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Are We There Yet: Hope And The Curious People Of God Series

Contributed by Philip Gill on Jun 21, 2007

In Luke 21.25-28, Jesus turns the curiosity about the end times into living in the present with hope for God’s purposes.

Sermon for the first Sunday in Advent 2006 Like a similar passage in Mark, today’s Gospel forms part of Jesus’ response to discussions about the end times. For some people curiosity about the end has continued unabated down through the centuries despite Jesus’ encouragement to concentrate on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-38

Denomination: Anglican

What If This Is As Good As It Gets?

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Nov 11, 2007

We have to ask ourselves, as believers, if what we are experiencing in Christianity is really all that Jesus promised us. There has to be more, we have been promised more, but it will never happen if sin is rampant in the church.

Is there more to Christianity? Does God have more in store for us than church on Sunday morning and getting to heaven? I believe that the fulfilled life that Jesus spoke about is more than what we’re experiencing most weeks in the local church. People are often fearful, downtrodden and spending ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:26-41

Can I Be In Charge? Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 16, 2007

Their mommy spoke for them. Jesus answered that the way up is down. His PASSION PREDICTED, the PATHWAY PRESCRIBED, the POWER PROVIDED. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Template.

Can I Be in Charge? Matthew 20:17-34 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/InCharge.html The Historian Josephus writes that every year at Passover 3 million Jews would ascend upon Jerusalem with 250,000 lambs. You and I know that each and every one of those lambs was a picture of Jesus Christ, the Lamb ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:17-34

Denomination: Baptist

The Gift Of Righteousness

Contributed by William Nieporte on Nov 17, 2007

Righteousness is God’s gift to us, not our gift to God.

Two men go to church to pray First – one of the few, the proud, the chosen – one of the Pharisees Rules—obeyed; Rituals—observed; Regulations—followed. Religion = Performance He performed well. He was self-centered, self-serving, and self-righteous. Sabbath – prayer time. Song of Ascent ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

When Faith Is What You Need Series

Contributed by A. David Hart on Mar 26, 2007

This text is to teach that we should depend on our faith when there is no hope.

WHEN FAITH IS WHAT YOU NEED Acts 9:36-43 My brothers and sisters there are times in our lives that we need to examine the faith that we have. Too often our common reasoning stands in the way of our Christian faith. Not only common reasoning, but we ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:36-43

Denomination: Baptist

Making Commitments That Count Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 4, 2007

This sermon is aimed at younger people making a commitment to Christ and to the church.

April, 2007 Confirmation Sunday “Making Commitments that Count” II Timothy 1:1-14 Introduction: Today the word commitment is not a very popular one. People may be committed to their jobs, marriages, a church, an organization, to friendships --as long as things go well. But when circumstances ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

Theprayer Of Jabez: Can You Pray It?

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 5, 2007

Can you pray the prayer of Jabez in order that God can bless you to BE a blessing?

April, 2007 “The Prayer of Jabez: Can You Pray It?” I Chronicles 4:9, 10 INTRODUCTION: We are a United Methodist congregation. Methodism is a world-wide Christian movement that began in England in the 1700’s with two brothers, John and Charles Wesley. The Wesleys were priests in the Church of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Methodist

Whose Profit Are You Seeking

Contributed by David Rogers on Apr 20, 2007

A sermon dealing with what are in it for. For what profit are we striving. Profit for ourselves or for others. Are we doing it to honor God or glorify ourselves.

Whose Profit Are You Seeking Bro David Rogers Pastor Bethlehem Baptist Church Winona MS 1 Corinthians 10:1-33 Prayer Introduction Today we are all rushing about working for that next pay raise. But what is that pay raise really going to profit us? We often can’t see the big picture for striving ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-33

Denomination: Baptist

The Second Coming

Contributed by Lew Slade on Feb 20, 2007

What will Christ’s second coming be like and what implications does it have for his followers?

The Second Coming It is just before midnight on October 22 1844. Come with me to a hillside just outside New York. It’s a balmy evening and we are standing in an enormous crowd numbering upwards of 100 000 men, women and children. All around us there is the low buzz of whispered voices as men ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:1-37

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Deborah Series

Contributed by Richard White on Mar 8, 2007

She was one of Israel’s judges. She is a prominent woman of the OT, what can we learn from this story? We learn to trust God regardless of gender.

Deborah: The woman who would lead. There is an old saying in the workforce. If the ironworkers won’t do the job, the carpenters will. It would suggest that if the ironworkers won’t build the structure, the carpenters will. However, that also suggests that the structure might not be exactly what ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Tlc

Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 22, 2007

The message looks at the Lord’s provision in suffering.

Suffering and TLC 2 Corinthians 1:3 T is for Trials For some reason people actually believe that if you are a believer or even a good person you shouldn’t or won’t experience pain and suffering in this life. From personal experience I can tell you this is not true. Suffering is one of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Mother Of All

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 27, 2007

Five godly qualities which Mary possessed that mark her off as perhaps the greatest mother of all time.

The Greatest Mother of All Luke 1:46-49 The producers of the TV program, “The Simpsons” have gone too far in my estimation. In a recent broadcast, they portrayed Mary, the mother of Jesus as someone who intervenes in a fight by beating up all the combatants. She settles the melee by using ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-49

Denomination: Wesleyan

Change Your World

Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 28, 2007

We have been called to love each other faithfully… to love others radically… and to love God wholeheartedly. We have been called to change the world… our world… and that begins by being the change that we want to see.

Change Your World (Mathew 16:18) Introduction We live in a constantly changing world. I remember when I first began in the ministry. I was a young Marine Sergeant living in Yuma, Arizona. I had gotten involved with a retired Pastor. He and I would lead a chapel service every Sunday at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Denomination: Christian Church

Reconciled Books Series

Contributed by Dustin T Parker on May 8, 2007

God balances the books

Reconciled Books The Fourth Sunday in Lent March 21 2 Corinthians 5:16–21, Isaiah 12:1–6; Luke 15:1–3a, 11–32 † In Jesus Name † Grace and Peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ Reptetitive Reconciliation Verses 18-19 of today’s epistle reading, the 2nd letter of Paul to the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Denomination: Lutheran

The Explosion Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on May 22, 2007

Exposition of Acts 2:1-13 about the moving of the Spirit of God on Pentecost

Text: Acts 2:1-13, Title: The Explosion of the Spirit, Date/Place: NRBC, 5/27/07, AM A. Opening illustration: Read portions of the accounts of the Great Awakenings in the 1730’s from Edwards B. Background to passage: As you know the disciples have been waiting and praying for 10 days on the promise ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist