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  • True Giving

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Nov 9, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,442 views

    What does Jesus say about giving

    Weekend Message/Devotion Mark 12:38-44 November 11, 2018 True Giving Have you given thought – I mean deep thought to what true giving – sacrificial giving really means? A member of our church was murdered on October 30, 2018. He gave his life. The murder made international news in many ...read more

  • "Peter, Feed My Sheep” (21 Of 21)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 11, 2022
     | 2,251 views

    A small country church was going through some difficult times financially.

    The pastor stood before the congregation, and said, “As all of you know, we need a very large offering today! The person who gives the largest offering will be able to choose three hymns.” They received the offering, and someone had placed a one thousand-dollar check in the offering plate. He was ...read more

  • Pressing Towards The Goal

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Oct 2, 2023
     | 2,880 views

    Do you have a faith that is worth dying for?

    Pressing Towards the Goal Philippians 3:4-14 We live in a world today in which many people have to motivations other than to get through another day. People seem to have nothing to live for. Drug abuse, alcoholism, homelessness, suicide, fear, and a general sense of despair has gripped the ...read more

  • What Is Love?

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Aug 2, 2022
     | 1,580 views

    You could get hundreds of answers to this question. The true answer is found in God. God so loved the world.

    The greatest love ever expressed was the love shown to a Christ denying world when Christ died upon the cross for the sins of all mankind. Love was manifest at Calvary. Many Christian people are not really sure God loves them, even after he has saved us. Sometimes because of the trying ...read more

  • Be Strong In The Spirit PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 14, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 171 views

    God meets us in our weakness, strengthening our inner selves through prayer and His Spirit, offering hope, comfort, and power for every circumstance.

    Friends, if your week has felt like a whirlwind—emails stacking, dishes piling, deadlines looming—take a breath. Pull your chair up close to the kindness of God. This is a moment for your heart to be heard and your hope to be helped. Have you ever reached for strength like you reach for your keys, ...read more

  • How Jesus Reached People Series

    Contributed by Joel Preston on Mar 22, 2012
     | 5,870 views

    In our text, some of the people followed Him with wrong motives & some whose motives were pure. Either way, Jesus loved them & ministered to their needs.

    The Gospel of Mark #8 – “How Jesus Reached People” Mark 3:7-19 Intro – 1. Do you like to shave? I hate it! If it weren’t for my wife, I’d never shave! SLIDE – Big beard! 2. ILL – In the 1950s, marketing whiz Stanley Arnold was working at Young & ...read more

  • Going For The Gold

    Contributed by Brad Rigney on Feb 13, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,561 views

    This sermon compares the need for Motivation in order for Olympic athletes to win the Gold to our need for God’s Love to be our Motivation n Going for the Gold in Life.

    Going for the Gold in Life 1John 4:7-21 Intro.: A. This weekend the Winter Olympics started. Some of the events include Figure Skating, Bobsleding, the Luge, Downhill Skiing, Speed skating, Cross Country skiing, snowboarding, etc. One of the elements of the Olympics is hearing the stories of ...read more

  • What Is Your Goliath?

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 1, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,528 views

    Facing the giants in your life is one of the hardest things to do. The Lord gives us a model example of how we can do it.

    8/30/2009 What is your Goliath 1 Samuel chapter 17 I want to talk to you this morning about the giants in your life. Those things that overwhelm you. Those things that raise their ugly head and continually defeat you. Those things that you can never ...read more

  • Come, Thou Fount Of Endless Blessing!

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jun 17, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,571 views

    This Christian Hymn is a great study on the struggle we face while we wait on Christ's return. We only find rest in His presence. May God help us not to seek satisfaction from the fount of the flesh!

    This past April 17th I had my 56th birthday. Jenny and I now have 11 grandchildren and our oldest grandchild is still seven years old! That gives new meaning to the words “Seven-Eleven” for us. We are certainly blessed by God! (For Dalton) I appreciate the message of the song which ...read more

  • Breaking Chains To Walk In A Greater Tomorrow Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 8, 2026
     | 360 views

    This sermon reveals God’s power to break every chain that limits progress and usher believers into a greater tomorrow.

    BREAKING CHAINS TO WALK IN A GREATER TOMORROW By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 61:1 Key Verse: “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the ...read more

  • Heart Burn?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 19, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,855 views

    Do we have heart burn? Does our hearts burn with zeal for Jesus in our midst?

    DO YOU HAVE HEART BURN ? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I DO THIS LESSON IN TWO PARTS. I. INTRODUCTION: A. Before we can understand this lesson we must have a basic understanding of WHAT PRESENT MEANS: PRESENCE: Being in view or at hand. The fact or condition of being present. Being ...read more

  • The Tabernacle Part 7 The Coverings Series

    Contributed by Dr. Steve Newton on Oct 3, 2017
     | 3,953 views

    The outer covering was unattractive in appearance. It speaks of Jesus without form or comeliness...but oh the inner coverings reveal the beauty of Christ.

    THE COVERINGS (Ex. 26:1-14; 36:8-19) The boards, studied in the last lesson, consti¬tuted the walls of the tabernacle. Over these boards, which stood fifteen feet high, four coverings were placed to form the roof of this peculiar building. We shall study these from the outside inward. 1. Why ...read more

  • Whitewashed Tomb Christians Series

    Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 10, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 588 views

    This metaphor reveals the contrast between outward appearances and inner reality, exposing the hypocrisy that plagues many who claim to follow God.

    In Matthew 23:27-28, Jesus unleashes a scathing critique on the Pharisees, calling them "whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness." This metaphor reveals the contrast between outward appearances and inner reality, ...read more

  • The Exchanged Life

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 13, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,132 views

    Like the Wise Men of old, we come to the Savior and present ourselves to Christ and leave with inner treasures that will last throughout eternity.

    THE EXCHANGED LIFE Matthew 2:1-12 ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE GENERALLY ASSOCIATE WITH THE CHRISTMAS SEASON is the exchanging of gifts. When I was a boy we celebrated Christmas twice---once with my immediate family of six and the other at my paternal grandparent’s home. The exchanging of gifts ...read more

  • An Incomplete Job

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Oct 16, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 22,648 views

    This sermon encourages listeners to move beyond shallow religious ritualism and to allow God to touch the inner man and deal with the sin in the heart.

    Introduction: (To introduce this sermon I played a short video clip showing a man washing his truck. The truck is parked in front of a house in the driveway. As you watch the video the man is meticulous in his washing. He covers every inch of the truck. He polishes the chrome. He washes every wheel ...read more