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Reflecting Images Of Rebellion Series

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Nov 6, 2007

God is just like any parent; his heart breaks when his children rebel. These are the images of his hurt and what he planned to do about it.

REFLECTING IMAGES OF REBELLION Someone has defined rebellion this way: “Reserving for myself the right to make the final decision.” Are you a rebel? How many of us think that it’s okay to go 110 km/h on the highway? As the pirates like to say, “It’s not a rule per se; it’s more like a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:1-31

Denomination: Mennonite

A Picture Of Mother

Contributed by Carl Allen on May 5, 2008

In the days and times of the world we live in, it is important that Women can continue to serve as great Christian mothers. Possessing all that is needed to assist her husband and children.

A Picture of Mother Proverbs 31:10-31 Intro The nineteenth-century artist James Abbot McNeil Whistler was most famous for the oil painting of his mother. Many art critics consider Whistler’s painting of his mother to be one of the world’s masterpieces. An inspired writer from Israel gave a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31

Denomination: Baptist

My God Shall Supply All Your Need

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 16, 2007

In the same way God supplied the needs of the Philippian Church, he promises to do so for local Churches today and for each one of us personally as His individual children.

My God Shall Supply All Your Needs --Philippians 4:15-19 Memorizing Scripture has been a meaningful spiritual discipline for me. One of the first Scriptures that I memorized was the promise Paul shares with us in our text this morning, Philippians 4:19, and I want to quote it from the New King ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:15-19

Denomination: Methodist

Response To Sin (Part 1 Of 2) Series

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010

Sermon 15 in the series. Having boasted to the authorities that they would not need a military escort, then suddenly realizing the imminent danger, they have a season of repentance and prayer for the safety of their treasure and their children.

The Book of Ezra Study #15 (Ezra 9:1-15) Response to Sin (Part I: The Iniquity of the People) Open: How much influence do you think your friends have on you? Introduction: • You remember that between the events of chapter 6 and the return of Ezra in chapter 7 is a period of ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 9:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Me And The Mrs. Series

Contributed by Andy Stanley on Aug 23, 2011

If we do almost nothing for our children but give them a great marriage, then that counts for more than anything else. But to do that, you have to have guardrails.

We are in Part Four of Guardrails. Everybody knows what a guardrail is. If you’ve been with us, you know that basically what we’ve done is we’ve taken the idea of a guardrail that we’re familiar with and see every single day, and we’ve come up with a parallel idea as ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 27:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Called To Be Holy Series

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Sep 30, 2011

When life gets tough, the pressure is to compromise your faith walk, but the Bible makes clear that Because we are redeemed children of God, we are to live holy lives.

CALLED TO BE HOLY 1 PETER 1:13-25 Because we are redeemed children of God, we are to live holy lives. INTRODUCTION I was listening to a radio talk show. The topic was how a young man was taking his Catholic high school to court for forbidding him from taking his gay boyfriend to the graduation ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Enough/Sufficient: Is Enough Enough?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 22, 2009

God calls us His children, never adults... He wants us to depend upon Him. God is enough. He is sufficient, God is more than enough...

ENOUGH/SUFFICIENT... IS ENOUGH ENOUGH? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. INTRODUCTION: A. TEXT: Luke 15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! Haggai 1:5 Now therefore thus saith ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:17, Luke 15:19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Test 8: Integrity Test Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 12, 2008

God demands that His children be people of integrity. People who are honest and reliable. This is the next-to-last test of faith that James gives us--the integrity test.

1. The importance of individual integrity 2. The implication of individual integrity 3. The intentionality of individual integrity 4. The incentive of individual integrity This Wednesday night, American TV is hitting a new low. It’s almost hard to say that with all the trash that’s on TV these ...read more

Scripture: James 5:12

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Rod

Contributed by Sean Dees on Feb 7, 2020

Aaron had a rod that supernaturally bloomed and showed the children of Israel that Aaron was chosen by God. Christians are God's rod and chosen to fulfill His plan for the Kingdom.

(1) And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, (2) Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod. (3) And thou shalt write ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 17:1-8

Son Of The Most High Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Nov 14, 2018

Jesus is called the Son of the Most High, and he enables us to become Children of the Most High. Therefore we do not need to fear the powers that come against us.

Message Luke 1:32 Name Above All Names - Son of the Most High Our current sermon series has the generic title of Name Above All Names. Looking at the names of Jesus that appear in the New Testament in the time before Jesus was born up to his time in Egypt. There are actually over 150 descriptions ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:32, Psalm 91:1-16, Psalm 92:1-15, Psalm 93:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Blame God Game - A 2 Part Message

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jul 18, 2019

God is love. He disciplines His children. Many believe that means He ‘punishes,’ or ‘scolds’ or ‘spanks’ with severe means in the best eternal interests of the Born-Again Christian.

How do you reconcile the merciful goodness and love of God with pain, sorrow, sickness, and suffering? The Blame God Game first started in the Garden of Eden when God commanded Adam to “work it and take care of it.” He then told Adam that he was “free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:15-17, Psalm 121:3, Philippians 4:19, James 1:17, Ephesians 1:3, Revelation 21:9, Romans 8:21-26, Romans 8:28, Acts 5:1-10, 1 Corinthians 11:27-32, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 1 Corinthians 11:28, Psalm 139:23-24, John 14:26, Luke 12:12, Hebrews 12:7-11, 2 Samuel 12:13-14, Proverbs 3:11-12, Hebrews 12:6, Genesis 2:20-25, Psalm 84:11, Matthew 5:45  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Relating To Our Kids - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Feb 10, 2018

What to do if your kids are going sideways! - This message addresses some key factors that we can do to help our children grow in the fear and the admonition of the Lord.

Relating to Your Kids Psalms 127:1-5 FUNNY STORY One day, a little girl is sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly notices that her mother has several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head. "Why are some of your hairs white, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1-5, Luke 9:23-26, 2 Timothy 2:15-16, Philippians 4:15-19, Isaiah 46:9-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

Blessed Are The Picker Uppers Series

Contributed by David Swanger on Feb 6, 2013

We must be before we do. Our Father who is "rich in mercy" expectes as much of His children and promises the same merciful treatment to them as they extend to others.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. A Christian must be something before he can do something. One bankrupt in spirit, broken with grief, submissive to God’s leading, and living with an insa¬tiable hunger for righteousness is now ready and able to live out the life he has ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mother's Day 2017

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on May 24, 2017

Did Jesus really teach that we need to hate our father and mother and wife and children in order to be His disciples? This may be the oddest Mother's Day sermon ever!

Today is Mother’s Day! (Open for testimonies among the congregation) How did your mother or grandmother impact you spiritually for Jesus? (Personal testimony of how my Mom, Grandma Char and Great Grandma Mary influenced my walk with Jesus.) What are the two greatest commandments? (One of our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-27, Matthew 10:37, Matthew 22:37-40

Denomination: Nazarene

Winding Down Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 24, 2007

The Children of Israel begin the period of the Judges well, but begin to neglect their relationship with God and this leads to defeat, much as the Christian who does not nurture that relationship with exist in the weakened flesh.

When I was in junior high a Catholic priest came to visit my debate class. I know, today a visit to a public school by a religious official would warrant calling out the SWAT team and raising the terror alert to red, but it was a different nation in those days. Anyway, I remember this gentleman ...read more

Scripture: Judges 1:1-36

Denomination: Calvary Chapel