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Advent 2014 Part 3 Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 15, 2014

Did you know that you can purchase a "genuine" college degree online with no validation other than a credit card? Buddha and Muhammad had no prophetic validation. What about Jesus was He genuine of did he purchase a fake Messiah degree? Let's find out!

About 500 before Jesus was born - a man named Buddha came along. He established a religion we know of as Buddhism, and many people gathered around him and tried to live by his teachings. But before he was born, nobody ever said: “Hey somebody is going to come along and he will come from this ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:7-18

Denomination: Nazarene

"I Found The Answer, I Learned To Pray”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 8, 2022

Introduction: Many years ago, the late Nat King Cole sang a song in a way that only he could sing. It was called "I Found the Answer, I Learned to Pray."

Never has there been a song that had more truth to it than that particular song. From cover to cover, the Bible teaches us the same thing this song teaches us: the answer to life's problems is prayer. Some never learn that lesson because they never read their Bible or attend a church where ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Call Of A Disciple (Luke, Part 4) Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Feb 13, 2022

It’s critical that we see ourselves and the calling of the disciples was NO different than ours. If we will not share what we know, are we any different than the religious pharisees?

Introduction / Recap - The study of Luke is an interesting one for several reasons -- We can clearly see Luke’s genuine interest in people (career as a physician) -- We also get to experience how Jesus interacts with society; critical lesson for us - Last week, we unpacked the temptations of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, Luke 5:27-32, Luke 9:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

David Was Successful Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Feb 22, 2022

The name David appears for the first time in Ruth 4:22. The name continues to the end of the book of Revelation in the Bible. David died at good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. He was successful in all his undertakings.

Theme: David was successful Text: 1 Samuel 18:12-16 Key verse: 1 Samuel 18:14: “in everything, he did he had great success because the Lord was with him”. Why God was with him? This is the statement of the problem, research question. Introduction to David: The name David appears for the first ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:12-16

Denomination: Methodist

Dialogue With Job

Contributed by Vicki Williamson on Feb 28, 2022

Today we are going to go back in time and journey together with a man called Job. His name means hated or persecuted.

Job lived in a time when his culture believed that prosperity on earth was connected to a person’s goodness and consequently suffering was connected to an individual’s sin or offensive thoughts, words and behaviour. As a result of these beliefs, false perceptions were formed about the Creator of ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:9-12, Job 42:1-5

Preached To Death

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 11, 2022

In this account, Eutychus attended church in order to worship God, but he wound up dying right there in the preaching service! Do you think that you could trust God, or His Son, Jesus Christ, in a situation like this? Paul did!

At my first pastorate, during the middle of a funeral service, the floor to the sanctuary gave a loud pop like lightning striking, and then it fell about six to eight inches! The floor later had to be completely replaced. At another church where I pastored, the ceiling fell in; and of course, the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Acts Of The Apostles 38 Of 39

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 14, 2022

These days it has become very popular for people to take a cruise.

What makes these cruises so special, is that for those days on the cruise people get to live the pampered life. When they get back from the cruise, it takes them several days for reality to set back in, and they start to live in the real world again. In our text, we see the apostle Paul is on a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

Acts Of The Apostles (2 Of 39)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 14, 2022

A young man saw a sign in a restaurant window that read, “Help wanted." He needed a job, so he went inside to apply for the job.

He needed a job, so he went inside to apply for the job. He asked the owner about the job description, and what it paid. • The man said, "The job pays $25.00 a week plus all meals." • The young man said, "Is the food good here?" • The owner rubbed his big tummy, and said, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:12-26

Denomination: Baptist

God's Hate List

Contributed by Paul Robinson on Oct 4, 2022

There are probably some things you really hate, but did you know that God also has some things He hates? We should hate what He hates.

There are some things in life I really hate. I hate traffic (mainly because I hate waiting). I hate the dentist. I hate going to the doctor for a physical. I hate the government and their agenda to take away our freedom. Did you know that God also has a hate list? Text: Proverbs 6:16-19. 1. A ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:16-19

Denomination: Baptist

Perspective And Persuasion (March 20, 2009)

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Oct 15, 2022

Unlike Agrippa, Festus would not have been familiar with the prophets, like Agrippa because he was not as familiar with the Jewish religion. Paul was speaking soberly about his subject.

ACTS 26: 28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You almost persuade me to become a Christian." 29 And Paul said, "I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains." PERSPECTIVE AND ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:28-29

Denomination: United Methodist

Be Willing Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Oct 28, 2022

Naaman is about to face an unexpected challenge to test his willingness to hear and do what God said.

Be Willing 2 Kings 5:1-15 Introduction In our series on Signposts for the Journey we have looked at some major Bible characters to learn that to follow God we must be Obedient, Courageous, Penitent, Wise - and today we conclude this series with a truth that brings them all together. Be ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lessons From The Sand Series

Contributed by Numeriano P. Galgo, Jr on Oct 30, 2022

God’s creation displays his divine and eternal power. We can see it if we pause a little while and look around. Little things teach us great lessons about faith, trust, and hope in God.

Sermon No. 14 LESSONS FROM THE SAND By: Atty. Numeriano P. Galgo, Jr. October 30, 2022 Tagum City, Philippines attyborgegalgo@gmail.com Part I. A. Greetings B. Overview of the message The message this morning is taken from nature. God’s creation displays his divine and eternal power. We can ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 5:22

Denomination: Free Methodist

Three Crosses On A Hill: A Study In Evangelism

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Nov 6, 2022

When we preach about the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins upon the cross, we forget that there were also two men crucified on crosses next to Him. Each man had the opportunity to look to Jesus for grace and mercy. Their response determined their eternal destiny.

The agony of the crucifixion and the final hours of Jesus are recorded in all four gospels, each written with their own unique perspective of what happened that dark day (Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 23; John 19). Each one tells of the jeering, mockery, contempt, and seething hatred towards the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:5-6, Luke 23:39-46, John 14:6, Acts 4:12, Romans 5:6-11, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, Isaiah 64:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Eighth Son -- An Exposition Of 1 Samuel 16:1-14

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 9, 2022

God makes the humble great.

The Eighth Son 1 Samuel 16:1-14 One of Ancient Israel’s greatest backslidings was when the people of Israel came to the Prophet Samuel and asked for a king “just like all the other nations” (1 Samuel 8:5). The anarchy which characterized Israel during the reign of the judges was still in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-14, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, 1 Samuel 15:34-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

David And Goliath Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Nov 11, 2022

The story of David and Goliath has come to embody the struggle of the little guy – the underdog – the bullied who takes on the bully and knocks him off his pedestal - vanquishing the baddies from the land.

November 12, 2022 *** DISCLAIMER *** I did a sermon in 2016 entitled, "Giants", which has been uploaded to this website. Since the story of David and Goliath is so loved, it was requested when we began our "Bible Stories" series. So, here is the 2022 version. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:26, Numbers 1:45

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist