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Be A Team Player

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Dec 2, 2004

As members of the Body of Christ we should not ask "What can the team do for me?" but rather "What can I do for the team?"

Compiled by: Herman Abrahams (Senior Pastor), Cornerstone Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 740, Westridge 7802, Rep. of South Africa. E-Mail: Mentorship2003@yahoo.co.uk Note to the reader: If you have been blessed with this sermon compilation, I would be honoured to receive an e-mail from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26

Denomination: Charismatic

The Flow Of Biblical History

Contributed by Duke Jeffries on Oct 18, 2000

The book of Joshua is, among other things, the historical record of a military campaign.

The book of Joshua is, among other things, the historical record of a military campaign. It is the account of one long triumph, one which took seven years to complete, during which only one major battle was lost. As Bible teacher Irving Jensen has shown, the relation of Joshua to the two books ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

Deliverance

Contributed by Duke Jeffries on Oct 18, 2000

A. INTRODUCTION 1.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Failure is a fact of life. All of us have been failers at one time or another. No one succeeds in every endeavor undertaken. Most often our failures are small in nature, since most of our life's endeavors are modest. But some failures are significant; some can be life-changing; ...read more

Scripture: Judges 3:7-31

Get The Doubt Out!

Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Feb 22, 2008

How many times do you find yourself in a situation where doubt creeps in and, before you know it, fear has taken over your situation? This sermon will show you how to defeat the doubt.

I. Trusting the Word! A. Text: Mark 5:21-24 B. How many times do you find yourself in a situation where doubt creeps in and, before you know it, fear has taken over your situation? C. That’s exactly what happened to Jairus in our text. D. Jairus was a presiding elder of the synagogue--an ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-24

Why Religion Doesn't Work

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Aug 3, 2009

The folly of false religions. Only fullness and freedom are found in Christ.

The setting is the front of a small church. The pastor says from the pulpit, ‘I’ve misplaced my sermon notes, so I’m just going to read from this devotional—if I can find it here. While I look, maybe the choir can lead us in a hymn’. He glances at the choir which has one person.   The choir ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:16-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Peter And Judas

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 31, 2014

To know the differences and similarities of Peter and Judas

I. EXORDIUM: Who do you like best? Peter or Judas? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To know the differences and similarities of Peter and Judas IV. TEXT: Matthew 10:2-4 (Amplified Bible) 10:2 Now these are the names of the twelve apostles (special messengers): first, Simon, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:2-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Divine Testimony Series

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 5, 2014

To show that we have good testimonies that we can share by faith.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you have a good testimony? YES, BY FAITH II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we have good testimonies that we can share by faith. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 11:2 (Amplified Bible) 11:2 For by [faith—trust and holy fervor born of faith] the men of old ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

An Invitation To Pray Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 5, 2016

Jeremiah learned that divine revelation becomes a reality when it is sought. By calling out to God, he finds God's enabling to live out his God given hope of future restoration in a time of personal crisis and national emergency.

JEREMIAH 33:3 AN INVITATION TO PRAY [Matthew 7:7-8] I've always been grateful for the simplicity of God's profound ways. Though His ways seem beyond discovery for the proud heart, they are simple and inviting to those who love Him. Our text today teaches us that God reveals Himself and what ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer For The Unworthy Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 13, 2019

This prayer of Abraham seems to be the 1st recorded prayer in Scripture. Why did God preserve it for us, and what can we learn by how Abraham prayed?

OPEN: In Europe in the Middle Ages, people had a strong belief in the power of prayer. They also believed that the purer and simpler the life you led, the more God would listen to you. And since Monks were supposed to live purer and simpler lives than anyone else their prayers were seen as a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:17-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Process Of Human Translation (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Dec 12, 2023

To establish that the “word of God” was given to the apostles through divine revelations and recorded by them through divine inspiration. We’ll explore if the truth of God has been preserved during its translation from Greek into our English language.

INTRODUCTION Outline. 3. The Process of Human Translation Introductory Remarks. 1. This series of lessons will discuss the theme: “Divine Revelation and Inspiration.” In truth, we can only say these two processes, revelation, and inspiration, are the work of the “Hands of the Father, the Lord, and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-7, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The "M's" Of Leadership Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 11, 2003

1 Timothy speaks clearly about the making of Leaders for God’s people today. I’ve discovered at least ten qualities that all begin with "M."

Making of Leadership for God’s People 1 Tim. 3:1-7 God has a vested interest in the leadership of the church. He has always been directly involved and deeply concerned about those who lead his people. Think of the earliest great biblical leaders. The first one that comes to my mind is Moses. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What You Should Expect From Your Pastor

Contributed by Alan Balatbat on May 25, 2004

As God have expectations for pastor that church should also.

What you should expect from your Pastor? 1 Peter 5:1-4 1.Peter the Apostle (v.1) Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, A. He was an Elder (v.1a) „Ã Writing to the elders, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Shepherd Well Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Feb 23, 2023

God will keep you CLOSE as you keep close to His WORD.

Shepherd Well Acts 20:25-38 In his book, “They Smell Like Sheep,” Dr. Lynn Anderson relates an event that happened when he was in Palestine on a Holy Land tour with his wife. He said as the bus stopped alongside the road and looked into the countryside where many sheep were gathered, the tour ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:25-38

Denomination: Baptist

How To Inform And Motivate People About Starting New Churches

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001

Whatever the reasons for the growth of the church we must learn how the Spirit of God may use us more effectively to start new churches in seeing that the kingdom of God grows qualitatively (In spiritual fruits, worship, service, maturity, and fellowship)

Church Planting - How To Inform and Motivate People About Starting New Churches! Text - Acts 1:8, 16:10-40 Statement of Problem - What do we need to know, believe, and practice in order to start a new church? Introduction - Throughout Nigeria new churches are springing up every week. The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:13-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Triumphant Saints In An Age Of Satanic Oppression Series

Contributed by David Jenkins on Oct 22, 2004

Triumphant Saints in an age of Satanic oppression

Revelation 14:1, “Then I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.” We live in a world of sheer and utter chaos; in the midst of this chaotic world in which we live in sometimes what we must ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 14:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible