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  • "Therefore, Bear Fruits Worthy Of Repentance"

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Sep 16, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,652 views

    understanding what repentance really is

    Weekend Message/Devotion Matthew 3:8 September 16, 2018 Therefore, bear fruits worthy of repentance How often do we pray for forgiveness and repentance? It is within our daily prayers at the Gunter house. In Matthew’s account of John the Baptist in Chapter 3, we come across a very interesting ...read more

  • The Best Laid Plans Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 19, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,775 views

    Robert Burns wrote a poetic apology to a mouse for having destroyed its home. How often are we like that mouse when we try to leave God out? What does the Psalmist have to say about finding balance between faith and effort? Check out these thoughts from our Family Minister, Scott Jewell

    There’s a popular saying that goes, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” Where does this saying come from? Many attribute this to John Steinbeck’s book- Of Mice and Men, written in 1937. He actually got the title from a poem by Robert Burns- To a Mouse, written in 1786. ...read more

  • Get Smart - 2 Peter 1:5 Series

    Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Feb 9, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 412 views

    Is the Christian life supposed to be hard work? Or should it be easy?

    2 Peter 1:5 For this very reason, having made every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8 For ...read more

  • Beyond Human Limits: The Transformative Power Of God Mark 10:27 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 30, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,020 views

    Today, we delve into the profound truth found in Mark 10:27, where Jesus declares, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God." Join me as we explore the transformative power of God that transcends human limits.

    Beyond Human Limits: The Transformative Power of God Mark 10:27 Introduction: Today, we delve into the profound truth found in Mark 10:27, where Jesus declares, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God." Join me as we explore the ...read more

  • Unity Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Mathew Philip on Mar 6, 2023
     | 1,045 views

    "Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace." (Ephesians 4:3)

    Lent is a season of reflection on the frailty and vulnerability of human life. The season starts forty days before Easter on a Wednesday, which most churches observe as Ash Wednesday. Some churches have special services on Ash Wednesday and impose ashes on the forehead as a sign of our mortality ...read more

  • The Most Important Of Human Qualities # 1 Series

    Contributed by Fred Elliott on Jan 3, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,148 views

    Love --- The Only Quality That Will Last

    THE MOST IMPORTANT OF HUMAN QUALITIES # 1 1 Corinthians 13 Intro:A. The word used in this passage is charity 1. However the original Greek word used here is "agape" 2. That is not to say that the scripture has been misinterpreted (a) In that day the word charity and the word love were ...read more

  • The Most Important Of Human Qualities # 2 Series

    Contributed by Fred Elliott on Jan 3, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,077 views

    Love --- The Only Quality That Will Last

    THE MOST IMPORTANT OF HUMAN QUALITIES # 2 1 Corinthians 13 Intro:A. This morning we began a message about the need for Agape love in the church and in Christian lives 1. We pointed out that we are to love God with all of our heart, mind, soul & strength 2. We also pointed out ...read more

  • I Believe In The Sanctity Of Human Life

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 12, 2004
    based on 77 ratings
     | 5,339 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to teach some and remind others of the value and sacredness of human life.

    I Believe in The Sanctity of Human Life January 18, 2004 Intro: A. [Source: Right to Life League of Southern California web site, http://www.rtllsc.org/abortion.html Abortion Facts Did you know that…? …1.2 to 1.4 million abortions are performed in the United States every year? That amounts to ...read more

  • Only Human....no Excuse For Sinning!

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 19, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,729 views

    We often hear folks try to justify or minimize their sins by declaring: "I’m only human!" This outline seeks to expose the flimsiness of excuse making.

    ONLY HUMAN…NO EXCUSE FOR SINNING! “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.’ So God ...read more

  • Contending For The Sanctity Of All Human Life

    Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 19, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,882 views

    How would you advise a mother who was pregnant with her fifth child based on the following facts? Her husband had syphilis. She has tuberculosis. Their first child was born blind. Their second child died. Their third child was born deaf. Their fourt

    Contending For The Sanctity Of All Human Life How would you advise a mother who was pregnant with her fifth child based on the following facts? Her husband had syphilis. She has tuberculosis. Their first child was born blind. Their second child died. Their third child was born deaf. Their ...read more

  • Sanctity Of Human Life In A Culture Of Death

    Contributed by John Harvey on Jan 13, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 6,896 views

    On Sanctity of Human Life Sunday we will compare God’s design for life and how man is a destoyer of life. Christians are called to respond.

    Sanctity of Life In A Culture Of Death January 16, 2005 Intro: Today is sanctity of human life Sunday. We recognize today the need for Christians to respond to the social issues facing us. Today, I hope you hear a message of hope, challenge and grace. Since 1973 when the U.S. Supreme Court ...read more

  • Spiritual Versus Ordinary Human Sight

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Apr 16, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,254 views

    This is a sermon comparing and contrasting spiritual vision and ordinary human sight.

    Text: Numbers 13:1-3, 25-33; Numbers 14:1-12, 36-38 Proverbs 29:18 Introduction: Briefly: there are two ways of looking at any of the circumstances in our life. We can look at it with ordinary human sight–which is based on what can be done only through human power. Alternatively, we can look at ...read more

  • Some Reasons For Not Relying On Human Judgment

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 10, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,212 views

    Reasons why we should avoid relying on human judgment, including our own - only on the God’s perfect and impartial judgment

    Reasons For Guarding Against Relying on the Judgments of Men (Acts 24:1-20) 1. Have you ever wondered why some people fall into the temptation of relying on the judgments of others? Illustration:It was F.B. Meyer, I believe, who once said that when we see a brother or sister in sin, there are ...read more

  • Jesus Meets The Greatest Human Need Series

    Contributed by John Davis on Mar 26, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 9,504 views

    This sermon is based on the story of the healing of the paralytic and focused on how Jesus probes and meets the deeper need of forgiveness.

    Jesus Meets the Greatest Human Need Mark 2:1-12 Mark 2 1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a ...read more

  • "Seeing Humanity Through Jesus' Eyes"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 10, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,090 views

    The ultimate good in life is when we are liberated, let loose to become such lovers of God that we surprise ourselves by loving those whom God loves.

    “Seeing Humanity Through Jesus’ Eyes” Mark 1:40-45 2 Kings 5:1-14 By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org Both in our Old Testament Lesson and in our Gospel Lesson for this morning we come face to face with the disease of ...read more