what it looks like in our lives. Coming, as do most of us, from the left-brained branch of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:7

Denomination: Evangelical Free

An Overcoming Faith

Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Jul 5, 2009

What it means to have Faith.

“An Overcoming Faith!” 6/24/2007 – Marsing, ID 2/10/2008 – Marsing, ID Heb 11:6 “6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” “6Empero sin fe es imposible agradar á Dios; porque ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6

Denomination: Apostolic

Walking In God's Ways Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on Dec 27, 2006

Jesus taught us how to walk in God’s ways

On our journey through the Bible, we have come to the book of Micah. Some of you may not be familiar with this little book at all, and others may be wondering why we would focus on Micah at Christmas. Some of Micah’s words may be more familiar than you realize. In January 1977, when President ...read more

Scripture: Micah 4:1-4, Galatians 5:16

Denomination: Brethren

If It Feels Good, Do It Series

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 22, 2007

Discover the counter-cultural ethic that Jesus utilized as he ministered and saved the human race.

IF IT FEELS GOOD DO IT! Mark 5:1-20 From the Sermon Series: “Ten Cultural Myths that Drive America” Sermon Objective: To offer a solution to the “feel good” philosophy and quest for sensual gratification that drives our culture. We are in the final stages of our sermon series, “Ten Cultural Myths ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1

Denomination: Nazarene

Making The Most Of Your Time

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Jul 24, 2006

Believers can honor God by using their time wisely

Making the Most of Your Time Eph. 5:16 July 23, 2006 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: A In a magazine article: Based upon an average 71 year old life span. 1 You will spend... a 23 years sleeping (8 hours a day) 6 years in a car 3 years ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:16

Denomination: Baptist

Wonderbread

Contributed by Adriel Morgan on Sep 30, 2006

My first publicly delivered sermon! It wasn’t orignially titled and has undergone a few rewrites but the message stays the same: he that partakes of the Bread of Life gets true satisfaction and eternal life.

The food pyramid diagram can be found on much of the food packaging in the United States. Released in 2004 by the United States Department of Agriculture, the food pyramid suggested how much of each food category one should eat each day. The food guide pyramid replaced the four food groups. This ...read more

Scripture: John 6:52-58

Denomination: *other

Buried Treasure

Contributed by Aaron Kilbourn on Jul 2, 2008

This sermon tells of the buried treasure inside of you, your own understanding, knowledge, and God’s truth. You should share your treasure with others and bring others to Him so when the end comes, we will all live in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 13:44 – 52 reads, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, which, when he had found one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-52

Denomination: Baptist

Proverbs 11 - The Righteous And Wicked Compared Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Feb 10, 2012

This is a look at Proverbs chapter eleven.

Pearls From Proverbs – Chapter Eleven We will now look at Proverbs chapter eleven: THE RIGHTEOUS AND WICKED COMPARED 1 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight. Proverbs 11:1 (NASB) God always expects His people to be honest in their dealings. How ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:1-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thanksgiving: Much Obliged!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 18, 2012

I am convinced that we have been given far more than most of the people of the world, & therefore in God’s sight we are "much obliged." God has given much to us & therefore He expects much from us.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK Please turn to the 12th chapter of the Gospel of Luke. Our text for this morning is found in this chapter & we will be looking at several parts of it before we’re finished. I really do love ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:15-48, Luke 12:47-48, Luke 12:48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ