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Sermon – Overflowing With Confident Hope Through The Power Of The Holy Spirit.

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Dec 3, 2024

First Candle, called the Prophecy Candle, represents hope and the anticipation of Christ's coming, recalling the prophecies about the Messiah and the hope He brings to the world.

Sermon – Overflowing with Confident Hope Through the Power of the Holy Spirit. Scripture Lesson -Romans 5:1-5 “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-5, Romans 15:13, 2 Corinthians 5:21, John 14:1-3, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Time To Celebrate With God

Contributed by Craig Condon on Dec 4, 2015

When Jesus returns the world will be purified so that he can set up his kingdom here on earth. He will begin the purification process by judging the people.

The passage we heard from Nehemiah a few minutes ago occurs after the completion of the wall around Jerusalem. The foundations were laid both physically and spiritually. The people celebrated because they had experienced a great revival, much like the revivals and crusades led by people such as ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 12:27-31

Denomination: Anglican

When Heaven Interrupted Earth - Christmas As The Moment Eternity Stepped Into Time

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Dec 15, 2025

When heaven interrupted earth, everything changed. Eternity stepped into time so time could be redeemed. God came near so humanity could return to Him. Christmas reminds us that God is not distant. He is present. He is involved. He is intentional.

WHEN HEAVEN INTERRUPTED EARTH Christmas as the Moment Eternity Stepped into Time Introduction History is filled with dates, events, and turning points, but there is one moment that divided time itself. Before that night in Bethlehem, humanity waited in hope and prophecy. After that night, the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Kind Of Savior Was Jesus Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 26, 2015

ONE IMPORTANT TRUTH FOR US TO REALIZE AD EMBRACE IS THAT WHO WE ARE IS BASED ON WHAT WE ARE. IN OTHER WORDS THE OUTWARD US IS BASED O THE INWARD US. JESUS ALLUDED TO THIS WHEN HE TAUGHT THE DANGER AND REALITY OF SIN BEING IN OUR THOUGHTS, NOT IN OUR ACTIONS.

WHAT KIND OF SAVIOR WAS JESUS PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 INTRODUCTION: ONE IMPORTANT TRUTH FOR US TO REALIZE AD EMBRACE IS THAT WHO WE ARE IS BASED ON WHAT WE ARE. IN OTHER WORDS THE OUTWARD US IS BASED O THE INWARD US. JESUS ALLUDED TO THIS WHEN HE TAUGHT THE DANGER AND REALITY OF SIN BEING IN OUR ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

On Point, I Series

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Sep 25, 2015

Christ delivered man out of death to the promise of the gift of eternal life yet man thinking he is in the perfection of God's love, sins. However, to sin is an everyday reality of truth---a reality of faith. Truly, temptations----works of the devil challenge our daily thoughts and decisions.

ON POINT, I by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (September 25, 2015) “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith...For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:17

Denomination: Friends

Be Caring To Other Cultures Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Oct 30, 2021

Jesus had no social prejudice nor felt inconvenienced; therefore, He was able to meet the needs of a woman from another country and different culture. Being spiritually-minded allows us to lower our prejudices towards those who are different.

Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, once said that “those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs” possess a state of mind that is not common, but essential for right ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30

Denomination: Baptist

Never Give Up

Contributed by Brian Barrett on May 5, 2003

This is a very open outline to help incourage people not to give up in their walk with God because he sees our affliction, he hears our cry, and he knows about all our sorrows.

NEVER GIVE UP! Isaiah 40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. To you who have been serving God for a long time, never give up To you who are physically tired and to those who are mentally tired from the journey.... To you who are just starting ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:7-8, Isaiah 40:29

Denomination: Pentecostal

Authority & Power Of His Voice Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 24, 2005

When Jesus enters the ministry, we see the authority and power of His words. We knows that when He calls, He enables. And when He says it, we can count on it happening.

Mark 1:14-28 The Authority and Power of His Voice Indiana Jones movie The Last Crusade: It’s the story of Indiana Jones and his father’s quest for the Holy Grail, the legendary chalice that Jesus used in his Last Supper with his disciples. In one of the final scenes, the ancient temple ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why Does Jesus Seem So Distant? Series

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 4, 2008

Sometimes finding God can be so difficult, and He seems so far away, but in reality, He’s around us all the time. There are some things however that can seem confusing at times

Opener Activity: Clap This game is a variation of the old faithful "Hot/Cold" game. One person is chosen to be "it" and asked to leave the room so they can’t hear or see what is going on in the room. Take about 1 minute and pick an action as a group for "it" to do when he/she returns. (A Jumping ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 4 - Matthew 10:5-6 - No Dogs Or Women Allowed! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 28, 2010

Jesus only calls men to be among the 12 disciples? Why no women? IS HE A MALE CHAUVINIST? At first He sends them only to Israel? IS HE A RACIST? I don’t think so.

Part 4 - Matthew 10:5-6 - "NO DOGS OR WOMEN ALLOWED." Some years ago in Whitsunday Baptist Church a few men got together and started a prayer meeting. We met every week on a MONDAY MORNING AT 6 AM at Wyn’s place. It was high up on the side of a mountainous hill that overlooked Proserpine and back ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Into The Face Of Trouble

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 23, 2006

Peter had received the call to go and visit a Gentile, so off he went. This doesn’t mean he didn’t have misgivings, but he went anyway. And so should we.

Passage: Acts 10:23b-48 Intro: “Chuck Yeager story” found on SermonCentral.com about Chuck Yeager, in a sermon on this passage by Brian Atwood. In it, Chuck Yeager discovers why a certain plane he was testing continued to crash after a certain manuever. A bolt that was designed to be placed head ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:23-48

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Legend Of The Fall

Contributed by James May on Oct 11, 2009

The pattern, or Legend, of the fall of a man, or a nation, into judgment never changes. Neither does the sorrow of the Man of God as he watches it happen even though he does all he can to stop it.

Legend of the Fall Sunday, October 11, 2009 AM By Pastor Jim May What is a legend? The first response that would probably come to mind is that it is a story that has been passed down through the years of some great deed or a great hero of the past. Legends often carry with them a great deal of ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Glory Of Heaven

Contributed by Glenn Dale Pease on Aug 29, 2014

He who is the Light of this world, and the Creator of all light, will be the lamp of the city. He is the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world, and thus, He becomes the Lamp of God that takes away the darkness forever.

THE GLORY OF HEAVEN based on Rev. 21:22-27 By Glenn Pease Try to picture in your mind a cake of ice one and a half mile square. Just imagine a total square mile of ice, and half of the next mile, and then imagine that enormous block rising into the sky, not just to the height of an ice ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:22-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Heavenly Hierarchy

Contributed by Craig Condon on Oct 3, 2015

As the Son of God, Jesus is superior to the world, even though he was not fully revealed to man until his death, resurrection and ascension. Because he became human, he was our representative before God.

Have you ever noticed that there is a hierarchy or “pecking order” in almost everything in life? For example, in business there is either a board of directors or an owner or owners at the top, managers (if there are any) in the middle and workers at the bottom. In the school system, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-12

Denomination: Anglican

Who Am I? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 16, 2021

Moses didn't want to do what God asked. He didn't think he was worthy or capable... and he was right. So what made the difference in his life?

Years ago there was a comedian named Milton Berle who wrote this poem: “I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ