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  • The Company We Keep

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Apr 15, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 16,207 views

    We need godly wisdom in order to avoid the snares of those whose path leads to destruction.

    The Company We Keep… Proverbs 1:7-19 The invitations go out every day. They’re in the mail, they’re on our front doorstep, they’re waiting for us at the street corner, they’re lying around the offices where we work, and they’re posted all over the neighborhoods where we live. They come by way of ...read more

  • Why Does God Want His People To Be Holy?

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on May 30, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 10,870 views

    We need holiness to cure the ills of our day.

    “The King’s Highway” Once a king had a great highway built for the members of his kingdom. After it was completed, but before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest. He invited as many as desired to participate. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the ...read more

  • A Marriage Not Made In Heaven Series

    Contributed by David Moore on Jan 21, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,225 views

    To show why an unequal yoke in marriage is ill advised.

    The Unequal Yoke “A Marriage Never Made In Heaven” Aim: To show the problems related to the unequal yoke in marriage, and to give guidelines in choosing a mate. Text: 2Corinthians 6:14 cf. Nehemiah 13:23-29 Introduction: The Word of God plainly declares that a child of God is not to be united in ...read more

  • Never Have A Discussion With A Talking Snake! - Genesis 3:1-7 Series

    Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jul 23, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,663 views

    I’ll share with you things about temptation.

    I’m really glad that you are here, either online or here, because it makes a statement about you that you are interested in growing spiritually. That’s something we have in common. That we want to grow spiritually. That’s what Calvary Chapel is about. You know the value of learning. We never stop ...read more

  • The Race Set Before Us

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Jun 16, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,128 views

    The fact that we are alive testifies that we have a race to run, and that it requires endurance. Such races often stem from extreme misfortune. Some suffer from health conditions, or conditions of their own making. In any case, everyone has a race set before them.

    Note: I developed a simple set of homemade PowerPoint slides that I used in presenting this sermon. They're not fancy or professional quality, but if you're interested in having the PowerPoint file I will send it by Email. Just send an Email message to me at sam@srmccormick.net with the ...read more

  • On Life, Laundery, And Being Clothed With Christ

    Contributed by William Nieporte on Sep 6, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,901 views

    Sermon examining the doctrine of the Exchanged Life

    Have you ever laundered money? I am not talking about the money laundering done by some drug dealer who might be trying to cover the trail of their ill-gotten gain. I am talking about actual laundering money – taking one’s hard earned cash and sending it through the agitation and rinse cycles of ...read more

  • Civilization In America: An Excellent Idea

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 19, 2013
     | 5,887 views

    A sermon of judgment on the nation of Judah and parallels to the USA (Outline taken from James Smith in the book, The Major Prophets, pgs. 206-208)

    HoHum: It is said that Ghandi was asked, "What is your opinion of the American civilization?" His reply: "I think it would be an excellent idea." WBTU: A few years ago, a politician said this: “A country that has been now since 1963 relentlessly in the courts driving God out of public life ...read more

  • Six Steps To Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Nov 7, 2014
     | 7,949 views

    "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise". Paul then gives us instruction on being wise. We start with the first six.

    Ephesians 5:15-21 Six Steps to Wisdom. A pastor was meeting with his staff and deacons. Suddenly an angel appears and says, “Pastor, because of your faithful sacrifice, you have been granted one of these three choices: Unlimited wisdom, or unlimited money, or unmatchable good looks. Which ...read more

  • Identity Theft

    Contributed by Phillip Smith on Nov 11, 2023
     | 1,441 views

    An unstable person who feels inadequate in their identity might steal another’s because it might bring them personal gain. Others who have turned to evil find pleasure in stealing from a person more wealthy than they.

    Knowing mankind has to have individual identifiers for every person, place and thing, he has instinctively created an almost impossibility to recognize things of a spiritual nature. Man cannot readily recognize things of a spiritual nature because he does not see, hear, touch, nor smell or taste a ...read more

  • Beatings

    Contributed by Bala Samson on May 28, 2024
     | 486 views

    The gain outweighs the pain!

    Proverbs 20:30"Lashes and wounds purge away evil, and beatings cleanse the innermost parts." I was led in the Spirit to write this devotion; nevertheless, it is tough to write on tough & hard subjects. Not many would want to hear about beatings, though, anybody listening? We find in ...read more

  • Lessons Learned In Battle Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Oct 13, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,108 views

    We can gain wisdom and gain faith from the lessons Israel learned in their journey through life’s battles.

    “The Charge of the Light Brigade: Lessons Learned in Battle” Exodus 15:22-27 In 1997 the Detroit Red Wings, along with the State of Michigan, were in ecstatic euphoria following the Red Wing’s capture of the coveted Stanley Cup championship trophy. Celebrations were ongoing and the sweet taste of ...read more

  • Jonah Floatin Series

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Dec 14, 2010
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,707 views

    This is a message about dealing with Jonah’s that have gotten into your boat and are causing much hardship, and what to do with them.

    Dealing with Personal Jonah’s, and throwing them overboard Text: Jonah 1:4-14 Last week we talked about Jonah fleeing from the presence of God and what it cost Jonah to do that, and God’s counterattack to his rebellion. We said Jonah’s rebellion: Cost Jonah the smile on God’s face, the peace in ...read more

  • Ministers Wayward Children

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 1, 2018
     | 2,772 views

    A study in the book of 1 Samuel 8: 1 – 22

    1 Samuel 8: 1 – 22 Ministers Wayward Children 8 Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. 3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside ...read more

  • Abraham’s Second Test: Famine Series

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Jan 11, 2013
     | 6,993 views

    How do we respond when a famine comes into our lives?

    Show the video “Distraction” Have you ever experienced a time in your life when you have followed God’s instruction only to have a situation arise that makes you question whether God spoke to you or you were following some elusive dream? I know I have. I have followed what I believed was God’s ...read more

  • Grace For The Despised

    Contributed by Jeff Hagan on May 27, 2017
     | 6,794 views

    True grace goes much deeper than we tend to think it does. We tend to reserve it for those who are already followers of Christ, however, Christ exercised grace, mercy, and love even to the most despised of sinners.

    Introduction: I’m sure most of you are familiar with the biblical account of a tiny little guy by the name of Zacchaeus. Well, far from just an entertaining story popular among Sunday School children, the incident with Zacchaeus gives us an incredible example of God’s grace and love. We see in ...read more