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The Reformation

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Oct 31, 2007

Parallels between the Jewish ’reformation’ of Ezra’s day and the Protestant Reformation which began in the 1300’s, culminating in the life of Martin Luther.

The ’reformation’ of the Jewish people in Ezra’s day reminds us of the glorious Protestant Reformation. There are four interesting parallels worthy of our attention: 1. TWO REGENTS Cyrus and Henry VIII. When William Tyndale was burnt at the stake he offered up a prayer that the Lord would open ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 1:1-11

Vision 2007

Contributed by Ryan Akers on Aug 21, 2007

This is a vision sermon i gave as we prepared for our first ministry fair. We push heavily for small groups and ministry involvement and this message was written to get people excited about both.

Ministry Fair-The Vision Pastor Ryan Akers “Vision is the ability to understand the history, the present condition, and the potential of the church, and to conceive a plan for action that will maximize the ministry potential. More often than not, vision is a result of having spent much time ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:36-40

Denomination: Wesleyan

Motivated By Love

Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Aug 21, 2007

God knows our motives. As Christians, we must examine our motives to ensure we are motivated by love only. God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus because He was motivated by love for us. Jesus demonstrated obedience to the Father and love for us by laying

Introduction • God knows our motives. • As Christians, we must examine our motives to ensure we are motivated by love only. • God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus because He was motivated by love for us. • Jesus demonstrated obedience to the Father and love for us by laying down His life for us. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Absence And Presence

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

How we deal with absence and presence can affect how we relate to Jesus.

Seeds for Sowing, Vol. XI, Issue 2, No. 14 Ascension of the Lord - Year C May 20th, 2007 Readings: * Acts 1:1-11 * Hebrews 9:24-28; 10:19-23 * Lk. 24:46-53 Absence And Presence Separation Separation is something that all of us must deal with, many times in our lives. All of us experience so ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:46-53

Denomination: Catholic

Seeing With New Eyes

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

We need to constantly see God’s creation and all that is in it with new eyes.

Third Sunday of Lent - Year C March 11th, 2007 Readings: * Exod. 3:1-8a, 13-15 * 1 Cor. 10:1-6, 10-12 * Lk. 13:1-9 Seeing With New Eyes Repent In English, most of us understand the word "repent" in a very limited way. We often use this word as if it had only one small, restricted meaning. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Catholic

The Five Wounds Of Jesus.

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 29, 2003

The suffering of Jesus expressing the Love of God toward us.

JESUS AND HIS FIVE WOUNDS redone Tuesday, April 29, 2003 (Isa 53:5 KJV) But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Wounds: Webster’s dictionary says this…’An injury to the body that ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:5-6, Micah 5:1

A World Visited By The Word

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 27, 2008

Using the format of "The Night Before Christmas", an imaginative account of Joseph’s feelings at the nativity.

A worshiper’s task on Christmas Eve is always the same, and it is no simple one. The task is, first, to let the beauty of Christmas happen. It doesn’t require explaining or expounding. It just needs to happen. But then the task becomes more complex, for we gather on Christmas Even around this ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Heart Of Worship

Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 28, 2009

True worship is not for the weak of heart. True worship comes from a heart that is truly committed to the Lord.

Jesus declared, “Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers ...read more

Scripture: John 4:21-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Take It From The Top

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Feb 26, 2009

There is real power available to every Christian in the person of the Holy Spirit. For way too long Christianity has live below its privilege.

Scripture: Psalms 133:1 – 3 Title: “Take It From The Top” Introduction: David draws upon the anointing of ‘Aaron’ when he was appointed a priest. • David was anointed three times during his lifetime. / (He knew how it worked!) • 1. ) David was anointed as a young man by the prophet ‘Samuel’ ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 133:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lord's Supper

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 16, 2008

A Lord’s Supper service led by the men of the church at individual tables.

Your Grace is Enough Wonderful Grace of Jesus (#319) Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) “In the Bag” Time of Self-Examination: Scripture Readings: A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-29

Denomination: Baptist

The City And The Golden Rain

Contributed by Thomas Miller on Jun 30, 2008

This is a living city alive in His Spirit, alive with His saints and angels, full of laughter in the joy of His presence. His presence permeates the air, work is now fun, not a burden. I could work a thousand years without a break and my fellowship with

The City and the Golden Rain 1998 I don’t know what overwhelmed me more, the beauty of his creation or the magnitude of his presence that swept over me when I saw the city, the New Jerusalem. Whatever was more powerful would take me several minutes to recover from this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Woman And The Beast Series

Contributed by Bill Burress on Oct 27, 2008

A look at the woman and the beast

“The Woman & The Beast” Last week we looked at the seven bowls which were God’s final judgments for man on earth. This would be the end of the Tribulation period, which would end with Jesus coming back to earth and stopping the Battle of Armageddon. Up until now John has revealed ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 17:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Over View Of The One Anothers Of The New Testament Series

Contributed by Donald Rapp on Nov 12, 2008

This is the first in a series of messages on applying the one anothers of the New Testament.

AN OVERVIEW OF ONE ANOTHER Introduction: One of the great things about doing what I do besides getting to meet lots of God’s people from all over the place is that I get to talk to people about the things that I feel are very important to the Church as a whole. A. I have always had an interest in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

An Exemplary Father

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 13, 2009

A look at the father in the parable of the Prodigal Son as an example of Godly fatherhood.

An Exemplary Father Luke 15:11-24 FATHER’S DAY IS ALMOST UPON US and it reminded me of a story I read about a dad who really understood his role. Some years ago, in a military academy, the students mutinied, probably a reaction to the hard demands of such an environment. The students had struck ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Wesleyan

What's Next?

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 2, 2009

An overview of the next event on God’s program

"What’s Next?" The next event on God’s Prophetic Program is the sending of Elijah the prophet to ‘restore all things’ (Malachi 4:5, 6; Matthew 17:11) and then the beginning of Daniel’s Seventieth Week. This seven year period will be initiated by the Antichrist confirming "the covenant with ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:24-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible