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Communion Service Series

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Nov 29, 2006

Jesus once spoke to His disciples about their FLESH. In Matthew 26, He gave them a very stern warning. He said, "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the FLESH (sarx) is weak."

Communion Service Text: John 6:41 thru 56 Prayer: Prepare us to receive Holy Communion. As we begin this time of Communion, let us be mindful that we are to share in the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. COMMUNION SERVICE - I Corinthians 11:23 thru 26 Jesus once ...read more

Scripture: John 6:41-56

Denomination: Assembly Of God

It Is Finished Series

Contributed by Tony Mccreery on Sep 8, 2007

The 14th in a series going through all Christ endured leading up to the Cross. The series ends Easter Sunday with the Glorious Resurrection

For the last fourteen weeks we have been looking at the things that they did to Jesus. Jesus endured so much. There are few if any that could have lasted through the punishment and abuse that Jesus took on. He was arrested, underwent false trials, was beaten, mocked, beaten, ridiculed, beaten, ...read more

Scripture: John 19:31-37

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming A Prayer Force

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Nov 4, 2012

“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” ― Corrie Ten Boom

Becoming A Prayer Force 1 Kings 18: 41-46 One day a young man was writing a letter to his girl friend who lived just a few miles away in a nearby town. Among other things, he was telling her how much he loved her and how wonderful he thought she was. The more he wrote, the more poetic ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Flip This House"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 5, 2015

David's life needs to be changed or flipped and maybe our lives can be flipped as well. His life became a life of adultery, murder, and deception. But David understood his life needed flipped.

“Flip This House” Psalm 26 There is programs we love to watch such as flip this house, Priority brothers who either love it or list it. Some purchase a ruined run down house and flip it or remodel it and sell it for profit. These types programs are very popular and entertaining. The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 26:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Is There A Barabbas In The House?

Contributed by Craig Benner on Mar 27, 2013

Thank God for Jesus. He graciously took my place on the tree of Calvary. I am no different than Barabbas. I deserved to die, but Jesus took my place.

Mark 15:1-15 Is there a Barabbas in the house? If we are honest, our hand would be high in the air. IL.: An overly ambitous attorney made a phone call to the governor in the middle of the night. He insisted to speak to him about an urgent matter. Finally, the governor agreed. "What is it?" ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Forgiveness

Contributed by Jonathan Powell on Mar 28, 2013

A look at the life of Joseph - how God used his circumstances to provide an example of "How to forgive one another"

After 36 years of life, I have come to the conclusion of the following: if we as Christians would forgive one another as Christ Jesus has forgiven each one of us, the Body of Christ could move forward as a mighty army - and not limp in neutral as a wounded/divided militia! Forgiveness is ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Genesis; Answering The Skeptic Series

Contributed by James Lee on Nov 14, 2014

The first 11 chapters of the Bible are unbelievable to the skeptic and If we can't explain chapters 1-11 of Genesis how will we ever get anyone to believe the rest of the Bible as truth? Learner notes are available

This Bible study includes a handout for the learner and is designed to make us think about what we read in the first eleven chapters of Genesis. These chapters are so controversial that the skeptic can't get past them, in order to believe the rest of Scripture. [slide 1]The Bible begins clear ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

No Substitutes Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 31, 2020

We are to worship the LORD and NO substitutes!

1. Exodus 20.3-6 3 “You must not have any other gods except me. 4 “You must not make for yourselves an idol that looks like anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the water below the land. 5 You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God. If ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:3-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Repent And Do Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 19, 2020

Every one of us, at the end of every day, should ask the same question: are we the first son or daughter, who refused, or the second, who said “yes, sir,” but didn’t do?

26th Sunday in Course 2020 Anyone who has raised more than one child can empathize with the parent in this story from St. Matthew’s Gospel. In fact, it’s a little like the story of the Prodigal Son from St. Luke. Dad says to the first son, presumably the oldest, “Go work in the vineyard today.” He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32, Ezekiel 18:25-28, Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

Forgiveness And A Fresh Start Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Mar 29, 2021

Forgiveness allows us to leave the suffering and guilt of past offences and step into the bright hope of tomorrow.

March 24, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson John 8:1-11 Forgiveness and a Fresh Start Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Offenses chain us to the past. This is true for both the victim and the wrongdoer. The victim is ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Last Words (Genesis 50)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 2, 2024

Will our last words be ones of reconciliation and forgiveness? Let's look at Genesis 50.

Was Joseph forgiving and gracious towards his brothers’ past crimes? Did he see that God’s plan was greater than their sins? Do we also see God working things out even during great personal suffering? Let’s look at Genesis 50. Did Joseph mourn his father? Did the Egyptians also mourn Israel? And ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Civil Society (Deuteronomy 24)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 9, 2025

Was Israel under the old covenant perhaps in many ways a more civil society than ours? Let's look at Deuteronomy 24.

How do our modern societies compare to ancient Israel? Let’s look at divorce, military conscription, loans, wages, kidnapping, foreigners and the poor. Which is actually a more civil society? Let’s review Deuteronomy 24. What were the rules about divorce and remarriage? When a man takes a wife ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Justice & Fairness (Deuteronomy 25)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 10, 2025

The old covenant is not our covenant, but did God give Israel just and fair laws? Let's look at Deuteronomy 25.

Was God’s law concerned with fairness, animal welfare, just inheritances, and honest trade? How does modern justice compare? Let’s look at Deuteronomy 25. Was there a punishment that deserved forty lashes in ancient Israel? Would that deter certain crimes today? When people have a dispute, they ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Elders (Titus 1)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 14, 2024

Who should be leaders of local churches? Let's examine this in Titus 1.

Did Paul describe himself as a slave of God? Was the church’s faith based on the hope of eternal life? Are the qualifications for elders in Titus similar to those in 1 Timothy 3? Do our works speak well of us? What is sound doctrine? What kind of good works does salvation exhibit in us? Do ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Asking With Confidence For Whom We Need Most

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 22, 2025

We are part of a new covenant, sealed with a circumcision of our hearts, always empowered by freely-given grace from the Father, grace earned by the outpouring of water and blood from the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Seventeenth Sunday in Course 2025 This is a Jubilee Year, and today we have what we might call “jubilee readings.” Traditionally the Holy Father declares a Jubilee Year on the quarter century, so 2025 is pretty automatic. There have also been special Jubilees. In the OT, the year of Jubilee ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:6-7, Genesis 18:20-32, Psalm 138:1-8, Colossians 2:12-14, Luke 11:1-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic