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Can Prayer Override Scientific Law? Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 25, 2017

God does not break laws because law is an extension of the nature and purpose of God, and is the power by which He controls His universe. Since God cannot change, then His laws do not change.

A. CRITICS’ POINTS 1. If God overrode the mechanical ecological system of the universe, an unknown number of cause and effect “accidents” would produce chaos. 2. Miracles are only a myth to perpetuate Christianity. 3. The observers were wrong in their perception, or the writers embellished the ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 1 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 25, 2017

Why God doesn't eliminate suffering in our life?

A. QUESTIONS ABOUT SUFFERING 1. Isn’t suffering the work of satan? 2. Since God is completely good, how could He use suffering? 3. Since God wants to bless His children, why does He allow them to suffer? 4. Why pain and sorrow since God never glorifies them? 5. Has Christ asked us to buy with ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-3

Denomination: Baptist

Called To Serve Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 1, 2017

Conflict surfaces in the church—the needy are being neglected. Stephen and others are chosen to serve the needy.

Acts 6:1-7 "Called to Serve" INTRODUCTION Role models are important elements in our lives. We can imitate them, or we can aspire to be like them; to incorporate their values and characteristics into our lives. When we attempt to imitate our role models, we may lose our identity and not be ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

The Beginning Of People Lesson 1 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 20, 2016

The biblical view of people recognizes the existence of both a physical and spiritual aspect of their being.

A. GOD CREATED THE FIRST PERSON-MAN “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Gen. 2:7). 1. The biblical view of people recognizes the existence of both a physical and spiritual aspect of their ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27

Denomination: Baptist

Naomi Lesson 2

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 5, 2016

A Compromising Mother Becomes a Godly Grandmother

A. HOW NAOMI COMPROMISED 1. She compromised her spiritual priorities. a. Did not continue in difficulties. “A famine in the land” (Ruth 1:1). b. Enticed by the well-watered plains of Moab (1:1). c. Left the Promised Land. “Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah” (1:2). 2. She ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Does The Devil Know Who You Are?

Contributed by Eddie Young on Aug 29, 2018

The devil really needs to know your name to be affective in your Christian walk.

Today I want to start you off with a question. If I really want to know what kind of person you are, who should I ask? Let me suggest to you that I would want to talk to your enemies. Let’s go to our scripture: Paul was going about casting out evil spirits through Jesus Christ in Ephesus and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:13-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Salvational Names Of Jesus Lesson 5

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 18, 2018

Salvational Names of Jesus

“I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last” (Job 19:25). A. INTRODUCTION 1. The salvational names of Jesus reveal our salvation more fully. 2. The Bible speaks of salvation in three tenses. The past, present and future. B. REDEEMER 1. The title “Redeemer” is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:30

Denomination: Baptist

A Study Of Psalm 18 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Nov 2, 2017

If David can cry out to the Lord and know he’d be rescued, why can’t we? To be honest, sometimes, all we really need to do is humble ourselves, pray … and worship.

A Study of Psalm 18 Psalm 18 Introduction - Psalms broken into 5 books, covered an extensive time period - Gathered together as songs of praise & words of encouragement/warning - We are studying book 1, Psalm 1-41 … Info: we’ll take break for Advent - If we apply ourselves, this could be a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Make The Cut

Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on May 1, 2018

In God's vineyard we all get cut, and as Christians to bear fruit we sometimes have to make cuts that prune us and cultivate us in order to become more productive christians

You know it seems like Jesus always knew how to put things into perspective, He would teach and use words and examples of things used in everyday life so that people would better understand what He was talking to them about, and the way Jesus taught certainly got folks to thinking. You know what I ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

(Section 3) The Deity Of The Holy Ghost Series

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jul 9, 2018

Elohim, Spirit Descended on Jesus,

III. THE DEITY OF THE HOLY GHOST A. One LORD Deut. 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God [is) one LORD:” 1. LORD 03068 Y@hovah {yeh-ho-vaw'} from 484a; n pr dei AV- LORD 6510, GOD 4, JEHOVAH 4, variant 1; 6519 Jehovah = "the existing One" 1) the proper name of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:16-17, Acts 5:3-4, 1 Corinthians 12:4-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Church And Profession Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jul 31, 2018

During Paul’s time slaves in Roman empire were about 60 Lakhs. Rome was mistress of the World. All work was done by slaves- from doctors, engineers and teachers to the men force were slaves. The entire economy and social structure depended upon them.

Text: Ephesians 6:5-9 Topic: Church and Professional Ethics Introduction: Professional Ethics Professionally accepted standards of personal, business behaviour, values and guiding principles. Professional Ethics governs our behaviour within the context of a particular profession. Abel offered ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9

Denomination: Methodist

The Vision Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 21, 2015

Peter's vision reveals that all people from every nation are acceptable in God's Kingdom

Acts 10:1-17, 34-35 “The Vision” INTRODUCTION Recently a relative visited us for a few days this past year. She’d been to Surprise a few years ago and she was astonished at how Surprised had changed. Surprise had to change in order to accommodate increased population and a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-35

Denomination: Lutheran

Paraphernalia

Contributed by Craig Benner on Apr 30, 2015

Gizmos, gadgets, trappings, add-ons, etc. are really optional, but so many of us have come to think that we cannot live without them. The problem is that it becomes like the proverbial "straw that broke the camels' back".

Paraphernalia--furnishings and apparatuses, (add-ons) to enhance or give more options to a thing. Synonyms-embellishments, accessories, trappings, adornments, gizmos, do-dads We are in the middle of a Personal Pampering Pandemic Heb. 12;1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1, Matthew 13:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Salvation And Healing In Luke: A Holistic Gospel

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 6, 2015

The healing which Jesus gives us reaches beyond our bodily ailments to the forgiveness of sins.

SALVATION AND HEALING IN LUKE: A HOLISTIC GOSPEL. The Apostle Paul calls Luke, “the beloved Physician” (Colossians 4:14). As Luke’s Gospel opens, it is interesting to observe something which would have been of interest to him in a professional capacity, but which is often lost in translation. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:47, Luke 2:11, Luke 5:17-26, Luke 7:36-50, Luke 8:26-39, Luke 8:40-55, Luke 17:11-19, Luke 19:1-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 28, 2015

All of us struggle with lying, and some of us have surrendered to it. Understanding lying is a first step toward being victorious over this sin.

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire ( topical, I Timothy 4:2) 1. A lawyer invites his cousin from the Czech Republic to come and stay with him in Canada. Soon they decide to go hiking in the woods. Suddenly, a big grizzly bear appears. The bear kills the Czech cousin and then eats him. The lawyer runs to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:2

Denomination: Independent/Bible