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The Conviction Of Love Series

Contributed by James Bohrer on Sep 6, 2017

REAL LOVE GOES BEYOND MERE SENTIMENT. LOVE MUST BE BASED UPON THE WILL TO LOVE EVEN WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES MAKE IT DIFFICULT. LOVE ACTS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE OTHER PERSON.

RUTH 1 The Conviction of Love Love is a choice. God loved us when we behaved in unlovable ways. Romans 5:8 “ CHAPTER 1:3-10; 14-19 3 Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons. 4 They took for themselves Moabite women as wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:3-13

Denomination: Baptist

Two Seeds

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017

Good trees or Evil trees

2 Seeds - 2Trees Intro- Imagine you are walking through the woods on a path, one side of the path is in sunlight and one side is in darkness. On each side of the path is a tree. The tree on the left is in darkness and the tree on the right is bathing in the sunlight. The tree on the left is old, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Must America Survive?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 21, 2014

Will we endure until the end?

Depending on what you read on the internet, America is either doomed without hope or being prepped for a grand revival. Indeed, America has turned itself away from God or at least the God it was founded upon. Yea, it has even chosen to attack God in many ways and tried to erase His influence in ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 14:12-23

Denomination: Baptist

Balance In Our Christian Walk!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 14, 2017

God looks at us in five ways in our Christian walk. a. Son b. Servant c. Steward d. Friend e. Soldier

BALANCE IN OUR CHRISTIAN WALK! (2 Tim 1:7 KJV) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. I. Balance in Christian life and walk. A. It takes two wings to fly. 1. Story of my pet rooster going next door and ...read more

You Are Free! Series

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 29, 2023

We are truly free when we surrender fully to Jesus Christ and live our lives in radical obedience and righteousness

ANYONE WHO HAS EVER PLAYED THE GAME “MONOPOLY” KNOWS THAT, BESIDES OWNING “BOARDWALK” AND “PARK PLACE,” THE MOST COVETED MOVE IS TO LAND ON THE BLUE TREASURE CHEST CALLED “COMMUNITY CHEST” AND DRAW THE CARD THAT READS: “GET OUT OF JAIL FREE!” IT IS ONE THING TO BE SET FREE, BUT TO HAVE LIBERTY AT ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:12-23, 2 Peter 2:20-22, 2 Corinthians 6:14-17, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 8:12-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Free Methodist

Half-Baked Cake Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Mar 17, 2022

Israel is a cake half baked, burned on one side and raw on the other. Actually, a cake like that would be totally useless. The good news God wants to restore. Put your faith in Christ. Turn from the half-baked lifestyle Live fully committed to Jesus Christ.

A cake would not be very useful to you if it were burned on the bottom and raw and the top. Actually, a cake like that would be totally useless. Israel was a half-consecrated people. They were useless to God. They were burning with lust and cold toward God. Israel is a cake half baked. Often God ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 7:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Truth Or Theology

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 8, 2024

Are we really seeking God's truth or defending our theologies and traditions?

The irony is that the most avid defenders of His sovereignty deny Him the right to create a plan of salvation that allows man free will to accept or reject His plan thus opposing His sovereignty. The most avid defenders of free will deny God the right to keep that which He saved until the end ...read more

Scripture: John 7:15-18, Acts 4:13, John 16:13-14, Mark 1:21-22, 1 Peter 4:11, Matthew 15:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Who Are The Sheep?

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Nov 27, 2023

Do we know if I am a sheep or goat?

Who are the Sheep? Matthew 25:31-46 1. The shepherds Harvest Jesus tells a parable about a shepherd’s harvest, • The harvest is The act of separating sheep from goats, it’s something everyone can relate to. • In the ancient world Goats and sheep(Quiet) goats ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Methodist

On The Road Again: Going The Wrong Way Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 31, 2011

Four observations from Ruth about Elimelech, a backslidden Christian.

INTRODUCTION The story of Ruth has often been called the greatest piece of literature ever written and the Cinderella story of the Bible. I’m calling our study, “The Romance of Redemption,” a title I borrowed from Ray Stedman. How many of you have already read the story of ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Submission: Radical Then And Radical Now/Identity Check Part 7 Series

Contributed by Steve Wright on Nov 21, 2014

Submission: Radical Then and Radical Now

If you have your Bible, I want you to turn with me to the book of 1 Peter, and I want to begin to read. I want to read verses 1 through 7 this morning into your hearing. Beginning with verse 1 of chapter 3 of 1 Peter, it reads like this: "Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7, Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 2:20-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Carry, Or Be Carried? (Isaiah 46:1-13) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jul 26, 2024

God has always, and will always carry you. The alternatives-- idols-- can't carry you; they will bleed you financially, and weigh you down, and you'll carry them. God encourages his people to be smart, and choose Him.

By the time they've reached high school, every straight A student knows that there's one type of assignment, above all others, that's difficult and annoying: the group project. When you get put in a group of three or four students, inevitably, one of two things happens. You either ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 46:1-13, Matthew 11:28-30, Deuteronomy 4:4, 2 Corinthians 13:14

The Parable Of The Weeds

Contributed by Steven Dow on Jul 3, 2002

This sermon will enable you to discover the cause of conflict in the church and show you how to deal with it in practical ways.

THE PARABLE OF THE WEEDS Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 July 7, 2002 Pastor Steve Dow INTRODUCTION: You don’t have to look to hard these days to discover that we are living in a world that is filled with conflict. There is conflict between nations. There is conflict in the Middle East. There is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

I Am Joseph

Contributed by Duane Brown on Feb 20, 2006

7th in a series on the life of Joseph

Why was Joseph considered great? Why does the spirit of God seem to hover over his life more than any other person in the book of Genesis? Joseph wasn’t any superhero; he was just a mere man. He never walked on water, he didn’t possess a halo, he never performed a miracle, this guy seemed to be a ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

The King's Executioner

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012

Don't kill the voice of that preacher who is trying to save you with preaching the Word.

Mark 6:21-29 KJV And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; [22] And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:21-29

Denomination: Pentecostal

Just Deserts Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 8, 2012

Jewish people refer to themselves as "desert people" for their wanderings in the wilderness and their instruction there by the hand of God. We all have desert experiences which teach us the sweetness of God in trying times.

1. Story of the water pump in the desert There’s a legend about a man who was lost in the desert, dying of thirst. As he wandered in that terribly hot desert, he stumbled upon a dilapidated shack. There wasn’t much to it, but, at least, it would provide a little bit of shade and respite ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ