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Heaven

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 16, 2011

It’s nice to be able to look forward to something. When we were kids we got excited waiting for Christmas or our birthday to come. We as Christians are looking forward to something too. We eagerly await our arrival into our heavenly home. But what exactly

HEAVEN INTRODUCTION: It’s nice to be able to look forward to something. When we were kids we got excited waiting for Christmas or our birthday to come. At this time of year we looked forward to the end of the school year and the beginning of summer vacation. Although I’m sure by the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If The Heart Were A Bone... I'd Be Crippled

Contributed by R. Joseph Owles on Jun 22, 2011

Seeing the Christ in our midst...

I can remember being young and watching the play Peter Pan. In that play there is a scene in which Tinker Bell, who becomes jealous of Wendy, agrees to betray Peter Pan by identifying the location of his hiding place to Captain Hook. Captain Hook then sends a bomb to Peter Pan which is disguised ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Catholic

The Best Offense Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 26, 2011

As terrifying as the monsters are that beset the faithful, God has given us an impregnable defense.

Are any of you wondering how on earth I am going to get from an army of invading locusts to Mother’s Day? I asked a colleague that question while I was up in NY last week at a conference on domestic violence, and she said, “That’s easy. It’s when your teenage boys bring ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 9:1-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Beyond Comfort

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 6, 2011

Sometimes God gives us the opportunity to use the lessons we’ve learned and the comfort He’s given us during difficult times to help others in special ways. God doesn’t comfort us to make us comfortable; He comforts us to make us comforters.

Opening illustration: A medical school program in New York gives students who are training for geriatric medicine a unique opportunity. They experience life as nursing home residents for 10 days. They learn some of the struggles of maneuvering a wheelchair and being raised out of bed with a lift, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Beginning With The End In Mind

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Nov 19, 2010

This is the end that we must have in mind when we begin anything in the church. Our destination must be a congregation filled with people who are filled with Christ and who are filling the world with his love.

BEGINNING WITH THE END IN MIND Isaac Butterworth The Installation of a New Pastor November 21, 2010 John 15:1-8 (NIV) 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The King On A Donkey.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

Prophecy concerning Jesus. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Zechariah chapter 9 verses 1-17. Background: (1). The writer. • Zechariah is a very common name in the Bible, • At least twenty-seven Bible characters had it. We know little of the prophet’s biography, apart from a few scant references: • Chapter 1 verse 1 ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 9:1-17

Denomination: Brethren

Rahab - Living Without Fear Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Nov 25, 2010

Rahab teaches the Israelites a truth they should have learnt 40 years earlier. When you fear instead of trusting in the promises of God you will find yourself missing out on the full freedom that a relationship with God can give.

You can listen to the full message here:- http://www.nec.org.au/listen-to-a-sermon-series/a-questionable-genealogy/ Message Joshua 2:1-24 Rahab - Living Without Fear As Joshua watches the two spies head off towards Jericho he must have had a sense of déjà vu. 40 years earlier the same had been ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Recognizing The Voice Of God Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Nov 27, 2010

The best way to hear the voice of God is by reading Scripture attentively.

RECOGNIZING THE VOICE OF GOD Talking and Listening to God -- Part 2 Isaac Butterworth November 28, 2010 John 10:1-6 (NIV) 1 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Materialism Of Judas

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

The Materialism of Judas (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: John chapter 12 verses 1-11. Ill: • Each year since 1970 at Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London; • Thousands of international visitors are asked a question. • They are asked to name which person, past or present, real or fictional • That they hated or ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Brethren

Mary Magdalene

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

Mary Magdalene (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Luke chapter 8 verses 1-3. • Mary Magdalene; • Has the unique distinction of being the first person to see Christ after His resurrection. • Not only that, she received a special commission from Jesus; • Making her the first human to spread the Good News of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:1-3

Denomination: Brethren

It’s Not Just What We Say

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Dec 28, 2010

What we say has the power to destroy or to build up. As Christians we should in every case seek to build up those around us.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the famous British preacher of the nineteenth century, was once invited to preach in London in a public auditorium called the Crystal Palace for a special service. The facility seated almost 24,000 people. A day or two prior to the event, Spurgeon went to the Crystal ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Castle Or The Wall

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Dec 28, 2010

As a church, we have certain options. We can spend our time, energy, and resources building the wall…and forfeit the church. Or we can invest our time, energy, and resources building the church and forfeit the wall. Wall or church …which will it be?

In Robert Frost's Poem "Mending Wall," the poet says, "Something there is that doesn't love a wall." We can identify with that statement, can't we? We detest walls. Walls divide. Walls hide. Walls even kill. Remember the Berlin Wall that split families, a city, and a country? But don't we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Baptist

Success In Health Series

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Apr 28, 2010

In the fallen, corrupt world in which we live we can not escape these assaults on our health or the resultant pain. We CAN, however, in Christ and by His grace grow in our understanding, management and care of our complete health. This, I believe, is th

“SUCCESS IN HEALTH” 3rd in Series: Searching For Success Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Perth Bible Church, January 24, 2010 AM INTRODUCTION: This morning we continue to Scriptural search for success by looking at the issue of our health. Though degree and specifics will always vary, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Marks Of A Great Mom.

Contributed by Greg Carr on May 5, 2010

Hannah was a great mom because she served a great God. You can be great moms. You can be great dads. You can be great grandparents. You can be great brothers and sisters.

Who would you say is the greatest mom in the history of the whole world? How about Ida Eisenhower, the mother of one of the greatest U.S. presidents, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mary Ball Washington, the mother of our first president, George Washington who said this about his mom, “My mother was ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Our Brethren Have Discouraged Our Heart

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on May 6, 2010

“But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness,” - 2 Corinthians 2:1. We can learn a lesson from Paul when he wrote and told the Corinthians that he was determined not to come to them again in heaviness! HOW RELIEVED O

“OUR BRETHREN HAVE DISCOURAGED OUR HEART” Text: Deuteronomy 1: 19-32 Life is hard for all of us. We all have a load that we carry, and most of us would believe that our own burden is heavier than that of others. If one could lay his burden in a heap with those of others and then, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 1:19-32

Denomination: Baptist